heáfod-weard
A chapter ⬩ capitulum
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A chapter; capitulum, Mt. Kmbl, p. 11, 17: 13, 13
healf-weard
One who has a share of another's property or power
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One who has a share of another's property or power Hé sette hine on his húse to halfwearde ealra him his ǽhta anweald betǽhte constituit eum dominum domes suæ, et principem omnis possessionis suæ, Ps. Th. 104,17
heáh-weorc
Lofty work
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Lofty work Æfter heáhweorce heofenes ðínes secundum altitudinem cæli, Ps. Th. 102, 11
heaðu-wérig
Weary from fighting
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Weary from fighting, Vald. 2, 17
brycg-weard
a keeper or defender of a bridge
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a keeper or defender of a bridge
hord-weard
A guard of a hoard or treasure
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A guard of a hoard or treasure Hordweard the dragon which watched over the treasure, Beo. Th. 4576; B. 2293: 4594; B. 2302: 5102; B. 2554: 5179; B. 2593. Hordweard hæleþa the Danish king, 2098; B. 1047: 3708; B. 1852. Hordwearda hryre [of the death of
hors-weard
A taking care of horses
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A taking care of horses Horswearde healdan, L. R. S. 2; Th. i. 432. 17
ofer-weder
Storm, tempest
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Storm, tempest Heora scipu sume þurh oferweder wurdon tóbrocene. Chr. 794; Erl. 59, 22
ongeán-weard
Going against or towards
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Going against or towards Hé him ongeán-weard wæs he was on his way to meet him, Ors. 6, 31; Swt. 284, 32. Ongeánwurde obvia, Hpt. Gl. 499, 65
on-weard
Proceeding against, taking action against
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Proceeding against, taking action against Warnige se abbod ðæt hé þurh andan ne sý onweard ðam profaste let the abbot take heed that he be not acting against the provost from hatred, R. Ben. 126, 11
orleg-weorc
War-work, action
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War-work, action Se ðæt orlegweorc ( the defeat of the people of Sodom) gecýðde, Cd. Th. 122, 2; Gen. 2020
ortgeard-weard
A gardener
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A gardener Orcerdweard ortulanus, Wrt. Voc. i. 84, 52
hindan-weard
At the further end, ⬩ hindwards
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At the further end, hindwards Sindon ða fiðru hwít hindanweard the wings are white at the tips, Exon. 60a; Th. 218, 21; Ph. 298
holm-weard
One who keeps guard at sea, ⬩ a sea-warder
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One who keeps guard at sea, a sea-warder, Andr. Kmbl. 718; An. 359
tógædere-weard
In directions that will bring [people] together, will lead to meeting
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In directions that will bring [people] together, will lead to meeting Ða hwíle ðe hié tógædereweard fundedon while they were proceeding to meet one another; Ptolemaeus occurrere bello Perdiccae parat, Ors. 3, ll; Swt. 146, 5. Ðá hié tógædereweard fóron
tó-weard
future ⬩ that is to come ⬩ about to come ⬩ coming ⬩ at hand ⬩ approaching ⬩ toward ⬩ (that is) to happen or be some time or other, ⬩ (that is) to come ⬩ about to happen ⬩ (that is) to come soon ⬩ imminent ⬩ impending ⬩ to take place ⬩ come to pass ⬩ coming towards a place ⬩ approaching ⬩ about to come ⬩ with the face towards a person, ⬩ facing
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used attributively, in an indefinite sense, future, that is to come Praesens tempus ys andwerd tíd . . . futurum tempus is tówerd tíd, Ælfc. Gr. 20; Zup. 123, 17. Big ðam ege ðæs tóweardan dómes de terrore futuri judicii, Bd. 4, 24; S. 598, 15: Bt. 39
Linked entry: tó-ward
symbel-wérig
Weary with feasting
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Weary with feasting Wer (Noah ) wíne druncen swæf symbelwérig, Cd. Th. 94, 19; Gen. 1564. Him symbelwérig (Abimelech) synna brytta þurh slǽp oncwæð, 159, 26; Gen. 2640
wer
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a troop, band Were manipulo (coelestis militiae manipulo, Ald. 50), Wrt. Voc. ii. 83, 2 : 56, 75. In ic wæs cempena láreów, and mid mycclum were ymbseald, nú ic eom ána forlǽten, Homl. Skt. ii. 30, 195
a-wece
arouse ⬩ raise up
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arouse, raise up,Ps. Spl. C. T. 40, 11 ;
or-wéne
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with gen. not having ground for hope, without hope, despairing Biþ orwéne ðæt hé ne mǽge ða bóte áberan desperet posse se emendationem perferre, L. Ecg. P. i. 4; Th. ii. 172, 23. Hé wearþ his lífes orwéne. Homl. Th. i. 86, 28. Hé læg his lífes orwéne