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oferbæc-getéung

  • noun [ feminine ]
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oferbæc-getéung, e; f.
Contraction of the muscles at the back of the neck, tetanus (cf. Lchdm. iii. 110, 16 sqq.
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  • Ðisne lǽcecræft man sceal dón mannum ðe hyra swyran mid ðám sinum fortogen beóþ, ðæt hé hys nǽn geweald náh, ðæt Gréccas hátaþ tetanicus) :-- Oferbæcgetéung

    titanus,

      Wrt. Voc. i. 19, 22.
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  • oferbæc-getéung, n.