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ge-cwémnes

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Gode tó gecwémnysse and earmum and eádigum tó þearfe and tó friðe. Ll. Th. i. 272, 15. Þonne hé sceáwaþ þus eádmódlice geþingunge and gecwémnesse úres módes wið úre þá néhstan dum tale placitum nostrae mentis aspexerit. Gr. D. 349, 34. On gecwémnessum

hearm-cwide

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samnung-cwide

(n.)
Grammar
samnung-cwide, es; m.

A collect

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A collect Somnungcwido collecta, Rtl. 2, 1

hearm-cwide

(n.)
Grammar
hearm-cwide, es; m.

Injurious, abusive speech, calumny, blasphemy, a sentence pronouncing harm or sorrowcalumnia

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Injurious, abusive speech, calumny, blasphemy, a sentence pronouncing harm or sorrow Heora hearran hearmcwyde their lord's sentence, Cd. 29; Th. 39, 12; Gen. 625. Judéa cynn wið godes bearne áhóf hearmcwide the race of the Jews against God's son blasphemed

Linked entries: hearm hearm-sprǽc

sóþ-cweden

(adj.)
Grammar
sóþ-cweden, adj.

True-spokenspeaking trulyveracious

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True-spoken (cf. fair-spoken), speaking truly, veracious

hleóðor-cwide

(n.)
Grammar
hleóðor-cwide, -cwyde, es; m.

A saying, vocal utterance, words, speech, discourse

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A saying, vocal utterance, words, speech, discourse: Ic ðæt gehýre þurh ðínne hleóðorcwide ðæt ... I learn from thy words that ..., Exon 72 b; Th. 270, 7; Jul. 461; Beo. Th. 3962; B. 1979. Éces word hálges hleóðorcwide. Exon. 61 b; Th. 226, 1; Ph. 399

a-cwanc

(v.; part.)
Grammar
a-cwanc, p. of a-cwincan.

quenched

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quenched,Chr. 1110; Ing. 331, 30;

ǽr-cwide

(n.)
Grammar
ǽr-cwide, es; m.

Prophecyprophetia?nuntii vel doctoris loquela ?

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Prophecy; prophetia? nuntii vel doctoris loquela ?— He ǽrcwide onwreáh [MS. onwearh] he revealed the prophecy,Exon. 83a; Th. 313, 23; Mód. 4

cwide-leás

speechless intestate

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speechless intestate

cwyde-leás

(adj.)
Grammar
cwyde-leás, adj.

Speechless, intestate mutus, intestatus

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Speechless, intestate ; mutus, intestatus He læg cwydeleás, bútan andgite he lay speechless, without sense, Homl. Th. i. 86, 26. Gif hwá cwydeleás of ðyssum lífe gewíte if any one depart this life intestate, L. C. S. 71; Th. i. 412, 27

Linked entry: cwide-leás

eð-cwide

(n.)
Grammar
eð-cwide, eþ-cwiðe

a rehearsal

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a rehearsal, Som. Ben. Lye

lár-cwide

(n.)
Grammar
lár-cwide, es; m.

Preceptdoctrine

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Precept, doctrine Wé sódfæstes lǽston lárcwide, Andr. Kmbl. 1347; An. 674

leahter-cwide

(n.)
Grammar
leahter-cwide, es; m.

Opprobriousinsultingblasphemy

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Opprobrious, insulting, injurious speech, blasphemy Æfter leahtorcwidum, Exon. 68 b; Th. 254, 18; Jul. 199

leóþ-cwide

(n.)
Grammar
leóþ-cwide, es; m.

A poem

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A poem Ic nát for hwí eów sindon ða ǽrran gewin swá lustsumlíce on leóþcwidum tó gehiéranne I do not know why the earlier contests are so pleasant for you to hear in poems, Ors. 3, 7; Swt. 120, 2

mæðtel-cwide

(n.)
Grammar
mæðtel-cwide, es; m.

Discourseconverse

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Discourse, converse Ic ðæs þeódnes word meðelcwide ongeat gæstes sprǽce I the words of the prince, his discourse, have heard, the guest's speech, Exon. 50 b; Th. 175, 9; Gú. 1192. Hyrcnigan hálges lára mildes meðelcwida to listen to the instructions

geán-cwide

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gegn-cwide

(n.)
Grammar
gegn-cwide, es; m.

A replyanswering againresponsum

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A reply, answering again; responsum Ðínra gegncwida [MS. -cwiða] of thy replies, Beo. Th. 739; B. 367

Linked entry: geagn-cwide

sealm-cwide

(n.)
Grammar
sealm-cwide, es; m.
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A psalm On stefne sealmcwides uoce psalmi, Ps. Lamb. 97, 5

word-cwide

(n.)
Grammar
word-cwide, es; m.

a sayingwordsspeechlanguage

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a saying, words Fyl nú frurnsprǽce, wlitiga ðínne wordcwyde (what thou hast said; ðíne wordcwidas, Exon. Th. 188, 9; Az. 43), Cd. Th. 236, 26 ; Dan. 327. Ne lengde leóda aldor wítegena wordcwyde, 256, 27; Dan. 647. Ðý ðíne wordcwidas weorðan gefelde

beorþor-cwelm

Grammar
beorþor-cwelm, beorþor-cwealm.
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Beorðorcwelmas abor-tivos, Wrt. Voc. ii. 6, 27. Substitute for Cot. II: