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ge-cwéme

(adj.)
Grammar
ge-cwéme, adj. [cwéme pleasant, pleasing]

Pleasant ⬩ pleasing ⬩ grateful ⬩ acceptable ⬩ fit ⬩ jŏcundus ⬩ grātus ⬩ plăcĭtus ⬩ complăcĭtus ⬩ acceptus

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Pleasant, pleasing, grateful, acceptable, fit; jŏcundus, grātus, plăcĭtus, complăcĭtus, acceptus Noe wæs Gode gecwéme and gife ætfóran him gemétte Noe invēnit grātiam coram Domĭno, Gen. 6, 8. Seó wæs Criste gecwéme she was acceptable to Christ, Exon.

cweþ ðú

(v.; pronoun.)
Grammar
cweþ ðú, say thou, cweðe he let him say, cweðaþ, cweðe ge say ye, Ælfc. Gr. 33; Som. 37, 33, 39: Mt. Bos. 3, 9: Gen. 50, 19; impert.
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of cweðan

cwén-fugol

(n.)
Grammar
cwén-fugol, es; m.

A female or hen bird ⬩ avis feminea, Som. Ben. Lye

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A female or hen bird; avis feminea, Som. Ben. Lye

-cwed

(suffix)

Similar entry: ge-cwed

cwert-ern

(n.)
Grammar
cwert-ern, es; n.

A prison

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A prison Ðe-læs ðú sý on cwertern send ne forte in carcerem mittaris, Mt. Bos. 5, 25: Lk. Bos. 12, 58

cwece-sand

(n.)
Grammar
cwece-sand, es; m.
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A quick-sand Cwecesond aurippus, Wrt. Voc. ii. 10, 48

Linked entry: sand

ge-cwéme

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Add: pleasing, acceptable Gecwéme ł wynsumlic votivum, acceptum, desiderativum, Hpt. Gl. 446, 51. Þám men geþeód mid gecwémre geférrǽdene on wynsumre drohtnunge, Hml. Th. i. 438, 23. Hafað ðeós wyrt swýþe gecwémne swæc, Lch. i. 264, 19. Gecwéme beneplacita

ge-cwéme

(adv.)
Grammar
ge-cwéme, adv. (?)
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Pleasantly, agreeably Gecwéme contente (the Latin, however, is probably gen. fem. Cf. ðǽre gehealdnan contente, 79, 41), Wrt. Voc. ii. 20, 20

un-cwéme

(adj.)
Grammar
un-cwéme, adj.
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Unpleasing, disagreeable, unacceptable For un-sybbe bið seó úre onsægdnes Gode uncwéme, Verc. Först. 175 (s.v. un-fenge)

Linked entries: cwéme un-gecwéme

CWEÐAN

(v.)
Grammar
CWEÐAN, to cweðanne; part. cweðende ; ic cweðe, ðú cweðest, cweðst, cwæðst, cwiðst, cwyðst, cwíst, cwýst, he cweðeþ; cweþ, cwiþ, cwyþ, pl. cweðaþ ; p. ic, he cwæþ, ðú cwǽde , pl. cwǽdon; impert. ¨ cweþ, cweðe , pl. cweðaþ, cweðe; subj. cweðe, pl. cweðen; p. cwǽde, pl. cwǽden ; pp. cweden

To say, speak, call, proclaim ⬩ dicere, loqui, vocare, indicere

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To say, speak, call, proclaim ; dicere, loqui, vocare, indicere . v. trans Ic ðé wolde lofsang cweðan laudem dixi tibi, Ps. Th. 118, 164: Rood Kmbl. 230; Kr. 116 . For ðam worde ðe se Wealdend cwyþ for the word which the Lord shall speak, Rood Kmbl.

Linked entries: a-cweðan cwýst ðú

cwyðe

(n.)

a saying

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a saying, S. Greg. Hom. 23, 104, Lye

sige-cwén

(n.)
Grammar
sige-cwén, e ; f.
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A victorious queen, applied to Elene, Elen. Kmbl. 519 ; El. 260 : 1992 ; El. 998

þeód-cwén

(n.)
Grammar
þeód-cwén, e; f.
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A great queen, an empress Þeódcwén the empress (Elene), Elen. Kmbl. 2310; El. 1156. v. next word

cwén-hirde

(n.)
Grammar
cwén-hirde, es; m.
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A keeper of women, eunuch Cuoenhiordo eunuchi, Mt. L. 19, 12

eald-cwen

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Dele

cwén-líc

(adj.)
Grammar
cwén-líc, adj.

OUEENLY ⬩ feminine; muliebris

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OUEENLY feminine; muliebris Ne biþ swylc cwénlíc þeáw such is not a feminine custom, Beo. Th. 3885; B. 1940

port-cwén

(n.)
Grammar
port-cwén, e ; f.
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A harlot, woman of the town Portcuoene ł synnful peccatrix, Lk. Skt. Lind. 7, 37. 39. Mið portcuoenum meretricibus, 15, 30. Portcuoenes meretricis, Rtl. 106, 28, Portcuoene meretrici, 106, 30. Portcuoeno meretrices, Mt. Kmbl. Lind. 21, 31, 32

gúþ-cwén

(n.)
Grammar
gúþ-cwén, e; f.

A warrior queen

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A warrior queen, Elen. Kmbl. 507; El. 254: 661; El. 331

cwencan

(v.)
Grammar
cwencan, p. cwencte ; pp. cwenced, cwenct

To extinguish, QUENCH ⬩ extinguere

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To extinguish, QUENCH; extinguere

a-cwinen

quenched

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quenched

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