sweord
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swearing
sweord
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A sword Sweord framea, Wrt. Voc. ii. 36, 11. Sweorde mucrone, sweordum mucronibus, sweord macheram, 54, 33-36. Sweord gladius vel machera vel spata vel framea vel pugio, i. 35, 7. Litel sweord sica, 13. Hiltleás sweord ensis, 33.
Linked entry: swyrd
sweord
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And þeáh hé geþeó ꝥ hé hæbbe helm and byrnan and golde fǽted sweord (ofergyldene sweord, 22), gif hé ꝥ land nafað, hé bið ceorl swáþeáh, Ll. Th. i. 188, 9. v. birn- (byrn-), hilt-sweord. Add
sweord-tyge
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Drawing the sword, fighting with the sword Fýnd áteórodun fram sweordtige (mid sweorde, Ps. Vos., Srt.: of sweorde, Ps. Rdr., Spl.) inimici defecerunt frameae, Ps. L. 9, 7
Linked entry: tyge
áþ-sweord
A sword-oath ⬩ a warrior's oath ⬩ an oath ⬩ jusjurandum
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A sword-oath, a warrior's oath, an oath; jusjurandum Ðonne bióþ brocene áþsweord eorla then will be broken the oaths of the warriors, Beo. Th. 4134; B. 2064
máðum-sweord
A costly sword
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A costly sword Mǽre máððumsweord, Beo. Th. 2050; B. 1023
birn-sweord
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A flaming sword God his byrnsweord getýhþ and þás world ealle þurhslyhþ, Bl. H. 109, 34
Linked entry: byrn-sweord
mál-sweord
A sword with inlaid ornament
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A sword with inlaid ornament Ic geann ðæs málswurdes, Chart. Th. 560, 33
Linked entry: scír-mǽled
áþ-sweord
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Dele: sweord sword, and see sweord swearing
sweord-berende
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-Æðelingas sweord*-*berende, Cd. Th. 65, 2; Gen. 1060
sweord-wígend
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-Sweord*-*wígendra síde hergas, Cd. Th. 194, 13; Exod. 260
sweord-bora
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one who bears a sword for his own use, a swordsman Sweord spata vel pugio, swyrdbora spatarius, Wrt. Voc. i. 35, 8. Swurdbora, 84, 13.
sweord-rǽs
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-Sweord*-*rǽs fornam, ðǽr se hálga gecrang wund for weorudum, Apstls. Kmbl. 118; Ap. 59
sweord-weras
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S. 329) Mid Seaxum ic wæs and mid Sweord*-*werum, Exon. Th. 322, 13; Víd. 62
sweord-freca
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A warrior who uses a sword:?-Hé ðæs wǽpnes (the sword Hrunting) onláh sélran sweordfrecan, Beo. Th. 2940; B. 1468
sweord-gripe
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Sword-grasp, seizing of swords:?-Ðæt hí in wínsele þurh sweordgripe sáwle forlétan so that in the banquet hall through seizing their swords they lost their lives, Exon. Th. 271, 26; Jul. 488
sweord-wegende
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to await men carrying swords betokens strifes at hand and very great ones, Lchdm. iii. 204, 28
sweord-wund
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Wounded with the sword:?-Oft æt hilde gedreás swátfág and sweordwund sec[g] æfter óðrum, Wald. 7; Vald. 1, 5
hilt-sweord
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a hilled sword, sword with a hilt Hiora þegnas bióþ mid fetlum and mid gyldenum hyltsweordum gehyrste Bt. 37, 1; F. 186, 5
sweord-gripe
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Substitute: Sword-grip, stroke of the sword. Cf. Fýres feng ... oððe gripe méces, B. 1765. Gáras gripon, Gen. 2063