Mǽg-rǽs

Bosworth & Toller Anglo-Saxon Old English Dictionary - mǽg-rǽs

According to the Old English Dictionary:

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mǽg-rǽs
m. An attack by men upon their kinsmen:--Wearþ ðes þeódscype swýðe forsyngod þurh morðdǽda and þurh mándǽda . . þurh mǽgrǽsas and þurh manslihtas this nation is sunk in sin through deeds fell and foul . . through attacks of kinsmen upon kinsmen and through manslaughters, Wulfst. 164, 4. mæg-ræs
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