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hwæla

(n.)
Grammar
hwæla, an; m.

A whale

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A whale Hé is on middon hwælan hiwes he is of a whale's shape in the middle, Salm. Kmbl. 527; Sal. 263

hwalf

Similar entry: hwealf

hwall

(adj.)
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hwall, adj.

Procax

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Procax, Cot. 171, Lye

hwelan

(v.)
Grammar
hwelan, hwylan; p. hwæl

To roarbellow

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To roar, bellow Streámwelm hwileþ the surf roars, Andr. Kmbl. 990; An. 495

Linked entries: hwelung on-hwelan

hwæl

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Add: A large kind of whale (as compared with hran, q. v. ) Hran oððe hwæl ballena, Wrt. Voc. ii. 10, 67. Hwæl ballenam .i. diabolum, An. Ox. 6, 12. God gesceóp þá micelan hwalas ( cete grandia ), Gen. 1, 21. Hwælas, Angl. viii. 310, 18

hwegl

Similar entry: hweogol

hwealf

(n.)
Grammar
hwealf, e; f.
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Dele last passage, and add H[w]alf clima (climas partes cęli ad superna conuexas uocarnus, Ld. Gl. H. s. v. clima), Wrt. Voc. ii. 104, 20. Hwealfe climatis, hwealfum climatibus, 23, 52, 53. See next word

hwæl

(n.)
Grammar
hwæl, es; m.

A whale

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A whale Hwæl balena vel cete vel cetus vel pistrix, Ælfc. Gl. 101; Som. 77, 54; Wrt. Voc. 55, 57. Hwæl cætus, Ælfc. Gr. 8; Som. 7, 31. Se hwæl biþ micle læssa ðonne óðre hwalas the walrus is much less than other whales, Ors. 1, 1; Swt. 18, 3. On ðæs

hwealf

(adj.)
Grammar
hwealf, adj.

Archedvaultedconcave

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Arched, vaulted, concave [of a shield] Hwealfum lindum. Judth. 11; Thw. 24, 29; Jud. 214

hweop

(n.)

a whipflagellum

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a whip; flagellum.Som

hwerf

Similar entry: hwearf

hwylca

(n.)
Grammar
hwylca, an; m.

varix

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A swollen vein; varix, Ælfc. Gl. 76; Som. 71, 129; Wrt. Voc. 45, 32

hwæl

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impudent

hwæla

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Dele, and see next word

hwall

Similar entry: hweall

hwealf

(adj.)
Grammar
hwealf, adj.
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Hualb, halb, hualf convexum, Txts. 46, 179. Þæs hwalfan divexi, Wrt. Voc. ii. 27, 45. Ðá hwalfan convexa, 20, 59. Add

hweall

(adj.)
Grammar
hweall, hwall; adj.
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Wanton Huuæl procax, Wrt. Voc. ii. 117, 70. Hwal ymbclypte (quem nefandis ulnarum gremiis) procax obuncabat, 81, 11. Hwalle procaci (voce; the laughter of Ham), 96, 55

Linked entries: hwæl hwall

hwega

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Add: as substantive with gen., somewhat, v. hwæt-hwega ; 2 b, hwilc-hwéga; 2 Lytles hwega for þæs líchaman nédbehǽfednyssum mid him hæbbende, Hml. S. 23 b, 150. as adverb, about, v. hwæt-hwega; Neáh (hugu, húhugn, v. ll.) on twégra míla fæce duum ferme

hwelan

Grammar
hwelan, hwylan.
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Dele hwylan

hwéne

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Add: Almost always with comparatives. with adj. Syxtig míla brád, oþþe hwéne brádre, Ors. 1, 1; S. 18, 31. Sió lyft bioþ hwéne hnescran gecynde, Bt. 34, 11; F. 150, 27. with adv. Þæt is tó heriaune hwéne rihtlícor, Bt. 14, 3; F. 46, 13. Hwéne æfter