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ge-stígan

(v.)
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Scealtú ceól gestígan, An. 222. of spirits, to mount to a position in heaven, rise to heaven Him þá sððfæstan on þá swíðran hond mid rodera weard reste gestígað, Sae. 612.

ge-wunelic

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þæs wætersciepes scorpiones consuetam petentes aquationem, Nar. 13, 11. to which one is accustomed. habitually used, wonted Hié þá gewunelican fixas úp tugon and þá tǽron solitos pisces consumabant, Nar. 16, 19. adapted to Ǽlc wyrt and ǽlc wudu wile weaxan

hel

(n.)
Grammar
hel, hell, helle, e; f.
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Heom (the fallen angels) wearð hyll gegearwod, Wlfst. 8, 8. Geatt helles portae inferi, Mt. L. 16, 18. Tó botme helle þǽre hátan, Gen. 363. Þǽre stýlenan helle, Sal. 490. Tó þám (þǽre, v.l.) deópan helle, Hml. S. 27, 159.

wealcan

(v.)
Grammar
wealcan, p. weólc; pp. wealcen

To roll, toss. of the movement of watertrans. of other movement literal metaph. of action of thought, trans. To turn over in the mindto revolve, consider with a preposition intrans.to turn over, deal with

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To roll, toss. of the movement of water; Similar entries v. wealca, I, ge-wealc. trans. Se fisc getácnaþ geleáfan, for ðan ðe his gecynd is, swá hine swíðor ða ýða wealcaþ, swá hé strengra bið, Homl. Th. i. 250, 17. intrans.

Linked entry: wealcian

wolcen

(n.)
Grammar
wolcen, wolcn (wolc), es;n. : also wolcne, an; f.

A cloudthe cloudsthe heavensthe skythe clouds of nightunder heavenon earthskywelkin

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In the later English, however, the word seems used mostly in the sense of sky, welkin Fir weax up to þam wolcne, and se wolcne undide on fower healfe and faht þær togeanes.

macian

(v.)
Grammar
macian, <b>. I.</b>
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hit wearð tó nánþing, Chr. 870; P. 71, 11. to cause to move, put Seó ealde cyrce wæs eall behangen mid criccum . . . and man ne mihte swá ðeáh macian hí healfe úp (not half of them could be put up on the walls) Hml.

riht

(n.)
Grammar
riht, es n.

that which is straight or erect, a plumb line that which is straight in a metaphorical sense, right, law, canon, rule what is in accordance with law, human or divine, what is just or proper, right, justice, equity what is just in the case of a criminal, just punishment, justicewhat properly belongs to a person, what may justly be claimed, a right, due what is due from a person, duty what agrees with a proper standard, what is correct or exact, the rights of a case, the truth an account, a reckoning;ratio, mostly in such phrases as - riht ágildan - to render an account

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Ús is riht micel ðæt wé rodera weard wordum herigen (cf. nú wé sceolan herigean heofonríces weard,) (debemus) (Bd. 4, 24; S. 597, 20), Cd.

sweotol

(adj.)
Grammar
sweotol, swutol, switol, swytol, sutol (-ul, -al, -el); adj.
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Him on eaxle wearð syndolh sweotol, Beo. Th. 1638; B. 817. Ða fótlástas wǽron swutole and gesýne, Blickl. Homl. 203, 36. Fell hongedon sweotol and gesýne, Exon. Th. 394, 16; Rä. 14, 4. by hearing Ðǽr wæs hearpan swég, swutol sang, Beo.

ed-wít

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Hé on edwít wearð ymbsittendum factus est in opprobrium vicinis suis, 88, 34

ge-férscipe

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Se yfela willa næfþ nǽnne geférscipe wiþ þá gesǽlþa ad beatitudinem probra non veniunt, Bt. 36, 7 ; F. 184, 31. concrete. a collection of persons, in a general sense, a company Wearð eall se geférscipe (Ulysses' companions) forhwerfed tó deórcynnum,

gird

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</b> a straight line drawn as a mark :-- Ymniscus ys seó gyrd þe byð betwyx þám twám pricon ligende, Angl. viii. 333, 44. as a measure of length, a rod, pole. v. passage under weall-stellung and met-gird Ðæs landes . . . .xxiii. gerda on lange,

ge-wǽcan

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Gl. 254, 16. of the effects on living creatures, physical, to weary, exhaust with labour, travel, &amp;c. Ðá seó lætre tíd hí gangende gewǽhte cum eos tardior hora fatigaret, Gr. D. 129, 2.

glæd

(adj.)
Grammar
glæd, adj.
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Hé heóld þenden lifde glæde Scyldingas, B. 58. cheerful in appearance Hé wearð glæd on his ansýne hilari facie, Guth.

on-ǽlan

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wearð onǽled on heora lufe, Hml. S. 30, 304. Æfestum onǽled, Mód. 43.

hleów

(n.)
Grammar
hleów, hleó, es; n.

A shelter, protection, covering, refuge;

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Uton gán on ðisne weald innan on ðisses holtes hleó let us go into this wood, into the shelter of this grove, Cd. 39; Th. 52, 7; Gen. 840: Exon. 62 a; Th. 227, 26; Ph. 429.

torn

(n.)
Grammar
torn, es; n.

Violent emotion of angergriefangerindignationwrathunrighteous angerragegriefafflictiontroubledistress

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Torn geþolode wine Scyldinga, weána gehwylcne, sídra sorga, 297; B. 147. Torn dreógan, Exon. Th. 131, 20; Gú. 458. Gristbitian mid tóðon torn þoligende gnashing their teeth in despair, Judth. 25, 21; Jud. 272.

here

(n.)

an armyan armya hosta division of an armyarmy corpslegioncohorttroopinfantrycavalryan armyan armymultitudehostcrowdmultitudeharryingdevastationplunderingravaging

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Wearð eal here burhwarena blind, Gen. 2490. Cirm hǽðnes heriges (the crowd that attacked St.Andrew). An. 1240: 1204: Ap. 21.

mearc

(n.)
Grammar
mearc, e; f.

a limitboundterma limitboundarya boundary ( = gemǽre) of a particular estatea boundaryconfine of a districtborderthe territory within the boundariesfines

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Nǽfre on his weorþige weá áspringe mearce má scýte máninwides non defecit de plateis ejus usura, et dolus, Ps, Th. 54, 10

feówer

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Wyl ealle feówer on buteran, Lch. ii. 128, 8. with a multiple of ten Weaxeð ꝥ flód ðæs sǽs feówer and twéntigum síða, Shrn. 63, 29

ge-hǽlan

(prep.)
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Heó wearð þurh ꝥ fram þæs blódes fléusan gehǽled, Hml. A. 187, 178. to relieve of anxiety, restore to peace of mind Is mín mód gehǽled, hyge ymb heortan gerúme, Gen. 758. to heal a disease, wound, &amp;c. physical Þú gehǽldest míne ádla, Bl.