weaxan
To wax, grow. ⬩ to grow, be produced, ⬩ to grow, grow up ⬩ to grow, increase, wax ⬩ to grow in honour, grow great, flourish, prosper ⬩ to be productive ⬩ to grow, take shape
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To wax, grow. glossing the following Latin words Ic weaxe glesco, weaxeþ glescit, Wrt. Voc. ii. 41, 60, 57. Weaxð gliscit, Hymn. Surt. 132, 6. Waexit surgit, Txts. 99, 1955. Weacsaþ pullulant, Kent. Gl. 1163. Weóx mature-sceret, Wrt. Voc. ii. 90, 40:
Wederas
The Geats, a tribe of southern Scandinavia
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The Geats, a tribe of southern Scandinavia Wedera leóde, Beo. Th. 455; B. 225. Wedera leód (Beowulf), 687; B. 341. Wedra ðeóden, 5305 ; B. 2656
Linked entry: Weder-Geátas
wefan
to weave a web ⬩ to weave, construct, put together, arrange, plan, contrive
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to weave a web Ic wefe texo, Wrt. Voc. i. 59, 47. Ðú wyfst and wǽda tylast, Homl. Th. i. 488, 25. Ðín wyln wefð tui ancilla texit, Ælfc. Gr. 15 ; Zup. 104, 13. Webbu swá hwylc swá wyfð, Lchdm. iii. 210, 28. Hí smalo hrægel wefaþ and wyrceaþ texendis
ægnan
Awns (awn, with husbandmen, the spire or beard of barley or other bearded grain, Bailey), chaff, refuse, husks ⬩ paleae ⬩ chaff
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Awns (awn, with husbandmen, the spire or beard of barley or other bearded grain, Bailey), chaff, refuse, husks Aegnan paleae, Txts. 85, 1526: quisquiliae, 91, 1696
æppel
an apple (in a special and in a general sense as in oak-apple) ⬩ an apple-shaped object ⬩ an eye-ball
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Add: an apple (in a special and in a general sense as in oak-apple) Æppel pomum, Ælfc. Gr. 31, 4. Ęppel malum, Kent. Gl. 962. Scoldon hangigan reáde apla mala punica Hwæt is getácnod ðurh ðá reádan apla (appla, l. 13)? Se æppel bið betogen mid rinde,
grút
Fine meal
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Fine meal Grút pollis, Wrt. Voc. 290, 63: L. M. i. 61, 1; Lchdm. ii. 132, 15. VI ambra grúta six measures of meal, Th. Chart. 471, 13
grytta
Grits ⬩ groats ⬩ coarse meal
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Grits, groats, coarse meal Ðás gritta hic furfur, Ælfc. Gr. 9, 22; Som. 10, 47. Gretta furfures, Wrt. Voc. 83, 21. Beren mela oððe grytta barley meal or grits, L. M. 2, 26; Lchdm. ii. 220, 8: 39; Lchdm. ii. 250, 2. Grytte, Lchdm. ii. 200, 9. Of berenum
Linked entry: gritta
gúþ-getawa
War-equipments
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War-equipments, Beo. Th. 5265; B. 2636
gúþ-geatwe
Warlike dress ⬩ equipments
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Warlike dress or equipments, Beo. Th. 796; B. 395
gúþ-þræc
War-force ⬩ vis bellica
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War-force; vis bellica Mid gúþþræce with war-force, Cd. 50; Th. 64, 6; Gen. 1046: 93; Th. 119, 2; Gen.1973
Gúþ-myrce
The Ethiopians
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The Ethiopians, Cd. 145; Th. 181, 10; Exod. 59.
gyrian
to prepare ⬩ preparare ⬩ to clothe ⬩ vestire ⬩ amicire
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to prepare; preparare Gyrigende dúna præparans montes, Ps. Spl. 64, 7. Gyrede setl his paravit sedem suam, 102, 19. to clothe; vestire, amicire Swylce eác ða gegyrelan ðone líchoman Cúþbertes gyredon sed et indumenta quibus corpus Cudbercti vestierant
Linked entry: gerian
habban
To HAVE, possess, hold, keep
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cum acc. To HAVE, possess, hold, keep Swylce getrýwþa swá se cyng æt him habban wolde such pledges as the king wished to have from him, Chr. 1093; Erl. 229, 19; Hél. 15, 5; Hö. 3; Pref. Ælfc. Thw. 2; Ælfc. Gen. Thw. 15. Búton se biscop hie mid him habban
Linked entries: heofon-hæbbende hafa
hálig-waras
Holy people, saints
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Holy people, saints Þerh múþe háligwara per os sanctorum, Lk. Skt. Lind. 1, 70. Hálgwara sanctorum, Rtl. 45, 1
HÁTAN
to bid, order, command ⬩ to promise, vow ⬩ to call, name, give a name to ⬩ to name, call, bid, command ⬩ to call, name, promise, vow ⬩ nominare, appellare, jubere, præcipere
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to bid, order, command, with acc. and infin Drihten hwæt hǽtst ðú mé dón Lord, what dost thou bid me do? Past. 58; Swt. 443, 24. Drihten háteþ ða eorþan eft ágifan ðæt heó ǽr onféng the Lord shall bid the earth give up what it received before, Blickl
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hátan
To be called or named, have for a name ⬩ I am called
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To be called or named, have for a name Cwæþ ðæt se héhsta hátan sceolde Satan siððan said that the highest should be called Satan afterwards, Cd. 18; Th. 22, 22; Gen. 344. Án eá of ðám hátte Fison one river of them is called Pison, Gen. 2, 11. Saga hwæt
heáfod
HEAD, chief, source, 'the commencing point, or the highest point, of a stream, of a field, hill, etc.
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HEAD, chief, source, 'the commencing point, or the highest point, of a stream, of a field, hill, etc. In reference to running water, the head is exactly converse to the gemýðe or mouths. In the Saxon charters the word is of frequent occurrence
HEÁWAN
To HEW, cut, strike, smite
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To HEW, cut, strike, smite [with a sharp weapon] Gif mon óðres wudu heáweþ unáliéfedne if a man cut another's wood without leave, L. Alf. pol. 12; Th. i. 70, 4. Mǽst ǽlc óðerne æftan heáweþ mid scandlícum onscytum almost all men calumniate [lit. strike
braccas
Breeches ⬩ bracæ
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Breeches; bracæ Braccas on swefnum geseón to see breeches in dreams, Lchdm. iii. 198, 28
brǽc
- Wrt. Voc. 81, 63
breeches
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breeches ;