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láð-wende

  • adjective
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Grammar
láð-wende, adj.
Wright's OE grammar
§638;
Evilly disposed, evil, hostile, malignant
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  • Wæs láðwendo ongan wið Sarran winnan

    Hagar was evilly disposed and began to strive with Sarah,

    • Cd. 102
      • ;
    • Th. 135, 7
      • ;
    • Gen. 2239
      • .

  • Gyf mon méte ðæt hé gǽt geseó ðonne mæg hé wénan ðæs láðwendan feóndes him on neáwyste

    if a man dream that he sees goats then may he expect the devil in his neighbourhood,

    • Lchdm. iii. 176, 3.

  • Láðwende here

    [the fallen angels ],
    • Cd. 4
      • ;
    • Th. 5, 7
      • ;
    • Gen. 68
      • .

  • Ludon láðwende réðe wæstme

    fruits evil and dire sprang forth,

    • 47
      • ;
    • Th. 60, 29
      • ;
    • Gen. 989
      • .

  • Láðwende men

    evil men,

    • Exon. 35 a
      • ;
    • Th. 97, 24
      • ;
    • Cri. 1595
      • .
Etymology
[Cf.
O. H. Ger. leid-wentige calamitas, Grff. 1, 763.
]
Entry information
Citation

Bosworth, Joseph. “láð-wende.” 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/21221.

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