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ge-þwǽre

  • adjective
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ge-þwǽre, -þwére; adj.
United, agreeing, consonant, harmonious, accordant, concordant, mild, gentle, peaceful; concors, congruus, consŏnus, mansuētus, pācĭfĭcus, plăcĭdus
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  • Geþwǽre concors, Ælfc. Gr. 9, 44; Som. 13, 4, MSS. C. D. Geþwǽre sang

    harmŏnĭa,

      Ælfc. Gl. 34; Som. 62, 59; Wrt. Voc. 28, 39.

  • Ðú noldest on eallum þingum beón geþwǽre ðæs unrihtwísan cyninges willan

    thou wouldest not in all things be conformable to the will of the unrighteous king,

      Bt. 27, 2; Fox 96, 16.

  • Sum hafaþ mód and word monnum geþwǽre

    one has mind and words agreeable to men,

      Exon. 79 b; Th. 298, 15; Crä. 85.

  • Þegnas syndon geþwǽre

    the thanes are united,

      Beo. Th. 2464; B. 1230: Exon. 9 b; Th. 8, 33; Cri. 127: 89 b; Th. 336, 29; Gn. Ex. 57.

  • Wurdon ealle gereord geánlǽhte and geþwǽre

    all languages became united and concordant,

      Homl. Th. i. 318, 24.

  • Ða geþwǽran yrfweardiaþ eorþan

    mansuēti hæreditabunt terram,

      Ps. Spl. 36, 11.

  • On geþwǽrum limum

    in agreeing limbs,

      Bt. 33, 4; Fox 130, 39.

  • Ðonne hit ǽfre geþwǽrust sý ondrǽt ðé ðonne ungeþwǽrnisse

    when things go most smoothly, then expect trouble,

      Prov. Kmbl. 75.
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v.  ge-þwére ge-hwǽre.
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Bosworth, Joseph. “ge-þwǽre.” 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/16532.

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