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ǽg-ðer

(pronoun.)
Grammar
ǽg-ðer, [ = ǽg-hwæðer] ; pron.

Eithereachbothuterqueambo

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Either, each, both; uterque, ambo Ǽgðer byþ gehealden ambo conservantur, Mt. Bos. 9, 17. Ǽgder ðara eorla each of the men. Andr. Kmbl. 2103; An. 1053. Heora ǽgðer either or both of them, each. Gen. 21, 31. On ǽgðre hand, on ǽgðere healic on either hand

Linked entry: égðer

hwega

Grammar
hwega, v. hú-, hwæt-, hwilc-hwega.

Linked entries: hwugu hugu

ǽg-hwá

(n.; adj.; adv.; pronoun.)
Grammar
ǽg-hwá, m. f: neut. ǽg-hwæt; gen. ǽg-hwæs [á + ge + hwá]

Every oneeverythingquisquequicunque

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Every one, everything; quisque, quicunque Ǽghwá secge let every one say, Exon. 88 b; Th. 333, 5; Vy. 97: 125a; Th. 482, 4; Rä. 66, 2. Ǽghwæt heó gefón mæg whatever she may seize, Bt. 25; Fox 88, 14. God ǽghwæs wealt God governs everything, Bt. 35, 4;

Linked entry: ǽg-hwæt

hwem

(n.)
Grammar
hwem, hwemm, es; m.

A cornerangle

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A corner, angle Hwæt fremaþ ðære burhware ðeáh ðe ðæt port beo trumlíce on ǽlce healfe getimbrod gif ðǽr biþ án hwem open forlǽten ðæt se onwinnenda here þurh ðam infær hæbbe what does it avail the citizens, though the town be firmly built on every side

Linked entry: hwæm

dæg-ðerlíc

(adj.)
Grammar
dæg-ðerlíc, [ = dæg-hwæðer-líc]; adj.

Daily, present diurnus, hodiernus

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Daily, present; diurnus, hodiernus Ðis dægðerlíce gódspel sprecþ ymbe ðæra Iudéiscra þwyrnysse this daily gospel speaks of the perversity of the Jews, Homl. Th. ii. 224, 29. On ðisre dægðerlícan rǽdinge in this daily lecture, i. 194, 24. Se gódspellere

swæðer

(pronoun.)
Grammar
swæðer, swaðer (= swá hwæðer, cf.
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O. H. Ger. sueder). pronoun. Whichever of two Swaðer uncer leng wǽre, Cod. Dip. Kmbl. ii. 113, 20, 25. Hwæðres ðara yfela is betere ǽr tó tilianne búton swæðres swæðer frécenlícre is quae pestis ardentius insequenda est, nisi quae periculosius premit

Linked entry: swaðor

wǽðan

(v.)
Grammar
wǽðan, p.de

To hunt

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Hwæþer gé willen wǽþan mid hundum on sealtne sǽ (cf. hwæþer gé eówer hundas út on sǽ lǽdon, ðonne gé huntian willaþ, Bt. 32, 3;Fox 118, 14), Met. 19, 15

Linked entry: wǽðe-burne

áwðer

(adj.)
Grammar
áwðer, = á-hwæðer; adj. pron.

Eithereachone or otheralteralteruter

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Either, each, one or other; alter, alteruter Ne uncer áwðer not either of us; neuter [ne-uter ] nostrum, Exon. 129 b; Th.496, 29; Rä. 85, 22. Ða tungl áwðer [MS. auðer] óðres rene á ne gehríneþ, ǽr ðam ðæt óðer of gewíteþ the stars never touch each other's

hwelan

(v.)
Grammar
hwelan, hwylan; p. hwæl

To roarbellow

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To roar, bellow Streámwelm hwileþ the surf roars, Andr. Kmbl. 990; An. 495

Linked entries: hwelung on-hwelan

á-wár

(adv.)
Grammar
á-wár, adv. [ = á-wǽr = á-hwǽr]

Anywherealicubi

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Anywhere; alicubi Swilce he áwár wǽre, ǽrðan ðe he geboren wǽre as if he were anywhere, before he was born, Homl. Th. ii. 244, 19

wæl-weg

(n.)
Grammar
wæl-weg, (=hwæl-weg or wǽl-weg)

the sea

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the sea Hweteþ on wælweg ofer holma gelagu, Exon. Th. 309, 26; Seef. 63

meox

Grammar
meox, [In 1. 6 after 'meox ?' insert: and swá ðeáh, gif þú his wel notast, hwæt bið wæstmbǽrre?]
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Add: manure Ne forhtige gé for ðæs fyrnfullan þreátum, for ðan þe his wuldor is wyrms and meox, Hml. S. 25, 261. Hit ys bysmorlic dǽd ꝥ ǽnig man . . . þone múð ufan mettum áfylle and on óðerne ende him gange ꝥ meox út fram, E. S. viii. 62, 16. Ic hine

á-hwá

(pronoun.)
Grammar
á-hwá, g. -hwæs; d. -hwám; acc. -hwone; pron. [á, hwá who]

Anyonealiquis

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Any, one; aliquis Gif he áhwám geweólde if he have done violence to any one, L. Pen. 16; Th; ii. 284, 6

Linked entry: hwá

hreðer

(n.)
Grammar
hreðer, hræðer, hraðer, es; m. [?]

Breastbosom

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Breast, bosom Hreðor innan wæs wynnum áwelled the breast within was joyously agitated, Andr. Kmbl. 2036; An. 1020. Hreðer [hreder, MS.] innan weóll beorn breóstsefa, Exon. 15 b; Th. 34, 9; Cri. 539: 46 b; Th. 158, 15; Gú. 910: Beo. Th. 4233; B. 2113.

Linked entries: hraðer hreðor

hwerfan

(v.)
Grammar
hwerfan, hwierfan, hwirfan, hwyrfan; p. de; pp. ed.

to turnrevolvemove aboutgoreturndepartto turnchangeto exchangebarter

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to turn, revolve, move about, go, return, depart Óþ ðæt ðú eft hwyrfest tó him until thou shalt return to him, Blickl. Homl. 233, 29. Mannes sáwl hweóle gelícost hwærfeþ ymbe hý selfe man's soul, just like a wheel, revolves about itself, Bt. Met. Fox

hweorfan

(v.)
Grammar
hweorfan, hworfan, hwurfan

To turnchangegoreturndepartgo aboutwanderroam

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To turn, change, go, return, depart, go about, wander, roam, hover about Nǽfre ic from hweorfe ac ic mid wunige áwa tó ealdre I will never go from you, but I will dwell with you for ever, Exon. 14 b; Th. 30, 8; Cri. 476. Ðú hweorfest of hénþum in gehyld

wilnian

(v.)
Grammar
wilnian, p. ode.

of animate objectsto desire, ask forwith gen. or uncertainwith accusativewith infinitivewith geniudial infinitivewith genitive and gerundial infinitivewith a clauseabsolute or uncertainto desire to goto tend to an end

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Eall hwæt hí willniaþ hí begitaþ, Bt. 40, 7; Fox 242, 22. Ðæt sáwul mín wilnaþ (concupivit), ðæt ic ðín word móte healdan, Ps. Th. 118, 20. Ealle hié ðæt wilnodan, ðæt hié his word gehýran móston, Blickl. Homl. 219, 35.

Linked entry: willnian

bæcere

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Bæcere, hwám fremaþ cræft þín, oþþe hwæþer búton þé wé magon líf ádreógan ?, Coll. M. 28, 25. Hwæt cunnon þás þíne geféran? Sume synt . . . bæceras, 19, 9. Add

ǽg-

(prefix)
Grammar
ǽg-, either a contraction of the prefixes á, ǽ, with a g added, as ǽg, or derived from aa = á, áwa, ǽw. It is used in compound pronouns and adverbs, as ǽg-hwá, ǽg-hwǽr, ǽg-hwilc, etc; but, in its place, we also find the prefix á as,—á-hwǽr, á-hwilc, etc. Both ǽg- and á- impart to their compounds a sense of universality.

Everalwayssemper

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Ever, always; semper:

sǽdere

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Gif hwá forstelð hwǽte and ꝥ forstolene sǽwð, hwæt áh ꝥ corn geweald ( how can the corn help) ꝥ hit wearp se sǽdere mid unclǽnum handum on ðá clǽnan moldan ?