Gǽst-berend

Nach dem Altenglischen Wörterbuch:

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gǽst-berend

pl. nom. acc. -berend; m. A spirit-bearer, man; is qui spīrĭtum vel ănĭmum fert, hŏmo :-- Ðás gǽstberend gíman nellaþ these spirit-bearers will not heed, Exon. 31 a; Th. 97, 33; Cri. 1600 : 78 a; Th. 293, 17; Crä. 2. Ic gǽstberend cwelle compwǽpnum I kill the living with battle-weapons, 105 b; Th. 401, 8; Rä. 21, 8. gæst-berend