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ge-hwǽr

  • adverb
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Grammar
ge-hwǽr, -hwár; adv.
Wright's OE grammar
§558;
On every side, everywhere; undique, ubique
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  • Se symle leofaþ gehwǽr on unrím gódum

    qui innumeris semper vivit ubique bonis,

    • Bd. 2, 1; S. 500, 23
      • .

  • His gebyrd and goodnys sind gehwǽr cúþe

    his birth and goodness are known everywhere,

    • Homl. Th. i. 2, 16
      • .

  • Nemnaþ men ðæne mónaþ gehwǽr Iulius

    men name that month everywhere July,

    • Chr. 975; Erl. 124, 33
      • ;
    • Edg 25
      • :
    • Elen. Kmbl. 2364
      • ;
    • El. 1183
      • ,

  • Wel wíde gehwǽr

    everywhere far and wide,

    • Menol. Fox 118
      • ;
    • Men. 59
      • .

  • Ðeáh ðú heaðorǽsa gehwǽr dohte

    though thou hast in martial exploits everywhere succeeded,

    • Beo. Th. 1057
      • ;
    • B. 526
      • :
    • Elen. Kmbl. 1092
      • ;
    • El. 548
      • .

  • Gehwár hí syn hefige gehwár eác medeme

    in some places they are heavy, in others moderate,

    • Th. Ll. i. 434, 4
      • .
Etymology
[
Laym. i-hwær, i-war
:
A. R. i-hwar
.]
Entry information
Citation

Bosworth, Joseph. “ge-hwǽr.” 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/14798.

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Word-wheel

  • ge-hwǽr, adv.

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