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wæstm

(n.)
Grammar
wæstm, (-em, -im, -um), es; m. n.:e; f.

Growth, increasegrowth, produceplant, fruitoffspring, progenyresultfruit, that which may be enjoyedproduce of money, usury.growth, growing,increasegrowth, thrivinggrowth, condition reached by growing, stature, form;

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Th. 13, 24; Gen. 207. fruit of action result :-- For hwan gǽst ðú búton wæstme ðínes gewinnes? Blickl. Homl. 249, 5. Mínra gewinna wæstm gefullian, 191, 23. Of wæstmum weorca ðínra de fructu operum tuorum, Ps.

witan

(v.)
Grammar
witan, prs. ic, hé wát, ðú wást, wǽst, pl.witon; p. wiste; pp. witen.

to witknowhave knowledgebe aware,to knowhave knowledge of, be aware ofto be wisebe in one's sensesto be conscious ofto knowto feelshew

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Ic wát hwá mé ferede, Andr. Kmbl. 1808; An. 906. Ic ne wát hwǽr ðú eart, Blickl. Homl. 241, 7: Exon. Th. 496, 21; Rä. 85, 18. Ðú cans eal ðis wésten, and wásð hwǽr wé wician magon, Past, 41; Swt, 304, 16. Ðú wást and canst hú ðú lifian scealt, Cd.

Linked entries: weotan wietan

síþ

(n.)
Grammar
síþ, es ; m.
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hwon ðínre sáwle síþ (þing, Vercel.) wurde what the lot of thy soul would come to be, Exon. Th. 368, 11 ; Seel. 20. Ðæt wæs hreówlíc síþ eallre ðissere þeóde, ðæt hé swá raðe his líf geendade, Chr. 1057 ; Erl. 192, 20.

Linked entries: síþemest síþmæst

þe

(adv.; con.; pronoun.)
Grammar
þe, indecl.
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Gif hwylc gód man from góde gewíte, ðonne ne biþ hé þe (þon, Cott. MS.) má fullíce god (cf.

Linked entry: þý

lǽdan

(v.)
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hwon lǽddest þú hider þeosne? why did you cause this man to come hither? Bl. H. 85, 25. Hé lǽdde hié mid. ligenum and mid listum speón, Gen. 588. ' Ðǽr ðú ongeáte hwidre ic þé nú teohhie tó lǽdenne.' . . . ' Hwider wilt þú mé lǽdan?'

æt

(prep.)
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(i) marking object of which one is deprived :-- Gif hwylc man reáfige óðerne æt his dehter si homo quis alterum filia sua spoliaverit, Ll. Th. ii. 208, 7. Gif man beó æt his ǽhtan bereáfod, i. 286, 16: Gen. 43, 18: Ex. 32, 25.

ende-byrdnes

Grammar
ende-byrdnes, (-bred-, in Northern specimens).

a rowseriesa rankgradedegreerankpositiondegreean orderorderorderordermethodregulationorderingan injunctionordinance

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Ðá ðe ðá endebyrdnesse underfóð ðæs hálgan hádes qui ordinem sanctitatis habet, Past. 31, 11. succession in place or time. arrangement in which one thing follows another Gif hwám þises sealmsanges fadung and endebyrdnes mislícað, R. Ben. 44, 14.

hǽþen

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Th. i. 54, 23. referring to Christian times, of persons, not of the Christian religion Swá hwylc hǽþen (gentilis) man swá forlǽt hǽþen wíf. . . Gyf hyra óðer biþ hǽþan, óþer gefullod, Ll. Th. ii. 144, 12-14.

on-fón

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Gyf. . . hwylc man ne gedyrstgað onfóón . . . Gif hé onféhþ . . . Bd. 1. 27 ; Sch. 83, 17-23. Mid clǽnnysse ðá hálgan ðigene onfón, Hml. Th. ii. 280, 29. to undertake a duty Restedæges begýminge hí onfóþ Sabbati obseruationem suscipiunt, An.

wíse

(n.)
Grammar
wíse, an: wís, e; f.

a wise waymannermodefashionstate conditionan arrangementinstructiona dispositiondirectionconditiona thingres negotiuma causereasonres

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Th. 485, 29; Rä. 72, 5. state, condition Ðonne hié ðenceaþ hú hié selfe scylen fullfremodeste weorðan, and ne giémaþ tó hwon óðerra monna wíse weorðe cum sua et non aliorum lucra cogitant, Past. 5 ; Swt. 41, 24.

Linked entry: wís-fæst

hálig

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Intó Níwan mynstre ǽnne sylfrene hwer on þǽre hálgan þrynnesse naman þe seó stów is fore hálig (cf. wið Godd geborgen and Scs Ióhannes and ealra ðǽra hálgena þe seó hálige stóww is fore gehálgod, 391, 26), Cht. Th. 559, 1.

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Hwanon hé cymð and hú hé byð and tó hwan hé gewyrð wé ámearkodon, Angl. viii. 312, 47. Se godspellere sǽde hú Drihten cwæþ tó Petre, Bl. H. 23, 12: 15, 3. Seó cwén ongan fricggan . . . hú on worulde ǽr wítgan sungon be Godes bearne, El. 561.

sécan

(v.)
Grammar
sécan, sécean; p. sóhte; pp. sóht
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Edg. ii. 2; Th. i. 266, 11. to try to find out by investigation or examination Hwylc séceþ ðæt ðe sóðfæst byþ veritatem quis requiret? Ps. Th. 60, 6. Sóhte synnum fáh, hú hé sárlícast meahte feorhcwale findan . . . Feónd hine gelǽrde, Exon.

lytel

(n.; adj.)
Grammar
lytel, adj., and neut. of adj. Add:: , lýtel (?). A. adj.
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Swá hwylc swá sylð ánne drinc ánum þyssa lytylra manna, Mt. 10, 42. Ánum of ðisum bróðrum mínum lytlum, Mt. L. 25, 40. (b a) of a town :-- Ðú, Bethlem, unðærfe ðing lyttel arð (nequa*-*quam minima es ), Mt.

winnan

(v.)
Grammar
winnan, p. wann , pl. wunnon; pp. wunnen.

intransto labourtoilworkto labour, endeavour, strive afterto labour, struggle, be troubledto labour under, suffer fromto strive, contend, fightof hostile action towards a personof competitionof opposition to things of the action of inanimate objectsto make warfightof the action of inanimate objectswith cognate accusativeto winmake one's waytransto labour atbestow labour uponto labour undersufferundergoto wingetattain

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For hwam winneþ ðis wæter... ne mót on dæg restan? Salm. Kmbl. 785; Sal. 392. Gé winnaþ and á embe ðæt sorgiaþ, ðæt wé úrne líchoman gefyllan... Ús is myccle máre nédþearf, ðæt wé winnon ymbe úre sáule þearfe, Blickl. Homl. 99, 6-11.

Linked entry: on-winnende

on

(prep.)
Grammar
on, an ; prep. adv. A.

expressing local relations, rest upon and contact with an object, ondependence upon an objectextension over a surfacenearnessin or at a place, or with a personrest where one object is contained in another, or is surrounded by others, within, among; and metaphorically inmarking the seat of feeling, thought, etc., in, within, at on, at, in within, in the course of, in, during on, a-fromon, in, at by, with of, consisting of or inin respect to, in the matter of, inin, ofat (a distance), of (the weight of),with, inin accordance withofinmotion, actual or figurative, which is external to the object expressed by the word which on governs, upon, on, on to, tomarking motion from without to the inside, into, among continuously, together, anon, at once expressing temporal relations,on, in, atinto (one's power, etc. )against in accordance withmarking the object of thought, emotion, speech, trust, sightmarking pricein (the name of), by (in adjuration)

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Hié ealle on ðone cyning wǽrun feohtende, Chr. 755; Erl. 48, 35. expressing agreement, in accordance with Hé hét sumne biscep secgan on his gewill hwá his fæder wǽre, Ors. 3, 9, tit.; Swt. 3, 13. Heó on his willan spræc, Cd. Th. 44, 1; Gen. 701.

Linked entries: an un-reordian

wunian

(v.)
Grammar
wunian, p. ode

To dwellremainto dwellabidestayremainliveto inhabit a place, live in or onto live, be in certain conditions or circumstances,to abidebe present with a person to comfort or helpto berestresideremainoccupy a positionto consist of or in,subsist, existto remainlastcontinueendureto be wont

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Swá hwylc swá on elne óþ his ende wunaþ, se bid hál, Blickl. Homl. 171, 26: Homl. Th. ii. 502, 21. Ðære wylne sunu wunaþ eal his líf on ðeówte, i. 110, 29. Wuniaþ ða wácran, Exon. Th. 311, 4; Seef. 87.

Linked entries: wunung wynian

self

(pronoun.)
Grammar
self, seolf, silf, sylf; pron. <b>A.</b>
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For hwon wríhst ðú sceome, and ðín sylf þecest líc, Cd. Th. 54, 15 ; Gen. 877. Is ðín ágen sprǽc innan fýren, sylf swíðe hát ignitum eloquium tuum vehementer, Ps. Th. 118, 140. Ðǽr habbaþ englas dreám, sanctas singaþ, ðæt is seolfa for God, Cd.

Linked entries: seolf silf siolf sylf

þing

(n.)
Grammar
þing, es; n.
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hwan ðínre sáwle þing (sið, Exon. Th. 368, 11) siððan wurde, Soul Kmbl. 39; Seel. 20. Cýð hwæt ðú ðæs tó þinge þafian wille declare to which (life or death) thou wilt assent as thy condition, Elen.