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weorþ-full

(adj.)
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weorþ-full, adj.
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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

(n.)
Grammar
wícing, es; m.
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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.

Linked entry: hwæþer

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

(n.)
Grammar
mǽþ, e; f. (but ofer ðínne mǽð,
  • Prov. Kmbl. 27.
  • )

measuredegreeproportionthe measure or extent of power, ability, capacity, efficacydegreerankstatusconditiondue measurerightdue measure in regard to othershonourrespect

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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

(v.)
Grammar
folgian, p. ode, ade, ede; pp. od, ad, ed; v. trans, dot. and acc.

to FOLLOWgo behindrun afterpursuesĕquiinsĕquito follow as a servant, attendant or disciplecŏmĭtāriadhærēre alicuiservīresubdĭtus 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

(adj.)
Grammar
wirsa, (wirra occurs once in the Chronicle); cpve.; wirrest, wirst; spve. adj.

Worseworst

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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

(adj.)
Grammar
wlitig, adj.

Beautifulcomelyfairbeauteousglorious

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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

(n.)
Grammar
ge-síþ, es; m. [cf. ge-féra]

A companionfellowcompanion or follower of a chief or kingsociuscomes

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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.

Linked entries: ge-sóð ge-síþman

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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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

(prep.)
Grammar
BE, [abbreviated from big = bí, q. v.]; prep. dat. and instr.

BYnear totoatinonuponaboutwithjuxtapropeadsecusincumoffromabouttouchingconcerningdequoadforbecause ofafterbythroughaccording topropropterersecundumbesideout ofeex

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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.

un-weorþ

(adj.)
Grammar
un-weorþ, -wurþ, -wyrþ, -wierþe, -wyrþe; adj.

of no valueof no dignitylittle esteemedunworthynot of sufficient meritworthlessbadcontemptibledespicableignobleignominiousdishonouring

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Martinus hine unwurðne of deáðe árǽrde, Homl. Th. ii. 506, 1.

Linked entries: un-wurþ un-wyrþ

flǽsc

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flǽsc, pl. flǽscu: flǽsce (?), an; /.

fleshanimalshuman 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

(adv.)
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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

(v.)

to turn, changeto change one thing for another, to exchangeto turn, change a direction, to avert, divert, turn asideto change the position of a thing, to invert, turn upside down,to subvert, disturb, upsetto cause to change for the worse, to give a wrong direction, pervertTo 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.

for-rǽdan

(v.)
Grammar
for-rǽdan, p. -rǽdde; pp. -rǽded; or p. -reord, -réd; pp. -ræden,

to give counsel againstto condemnplot againstdeprive by treachery, wrongcondemnāreinsĭdias 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

(v.)
Grammar
FYLLAN, = fellan; ic fylle, ðú fyllest, he fylleþ, pl. fyllaþ; p. fylde, pl. fyldon; pp. fylled; v. trans.

To fellcut downcast downthrow downdestroyprosternĕrecædĕredejĭcĕredestruĕre

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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.

Linked entry: fellan

nówend

(n.)
Grammar
nówend, es; m.
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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.

Linked entry: nomementa

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.