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hwíte-hláf

(n.)
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white bread, a white loaf Willa ic gesellan . . . CL. hláfa, L. hwítehláfa, cxx. elrneshláfes, Cht. Th. 474, 26

hwíte-leác

(n.)
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white leek; alba cipa. Wrt. Voc. ii. 8, 47

hwón-lic

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In last line l. Skt. for Swt. and add Wurdon æteó-wode fela ðúsend engla, þý lǽs ðe wǽre geþúht ánes engles ealdordóm tó hwónlic tó swá micelre bodunge, Hml. Th. i. 38, 6. Hit wǽre hwónlic gebúht ꝥ . . . bútan mennisce eágan mihte geseón ꝥ . . Hml. S

hwón-lotum

(adv.)
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Substitute: <b>hwón-hlotum</b>; adv. In small portions, moderately(?) Huónhlotum parumper (cf. parumper, satis modice, Corp. Gl. H. 88, 96), Txts. 85, 1515

lyt-hwón

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Add: as substantive Monigo sint geceigdo, lythwón gecoren multi sunt vocati, pauci electi, Mt. L. 20, 16. Lythuó gecoreno, 22, 14. <b>I a</b>. with gen. :--- Lythwón monna geflit paucorum homimum contentio, Mt. p. 2, 10. as adv. of distance

under-hwítel

(n.)
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Before &#39;ragana&#39; insert persa. v. Angl. viii. 452

dæg-hwám

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Dæghwǽm. Ps. Vos. 41, 4. Add

Linked entry: -hwám

wæl-hwelp

(n.)
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wæl-hwelp, es; m.

A dog that slaysa dog for hunting

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A dog that slays, a dog for hunting Ic (a badger) mé siþþan (after getting to my hole) ne þearf wælhwelpes wíg wiht onsittan, Exon. Th. 397, 21; Rä. 16, 23

ǽr-hwílum

(adv.)
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ǽr-hwílum, adv.

In earlier times, formerly

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In earlier times, formerly Ðá micclan welan ðe hig ǽrhwílon áhton, Guth. 14, 23. Oft ic nú miscyrre cúðe sprǽce, and þeáh uncúðre ǽrhwílum quondam fond, Met. 2, 9

Linked entry: hwílum

hors-hwæl

(n.)
Grammar
hors-hwæl, es; m.

A walrus

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A walrus Swíðost hé fór ðider tóeácan ðæs landes sceáwunge for ðǽm horschwælum for ðæm hie habbaþ swíðe æðele bán on heora tóþum his principal object in going there, in addition to the observation of the country, was to get the walruses, for they have

Linked entry: hwæl

hlæd-hweol

(n.)
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hlæd-hweol, -weogl, -wiogl, es; n.

A wheel used in drawing water;antlia,

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A wheel used in drawing water; antlia, Cot. 9, 101, Lye

ǽg-hwá

(n.; adj.; adv.; pronoun.)
Grammar
ǽg-hwá, m. f: neut. ǽg-hwæt; gen. ǽg-hwæs [á + ge + hwá]

Every oneeverythingquisquequicunque

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Every one, everything; quisque, quicunque Ǽghwá secge let every one say, Exon. 88 b; Th. 333, 5; Vy. 97: 125a; Th. 482, 4; Rä. 66, 2. Ǽghwæt heó gefón mæg whatever she may seize, Bt. 25; Fox 88, 14. God ǽghwæs wealt God governs everything, Bt. 35, 4;

Linked entry: ǽg-hwæt

hwǽr

(adv.)
Grammar
hwǽr, [or hwær?], hwar; adv.

Whereanywheresomewherewheresoeverwherever

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Where. in direct questions Gyf ic cweþe ubi posuisti meum librum, hwǽr lédest ðú míne bóc ðonne is se ubi interrogativum ðæt is áxigendlíc, Ælfc. Gr. 38; Som. 40, 60. Hwǽr ys se Judéa cyning ðe ácenned ys ubi est qui natus est rex Judæorum? Mt. Kmbl.

Linked entries: hwára hwar

príwan

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príwan, v. be-príwan, preówt-hwíl.

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hweogul

(n.)
Grammar
hweogul, hweowol, hweohl, hweól, es; n.

A wheel

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A wheel Se firmamentum went on ðam twám steorrum swá swá hweogel [hweogul, MS. L; hweowul,MSS. R. P.] tyrnþ on eaxe the firmament turns on those two stars just as a wheel turns on an axle, Lchdm. iii. 270, 22. Swá swá hweowol ut rotam, Ps. Spl. 82, 12

Linked entries: hwǽl hweowol

bile-witlíce

(adv.)
Grammar
bile-witlíce, (-hwit-, v. Dict.); adv.

Simplyinnocentlyuprightlygently

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Simply, with simplicity, innocently, uprightly, gently Hié nǽfre bilwitlíce willað monigean numquam clementer admonent, Past. 145, 1. Gif hwá gonge bilwitlíce (simpliciter ) treów tó ceorfanne, 165, 25: 167, 6. Bielwitlíce (bile- ?, bil-, v. l.) libban

ge-hwá

(n.; adj.; pronoun.)
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ge-hwá, <b>A.</b> as noun.
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Hé ( the interjection ) getácnað hwílon ðæs módes blisse, hwílon sárnysse, hwílon wundrunge and gehwæt, Ælfc. Gr. Z. 278, 6. (la) as antecedent :-- Ic gehwám wille þǽrtð tǽcan þe hiene his lyst má tó witanne, Ors. 3, j; 8. 102, 24. with gen.

æt-hwá

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Sácerdum gebyreþ ꝥ hí georne tó rihte æthwám fylstan, Ll. Th. ii. 312. 39. Add

ge-hwá

(n.)
Grammar
ge-hwá, m. -hwæt; n. g. -hwaes; pron.

Every onewhoeverwhoquisquequis

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Every one, whoever, who; quisque, quis. This word is often found with a genitive Forðí sceal gehwá on his Drihtne wuldrian therefore shall every man glory in his Lord, Homl. Th. ii. 526, 12. Hwæt gehwá náme quis quid tolleret, Mk. Bos. 15, 24. Fæder-æðelo

á-hwá

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Add: á-hwæt anything Gif áhwæt tó ícenre byþ si quid addendum fuerit, Angl. xiii. 371, 81: Germ. 393, 170