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sweord-freca

(n.)
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sweord-freca, an; m.
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A warrior who uses a sword:?-Hé ðæs wǽpnes (the sword Hrunting) onláh sélran sweordfrecan, Beo. Th. 2940; B. 1468

sweord-gripe

(n.)
Grammar
sweord-gripe, es; m.
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Sword-grasp, seizing of swords:?-Ðæt hí in wínsele þurh sweordgripe sáwle forlétan so that in the banquet hall through seizing their swords they lost their lives, Exon. Th. 271, 26; Jul. 488

sweord-wegende

(adj.)
Grammar
sweord-wegende, sword-bearing:?-Swurdwege[n]de anbidian gehende saca mǽste getácnaþ (in a dream)
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to await men carrying swords betokens strifes at hand and very great ones, Lchdm. iii. 204, 28

sweord-wígend

(n.)
Grammar
sweord-wígend, -wígende
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one who fights with a sword:?-Sweord*-*wígendra síde hergas, Cd. Th. 194, 13; Exod. 260

sweord-wund

(adj.)
Grammar
sweord-wund, adj.
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Wounded with the sword:?-Oft æt hilde gedreás swátfág and sweordwund sec[g] æfter óðrum, Wald. 7; Vald. 1, 5

birn-sweord

(n.)
Grammar
birn-sweord, es; n.
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A flaming sword God his byrnsweord getýhþ and þás world ealle þurhslyhþ, Bl. H. 109, 34

Linked entry: byrn-sweord

ge-sweorf

(n.)
Grammar
ge-sweorf, es; n.
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Geswearfes of seolfre syx pænega gewǽge, Lch. i. 336, 8. Gesweorf ferruginem, i. rasura ferri, Wrt. Voc. ii. 147. 65 : ferruginem, 35, 32. Add

hilt-sweord

(n.)
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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

(adj.)
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Add: striking with a sword. The word glosses gladiantes

wǽg-sweord

(n.)
Grammar
wǽg-sweord, es; n.

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

(n.)
Grammar
gúþ-sweord, es; n.

A sword

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A sword, Beo. Th. 4314; B. 2154

ge-sweoru

(n.)
Grammar
ge-sweoru, -swiru, -swyru; pl. n.

Hills; ⬩ colles

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Hills; colles Wurdan gesweoru swá on seledreáme swá on sceápum beóþ sceóne lambru colles vĕlut agni ŏvium, Ps. Th. 113, 6. Mid wynngráfe weaxaþ geswiru [MS. gespiru] exultātiōne colles accingentur, 64, 13. Muntas and geswyru montes et omnes colles, 148

Linked entries: -sweoru ge-swiru ge-swyru

áþ-sweord

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Dele: sweord sword, and see sweord swearing

mál-sweord

(n.)
Grammar
mál-sweord, es; n.

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

sweord-bealu

(n.)
Grammar
sweord-bealu, (-o), wes; n.
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Bale or hurt caused by the sword, Beo. Th. 2298; B. 1147

sweord-bite

(n.)
Grammar
sweord-bite, es; m.
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The bite of a sword, wounding with a sword:?-Áswebban purh sweordbite to kill with the sword, Exon. Th. 278, 26; Jul. 603

sweord-fetels

(n.)
Grammar
sweord-fetels, -fætels, es; m.
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A sword-beltHoml. Skt. i. 23, 178. Cf. Se cásere heora ǽlces sweordfætelsas hét forceorfan the emperor ordered the sword-belts of each of them to be cut, Ðat swerd on hundtwelftian mancusas and fóur pund silueres on þan fetelse, Chart. Th. 505, 32. Ðæs

Linked entry: fetels

sweord-geníðla

(n.)
Grammar
sweord-geníðla, an; m.
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A foe armed with a sword:?-Ðonne fyrd*-*hwate on twá healfe tohtan sécaþ sweordgeníðlan, Elen. Kmbl. 2359; El. 1181

sweord-geswing

(n.)
Grammar
sweord-geswing, es; n.
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Striking with swords, an attack with swords:?-Swyrdgeswing swíþlíc eówan to make a fierce attack, Judth. Thw. 25, 3; Jud. 240

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