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hwíte-clǽfre

(n.)
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white clover Hwíteclǽfre calcesla Wrt. Voc. ii. 13, 29: i. 67, 42. Hwíteclǽfr ca[l]cista 291, 4. Nim hwíteclǽfran wísan, Lch. ii. 326, 21. Nim hwíteclǽlran, 64, 2

hwíte-cylle

(n.)
Grammar
hwíte-cylle, some kind of bag or
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vessel Hwítecylle folle bubulum, i. vos piceum (cf. culleum, folle bubulum, Corpl. Gl. H. 39, 956: culleum uas pice oblitum, 926 : in culleum, in follem bobulinum, et aliter machina contenta et bitumine lita, 67, 224), Wrt. Voc. ii. 150, 14

niht-hwíl

(n.)
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niht-hwíl, e ; f.
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The space of a day, four and twenty hours Gif ǽnig man wǽre áne niht on helle, and hé eft wǽre æfter þám of álǽdd . . . ne áwacode hé nǽfre for eallum þisum, tó ðám wérig hé wǽre for þǽre ánre nihthwíle, Wlfst. 147, 9

gryre-hwíl

(n.)
Grammar
gryre-hwíl, e; f.

A time of terror

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A time of terror Andr. Kmbl. 935; An. 468

hwíl-wende

(adj.)
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Add: hwílende. of duration, temporary, not lasting long, not permanent Medemmicel hwíl is ꝥ g mé ne geseóð, and eft is lylel fæc ꝥ gé mé eft geseóð . . . Þeós hwílwende gesihð . . . Hml.

hwæt-hwoegno

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hwæt-hwoegno, l. hwæt-hwegno, hwæt-hwegnu
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and add: alone, v. hwæt-hwega, Hwæthwoegnu wére wona iów? numquid aliquid defuit uobis?, Lk. 22, 35. with an adjective, v. hwæt-hwega; 3 Mæge hwætwoegnu gód ( aliquid boni ) wosa?, Jn. R. 1, 46. Ðætte ne wyrsa ðé hwæthwoegnu bilimpe, 5, 14. ꝥ án gihwelc

hwý

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Add: in direct questions Hwý (hwí, v. l. ) forcwið hé . . . ðæt hé ne féde his heorde ?, Past. 42, 6. Hwý (hwié, v. l. ) wolde hé hié lǽran ?, 250, 24. Hwig eart þú swá gedréfedes módes 1, Ap. Th. 2, 9. <b>Ia.

ǽg-hwár

Grammar
ǽg-hwár, ǽg-hwér

everywhere

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everywhere, Ors. 4,1; Bos. 76, 38

dæg-hwam

Grammar
dæg-hwam, l. -hwám,
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and add Dæghuǽm cotidie, Mt. L. 26, 55

amet-hwíl

(n.)
Grammar
amet-hwíl, e; f.

Leisureotium

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Leisure; otium, Ælfc. Gr. 8; Som. 8, 1, MS. D

beorht-hwíl

(n.)
Grammar
beorht-hwíl, e; f.

A glanceictus oculi

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A glance; ictus oculi Lye

hwíl-wende

(adj.)
Grammar
hwíl-wende, adj.

Temporary

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Temporary, lasting for a time, not eternal Him fremede tó écere hǽlþe seó hwílwende ehtnys the persecution that lasted but for a time, helped him to the salvation which lasts for ever, Homl. Th. ii. 528, 7. Hé hí mǽrsaþ on ðære écan worulde for heora

Linked entry: hwílende

sweord-hwíta

(n.)
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sweord-hwíta, an; m.
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One who polishes a sword:?-Gif sweordhwíta óðres mannes wǽpn tó feormunge onfó (cf. Si quelibet arma politori vel emundatori commissa sunt, L. H. I. 87, 3; Th. i. 593, 15), L. Alf. pol. 19; Th. i. 74, 8. Ic geann mínon swurdhwítan ðæs sceardan málswurdes

Linked entry: hwíta

þræc-hwíl

(n.)
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þræc-hwíl, e; f.
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A time of suffering, a hard time Ongan ðá hreówcearig sár cwánian ... 'Ðú mec þreádes þurh sárslege ... 'Hine seó fǽmne forlét æfter þræchwíle, Exon. Th. 275, 22; Jul. 554

beorht-hwíl

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On beorhthwíle in puncto, An. Ox. 3247. Hí wurdon ábitene on ánre beorhthwile, 2370, note. On ánre berhthwíle uno momenta, Ll. Th. ii. 172, 33: R. Ben. 20, 5. Breohthwíle, Gr. D. 150, 13. Breohthwíle (bearht-, v. l.), 160, 23. Add:

hwíl-stycce

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Leáf ꝥ hé moste him sum hwílstycce gebiddan licentia paululum orandi Gr. D. 254, 24. Þéh þe þes middangeard sum hwílstycce cwéme, 258, 26. Hwílsticcu intervalla . Wrt. Voc. ii. 44, 61. Add

hwíl-þrág

(n.)
Grammar
hwíl-þrág, e : f.
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A space of time Ic þrowode þurh hwílþráge ( per horarum momenta ) swilce ic neálǽhte mínum ende, Gr. D. 243, 19

hwíte-gós

(n.)
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a white goose Hwítegós anser Wrt. Voc. i. 280, 14: ii. 7, 60

Linked entry: gós

hwíte-hláf

(n.)
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white bread, a white loaf Willa ic gesellan . . . CL. hláfa, L. hwítehláfa, cxx. elrneshláfes, Cht. Th. 474, 26

hwíte-leác

(n.)
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white leek; alba cipa. Wrt. Voc. ii. 8, 47