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wánian

(v.)
Grammar
wánian, p. ode
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him wæs wániende ǽgðer ge his ágene heardsǽlþa ge ealles ðæs folces ipse nunc suam, nune publicam infelicitatem deflet, Ors. 4, 5 ; Swt. 166, 20. a clause him wæs swíþe wániende ðæt to him cucan ne com, Ors. 5, 12; Swt. 244, 4

ge-hogian

(v.)
Grammar
ge-hogian, p. ode; pp. od.
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þæt on his móde gehogode (-hogod, v. l.) and geteód hæfde (decreuerat), þæt he wolde his þeóde fordón, Bd. 3, 24; Sch. 307, 6.

Linked entry: ge-hycgan

wæterian

(v.)
Grammar
wæterian, p. ode

To water, supply with water,give drink to living creaturesto water plantsto irrigate

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Ðá hét ic wætrigan úre hors and úre niéteno, Nar. 12, 12. Tó wætranne, Lk. Skt. Lind. Rush. 13, 15 : p. 8, 15. to water plants Se man ðe plantaþ wyrta, hí wæteraþ, Homl. Th. i. 304, 26.

Linked entry: wætrian

ofer-hycgan

(v.)

to despise, contemn, disdain, scorncontemnere, aspernereto be puffed up

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Utan oferhycgan helm ðone miclan, Cd. Th. 280, 7; Sat. 252: 283, 15; Sat. 305

ræfnan

(v.)
Grammar
ræfnan, p. de.
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Ðeáh deáþes cwealm ræfnan sceolde, Exon. Th. 240, 24; Ph. 643. to do, perform, accomplish, carry out Ða ðe ræfnaþ hér wordum and weorcum wuldorcyninges láre, 149, 20; Gú. 764 : 139, 17; Gú. 594.

Linked entry: a-rǽfnan

INN

(n.)
Grammar
INN, es; n.

A dwellinghousechamberlodging

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Ðá tó his inne com hine ǽnne ðǽr inne beleác and hine sylfne ofslóh when he came to his house, he shut himself in alone, and slew himself, Ors. 4, 5 ; Bos. 81, 39 : Homl. Th. ii. 490, 10.

Linked entry: in

þeów-racu

Grammar
þeów-racu, þíw-, þýw- [w]racu, e, an; f.
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Heó næs áfyrht for his þeówracan, Homl. Skt. i. 7, 87. For ðeówracan sweartra deófla, Homl. Th. ii. 142, 32. ondrǽde ða þeówwrace ðe Drihten þurh his wítigan ðýwþ metuat prophets comminationem, R. Ben. 51, 13.

sand

(n.)
Grammar
sand, es; m. [? or should the passages that follow be put under sand; f.? cf. the later application of witness to a person]

A messenger, envoy

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Here sandes feórden betwyx heom and hí togædere cómen and wurðe sæhte their envoys went between them, and they came together and were reconciled, 1135; Erl. 261, 20. Sonden commen betwenen ðe soðe word me seiden, Laym. 4651.

Linked entries: sand sond

girela

(n.)
Grammar
girela, gierela, am; m.: <b>girelu,</b> e; f.
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hiene for þǽm girelan gebealg, and hiene hét áhón, Ors. 4, 4; S. 164, 32. Gyrlan cultu, An. Ox. 1194. Gyrle habitu, 3364.

Linked entries: gyrla gerela

ge-myntan

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Add: to mean, purpose, design Ðá forlét , swá gemynte gefyrn, þone woruldlican campdóm, Hml. S. 31, 131. rád þyder ǽr gemynt hæfde ad hospitium, quo proposuerat, accessit, Bd. 3, 9 ; Sch. 231, 9.

ge-faran

(v.)
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Ðá ðá þreó burga gefaren hæfde, ðá hét [] gelangian him tó ealle ðá burhwara tógædere ( on getting to these towns he in every case summoned the townspeople ), Hml.

sweoloþa

(n.)
Grammar
sweoloþa, an; m.
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Heat, burning swá swíþe swǽtte swá inswoloþan middes sumeres wǽre quasi in media aestatis caumate sudaverit, Bd. 3, 19; S. 549, 30. Mid hǽtan and mid swoluðan ardore et aestu, Deut. 28, 22. v. preceding word

fór-werd

(n.)
Grammar
fór-werd, e; f.

A fore-wardprecautioncontractagreementpræcautiopactum

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A fore-ward, precaution, contract, agreement; præcautio, pactum Hér swutelaþ ymb ða fórwerda ðe Wulfric and se arcebisceop geworhton here is made known concerning the agreements which Wulfric and the archbishop made, Cod.

fæstnung

stabilityfixityfortifyinga fasteningbinding an exhortationconfirmationratificationa covenantassurance

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Næfde (Lucifer) náne fæstnunge, ac feóll sóna ádún, Hex. 18, 2. the condition of being closed.

for-bærning

(n.)
Grammar
for-bærning, e; f.

Burning

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Burning, heal of inflammation Fleó þá mettas þá þe him forbærnunga and stiém oninnan wyrcen, Lch. ii. 226, 10

for-beornan

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Gif hwæs weorc forbyrnð, hæfð þone hearm si cujus opus arserit, detrimentum patietur. Hml. Th. ii. 588, 30. Lígýðum forborn bord, B. 2672. Forborn þurh þæs fíres fnǽst fíf and hundseofontig herges, Jul. 587.

ge-léfed

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gehǽlde mistlíce gebrocode men, blinde and deáfe and dumbe and mistlíce geléwede, Wlfst. 99, 4. Hér syndan þurh synleáwa sáre geléwede tó manege, 165, 26. of age, advanced.

cométa

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Hér atíwede cométa, Chr. 1066; P. 196, 2. Hér atéwoden twégen cométan, 729; P. 45, 1. Add

lócian

(v.)
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Simle bið lóciende, ne slǽpþ nǽfre, 42 ; F. 258, 8. Sum wíf wæs six geár blind, and wearð gehǽled . . . and cóm beorhte lócigende, Hml.

fill

(n.)
Grammar
fill, fiell, es; m.

deathdestruction

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Se druncena . . . þurh fyllas bewylewud ebriosus . . . per precipitia deuolutus, Scint. 107, 14. figurative gǽð on ðone weg, ac nát on hwæt gǽð, ac wirð suíðe raðe on fielle (citius corruit), Past. 287, 17. fall in battle, death, destruction

Linked entries: fiell fyll