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hwer

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Huuer, huer lebes Txts. 72, 563. Hwer (hwyr, v. l. ), Ælfc. Gr. Z. 316, 5. Hweres ł cyteles sartaginis . Hpt. Gl. 503, 34. Hwer, þollan sartaginem . An. Ox. 4115. Man sceal habban . . . hwer, leád, cytel, hlædel, pannan, crocca, dixas, Angl. ix. 264,

hwet

Similar entry: hwæt

hwǽte-cynn

(n.)
Grammar
hwǽte-cynn, es; n.
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Wheat-kind Hé ðé gesadade mid ðý sélestan hwǽtecynnes holde lynde adipe frumenti satiat te, Ps. Th. 147, 3

hwǽte-land

(n.)
Grammar
hwǽte-land, es; m.

Wheat-land

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Wheat-land, land for growing wheat upon Ðæt hæft se arcebisceop genumen tó hwǽtelande, Cod. Dipl. Kmbl. iii. 159, 23

hwǽte-melu

(n.)
Grammar
hwǽte-melu, wes; n.

Wheaten mealflour

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Wheaten meal or flour Mid hwǽtemelwe, L. M. 3, 65; Lchdm. ii. 354, 12

hwǽte-wæstm

(n.)
Grammar
hwǽte-wæstm, es; m.

Cornfrumentatio

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[?] Corn; frumentatio, Ps. Vos. 77, 29, Lye

ge-hwá

(n.)
Grammar
ge-hwá, m. -hwæt; n. g. -hwaes; pron.

Every onewhoeverwhoquisquequis

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Hwæt gehwá náme quis quid tolleret, Mk. Bos. 15, 24. Fæder-æðelo gehwæs the ancestry of each, Cd. 161; Th. 200, 24; Exod. 361.

wel-hwǽr

(adv.)
Grammar
wel-hwǽr, adv.

Everywheregenerallycommonly

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Wiód ða ðe willaþ welhwǽr derian clǽnum hwǽte Met. 12, 4. Mæniges þinges ðe monnum wunder welhwǽr þynceþ 28, 82

Linked entry: wel-gehwǽr

ǽ-hwǽr

(adv.)
Grammar
ǽ-hwǽr, adv.

Everywhereubique

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Everywhere; ubique.Ps. Th. 88, 31

ág-hwǽr

(adv.)

everywhereubique

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everywhere; ubique,Lye

a-hwæt

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

whetted

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

hwæl-hunta

(n.)
Grammar
hwæl-hunta, an; m.

whale-fisherwhaler

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A whale-hunter, whale-fisher, whaler Hwælhunta cetarius, Ælfc. Gl. 101; Som. 77, 55; Wrt. Voc. 55, 59. Ðá wæshé swá feor norð swá ða hwælhuntan firrest faraþ was as far north as the whalers ever go, Ors. 1, 1; Swt. 17, 12

Linked entry: hunta

hwæl-huntaþ

(n.)
Grammar
hwæl-huntaþ, es; m.

Whale-fishingwhaling

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Whale-fishing, whaling On his ágnum lande is se betsta hwælhuntaþ, Ors. 1, 1; Swt. 18, 5

Linked entry: huntaþ

hwæl-mere

(n.)
Grammar
hwæl-mere, es; m.

The sea

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The sea, Exon. 101 a; Th. 382, 2; Rä. 3, 5: Andr. Kmbl. 739; An. 370

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

hwæt-ness

(n.)
Grammar
hwæt-ness, e; f.

Quicknessagility

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Quickness, agility Seó fægernes and seó hwætnes ðæs líchoman geblissaþ ðone mon pulcritudo atque velocitas videntur præstare celebritatem, Bt. 24, 3; Fox 84, 8

hwæt-rǽd

(adj.)
Grammar
hwæt-rǽd, adj. [?]

counsel

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Strong of purpose or counsel Hwætréd, hygeróf, Exon. 124 a; Th. 477, 5; Ruin. 20