wordum accompanies biddan, þancian, be-wægnan,
secgan, hērgan, to
emphasize
the verb, 176, 627, 1194, 2796, 3177; gen.
Beowulf
sg.
, 2818; acc.
sg.
þæt word, 655,
2047; word, 315, 341, 390, 871, 2552; instr.
sg.
worde, 2157; gen.
sg.
wordes, 2792; nom.
pl.
þā word, 640; word, 613; acc.
pl.
word (of an
alliterative song), 871; instr.
pl, wordum, 176, 366, 627, 875, 1101, 1173,
1194, 1319, 1812, etc.
; ge-saga him wordum (_tell them in words,
expressly_), 388.
The instr.
wordum accompanies biddan, þancian, be-wægnan,
secgan, hērgan, to
emphasize
the verb, 176, 627, 1194, 2796, 3177; gen.
pl.
worda, 289, 398, 2247, 2263(?
), 3031.
--2) _command, order_: gen.
sg.
his
wordes geweald habban (_to rule, reign_), 79; so, instr.
pl.
wordum wēold,
30.
--Comp.
: bēot-, gylp-, meðel-, þrȳð-word.
word-cwide, st.
m.
, (_word-utterance_), _speech_: acc.
pl.
word-cwydas,
1842; dat.
