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Old English Dictionary Entry

ǽw;

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1 ǽw;

law], I, law, what is established by law, hence wedlock, marriage, a marriage vow; lex, matrimonium :-- Ðætte ryht ǽw gefæstnod wǽre that just law might be settled, L. In pref; Th. i. 102, 9: 1; Th. i. 102, 16. Rihtum ǽwe legitimo matrimonio, Bd. 4, 6; S. 573, 7, note. Se man ðæt ǽwe brycþ homo qui adulterium committit, L. M. I. P. 15 ; Th. ii. 268, 28. II. a female bound by the law of marriage, a wife; conjux legitima, uxor justa :-- Se ðe hæfþ ǽwe he who has a wife; qui legitimam uxorem habet, L. M. I. P. 17; Th. ii. 270, 6. Gif ceorl wið óðres riht ǽwe hǽmþ si maritus cum alterius legitima uxore adulteraverit, 18; Th. ii. 270, 10. Se man, ðe his riht æw
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Runic Inscription

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ǽᚹ;

Possible runic inscription in Anglo-Saxon futhorc

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Common Abbreviations

L.
Latin

Works & Authors

Bd.
Bede, Historia Ecclesiastica (OE translation)
S.
Sievers, E. (editor/scholar)
Th.
Thorpe, Benjamin (editor)
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