neáh
nigh ⬩ near ⬩ near ⬩ nearly ⬩ about ⬩ of place
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Th. 34. 1; Cri: 535. of degree, near, nearly, about Heó hafaþ leáf neáh swylce mistel, Lchdm. i. 254, 12. Ða Finnas and ða Beormas sprǽcon neáh án geþeóde, Ors. 1, 1; Swt. 17, 34.
sígan
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Th. 34, 30 ; Cri. 550. [Engles sihen in to heouene, Jul. 77, 7. Heo siȝen to his hærme, Laym. 8682. Forð heo gunnen siȝen, 29071.] <b>IIa.</b> of the movement of time :-- Iunius síhþ tó mancynne . . .
trymman
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Th. 83, 23; Cri. 1360. Swá hý hine trymedon, 110, 7; Gú. 104. Bégen gebróþru beornas trymedon, wordon bǽdon, Byrht. Th. 140, 49; By. 305. Ðíne láreówas, ða ðec tó góde trymmen, Exon. Th. 301, 4; Fa. 14.
Linked entries: trumme trymian trymmian fore-trymman tremian
weorþ-mynd
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Th. 24, 2 ; Cri. 378. Ára mé for hire wuldres weorþmyndum, Blickl. Homl. 89, 22. Wolde reordigean ríces hyrde hálgan stefne, werodes wísa wurðmyndum ( nobly, with dignity ) spræc, Cd. Th. 194, 10; Exod. 258
Linked entry: wirþu
gelíce
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H. 25, 18. with pronominal forms and clauses, equivalent to the later like as with the clauses introduced by these two words, in the same way as; in hypothetical clauses, just as if Wé gelíce sceolon leánum hleótan, swá wé weorcum hlódun, Cri. 783.
god-cund
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Sum mæg godcunde reccan ryhte ǽ, Cri. 670. Godcundra beboda, Bl. H. 37, 8. On godcundum bócum God beád ꝥ . . ., Bt. 41, 3; F. 246, 32. a benefit, good, &c. Biddan ðone godcundan fultum, Bt. 33, 3; F. 126, 34.
Linked entry: god-lic
gleáw
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Melchisedech gleáw in gǽste, Cri. 139. (1 b) where mode of expressing intelligence is given. in gen. Þonces gleáw, Ph. 144: An. 557. Hygeþances gleáw, 818. in dat. (inst.)
wén
supposition ⬩ opinion ⬩ thought ⬩ idea ⬩ hope ⬩ expectation ⬩ likelihood ⬩ probability ⬩ chance ⬩ perhaps ⬩ perchance ⬩ may be ⬩ probably
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Th. 13, 33; Cri. 212. Woeno opiniones Mt. Kmbl. Lind. 24, 6: Mk. Skt. Lind. 13, 7. hope, expectation Hié cwǽdon ðæt heó ríce ágan woldan . . . Him seó wén geleáh Cd. Th. 4, 5; Gen. 49: 87, 10; Gen. 1446: Andr. Kmbl. 2150; An. 1076: Beo.
Linked entry: wéna
windan
of motion that results from a blow, swing, or other impetus, to fly, leap, start ⬩ to fly, wheel, spring ⬩ of the movement of living things ⬩ of inanimate things ⬩ of abstract subjects ⬩ of twisting ⬩ rolling movement ⬩ of living things ⬩ of inanimate things ⬩ to waver ⬩ to twist ⬩ roll ⬩ to brandish ⬩ wave ⬩ to twist, plait, weave ⬩ to twist, give a curved form to
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Th. 61, 9; Cri. 982. fig. to waver. Cf. wandian Gearo wæs Gúðlác; hine God fremede on ondsware and on elne strong; ne wond hé for worde (he did not waver on account of what was said to him), Exon.
Linked entry: winde
wíg
fight ⬩ battle ⬩ war ⬩ conflict ⬩ valour ⬩ troops
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Sumum wíges spéd hé giefeþ æt gúþe, 42, 16; Cri. 673. Wæs Hróðgáre herespéd gyfen, wíges weorðmynd. Beo. Th. 130; B. 65. Hé hafaþ wígges leán, blǽd bútan blinne. Elen. Kmbl. 1647 ; El. 825. Sum bið wíges heard, beadocræftig beorn, Exon.
eáster
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Eástran úre Críst is pascha nostrum Christus est, Hy. S. 82, 27. Eástro úsra, Rtl. 25, 15. Ðæra eóstruna azymorum, Mk. R. 14, 12. Ǽr Judéa Eástrum, Bl. H. 67, 24: 71, 24. Tó Eástron, Mt. 26, 17. Neáh Eástron (Eóstrum, R.), Jn. 2, 13. On Eástron, 23.
ge-réfa
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Be þsém démum Críst sylf wæs spre-cende . . . Se yfela déma onféhþ feó. Bl. H. 61, 25-31. foreign Se árleása geréfa ( he is called se ealderman þára sácerda, 153, l), Bl.
sǽ
Sea . ⬩ sea ⬩ sea ⬩ sea ⬩ a sea ⬩ a sea, lake
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On syx dagum Crist geworhte heofenas and eorþan, sǽs and ealle gesceafta, L. Alf. 3 ; Th. i. 44, 13. sea (as opposed to land) Ðonne ðú wyte ðæt sǽ sí ful at high water, Lchdm. iii. 176, 18.
slege
a stroke, blow ⬩ of a serpent's sting, ⬩ a striking, beating, ⬩ stamping, coining ⬩ clashing, collision ⬩ a crash, clap of thunde ⬩ a fatal stroke, slaying, slaughter, death (by violence ⬩ a defeat, loss inflicted on an army; clades ⬩ a stroke of affliction, punishment, disease ⬩ an instrument for striking ⬩ a slay ⬩ a plectrum ⬩ plectro] ⬩ a stroke, blow ⬩ slaying ⬩ plaga, ictus, tusio, percussio : ⬩ a blow, defeat; ⬩ n. a blow; a defeat, slaughter, loss; a stroke of apoplexy
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Crist him gefylste tó his feónda slege (cf. hí álédon heora fýnd) 96, 22 A. S. Rdr. 95, 13. metaph. a stroke of affliction, punishment, disease, etc. v.sleán, VIII Ǽr ðan ðe se fǽrlíca slege (the pestilence)ús ástrecce Homl.
Linked entries: slæge hearp-slege
wróht
accusation ⬩ a false accusation ⬩ slander ⬩ calumny ⬩ fault ⬩ crime ⬩ offence ⬩ a quarrel ⬩ strife ⬩ cause of complaint ⬩ injury ⬩ hurt
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Homl. 109, 29. what is an occasion for accusation, fault, crime, offence Wæg heora wróht biþ him via illorum scandalum ipsis, Ps. Spl. T. 48, 13. Wróhtes wyrhtan (the devil), fyrnsynna fruman. Exon. Th. 263, 7 ; Jul. 346.
Linked entries: wróht-bora wróht-dropa wróht-georn
hwanan
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Ðonne Críst cymþ, þonne nát nán mann hwanon he biꝥ, Jn. 7, 27: 28: 8, 14: 9, 29, 30. Wæs Jóhannes fulluht of heofone, hwæðer þe of mannum? ... Ða andswaredon hig ꝥ hig nyston hwanun hé wæs, Lk. 20, 4-7.
steóran
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Th. 296, 20; Crii. 54. Ic ǽfre ne geseah ǽnigne mann ðé gelícne steóran ofer stæfnan, Andr. Kmbl. 989; An. 495.
healdan
to keep watch over ⬩ keep in charge ⬩ to keep ⬩ to watch over ⬩ keep ⬩ govern ⬩ rule ⬩ a king ⬩ to keep ⬩ guard ⬩ to watch ⬩ to defend ⬩ preserve ⬩ to hold ⬩ take ⬩ arrest ⬩ to have hold of ⬩ to hold ⬩ to hold ⬩ to hold up ⬩ to maintain ⬩ support ⬩ uphold ⬩ manage ⬩ to hold ⬩ bear ⬩ conduct ⬩ to behave ⬩ to handle ⬩ treat ⬩ deal with ⬩ to hold ⬩ to hold ⬩ to have possession ⬩ to hold ⬩ occupy ⬩ an office ⬩ a position ⬩ to hold ⬩ to remain in ⬩ to retain ⬩ detain ⬩ to keep ⬩ to detain ⬩ to keep ⬩ to keep ⬩ to keep oneself ⬩ remain ⬩ to hold ⬩ keep together ⬩ continue ⬩ to maintain ⬩ keep ⬩ to perform ⬩ keep watch ⬩ to keep ⬩ to keep unbroken ⬩ inviolate ⬩ to keep ⬩ to constrain ⬩ compel ⬩ restrain ⬩ stop ⬩ to restrain oneself ⬩ refrain ⬩ to entertain ⬩ to keep in mind ⬩ remember ⬩ regard ⬩ to hold as ⬩ to hold ⬩ to proceed ⬩ move on ⬩ to continue ⬩ go on with ⬩ to go on
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Hí hyra þeódnes wordum and weorcum willan heóldon, Cri. 1237. Hí gódne friþ heóldon, Chr. 877; P. 74, 21. Heald forð tela níwe sibbe, B. 948. Hé hí stearclíce healde eos artissime constringat, Chrd. 54, 26.
willan
To will, wish ⬩ to will, exercise the faculty of willing ⬩ to will, purpose, think, mean, intend ⬩ to tend ⬩ to will, ordain, order, command ⬩ to will, wish, want, desire ⬩ to will, be willing to do something ⬩ to allow, permit, grant, consent to ⬩ to be disposed, to have such and such a will ⬩ to will, profess, claim ⬩ will, shall, to be about to
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Th. 68, 22; Cri. 1107. Gif ðú mínum wilt, wíf, willende wordum hýran, Cd.