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wreccan

(v.)
Grammar
wreccan, p. wreahte, wrehte ; pp. wreaht, wreht.

to raise ⬩ lift up ⬩ to take up ⬩ undertake ⬩ to rouse

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to raise, lift up Wreceþ to rǽde Drihten ðara manna bearn ðe sér man gebræc Dominus erigit elisos, Ps.

Linked entries: a-wreccan ge-wreccan wræccan wrehtend

eá-spring

(n.)
Grammar
eá-spring, ǽ-spring, es; n.

A water-spring, fountain ⬩ ăquæ fons, fons

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A water-spring, fountain; ăquæ fons, fons Ðæt Cúþbyrhtus án eáspring of drigre eorþan up gelǽdde ut Cudberct fontem de arente terra produxĕrit, Bd. 4, 28; S. 605, 6

Linked entry: ǽ-spring

sweostor

(n.)
Grammar
sweostor, swistor, swystor, swustor (-er, -ur); indecl. in sing.; pl. sweostor, sweostra, sweostru (u, y); f.

A sister. ⬩ of blood relationship ⬩ of membership in a religious house

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A sister. of blood relationship Saga ðæt ðú sié sweostor mín, líces mǽge, Cd. Th. 110, 3, Gen. 1832. Ðære swustur (suoester. Lind.: swester, Rush.) wæs Maria huic erat soror nomine Maria, Lk. Skt. 10, 39. Soester, Lind. 10, 40. Swuster, Gen. 12, 13.

Linked entries: suster ge-sweostor swuster swyster

wil-weg

(n.)
Grammar
wil-weg, es; m.

A pleasant way ⬩ a desirable way

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A pleasant way, a desirable way Syndan wé nú eft ámearcode tó ðam gefeán neorxnawanges; ne gelette ús ðæs síðes se fǽcna feónd, ne ús ne forwyrne ðæs wilweges, ne ús ða gata ne betýne, ðe us opene standaþ, Wulfst. 252, 17.

á-liþian

(v.)
Grammar
á-liþian, -leoþian (q. v. in Dict.); ode
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Út álocene, up áliþode euulsum, i. abscisum, An. Ox. 2903

Linked entry: á-leoþian

setl

(n.)
Grammar
setl, sedl, seðl, seotl, sotl, seatl, sitl (-el, -ol, -ul), es; pl. setl, setlu, sotelas, setlas (North.) ; n. m. (?)

that on which one sits ⬩ a settle ⬩ seat ⬩ place to sit ⬩ an official seat of a king, judge ⬩ a throne ⬩ judgment-seat ⬩ seat ⬩ place ⬩ position ⬩ to set ⬩ a seat ⬩ place where one abides ⬩ an abode ⬩ a residence ⬩ dwelling ⬩ a stall for animals ⬩ a see ⬩ seat of a disorder, ⬩ dwelling-place of non-material things ⬩ the part of the body on which one sits ⬩ the seat ⬩ a sitting ⬩ the being in, or assuming a sitting position ⬩ sessio ⬩ stay ⬩ residence ⬩ a siege

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Gif se uíc weorðe on mannes setle geseten, iii. 30, 16. Wríð under ðæt setl neoþan, i. 366, 17. Him wand út his innoþ æt his setle. Homl.

Linked entries: ge-setl sotol sedl seotl setel setl-gang sitl

á-spíwan

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Lch. i. 316, 18. figurative ꝥ man áspíwe (sin) ꝥ áttor út, Ll. Th. ii. 278, 22. Áspíwan synna þurh góde láre mid andetnesse, 280, 1: Wlfst. 150, 4. Úre synna ús fram áspýwan, 103, 19

Linked entry: spíwan

á-dón

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Ðanon (from hell) ne byð ǽnig upp ádón, Nar. 50, 24. út, Similar entries v. út, I. 4 Út ádyde excepit, Wrt. Voc. ii. 32, 33. Hí ðá fýlðe ádydon út, Hml. S. 25, 381. Him hét se cyng ðá eágan út ádón, Chr. 1096; P. 232, 22

for-bearnan

(v.)
Grammar
for-bearnan, p. de; impert. pl. -bearnaþ; pp. ed

To burn up ⬩ consume by fire ⬩ combūrĕre

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To burn up, consume by fire; combūrĕre Lǽdaþ hig forþ and forbearnaþ hig prodūcĭte earn ut combūrātur. Gen. 38, 24. Hí forbearndon Beorn ealdorman they consumed Beorn alderman, Chr. 779; Erl. 55, 36: 1052; Erl. 185, 4

teón

(v.)
Grammar
teón, (from tíhan; but the verb seems to have almost entirely given up the conjugation to which this form would belong and to take that of teón from teóhan); p. teáh, pl. tugon; pp. togen, tygen
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Hwí tíhþ úre hláford ús swá micles falses? 44, 7. Gif gé scyld on eów witen ðæs ðe eów man tíhþ, Txts. 176, 10; Rtl. 114, 23: Exon. Th. 345, 13; Gn. Ex. 187. Týhþ, Cd. Th. 36, 33; Gen. 581. Ic eom unscyldig æt ðære tihtlan ðe N. mé tíhþ (týhþ, MS.

feóld

(v.; part.)
Grammar
feóld, pl. feóldon folded up,
  • Ælfc. Gr. 24
    • ;
  • Som. 25, 50: Exon. 107 a
    • ;
  • Th. 408, 4
    • ;
  • Rä. 27, 7
    • ;
p.
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of fealdan

ge-edbyrdan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-edbyrdan, p. de; pp. ed

To cause to be born again ⬩ to regenerate ⬩ facere ut aliquis renascatur ⬩ regenerare

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To cause to be born again, to regenerate; facere ut aliquis renascatur, regenerare Ðonne he unc hafaþ geedbyrded óðre síðe when he hath caused us two to be born again a second time, Exon. 99 b; Th. 372, 30; Seel. 100

Linked entry: ed-byrdan

sceald

(adj.)
Grammar
sceald, adj. ?
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Shoal, shallow Andlang streámes út on scealdan fleót; ðonnen andlang scealdan fleótes, C. D. iii. 431, 21. Tó scelden mære, iv. 158, 10. Útt on scealdan ford (cf. on ðæs deópan fordes ende, iii. 431, 12), v. 256, 16: 300, 19

róde-wirðe

(adj.)
Grammar
róde-wirðe, adj.
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Deserving crucifixion Gangaþ út git godwrecan and gongaþ út git ródewyrðan, Shrn. 43, 8

míl-gemet

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Út on þone feld; ðæt út tó mílgemete, C. D. v. 382, 2. Add

heálicness

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Add: in a local sense Heálicnysse conum (ut pyrae cacumina sphaerae apicem triginta cubitis in conum praecellerent, Ald. 48, 26), An. Ox. 3529. of rank, dignity, etc. Eálá ꝥ swá mycel heálicnys swilces weres ús þeówode, Hml. S. 30, 281

welwilness

(n.)
Grammar
welwilness, e; f.

Good will ⬩ kindness ⬩ goodness

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Ðú ús gescyldst mid ðam scylde ðínre welwilnesse ut scuto bonae voluntatis tuae coronasti nos Ps. Th. 5, 13. Hym ic mé befeste and hys welwylnesse ic mé bebeóde Shrn. 189, 34

ge-reclic

(adj.)
Grammar
ge-reclic, ge-reccelic; adj. That affords proof or explanation, v. ge-rec; III: or orderly, v. ge-rec, II, un-gerec
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He sceal beforan ðǽm ðearlwísan Déman mid gereclicre (ge-reccelicre) race gereccean ðæt hé ðæt ilce self dyde jbe hé ððre men lǽrde opud districtum judicem cogitur tanta in opere exsolvere, quanta eum constat aliis voce praecepisse, Past. 192, 15.. See

Linked entry: ge-reccelic

a-wríðan

(v.)
Grammar
a-wríðan, p. -wráþ, pl. -wriðon; pp. -wriðen [a, wríðan to wreathe, bind] .

to bind up ⬩ bind ⬩ wreathe ⬩ alligare ⬩ torquere ⬩ to unbind ⬩ loosen ⬩ solvere

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Sylfa his wúnda awráþ he bound up his wounds; sua vulnera ipse alligavit, Bd. 4, 22; S. 590, 36. to unbind, loosen; solvere Ðæt he awríðe bearn fordóndra ut solveret filios interemptorum, Ps. Spl. 101, 21

Linked entries: a-wráþ wríþan

for-swíþan

to overcome ⬩ conquer ⬩ to surpass ⬩ excel ⬩ to drive away ⬩ force away

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Add:: to overcome, conquer ꝥte stronga ðu forsuíðes ut fortia confundas, Rtl. 50, 13. ꝥ forswíðeð middangeard vincit mundum, 28, 1, 3. ꝥte ðá ðe ué giðoligað foresuíðe ué ut ea quae patimur vincamus, 7, 40. [ Eal þat sár heó forswýhþ, Lch. iii. 86, 24

Linked entry: fore-swíþan

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