atorsceaþa in Old English

Forms: ātorsċeaþa [canonical, masculine] [Show additional information ▼] [Hide additional information ▲]

Etymology: ātor (“venom”) + sċeaþa (“destroyer, ravager”) Etymology templates: {{com|ang|ātor|sċeaþa|t1=venom|t2=destroyer, ravager}} ātor (“venom”) + sċeaþa (“destroyer, ravager”) Head templates: {{head|ang|nouns|||||g=m|g2=|g3=|head=ātorsċeaþa|head2=|sort=}} ātorsċeaþa m, {{ang-noun|m|head=ātorsċeaþa}} ātorsċeaþa m

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"atorsceaþa" meaning in Old English

Noun