Snáw-gebland

Bosworth & Toller Anglo-Saxon Old English Dictionary - snáw-gebland

According to the Old English Dictionary:

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snáw-gebland
n. A snow-storm:--Fór Hanníbal ofer Bardan ðone beorg, þéh ðe ymb ðone tiéman wǽren swá micel snáwgebland swá ðætte ǽgðer ge ðara horsa fela forwurdon ge ða elpendas ealle búton ánum ge ða men selfe uneáðe ðone ciele genǽson Annibal, cum in Etruriam transiret, in summo Apennino tempestate correptus, nivibus conclusus obriguit; ubi magnus hominum numerus, jumenta complurima, elephanti pene omnes frigoris acerbitate perierunt, Ors. 4, 8; Swt. 186, 34. snaw-gebland
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