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burg-waran

Grammar
burg-waran, -ware.
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Add: , -waras (-weras). [Though plural forms are most frequent, the singular seems to be used in the following Yldest burhwara proceres, burhwara cives, Wrt. Voc. i. 18, 40, 35 (cf.ceaster-gewara)] :-- Wǽron ealle þá burgware Cartaginenses mid wópe

Cant-ware

Grammar
Cant-ware, (-an).
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Cantwarena landes is fífténe þúsend hýda, C. D. B. i. 414, 30. Sé wæs Cantwara (Cont-, v. l.) leód (leode, v. l.) oriundus de gente Cantuariorum, Bd. 3, 14; Sch. 253, 13. Paulinus huerf eft tó Cantwarum (gewát tó Cent, v. l. ), Chr. 633; P. 24, 21.

Cant-waru

(n.)
Grammar
Cant-waru, e; f.
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The people of Kent Eall Brytene búton Cantware ánre, Chr. 617; P. 24, 28

ceaster-waru

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Micele lufe hæfde eal seó ceasterwara tó him, Ap. Th. 6, 11. Þeós ceasterwaru on heáfe wunað, 23. Mínre ceasterwaru nis nán hǽlo hiht, 9, 10. Add

díc-walu

(n.)
Grammar
díc-walu, e; f.
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A ditch-bank (?) On ðá eástlangan dícwale, C. D. v. 334, 28

Eatol-ware

Similar entry: Eotol-ware

fleax-waran

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Andlang burnan on ðá flexwaran; on ðone hagan, C. D. v. 382, l

geond-wadan

(v.)
Grammar
geond-wadan, to go through a subject,
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make oneself acquainted with, study Ryhtspell monig Gregorius gleáwmód gindwód ðurh sefan snyttro, Past. 9, 10

ge-ware

Similar entry: ceaster-geware

ge-waru

Similar entry: ceaster-gewaru

ge-wæd

(n.)
Grammar
ge-wæd, es; n.
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A ford Willelm cyng lǽdde scipfyrde and landfyrde tó Scotlande ... and his landfyrde æt þám Gewæde ( the Forth) inn lǽdde (férde inn ofer ꝥ Wæð, v. l. ), Chr. 1072; P. 208, 14. Þis sy[ndon ðá landgemǽro] tó miclan gráfe on Tenet ... andlang eá on middel

Linked entry: wæd

ge-wær

(v.)
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Substitute: <b>ge-wær</b> in the phrase gewær (indecl. cf. wurðan thes firiho barn giwar, Hél. 3641. Uuir knadon geuuar uuorden sín, Notker 38, 9) weorþan to become aware of (gen. ) Þá fundon hí óðre flocráde ꝥ rád út wið Lígtúnes; and þá

heofon-ware

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Ealle heofonware him tógeánes férdon, Hml. S. 31, 1432. Críst þe sibb is heofonwara and eorðwara, Ors. 3, 5; S. 106, 29. Take here the plural forms given under heofon-waru in Dict., and add

lín-wǽd

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Þá línwǽda linteamina, Angl. xiii. 428, 894. Add

Méd-ware

Similar entry: Mǽþ-ware

niht-waru

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After nihtware in l. 2 add: (propter noctes)

Parþ-ware

(n.)
Grammar
Parþ-ware, pl.
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The Parthians Hé gelǽrde monige þeóde tó Crýstes geleáfan, Parðwara and Médware and Persware, Shrn. 155, 33

út-waru

Grammar
út-waru, [For the obligation involved in waru see werian ; <b>III c.</b>]
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Hí him ꝥ land sealdon æt Norðtúne . . . ꝥ syndon iii hída tó inware and óðer healf tó útware, Cht. E. 235, 29. Add

wæl-cyrge

Grammar
wæl-cyrge, Take here (?) the forms given under wellyrge, where for 'sinus' l. (?) erinis ( = Ἐρινύς), and add
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Gydene, wælcyrie Ueneris, An. Ox. 4449

wæl-genga

(n.)
Grammar
wæl-genga, an ; m.
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A deadly walker, a wild beast, a dragon Wælgengan beluę, An. Ox. 8, 305 : 5, 41