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Old English
Etymology
From beadu (“battle”) + weorc (“work”)
Pronunciation
Noun
beaduweorc n
- battle-work, warlike operation
10th century, Exeter Book Riddle 5:Iċ eom ānhaga īserne wund, bille ġebennod, beadoweorca sæd, eċġum wēriġ.- I am a lone one wounded with iron, wounded by sword, sated of battle-works, weary by edges.
Declension
Strong a-stem:
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