Greót-hord

Bosworth & Toller Anglo-Saxon Old English Dictionary - greót-hord

According to the Old English Dictionary:

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greót-hord
n. [greót grit, dust, earth; hord hoard, treasure] An earthen treasure, i.e. the body :-- Greóthord gnornaþ gǽst hine fýseþ on écne geard the body mourns, the spirit hastens to an eternal dwelling, Exon. 51 a; Th. 178, 6; Gú. 1240. greot-hord
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