Flǽsc-tawere

Bosworth & Toller Anglo-Saxon Old English Dictionary - flǽsc-tawere

According to the Old English Dictionary:

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flǽsc-tawere
m. A flesh-tawer or tormentor, an executioner; lănio, carnĭfex :-- Hyldere, oððe cwellere, oððe flǽsctawere [MS. flæctawere] lănio, vel lănista, vel carnĭfex, vel măcellārius, Ælfc. Gl. 113; Som. 79, 120; Wrt. Voc. 60, 27. flæsc-tawere
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