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Mersc-ware

(n.)
Grammar
Mersc-ware, pl.

The inhabitants of marshy land

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The inhabitants of marshy land Myrcena cining oferhergode Cantware and Merscware ( men of RomneyMarsh ), Chr, 796;Erl. 59, 40. Monige on Merscwarum many of the men of the fens, 838; Erl. 66, 12

módig-wǽg

(n.)
Grammar
módig-wǽg, es; m.

An impetuous wave

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An impetuous wave Módewǽga mǽst (the water that overwhelmed the Egyptians), Cd. 167; Th. 209, 14; Exod. 499

pening-wǽg

(n.)
Grammar
pening-wǽg, e; f.
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A penny-weight Wið lúsum; cwic seolfor and eald butere; án pening seolfres, and tú peningwǽge buteran, Lchdm. ii. 124, 24

Linked entry: wǽg

Persc-ware

(n.)
Grammar
Persc-ware, pl.
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The Persians Of Perscwara mǽgþe, Shrn. 55, 32

ge-wæg

(v.; part.)
Grammar
ge-wæg, p., of ge-wegan. p.

bore, carried

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bore, carried.Bd. 3, 16; S. 542, 22;

grund-wæg

(n.)
Grammar
grund-wæg, es; m.
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A foundation, the earth He on grundwæge men of deáþe worde awehte he [Christ] on this earth raised men from death by his word, Andr. Kmbl. 1163; An. 582

Linked entries: grund-weg grund-weall

scrúd-waru

(n.)
Grammar
scrúd-waru, e ;
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f Habit, dress Ðæt hé ( a monk ) healdan wille his clǽunisse and munuclíce scrúdware, L. Eth. v. 6; Th. i. 306, 9: vi. 3; Th. i. 314, 27

seolh-wæd

(n.)
Grammar
seolh-wæd, (?), -pæð (?), es; n.
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The seal's ford, path, the sea Hié on ýðum æðelinga wunn ofer seolhwaðu (-wadu ?, -paðu ?) geseón mihton, Andr. Kmbl. 3424; An. 1716. Cf. preceding word and mearc-pæð, -wæd

twi-wǽg

(n.)
Grammar
twi-wǽg, e; f.
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A balance Twiwǽge bilance, Wrt. Voc. ii. 126, 20

underburh-ware

(n.)
Grammar
underburh-ware, pl.

The inhabitants of a suburb

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The inhabitants of a suburb Of underburhwarum de suburbanis, Cant. M. ad fil. 32

Linked entry: burg-waran

ungemet-wæl

(n.)
Grammar
ungemet-wæl, es; n.

Very great carnage

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Very great carnage Ðǽr wæs ungemetwæl geslægen, Chr. 867; Erl. 73, 14

burg-waru

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Eall seó buruhwaru populus civitatis, Deut. 21, 21. Gyf hit binnan byrig gedón bið, fare seó buruhwaru sylf tó and begyte þá banan, Ll. Th. i. 286, 21. Seó burhwaru gelæhton hine, Ap Th. 26, 23. Seó burhwaru, þæt sind Turonisce ..., and Pictauienscisce

ceaster-wara

(n.)
Grammar
ceaster-wara, an; m.
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A citizen Se cyning wæs ceasterwara (cester-, v. l. ciuis ) gefremed þæs écan ríces, Bd. 3, 22; Sch. 293, 2. Þá earman ceasterwaran miseri ciues, 1, 12; Sch. 35, 12. Þá eádigan ceasterwaran (þǽre eádigan ceastre weras, v. l. ), Wlfst. 265, 11. Hé cwaeð

eorþ-waru

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Add: Grammar eorþ-waru, -waru Eall eorðwaru, s. Grammar eorþ-waru, -ware Forhtiaþ ealle gesceafta, ge heofonware ge eorþware, Bl. H. 11, 4. Heofonwara hyht and eorþwara, 87, 10: Ors. 3, 5; S. 106, 20. Grammar eorþ-waru, -waran Samson wæs ealra eorðwarena

eotol-ware

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On Italia mǽgðe, ꝥ is. on Etelwara lande, Mart. H. 90, 10. Tó Etelwara (Eten-, v. l.) mǽgðe, 84, 19. Add

Etel-ware

Similar entry: Eotol-ware

fird-wǽn

Similar entry: fyrd-wǽn

ge-wara

Similar entry: ceaster-gewara

hell-ware

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Add: Similar entries Cf. hell; I, 2 Eall helwara wítu gestildon, Bt. 35, 6; F. 170, 4. Similar entries Cf. hell; II. Þá unrótsodon helware. Hml. S. 4, 292. Helwara hreám. Wlfst. 186, 7. On helwara ríce is seó miccle byrnnys þæs écan wítes, Nar. 50,

heofon-waru

heaven

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Add: the inhabitants of heaven Gesamnod wyrð eall heofonwaru. Wlfst. 25, ii: Ll. Th. ii. 132, 21. Gehýrað, heofonwaru audite, celi, Wlfst. 44, 28. heaven, the region occupied by beatified spirits Hé hefenware cǽga him (St. Peter) befæste, 176, 15