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carcern-weard

(n.)
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carcern-weard, es; m.
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A prison-warder, jailor Hé wæs on carcern sænded . . . , and æfter twelf dagum cóm se carcernweard, Shrn. 54, 13, 16. Sc̃s Arthemius wæs ǽr carcernweard, 89, 23, 27

burg-weard

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burg-weard, (burh-).
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ciric-weard

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Take here passages under cyrc-, cyric-weard, and add Ðæs cyricweardes tácen is þæt mon sette his twégen fingras on his twá eágan and dó mid his handa swylce hé wille áne hangigende bellan teón, Tech. ii. 118, 16. In þǽre cyricean hé breác and þeówode

dæg-weorc

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Bisceopes dægweorc, ꝥ bið his gebedu ǽrest, and ðonne his bócweorc . . ., Ll. Th. ii. 314, 18. Gé hwyrfað niht tó dæge and dægweorc tó nihte, Wlfst. 47, 8. Add

eást-weard

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Substitute for the example Eástweard orientem uersum, Ælfc. Gr. Z. 225, 9. defining direction of motion Gewende se here eástweard intó Frommúðan, Chr. 998; P. 131, 12. Hí wendon eástweard tó Lundene, 1013; P. 143, 25. defining diiection of measurement

edisc-weard

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Ediscueard (-uard) broellarius, Txts. 45, 525. Ediscweard, Wrt. Voc. ii. 127, 24: 11, 64. Add

ed-wendu

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ed-wendu, l.
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-wend

eóred-weorod

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Swá ꝥ hé þára deófla eóredweredu (weoredu, v. l.) ádrǽfde ita ut legiones daemonum pelleret, Gr. D. 71, 6. Substitute for citation

eorþ-weorod

(n.)
Grammar
eorþ-weorod, es; n.

mankind

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The inhabitants of the earth, mankind Ðǽr (at the day of judgement) bið gryre se mǽsta, for ðám þurh Godes mihte bið eal ástyred ge heofonwered ge eorðwered ge liellwered, Wlfst. 25, 21

geat-weard

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Be ðæs mynstres geatwearde ( ostiario). Tó þæs mynstres geate sý geatweard geset . . . Se geatweard (porterius ) sceal cýtan habban wið þæt geat, R. Ben. 126, 14-19. Heó becóm tó þám mynstre . . . þá eóde se geatweard tó þám abbode, and cwæð him tó :

forþ-weard

(adv.)
Grammar
forþ-weard, adv.
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expressing motion, moving onwards Mid þí þe hig ongunnon rówan and hí forðwerd wǽron on heora weg (they were making way), Ap. Th. 10, 24. (1 a) with a verb of motion, on, onwards :-- Nathan wæs forðwerd farende tóweard Rómána ríce, Hml. A. 181, 17. temporal

ge-wefe

(n.)
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Substitute: <b>ge-wef,</b> es; n. what is woven, a web Wágryfta gewef curtinarum textura, Wrt. Voc. ii. 77, 12. text?, context Actiuum opus ..., enarratiuum ... Gyt ys þridde cynn þǽre rake ... commune ... Sé þe wylle ymbe þæs gerímes deópnyssa

Linked entry: ge-wef

ge-wéne

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Dele, and see ge-wénan; II

gode-webb

Similar entry: god-webb

heáfod-weard

(n.)
Grammar
heáfod-weard, m.
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Add: One who performs heáfod-weard (see next word), one who is on guard Heáfodweardas excubitores, Wrt. Voc. ii. 146, 16

heáfod-weard

(n.)
Grammar
heáfod-weard, f.
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Guarding the (lord's) head. Add: See Kemble's Saxons in England, ii. 63

heáfod-weard

(n.)
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heáfod-weard, a title of a section of a book, heading of a chapter.
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Gesaegd aron heáfudwearda ðára réda exbliciunt cabitula lectionum, Mt. p. 20, 9. Onginneð heáfudweardo incipiunt capitulae, Mk. p. 1, 1. Add

hæg-weard

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gold-wecg

(n.)
Grammar
gold-wecg, es; m.
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A lump of gold Goldwecg (-wecd, MS.) auri metallum, An. Ox. 451

Linked entry: gold-óra

healf-weard

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Dele