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HWǼTE

  • noun [ masculine ]
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Grammar
HWǼTE, es; m.
Wright's OE grammar
§7; §134; §263; §298; §325; §354;
WHEAT
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  • Hwǽte

    triticum,

    • Wrt. Voc. 287, 17
      • .

  • Grǽg hwǽte

    far,

    • Ælfc. Gr. 9, 17
      • ;
    • Som. 9, 52
      • .

  • Þurh ða gemetgunge hwǽtes

    per mensuram tritici,

    • Past. 63
      • ;
    • Swt. 459, 13.

  • Fyrsas ða ðe willaþ derian clǽnum hwǽte,

    • Bt. Met. Fox 12, 9
      • ;
    • Met. 12, 5
      • .

  • Hé hí fédde mid hwǽte,

    • Ps. 80, 15
      • .

  • Tó ðæm ðæt hé him tó tíde gemetlíce gedǽle ðone hwǽte

    ut det illis in tempore tritici mensuram,

    • Past. 63
      • ;
    • Swt. 459, 13
      • .

  • Fullne hwǽte on ðam eare

    plenum frumentum in spica,

    • Mk. Skt. 4, 28
      • .

  • Hwǽtas

    frumenta,

    • Ælfc. Gr. 13
      • ;
    • Som. 16, 10.

  • On hwǽtum

    frumento,

    • Ps. Th. 64, 14
      • .
Etymology
[
Orm. whæte
:
Ayenb. huete
:
Piers P. whete
:
Goth. hwaiteis
:
O. L. Ger. huéte
:
Icel. hveiti; n
:
Dan. hvede
:
O. H. Ger. hwaizi triticum, frumentum
:
Ger. weizen.
]
Derived forms
hláf-hwǽte
Entry information
Citation

Bosworth, Joseph. “HWǼTE.” In An Anglo-Saxon Dictionary Online, edited by Thomas Northcote Toller, Christ Sean, and Ondřej Tichy. Prague: Faculty of Arts, Charles University, 2014. https://bosworthtoller.com/20053.

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