inneweard

Old English

Etymology

Equivalent to inne + -weard

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈin.neˌwæ͜ɑrd/, [ˈin.neˌwæ͜ɑrˠd]

Adjective

inneweard

  1. inward, internal, interior
    • 1921, Joseph Bosworth, Thomas Northcote Toller, An Anglo-Saxon Dictionary Online:
      Swā hwā swā wille dēoplīċe spirigan mid inneweardan mōde æfter rihte.
      Whosoever wishes deeply to go seeking with inward courage according to what is right.

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Noun

inneweard n

  1. intestine, innard
    • 1921, Joseph Bosworth & Thomas Northcote Toller, An Anglo-Saxon Dictionary Online
      Þā ġewand him ūt eall his innewearde.
      All his intestines came out.
      Fugelas on heora blōdiġum bilum ðǣra martyra flǣsc bǣron, ðearmas and inneweard.
      Birds bore the flesh, guts and innards, of martyrs on their bloody bills.

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