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teld

(n.)
Grammar
teld, es; n.

A tent, pavilion; left still in tilt of a cart

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Mon teld (geteld, MS. B.) ðǽrofer ábrǽdde ( tentorio majore extenso ), Bd. 3, 11; S. 535, 22. [And Alfríc biscop I biqueðe míne teld and mín bedreáf þat ic best hauede út on mí fare mid mé, Chart. Th. 566, 32.]

un-deóre

(adv.)
Grammar
un-deóre, adv.

Cheaplyat a small cost

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Swylce mon undeórest bicgan mæge quid vilius comparari potent, 89, 17

un-glæd

(adj.)
Grammar
un-glæd, adj.

Dullcheerless

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wæs smylte wedere glæshlútra on tó seónne; ðonne heó swá gemenged wyrð mid ðan ýðum, ðonne wyrþ heó swíþe hraðe ungladu, þeáh heó ǽr gladu wǽre on tó lócienne si mare volvens turbidus Auster misceat aestum, vitrea dudum, parque serenis unda diebus, mox

wiþ-seón

(v.)
Grammar
wiþ-seón, p. -seah, pl. -sáwon

To plot against

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Ðá ofþúhte heora ceorlum ðæt mon ða þeówas freóde, and hí nolde.

gód-dǽd

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Þeáw is ꝥ hi æfæstiað óþra manna góddǽda mos est invidere aliis virtutis bonum, 117, 5. a benefit; Ps. Th. 77, 13

on-timber

(n.)
Grammar
on-timber, es; n.

materialreason, occasionmateria

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Nis hit nán wúndor ðeáh mon swilc ontimber gewirce, Shrn. 164, 1. metaph. reason, occasion; materia Swilce him gerýmed sý and antimber geseald, ðæt hé God bereáfige, Lchdm, iii. 444, 1.

Linked entry: an-timber

wín

(n.)
Grammar
wín, es; n.

Wine

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Th. 315, 34; Mód. 41. Hé ofer ealne dæg dryhtguman síne drencte mid wíne, Judth. Thw. 21, 21; Jud. 29. Wer sæt æt wíne, Exon. Th. 431, 25; Rä. 47, 1. Win nectar, Wrt. Voc. ii. 61, 31. Hé bróhte hláf and wín. 14, 18.

wǽdla

(n.; adj.)

poorneedyindigentwantingdeficient inpoor inbeggingpoorneedya poor, needy persona poor, needy persona beggar

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Ðonne se mon wǽdla biþ, hé wilnaþ welan, Bt. 33, 2; Fox 122, 32: Exon. Th. 91, 22; Cri. 1496, Se se on his gǽste bið wǽdla, Past. 44; Swt. 325, 14. Ða ðe ðæs welan gítsiaþ, hí bið symle wǽdlan and earmingas on hyra móde, Prov. Kmbl; 50.

hyht

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Utan ús tó þǽre hýðe hyht staðelian, Cri. 865. expressed in a clause Hyht is onfangen, þæt bletsung mót bǽm. gemǽne symle wunian, Cri. 99. feeling of trust or confidence in a person or thing Þá gehýrde hé hú þá menn . . .

unnan

(v.)
Grammar
unnan, prs. ic, hé an[n], pl. wé unnon; p. úðe.

to grant a person (dat.) somethingto giveallowto wish something (gen.) to a person (dat. )to wish something (gen.) for a person (dat.)to like a person to have somethingto like a condition of thingsto be pleased

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Þu hit ( sorrow ) myht segge swyhc mon þat [hit] þe ful wel on, wyþute echere ore he on þe muchele more (he wolde þad þu heuedest mor, 2nd Text), Misc. 116, 238]. to wish something (gen.) for a person (dat.), to like a person to have something Se arcebiscop

Linked entries: an ann

hweorfan

(v.)
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Add: p. hwearf, pl. hwurfon, hweorfon; pp. hworfen. where there is motion from one place to another. to move about, wander Þá gástas þe for Gode hweorfað, Gn. C. 59. Lond-rihtes *-* mót monna ǽghwylc ídel hweorfan, B. 2888.

wund

(adj.)
Grammar
wund, adj.

Wounded

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Similar entries v. wund, I. 2 Dolhsealf wið lungenádle ... mid ðý sceal mon lácnian ðone man ðe biþ lungenne wund, Lchdm. ii. 92, 21. Be wambe coþum, and gif hió innan wund biþ hú ðæt mon ongitan mæge and gelácnian, 220, 1. figurative.

FROM

(adj.)
Grammar
FROM, freom; comp. fromra; sup. fromest, frommast; adj.

FIRMstrongstoutboldstrenuousfortisstrēnuusrichabundantexcellentūberabundanspræstans

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Hió biþ frommast and swiðost she is most strenuous and most strong, Exon. 128 a; Th. 493, 1; Rä. 81, 3. rich, abundant, excellent; ūber, abundans, præstans Swilc biþ mǽgburg menigo ðínre, folcbearnum frome such shall be the family of thy people, abundant

Linked entries: fram freom fromnis frum

ge-warenian

(v.)
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Ic eów warnige ... ꝥ gé eów gewarnion, and geornlíce gýmon hwǽr se móna beó, 329, 20. <b>II a.</b> to be on one's guard against something :-- Ǽlc gleáw mód hit gewarenaþ wiþ heora þreáunga, Bt. 7, 2; F. 18, 24.

wefan

(v.)
Grammar
wefan, p. , pl. ; pp.

to weave a webto weave, construct, put together, arrange, plan, contrive

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Ðæs engles mód ðe ðone unrǽd ongan ǽrest fremman, wefan and weccean, Cd. Th. 3, 5 ; Gen. 31. Ðonne seó þrág cymeþ wefen wyrdstafum, Exon. Th. 183, 10; Gú. 1325

ge-restan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-restan, p. te; pp. ed

To rest, remain, rest [one's self]

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Forðon ic ǽfre ne mæg ðære mód-ceare mínre gerestan for I can never rest from my mind's sorrow, Exon. 115 b; Th. 444. 1; Kl. 40. Templ Háliges Gástes snytro on to gerestenne a temple for the wisdom of the Holy Ghost to dwell in, Blickl.

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ge-mittan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-mittan, p. -mitte; pp. -mitted

To find, meetinvĕnīre, obviam hăbēre

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Gif ðúðyslícne þegn gemittest if thou meetest such a man, Exon. 84 a; Th. 316, 8; Mód. 45. Hý gemittaþ mearclonde neáh heá hlincas they meet lofty hills near the border-land, 101 b; Th. 384, 5; Rä. 4, 23: 117 b ; Th. 451, 15; Dóm. 104.

Linked entries: mittan ge-métan

sláw

(adj.)
Grammar
sláw, slǽw, sleáw; adj.
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Mód ðæt sláwe mens torpida, Hymn. Surt. 37, 10. Ðú yfela þeów and sláwa (piger). Mt. Kmbl. 25, 26. Ðú sláwa gá ðé tó æmethylle vade ad fortnican, o piger, Past. 28, 3; Swt. 191, 25.

Linked entries: slǽw sleáw

á-lúcan

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Hit álúcð þæs mannes mód, Wlfst. 242, 9. Þý lés álúcæ ( eradicetis ) þone hwéte, Mt. R. 13, 29. Áweg álúcan discludere, Wrt. Voc. ii. 27, 51. Of ðám munte álúcan ꝥ hreósende clif ruituram rupem ex monte evellere, Gr. D. 213, 16.

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eáþe-lic

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Bring ús bet be hláf . . . for þon þe þá hláfas wǽron swíðe eáðellice þe ús gyrstanǽfen cómon, 469. of an abstract object, slight, trifling Mód ástyred þeáh hit for gehwǽdum and eáþelicum þincge sié animum commotum quamvis modice, R. Ben. 131, 4

Linked entry: íþe-lic