atorsceaþa

Old English

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Etymology

ātor (“venom”) +‎ sċeaþa (“destroyer, ravager”)

Noun

ātorsċeaþa m

  1. (poetic) a "venemous destroyer," used to describe the dragon in Beowulf.

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