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wǽg-hengest

  • noun [ masculine ]
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Grammar
wǽg-hengest, es; m.
A sea-steed, a ship
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  • Hé bát gestág, wǽghengest wræc,

      Exon. Th. 181, 34; Gú. 1303.
  • Hí gehlódon hildesercum wǽghengestas,

      Elen. Kmbl. 472; El. 236.
Etymology
[Cf. Icel. vág-marr a ship.]
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  • wǽg-hengest, n.