sweord-slege
A sword-stroke, stroke with a sword
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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. :?-
áþ-sweord
A sword-oath ⬩ a warrior's oath ⬩ an oath ⬩ jusjurandum
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A sword-oath, a warrior's oath, an oath; jusjurandum Ðonne bióþ brocene áþsweord eorla then will be broken the oaths of the warriors, Beo. Th. 4134; B. 2064
máðum-sweord
A costly sword
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A costly sword Mǽre máððumsweord, Beo. Th. 2050; B. 1023
birn-sweord
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A flaming sword God his byrnsweord getýhþ and þás world ealle þurhslyhþ, Bl. H. 109, 34
Linked entry: byrn-sweord
sweord-tyge
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Drawing the sword, fighting with the sword Fýnd áteórodun fram sweordtige (mid sweorde, Ps. Vos., Srt.: of sweorde, Ps. Rdr., Spl.) inimici defecerunt frameae, Ps. L. 9, 7
Linked entry: tyge
áþ-sweord
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Dele: sweord sword, and see sweord swearing
mál-sweord
A sword with inlaid ornament
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A sword with inlaid ornament Ic geann ðæs málswurdes, Chart. Th. 560, 33
Linked entry: scír-mǽled
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
gúþ-sweord
A sword
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A sword, Beo. Th. 4314; B. 2154
Linked entry: sweord
sweord-wund
Wounded with the sword
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Wounded with the sword Oft æt hilde gedreás swátfág and sweordwund sec[g] æfter óðrum, Wald. 7; Vald. 1, 5
sweord-wegende
sword-bearing
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sword-bearing Swurdwege[n]de anbidian gehende saca mǽste getácnaþ (in a dream)to await men carrying swords betokens strifes at hand and very great ones, Lchdm. iii. 204, 28. :?-
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
stæf-sweord
A sword-stick ⬩ framea
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A sword-stick Stæfsweord dolones, Wrt. Voc. i. 35. 55
ge-swurdod
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
sweór
a father-in-law ⬩ the word is also used to translate consobrinus; a cousin ⬩ father-in-law ⬩ socer, levir
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Sweór, Wrt. Voc. i. 52, 7: 72, 51: Ælfc. Gr. 8; Zup. 27, 13. Se wæs Caiphas sweór (sueór, Lind.), Jn. Skt. 18, 13: Gen. 38, 13. Sweór, swiór, Bt. 10; Fox 28, 13. Hǽdne wǽron begen, sweór and áþum, Exon. Th. 246, 22; Jul. 65.