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werian

(v.)
Grammar
werian, wergan; p. ede.
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Werige hine se Fræncisca mid unforedan áþe, 3; Th. i. 489, 24. Se ðe can mid leásungan wæwerdlíce werian, and mid unsóðe sóð oferswíðan, Wulfst. 169, 1. <b>III c.

FÓT

(n.)
Grammar
FÓT, nom. acc: gen. fótes; dat. fét, fóte; pl. nom. acc. fét, fótas; gen. fóta; dat. inst. fótum; m.

a FOOTpésthe footpēs

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Ath. iv. 5; Th. i. 224, 9

midd

(adj.)
Grammar
midd, adj. with superl. midemest, midmest

Midmiddle

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Ath. iv. pref.; Th. i. 226, 5. Tó middyre (MS. A. myddre) nihte media nocte, Mt. Kmbl. 25, 6. Æt midre niht, Ps. Th. 118, 62. Æt middre nihte, Exon. 59 b; Th. 216, 2; Ph. 262. Æt middere niht, Cd. 144; Th. 179, 32; Exod. 37.

sulh

(n.)
Grammar
sulh, suluh, sul[l]; gen. sule, but also sules; dat. sylg, sylh, syl; acc. sulh, sul; n. pl. sylh, syll; gen. sula; dat. sulum: a weak genitive seems also to occur in sylan scear;
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Ath. i. 16; Th. i. 208, 12. Tó syl... mid ðære syl ad aratrum... aratro, Coll. Monast. Th. 19, 15, 21. Man ða sulh forð drífe, Lchdm. i. 404, 1. Mann ðe hys hand ásett on his sulh (suluh, Rush.), Lk. Skt. 9, 62.

ge-leáfa

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., Ath. Crd. 3. Án is geleáfa, án is fulwiht, án fæder éce, Hy. 11, 8. Þæs geleáflican geleáfan catholice fidei, Wrt. Voc. ii. 129, 56.

rícsian

(v.)
Grammar
rícsian, p. ode.

to exercise or have powerto rulegovernreignto domineerdominatetyrannizeexercise violenceto prevail

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Ath. v. 8, 9; Th. i. 238, 23. Ðæt hé mǽge ríxian and wealdan ealra his feónda and dón him tó yfele ðæt ðæt he wylle omnium inimicorum suorum dominabitur, Ps. Th. 9, 25. Deáþ him furðor ne biþ rícsend mors illi ultra non dominabitur, Rtl. 26, 33.

sáwel-sceatt

(n.)
Grammar
sáwel-sceatt, es; m.

An ecclesiastical due

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Ath. i. prm.; Th. i. 196, 9. Gelǽste man sáwlsceat (sául-,MS. A.) æt ǽlcan cristenan men tó ðam mynstre ðe hit tó gebyrige, L. Edg. 1, 5; Th. i. 264 24.

Linked entry: sáwel-gescot

wilisc

(adj.)
Grammar
wilisc, adj.

foreign, not Englishservile

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Ath. v. 6, 3; Th. i. 234, 13. Ðone Wyliscan cining. Chr. 1056 ; Erl. 191, 22. Wíte-þeówne monnan Wyliscne, L. In. 54; Th. i. 138, 3. . xii. lahmen scylon riht tǽcean Wealan and Ænglan, .vi. Englisce and .vi. Wylisce, L. O. D. 3; Th. i. 354, lo.

háwian

(v.)
Grammar
háwian, p. ode; pp. od

To view, look, observe, regard, survey, inspect

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Gúþlác eode sóna út and háwode and hercnode Guthlac went out at once and looked and listened, Guthl. 6; Gdwin. 42, 15.

sécan

(v.)
Grammar
sécan, sécean; p. sóhte; pp. sóht
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Ath. iv. 4; Th. i. 222, 28. to seek a place, to visit, resort to Hé ( the phenix ) sunbeorht gesetu séceþ, Exon. Th. 217, 11; Ph. 278. Ða men ðe ðyder cóman and ða hálgan stówe sóhton, Blickl. Homl. 125, 28: 201, 11.

lang-sum

(adj.)
Grammar
lang-sum, adj.

Longprolixlong-enduringlong-suffering

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Ús selfum betst word and longsumast æt úrum ende gewyrcan to gain for ourselves the best and most enduring fame at our death, Ors. 2, 5; Swt. 82, 2

ge-wil

(adj.)
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Ealle þá worold on hiora ágen gewill onwendende upsetting all the world at their own sweet will, 1, 10; S. 48, 10.

ymb

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Add::, emban. with acc. temporal. at, alone. v. Dict. 2 a. with útean Ymb midde niht útan nocte media , Gr. D. 253, 17 : 257, 23 : 272, 14. after Ymb twá niht (æfter twám dagum, v. l.) post biduum , Gr. D. 158, 5.

onettan

(v.)
Grammar
onettan, p. te.

to hasten, move rapidly to make a quick movement, to anticipate to be quick in one's movements or actions, be active, quick or busy

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Lég onetteþ busy shall the flame be (at the day of judgment ), 448, 17; Dóm. 55: 212, 29; Ph. 217.

weorþ

(n.)
Grammar
weorþ, weorþe, worþ, wurþ, wyrþ, es; n.
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Ath. v. 6, 2 ; Th. i. 234, 6-10. Gilde ðæs pyttes hláford ðæra nýtena wurð, Ex. 21, 34. of persons, worth, worthiness Ðæt be ðære cennendra gefyrhtum ðæs bearnes weorþe ongyten wǽre, Blickl.

ge-nípan

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Exod. 454' substitute Him ongén genáp atol ýða gewealc: ne þǽr ǽnig becwóm herges tó háme the horrid waves grew dark as they rolled on to meet them; not one of that host got back to his home, Exod. 454.

ládung

(n.)
Grammar
ládung, e; f.

An excusing an apologyexcusea defenceexculpationpurgation

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Bisceop sceall æt tihtlan, ládunge gedihtan ðæt ǽnig man óðrum ǽnig wóh beódan ne mǽge áðor oððe on áþe oððe on ordále when accusation is made, the bishop shall so order the proceedings by which the accused is to clear himself, that no man may be able

Linked entry: be-ládung

ge-rǽcan

(v.)
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Sé þe his þeóden þearle gerǽhte, 158. v. ge-reccan ; VI. to come to, arrive at a place, object, &amp; c. Swá wíde swá þá wítelác gerǽhton rúm land wera, Gen. 2555. Ðá þe cyricean gerǽcean magon, Ll.

ge-hirdan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-hirdan, p. de.
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Gesmyrede and gehyrde lita (cf. átre gemǽled lita (veneno spicula), 96, 69, and see áhyrded, B. 1460), Wrt.

Linked entry: ge-hyrdan

teóðung

(n.)
Grammar
teóðung, teóðing, e; f.
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Ath. v. 4; Th. i. 232, 14. Ðæt wé ús gegaderian á emban ǽnne mónað ða hyndenmenn and ða ðe ða teóðunge bewitan, v. 8, 1; Th. i. 236, 3. Ðæt ǽlc mon beó on teóðunge.

Linked entry: tegðung