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wépan

(v.)
Grammar
wépan, p. weóp, wép (wǽpde, Lind.), pl. weópon, wépon ; pp. wópen
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cwæþ: " Hwí wépaþ (ploratis ) gé?" Mk. Skt. 5, 38, 39. Beornas grétaþ, wépaþ wánende wérgum stefnum, Exon. Th. 61, 31 ; Cri. 993. weóp ( ploravit ) bityrlíce, Mt. 26, 75 : Andr. Kmbl. 2799; An. 1402. weóp (geweǽp fleuit Lind.) ofer hig, Lk.

Linked entries: wópen wǽpan

libban

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Hml. Th. i. 546, 4.

crístnian

(v.)
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cf. crístnung, Þá hǽþenan feóllon tó his cneówum biddende hine ꝥ dyde crístene. ne wandode on þám wídgillan felda þá hǽþenan tó cristnigenne . . . ac ealle sóna samtingas gecrístnode, Hml. S. 31, 1036

Linked entries: crístian crístnere

ge-swícan

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Th. i. 210, 4. to give up a condition, withdraw from a position Nán man on his godsibbe ne wífige, and gif hit hwá gedó, næbbe Godes mildse bútan geswíce, Ll.

be-frinan

(v.)
Grammar
be-frinan, l. be-frignan, -frinan; p. -frán, pl. -frúnon, -frinon; pp. -frúnen, -frinen,

to ask a person a question,to askquestion,to ask about somethingto ask a person about somethingto ask for some-thingto ask of a person what one wishes to be told

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A. 98, 216: 99, 257. question in-direct befrán his witan hwæt him þúhte be þám, Hml. A. 93, 46: 156, 115. befrán ðá hwám ðá gebytlu gemynte wǽron, Hml. Th. ii. 354, 34. befrán on hwilcne tíman þone steorran gesáwon, i. 82, 8.

wudu

(n.)
Grammar
wudu, (-o), widu, wiodu ; gen. wuda, wudes; dat, wuda, wudu (-o), wyda ; acc. wudu, wuda ; pl. wuda, wudas ; m.

woodthe substance of growing treesa tree(hewh) woodthe material obtained from treeswood which forms somethingsomething made of woodwoodwoodthe woodwoodsa woodwild

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Ním swá wudu (-a, v. l. ) swá wyrt, of ðære stówe ðe his eard biþ on tó weaxanne, and sette on uncynde stówe him, ðonne ne gegréwþ hit dǽr náuht, for ðam ǽlces landes gecynd is, ðæt hit him gelíce wyrta and gelícne wudu týdrige, Bt. 34, 10 ; Fox 148,

Linked entries: widu wude- wiodu

se

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hié begeat, tó ðon ꝥ wolde ꝥ þá folc him þý swíþor tó buge, Ors. 3, 11; S. 148, 31. Þá geceás him áne burg wið ðone sǽ, tó ðon ꝥ him gelícade ꝥ hié þǽr mehten betst frið binnan habban, 3, 7; S. 116, 5.

mis-híran

(v.)

to pay no attention to a person speakingto disobey

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to pay no attention to a person speaking, to disobey Se ðe eów gehýrþ, gehýrþ mé, and se ðe eów mishýrþ, mishýrþ mé, R. Ben. 19, 23. Mid ðám murcnerum ðe Gode mishýrdon, 21, 5. Mancynn Gode mishýrde, Wulfst. 104, 23. Mishýrdan, 13, 13.

brégan

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Ús deófol brégð mid yfelum geðóhtum, Hml. Th. i. 156, 30. Mid óðrum worde hierte, mid óðrum brégde (terret), Past. 53, 11. Réðe forebécna ꝥ folc earmlíce brégdon, Chr. 793; P. 55, 33.

for-syngian

(v.)
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Substitute: To make sinful; reflex, to sin Gif hine sylfne wið God forsyngað, Wlfst, 280, 8. ¶ forsyngod burdened with sin, sinful :-- Swá se man sý swýðor forsingod, swá he geornor Godes hús séce, Wlfst. 155, 8.

Linked entry: for-singian

hold-áþ

(n.)
Grammar
hold-áþ, es; m.

An oath of fealty

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An oath of fealty wéron his menn and him holdáþas swóron ðæt woldon ongeán ealle óðre menn him holde beón they did homage to him and swore oaths of fealty to him that they would be loyal to him against all other men, Chr. 1085; Erl. 219, 7.

Linked entry: hyld-áþ

tó-dǽlan

(v.)
Grammar
tó-dǽlan, p. de

To divide,separate,distributeto divide a whole into parts, to destroy unity, make dissension into divide a whole by assigning the limits of the different partsto divide one number by anotherto divide one thing from another,part,separateto scatter, disperseto destroyto distribute, give away parts of a whole,to divide into sharesto shareto divide,distinguish,separate,make a difference betweento be different,be distinguished from.to separate with the minddiscern,discriminate,distinguish,to give forth,utter

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Tóscirid ł tódǽled summotum, Hpt. Gl. 528, 12. to divide a whole into parts, trans. tódǽleþ hyne he shall cut him asunder (A. V.); dividet eum, Mt. Kmbl. 24, 51. Ðonne tódǽlaþ his feoh on fíf oððe syx. Ors. 1, 1; Swt. 20, 27.

fyren-wyrhta

(n.)
Grammar
fyren-wyrhta, an; m.

An evil-doersinnermăli actorpeccātor

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An evil-doer, sinner; măli actor, peccātor lange fyrenwyrhtan foldan wealdaþ how long shall evil-doers rule the earth? Ps. Th. 93, 3.

Linked entry: firen-wyrhta

fyrn-gesceap

(n.)
Grammar
fyrn-gesceap, es; n.

A decree of oldōlim constĭtūtum

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A decree of old; ōlim constĭtūtum Ne wát ǽnig ða wísan sind wundorlíce, fæger fyrngesceap, ymb ðæs fugles gebyrd not any knows how the conditions are wondrous, the fair decree of old, concerning the bird's birth, Exon. 61 a; Th. 223, 15; Ph. 360

un-nytwirðlíce

(adv.)
Grammar
un-nytwirðlíce, adv.

Uselesslyvainlyto no purposeunprofitably

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Ágyldan gesceád ealra ðæra ýdelnyssa ðe unnytwurðlíce nú begáð, ii. 220, 31. Se forlýst ða gife ðe unnytwurðlíce underféng, 556, 16

for-spildness

(n.)
Grammar
for-spildness, e; f.
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Seó nǽdre sende selfe in forspildnesse ( in praecipitium ), 211, 24

Linked entries: for-spilness -spildness

sóþfæstness

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mæg ic bútan sóðfestnesse áwiht sóðes witan? . . . Hwæðer þé þince þæt hyt eall án sí . . . sóð and sóðfestnes (verum et veritas )? . . . Hweðer ðincð þé betre, þe þæt sóð, þe seó sóðfestnes?, Solil. H. 50, 2-15. Add

stincan

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Add Ic wundrige þearle nú on wintres dæge hér lilian blóstm oþþe rosan brǽð swá wymsumlíce and swá werodlíce stincaþ, Hml. S. 34, 105. Stincendre sealfe nardi spirantis, An. Ox. 314. Add Þá líc weóllon eall maðon and egeslíce stuncon, Hml.

gefá

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Gif self his wǽpno his gefán út rǽcan wille, 64, 18. as pursued Be fǽhðum. Wé beódað, se mon, sé þe his gefán hámsittendne wite, ꝥ ne feohte ǽr þám þe him ryhtes bidde, Ll. Th. i. 90, 2.

geþwǽr-lǽcan

(v.)
Grammar
geþwǽr-lǽcan, -lécan; p. -lǽhte; pp. -lǽht

To agreeassent toconcordāreassentīre

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Se ðe sóþlíce God lufaþ nele he wiðerian ongeán his bebodum ac geþwǽrlǽhþ he that truly loves God will not resist his commands but comply with them, 522, 19.