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weorod

  • noun [ neuter ]
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weorod, (-ud, -ed, -ad), werod (-ud, -ed), worud (-ad), word, es; n.
a host, troop, band, multitude, crowd
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a people
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where numbers are associated for a special purpose or arranged in regular order,
in military matters, a host, army, troop, band. v. weorod-líst
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where a large number is arranged in regular companies
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a body of servants, retainers, followers, associates
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a company, assembly
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a crew of a ship, ship's company. v. scip-weorod
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Etymology
[He ȝescop tyen engle werod oðer hapes, O. E. Homl. i. 219, 9. Niene englene ordres (weoredes, v.l.). A. R. 30, 19. Heouene riche wordes, Marh. 22, 25. Bruttene weored (ferde, 2nd MS.), Laym. 19922. Engel wird agen him cam, als it were wopnede here, Gen. and Ex. 1786.]
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v. burh-, eorl-, eorþ-, fird-. flet-, hell-, heofon-, heorþ-, leód-, lind-, man-, scip-, þegen-, þegnung-, wuldor-, wyn-weorod.
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v.  eóred weored weorod-líst weorud werud.
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Bosworth, Joseph. “weorod.” 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/35163.

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