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siððan

(adv.; con.)
Grammar
siððan, siððon, syððan, seoððan. [From síþ ðam ; cf. Ger. seit*-*dem.]
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Manige geár syndon ágán nú seoððan úre bisceopas tó mé gewreoto sende, Blickl. Homl. 187, 3. where the tense is the same in each clause, after Ðonne biþ his wela for náuht, siððan hí ongitaþ . . . , Bt. 27, 3 ; 100, 2.

Linked entries: seoððan syððan

wundor-líc

(adj.)
Grammar
wundor-líc, adj.

Wonderfulexciting admirationsurprise

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Hú his ða goodan weorc syndon wundorlíce quam terribilia sunt opera ejus, Ps. Th. 65, 2. Gif ðú wénst ðætte wundorlíce gerela[n?] hwelc weorþmynd sié, Bt. 14, 1; Fox 42, 18. Hwonon him ða wundorlícan gereordo cóman, Blickl. Homl. 153, 8.

leás

Grammar
leás, <b>. II.</b>
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Þás feówer ( the four evangelists) syndon tó underfónne, . . . and forlǽtan þá óðre þe leáse gesetnysse (pseudo-gospels, apocryphal writings ) gesetton, Hml.

ríceter

(n.)
Grammar
ríceter, rícetere, es; n.

powerdominionrulegreatnessgloryviolenceforce

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Wite se abbod, ðæt hé ða gýmenne ðara untrumra sáula tó rihtre lácnunge underféng, and ná for rícetere ðe hé ofer ða hæbbe ðe hále syndon, R. Ben. 51, 12.

Linked entry: rícceter

wǽg

(n.)
Grammar
wǽg, es; m.

movementa wavewaterthe wavesea

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Wræclíce syndon wǽgea gangas, ðonne sǽstreámas swíðust flówaþ mirabiles elationes maris, Ps. Th. 92, 5. Wága gurgites, Hpt. Gl. 464, 76. Féran ofer wéga gewinn, Andr. Kmbl. 1863; An. 934. Ealle ða ðe onhréraþ hreó wǽgas on ðam brádan brime, Exon.

Wætlinga-strǽt

(n.)
Grammar
Wætlinga-strǽt, e; f.

Watling Street, the Roman road running from Dover, through Canterbury, Rochester, London, St. Alban's,Dunstable, Fenny Stratford, Towcester, Weedon, Wroxeter to Chester.

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Ðis syndon ða landgemǽra tó Hámstede. Of Sandgatan . . . west tó Wætlinga strǽte, vi. 106, 1. On Weaclinga strǽt ( the place is the same as in the first passage given ), 213, 22. Ðonne on gerihte tó Bedanforda, ðonne up on Úsan óð Wætlinga strǽt, L.

Linked entry: Erming-strǽt

ge-healdan

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Heó lufode þeóstro for hire synnum and heó wæs á þéh gehealden fram hire synnum, Bl. H. 147, 26. Swá hwá swá wile gehealden beón quicumque vult salvus esse, Ath. Crd. 1. Hí beóþ þonne wiþ God gehealdene they will be safe as regards God, Bl.

medume

(adj.)
Grammar
medume, medeme, meodume; adj.

middlingmoderatecommonoccupying the middle or mean position as regardsobserving the just meanperfectmeetfitworthy

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Gehwar gebúrrihta sýn hefige, gehwar medeme ( moderate ), L. R. S. 4; Th. i. 434, 5. Se mǽsta segl acateon; se medemesta segl epidromas; se lesta dalum, Wrt.

Linked entry: medeme

secgan

(v.)
Grammar
secgan, secgean, secggan, secggean, sæcgan ; p. sægde, sǽde; pp. sægd, sǽd. [Forms as from an infin. sagian—sagast, sagaþ ; p. sagode; imp. saga, are given here.]
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Hwæðer is éðre tó secgenne tó ðam laman: 'Ðé synd ðíne synna for*-*gyfene,' hwæðer ðe cweðan : 'Árís, nim ðín bed, and gá, Mk. Skt. 2, 9. Wé gehýrdon hine secgan : Ic tówurpe ðis tempel, 14, 58. <b>I a.

wíte

(n.)

punishmentpain that is inflicted as punishmenttormenta meansimplementa fine.tormentplaguediseaseevilpain

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Syndon hyra wíta scytelum cilda onlícost sagittae parvulorum factae sunt plagae eorum Ps. Th. 63, 7. Wraðu wannhálum wíta gehwylces, sæce and sorge, Elen. Kmbl. 2058; El. 1030. Hé monge gehǽlde hefigra wíta. Exon. Th. 155, 9 ; Gú. 857.

ge-wunian

(v.)
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Gif men synd wænnas gewunod on ꝥ heáfod foran, 46, 21

ge-sécan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-sécan, -sécean; to -sǽcanne, -sécenne; part. -sécende, ic -séce, ðú -sécest -sécst, he -séceþ, -sécþ, pl. -sécaþ; p. -sóhte, pl. -sóhton ; pp. -sóht; v. a.

to seek, inquire, ask forquærere, requirere, inquirereto seek, go to, approach, look for, visit, come toadire, ire vel proficisci, aliquo vel ad aliquem, visitare, venire, pervenire aliquoto seek with hostile intention, to persecute, afflict, invadehostiliter aggredi, invadere, corripereto seek; go to, visitire, proficiscito appoint, dispose, besetexigere, disponere

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Synne gesóhte beset with sin, Exon. 74 b; Th. 280, 4; Jul. 624

Linked entries: ge-sahte ge-soecan

þurh-wunian

(v.)

to continuelastnot to come to an endnot to pass awayto continue in a place, with a personto remain, not to leaveto continue in a conditionnot to changeto perseverepersisthold out

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synt ðe mid mé þurhwunedon (ðerhwunadon(-un) permansistis, Lind., Rush.) on mínum geswincum, Lk. Skt. 22, 28. Þurhwunedan munecas on Xpes cyrican monks have continued to live (permanserunt) in Christchurch, Chr. 995; Th. 1. 244, 29.

þrowian

(v.)
Grammar
þrowian, (þrówian?), þreowian (þreówian?); p. ode

To sufferto suffer as opposed to to actto suffer what is painfulto suffer martyrdomto make to sufferto crucifyto suffer for somethingpay foratone for

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Sár þrowian synna tó wíte, Exon. Th. 77, 1; Cri. 1250. Wrace þrowian, biterne bryne, Andr. Kmbl. 1230; An. 615. Wóp ðrowian, heáf under heofonum, Salm. Kmbl. 934; Sal. 466. Torn þrowigean, Cd. Th. 146, 14; Gen. 2422.

Linked entry: a-þrówian

wiþ-cweþan

(v.)
Grammar
wiþ-cweþan, p. -cwæþ, pl. -cwǽdon; pp.-cweden.

to replyto gainsaycontradict maintain an opposite opinionto contradictopposeresistto refuserejectnot to allow

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Sume sind gecwedene vitia, ðæt synd leahtras, on manegum wísum miswritene oððe miscwedene; ðám eallum wé sceolon wiðcweðan, gyf wé cunnon ðæt gesceád, Ælfc. Gr. 50, 23; Zup. 294, 15.

dóm

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Þis synd þá dómas ( judicia ) þe þú him tǽcan scealt, Ex. 21, 1. Dóma decretorum, An. Ox. 2, 329. Dómum, gesetnessum sanctionibus, i. judiciis, 842. Gehír nú godcunde dómas audi ceremonias atque judicia, Deut. 5, 1.

synderlíce

(adj.; adv.)
Grammar
synderlíce, adv.

apart, away from all others, in privateseparately, severally, apartspecially, in particularonly, exclusively, solely, to or by one's selfspecially, exceedingly, to a greater extent than in any other case, singularly

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Synderlíce ánne gehwylcne hád God and hláford andettan wé synt geneádede singulatim unamquamque personam Deum et dominum confiteri compellimur, Ath. Crd. 19. Hine synderlíce ǽlc man beheóld, Homl. Skt. i. 23, 625.

Linked entry: sundorlíce

fóran

(prep.; adv.)
Grammar
fóran, prep. adv.

Beforein frontin frontin frontbefore alloppositeover againstBeforeBeforehandbeforebeforeBeforein front of

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Gif men synd wænnas gewunod on ꝥ heáfod foran, Lch. iii. 46, 21. ongeán opposite, over against, as preposition with dat. Hetware him foran ongeán linde bǽron, B. 2364. Gesæt Benedictus forn ongeán ðám Riggon, Hml.

for-beran

to bearenduresustainto bear withtolerateto bear withput up withto do withoutto abstain fromdesist fromto abstainto restrain

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Gif hwelc mon forbireð his synna for ðǽm ege ánum ðæs wítes si a prava actione formidata poena prohibet, Past. 265, l.

Linked entries: fór-beran fóre-beran

flǽsc

Grammar
flǽsc, pl. flǽscu: flǽsce (?), an; /.

fleshanimalshuman beings

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Witod-líce ne synt hig twégen, ac án flǽsc, Mt. 19, 5, 6. that which has corporeal life, animals, in more limited sense, human beings Ǽlc flǽsc gesihð Godes hǽle, Lk. 3, 6. For ðé sceal ǽlc flǽsc forð síðian. Ps. Th. 64, 2.