Old English · noun
dædbana
- Part of speech
- noun, masculine
- IPA
- /ˈdæːdˌbɑ.nɑ/
- Syllables
- ˈdæːd · ˌbɑ · nɑ (3 syllables)
- Modern English
- evil-doerperpetrator
Meaning
-
an evil-doer, a perpetrator of murder
Gif man gehádodne mid fǽhþe belecge, and secge ðæt he wǽre dǽdbana
if any one charge one in holy orders with enmity, and say that he was a perpetrator of homicide.
Etymology
dǣd + bana
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