cweartern-weard
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A warder of a prison, jailor Cwearten*-*weard manceps (i. servus) carceris, Germ. 399, 345
tó-weard
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Add Fram þám littlan fingre tóweard þæs earmes, Vis. Lfc. 85. Add Þá áþenede Benedictus his hand and áwrát Crístes róde táken þǽr tóweard extensa manu Benedictus signum crucis edidit, Gr. D. 105, 4. 3. Add Hig eódon tó Sodoman weard abierunt Sodoman
dúre-weard
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
wiþer-weard
contrary ⬩ adverse ⬩ hostile ⬩ adversary ⬩ enemy ⬩ opponent ⬩ fiend ⬩ hostile to rightful authority ⬩ rebel ⬩ opposed to what is right ⬩ arrogant ⬩ perverse ⬩ depraved ⬩ reprobate ⬩ false ⬩ heretic ⬩ apocryphal ⬩ opposed to the good or pleasure of anything ⬩ unfavourable ⬩ adverse ⬩ hurtful ⬩ pernicious ⬩ disagreeable ⬩ contrary ⬩ opposite
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of direction, contrary Him wæs wiðerweard (-word, Lind., Rush.) wind erat ventus contrarius eis, Mk. Skt. 6, 48: Mt. Kmbl. Lind. 14, 24. Wiþerward wind ástígeþ ... ástigon wiþerwarde windas, Bd. 3, 15; S. 541, 33, 39. of hostility or conflict, adverse
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sǽ-weard
sea-ward,
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sea-ward, keeping watch and ward on the sea-coast; it was a duty that might be required in some cases of the thane and of the 'cotsetla' Of manegum landum máre landriht áríst tó cyniges gebanne . . . sǽweard ( the section refers to the
eáste-weard
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Substitute: <b>eáste-weard;</b> adj. Eastward, east, eastern part of the noun to which the word is applied Þæt býne land is eásteweard brádost. Eásteweard hit mæg bión syxtig míla brád, Ors. 1, 1; S. 18, 29, 30. Búton gewaldenum dǽle eásteweardes
fore-weard
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Add: fore-part of (noun in agreement). local Foreweard scip prorostris, Wrt. Voc. ii. 68, 47. On foreweardre þisse béc principio libelli, Ors. 6, 1; S. 252, 1. Mid forewearde orde stingan ex mucrone percutere, Past. 297, 11. Mid þrím fingrum foreweardum
æfte-weard
After ⬩ back ⬩ late ⬩ latter ⬩ full ⬩ posterior
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After, back, late, latter, full; posterior Æfteweard lencten full spring. Wrt. Voc. 53, 27. Æfteweard heáfod the back of the head, 42, 43. Drihten ðé gesett ná on æfteweard the Lord will not set thee in the after-part, Deut. 28,13
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æf-weard
Absent ⬩ distant ⬩ absens
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Absent, distant; absens Lícumlíce æfward corporaliter absens, Bd. 3,15 ; S. 542, 6
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ǽg-weard
Sea-ward ⬩ sea-guard or guardianship ⬩ maris [litoris] custodia
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Sea-ward, sea-guard or guardianship; maris [litoris] custodia Ic ǽgwearde heóld I hold guard, Beo. Th. 488, note; B. 241
and-weard
Present ⬩ præsens
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Present; præsens Ðǽr is Dryhten andweard where the Lord is present, Exon. 48 b; Th. 167, 7; Gú. 1056. Andweard Gode present with God, 30 b; Th. 95, 29; Cri. 1564. Fór ðé andweardne before thee present, Cd. 40; Th. 54, 2; Gen. 871: Andr. Kmbl. 2449; An
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cyric-weard
a churchwarden
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a churchwarden, Chr. 1044; Th. 300, 26, col. 1
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eást-weard
eastward, in the east
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eastward, in the east, Ælfc. Gr. 38; Som. 40, 7. v. éast
flód-weard
A flood-guard ⬩ sea-wall ⬩ măris custōdia ⬩ măris mūrus
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A flood-guard, sea-wall; măris custōdia, măris mūrus Flódwearde slóh he struck the sea-wall [i. e. the wall caused by dividing the Red Sea ], Cd. 167; Th. 209, 3; Exod. 493
fóre-weard
A forewarder ⬩ scout ⬩ antecursor ⬩ explōrător
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A forewarder, scout; antecursor, explōrător Siððan Scipia geahsode ðæt ða fóreweardas wǽron feor ðam fæstenne gesette, he ðá dýgellíce gelǽdde his fyrde betuh ðám weardum when Scipio learned that the scouts [forewarders] were set far from the fastness
forþ-weard
A forward guard ⬩ pilot ⬩ prōrēta
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A forward guard, pilot; prōrēta Forþweard scipes the pilot of the ship, Cd. 71; Th. 86, 26; Gen. 1436
freoðo-weard
a guardian of peace
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a guardian of peace
freoðu-weard
A guardian of peace ⬩ pācis custos
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A guardian of peace; pācis custos Him wæs engel neáh fǽle freoðuweard the angel was near him, a faithful guardian of peace, Exon. 35 a; Th. 112, 15; Gú. 144
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from-weard
From-ward ⬩ turned from or away ⬩ departing ⬩ about to depart ⬩ aversus ⬩ abĭtūrus ⬩ morĭtūrus
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From-ward, turned from or away, departing, about to depart; aversus, abĭtūrus, morĭtūrus Ǽlc ðara ðe ðís woruldgesǽlþa hæfþ, he wát ðæt hi [MS. he] him fromwearde beóþ every one who possesses these worldly goods, knows that they will be departing from
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fyrd-weard
An army-guard ⬩ a military watch ⬩ mīlĭtāris custōdia
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An army-guard, a military watch; mīlĭtāris custōdia Sǽweard and heáfodweard and fyrdweard sea-guard and head-guard and army-guard, L. R. S. 1; Th. i. 432, 5
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