Oferbæc-getéung

Bosworth & Toller Anglo-Saxon Old English Dictionary - oferbæc-getéung

According to the Old English Dictionary:

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oferbæc-getéung
f. Contraction of the muscles at the back of the neck, tetanus (cf. Lchdm. iii. 110, 16 sqq. :-- Ðisne lǽcecræft man sceal dón mannum ðe hyra swyran mid ðám sinum fortogen beóþ, ðæt hé hys nǽn geweald náh, ðæt Gréccas hátaþ tetanicus) :-- Oferbæcgetéung titanus, Wrt. Voc. i. 19, 22. oferbæc-geteung
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