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dǽd-hwæt

  • adjective
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dǽd-hwæt, pl. ; adj.
Deed quick or active, strenuous, bold; promptus et expeditus ad agendum, acer, strenuus
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  • Hæleþ dǽdhwate

    men prompt of deed,

    • Exon. 65 b
    • ;
    • Th. 242,
    • 26;
    • Jul. 2
    • .
  • Ge wǽron dǽdhwæte

    ye were bold of deeds,

    • Elen. Kmbl. 584
    • ;
    • El. 292: Exon. 13 a
    • ;
    • Th. 24,
    • 15;
    • Cri. 385
    • .
  • Ða dǽdhwatan geond ðone ofen eódon

    the bold of deed went through the oven,

    • Cd. 191
    • ;
    • Th. 238,
    • 12;
    • Dan. 353
    • .
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  • dǽd-hwæt, adj.