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ge-hwá

  • noun [ masculineneuter ]
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Grammar
ge-hwá, m. -hwæt; n. g. -hwaes; pron.
Wright's OE grammar
§471;
Every one, whoever, who; quisque, quis. This word is often found with a genitive
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  • Forðí sceal gehwá on his Drihtne wuldrian

    therefore shall every man glory in his Lord,

    • Homl. Th. ii. 526, 12
      • .

  • Hwæt gehwá náme

    quis quid tolleret,

    • Mk. Bos. 15, 24
      • .

  • Fæder-æðelo gehwæs

    the ancestry of each,

    • Cd. 161; Th. 200, 24
      • ;
    • Exod. 361
      • .

  • Ðonne feran sceal ánra gehwæs sáwl of líce

    when the soul of each one shall go from the body,

    • Exon. 54 b; Th. 191, 24
      • ;
    • Az. 93 : 64 b; Th. 238, 3
      • ;
    • Ph. 598
      • .

  • Ðec sóþfæstra gehwæs sáwle and gástas lofiaþ

    the souls and spirits of all the just praise thee,

    • Cd. 192; Th. 240, 31
      • ;
    • Dan. 395
      • .

  • He ðeóda gehwam hefonríce forgeaf

    he to every people gave heaven's kingdom,

    • 30; Th. 40, 19
      • ;
    • Gen. 641
      • .

  • Ic leófra gehwone lǽran wille

    I will teach each dear one,

    • Exon. 19 b; Th. 51, 14
      • ;
    • Cri. 816
      • .

  • Háteþ cuman to gemóte moncynnes gehwone

    bids come to the meeting every man,

    • 23 a; Th. 63, 30
      • ;
    • Cri. 1027
      • .

  • Ðæt fýr nimeþ ðurh foldan gehwæt

    the fire shall seize everything on earth,

    • 22 b; Th. 62, 18
      • ;
    • Cri. 1003
      • .
Etymology
[
O. Sax. gi-hwe quisque
.]
Entry information
Citation

Bosworth, Joseph. “ge-hwá.” 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/14794.

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