hasupada
, hasu + pad.
Searchable Lemmata: hasupada (OE).
Alternate Forms: hasewa pada, hasewan padan, hasupadan. Unique.
Definitions and Defining Citations:
1(n.)
Dye;
literally, 'grey-coated'; used in a description of the eagle. Given as a headword in BTD, but more recent editions of the source text give the loose compound form hasewa pada.(post 937 - ante 1100)
1. Letan him behindan hræw bryttian saluwigpadan, þone sweartan hræfn, hyrnednebban, and þane hasewan padan, earn æftan hwit, æses brucan, grædigne guðhafoc and þæt græge deor, wulf on wealde.
Heroic, Poetic.
[DOE Brun (0015 (60)) post 937]
Sex: N/A Ceremonial: No
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Etymological Evidence:
Definite, compound of hasu, haswe 'grey' + pad (q.v.) 'covering, garment'. Variants hasu-pada and hasewa-pada are found in the texts of the Battle of Brunanburh, the latter being the favoured form in the Dictionary of Old English corpus. A similar colour-based compound was salupad, saluwigpada, meaning 'dark coated' and used of animals, but not apparently of garments or textiles.
WF: Compound
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