ansund

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ansund

  1. sound, healthy, uninjured
    • late 10th century, Ælfric, "Chair of Saint Peter"
      ...swā hwǣr swā hē ēode and hī ealle āstōdon ansunde ætforan him þe on ðām fænne ǣr lagon.
      ...wheresoever he went, and they all rose up sound before him, who aforetime lay in the mire.
    • Homilies of the Anglo-Saxon Church
      Þæt fīfte wīte wæs cwealm on heora orfe, swā þæt on ðām lande fornēan nān orf ne belāf, buton Israheles bē ānsund ġestōd.
      The fifth plague was a pestilence among their livestock, such that in the land almost no livestock were left, except for those of Israel, who remained healthy.
  2. whole, entire; perfect; solid

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