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ǽw

  • noun [ neuter ]
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Grammar
ǽw, ǽwe, es; n. [ǽ law] .
Wright's OE grammar
§134; §266; §390;
law, what is established by law, hence wedlock, marriage, a marriage vow; lex, matrimonium
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  • Ðætte ryht ǽw gefæstnod wǽre

    that just law might be settled,

    • L. In. pref; Th. i. 102, 9: 1
    • ;
    • Th. i. 102, 16
    • .
  • Rihtum ǽwe

    legitimo matrimonio,

    • Bd. 4, 6; S. 573, 7, note
    • .
  • Se man ðæt ǽwe brycþ

    homo qui adulterium committit,

    • L. M. I. P. 15 ; Th. ii. 268, 28
    • .
a female bound by the law of marriage, a wife; conjux legitima, uxor justa
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  • Se ðe hæfþ ǽwe

    he who has a wife;

    qui legitimam uxorem habet,

    • L. M. I. P. 17; Th. ii. 270, 6
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  • Gif ceorl wið óðres riht ǽwe hǽmþ

    si maritus cum alterius legitima uxore adulteraverit,

    • 18; Th. ii. 270, 10
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  • Se man, ðe his rihtǽwe forlǽt, and óðer wít nímþ, he biþ ǽwbreca

    the man who forsakes his lawful wife [suam legitimam uxorem], and takes another woman [aliam mulierem], he is an adulterer,

    • L. Ecg. P. ii. 8; Th. ii. 184, 21
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  • Gif hwylc man wið óðres riht ǽwe hǽmþ, oððe wíf wið óðres gemæccan, fatte vii geár

    if any man commit adultery with the lawful wife [cum legitima uxore] of another, or a woman [mulier] with the husband of another, let the fast be seven years,

    • ii. 10; Th. ii. 186, 6
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    vide ǽ.
Linked entries
v.  ǽwe ǽwen-bróðor ǽwum-boren.
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