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swíþ

(adj.)
Grammar
swíþ, adj.
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Wyrd seó swíþe, 477, 16; Ruin. 25: Salm. Kmbl. 886; Sal. 442. Hé tóswengde þurh swíðes meaht líges leóman, Exon. Th. 189, 14; Az. 59. Ǽnne hæfde hé swá swíðne geworhtne, swá mihtigne on his módgeþohte, Cd. Th. 16, 33; Gen. 252.

wrítan

(v.)
Grammar
wrítan, p. wrát, pl. writon; pp. writen

To write.to cutto drawto form lettersto writeto writeto compose,be the author ofto writeto writewriteto writestateto writeget a thing writtento convey by charter

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Lchdm. ii. 104, 7 Rǽd sceal mon secgan, rúne wrítan, Exon. Th. 342, 7; Gn. Ex. 139. Hróðgár hylt sceáwode, on ðæm wæs ór writen (orI ?) fyrngewinnes, Beo.

Linked entries: wrítere wrítian

ge-feallan

(v.)
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L. 16, 17. to fall to doing something, to fall a-doing, busy one's self at something, apply with energy to Hé ofdúne ástáh and gefeóll on þæs ceorles clyppinge concitus descendit, atque in ejusdem rustici amplexum ruit, Gr. D. 47, 1 [: Ap.

willa

(n.)
Grammar
willa, an; m.

will, the faculty of willingwill, purpose, design, commandwill, determination, resolutionintention, purpose, desire to actwill, desire, wishpleasure, delightwill, dispositionwill, accord, consent, pleasureGer. meinetwillenwill, one's own way

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Rush. 4, 19. Wilna brúcaþ, ára on eorðan, Cd. Th. 92, 22; Gen. 1532. Wilna geniht, 113, 21 ; Gen. 1890. Wilna brytta, 97, 29; Gen. 1620. Wilna gehwilces weaxende spéd, 100, 6; Gen. 1660. Wana wilna gehwilces, 137, 12. Gen. 2272.

lác

(n.)
Grammar
lác, generally neuter, but occasionally feminine
  • [v. Shrn. pp. 3-4],
or masculine, as in the compound lyb-lác q. v.

battlestrugglean offeringsacrificeoblationa giftpresentgracefavourservicea presentoffering of wordsa messagemedicine

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Rush 12, 33. Ǽnig ðæra þinga ðe gedwolgodum tó lácum betǽht biþ any thing that is appointed to false gods for sacrifices, Swt. A. S. Rdr. 105, 30.

Linked entries: freó-lác lácan lǽc

þe

(adv.; con.; pronoun.)
Grammar
þe, indecl.
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Kmbl. 340, 30; Rún. 8. Tó middes eów stód þe gé ne cunnon, Jn. Skt. 1, 26. Hér syndon þe ðíne deórlingas beón sceoldon, Homl.

Linked entry: þý

wracu

(n.)
Grammar
wracu, e; f.

painsufferingmiserysufferingpunishmentvengeanceretributionpersecutionhostilityactive enmityvengeancerevenge

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Ne déð God his gecoreura wrace (wraco, Rush. : ðæt wræcce, Lind. uindiclam) ? . . . Ic eów secge ðæt hé raþe hyra wrace déð, Lk. Skt. 18, 7, 8

mæsse-preóst

(n.)
Grammar
mæsse-preóst, es; m.

A priest not of the Christian churcha priest of the Christian church, who had attained the last of the seven appointed orders, and might celebrate the mass

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But the rule is still stricter in L. E. I. 12; Th. ii. 410, 7. Nis hyt ryht ðæt ǽnig wífmon mid mæssepreóste on húsum wunige. Other regulations which concern the mæssepreóst follow q.v.

þeód-scipe

(n.)
Grammar
þeód-scipe, es ; m.
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Lind. 24, 14. what is taught or enjoined, a rule, regulation, law, injunction Ðú him ǽrest ne sealdest, æfter ðam apostolícan ðeódscipe, meolc drincan, Bd. 3, 5; S. 527, 33. <b>II a.

ríce

(n.)
Grammar
ríce, es; n.

powerauthoritydominionruleempirereignbishopsconsulsa kingdomrealma diocesea nation

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power, authority, dominion, rule, empire, reign, referring to sovereigns or nations Tó becume ðín ríce adveniat regnum tuum, Mt. Kmbl. 6, 10. Biornwulfes ríce Mercna cyninges the reign of Biornwulf king of Mercia, Chart. Th. 70, 8.

FOR

(prep.)
Grammar
FOR, prep. dot. acc. and inst.

FORon account ofbecause ofwithbypropropterperaccording toprosĕcundumjuxtaForinstead ofprolŏcovĭceForon account ofbecause ofthroughpropropterper

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Eardas rúme Meotud arǽrde for moncynne the Creator established spacious lands for mankind, Exon. 89a; Th. 334, 15; Gn. Ex. 16. Aguldon me yfelu for gódum retrĭbuēbant mihi măla pro bŏnis. Ps. Spl. 34, 14.

ge-met

(n.)
Grammar
ge-met, es; nom. acc. pl. -u, -a; n.

a measure, space, distancemensura, spatium, intervallumthat by which anything is measured, a measuremensura, modius, satummeasure, capacity, ability, power, etcmensura, facultas, potestas, vismeasure, proportion, moderation, bounds, limit, boundary, means, way, mannermensura, modus, finis, terminus, limes, ratioa rule, order, lawnorma, regula, lexa poetical measure, metremetrum

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Spl. 36, 2, 21: 32, 22. a rule, order, law; norma, regula, lex Fram ðám he ðæt gemet leornode regollíces þeódscipes a quibus normam disciplinæ regularis didicerat, Bd. 3, 23; S. 554, 35. Gemetu normulæ, Cot. 138: Exon. 93 a; Th. 349, 14; Sch. 46.

bísen

(n.)
Grammar
bísen, l. bisen, e; bisene, an; f. (also n. in North.),

an exemplar a modelpatternexampleprecedenta ruleprescriptpreceptparablesimilitudetype

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Th. i. 290, 7. a rule, prescript, precept Bysne normam, i. regulam, An. Ox. 997. Bisne normam, i. rectitudinem, 2306.

for-beran

to bearenduresustainto bear withtolerateto bear withput up withto do withoutto abstain fromdesist fromto abstainto restrain

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Lege tó þǽm setle swá ðú hátost forberan mæge, iii. 30, 20. to bear with, tolerate, not to stop Hí setton mé ín edwít þæt ic eáðe forbær rúme regulas, Gú. 459.

Linked entries: fór-beran fóre-beran

folgian

(v.)

to pursueto accompany be attendant uponto followbe guided byfollowto followpractise

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S. 21, 45. to follow an opinion, instruction, direction, act in accordance with a rule, be guided by, follow footsteps (fig.) Hit is ǽlces módes wíise ꝥ sóna swá hit forlǽt sóþcwidas, swá folgaþ hit leásspellunga, Bt. 5, 3; F. 14, 16.

for-wyrcan

(v.)
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Th. ii. 70, 2. to ruin Ðá sibbe hé forlét and hine mid ðǽm forworhte, Past. 361, 3. Ðurh mænigfealde synna heora eard hý forworhton, Wlfst. 166, 30. Seó mennisce gesceaft þe ðurh Adam forworht wæs, 34, 1.

gímen

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Cf. gíman; 2 a Gif hé hwǽr ǽnigne freónd métan meahte þe his gýmenne dyde and his wunde lácnian wolde sicubi amicos, qui sui curam agerent, posset inuenire Bd. 4, 22 ; Sch. 455, 13. care of a pastor, ruler, cure of souls, charge, management, rule, administration

weardian

(v.)
Grammar
weardian, p.ode.

to guard, keep, defendwith gen. (cf. O. Sax. wardón with gen. to have charge of something)to act as guardian to, to rule to keep, have charge ofto hold a country, to occupy a place, inhabit.in the phrases lást, swaðe weardian to keep a track,to followto remain behind

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Sax. wardón with gen. to have charge of something) Ða Englisce men ðe wærdedon ðære sǽ the Englishmen that had charge of the sea, Chr. 1087; Erl. 225, 26. to act as guardian to, to rule Him on láste Seth weardode, éþelstól heóld, Cd.

Linked entries: ge-weardian weardere

MID

(prep.)
Grammar
MID, (in Gloss. Ep. and Lindisfarne Gospels) mið; prep. with dat. acc. inst.

Within conjunction within company with, along withamongapudpenesbythroughwithatwhensinceseeing thatcum

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Kmbl. 2776; An. 1390: 3048; An. 1527: Cd. 121; Th. 155, 19; Gen. 2575. giving direction Onlong bróces mid streáme along the brook in the direction in which it runs, Cod. Dip. Kmbl. vi. 226, 20.

Linked entry: mið

worþig

(n.)
Grammar
worþig, weorþig, wurþig, wyrþig [P s. Surt. has forms as from worðign; one such form is found in Ps. Spl. C. , and a dative worðine occurs in Bd. S. 539, 42], es; m.

enclosed homesteada place surrounded by buildingsplacestreetplatea

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Rura . . . Tantun . . . Unorðig, . . . Stoke, iii. 155, 27. .viii. mansas agelluli, ibidem ubi uulgares prisco more uocitant æt Worðige, v. 240, 9. Worðig, vi. 244, 13, is agellus in the body of the Charter, iv. 150, 26.

Linked entries: weorþig worþ