bléd-hwæt
A shoot growing quickly ⬩ germen velox
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[bléd a shoot, hwæt quick] A shoot growing quickly; germen velox Ðonne ic hrére bearwas bléd-hwate then I shake the quick-growing groves, Exon. 101 a; Th. 381, 10; Rä. 2, 9
a-hwæt
whetted
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whetted;Ors. 6, 30; Bos. 126, 17;
hwæt-eádig
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Successful in war [cf. other compounds of eádig] Biþ se hwæteádig wíggeweorþod se ðe ðæt wicg byrþ he shall be successful and honoured in war whom that steed bears, Elen. Kmbl. 2388; El. 1195
hwæt-hweganunges
Somewhat
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Somewhat Hwæthweganunges [MS. Cot. -hwugununges] aliquantum, Bt. 11, 1; Fox 30, 27. Hwæthwegnunges, 11, tit; Fox xii. 10. Ða niétenu ðonne beóþ hwæthuguningas [MS. Cote. -hwugununges] from eorþan áhæfen in animalibus vero jam quidem cogitationes aliquantulum
Linked entry: -hweganunges
hwæt-hwoegno
Anything ⬩ something ⬩ aliquid
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Anything, something; aliquid, Jn. Skt. Rush. 7, 4
Linked entry: -hwegno
hwæt-mód
Stout-hearted ⬩ bold
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Stout-hearted, bold Hæleþ hwætmóde men stout of heart, Elen. Kmbl. 2009; El. 1006: Exon. 55 b; Th. 197, 3; Az. 184
hwæt-ness
Quickness ⬩ agility
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Quickness, agility Seó fægernes and seó hwætnes ðæs líchoman geblissaþ ðone mon pulcritudo atque velocitas videntur præstare celebritatem, Bt. 24, 3; Fox 84, 8
hwæt-rǽd
counsel
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Strong of purpose or counsel Hwætréd, hygeróf, Exon. 124 a; Th. 477, 5; Ruin. 20
leód-hwæt
Very brave
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Very brave [cf. leód a prince?] Se leódhwate lindgeborga, Elen. Kmbl. 21; El. 11
Linked entries: lind-hwæt lind-geborga
mód-hwæt
Strong of soul ⬩ courageous ⬩ brave
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Strong of soul, courageous, brave Mægeþ mód-hwatu a maiden strong of soul, Exon. 122b; Th. 470, 14; Hy. 11, 16. Nymðe hié módhwate Moyses hýrde unless they with courage good obeyed Moses, Cd. 148; Th. 185, 17; Exod. 124. Ða módhwatan the courageous ones
secg-hwæt
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Vigorous or bold in using the sword Se secghwata, Beo. Th. 6048 ; B. 3028
swíþ-hwæt
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Very strong, Runic pm. Kmbl. 340, 13; Rún. 5. v. rád; f
sund-hwæt
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Active in swimming:?-Sǽfisca cynn swimmaþ sund*-*hwate, ðǽr se swéta stenc út gewítaþ (-eþ?), Exon. Th. 363, 21; Wal. 57
hwæt-ness
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Hé ys gecweden for þǽra tungla hwætnysse momentum, ꝥ ys styrung, and on Lýden, a motu siderum, Angl. viii. 318, 6. Add
leód-hwæt
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In the passage l. leódhwata, and add: cf. brego-róf, cyning-beald
breahtum-hwæt
Swift as the twinkling of an eye ⬩ celer ut oculi nictus
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Swift as the twinkling of an eye; celer ut oculi nictus Dec lígetta hérgen, bláce, breahtum-hwate may the lightnings praise thee, pale, swift as the twinkling of an eye, Exon. 54 b; Th. 192, 16; Az. 107
ár-hwæt
Eager or desirous of honour ⬩ bold ⬩ valiant ⬩ honoris cupidus ⬩ fortis
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Eager or desirous of honour, bold, valiant; honoris cupidus, fortis Wealas ofercómon eorlas árhwate the men eager for glory overcame the Welsh, Chr. 937; Erl. 115, 22; Th. 208, 9, col. 2; Æðelst. 73
hwæt-hwega
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Add: as substantive. alone Þeáh hit wéne ꝥ hit sylf hwæthwega (-hwuga, v. l.) sí si se esse aliquid existimat, Gr. D. 8, 22. Hwæthwugu bið betweoh ðǽm irsiendan and ðǽm ungeðyldgan, ðæt is ðæt ... in hoc ab impatientibus iracundi differunt, quod ...,
ǽg-hwæt
whatever ⬩ quodcunque
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whatever; quodcunque
berhtm-hwæt
Swift as an eye-blink ⬩ celer ut oculi nictus
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Swift as an eye-blink; celer ut oculi nictus Ðec lígetu bláce, berhtmhwate ða ðec bletsige the pale lightnings, swift as an eye-blink, these shall bless thee, Cd. 192; Th. 240, 3; Dan. 381
Linked entries: breahtum-hwæt bearhtm-hwæt