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wíg

(n.)
Grammar
wíg, es; n. I.

fight ⬩ battle ⬩ war ⬩ conflict ⬩ valour ⬩ troops

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fight, battle, war, conflict Wíg oððe gefeoht mavors, Wrt. Voc. ii. 55, 37. Ðonne wíg cume, Beo. Th. 46 ; B. 23: 5737; B. 2872. Wíg ealle fornam, 2165; B. 1080: Exon. Th. 291, 11; Wand. 80: Elen. Kmbl. 262 ; El. 131. Wæs ðæs wyrmes wíg wíde gesýne, nearofáges

Cerdices óra

(n.)
Grammar
Cerdices óra, Certices óra. an; m.

Cerdic's shore ⬩ Cerdăci lítus

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Cerdic's shore, on the south of Dorsetshire, ; Cerdăci lítus Ðá Cerdic and Cynríc his sunu cwom up æt Cerdices óran mid v scipum then, A. D. 495, Cerdic and Cynric his son came up to Cerdic's shore with five ships, Chr. Erl. 2, 3. Hér cwómon Cerdic and

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cyrc-weard

(n.)
Grammar
cyrc-weard, cyric-weard,cyrc-werd,es ; m.

A churchwarden, sacristan ⬩ ecclesiæ custos, sacri scriniarius

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A churchwarden, sacristan; ecclesiæ custos, sacri scriniarius Cyrcweardes þénung a churchwarden's duty, Greg. Dial. 1, 5. Æðelstán cyric-weard [MS. -wyrd] féng to ðam abbodríce æt Abban dúne Æthelstan, warden ofthe church, succeeded to the abbacy at

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Dægsan stán

(n.)
Grammar
Dægsan stán, Degsa-stán, Dæg-stán,es; m. [Flor. Hunt. Degsastan: the stone of Degsa]

DAWSTON or Dalston, Cumberland ⬩ agro Cumbriæ

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DAWSTON or Dalston, Cumberland; loci nomen in agro Cumbriæ Hér Ægþan Scotta cyng feaht wið Dælreoda, and wið Æðelferþe, Norþhymbra cynge, æt Dægstáne [Dægsan stáne, Th. 37, 26], and man ofslóh mǽst ealne his here in this year [A. D. 603] Ægthan king

in-faran

(v.)
Grammar
in-faran, p. -fór

To go into ⬩ enter

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To go into, enter Ic infare on húse ðinum introibo in domum tuam, Ps. Spl. 5, 8. Innfæreþ ingredietur, Jn. Skt. Lind. 10, 9. Infór se cingc on ða sǽ ingressus est pharao in mare, Cantic. Moys. 19. Ðis synd Israhéla naman ðe infóron on Egipta land hæc

leornung-mann

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

A learner ⬩ pupil ⬩ scholar ⬩ student ⬩ disciple

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A learner, pupil, scholar, student, disciple Sum leorningman well gelǽred on gewritum scholasticus quidam doctus studio literarum, Bd. 3, 13; S. 538, 18. Ǽrest discipula and leorningmon reogollíces lífes primo discipula regularis vitæ, 3, 24; S. 557,

óþ-bregdan

(v.)
Grammar
óþ-bregdan, -brédan
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to take away, carry off Ða burgleóde óþbrúdon ða snore mid hiere suna, and hí sendon on óðer fæstre fæsten. Ors. 3, II; Swt. 148, 21. Hæbbe hé Godes unmiltse, se ðe ðis áwende and ðere stówe óþbréde, Cod. Dip. Kmbl. ii. 4, 3. Hé (Nero when Rome was burning

teoh

(n.)
Grammar
teoh, teohh, e; f.; but also m. or n.
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An association, a company, band Besæt hé ðá sinherge sweorda láfe weán oft gehét earmre teohhe with a mighty host he besieged then those whom the sword had spared, to the wretched band woe he oft promised, Beo. Th. 5868; B. 2938. Óððæt ic ðínes earmes

un-gesewenlíc

(adj.)
Grammar
un-gesewenlíc, adj.

Invisible

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Invisible Seó eorðe wæs æt fruman eall ungesewenlíc, for ðam ðe heó eall wæs mid ýðum oferðeht, Hexam. 5; Norm. 10, 17. Heora ( angels ) ungesewenlíce gecynd, Homl. Th. i. 538, 28. Se ungesawenlíca feónd, Wulfst. 52, 8. Unisæwenlícere mihte invisibili

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un-wéne

(adj.)
Grammar
un-wéne, adj.

hopeless ⬩ not having hope or expectation ⬩ not hoped for ⬩ unexpected

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hopeless, not having hope or expectation. Similar entries Cf. or-wéne Wæs ðǽr án cnapa geǽttrod þurh næddran, swíðe tóswollen þurh ðæs wyrmes siege, unwéne his lífes, Homl. Th. ii. 514, 7. Hé gehǽlde ánre wydewan sunu ðe unwéne læg, Homl. Skt. i. 6,

wiþer-hycgende

(adj.)
Grammar
wiþer-hycgende, adj.
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Having hostile thoughts or purpose against another, of evil intent Emulus, i. contrarius gewinna, wiþerwinna, æfstig, wiþerhycgende, Wrt. Voc. ii. 143, 48. Ongan meldigan helle hinca ðone hálgan wer, wiðerhycgende, Andr. Kmbl. 2345; An. 1174. Ðú (the

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cláþ

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Add: a cloth Þú noldest þæt ǽnig cláð betweuh wére ( nullo interposito velamento ), Shrn. 185, 34. Stód án cýf oferwrogen . . . hí brúdon of ðone cláð ( operimentum ), Hml. Th. ii. 178, 35. a garment God hyre ásende tunecan. Heó . . . ðone cláð hire

ge-blówan

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Add: <b>ge-blówen</b> blown (as in full-blown), blooming, in bloom, that has blossomed. lit. of plants Ealra beáma beorhtast geblowen, Ph. 179. Secgeað lǽcas ꝥte geblówene wyrta þonne sién betste tó wyrcenne tó drencum, Lch. ii. 146, 17.

hangra

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A wood on a hill-side, and add Tó foxhangran; of ðám hangran, C. D. vi. 106, 1. Of ðám ellenstubbe on ðone yfemestan hangran, iii. 384, 5. [For a discussion of the word and for a number of compound forms in which it occurs see Cht. Crw. p. 134. Other

hádung

(n.)
Grammar
hádung, e; f.

Ordination

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Ordination On ðare smyrunge biþ lǽcedóm and ne biþ ná hádung in the unction is healing and there is not ordination, L. Ælfc. P. 48; Th. ii. 384, 33. Bisceopum gebyreþ ðæt hí ne beón tó feohgeorne æt hádunge it is fitting for bishops not to be too eager

scír-geréfa

(n.)
Grammar
scír-geréfa, an; m.

A shire-reeve ⬩ sheriff ⬩ 'the judicial president of a shire.' ⬩ of a secular official ⬩ of an ecclesiastic

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A shire-reeve, sheriff, 'the judicial president of a shire.' v. Stubbs' Const. Hist. i. 113 ; Kemble's Saxons in England, bk. ii. c. v. The word glosses preses in Wrt. Voc. i. 18, 11. of a secular official, Similar entries v. scír, III. Ælfnóþ scírgeréfa

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pytt

(n.)
Grammar
pytt, es ; m.
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a pit, hole in the ground, a grave Pyt puteus, Wrt. Voc. i. 84, 58. Scrobs ys pytt oððe díc, Ælfc. Gr. 9, 51 ; Zup. 66, 10. Heora mód ys swá deóp swá grundleás pytt sepulcrum patens est guttur eorum, Ps. Th. 5, 10. Gif hwá pytt ( cisternam ) ádelfe and

on-sundrum

(adv.)
Grammar
on-sundrum, -sundran, -sundron; adv.

separately, severally, separated one from the other, apart ⬩ in retirement from others, apart ⬩ making distinction from others, especially

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separately, severally, separated one from the other, apart Onsundron separatim, onsundron hé sit singillatim sedet, Ælfc. Gr. 38; Som. 40, 39. Onsundran altrinsecus, hine et inde, Hpt. Gl. 410, 2. Uton biddan onsundron æt Gode, ic æt mínum Gode . . .

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will

(n.)
Grammar
will, well, wyll, es; m.

A well, spring, fountain (lit, and fig.)

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A well, spring, fountain (lit, and fig.) Well fons . Wrt. Voc. i. 54, 29. Án wyll ( fons ) ásprang of ðære corðan, Gen. 2, 6. Ðǽr wæs Iacóbes wyl (wyll, v. l.). Se Hǽlend sæt æt ðam wylle, Jn. Skt. 4, 6. Bið on him will (wyll, v. l. ) forðrǽsendes wætres

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staca

(n.)
Grammar
staca, an; m.

A stake

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A stake Nygon fét of ðam stacan tó ðære mearce, L. Ath. iv. 7; Th. i. 226, 12. Ðǽr his bróðor heáfod stód on stacangefæstnod, Homl. Skt. ii. 26, 166. Wrí ðysne circul on ánum mealan stán on uppan ðam stacan, Lchdm. i. 395, 3-5. Mon hæfde ða burg mid

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