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ge-wis

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D. 271, 4. free from error, unerring Gewisse dægmǽl ús swá tǽcað, Lch. iii. 252, 22. of a course, undeviating, direct Hé mid micclan gefeán tó scipe gewænde and mid gewisse seglunge binnon ánum dæge cóm tó Antiochian, Ap. Th. 6, 27.

girnan

(v.)
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Ðú wást ꝥ . . . ic ealles for swíþe ne girnde þisse eorþlican ríces; búton ic wilnode andweorces . . . scis ipsa minimum nobis ambitionem mortalium rerum fuisse dominatam; sed materiam . . . optavimus, Bt. 17; F. 58, 25.

tó-slítan

(v.)
Grammar
tó-slítan, p. -slát, pl. -sliton ; pp. -sliten
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Scípo diówlíca ne forlǽt ðú onerninge ðætte wé sié tósliteno oves diabolica non sinas incursione lacerari. Rtl. 36, 1. Góman beóþ tóslitene, Soul Kmbl. 216; Seel. 110.

dæg

(n.)
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. ¶ in pl. days of a reign :-- On his (Beorhtric ) dagum cuómon ǽrest .iii. scipu, Chr. 787; P. 54, 4. time during which something exists Hé geseah þá ceastre and cwæð: 'Eálá, gif þú wistest on þysum þínum dæge,' Lk. 19, 42. v. ár, bæd-, bebod-, bén-

wed

(n.)
Grammar
wed, wedd, es; n.
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Ǽlc geréfa náme ðæt wedd on his ágenre scíre, L. Ath. v. 10; Th. i. 240, I : v. II; Th. i. 240, 15. Ða áðas and ða wedd and ða borgas synt ealle oferhafene and ábrocene, L. Ath. iv. proem.; Th. i. 220, 14.

Linked entries: bád borg-wed borh-wed

wegan

(v.)
Grammar
wegan, p. wæg, pl. wǽgon; pp. wegen. <b>A.</b> trans.
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(Scip) wist in wigeþ, Exon. Th. 415, 14; Rä. 33,11. Ðone ( a dog ) on teón wigeþ feónd his feónde, 433, 28 ; Rä. 51, 3. Hám wegaþ advehunt, Wrt. Voc. ii. 1, 5. Hé ða frætwe wæg ofer ýða ful, Beo. Th. 2419 ; B. 1207.

Linked entry: æt-wegan

út

(adv.)
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út, adv.
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Út tó anýdenne expellendum, Scint. 210, 13. Hé út áwearp ða sceamolas, Blickl. Homl. 71, 18. Ic mægenbyrðenne hider út ætbær, Beo. Th. 6176; B. 3092. Hié ne mehton ða scipu út brengan, Chr. 896; Erl. 94, 10.

swencan

(v.)
Grammar
swencan, p. te; pp. swenced, swenct (cf. swinkt = wearied, Comus v. 293)
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Man swencte ðæt earme folc ðe on ðám scipon lágon, Cl. r. 999; Erl. 135, 32. Hine wundra fela swe[n]cte on sunde, Beo. Th. 3024;, B. 1510. Ða werigan gástas ðe mé swenctan and drycton qui me premebant spiritus maligni, Bd. 3, 11; S. 536, 37.

teár

(n.)
Grammar
teár, ( = teahor), teór, tæher, teher, tehher, es; m.

A tear.a drop of water from the eye,caused by emotion, generally by griefin plural, used for the feeling of which the tears are a sign, grief, afflictioncaused by weakness.a tearlike dropthat which drops or exudes, e.g. honey from a comb

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Th. 11, 18; Cri. 173. in plural, used for the feeling of which the tears are a sign, grief, affliction :-- On deópnysse wópes and teóra profunditate fletus et lacrimarum, Scint. 47, 4.

wǽdl

(n.)
Grammar
wǽdl, (v. P. B. viii. 535), e: wǽdle, an; f.
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Voc. ii. 117, 2. poverty, indigence, want, penury Þár þár word synd fela gelóme ys wǽdl ( egestas ), Scint. 78, 9: Dóm. L. 265: Wulfst. 139, 31.

Linked entry: wéðel

wræc

(n.)
Grammar
wræc, es; n.

wrackmiserysufferingsuffering that comes as punishment,retributive punishmentvengeancewhere the punishment or misery is exile or banishment

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Th. 6148; B. 3078. suffering that comes as punishment, retributive punishment, vengeance Ǽlc wræc and ná wræc omnis uindicta et non uindicta, Scint. 223, 5. Ðæt unásecgenlíce wræc and ðæt ungeendode wíte, ðæt ðon unlǽdon ðǽr geteohhod biþ, Blickl.

eard

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Seó sunne scínð on Hierusalem and on Rómebyrig and on þisum earde and on eallum eardum, i. 286, 35. Tó þysan earde, Chr. 959; P. 115, 13. Hú man þisne eard werian sceolde, 1010; P. 140, 29. On þá gerád ꝥ hý nǽfre eft on eard ne cuman.

sculan

(v.)
Grammar
sculan, &nbsp;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: sceal ge-scola

swég

(n.)
Grammar
swég, es; m.
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Voc. ii. 110, 43: 43, 7, swég a person Be onfangenysse swégea de acceptione personarum, Scint. 183, 17 (swég is used several times in the section n

Linked entries: swég-cræft swóg

under-standan

(v.)
Grammar
under-standan, p. -stód, pl. -stódon; pp. -standen.

to understandhave insight intoto understandperceiveknow certainlyto understand in such and such a senseto conceive ofconsiderto accept as correctto observenoticeconsider

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On dehter ná understandendre in filia non aduertente se, Scint. 225, 7

Linked entry: for-standan

þweorh

(adj.)
Grammar
þweorh, þwerh, þwyrh; adj.

crookedcrossadverseopposedcrossangrybitterperversewrongevildepravedfrowardwronglyevilly

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Þwyr geþanc praua mens, Scint. 68, 3. Mann þwyr homo peruersus, 134, 11. Þwyr mód proteruus animus, 19. Hé wæs þwyr on dǽdum, Homl. Th. i. 534, 2. Seó híwrǽden is swíðe ðwyr domus exasperans est, ii. 530, 29. Decius se þweora heóld ríce, Homl.

wealdend

(n.)
Grammar
wealdend, es; m.
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Wealdendras imperatores, Scint. 215, 9, Ealdormen and þeóde wealdendras, Cod. Dip. Kmbl. iii. 350, 25. <b>II a.</b> applied to the Deity :-- Ánn Wealdend Drihten Dominus, Ps. Th. 65, 16.

fandian

(v.)

to tryto temptto tryto trytastefeelto tryto visittemptprovokeattempt

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Se lytega fiónd wile fondian ǽlces monnes mid ðǽre úpáhæfennesse for gódum weorcum, Past. 465, 9. where a (doubtful) point is to be determined, the point being given in a clause, to try whether, if, &c. of the action of persons Fandode forðweard scipes

fýr

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Add: fire Ðonne mon beám on wuda forbærne, . . . geselle, .LX. sciłł., for þám þe fýr bið þeóf . . . sió æx bið melda, nalles þeóf, Ll. Th. i. 128, 19. On þissum geáre atýwde ꝥ wilde fýr (v. wilde, ), Chr. 1032; P. 159, 4.

þurh-teón

(v.)

to carry throughget a proposal accepted, a request grantedto carry out a plan, orders, etc.give effect to an intentionto carry throughcarry on to a (successful) endto accomplishperformto perpetrateto carry oncontinueto bring to a successful issueto achievebring aboutbring to passto affordto go throughundergoto drawdrag

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Hefige geswincu wé þurhteón, ðæt wé tó heofenan ástígan magan, Scint. 101, 11. Gif hé ða beþinge þurhteón ne mæge, Lchdm. ii. 340, 10. to draw, drag On wítu helle mann gálnys þurhtýhð in poenas tartari hominem libido pertrahat, Scint. 89, 5.