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cwealm-bǽre

  • adjective
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Grammar
cwealm-bǽre, cwylm-bǽre; adj. [-bǽre, an adj. termination; producing, bearing]
Wright's OE grammar
§622;
Death-bearing, deadly; mortifĕrus
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  • Ðeáh ðe he cwealmbǽre wǽre

    though he was death-bearing,

    • Wanl. Catal. 164, 48, col. 1
      • .

  • Drenc mid ðam cwealmbǽrum áttre gemenged

    a drink mingled with deadly poison,

    • Homl. Th. ii. 158, 17: 260,
      • 11.

  • Cwealmbǽrne

    mortifĕrum,

    Mone
    • B. 4905
      • .

  • Cómon ða cempan mid cwylmbǽrum tólum

    the soldiers came with deadly tools,

    • Homl. Th. ii. 260,
      • 7.
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v.  cwylm-bǽre.
Entry information
Citation

Bosworth, Joseph. “cwealm-bǽre.” 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/6905.

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  • cwealm-bǽre, adj.

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