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þearle

(adv.)
Grammar
þearle, adv.
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Ðæt folc wearð þearle geswenct mid ðam síðfate taedere coepit populum itineris ac laboris, Num. 21, 4: Ps.

þicce

(adj.)
Grammar
þicce, adj.
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Se weall was .xx[x]. fóta ðicce is locus murum triginta pedes latum habuit, Ors. 4, 13; Swt. 210, 30. Seó eá oferfleów mid fótes þicce flóde, 1, 3; Swt. 32, 6.

ge-rǽdan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-rǽdan, to advise, ge-rǽdan to arrange. [These two verbs seem to have coalesced (v. rǽdan), and are taken together.]
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Hi rǽddon swá ꝥ hí woldon þone cyng gesettan út of þám cynedóme, and hit wearð sona gecýdd þám cynge hú hit wæs gerǽd, Chr. 1075; P. 211, 2. Næs nán máre unrǽd geréd (-rǽd, v. l. ) þonne së wæs, 1016 ; P. 151, 4.

furþor

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Th. 104, 29. of time, later Gé sægdon þæt gé cúðon míne aldorlege, swá mé ǽfre wearð oððe ic furðor findan sceolde, Dan. 140. Hé furðor cymeð ufor ánre niht ús tó túne, Men. 33. Ofer midne winter furðor fíf nihtum, 125

heall

a residencepalacea templea court of law

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Gif mon on níwne weall unádrúgodne micelne hróf and hefigne onsett, ðonne ne timbreð hé nó healle ac hryre (non habitaculum, sed ruina fabricatur), Past. 383, 33.

hróf

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Gif mon on níwne weall unádrúgodne micelne hróf and hefigne on sett, Past. 383, 32. Hí openodon þone hróf ( tectum ), Mk. 2, 4. Hé geseah steápne hróf golde fáhne, B. 926. Hrófas tecta, An. Ox. 2257. Hrófum oððe bígelsum arcibus, Wrt.

wæl

(n.)
Grammar
wæl, es; n.

the slainthe deada number of slain,a single corpsea slain personslaughtercarnagedestruction

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Ne wearð wæl máre folces gefylled, 937;Erl. 115, 14. Ðǽr was ungemetlíc wæl geslægen Norþanhymbra, sume binnan, sume bútan, 867; Erl. 72, 15: Ors. 2, 5; Swt. 80, 26.

CYRICE

(n.)
Grammar
CYRICE, cirice, cyrce, circe; gen. an, ean; f: cyric, ciric, in the compound cyric-ǽwe, etc. q. v. cyrc, e; f. circ,

in the compounda church, the material structure ecclesiaa heathen temple templum paganum

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Cyrice weard, cyrce weard a warden of a church, 1043; Erl. 169, 33: 1070; Erl. 207, 33. In ðæare cyrce in the church, 1070; Erl. 209, 40.

Linked entries: cyrce circe cirice

líc

(n.)
Grammar
líc, es; n.

A body

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wearp hine ðá on wyrmes líc, Cd. 25; Th. 31, 26; Gen. 491. Eowre líc sceolon sweltan on ðisum wéstene vestra cadavera jacebunt in solitudine, Num. 14, 32.

ceorl

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Wearð forðféred sumes wífes ceorl ... and sæt ꝥ wíf ofer þám líchaman hire forðférdan ceorles, Gr. D. 215, 18: Gn. Ex. 97. Þú wilnast ceorles, Hml. S. 3, 396. Wǽron wydewan fornýdde on unriht tó ceorle, Wlfst. 158, 11. Ceorl maritum, An. Ox. 5166.

ge-þanc

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Wearð him hýrra hyge and on heortan geþanc máran módsefan þonne gemet wǽre, Dan. 491. Gleáw geþances, 743. Nis mé on geþance vel on móde non mihi est cordi, Wrt. Voc. i. 54, 47.

sceaft

(n.)
Grammar
sceaft, es; m.

A smooth, round, straight stick or pole, a shaftthe shaft of a speara spearthe shaft of an arrowa polea taper

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Hlyn wearð on wícum scylda and sceafta, Cd. Th. 124, 13; Gen. 2062. Deáwig sceaftum, 199, 25; Exod. 344.

fela

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Fela wearð tódræ-acute;fed Godes ðeówa, Chr. 975; P. 120, 14: Gen. 1638. Þæ t eówer fela geseah, Dan. 412. Wæs máðma fela gelǽded, B. 36: Cri. 43: Crä. 1. where fela is nom. to a verb in pl.

Linked entry: feald

swíþ

(adj.)
Grammar
swíþ, adj.
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Hí swíðra oferstág weard, Exon. Th. 116, 3; Gú. 201. Biþ seó módor frommast and swíþost, 493, 1; Rä. 81, 23. of things, in reference to material things, producing a powerful effect Swíð drenc wiþ áswollenum milte, Lchdm. ii. 256, 14.

un-þanc

(n.)
Grammar
un-þanc, es; m.

disfavourdispleasureangerill-willan unpleasing acta displeasurean offenceannoyancenot thanksdispleasure expressed in wordsunwillinglywithout consenton compulsioningratiswithout (a person's) consentnot of (one's own) accordagainst (one's) will

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Ðá wearð hé gecristnod his mága unþances, Homl. Skt. ii. 31, 24. Scealt ðú ðínes unþances ðone hord ámeldian, Homl. Skt. i. 23, 716. Án his manna wolde wícian æt ánes búndan húse his unðances, Chr. 1048; Erl. 177, 36.

Linked entry: un-þances

wrítan

(v.)
Grammar
wrítan, p. wrát, pl. writon; pp. writen

To write.to cutto drawto form lettersto writeto writeto compose,be the author ofto writeto writewriteto writestateto writeget a thing writtento convey by charter

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Wearð gesewen swilce ánes mannes hand wrítende on ðære healle wage, Homl. Th. ii. 434, 33. to write a book, narrative, etc. to compose, be the author of Ne wéne ǽnig ðæt ic lygewordum leóð somnige, wríte wóþcræfte, Exon. Th. 234, 30; Ph. 548.

Linked entries: wrítere wrítian

wróht

(n.)
Grammar
wróht, e; f. : es; m.

accusationa false accusationslandercalumnyfaultcrimeoffencea quarrelstrifecause of complaintinjuryhurt

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Th. 272, 30; Jul. 507. a quarrel, strife Wearð micel ungeþwǽrnes, . . . swá nán mon nyste hwonon sió wróht com, Ors. 6, 4; Swt. 260, 21. Wǽron ðá gesóme ða ðe swegl búan, wróht wæs ásprungen, Cd. Th. 6, 4; Gen. 83 : 114, 12; Gen. 1903.

ge-læccan

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Daniel se wítega wearð gelæht, Ælfc. T. Grn. 9, 38. Wurdon sume his men gelæhte of Frencyscan mannan, Chr. 1075; P. 210, 15. (1 a) to seize with an implement :-- Hí woldon mé gelæccan mid heora tangum, Hml.

innan

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Th. i. 236, 10. with dat. local, of rest, within Him þæs tácen weard for eorlum innan healle, Dan. 719. Hé is bebyrged innan þám mynstre innon Ses Nicolaus portice. Chr. 1072 ; P. 209, 5.

útan

(prep.; adv.)
Grammar
útan, (-on); adv. prep. A. adv.

from withoutwithouton the outsideon the outsideon the surfaceoutwardlyaboutroundoutaway from land

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from without Wearð mé on hige leóhte útan and innan, Cd. Th. 42, 21; Gen. 677. Gif ðú wénst ðæt him áhwonan útan cómon ða gód ðe hé hæfþ, ðonne wǽre ðæt þing betere, ðe hit him fram cóme, ðonne hé, Bt. 34, 3; Fox 136, 26. Ælfréd com útan (úton, MS.

Linked entries: útane úton út-weard