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wela

(n.)
Grammar
wela, weola, weala, an; m.

wealthrichesabundancewealthwealprosperityhappy estate

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Dó hiá ondueardlíc gefeáiga uale fac eos praesenti gaudere prosperitate, Rtl. 70, 1. Onceósan gódes and yfeles, welan and wáwan Cd. Th. 30, 12; Gen; 466.

Linked entries: wala weala weola

ge-bycgan

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fals mid worhte, and hé hí mid nánum þingum ne gebicge, ne mid golde, ne mid seolfre, Ll.

ge-healdan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-healdan, -haldan, to -healdenne; ic -healde, ðú -healdest, -hiltst, he -healdeþ, -healt, -helt, -hylt, pl. -healdaþ; p. -heóld, -hióld, ðú -heólde, pl. -heóldon, -hióldon; impert. -heald, pl. -healdaþ; subj. pres. -healde, pl. -healden; p. -heólde, pl. -heólden; pp. -healden.

to keepholdobservekeep inretainreservepreservesavedefendprotectcustodīreservāreobservārecontĭnērereservāresalvāredefendĕreto holdoccupypossesstĕnērepossĭdēre

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Ðec á wið firenum geheald preserve thyself ever from sins, Exon. 81 a; Th. 305, 27; . 94. Fæder alwalda mid árstafum eówic gehealde may the all-ruling Father hold you with honour, Beo. Th. 640; B. 317.

FOLDE

(n.)
Grammar
FOLDE, an; f.

the earthdry landtellusterraa landcountrydistrictregionterritoryrĕgiotractusplăgaterrĭtōriunithe groundsoilhŭmussŏlumearthclayterræ līmuslŭtum

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Ðú eart hyht ealra ðe feor on sǽ foldum wuniaþ thou art the hope of all who dwell in lands far in the sea [i. e. islands ], Ps.

líðe

(adj.)
Grammar
líðe, líð; adj.

Lithesoftgentlemeekmildserenebenigngraciouspleasantsweet

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Óðer [wæstm] wæs swá wynlíc wlitig and scéne líð the other [fruit] was so delightful, beauteous and fair, delicate, Cd. 23; Th. 30, 17; Gen. 468. Hwæðer him cume ðe réþu wyrd ðe líðu whether fortune foul or fair come to him, Bt. 40, 3; Fox 238, 9.

Linked entry: líð

EALD

(adj.)
Grammar
EALD, ald; adj. comp. yldra, eldra, eoldra; sup. yldest .

old, ancient vĕtus, ætāte provectus, priscus, antīquus

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Mid ðý ealdan líge with the ancient fame, 30b; Th. 94, 28; Cri. 1547. Ða ealdan race the old story, 28a; Th. 85, 26; Cri. 1397.

Linked entries: ald eald-spræc

læssa

(adj.)
Grammar
læssa, adj. cpve.

Less

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Ðæt læste fæc parvissimum spatium, Bd. 2, 13; S. 516, 20. Ðone læstan dǽl þunges the least bit of aconite, L. M. 2, 52; Lchdm. ii. 268, 31. Ðara læstena worda hreówsian se de tenuissima verbi laceratione reprehendunt, Past. 28, 6; Swt. 199, 15.

Linked entries: lærest læst

lettan

(v.)
Grammar
lettan, p. te

hinderimpededelay

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Gyf ðonne ðissa þreóra þinga ǽnig hwylcne man lette, ðæt hine tó ðam fæstene ne onhagie if any of these three things hinder any man, so that the fast be inconvenient to him, Wulfst. 285, 4.

Linked entry: ge-lettan

ge-weorc

(n.)
Grammar
ge-weorc, -worc, -were, es; n. [ge-, weorc a work] .

workŏpusŏpuscŭlusa fortfortressarx

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Ne wáciaþ ðás geweorc these works fail not, Exon. 93 b; Th. 351, 26; Sch. 86. Mǽre wurdon his wundra geweorc great were his wondrous works, 45 b; Th. 155, 2; Gú. 854: 40 a; Th. 133, 35; Gú. 500.

scíne

(adj.)
Grammar
scíne, sciéne, scéne, sceóne, scióne, scýne; adj.
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Beautiful, fair, bright Is se forrynel fæger and sciéne, Met. 29, 25: Cd. Th. 41, 14; Gen. 656. Cwæð ðæt his líc wǽre leóht and scéne, 17, 26; Gen. 265. Wæsim wlitig and scéne, 30, 16; Gen. 467. Deór wundrum scýne ( the panther ), Exon.

á-blinnan

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H. 25, 5. of things, to cease, stop, fail, come to an end Ðæt leóht on nánre tíde ne áblinneþ, Bl. H. 21, 16. Se rén áblon, Ors. 4, 10; S. 194, 19. Seó scadu áblann umbra cessavit An. Ox. 40, 15. On ungyldan ðá nǽfre áblunnon, Chr. 1097; P. 234, 4.

Linked entry: on-blinnan

á-rǽdan

(v.)
Grammar
á-rǽdan, p. -réd and -rǽdde; pp. -rǽden and -rǽd(ed).
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wyrd) hit swá be þínum heáfde and fóre hafað árǽded vivus in patriam non reverteres, quum fata ita de tuo capite statuerunt, Nar. 29, 14. to read a riddle Ic árǽdde Antiochus rǽdels, Ap. Th. 24, 12 : 5, 2. Hé ꝥ sóð árǽdde, 4, 20.

glídan

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Hwonne úp cyme eástan glídan swegles leóma, Ph. 102. to pass from one state to another, slip, fall Oft ðæt hefige mód glít niðor and niðor stæpmǽlum, oð hit mid ealle áfielð, Past. 279, 2. of movement along a surface Þonne hié mon slóg oþþe sceát, þonne

wæccan

(v.)
Grammar
wæccan, p. wæhte

To watchwake

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Se fand wæccendne wer, Beo. Th. 2540; B. 1268. Wæccende, 5674; B. 2841. Hé hét mec wæccende wunian, Exon. Th. 422, 18; Rä. 41, 8. Ðæt gé wæccende wearde healden, 282, 13; Jul. 662.

weás

(adv.)
Grammar
weás, adv.

By chance, by accident, fortuitously

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Witan hwæt wyrd sié, and hwæt weás gebyrige de fati serie, de repentinis casibus quaeri, Bt. 39, 4; Fox 216, 30. Ic wolde witan hwæþer ðæt áuht sié ðæt wé oft gehióraþ ðæt men cweþaþ be sumum þingum ðæt hit scyle weás gebyrian. ...

ge-wyrcan

(v.)
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Earm bið sé þe wile firenum gewyrcan, þæt hé fáh scyle from his Scyppende áscyred weorðan, Cri. 1617.

BYSGU

(n.)
Grammar
BYSGU, bísgu, býsigu, bísigu, býsegu, bísegu; gen. e; dat. e; acc. u, o: nom. acc. pl. u; gen. a; dat. um; f.
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Biþ se slǽp tó fæst bísgum gebunden the sleep is bound too fast by cares, Beo. Th. 3490; B. 1743: Bt. Met. Fox 22, 127; Met. 22, 64. Óðer bísgo dreág the other suffered toil, Exon. 114a; Th. 438, 14; Rä. 57, 7: 82b; Th. 311, 6; Seef. 88.

blǽdre

(n.)
Grammar
blǽdre, blǽddre, an; f.

That which is blown outan inflated swelling, blister, pimple, blain, pustulepustula, papulathe BLADDER, receptacle for the urinevesica

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[bláwan to blow; flare] That which is blown out, hence an inflated swelling, blister, pimple, blain, pustule; pustula, papula Be ǽghwylcum uncúþum blǽdrum ðe on mannes nebbe sittaþ of all strange blisters which exist on a man's face, Herb. cont. 2, 19

Linked entry: blǽddre

streng

(n.)
Grammar
streng, es; m.
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Icel. strengr in this sense Ðæt scyp úte on ðære sǽ byþ gesund, gyf se streng (v. ancer-streng, 1. 18) áþolaþ, for ðam hýs byþ se óðer ende fast on ðære eorðan and se óðer on ðam scype...

be-feolan

(v.)
Grammar
be-feolan, l. be-feólan, dele first passage, and add: p. -fealh, -feall, -feal, pl. ful(g)on.

to buryto bearbe pleased withto apply oneself earnestly to somethingto be urgent with a personto press to persistpersevere with something to persist incontinue

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D. 250, 27. with prep. to persist in, continue Ꝥ þæs Hǽlendes líc him wurde forstolen, mid ðám þe hí befúlon fæste on slǽpe while they continued fast asleep, Hml. A. 79, 159