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HREÁW

  • adjective
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Grammar
HREÁW, hrǽw [also written hreów]; adj.
Wright's OE grammar
§265; §437;
RAW, uncooked
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  • Ne ne eton gé of ðam nán þing hreówes

    non comedetis ex eo crudum quid,

    • Ex. 12, 9.

  • Ne ete gé of ðam lambe nán þing hreáw,

    • Homl. Th. ii. 264, 5.

  • Syle etan oððe gesodene oððe hrǽwe

    give [the plant] to eat either sodden or raw,

    • Herb. 136, 2
      • ;
    • Lchdm. i. 254, 5.

  • Ete ðara hundteóntig hreáwra

    eat a hundred of them [lentils] raw,

    • L. M. 2, 13
      • ;
    • Lchdm. ii. 190, 17.

  • Meng wið hreáw ægru

    mix with raw eggs,

    • 1, 39
      • ;
    • Lchdm. ii. 102, 7.

  • Gif hí mon hreáwe swylgeþ

    if they are swallowed raw,

    • L. Med. ex Quadr. 4, 10
      • ;
    • Lchdm. i. 344, 16.

  • Flǽscmettas hreáwe

    carnes crudas,

    • Coll. Monast. Th. 29, 13.
Etymology
[
Icel. hrár raw
;
Dan. raa
;
Swed. rå
:
Du. raauw
:
O. H. Ger. rou crudas
:
Ger. roh
.]
Linked entries
v.  hreów.
Entry information
Citation

Bosworth, Joseph. “HREÁW.” In An Anglo-Saxon Dictionary Online, edited by Thomas Northcote Toller, Christ Sean, and Ondřej Tichy. Prague: Faculty of Arts, Charles University, 2014. https://bosworthtoller.com/19661.

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  • HREÁW, adj.

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