dædbana

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Old English

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Etymology

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dǣd +‎ bana

Pronunciation

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Noun

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dǣdbana m (nominative plural dǣdbanan)

  1. an evil-doer, a perpetrator of murder
    • Gif man gehádodne mid fǽhþe belecge, and secge ðæt he wǽre dǽdbanaif any one charge one in holy orders with enmity, and say that he was a perpetrator of homicide.

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