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hweorf-bán

Grammar
hweorf-bán, hwyrf-, hwer-bán, es; n.

A joinvertebrathe knee-cap

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A joint [of the back], vertebra, [of the knee], the knee-cap Hwyrfbán vertibulum, Ælfc. Gl. 11; Som. 57, 43; Wrt. Voc. 19, 46. Hwerbán vertibulum velvertebra, 74; Som. 71, 50; Wrt. Voc. 44, 33. Hweorbán vertibula, Wrt. Voc. 283, 38. Hwiorfbán, Lchdm.

hweorf-bán

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Hwiorfbán poplites. Lch. i. lxxi, II. Add

hweorfa

(n.)
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hweorfa, an; m.

a jointa whorl

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Something which turns, a joint, a whorl [of a spindle] Hweorfa vertuba, Wrt. Voc. 65, 16. Hwerfa vertigo, Ælfc. Gl. 74; Som. 71. 49; Wrt. Voc. 44, 32 [in both cases the words occur among names of parts of the body — the two following are found among

hweorfan

(v.)
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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

hweorfan

(v.)
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Add: p. hwearf, pl. hwurfon, hweorfon; pp. hworfen. where there is motion from one place to another. to move about, wander Þá gástas þe for Gode hweorfað, Gn. C. 59. Lond-rihtes *-* mót monna ǽghwylc ídel hweorfan, B. 2888. Holt hweorfende, Rä, 57, 3

hweorfa

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Add: a joint, vertebra, v. hweorf-bán Þá hweorfan and ðá cneó popliies et genua, Lch. i. lxxiv, 20. the whorl of a spindle, v. hweorf Hwyorfa vertigo (among words connected with spinning). Wrt. Voc. i. 59, 23. ¶ Here probably belong the two glosses

Linked entry: wendend

-hweorfa

(suffix)
Grammar
-hweorfa, -hweorfe.

be-hweorfan

(v.)
Grammar
be-hweorfan, p. -hwearf, pl. -hwurfon; pp. -hworfen, -hweorfen.

to turnspread aboutvertereconvertereto turn or put in orderarrangedisponereparare

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to turn, spread about; vertere, convertere Hleahtre behworfen turned to laughter Andr. Recd. 3402; An. 1705. Híg behwurfon híg búton ðære wícstówe they spread them about outside of the camp Num. 11, 32. to turn or put in order, arrange; disponere, parare

Linked entries: be-hófen be-hwyrfan

æt-hweorfan

(v.)
Grammar
æt-hweorfan, p. -hwearf, pl. -hwurfon; pp. -hworfen [æt, hweorfan to turn]

To turnreturnaccederereverti

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To turn, return; accedere, reverti Hwilum on beorh æt-hwearf sometimes he turned to the mount, Beo. Th. 4587; B. 2299

from-hweorfan

(v.)
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from-hweorfan, p. -hwearf, pl. -hwurfon; pp. -hworfen

To turn fromgo or depart fromexīrediscēdĕre

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To turn from, go or depart from; exīre, discēdĕre Freá hét hie fromhweorfan neorxna wange the Lord bade them depart from paradise, Cd. 45; Th. 58, 9; Gen. 943: 50; Th. 64, 9; Gen. 1047. Ðonne heó hwám fromhweorfende beóþ when they are departing from

ge-hweorfan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-hweorfan, p. -hwearf, pl. -hwurfon; pp. -hworfen.

To turnconvertereTo turngo awaydepartdiepass as propertyfall as a lotvertiabireredireexcidere

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act. To turn; convertere Manige sindon ðe ðú gehweorfest to heofonleóhte there are many whom thou shalt turn to the light of heaven, Andr. Kmbl. 1947; An. 976. Gehweorf úre hæftnéd converte captivitatem nostram, Ps. Th. 125, 4. Gehweorf us, mægena God

Linked entry: ge-hwearf

geond-hweorfan

(v.)
Grammar
geond-hweorfan, p. -hwearf; pp. -hworfen

To turn or pass through, go about, traversepertransire, peragrare, perlustrare

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To turn or pass through, go about, traverse; pertransire, peragrare, perlustrare Ðonne maga gemynd mód geondhweorfeþ when remembrance of friends passes through his mind, Exon. 77 a; Th. 289, 21; Wand. 51. Hwílum cwén flet eall geondhwearf at times the

ymb-hweorfan

(v.)
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ymb-hweorfan, p. -hwearf.
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to go round, revolve round Se roder ǽlce dæg úton ymbhwyrfð ealne ðisne middaneard, Bt. 39, 3 ; Fox 214, 16. Ymbhwyrfeþ, Met. 20, 137. Ymbhwerfeþ, 28, 4. Hí ðære eaxe útan ymbhwerfaþ (-eþ, MS. ) ðone norðende, 28, 13. to go about, in the neighbourhood

á-hweorfan

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Se cyning and se biscop sceoldan beón folca hyrdas and hí from eallum unrihtwísum áhweorfan, Bl. H. 45, 26. Add

for-hweorfan

(v.)
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for-hweorfan, p. -hwearf

To pass awaybe destroyed

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To pass away, be destroyed On þám dæge on þám fýrenan wylme sǽ forhwyrfeð (-hwirf-, v. l.) and eorðe and heofonas, Wlfst. 183, 4

ge-hweorfan

(v.)
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Add: trans. to turn, direct Gif hié ðátrumnesse ðǽre Godes giefe him tó unnyte gehweorfað si acceptae incolumitatis gratiam ad usum nequitiae inclinent Past. 247, 8. to overturn Hé gehwerf[d] subvertit (insidias impiorum), Kent. Gl. 315. Áhwerfdon vel

eft-hweorfan

Grammar
eft-hweorfan, l.
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eft-hwirfan

a-hweorfan

(v.)
Grammar
a-hweorfan, p. -hwearf, pl. -hwurforn; pp. -hworfen.

To turn awayconvertavertereconvertereTo turn awayturnmoveaverticonvert!

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v. trans. To turn away, convert; avertere, convertere Ne lǽt ðé ahweorfan hǽðenra þrym let not the power of the heathen turn thee away, Andr. Kmbl. 1913; An. 959. Ðæt he of Sione ahweorfe hæft-néd that he would turn away captivity from Sion, Ps. Th.

Linked entry: a-hworfen

eft-hweorfan

(v.)

To turn back, returnrĕ-vertĕre

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To turn back, return; rĕ-vertĕre Æfter tíde eft-hweorfende to heofonum after a time returning again to the heavens, Bd. 4, 3; S. 568, 29. Eft-hwurfon returned again, 5, 6; S. 619, 9

geán-hweorfan

(v.)
Grammar
geán-hweorfan, p. -hwearf, pl. -hwurfon; pp. -hworfen

To turn againreturnrĕdīre

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To turn again, return; rĕdīre, Hpt. Gl. 409; Leo A. Sax. Gl. 229, 21