weorþ-full
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Th. 6189; B. 3099. having honour with others, held in honour, honoured, esteemed, prized, dear Se bið on eallum þingum wurþfull (cf. weorþ mannum, 162, 1), Lchdm. iii. 158, 3.
wícing
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. ¶ in passages dealing with English affairs the word refers to the Northmen :-- Ðeáh þrǽla hwylc hláforde æthleápe and of cristendóme to wícinge weorðe (become a pirate, go over to the Danes ), Wulfst. 162, 6. Hé stang wlancne wícing, Byrht.
Linked entry: scegð-mann
ge-hál
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</b> of abstract objects :-- Ðeáh hí ðæt gód hira gecynde gehál nolden gehealdan, ðæt hí hit húru tóbrocen gebéten si accepta naturae bona integra servare noluerunt, saltem scissa resarciunt, Past. 403, 19. complete, with no part wanting Ðæs mónan
ge-hwæþer
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. ¶ passing into a conjunction v. ǽgþer :-- Seó wyrt deáh gehwæþer ge þæs mannes sáwle ge his líchonman. Lch. i. 70, 3. Gehweþer ge his ágen geweorc ge on his naman gehálgod, Bl. H. 197, 6. adjectival Gehwæðeres promiscui Wrt. Voc. ii. 66, 58.
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ge-tǽlan
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Getéldon hine tó deáðe condemnabunt eum morte, 20, 18. Ꝥte hine ginómun ł gitéldun on wordum ut eum caperent in uerbo, Mk. R. L. 12, 13.
mǽþ
- Prov. Kmbl. 27. )
measure ⬩ degree ⬩ proportion ⬩ the measure or extent of power, ability, capacity, efficacy ⬩ degree ⬩ rank ⬩ status ⬩ condition ⬩ due measure ⬩ right ⬩ due measure in regard to others ⬩ honour ⬩ respect
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Ðeáh hit úre mǽþ ne síe ðæt wé witan hwæt hé síe, wé sculon ðeáh be ðæs andgites mǽþe ðe hé ús gifþ fundigan, Bt. 42; Fox 256, 2. Ǽlc winþ be his andgites mǽþe each strives according to the measure of his understanding, 41, 4; Fox 250, 26: Homl.
folgian
to FOLLOW ⬩ go behind ⬩ run after ⬩ pursue ⬩ sĕqui ⬩ insĕqui ⬩ to follow as a servant, attendant or disciple ⬩ cŏmĭtāri ⬩ adhærēre alicui ⬩ servīre ⬩ subdĭtus esse
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Ðeáh hie hira beággyfan banan folgedon though they followed [ = served] their ring-giver's murderer, Beo. Th. 2209; B. 1102. Ðæt ǽlc folgie swylcum hláforde swylcum he wille that each follow [ = serve] such lord as he will, L.
Linked entry: FYLGEAN
wirsa
Worse ⬩ worst
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On ðone wyrrestan deáð to the most cruel death,, Andr. Kmbl. 172; An. 86. We[r]stum gedrecenyssum saevissimis afflictionibus Hpt. Gl. 409, 59. Getogen tó ðǽm wyrstan tintregum, Blickl. Homl. 245, 1. Ða werrestan tintrega, 229, 25. Wyrrestan, Exon.
wlitig
Beautiful ⬩ comely ⬩ fair ⬩ beauteous ⬩ glorious
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Ðeáh hé hine gescyrpte mid eallum ðám wlitegestum wǽdum quamvis se Tyrio astro comeret, Bt. 28 ; Fox 100, 26. of celestial beauty, beauteous, glorious He (Christ) bið ðám gódum glædmód on gesihþe, wlitig, Exon.
ge-síþ
A companion ⬩ fellow ⬩ companion or follower of a chief or king ⬩ socius ⬩ comes
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Nǽnig swǽsra gesíþa no one of the dear companions, Beo. Th. 3872; B. 1934. Æðele cempa mid gesíþum the noble champion with his companions, 2630; B. 1313: 3852; B. 1924: 5257; B. 2632: Exon. 14 b; Th. 30, 1; Cri. 473.
weorold
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Ðín módor gewíteþ of weorulde þurh scondlícne deáð and heó ligeþ unbebyrged mater ena miserando exitu sepultura carebit, Nar. 31, 29. Worulde, Elen. Kmbl. 877; El. 440.
BE
BY ⬩ near to ⬩ to ⬩ at ⬩ in ⬩ on ⬩ upon ⬩ about ⬩ with ⬩ juxta ⬩ prope ⬩ ad ⬩ secus ⬩ in ⬩ cum ⬩ of ⬩ from ⬩ about ⬩ touching ⬩ concerning ⬩ de ⬩ quoad ⬩ for ⬩ because of ⬩ after ⬩ by ⬩ through ⬩ according to ⬩ pro ⬩ propter ⬩ er ⬩ secundum ⬩ beside ⬩ out of ⬩ e ⬩ ex
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Byrgan be deádum to bury with the dead, Exon. 82b; Th. 311, 27; Seef. 98. of, from, about, touching, concerning; de, quoad Be ðam cilde of or concerning the child, Mt. Bos. 2, 8. Be hlísan of or about fame, Bt. titl. xviii. xix; Fox xiv. 1.
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un-weorþ
of no value ⬩ of no dignity ⬩ little esteemed ⬩ unworthy ⬩ not of sufficient merit ⬩ worthless ⬩ bad ⬩ contemptible ⬩ despicable ⬩ ignoble ⬩ ignominious ⬩ dishonouring
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Martinus hine unwurðne of deáðe árǽrde, Homl. Th. ii. 506, 1.
flǽsc
flesh ⬩ animals ⬩ human beings
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Deád flǽsc, Lch. iii. 292, 3. Heora líchoman licggað on eorðan . . ., and ꝥ flǽsc áfúlað. Bl. H. 101, 3. Gást næfþ flǽsc and bán, Lk. 24, 39. Þæs cealfes flǽsc (carnes) and fell þú bærust, Ex. 29, 14: Ll.
ge-wislíce
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[Giwislíca se Apollon ǽrest hé gemetta meþodicam, Lch. iii. 82, 9.] where there is certainty in respect to what is to happen, without fail, surely Gif ðú hæfst ǽnigne feónd, send þone tó þám feó, and hé bið gewislíce dead ( he shall surely die ), Hml
on-wendan
to turn, change ⬩ to change one thing for another, to exchange ⬩ to turn, change a direction, to avert, divert, turn aside ⬩ to change the position of a thing, to invert, turn upside down, ⬩ to subvert, disturb, upset ⬩ to cause to change for the worse, to give a wrong direction, pervert ⬩ To return
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Ða menn ðeáh wisston ðæt hió mid ðam drýcræfte ne mihte ðara manna mód onwendan ðeáh hió ða líchoman onwende nec potentia gramina, membra quae valeant licet, corda vertere non valent, Bt. 38, 1; Fox 196, 8-10: Met. 26, 101-104.
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for-rǽdan
to give counsel against ⬩ to condemn ⬩ plot against ⬩ deprive by treachery, wrong ⬩ condemnāre ⬩ insĭdias părāre
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counsel against, to condemn, plot against, deprive by treachery, wrong; condemnāre, insĭdias părāre We beódaþ ðæt man Cristene men for ealles tó lytlum to deáþe ne forrǽde we command that Christian men be not for altogether too little condemned to death
FYLLAN
To fell ⬩ cut down ⬩ cast down ⬩ throw down ⬩ destroy ⬩ prosternĕre ⬩ cædĕre ⬩ dejĭcĕre ⬩ destruĕre
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Gif ðú wylt ða firenfullan fylian mid deáþe if thou wilt fell the wicked with death, Ps. Th. 138, 16. Ic beámas fylle I fell trees, Exon. 101 a; Th. 381, 11; Rä. 2, 9.
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nówend
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Þý þryddan dæge þá þá se biscop ne geseah ætýwan . . . þone nówent (nautam) . . . hé hine deádne gelýfde . . . Þá onwegánumenum þám nówende . . . se biscop férde . . . and þá þá hé cóm tó Rómána hýþe hé gemétte þone ylcan nówent (nautam), Gr.
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stǽlan
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In the last line but one for death read wounding, for slain, wounded.] Add: :-- Men him eallinga ne ondrǽdaþ, hú ꝥ dióful him on stǽleð ealle þá unrihtan weorc þe hér worhte bióð, Verc. Först. 89, 11.