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hrægelgefrætwodnes

, hrægel + ge + frætwedness.
Searchable Lemmata: hrægelgefrætwodnes (OE).
Alternate Forms: hrægelgefrætwodnes. Unique.

    Definitions and Defining Citations:

1(n.) Decoration; finery; excellence of dress or finely-adorned dress.(ante 1100)
1. Hwær is nu heora gold & heora hrægelgefrætwodnes?Cf. loose compound variants cited under frætwednes: hrægla frætwednesse, hrægla fretwodnes. [DOE HomU 55 (Thorpe) (0028 (56))]
OE.
Sex: Male, Female    Ceremonial: No
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    Etymological Evidence:

Definite, hrægel 'garment, clothing' (see rail 1) + prefix ge + frætwednes (q.v.) 'act or adorning' and also nominal 'adornment, ornament'. Loose compound phrases using the same elements are cited at frætwednes.
WF: Compound
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