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sár

(adj.)
Grammar
sár, adj.

Sore, painful, grievous, distressing

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Ðonne hí sáres hwæt siófian scioldon (cf. ðonne hí sceoldan heora sár siófian, Bt. 38, 1; Fox 194, 35) Met. 26, 82. Bídan sáran sorge, Cd. Th. 266, 26; Sat. 28. Forlǽt sáre sorgceare, Exon. Th. 13, 27 Cri. 209. Hearm, sáre swyltcwale, Andr.

hwæþer

(con.)
Grammar
hwæþer, conj.
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Hwæðer (numquid ) ǽnig man him mete bróhte?, 4, 33. Hueðer (cweðe gé, W. S.), Mt. L. 9, 15. Hueoðer (cweþe wé, W. S.), 12, 23. Hwæþer Rómáne hit witen tó secganne hwæt hiera folces forwurde?, Ors. 5, 2; S. 220, 9. Eálá!

wǽta

(n.)
Grammar
wǽta, an; m.:wǽte, an; f.

wet, moisturea liquid a liquid that may be drunkor used in cookery, medicine,etc., liquor, drinkmoisture in an animal body, humourwater, urinemoisture of plants, juice, sap

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Mete cibus,drenc potus,wǽta liquor, 82, 47. Úre wǽta wæs olfenda miolc, Shrn. 38, 18. Dó on hunig and on wín . . . dó ðæt se wǽta mæge oferyrnan ða wyrta, Lchdm. ii. 306, 27.

Linked entries: wǽt wǽte

þríste

(adj.)
Grammar
þríste, and þríst; adj.

Boldboldpresumptuousaudaciousshameless

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Ic ǽnig ne métte þrístran geþóhtes, mægþa cynnes, Exon.

Linked entries: þrístling þrýste

swíþ

(adj.)
Grammar
swíþ, adj.
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Mid ðæm swíðan welme hátheortnesse, Met. 25, 46. Intó ðý swíðan slǽpe, Blickl. Homl. 205, 4. Þurh ða swíðan miht, Cd. Th. 237, 24; Dan. 342. Se willa biþ ðonne strengra ðonne ðæt gecynd.

(pronoun.)
Grammar
hé, m: heó; f: hit; n.

He, she, it

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Met. Fox 25, 21; Met. 25, 11. Sume hí cómon feorran quidam ex eis de longe venerunt, Mk. 8, 3. Nú sceal hé sylf faran now must he himself come, Cd. 27; Th. 35, 18; Gen. 556. Hire selfre suna her own sons, Beo. Th. 2234; B. 1115.

Linked entries: heó hie hig hió

willan

(v.)
Grammar
willan, prs. ic, hé wille, wile, ðú wilt, pl. wé willaþ ; p. wolde, walde ; part. prs. willende

To will, wishto will, exercise the faculty of willingto will, purpose, think, mean, intendto tendto will, ordain, order, commandto will, wish, want, desireto will, be willing to do somethingto allow, permit, grant, consent toto be disposed, to have such and such a willto will, profess, claimwill, shall, to be about to

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Met. 19, 4.

Linked entries: fǽcan walde

gífre

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Voc. ii. 40, 29. of animals Swá swá fleógende fugel, ðonne hé gífre ( avidus ) bið, hé gesihð ðæt ǽs, and ðonne for ðǽm luste ðæs metes hé forgiet ðæt grín, Past. 331, 17. Ðæs gífran dopfugeles voracis mer[g]ule Wrt. Voc. ii. 76, 6.

wyrcan

(v.)
Grammar
wyrcan, weorcan ; p. worhte ; pp. worht.

to worklabourto maketo makeformconstructto be the sourcecause of, to produceto makeconstituteto workdoperformto perform a ritekeep a seasonto workeffect a purposeattain an object,

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Grammar wyrcan, with a clause Is ðæt wundorlíc, ðæt ðú mid geþeahte ðínum wyrcest, ðæt ðú ðǽm gesceaftum mearce gesettest and hí gemengdest eác, Met. 20, 87

ge-rýman

(v.)
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Metod mód gerymde, Exod. 479. (4 a) the object a moving thing, to clear a course for :-- Þá ongunnon hi on óðre stówe gerýman þá estfiuvium per loco alia derivare conati sunt, Gr.

CWIC

(adj.)
Grammar
CWIC, cwyc, cwuc, cuc; def. se cwica, seó, ðæt cwice; adj.

Alive, QUICK vivus, vivax

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Met. Fox 29, 160; Met. 29, 80. Blis astíhþ cwicera cynna cyninge the joy of quick kinds ascends to the king, Menol. Fox 183 ; Men. 93: Andr. Kmbl 1823; An. 914: Judth. 12 ; Thw. 26, 12; Jud. 324 .

on-cweþan

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Abraham Metode oncwæð, Gen. 2303-2345 : Jul. 209. Offa gemǽlde . . . Leófsunu gemǽlde, hé þám beorne oncwæð, By. 230-245. Heó cwǽdon þæt heó on aldre ówiht swylces ne hýrdon. Elene maðelade and him yrre oncwæð, El. 573.

á-geótan

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Guth. 44, 23. to cast, found (of metal); in pp. molten (image) Cræt of golde ágoten, Hml. Th. ii. 494, 23, 24. Godas ágotene of áre, Hml. S. 7, 132. Ágo-tene oððe ágrafene, 4, 136. to consume, destroy Hé ágeát gylp wera, Exod. 514.

ǽfen

(n.)
Grammar
ǽfen, ǽfen[n], éf(e)rn; [m. and] n.

eveningeve, the evening preceding a day (of festival)

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Metod æfter sceáf ǽfen ǽrest, Gen. 138. eve, the evening preceding a day (of festival).

sóþ

(n.)
Grammar
sóþ, es; n.

Soothtruth in a general senseconformity with an absolute standard truththat which conforms to an absolute standardtruthwhat is true in generaltruth in regard to a particular circumstanceexact conformity with the facts of a case truthfidelity to a promisetruthrealitycertaintyreal condition of thingswhat really isaffirmation of truthasseverationtruthconformity with rightrighteousnessequityjustice

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Sooth. truth in a general sense, conformity with an absolute standard Ðæt is fruma worda ðínra ðæt ðǽr byþ sóð symble méted principium verborum tuorum veritas, Ps. Th. 118, 160. Ðæt his sóð fore ús genge weorðe, Exon. 147, 33; Gú. 736.

Linked entry: sóþ-cwide

staþolian

(v.)
Grammar
staþolian, p. ode.
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Kmbl. 1598; An. 800: Met. 29, 87. Ðá heó in helle hám staðeledon, Cd. Th. 266, 21; Sat. 25. Staðelodon, 286, 1; Sat. 345. Staðola ðú ða óðra on hira hámon, Gen. 48, 6. Geleáfan fæste staðelian on úrum heortum, Blickl. Homl. 111, 4.

stearc

(adj.)
Grammar
stearc, adj.
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Se stearca storm, Met. 6, 11. Stearc storma gelác, 26, 29. Þurh ðone stearcan wind norþan and eástan, Bt. 4; Fox 8, 5. Stearce stormas, 23; Fox 78, 27.

Linked entries: stearc-heard streac

wiþerweard-ness

(n.)
Grammar
wiþerweard-ness, e; f.

hostilitycontentionoppositionperversityfrowardnessdepravityarroganceunfavourable conditionadverse circumstanceadversitycontrarietydiversity

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Similar entries v. wiþer-weard VI, Seó wiþerweardnes ðe wé ǽr ymbe sprǽcon, Bt. 21; Fox 74, 32: Met. 11, 78

ymb-sittan

(v.)
Grammar
ymb-sittan, p. -sæt, pl. -sǽton ; pp. -seten.
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Hí þreátiaþ gehwider ymbsittenda óþra þeóda, Met. 25, 14. to beset Ic ymbsitte obsideo Ælfc. Gr. 26, 5; Zup. 157, 3. Fearras fǽtte ymbsǽton mé tauri pingues obsederunt me Ps. Lamb. 21, 13.

Linked entry: emb-sittan

for-licgan

(v.)

fornicari

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Gif se líchoma forlegan weorðeð unrihthǽmede, Met. 18, 9. Ðú eart forlegen wið manigne cópenere tu fornicata es cum amatoribus multis, Past. 405, 13. Be ðǽm forlegenan wífe de fornicante muliere, 15.