hwearfung
- noun [ feminine ]
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Ðé wæs ðeós hwearfung betere forðam ðe ðissa woruldsǽlþa tó wel ne lyste
this change was more tolerable to thee, because thou didst not take too much pleasure in temporal blessings,
- Bt. 7, 3 ;
- Fox 22, 23 .
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On midre ðisse hwearfunga,
- Fox 22, 19.
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Ðæt tácnaþ ceápunge and hwearfunge
that betokens chaffer and barter,
- Lchdm. iii. 156, 6 .
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Ne miht ðú ðara woruldsǽlþa hwearfunga onwendan
nor canst thou avert the revolutions of worldly happiness,
- Bt. 7, 2 ;
- Fox 18, 37 .
Bosworth, Joseph. “hwearfung.” 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/20107.
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