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breóst-wærc

(n.)
Grammar
breóst-wærc, es; n.
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Pain in the chest Wiþ breóst-wærce, Lch. ii. 58, 20, 25 : 316, 5. Substitute: ; m

ceaster-waru

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Micele lufe hæfde eal seó ceasterwara tó him, Ap. Th. 6, 11. Þeós ceasterwaru on heáfe wunað, 23. Mínre ceasterwaru nis nán hǽlo hiht, 9, 10. Add

cú-wearm

(adj.)
Grammar
cú-wearm, adj.
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Warm from the cow (of milk) Scene fulne cú-wearmre meolce, Lch. ii. 354, 2. Mid cúwearmum [meolcum], 15. On cúwearme meolce, 358, 24

Linked entry: wearm

corn-weal

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Dele

cneó-wærc

Similar entry: cneów-wærc

cneów-wærc

(n.)
Grammar
cneów-wærc, m. (not n.

dor-weard

(n.)
Grammar
dor-weard, es; m.
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A doorkeeper, porter, janitor Dorweard, ðá in aldum gecýðnise dorweardas hostiarius, qui in veteri testamento janitores, Rtl. 193, 39. Ðǽm dorworde ( janitori ) bibeódes ꝥ hé wæcce, Mk. R. L. 13, 34

duru-weard

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Duruweard janitor, Wrt. Voc. ii. 45, 10. Hwæt mín fæder þé gedyde þá hé wæs duruweard, Bl. H. 151, 25. Dureweard janitor, An. Ox. 5147. Ðe duruard ostiarius, Jn. L. 10, 3. Ðegn cuæð ðǽm duruuardæ (duroworde, R. ostiariae ) ... cuoeð dureweard, Jn. L.

Linked entry: dor-weard

eád-wacer

(adj.)
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Substitute: <b>eád-wacer,</b> eáþ-wacer (?); adj. Easily roused (?), alert, vigilant. As a proper name, Rä. 1, 16

Eatol-ware

Similar entry: Eotol-ware

eorþ-weard

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Substitute for 'An earth-guard,' what guards a land, a fortress, and add leóda fæsten after lígdraca

fird-weard

Similar entry: fyrd-weard

fore-weard

(n.)
Grammar
fore-weard, e; f.
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Se cyng þǽre forewarde gyrnde þe him beháten wæs, Chr. 1093; P. 227, 31. Bútan se cyng gelǽstan wolde eall þet hí on forewarde hæfdon ǽr gewroht, 1094; P. 228, 34. Hér swutelað on ðysan gewrite ðá foreward ðe Godwine worhte wið Byrhtríc, C. D. iv. 10,

forþ-weard

(adj.)
Grammar
forþ-weard, adj.
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Add:to <b>III:</b> continued, carried on. Cf. forþ, 3 Þæs sylfa þeáw lange on Angelcynnes mynstrum forþweard wæs, Lch. iii. 434, 20. For and substitute: of direction in position, inclined forwards. Cf. forþ, 1 a Mé (a plough) þurh hrycg

fram-weard

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Substitute: With the face turned away, having the back turned to another Geseoh ꝥ hé sié tóweard þonne þú ingange ...; gif hé þé sié framweard, ne grét þú hine, Lch. ii. 352, 20. Ðone fromweardan hé ciégeð aversum revocat, Past. 407, 11

fót-wærc

(n.)
Grammar
fót-wærc, m. (not n.)
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fylle-wærc

Similar entry: fille-wærc

ge-ware

Similar entry: ceaster-geware

ge-waru

Similar entry: ceaster-gewaru

ge-wæd

(n.)
Grammar
ge-wæd, es; n.
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Þis sy[ndon ðá landgemǽro] tó miclan gráfe on Tenet ... andlang eá on middel gewæd and þonan west on Seolcingfleót, C. D. B. ii. 519, 14. Geuueada vada brevia, Wrt. Voc. ii. 123, 17