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dúre-weard

(n.)
Grammar
dúre-weard, -werd, es; m.

A door-ward, door-keeper

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A door-ward, door-keeper, Mk. Bos. 13, 34: Wrt. Voc. 81, 12: L. Ælf. C. 11; Th. ii. 346, 28

ful-wærlíc

(adj.)
Grammar
ful-wærlíc, adj.

Full wary ⬩ very cautious or prudent ⬩ valde circumspectus vel cautus ⬩ prudentissĭmus

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Full wary, very cautious or prudent; valde circumspectus vel cautus, prudentissĭmus Ys hit fulwærlíc it is very prudent, Gen. 41, 33

ge-hleow

(adj.)
Grammar
ge-hleow, adj.

Sheltered ⬩ warm

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Sheltered, warm Ond ðá on gehliúran dene and on wearmran we gewícodon in apriciore valle sedem castrorum inveni, Nar. 23, 4

ongeán-weard

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D. again-ward.] See next word

æced-wín

(n.)
Grammar
æced-wín, es; n.

ACID-WINE ⬩ murratum vinum

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War. 15, 23

Linked entry: eced-wín

ceofl

(n.)

a basket ⬩ cŏphĭnus = κόφινος

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War. 9, 17

Linked entry: cawl

eher

(n.)

an ear of corn

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War. 4, 28

here-sceaft

(n.)
Grammar
here-sceaft, es; m.

A war-shaft ⬩ spear

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A war-shaft, spear, Beo. Th. 675; B. 335

gúþ-wudu

(n.)
Grammar
gúþ-wudu, a; m.

War-wood ⬩ a spear

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War-wood, a spear, Fins. Th. 11; Fin. 6

hilde-wǽpen

(n.)
Grammar
hilde-wǽpen, es; m.

A weapon of war,

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A weapon of war, Beo. Th. 77; B. 39

wig-getawa

(n.)
Grammar
wig-getawa, (-e); pl. f.

War-equipments

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War-equipments On wíggetawum, Beo. Th. 741; B. 368

hergaþ

(n.)
Grammar
hergaþ, hergoþ, es; m.

Harrying ⬩ plundering ⬩ making war

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Harrying, plundering, making war Hé wæs ðá útáfaren on hergaþ he was then gone out a harrying, Chr. 894; Erl. 91, 20: 911; Erl. 100, 25: 918; Erl. 102, 30. Faran on hergoþ to wage war. Thw. 162, 37

asca

(n.)

dust ⬩ pulvis

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War. 6, 11

beadu

(n.)
Grammar
beadu, gen. beaduwe; f.

Battle ⬩ war

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Battle, war, etc. Andr. Kmbl. 1963; An. 984

cýþling

(n.)

a relation ⬩ cognātus

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War. 18, 26

here-byrne

(n.)
Grammar
here-byrne, an; f.

A war-corslet,

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A war-corslet, Beo. Th. 2890; B. 1443

gúþ-heard

(adj.)
Grammar
gúþ-heard, adj.

Stout in war

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Stout in war, Elen. Kmbl. 407; El. 204

heaðu-byrne

(n.)
Grammar
heaðu-byrne, an; f.

A war-corslet

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A war-corslet, Beo. Th. 3108; B. 1552

heaðu-mǽre

(adj.)
Grammar
heaðu-mǽre, adj.

Illustrious in war

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Illustrious in war, Beo. Th. 5596; B. 2802

wíg-smiþ

(n.)
Grammar
wíg-smiþ, es;

A war-smith ⬩ war-maker ⬩ warrior ⬩ a man

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A war-smith, war-maker, warrior, a man (poet.) Engle and Seaxe, wlance wígsmiðas, Wealas ofercóman, Chr. 937; Erl. 115, 21: Exon. Th. 314, 14; Mód. 14. Ic wígsmiðum sægde, ðæt Sarra mín sweostor wǽre, Cd. Th. 163, 24; Gen. 2703

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