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physical.
the foundation of a building
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  • Hús bútan grundwealle,

      Lk. 6, 49.
  • Swylce eall seó cyrice wǽre tóworpen fram þam grundweallum (

    a fundamentis

    ),
      Gr. D. 236, 14.
the lowest part of a mountain
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  • Grundwellas munta,

      Ps. L. 17, 8.
figurative.
of persons
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  • God sceal beón grundweall þínes lífes,

      Wlfst. 247, 6.
  • Ne mæg nán man lecgan óþerne grundweall on ðǽre hálgan gelaðunge búton ðone ðe ðǽr geléd is, ꝥ is Hǽlend Críst. Hé is se grundweall þǽre hálgan cyrcan,

      Hml. Th. ii. 588, 19-22.
of things
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  • Mid tealtriendum grundwealle

    nutabundo (integritatis) fundamento,

      An. Ox. 3880.
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