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a weapon with a pointed head.
where the use is uncertain
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  • Gár oft þurhwód fǽges feorhhús,

      By. 296.
  • Þurh gáres gripe gást onsendan (cf. gripon under sceát werum scearpe gáras,

      Gen. 2064), An. 187.
  • Gáras spicula, i.

    sagitte

    ,
      An. Ox. 2098.
a weapon that is hurled
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  • Gár

    jaculum

    ,
      Kent. Gl. 965.
  • Oft hé gár forlét, wælspere windan on þá wícingas,

      By. 321.
a weapon with which a thrust is made
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  • Hé mid gáre stang wlancne wícing,

      By. 138.
  • Mé on beáme beornas sticedon gárum,

      Sat. 511.
either
or
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  • Daroð sceal on handa, gár golde fáh,

      Gn. C. 22.
  • Sceal gár wesan monig mundum bewunden, hæfen on handa,

      B. 3021.
  • Gáras stódon ætgædere, æscholt ufan grǽg,

      B. 328.
  • Gáras líxton,

      El. 23.
an arrow
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  • Hyne Hǽðcyn of hornbogan fláne geswencte. . . and his mǽg ofscét blódigan gáre,

      B. 2440.
either
or
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  • Wið flyge gáres,

      Crä. 66: B. 1765.
  • On þæt fǽge folc flána scúras, gáras. . . hetend hildenǽdran þurh fingra geweald forð onsendan,

      El. 118.
the head of a weapon
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  • Gár sceal on sceafte, ecg on sweorde and ord spere,

      Gn. Ex. 203.
  • Feólhearde speru, gegrundene gáras, By. 109. ¶ phrases :-- Gylpplega gáres

    battle

    ,
      Exod. 240.
  • Forð beran gár tó gúðe,

      By. 13.
  • Tógædere gáras beran

    to join battle

    , 67.
  • Cf. gár-berend.
fig. of sharp pain (from cold). Cf. spere
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  • Habbað heó on ǽfyn fýr edneówe; þonne cymðon úhtan forst fyrnum cald, symble fýr oððe gár,

      Gen. 316.
a wedge-shaped piece of land. v. gára
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  • Tó ðes góres súðende,

      C. D. v. 40, 13.
  • v. nafo-, tóþ-, wíg-gár.
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