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flyht-hwæt

(adj.)
Grammar
flyht-hwæt, adj.

Flight-promptin vŭlātu strēnuus

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Flight-prompt; in vŭlātu strēnuus Weras mundum mearciaþ on marmstáne frætwe flyhthwates men design with hands in marble stone the plumage of the prompt in flight [phœnix ], Exon. 60b; Th. 221, 15; Ph. 335. Se fénix ascæceþ feðre, flyhthwate the phœnix

fyrd-hwæt

(adj.)
Grammar
fyrd-hwæt, adj.

Bold in warfarewarlikebravebellĭcōsus

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Bold in warfare, warlike, brave; bellĭcōsus Ðæt wǽron mǽre men ofer eorþan, and fyrdhwate those were famous men throughout the earth, and bold in warfare, Andr. Kmbl. 16; An. 8: Elen. Kmbl. 2356; El. 1179: Apstls. Kmbl. 33; Ap. 12: Beo. Th. 3286; B.

Linked entry: fird-hwæt

hwæt-hwega

(adv.)
Grammar
hwæt-hwega, -hwigu, -hugu; pron. and adv. [cf. use of something in Shakspere.]

Somethingsomewhata little

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Something, somewhat, a little Sing mé hwæthwegu canta mihi aliquid, Bd. 4, 24; S. 597, 12. Hwæthugu wundurlícre hálignesse aliquid miræ sanctitatis, 3, 9; S. 534, 1. Hwæthwegu seldcúþes something strange, Bt. 34, 4; Fox 138, 28. Hwæthwygo aliquid, Nar

hwæt-líce

(adv.)
Grammar
hwæt-líce, adv.

Quicklyspeedily

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Quickly, speedily Gehýr mé hwætlíce exaudi me, Ps. Th. 137, 4. Hwætlícor citius, Coll. Monast. Th. 31, 23

nát-hwæt

(pronoun.)
Grammar
nát-hwæt, pron. indef.

Something unknown

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Something unknown Rúwes náthwæt something rough, but what I know not, Exon. Th. 479, 17; Rä. 62, 9 : 436, 23; Rä. 55, 5 : 499, 25; Rä. 88, 21

eofor-hwæt

(adj.)
Grammar
eofor-hwæt, adj.
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Bold as a boar Eoforhuaet (a proper name), Txts. 160, 1

Linked entry: hwæt

fird-hwæt

Similar entry: fyrd-hwæt

hwæt-hwára

(adv.)
Grammar
hwæt-hwára, adv. A
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little, somewhat, slightly Þá þeáhhwæðre gebyrede him þæt hié hwæthwára gebugan tó fleónne cum Persarum acies paulatim cederet, Ors. 1, 12; S. 54, 1. Þæt þá munecas hwæthwára furþor restan þonne healfe niht ut modice amplius de media nocte pausentur,

Linked entry: æt-hwára

hwæt-hwega

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Add: as substantive. alone Þeáh hit wéne ꝥ hit sylf hwæthwega (-hwuga, v. l.) sí si se esse aliquid existimat, Gr. D. 8, 22. Hwæthwugu bið betweoh ðǽm irsiendan and ðǽm ungeðyldgan, ðæt is ðæt ... in hoc ab impatientibus iracundi differunt, quod ...,

hwæt-hweganunges

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Mé ðincþ ꝥ þú sadige hwæthwegnunges (-hwugununges, v. l. ), Bt. 39, 4; F. 218, 5. See preceding word. Add

hwæt-scipe

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Gé eówerra gewinna and eówres hwætscipes hwetstán forluran cotem splendoris et acuminis sui perdiderunt, Ors. 4, 3; S. 212, 23. Add

lind-hwæt

Similar entry: leód-hwæt

gúþ-hwæt

(adj.)
Grammar
gúþ-hwæt, adj.

Activevigorous in warvaliant

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Active, vigorous in war, valiant,Apstls. Kmbl. 113;Ap. 57

bearhtm-hwæt

Similar entry: berhtm-hwæt

ǽg-hwǽr

(adv.)
Grammar
ǽg-hwǽr, á-hwiér; adv. [á + ge + hwǽr].

everywhereubiquein every respectin every wayomnino

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everywhere; ubique God ǽghwǽr is eall, and náhwár todǽled God is everywhere all, and nowhere divided, Homl. Th. i. 286, 27. Hí ðá farende ǽghwǽr bodedon illi profecti prædicaverunt ubique, Mk. Bos. 16, 20. Ǽghwǽr sindon hiora gelícan they are everywhere

ná-hwǽr

(adv.)
Grammar
ná-hwǽr, -hwár, -wér; adv.

no-wherein no placein no caseneverin no respectnot at all

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no-where, in no place Ná-hwǽr nusquam, Ælfc. Gr. 38; Som. 41, 55. Ðú ne ætstande náhwár on ðisum earde nec stes in omni circa regione, Gen. 19, 17. Hé sóhte his wǽpnu, ac hé ne geseah hí náhwǽr, Homl. Skt. 3, 257 : Blickl. Homl. 59, 20 : 181, 23. Ðeáh

Linked entry: á-hwǽr

á-hwǽr

(adv.)
Grammar
á-hwǽr, -hwár, -hwér, -wér; adv. [á always, ever, every; hwǽr where] .

everywheresomewhereanywhereuspiamalicubiusquequaquein any wisequoquo modo

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everywhere, somewhere, anywhere; uspiam, alicubi, usquequaque Ne mæg ic hine áhwǽr [ uspiam ] befleón, Ps. Th. 61, 6. Ne forlǽt ðú me áhwǽr eorþan, oððe ǽghwanan non me derelinquas usquequaque, Ps. Lamb. 118, 8: Ps. Th. 54, 24: 68, 7: 108, 12: 62, 9:

seld-hwanne

(adv.)
Grammar
seld-hwanne, adv.
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Seld*-*hwonne biþ ðaette áuht manegum monnum ánes hwæt lícige, Bt. 18, 3 ; Fox 64, 29

Linked entry: hwanne

ǽg-hwæþer

(and) both . . . and

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Hæfde ǽghwæþre (-hwæþer?, but for pl. cf.

Linked entry: ǽg-þer

for-hwǽga

(adv.)
Grammar
for-hwǽga, -hwága; adv.

At leastsaltem

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At least; saltem Forhwǽga on fíf mílum oððe on syx mílum fram ðæm feó at least within five or six miles from the property, Ors. 1, 1; Bos. 22, 35. Forhwága on ánre míle fram ðæm túne at least within one mile from the town, 1, 1; Bos. 22, 30