Á-werian
Bosworth & Toller Anglo-Saxon Old English Dictionary - á-werian
According to the Old English Dictionary:
- á-werian
- I. Add: (1) to defend against attack:--Þá burg áwerede þæt folc þe þǽr binnan wæs, Chr. 921; P. 101, 9. Hié þá ceastre áweredon, 885; P. 78, 12: Ors. 4, 13; S. 210, 33. (2) to protect from hurt, secure:--Wé áweriað ús mid þǽre segene, áweriað eów mid þǽre láre fremminge, Hml. Th. ii. 402, 26. Wé willað áwerian ús, Ll. Th. ii. 364, 13. (3) in the phrase land áwerian, III c:--Hé mid his scette áwerede ðæt land, C. D. vi. 183, 10. [O. H. Ger. ar-werren.] á-werian, II. v. á-wirgan. á-werian, III. v. next word. a-werian