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weallan

(v.)
Grammar
weallan, p. weóll, pl. weóllon; pp. weallen.

of water, &c. issuing from a source to well, bubble forth, spring out, flow of the source, to well with, flow with, with a noun absoluteimplying abundanceto swarm, exist in large numbers of production in large numbers or great quantity, to swarm with flow with of violent movement, to boil, rage, heave of movement in liquids caused by heat, to boil (intrans.), to be hot used of a vessel in which a liquid boils of other than liquids, to be hot, burn, blaze, ragefiguratively, of persons, passions, emotions, to be fervent, to burn, rage, to be strongly moved trans. ( = willan?) To roll, turn

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Scenc fulne weallendes wæteres, 130, 1. Seóð on weallendon wætere, i. 204, 23. Mid weallendum ele, Homl. Th. i. 58, 27: Ælfc. T. Grn. 16, 16. Weallende wǽte fervida flumina, Hpt.

Linked entry: for-weallen

tellan

(v.; prep.)
Grammar
tellan, p. tealde; pp. teald: also forms as from telian occur: ic telge, hí teliaþ; p. telede; p. teled.
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Se fulla anweald is tó tellanne tó ðám héhstum gódum complete power is to be assigned to the class of highest goods, Bt. 36, 7; Fox 184, 9

ge-sécan

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Ðá sægde se bisceop ꝥ . . . ne fugel ne wildeór ne nǽnig ǽtern wyrm ꝥ hér dorste gesécean ( adire ) ðá hálgan gemǽro, Nar. 28, 7. for protection, security, help Swá swá on his freólstíde his byrgene geséhð, hé gewent gesundful ongeán, Hml.

ge-bétan

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Gebéte mid fulre bóte, 330, 26. (β 3) by adverb or phrase :-- . ii. bóte gebéte, Ll. Th. i. 4, 2. Gebéte hé ꝥ be þǽm þe seó dǽd sý, swá be were, swá be wíte, 168, 5.

heard

firmsteadfastresoluteboldresoluteobduraterigidunyieldingoppressiverigorousstrictharsh

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Sal. 310. of painful things Næs ná mid Rómánum ǽr ne siþþan swá heard gefeoht swá þǽr wæs numquam ulla Romano militi tumultuosior pugna et terribilior fuit, Ors. 5, 7; S. 230, 12. Níð heard and hetegrim, An. 1397. Heardes hellewítes, Gen. 303.

hwilc

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'THORN; eáh hwá wéne ꝥ hé on heora ánra hwylcum mæge habban fulle gesǽlþa, ne byþ hit nó swá. '. . . 'THORN;ú cwist ꝥ wé ne magon on ðǽra ánra hwilcum ꝥ héhste gód habban . . ne wéé Þonne úre Drihten úre hwylces neósian wille, Bl. H. 125, 12.

micel

(adj.)
Grammar
micel, adj.

Micklegreatmagnusmuchmanymultusgreat

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Ic sceal erian fulne æcer oððe máre ... Hwæt máre dést ðú? Gewyslíce máre ic dó, Coll. Monast. Th. 19, 23-35. Ðonne hí mǽst tó yfele gedón hæfdon, ðonne nam man grið and frið wið hí, Chr. 1011; Erl. 145, 2.

Linked entries: mǽst mára micle mycel

tácn

(n.)
Grammar
tácn, ,es; n.

A token, signa sign, significant forman ensigna token, a credentiala sign, monumenta sign of the Zodiaca sign, distinguishing mark (lit. or fig.)a sign to attract attention, a signala sign of anything future, a prognostica sign, an action that conveys a meaninga sign, indication, mark which shews condition or state</b> as a medical term, a symptoma sign, symbol, emblema sign which shews the truth or reality of anything, proof, demonstration, evidencea supernatural sign, miracle, prodigya signal event, remarkable circumstance

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Ðæt wé ðý geornor ongietan meahten tírfæst tácen, ðæt se fugel þurh bryne beácnaþ, 236, 14; Ph. 574. a sign which shews the truth or reality of anything, proof, demonstration, evidence Ðæt biþ tácn wísdómes, ðæt hine mon wilnige gehéran and ongitan,

wæstm

(n.)
Grammar
wæstm, (-em, -im, -um), es; m. n.:e; f.

Growth, increasegrowth, produceplant, fruitoffspring, progenyresultfruit, that which may be enjoyedproduce of money, usury.growth, growing,increasegrowth, thrivinggrowth, condition reached by growing, stature, form;

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Ðæt feaxáfealleþ, ðe ǽr wæs fæger on híwe and on fulre wæstme, Wulfst. 148, 5. Sió hæfde wæstum wundorlícran, Exon. Th. 413, 13; Rä. 32, 5. Ðé is ungelíc wlite and wæstmas, siððan ðú mínum wordum getrúwodest, Cd. Th. 38, 27; Gen. 613.

on-gitan

(v.)
Grammar
on-gitan, -gietan, -giotan, -geotan ; p. -geat, -get; pl. -geáton, -géton ; pp. -giten, -gieten

To perceiveto perceive, seeto perceive by hearingto perceive, feel (pain, etc. )to feel, be of opinion, judgeto know, hear of, find outto perceive, understandto recognise, know,to take a person or thing to be what it really isto recognise a fact or circumstance,to know (of sexual intercourse)

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Ðæt wé ðý geornor ongietan meahton lácen, ðæt se fugel þurh bryne beácnaþ. Exon. Th. 236, 13 ; Ph. 573. Ongeotan, Blickl.

ge-hwilc

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Wihta gehwilce deóra and fugla deáðlég nimeð, Cri. 982. (d 3) as antecedent Monna gehwilc þe wið his waldend winnan ongynneð, Gen. 297. Secgan Dryhtne þonc duguða gehwylcre þe ús simle gefremede, Cri. 601.

heáh

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Þǽr is brógna hýhst, Dóm. 23. of time, fully come, complete From ǽrmorgenne oð heáne (heáhne, v. l.) undern a mane usque ad tertiam plenam, R. Ben. 74, 11. <b>B.</b> as subst. a high place. v. N. E.

Linked entry: dynt

under

(prep.)
Grammar
under, prep. adv.

Underunderat the foot ofunderwithinamongbelowbeneathdown

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Sang se wanna fugel under deoreð-sceaftum, Cd. Th. 119, 23; Gen. 1984. local, where motion is implied Mec mín freá sendeþ under sǽlwonge, Exon. Th. 382, 27; Rä. 4, 2. figurative, marking subordination, subjection, rule, etc.

Linked entries: Middel-Seaxe þúsend

gearo

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Cóm se cyning mid fulre fyrde þider ǽr hí gearwe wǽron. Chr. 1014; P. 145, 19. Sóna þæs þe hié inne wǽron, swá wǽron þá nicoras gearwe, tóbrúdon hié swá hié þá óðre ǽr dydon, Nar. 11, 11. Gié wosað gearuu, Lk. L. 12, 40.

heáfod

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Of þám heáfodon andlang fúra . . . Ondlong weges oþ þá heáfdo, C. D. iii. 436, 16-27. of water Of horspóles heáuede . . . on horspóles heáued, C. D. iii. 445, 25-35. In ðes pulles heáfod, 382, 10. On þæs fennes heáfod, C. D. B. iii. 517, 30.

þanne

(adv.)
Grammar
þanne, þænne, þonne; adv. conj.
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Wén is ðæt hé wille bewitan his menn ge on lífe ge on deáðe, þonne se lytla fugel ne befylþ on grin bútan Godes willan, Homl. Skt. i. 17, 188, 197. <b>II a.

Linked entries: þænne þonne

þearf

(n.)
Grammar
þearf, e; f.
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Hwæs wǽre mé máre þearf, þonne ic mid cilde wǽre quid necesse fuit concipere? Gen. 25, 22. Ðæs ánes ic áh þearfe, ðæt ðú mín freónd sig and ic ðíne miltse hæbbe hoc uno tantum indigeo, ut inveniam gratiam in conspectu tuo, Gen. 33, 15.

Linked entries: þærf þarf

þes

(pronoun.)
Grammar
þes, þæs; m.: þeós, þiós, þiús; f.: þis, þiss, þys; n. demons. pron. This
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Hwá ne wafaþ ðæs ðonne se fulla móna wyrþ ofertogen mid þióstrum? oððe eft ðæt ða steorran scínaþ beforan ðam mónan and ne scínaþ beforan ðære sunnan? Ðisses hí wundriaþ, Bt. 89, 3; Fox 214, 31. Þisses, Exon. Th. 15, 18; Cri. 238.

Linked entries: þás þis

ge-cynd

(n.)
Grammar
ge-cynd, f. also has gen. ge-cynd (Bl. H. 31, 32); dat.
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Nis nænigu gecynd cwiclifigende, ne fugol ne fisc ..., Sal. 419. Þone feónd þisse menniscan gecynd, Bl. H. 31, 32. Þá hálgan setl gefylde mid þǽre menniscan gecynde, 121, 35: Past. 411, 32. Tó wlitegum engla gecynde, Hml. Th. i. 12, 14.

ge-reccan

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Hí an ðára xv hída ðæ hire hláford hire lǽfde, and him man on ágene ǽht gereahte ipsa concedit xv hidas quas ei uir suus reliquit, el pro qua ei pretium datum fuit, v. 137, 11. Ðús wǽron ðá land . . . ðám cinge Eádgár gereht on Lundenbyrig . . .