sweord-gifu
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Gift of a sword:?-Sceal sincþego and sweordgifu eówrum cynne álicgean taking of treasure and gift of sword shall fail for your race, Beo. Th. 5761; B. 2884
sweord-hwíta
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One who polishes a sword:?-Gif sweordhwíta óðres mannes wǽpn tó feormunge onfó (cf. Si quelibet arma politori vel emundatori commissa sunt, L. H. I. 87, 3; Th. i. 593, 15), L. Alf. pol. 19; Th. i. 74, 8. Ic geann mínon swurdhwítan ðæs sceardan málswurdes
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sweord-leóma
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The glitter of swords:?-Swurdleóma stód swylce eal Finnsburuh fýrenu wǽre there was flashing of swords, as if all Finnsburg were on fire, Fins. Th. 71; Fin. 35
sweord-plega
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Sword-play, battle:?-Æt ðam sweordplegan wíg forbúgan, Wald. 22; Vald. 1, 13
sweord-slege
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A sword-stroke, stroke with a sword:?-Hyre sáwl wearð álǽded of líce þurh sweordslege, Exon. Th. 282, 30; Jul. 671
sweord-wyrhta
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A sword-wright, maker of swords, armourer:?-Móna se án and twentigoða unnytlíce tó wyrcenne bútan swurdwyrhtan (but the word glosses gladiatoribus), Lchdm. iii. 194, 10
byrn-sweord
Similar entry: birn-sweord
mál-sweord
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Ic geann mínon swurdhwítan þæs sceardes málswurdes, Cht. Th. 561, 23. Add
sweord-bora
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e first two examples should be put under II. Add Þæs cyningces sweordbora ( spatharius: spatharii munus erat spatham sive ensem principis gerere, ejusque latus custodire) wæs Ricgo geháten, Gr. D. 130, 31. Þæs forecwedenan Narses sweordbora Bulgatisc
gúþ-sweord
A sword
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A sword, Beo. Th. 4314; B. 2154
sweord-freca
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A warrior who uses a sword:?-Hé ðæs wǽpnes (the sword Hrunting) onláh sélran sweordfrecan, Beo. Th. 2940; B. 1468
sweord-gripe
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Sword-grasp, seizing of swords:?-Ðæt hí in wínsele þurh sweordgripe sáwle forlétan so that in the banquet hall through seizing their swords they lost their lives, Exon. Th. 271, 26; Jul. 488
sweord-wegende
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to await men carrying swords betokens strifes at hand and very great ones, Lchdm. iii. 204, 28
sweord-wund
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Wounded with the sword:?-Oft æt hilde gedreás swátfág and sweordwund sec[g] æfter óðrum, Wald. 7; Vald. 1, 5
hilt-sweord
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a hilled sword, sword with a hilt Hiora þegnas bióþ mid fetlum and mid gyldenum hyltsweordum gehyrste Bt. 37, 1; F. 186, 5
sweord-gripe
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Substitute: Sword-grip, stroke of the sword. Cf. Fýres feng ... oððe gripe méces, B. 1765. Gáras gripon, Gen. 2063
sweord-wegende
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Add: striking with a sword. The word glosses gladiantes
wǽg-sweord
A sword with wavy ornamentation
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A sword with wavy ornamentation (v. Woorsaae's Primeval Antiquities, p. 40) Wrætlíc wǽgsweord, Beo. Th. 2982; B. 1489
sweora
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and add Ic wát cúðlíce þæt ic be gewyrhtum on mínum sweúran (sweóran, v.l. Cf. swúran, swíran, 18) byrne, Bd. 4, 19; Sch. 449, 22
-sweorf
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rasura ferri, ferrugo, Wrt. Voc. ii. 147, 65: 35, 32