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wela

(n.)
Grammar
wela, weola, weala, an; m.

wealthrichesabundancewealthwealprosperityhappy estate

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Ðæra wlenca ł walana (weolan, Rush.) divitiarum, Mt. Kmbl. Lind. 13, 22 Walana ł weala (willana, Rush.) Mk. Skt. Lind. 4, 19. Wiþsacaþ ðám leásum welum . . . and ðám unálýfdum gestreónum Blickl. Homl. 53, 23.

Linked entries: wala weala weola

slítan

(v.)
Grammar
slítan, p. slát, pl. sliton; pp. sliten

To slit, tear, rendto tear a garment rendto tear, split, rend, cleave, divideto tear, rend, as an animal does with the teeth or feet, a bird with its beak, to tear, bite irritateto tear to destroy, waste, consumeto carp at, back-biteto tear attero to tear, split to tear, break scindere, lacerare, laniare, lacessere, saevire, delere to slit, tear, break

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Tó slítenne (breccanne, Rush.) ae solvere legem Mt. Kmbl.

FOR

(prep.)
Grammar
FOR, prep. dot. acc. and inst.

FORon account ofbecause ofwithbypropropterperaccording toprosĕcundumjuxtaForinstead ofprolŏcovĭceForon account ofbecause ofthroughpropropterper

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Eardas rúme Meotud arǽrde for moncynne the Creator established spacious lands for mankind, Exon. 89a; Th. 334, 15; Gn. Ex. 16. Aguldon me yfelu for gódum retrĭbuēbant mihi măla pro bŏnis. Ps. Spl. 34, 14.

for-beran

to bearenduresustainto bear withtolerateto bear withput up withto do withoutto abstain fromdesist fromto abstainto restrain

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Lege tó þǽm setle swá ðú hátost forberan mæge, iii. 30, 20. to bear with, tolerate, not to stop Hí setton mé ín edwít þæt ic eáðe forbær rúme regulas, Gú. 459.

Linked entries: fór-beran fóre-beran

Cynewulf

(n.)
Grammar
Cynewulf, es; m.
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, a close rune, ðær him ᛖ [éh] fóre where <b>E</b> [the horse] before him mílpaðas mæt, measured the mile paths, módig þrægde proudly hastened wírum gewlenced. with wires adorned.

wépan

(v.)
Grammar
wépan, p. weóp, wép (wǽpde, Lind.), pl. weópon, wépon ; pp. wópen
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Ðá ongan hé wépan (woepa flere Lind., Rush.), Mk. Skt. 14, 72. Mid wépendre béne lacrymosis precibus, Bd. 1, 12 ; S. 480, 26. Mid wǽpendre stefne flebili voce, 480, 37; Wépendre, Blickl. Homl. 87, 26, 8.

Linked entries: wópen wǽpan

ge-bǽru

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Gebǽ[ru], dǽde gestus, i. actus, An. Ox. 2183. voice, cry (?cf.

díc

(n.)
Grammar
díc, e; f.

scrŏbis unde terram fodĕrant

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to denote-a ditch or channel for water Ymbútan ðone weall [Babilónes] is se mǽsta díc, on ðam is yrnende se ungefóglecesta streám; and, wiðútan ðam díce, is geworht twegra elna heáh weall round the wall [of Babylon] is a very great ditch, in which runs

Linked entry: walu

L

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In the Runic alphabet the character, which in name and form agrees with the Scandinavian rune ᛚ lögr, was ᛚ lagu.

mǽrsung

(n.)
Grammar
mǽrsung, e; f.

a making knownreportrumourfamerenowncelebritycelebrationa making greatmagnifyingglorificationGreatnessmagnificenceexcellencyhonourfavour

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Gesprang mérsung (rumor) his in all lond, Mk. Skt. Lind. 1, 28. celebration (of a rite, festival, &amp;c.) Gibedes ðisses gérlícre mérsunge observationis hujus annua celebritate, Rtl. 9, 21.

ge-sceád

(n.)
Grammar
ge-sceád, -scád, es; n.

separation, distinction, differencepower of distinguishing, reason, discretion, discrimination, an account, a reckoning, argumentdistinctio, discretio, distantia

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Skt, Rush. 4, 12. Eálá mid hú micle gesceáde God todǽlde betwih leóht and ðýstru O quam grandi distantia divisit deus inter lucem et tenebras, Bd. 5, 14; S. 634, 37.

Linked entries: -sceád ge-scád

wissian

(v.)
Grammar
wissian, p. ode.

to shewto shewguidedirectruledeclaremake known

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Grammar wissian, fig. to shew the way, guide, direct, rule, absolutely ( Similar entries see also II.), Gif swá gesceád wissaþ si ita ratio dictaverit, Anglia xiii. 443, 1116. Ða ðe him betǽhte sindon tó wissianne, Wulfst. 108, 16.

ge-endebyrdan

Grammar
ge-endebyrdan, ge-endebyrdian.
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Seó bóc hátte Liber Ruth and heó is geendebyrd on úre bibliothécan, Ælfc. T. Grn. 6, 33: 10, 41: 11, 3. Wé beóð geendebyrde tó heora weredum æfter úrum geearnungum, Hml.

ge-tæl

(n.)
Grammar
ge-tæl, -tel, -teal, es; pl. nom. acc. -talu; n.

a numberseriesreckoningcomputationnumerusseriescomputuscomputatioa companyracetribecenturiatribusa book of reckoninga registercataloguelaterculumcatalogus= κατάλoγos

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Rush. 24, 30. Hie gemitton getalum myclum they met in many tribes, Cd. 80; Th. 101, 27; Gen. 1688. a book of reckoning, a register, catalogue; laterculum, catalogus = κατάλoγos Getæl laterculum, Cot. 119: catalogus, 31, 37, 104

Linked entries: ge-tel ge-teal ge-tel

weorold

(n.)
Grammar
weorold, (-uld), weorld, worold (-uld, -eld), world, e; f. (but se woruld, Prov. Kmbl. 40: worldes, Lk. Skt. l, 70: ðissum worulde, Met. 10, 70)
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Ða ðe synt ðære worulde (weorlde, Rush. heaven ) wyrðe, Lk. Skt. 20, 34, 35. Se ðe ða écan ágan wille gesǽlða, hé sceal swíðe flión ðisse worulde wlite. Met. 7, 31.

þanan

(adv.)
Grammar
þanan, þonan (-on, -un, -en); adv.
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A.: ðonan, Rush.), Mt. Kmbl. 11, 1. Þanun (-en, MS. A.), 12, 9. Monige þonan gewitan, Bd. 4, 25; S. 601, 34. Þonan, Exon. Th. 235, 9; Ph. 554. Hé ða hálgan sáuwla þonon álǽdde, Blickl. Homl. 67, 19.

fundian

(v.)
Grammar
fundian, ic fundige; p. ode, ade, ede; pp. od, ad, ed

To endeavour to findtend toaspire tostrivego forwardhastenintenddesirenītitendĕreintendĕrepropĕrāre

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He fundaþ to ðæm weorþscipe ðæs folgoþes he aspires to the honour of rule, Past. 8, 2; Hat. MS. 12 b, 25: 11, 3; Hat. MS. 15 a, 9. Hí to ðé hionan fundiaþ they tend hence to thee, Bt. 33, 4; Fox 132, 25, 38.

sceran

(v.)
Grammar
sceran, sciran, sceoran; p. scær, scear; pl. scǽron, sceáron; pp. scoren.
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Th. 476, 10; Ruin. 5. Scorenum rassis, Wrt. Voc. ii. 84, 77. to shave hair Ic scere tondeo, Ælfc. Gr. 26, 6; Som. 29, 9: rado, 28, 4; Som. 31, 24. Ǽghwá mín heáfod scireþ, Exon. Th. 482, 6; Rä. 66, 3.

GE-DÉFE

(adj.)
Grammar
GE-DÉFE, -doefe; comp. -ra; superl. -est, -ust; adj.

Becomingfitproperseemlyconvenientagreeabledecentquietmildmeekgentlekindbenevolentcongruusconvĕniensdĕcensopportūnushŏnestusquiētusmansuētusbĕnignus

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Rush. 5, 48. Noe wæs dómfæst and gedéfe Noah was just and meek, Cd. 64; Th. 78, 2; Gen. 1287 : Exon. 41 a; Th. 136, 34; Gú. 551 : Beo. Th. 2458; B. 1227. Gedéfe is ðín milde mód bĕnigna est misĕrĭcordia tua, Ps. Th. 68, 16.

Linked entry: deáf-líc

sumer

(n.)
Grammar
sumer, (-or, -ur), es; dat. a, e; m.
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Rush.) ys gehende, Mt. Kmbl. 24, 32. Ǽr sumor on tún gá before summer come, Lchdm. iii. 6, 1. Yldum bringþ sigelbeorhte dagas sumor tó túne, Menol. Fox 176; Men. 89. Sumur, Exon. Th. 354. 58; Reim. 67.

Linked entries: sumor sumur