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hwíl

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L. 7, 33: Past. 333, 15. in prepositional phrases Hú hrædlíce se fǽrlica deáð hié on lytelre hwíle bereáf-ode ðæs þe hié on longre hwíle mid unryhte striéndon quibus festina mors repente et simul abstulit quidquid eorum nequitia nec simul nec repente

weá

(n.)
Grammar
weá, an; m.

woe misery evil afflictiontroubleevilwickedness malice

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Weána dǽl a deal of trouble, Exon. Th. 379, 17; Deór. 34: Beo. Th. 2304; B. 1150. Ic ðé wið weána gehwam wreó, Cd. Th. 131, 2 ; Gen. 2170: Beo. Th. 2796; B. 1396. Ic ǽnigra mé weána ne wénde bóte gebídan, 1870; B. 933.

Linked entries: wáwa weó

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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Heó geseah hú Decius wédde and brýmde dæges and nihtes ǽr ðon hé deád wǽre, Shrn. 139, 6. Hé wédde on gewitte swá wilde deór, Exon. Th. 278, 13; Jul. 597. Hí wéddon þearle and tðtǽron hí sylfe mid heora ágenum tóðum, Homl. Skt. i. 6, 194.

Linked entry: a-wédan

gif

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, 41, 1; F. 244, 24 : 27. conditional clause in pluperf. subj. with past sense Gif þú wǽre hér, nǽre mín bróðor deád si fuisses hic, frater meus non fuisset mortuus Jn. 11, 21 : 32.

líc

(n.)
Grammar
líc, es; n.

A body

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A body [living or dead] generally the latter; the word remains in lich-gate, lyke-wake Líc oððe líchama corpus, Ælfc. Gr. 9, 32; Som. 12, 16. Líc ǽgðer ge cuces ge deáðes corpus; líc oððe hreáw funus; líc oððe hold cadaver, Wrt.

túdor

(n.)
Grammar
túdor, tuddor, es; n.
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Deáþ spyreþ æfter ǽghwelcum eorþan túdre, diórum and fuglum, Met. 27, 10. Treófugla tuddor cýð ðon eádges eftcyme. Exon. Th. 146, 9 ; Gú. 707. Ðú seofone genim túdra gehwylces, Cd. Th. 80, 29; Gen. 1336.

Linked entry: tuddor

of-sleán

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Bið his unðeáw ofslægen (-slegen, v. l. ) bútan ǽlcre niédðrafunga, suá suá Assael wæs deád bútan orde, Past. 297, 22.

ge-bringan

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</b> where the point reached is given by an abstract noun :-- Hú hé ꝥ Hú hí mihton hine tó deáþe gebringan, Hml. Th. i. 214, 32. to bring to or from a state, condition, action, &amp;c., cause to be in such and such a state, &amp;c.

Linked entry: ge-brengan

sacan

(v.)
Grammar
sacan, p. sóc , sócon; sacen.

to fight, strive, contendto disagree,to wrangleto bring a suitto accuse, blameto refuse, deny.

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Gód sceal wið yfele, líf sceal wið deáþe, leóht sceal wið þýstrum, fyrd wið fyrde, feónd wið óðrum, láð wið láðe ymb land sacan, Menol. Fox 568; Gn. C. 53. Sceal fǽge sweltan and dógra gehwam ymb gedálsacan middangeardes, Exon. Th. 335, 4; Gn.

MAGAN

(v.)
Grammar
MAGAN, (the infin. does not occur in W. S. but mæge glosses posse,
  • Mk. Skt. p. 3, 1
  • ;
and <b>magende</b>
(cf. Icel. megandi) = quiens,
  • Ælfc. Gr. 41
  • ;
  • Som. 44, 21.

to be strongefficaciousto availprevailbe sufficientto be strongbe in good healthto be ablemaymay

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Biþ men ful lytle ðý bet ðeáh ðe hé gódne fæder hæbbe, gif hé self tó náuhte ne mæg, Bt. 30, 1; Fox 108, 30. Tó hwan mæg ðis eorþlíce hús, gif hit ýdel stent, Homl. Th. ii. 582, 12: 432, 15: Past. Swt. 7, 12.

Linked entry: mæg

ge-wítan

(v.)
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Gefyrn forþ gewitene long since dead, Bt. 19; F. 70, 9, 12. (2 a) to depart from life, this world, &amp;c. :-- Hé gewát of þysan lífe, Hml. S. 23, 728. Hí of þisse worlde gewiton, Bl. H. 95, 17.

þegnung

(n.)
Grammar
þegnung, e; f.
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Ass. 110, 269. in a personal sense, a following, retinue, train, cf. folgaþ Seó hell and se ðeáð and heora árleásan þénunga wǽron áforhtode, Nic. 28; Thw. 16, 10

FISC

(n.)
Grammar
FISC, es; pl. nom. acc. fiscas, fixas, fisceas; gen. fisca, fixa; dat. fiscum, fixum; m.

A FISHpiscis

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Ða fixas, ðe wǽron on ðam flóde, wurdon deáde pisces quĭ ĕrant in flūmĭne, mortui sunt, Ex. 7, 21: Ors. 5, 4; Bos. 105, 15. Earmra fisca of poor fishes, Salm. Kmbl. 164; Sal. 81: Bt. Met. Fox 11, 133; Met. 11, 67.

Linked entry: fen-fixas

sweotolung

(n.)
Grammar
sweotolung, e; f.
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Ic wille, ðæt ðú underfó ðás seofon lamb æt mé, ðæt hig tó swutelunge (in testimonium) beón, ðæt ic dealf ðísne pytt, Gen. 21, 30.

a-fíndan

(v.)
Grammar
a-fíndan, l. á-findan ; p. -fand, -funde; pl. -fundon; pp. -funden,
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Ne ðearf ic ðésecgan hú hefig sorg men beoþ seó gémen his bearna, for ðám ðú hit hafast áfunden be þé selfum. Bt. 31, i; F. 112, 19. to find, discover, meet with a person, lit. Hí forléton hine tó ánum treówe gebun-denne.

for-drífan

to drive awayoffoutto drive awaycast outto drive outto banishexpelto drive asideto overtask

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Ðá gestód hine heáh weder; wearþ ðá fordrifan on án íglond út on ðǽre Wendelsǽ, Bt. 38, 1; F. 194, 11. to subject to excessive toil or hardship, to overtask Eálá hú earmlice and hú reówlic tíd wæs ðá, ðá ðá wreccæ men lǽgen fordrifene full neáh tó deáðe

girwan

Grammar
girwan, <b>gierwan, gerwan, gyrwan, gierian, gerian, gyrian</b>
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Cf. eárede fæt cratera, 24, 25) orcas (in crateras), Ex. 24, 6. to prepare oneself to do something Hió hié tó deáþe gerede, Ors. 5, 13; S. 246, 30. Hié giredon hié tó wíge, 3, 5; S. 106, 17. Hié hié tó gefeohte geredon, 4, 10; S. 202, 13.

á-styrian

(v.)

to move a thing from its placeto cause a living creature to move itself:--to stir up,to cause motion in somethingto cause emotion in a personto cause strifepassionTo stirmove one's self

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To stir, move one's self :-- Hú se deáda stán oððe þ dumbe treów mæge gehelpan, þonne hí sylfe ne ástyriað of ðǽre stówe nǽfre, Hml. S. 17, 135

Linked entry: á-styrung

fæger

(n.; adj.)
Grammar
fæger, fægr; comp. m. fægerra; f. n. fægerre; sup. -est, -ost, -ast, -ust; adj. [fæger beauty, fairness]

FAIR, beautiful, joyous, pleasant, pleasing, sweet pulcher, dĕcōrus, lætus, jucundus, dulcis

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Ðeáh he fæger word útan ætýwe although it outwardly shew fair words, Frag. Kmbl. 31; Leás. 17.

neáh

(adj.; adv.)
Grammar
neáh, néh

nighnearnearnearlyaboutof place

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Ne maeg hió ðeáh gescínan áhwǽrgen neáh ealla gesceafta the sun cannot reach with its rays anywhere near all creatures, Met. 30, 10.