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weste-weard

(adj.)
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weste-weard, adj.
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Westward, west, western part of the noun to which the word refers Se westsúþende Európe landgemirce is in Ispania westeweardum et ðæm gársecge Europae in Hispania occidentalis oceanus terminus est Ors. 1, 1; Swt. 8, 24. Ðá ðá hé wæs on eásteweardum ðissum

Linked entry: eáste-weard

ge-hírness

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Take here <b>ge-hýrnes</b> in Dict. and add: the sense of hearing Sefa sensus, gesihþ visus, gehírnes auditus Wrt. Voc. i. 282, 30: ii. 7, 77. Gehérnes, Bt. 41, 4; F. 252, 6. Healte men onféngon heora gouge, and deáfe gehýrnesse, Shrn. 137

ge-rihtwísian

(v.)
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Add Gerihtwísiendre justficante, Wülck. Gl. 251, 35. to maintain the righteousness of a person Gé eów sylfe beforan mannum gerihtwísiaþ, Lk. 16, 15. to exculpate, in theology to declare or make free from the penally of sin Andetnys gerihtwísað, andetnys

Linked entry: rihtwísian

ge-brítan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-brítan, p. te; pp. ge-briacute;ted, ge-brítt
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To pound, bruise, crush. Take here ge-brytan (l. -brytan) in Dict. and add Gebrýtte fricabat, Wrt. Voc. ii. 37, 39. lit. Ðeós wyrt hafað geoluwe blóstman, and gif þu hý betweónan þínum fingrum gebrýtest, þonne hafað heó swæc swylce myrre, Lch. i. 256

spanan

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Add Speón suasit, An. Ox. 43, 9. <b>I a.</b> add :-- Forgif mé þám men þe mín mód mé tó spenð, Hml. S. 3, 390. For hwon hé geþrýsstlǽhte ꝥ hé héte þone Godes wer swá swæncan and tó him spanan (gelangian, v. l.) cur ad exhibendum Dei hominem

æg

Grammar
æg, l.
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Dó ǽges ðæt hwíte tó, Lch. ii. 20, 12. Genim ǽges ðæt geoluwe, 22, 19. Ǽges geola, 130, 12. Nó ðonne bútan med-mycelne dǽl hláfes and án henne ǽg mid lytle meolc wætere gemengedre hé onféng, Bd. 3, 23; S. 554, 33. Þreó ǽgero, Shrn. 135, 18. Gif hit festendæg

uppan

(prep.)
Grammar
uppan, (-on); prep. dat. acc.

upononaboveuponatafteruponon touponagainst

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dat. where there is rest or motion on a surface, upon, on Moises wæs lange uppan ðam munte, Ex. 32, 1. Gá uppan Sinai dúne and stand uppan ðære ðúne ufeweardre. Ne cume nán mann uppan ðære dúne, 34, 2-3. Hé bæd æt Gode ðæt hé him sealde wæter uppan ðære

Linked entries: uppon on-uppan

cýs-wuce

(n.)
Grammar
cýs-wuce, an; f. [cýse cheese, wuce a week]

Cheese-week, the last week of eating cheese before Lent septimana dominicæ quinquagesimæ

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Cheese-week, the last week of eating cheese before Lent; septimana dominicæ quinquagesimæ. In the Greek church quinquagesima Sunday is the last day on which cheese may be eaten till Easter. The same rule prevailed in monasteries of the Benedictine order

firgen-streám

(n.)
Grammar
firgen-streám, fyrgen-streám, firgend-streám, firigend-streám, es; m,

A mountain-streamthe oceanmontānum vel saltuense flūmenoceănus

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A mountain-stream, the ocean; montānum vel saltuense flūmen, oceănus Hió ðæt líe ætbær under firgenstreám she bore the corpse away under the mountain-stream, Beo. Th. 4263; B. 2128. Fugel on firgenstreám lócaþ georne the bird looks earnestly into the

freólsian

(v.)
Grammar
freólsian, p. ode; pp. od [freóls a holy day]; v. trans.

To keep holy dayto celebratecelebrāre diem festum

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To keep holy day, to celebrate; celebrāre diem festum Sce. Eádweardes mæssedæg witan habbaþ gecoren, ðæt man freólsian sceal ofer eal Engla land the witan have chosen, that St. Edward's mass-day should be celebrated over all England, L. Eth. v. 16; Th

HÉR

(adv.)
Grammar
HÉR, adv.

HEREin this worldat this time

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HERE, in this world, at this time Hér hic, Ælfc. Gr. 38; Som. 40, 1. Ðá ic hér ǽrest com when I first came here, Cd. 129; Th. 164, 8; Gen. 2711. Hér gehýrþ Drihten ða ðe hine biddaþ and him sylleþ heora synna forgyfnesse. Hér is his mildheortnes ofer

leornung-cniht

(n.)
Grammar
leornung-cniht, es; m.

scholardisciple

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A youth engaged in study, scholar, disciple Leorningcniht discipulus vel mathites, Ælfc. Gl. 80; Som. 72, 99; Wrt. Voc. 46, 56. Nys se leorningcniht ofer his láreów non est discipulus super magistrum, Mt. Kmbl. 10, 24. Sí ðú his leorningcniht, wé synt

seld-guma

(n.)
Grammar
seld-guma, an ; m.
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A hall-man, one who has a place in a lord's hall, a retainer Nǽfre ic máran geseah eorl ofer eorþan ðonne is eówer sum . . . nis ðæt seldguma (he is no mere retainer. Grein translates 'vir qui semper in domo manet.' Heyne says 'seldguma ist hier offenbar

Linked entry: guma

strangian

(v.)
Grammar
strangian, p. ode.
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to grow strong, be strong, prevail, flourish Ic strangige oððe geðeó uigeo, Ælfc. Gr. 26, 2 ; Zup. 154, 14. Strongaþ praevaluít, Ps. Surt. 51, 9. Ic strongade wið him praevalui adversus eum, 12, 5. Word unrehtwísra strongadun ( praevaluerunt ) ofer ús

umbor

(n.)
Grammar
umbor, es; n.

A child

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A child Hwæt wit tó willan umbor wesendum ǽr árna gefremedon, Beo. Th. 2378; B. 1187. Ða ðe hine forð onsendon ǽnne ofer ýðe umbor wesende, 92; B. 46. Meotud ána wát hwǽr se cwealm cymeþ ðe heonan of cýþþe gewíteþ umbor ýceþ ðá ǽr ádl nimeþ ðý weorþeþ

weorold-wíse

(n.)
Grammar
weorold-wíse, an ; f.
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What is usual in the world, a fashion of the world Hé bæd ðæt Godes yrre ofer hí ne cóme, ne him wǽre hwæs (hwæt ?) gneáðes ne óþerra worldwísena. Ðá com stefn of heofonum and seó cwæð: . . . 'Gif hwilc man on micelre neádþearfnesse bið ðín gemyndig

wíd-sǽ

(n.)
Grammar
wíd-sǽ, f. m.
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Open sea, ocean Ðeós wídsǽ pelagus, Ælfc. Gr. 8; Zup. 28, 21 : 13 ; Zup. 84, 1: Wrt. Voc. i. 70, 14. Him wæs á widsǽon ðæt bæcbord, Ors. 1, 1; Swt. 17, 27: 19, 26. Fǽmendre wfdsǽ spumantis pelagi, Hpt. Gl. 409, 69. Wídsǽs cataclismi, Wrt. Voc. ii. 23

folc-riht

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Ne lǽte hé nǽfre his hýrmen hyne ofer wealdan (oferwealdan ?), ac wilde (wille,MS.) hé ǽlcne mid hláfordes creafte and mid folcrihte, Angl. ix. 260, 29. [Þæt hé] wiþ heora folcrihte feala worhte (cf. hunc inuenimus subuertentem gentem nostram . . . commouet

ge-winna

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Add of persons, an enemy, opponent Sé bið Godes gewinna sé ðe wilnað ðæt hé hæbbe ða weorðunga ðe God habban sceolde hostis Redemtoris est, qui ejus vice ab ecclesia amari concupiscit, Past. 141, 21. Feónda gewinna ( Guthlac ), Gú. 934. Gé gehýrað hæleða

Linked entry: winna

ge-wǽtan

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Substitute: To wet, moisten Geuuéted madefacta, Wrt. Voc. ii. 113, 73. Gehwéteð madefactum, 58, 49. the subject a person Foxes sina genim and on hunige gewǽt, Lch. i. 340, 17. Gedó on scearp eced, gewǽte swíðe, ii. 192, 19. Onsend Ladzarus ðætte hé