for-gifan
to give ⬩ bestow ⬩ grant ⬩ dispense ⬩ to give ⬩ to give ⬩ to give ⬩ to give up ⬩ hand over ⬩ deliver up ⬩ commit ⬩ practice ⬩ to give back ⬩ restore ⬩ to marry ⬩ to grant ⬩ permit ⬩ allow ⬩ to grant ⬩ to give ⬩ cause ⬩ to forgive
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Sié ꝥ on cyninges dóme, swá deáð swá líf, swá hé him forgifan wille, Ll. Th. i. 66, 10. to give, allow as a matter of right Eallum frióum monnum þás dagas sién forgifene, Ll.
hwilc
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Ðeáh hé ðára góda hwylc forleóse, Bt. 34, 6 ; F. 140, 34. Gif mon ánra hwilc ofslóh, 39, 4; F. 216, 21. combined with swá. adjectival Swá hwylc man swá mildheortnesse nafað, Bl. H. 13, 22 : 49, 12.
feoh
cattle ⬩ property ⬩ wealth ⬩ money ⬩ riches ⬩ treasure ⬩ bribe ⬩ gift ⬩ metal ⬩ coin
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Hié sealdon Demostanase licgende feoh Demosthenes auro corruptus, 3, 9; S. 124, 1. property dealt with in business transactions Gehýred feoh locatio, Wrt. Voc. i. 20, 60. Behýred feoh, ii. 54, 3: conductio, 135, 70.
ge-ascian
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. - — Wé fram dæge tó óþrum geáxiað ungecynelice deáþas . . . and wé gehýrað oft secggan worldrícra manna deáþ . . . swá wé eác geáxiað mislice ádla, Bl. H. 107, 25-31. Hét se cásere georne smeágan hwǽr man ǽfre þá hálgan geáxian mihte . . .
ge-wríþan
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Suá is ðearf ðæt se láreów ðára synna wunde gemetlíce gewríðe fracturam ligamen adstringit; cum culpam disciplina deprimit . . . saepe deterius frangitur, cum fractura incaute colligatur, ita ut gravius scissuram sentiat, si hanc immoderatius ligamenta
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micel
Mickle ⬩ great ⬩ magnus ⬩ much ⬩ many ⬩ multus ⬩ great
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Ic nát náht gewislíce hwæðer ðæs feós swá micel is, ne ic nát ðeáh his máre sý, Chart. Th. 490, 15. Heora heriges wæs mycel ofslægen, Bd. 3, 18; S. 546, 35.
twégen
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Ðeáh heó an tú tefleówe, Past. 7; Swt. 49, 11: Exon. Th. 70, 19; Cri. 1141: Chr. 885; Erl. 82, 19. Tósliten on twá (tuu, Lind. Rush.), Mk. Skt. 15, 38. On twá (tú, Cott. MS.), Bt. 34, 11; Fox 150, 32. On twá (twuá, Cott. MS.), 38, 4; Fox 202, 27.
wiþer-weard
contrary ⬩ adverse ⬩ hostile ⬩ adversary ⬩ enemy ⬩ opponent ⬩ fiend ⬩ hostile to rightful authority ⬩ rebel ⬩ opposed to what is right ⬩ arrogant ⬩ perverse ⬩ depraved ⬩ reprobate ⬩ false ⬩ heretic ⬩ apocryphal ⬩ opposed to the good or pleasure of anything ⬩ unfavourable ⬩ adverse ⬩ hurtful ⬩ pernicious ⬩ disagreeable ⬩ contrary ⬩ opposite
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Hé náwyht wiðerweardes (contrarium ) ðære sóðfæstnysse ðæs geleáfan Créca ðeáwe on Angelcynnes cyricean on gelǽdde, Bd. 4, 1; S. 564, 20. Hí monig óþer ðing ðære cyriclícan ánnesse wiþerword hæfden, 2, 2; S. 502, 12.
Linked entries: wiþer-word wiþerweard-líc wiþerweard-ness wiþer-wierde wiþer-word
faran
to travel ⬩ journey ⬩ to march ⬩ to go ⬩ to go ⬩ depart ⬩ to go ⬩ move ⬩ to go ⬩ fly ⬩ to come ⬩ to pass away ⬩ depart ⬩ to go on ⬩ practise ⬩ happen ⬩ turn out
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Ðeáh ús þince ꝥ hit on wóh fare, Bt. 39, 8; F. 224, 21. Þú segst ꝥ hit scyle eall faran swá hé getiohhod habbe, 41, 2; F. 244, 19.
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fela
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I. 2 b α Ðeáh ðǽm feohgítsere cume swá fela welena swá þára sondcorna beóþ, Bt. 7, 4; F. 22, 26. Heó nyste þæt hearma swá fela fylgean sceolde, Gen. 708. Þára micles tó feala winð wið gecynde, Met. 13, 16: Hy. 4, 45. Similar entries v.
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ge-líc
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Monnes líchoman limu beóþ hwæthwegu tódǽled; ac þǽra lima gecynd is ꝥ hié gewyrcaþ ǽnne líchoman, and ðeáh ne beóþ eallunga gelíce, Bt. 34, 6; F. 142, 17.
irnan
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Tó ðǽm gebanne ðæs tóhopan nán man ne mæg cuman, bútan hé ðider irne (ierne, v. l. ) mid ánmódnesse, Past. 344, 20. of a course of action Ðæt mód iernð on ðá unáliéfedan unðeáwas, and hit swá ðeáh ne onwæcneð tó ðon ðæt hit eft on ierne mid hreówsunga
on-gitan
To perceive ⬩ to perceive, see ⬩ to perceive by hearing ⬩ to perceive, feel (pain, etc. ) ⬩ to feel, be of opinion, judge ⬩ to know, hear of, find out ⬩ to perceive, understand ⬩ to recognise, know, ⬩ to take a person or thing to be what it really is ⬩ to recognise a fact or circumstance, ⬩ to know (of sexual intercourse)
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Swá ðæt se seóca ðone stenc ne ongite, Lchdm. i. 304, 23. to feel, be of opinion, judge Ðeáh ðe be ðyssum willan misenlíce cynn monna missenlíce ongite quamvis de hac re diversae hominum nationes diversa sentiant, Bd. 1, 27 ; S. 495, 14. to know, hear
wer
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</b> the payment of the wer is in some cases an alternative; see also wer-gild, <b>II a</b> :-- Gif þeóf sié gefongen, swelte hé deáðe, oþþe his líf be his were man áliése, L. In. 12; Th. i. 110, 8.
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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Hé wearp hine ðá on wyrmes líc, and wand him ymbútan ðone deáðes beám he twined round the tree of death, Cd. Th. 31, 27; Gen. 491. of inanimate things Þúfas wundon ofer gárfare the banners fluttered above the battalions Cd. Th. 199, 22 ; Exod. 342.
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þæt
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Skt. ii. 23 b, 516. where it further explains a noun in the main clause Ðæs gástes wæstmas synd ða gódan ðeáwas, þæt se man lufige God ... and beó gesibsum, Homl. Skt. i. 17, 53.
ge-hwirfan
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., to make exchange with Oft se welega and se wǽdla habbað gehwierfed (-hweorfed, v. l. ) hiera ðeáwum plerumque personarum ordinem permutat qualitas morum Past. 183, 10. Hié ðém landum iehwerfed hefdan, C.
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wilm
that which wells ⬩ of fluid ⬩ a fount ⬩ stream ⬩ water that surges or boils ⬩ that moves in waves ⬩ of fire ⬩ surging ⬩ fire ⬩ flames ⬩ heat ⬩ fervent heat ⬩ fiery heat ⬩ boiling ⬩ roasting ⬩ inflammation ⬩ violent movement ⬩ violence ⬩ raging ⬩ tempestuous movement of water ⬩ of mental emotion ⬩ fervour ⬩ ardour ⬩ heat ⬩ fury ⬩ rage ⬩ passion
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Oððæt deáðes wylm hrán æt heortan until the hot touch of death was at the heart, Beo. Th. 4531; B. 2269. boiling, roasting Wylm vel hyrsting frixura, Wrt. Voc. ii. 150, 84. Gif hit wæter sý, hǽte man hit óð hit hleówe tó wylme, L.
ge-métan
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Ðeáh nú (þú ?) on londe león geméte, wynsume wiht wel átemede, (þe) hire mágister miclum lufige, Met. 13, 18. Hwæt is þæt, bróþor? hú eart þú hér gemét? how come you to be found here ?, Bl. H. 237, 26.
lǽdan
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Th. i. 352, 11. to guide a ship, steer Gé þe þus brontne ceól ofer lagustrǽte lǽdan cwómon, B. 239. to deal with, treat Ic naman Drihtnes herige, and hine mid lofsange lǽde swylce laudabo nomen Dei mei cum cantico, et magnificabo eum in laude Ps.