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mann-þwǽre

  • adjective
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mann-þwǽre, adj.
Gentle, mild, meek, not harsh, courteous
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  • Manþwǽre

    cicur, i. mansuetus, placidus,
    • Wrt. Voc. ii. 131, 35;

    cicur,

    • 17, 12: i. 288, 46.

  • Cyningc ðín cymeþ ðé monnþwǽre (

    mansuetus

    ),
    • Mt. Kmbl. Rush. 21, 5.

  • Milde and monþwǽre,

    • Blickl. Homl. 71, 4.

  • Earmum mannum milde and manþwǽre

    pauperibus benignus et mitis,

    • L. Ecg. C. pref.
      • ;
    • Th. ii. 132, 14.

  • Manþwǽre (

    propitius

    )

    heora fyrendǽdum,

    • Ps. Th. 77, 37.

  • Mildheort and manþwǽre

    misericors et miserator,

    • 144, 8: Bt. 42
      • ;
    • Fox 258, 9.

  • On þeáwum monþwǽre

    moribus civilis,

    • Bd. 3, 14
      • ;
    • S. 540, 8.

  • On óðre wísan sint tó manienne ða monþwǽran on óðre ða grambǽran

    quomodo admonendi mansueti et iracundi,

    • Past. 40
      • ;
    • Swt. 287, 20: Ps. Th. 33, 2: 149, 4.

  • God geriht ða manþwǽran (

    mites

    )

    on dómum,

    • 24, 7.

  • Manna mildust and monþwǽrost

    most gentle and courteous of men,

    • Beo. Th. 6345
      • ;
    • B. 3182,
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Bosworth, Joseph. “mann-þwǽre.” 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/22381.

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