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wác

(adj.)
Grammar
wác, adj.

yieldingnot rigidpliantfluidweakfeeblewanting mental or moral strengthwanting couragepoormeannot of great value or in high esteemvilis

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On reáfe wáccust habitu vilissimus, Scint. 21, 7. Hwí wénst ðú, ðone nú ða wácestan gesceafta eallunga ne gewítaþ, ðæt seó seóleste gescaft mid ealle gewíte? Shrn. 198, 19

wealdend

(n.)
Grammar
wealdend, es; m.

one who exercises power over persons or things, a controller masterone who exercises dominion a ruler governor sovereign applied to the Deity a possessor master lord

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Wealdendras imperatores, Scint. 215, 9, Ealdormen and þeóde wealdendras, Cod. Dip.

sculan

(v.)
Grammar
sculan,  sceolan; ic, hé sceal, scal, ðú scealt, pl. wé sculon, sceolon ; p. sceolde, scolde, scealde, scalde; subj.
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Scile, Beo. Th. 6335; B. 3177. Ðeáh gé wénen ðæt gé lange libban scylan, Bt. 19; Fox 70, 15.

Linked entries: ge-scola sceal

þegen

(n.)
Grammar
þegen, þegn, þeng, þén, es; m.
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Burgbryce mon sceal bétan ealdormonnes .lxxx. sciłł., cyninges þegnes .lx. sciłł., gesíðcundes monnes landhæbbendes .xxxv. sciłł., L. In. 45; Th. i. 130, 9. Eorles heregeata syndon ... And syþþan cyninges þegenes (þegnas, MS.

up

(adv.)
Grammar
up, (úp?), upp; adv.

Up.upon high uperectlyupto a high point

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Voc. ii. 144, 7. up a river, against the stream On ða eá hí tugon up hiora scipu óþ ðone weald, Chr. 893; Erl. 88, 31. where a body remains in the same place but moves in an upward direction Ðá árás hé upp, Jn. Skt. 8, 7, 10.

ge-sittan

(v.)
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S. 10, 72. of things, to come to rest, rest Fór fámig scip ( the ark ) .l. and .c. nihta . . . þá on dúnum gesæt holmærna mǽst, Gen. 1421. where posture is given, to be seated Hire sweostor gesæt big Hǽlendes fótum, Bl. H. 67, 26.

ge-teón

(v.)
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Voc. ii. 21, 43. with idea of horizontal movement, to draw along, pull, drag: — Óðri ðegnas on scip cuómon and drógon ł getugun ðára fisca segni, Jn. L. 21, 8. Ic wæs getogen þurh þisse ceastre lanum, Bl. H. 243, 29.

DRÍFAN

(v.)
Grammar
DRÍFAN, drýfan,ic drífe , ðú drífest , drífst , he drífeþ , drífþ , dríft , pl. drífaþ; p. ic, he dráf, ðú drife, pl. drifon, dreofon; pp. drifen .

DRIVE, force, pursue pellĕre, mināre, impellĕre, persĕqui To drive, rush with violence ruĕre

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Hí drifon scipu into Medwæge they drove the ships into the Medway, Chr. 1016; Erl. 157, 16. Híg hyne drifon út ejēcērunt eum foras, Jn. Bos. 9, 35. Ðá híg eów drifon cum vos persequerentur, Deut. 11, 4.

stician

(v.)
Grammar
stician, p. ode.
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Stycigende stimulosa, Scint. 104, 6. <b>I a.</b> to kill (to stick iss ) Wé oþþe sticode beóþ oþþe on sǽ ádruncene aut jugulamur aut mergimur, Bd. 1, 13; S. 482, 1.

swǽs

(adj.)
Grammar
swǽs, adj.
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Tunge swǽse tóbrycþ heardnysse lingua mollis confringit duritiam Scint. 8, 17. Drihten is niðum swǽs suavis est Dominus Ps. Th. 99, 4. Ðú swǽs tó mé ðín eáre onhyld, 101, 2.

Linked entries: swáse swés

wrégan

(v.)
Grammar
wrégan, (wrecan) ; p. wrégde, wréhte; pp. wreged, wreht

To bewrayaccusedenounceto accuseto accuseto accuseto denounce

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Ðé wrég te accusa, Scint. 165, 1. Gif ǽnig mann óðerne wrége and him hwitcne gilt on secge si steterit testis mendax contra hominem accusans eum praevaricatiottis, Deut. 19, 16. Hit is betre ðæt mon wrége ðone scyldigan, Bt. 38, 7; Fox 210, 5.

heall

a residencepalacea templea court of law

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Manege scíran wurdon gedrehte þurh þæs cynges healle geweorc (through work at the king's hall) þe man on Westmynstre worhte (cf. se cyng . . . his híred innan his níwan gebyttlan æt Westmynstre heóld, 1099; P. 234, 34), Chr. 1097; P. 234, 8.

leornian

(v.)
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Sé þe nǽfre ne leornde specan qui numquam didicit loqui, Scint. 80, 17. <b>I a</b>. to learn a book, read with the intention of gaining knowledge :-- Hú ne sǽde ic þé ǽr þæt þu hyt scealt sécan on þǽre béc þe wit þá ymbsprǽcon ?

wédan

(v.)
Grammar
wédan, p. de

To be mad or furious, to rage, rave to be mad, out of one's sensesto act with violence, be furious, rage,

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Rush. 7, 15. of things, abstract or concrete Gýtsung openlíce wét auaritia palam saenit, Scint. 99, 17. Wédde stíðnes exarsit acerbitas, Hpt. Gl. 517, 15. Gársecg wédde, Cd. Th. 208, 27; Exod. 489.

Linked entry: a-wédan

sócn

(n.)
Grammar
sócn, e; f.

a seeking, search, exploringa seeking, desiring, trying to geta seeking to obtain an enda seeking for information, question, inquirya seeking, visiting of a place, attendance at a place, resorta seeking for protection ora place so sought, refuge, sanctuary, asyluma seeking with hostile intent, an attack inquisitio the right of investigating, necessary to and a part of power of holding plea seekinglevying fines socasoca quaestio inquisitio an attack an action, prosecution an assemblage a parish

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And in ǽlcer[e] scíre ðǽr sanctus Benedictus hafþ land inne [habbe hé] his saca and his sócne . . . swá hwylc man swá ða sócne áhe, Sanctus Benedictus habbe his freódóm on eallen þingen 208, 19-209, 14.

Linked entry: fird-sócn

sunne

(n.)
Grammar
sunne, an (sunnu, Cd. Th. 286, 14; Sat. 352, and acc. sunne, 147, 11; Gen. 2437:
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Mín se swétesta sunnan scíma, Juliana, 252, 21; Jul. 166

Linked entries: sunna sunnu sól

cýþþu

Grammar
cýþþu, (-o).
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Cýð notitia, Scint. 139, 8. Cýððe notitiae, An. Ox. 4214. Cýþþe, Wrt. Voc. ii. 59, 72. Ic ꝥ for ðínre cýððe, and þé weorðne wiste þyses tó gewitanne I send it for your information, and as knowing you worthy to know this, Lch. i. 326, 8.

Linked entry: cýþ

ge-brengan

(adj.)
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Hié þá scipu binnan Lundenbyrig gebróhton, Chr. 896; P. 89, 21. Gebróhtun (obtulerunt) him monno dumbne, Mt. L. 9, 32. Gebreng ðing ðín, 5, 24. Gebrengað ðás hiona auferte ista hinc, Jn. L. R. 2, 16. Hé óðer wíf þǽm óðrum æt hám gebrenge, Ll.

of-sleán

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Gyf in cyninges túne man mannan ofsleá,.L. scill gebéte, 4, 4. where no penalty was to be exacted Sé þe þeóf ofslihð, sé mót gecýðan mid áðe ꝥ hé hine synnigne ofslóge, 112, 7. Gif man leúd ofsleá an þeófðe, licge bútan wyrgelde, 42, 13.

ge-bétan

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Sé ꝥ gebéte his dryhtne .c. scill., 38, 6. (β 2) with prep. :-- Gebéte hé þses borges bryce mid .v. pundum. Ll. Th. i. 62, 8 : 330, 29. Gebéte ꝥ mid .viii. sciłł. 94, 11 : 260, 14. Gebéte hé hit mid eallum þám þe he áge, 102, 20.