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á-hwǽnan

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Add: to grieve, afflict Wá þám þe wudewan and steópcild oftost áhwǽneð ( ut essent viduae praeda eorum, et pupillos diriperent, Isaiah 10, 2), Wlfst. 48, 2. Þæt hí wydewan and steópcild tó oft ne áhwǽnan, ac georne hý gladian, 309, 3: Ll. Th. i. 326

Linked entry: hwǽnan

á-hwærgen

(adj.; part.)
Grammar
á-hwærgen, -hwærne.

Similar entry: á-hwergen

á-hwæþer

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Add: ,áwþer, ówþer, áuþer, áþor Either. pronoun Ne can þára idesa ówðer beorna neáwest, Gen. 2466. Ǽr þára folca áþer fluge, Ors. 4, 10; S. 198, 25. Sieððan hé hit mid ðára áwðrum (áþrum, Cott. MSS.) cýð, Past. 157, 21. Gif hé áuðer ðissa forlǽt, 87

Linked entries: ówþer hwæþer áþer

ná-hwǽrn

(adv.)
Grammar
ná-hwǽrn, (?), -wérn; adv.

No-where

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No-where Náwem non usquam, Wrt. Voc. ii. 61, 9 : 95, 8. Cf. ǽgwérn, Ors. Swt. 154, 22

Linked entries: ná-wérn -hwǽrn

ge-hwǽde

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Add Gehwǽde modicus, Ælfc. Gr. Z. 29, 9: exiguus Wrt. Voc. i. 51, 19. applied to material objects. of size Fram dúne gehwǽdre a monte modico Ps. L. 41, 7. Bát gehwǽdne lembum exiguum Wülck. Gl. 254, 26. Ðeós wyrt hafað gehwǽ;dne wyrttruman, Lch. i.

ná-hwǽrn

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Add: See preceding word

ge-hwǽde

(adj.)
Grammar
ge-hwǽde, adj.

Littlemoderatescanty

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Little, moderate, scanty Hí wǽron gehwǽde acwealde they were killed while little, Homl. Th. i. 84, 21 : ii. 162, 2 : Gen. 19, 20. Úre gehwǽda wæstm our little fruit, Homl. Th. 526, 22. Seó gehwǽde oferflówendnys the slight superfluity, i. 332, 14 : Mt

Linked entry: hwǽde

ge-hwǽre

Grammar
ge-hwǽre, concors.

Similar entry: ge-þwǽre

hwá

(n.; adj.; con.; pronoun.)
Grammar
hwá, m, f; hwæt; n.

Whowhat.any onesome oneanythingsomethingwhosoeverwhatsoever,whatever

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Who; what. in direct questions [with indic. or subj.] Quis hwá is werlíc hád que hwilc is wíflíc, cujus hwæs, cui hwama quo fram hwam ... Gif ic cweðe quis hoc fecit hwá dyde ðis ðonne biþ se quis interrogativum ðæt is áxigendlíc, Ælfc. Gr. 18; Som.

a-hwæt

(v.; part.)
Grammar
a-hwæt, = -hwet = -hwetted

whetted

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whetted;Ors. 6, 30; Bos. 126, 17;

hwæt-eádig

(adj.)
Grammar
hwæt-eádig, adj.
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Successful in war [cf. other compounds of eádig] Biþ se hwæteádig wíggeweorþod se ðe ðæt wicg byrþ he shall be successful and honoured in war whom that steed bears, Elen. Kmbl. 2388; El. 1195

hwæt-hweganunges

(adv.)
Grammar
hwæt-hweganunges, -hwugununges, -huguningas; adv.

Somewhat

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Somewhat Hwæthweganunges [MS. Cot. -hwugununges] aliquantum, Bt. 11, 1; Fox 30, 27. Hwæthwegnunges, 11, tit; Fox xii. 10. Ða niétenu ðonne beóþ hwæthuguningas [MS. Cote. -hwugununges] from eorþan áhæfen in animalibus vero jam quidem cogitationes aliquantulum

Linked entry: -hweganunges

hwæt-hwoegno

(pronoun.)
Grammar
hwæt-hwoegno, pron.

Anythingsomethingaliquid

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Anything, something; aliquid, Jn. Skt. Rush. 7, 4

Linked entry: -hwegno

hwæt-mód

(adj.)
Grammar
hwæt-mód, adj.

Stout-heartedbold

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Stout-hearted, bold Hæleþ hwætmóde men stout of heart, Elen. Kmbl. 2009; El. 1006: Exon. 55 b; Th. 197, 3; Az. 184

leód-hwæt

(adj.)
Grammar
leód-hwæt, adj.

Very brave

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Very brave [cf. leód a prince?] Se leódhwate lindgeborga, Elen. Kmbl. 21; El. 11

Linked entries: lind-hwæt lind-geborga

mód-hwæt

(adj.)
Grammar
mód-hwæt, adj.

Strong of soulcourageousbrave

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Strong of soul, courageous, brave Mægeþ mód-hwatu a maiden strong of soul, Exon. 122b; Th. 470, 14; Hy. 11, 16. Nymðe hié módhwate Moyses hýrde unless they with courage good obeyed Moses, Cd. 148; Th. 185, 17; Exod. 124. Ða módhwatan the courageous ones

secg-hwæt

(adj.)
Grammar
secg-hwæt, adj.
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Vigorous or bold in using the sword Se secghwata, Beo. Th. 6048 ; B. 3028

bléd-hwæt

(adj.)
Grammar
bléd-hwæt, g. -hwates; adj.

A shoot growing quicklygermen velox

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[bléd a shoot, hwæt quick] A shoot growing quickly; germen velox Ðonne ic hrére bearwas bléd-hwate then I shake the quick-growing groves, Exon. 101 a; Th. 381, 10; Rä. 2, 9

swíþ-hwæt

(n.; adj.)
Grammar
swíþ-hwæt, adj.
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Very strong, Runic pm. Kmbl. 340, 13; Rún. 5. v. rád; f

sund-hwæt

(adj.)
Grammar
sund-hwæt, adj.
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Active in swimming:?-Sǽfisca cynn swimmaþ sund*-*hwate, ðǽr se swéta stenc út gewítaþ (-eþ?), Exon. Th. 363, 21; Wal. 57