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heáfod-weard

(n.)
Grammar
heáfod-weard, e; f.

A chaptercapitulum

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A chapter; capitulum, Mt. Kmbl, p. 11, 17: 13, 13

healf-weard

(n.)
Grammar
healf-weard, es; m.

One who has a share of another's property or power

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One who has a share of another's property or power Hé sette hine on his húse to halfwearde ealra him his ǽhta anweald betǽhte constituit eum dominum domes suæ, et principem omnis possessionis suæ, Ps. Th. 104,17

brycg-weard

(n.)

a keeper or defender of a bridge

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a keeper or defender of a bridge

hord-weard

(n.)
Grammar
hord-weard, es; m.

A guard of a hoard or treasure

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A guard of a hoard or treasure Hordweard the dragon which watched over the treasure, Beo. Th. 4576; B. 2293: 4594; B. 2302: 5102; B. 2554: 5179; B. 2593. Hordweard hæleþa the Danish king, 2098; B. 1047: 3708; B. 1852. Hordwearda hryre [of the death of

on-weard

(adj.)
Grammar
on-weard, adj.

Proceeding against, taking action against

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Proceeding against, taking action against Warnige se abbod ðæt hé þurh andan ne sý onweard ðam profaste let the abbot take heed that he be not acting against the provost from hatred, R. Ben. 126, 11

ortgeard-weard

(n.)
Grammar
ortgeard-weard, es; m.

A gardener

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A gardener Orcerdweard ortulanus, Wrt. Voc. i. 84, 52

hindan-weard

(adv.)
Grammar
hindan-weard, adv.

At the further end, hindwards

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At the further end, hindwards Sindon ða fiðru hwít hindanweard the wings are white at the tips, Exon. 60a; Th. 218, 21; Ph. 298

hinde-weard

(adj.)
Grammar
hinde-weard, hinde-werd; adj.

Hindward

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Hindward Mid hindewerdum ðam sceafte aversa hasta, Past. 40, 5; Swt. 297, 1013: 295, 17: L. Alf. pol. 36; Th. i. 84, 17: Exon. 106 a; Th. 403, 29; Rä. 22, 15

holm-weard

(n.)
Grammar
holm-weard, es; m.

One who keeps guard at sea, a sea-warder

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One who keeps guard at sea, a sea-warder, Andr. Kmbl. 718; An. 359

tógædere-weard

(adv.)
Grammar
tógædere-weard, adv.

In directions that will bring [people] together, will lead to meeting

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In directions that will bring [people] together, will lead to meeting Ða hwíle ðe hié tógædereweard fundedon while they were proceeding to meet one another; Ptolemaeus occurrere bello Perdiccae parat, Ors. 3, ll; Swt. 146, 5. Ðá hié tógædereweard fóron

tó-weard

(adj.)
Grammar
tó-weard, adj.

futurethat is to comeabout to comecomingat handapproachingtoward(that is) to happen or be some time or other,(that is) to comeabout to happen(that is) to come soonimminentimpendingto take placecome to passcoming towards a placeapproachingabout to comewith the face towards a person,facing

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used attributively, in an indefinite sense, future, that is to come Praesens tempus ys andwerd tíd . . . futurum tempus is tówerd tíd, Ælfc. Gr. 20; Zup. 123, 17. Big ðam ege ðæs tóweardan dómes de terrore futuri judicii, Bd. 4, 24; S. 598, 15: Bt. 39

Linked entry: tó-ward

breóst-weall

(n.)
Grammar
breóst-weall, es; m. [breóst, weall
a wall
]

a wall A wall as high as the breast a rampart, defence; structura in muris ad pectus munimentum, alta, propugnaculum,

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A wall as high as the breast a rampart, defence;; structura in muris ad pectus munimentum, alta, propugnaculum, Cot. 199

weax-candel

(n.)
Grammar
weax-candel, weax-candell, e; f.

A wax candle

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A wax candle Waexcondel funalia, cerei, Wrt. Voc. ii. 109, 45. Weaxcandel, 36, 26. Wexcandel cereus, 130, 16: funalia, i. candelabra, 151, 56, Genim ácmela and beolonan sǽd and weax, meng tósomne, wyrc tó weaxcandelle, and bærn, Lchdm. ii. 50, 18

weax-bred

(n.)
Grammar
weax-bred, es; n.

a table, tablet for writing ona table, list

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a table, tablet for writing on Ðá wrát hé gebedenum wexbrede (wæx-, Lind.) postulans pugilarem scribsit, Lk. Skt. 1, 63. Sýn gesealde from ðæm abbode ealle neádbehéfe þing, ðæt is ... græf, ... weaxbreda dentur ab abbate omnia quae sunt necessaria, id

weax-gescot

(n.)
Grammar
weax-gescot, es; n.

A contribution of wax,

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A contribution of wax, due to a church Swá hwæt swá witan tó ðearfe gerǽdan, hwílum weaxgescot, Wulfst. 171, 1

weax-hláf

(n.)
Grammar
weax-hláf, es; m.

A cake of wax

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A cake of wax On weaxhláfes wísan on áléd, Lchdm. ii. 46, 2. Dó ðonne weax on ðæt ele ðætte ðæt eall weorðe tó hnescum weaxhláfe, 234, 10: 82, 14

wer

(n.)
Grammar
wer, es; m.
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Twégen weras (wæras, Lind.: wearas, Rush., uiri ) Móysés and Hélias, Lk. Skt. 9, 30.

Linked entry: wíf

wer

(n.)
Grammar
wer, and <b>were,</b> es; m. [The word seems to be interchangeable with wer-gild (q. v.), e. g.
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Gif hé geþeó ðæt hé hæbbe híwisc landes . . . þonne bið his wergild .cxx. sciłł.; and gif hé ne geþeó búton tó healfre híde, þonne sí his wer (were, v. l. ) .lxxx. sciłł., L. Wg. 7; Th. i. 186, 14. Wergildes ( v. l. weres) . . . Se wer, 1; Th. i. 186,

wer

(n.)
Grammar
wer, es; m.
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a weir, a dam Salomon sǽde ðætte suíðe deóp pól wǽre gewered on ðæs wísan monnes móde, and suíðe lytel unnyttes út fleówe. Ac se se ðe ðone wer bricð, and ðæt wæter út forlǽt, se bið fruma ðæs geflites dicitur : 'Aqua profunda verba ex ore viri;' Prov

wer

(n.)
Grammar
wer, a man, [The form were also occurs
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Gif ꝥ wíf hire were forlǽt, Mk. lo, 12. Ic were ne oncnáwe, Lk. l, 34. Cf. wer aad were =wer-gild; also the form were-wulf.] Add Hé blissode on þam ꝥ hé his ágenre dohtor wer wæs, Ap. Th. 3, 5