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sweord-wegende

(adj.)
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Add: striking with a sword. The word glosses gladiantes

wǽg-sweord

(n.)
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wǽg-sweord, es; n.

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

gúþ-sweord

(n.)
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gúþ-sweord, es; n.

A sword

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A sword, Beo. Th. 4314; B. 2154

sweord-bealu

(n.)
Grammar
sweord-bealu, (-o), wes; n.
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Bale or hurt caused by the sword, Beo. Th. 2298; B. 1147

sweord-bite

(n.)
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sweord-bite, es; m.
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The bite of a sword, wounding with a sword:?-Áswebban purh sweordbite to kill with the sword, Exon. Th. 278, 26; Jul. 603

sweord-fetels

(n.)
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sweord-fetels, -fætels, es; m.
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A sword-beltHoml. Skt. i. 23, 178. Cf. Se cásere heora ǽlces sweordfætelsas hét forceorfan the emperor ordered the sword-belts of each of them to be cut, Ðat swerd on hundtwelftian mancusas and fóur pund silueres on þan fetelse, Chart. Th. 505, 32. Ðæs

Linked entry: fetels

sweord-geníðla

(n.)
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sweord-geníðla, an; m.
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A foe armed with a sword:?-Ðonne fyrd*-*hwate on twá healfe tohtan sécaþ sweordgeníðlan, Elen. Kmbl. 2359; El. 1181

sweord-geswing

(n.)
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sweord-geswing, es; n.
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Striking with swords, an attack with swords:?-Swyrdgeswing swíþlíc eówan to make a fierce attack, Judth. Thw. 25, 3; Jud. 240

sweord-gifu

(n.)
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sweord-gifu, e; f.
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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

(n.)
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sweord-hwíta, an; m.
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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

Linked entry: hwíta

sweord-leóma

(n.)
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sweord-leóma, an; m.
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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

(n.)
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sweord-plega, an, m.
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Sword-play, battle:?-Æt ðam sweordplegan wíg forbúgan, Wald. 22; Vald. 1, 13

sweord-slege

(n.)
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sweord-slege, es; m.
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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

(n.)
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sweord-wyrhta, an; m.
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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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sweord-bora, <b>. I.</b>
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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

stæf-sweord

(n.)
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stæf-sweord, es; n.

A sword-stickframea

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A sword-stick Stæfsweord dolones, Wrt. Voc. i. 35. 55

ge-swurdod

(adj.; part.)
Grammar
ge-swurdod, [sweord, swurd a sword]

armed with a sword;glădio cinctus

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armed with a sword; glădio cinctus Geswurdod glădiātus, Ælfc. Gr. 43; Som. 45, 13

Linked entry: -sweordod

sweora

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sweora, l. sweóra,
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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