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(n.)

an armyan armya hosta division of an armyarmy corpslegioncohorttroopinfantrycavalryan armyan armymultitudehostcrowdmultitudeharryingdevastationplunderingravaging

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But in the annals of the eleventh century here is used in speaking of the English.] an army Harold feaht eár þan þe his here cóme eall, Chr. 1066: P. 198, 5.

þes

(pronoun.)
Grammar
þes, þæs; m.: þeós, þiós, þiús; f.: þis, þiss, þys; n. demons. pron. This
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Eart ðú þis, Drihten? 298, 22 ; Sat. 537. Þis is seó eorðe, 107, 10; Gen. 1787. Þis (ðiós, Lind. Rush.) is eówer tíd haec est hora uestra, Lk. Skt. 22, 53. Þis is landa betst, Cd. Th. 49, 21; Gen. 795.

Linked entries: þás þis

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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Ic worhte (feci) earce of sethimtreówum, Deut. 10, 3. On ðære béc ðe ic weorhte, Bd. 3, 17, S. 545, 4. Ðú ða scíran gesceaft sceópe and worhtest, Hy. 10, 2. Nán neódðearf ðé ne lǽrde tó wyrcanne ðæt ðæt ðú worhtest, Bt. 33, 4 ; Fox 128, 12.

ge-cynd

(n.)
Grammar
ge-cynd, f. also has gen. ge-cynd (Bl. H. 31, 32); dat.
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Þú eart sunu and fæder ána ǽgðer; swá is þín æðele gecynd miclum gemǽrsod. Hy. 7, 43. a native place or position, that to which one has a natural right Brytland him wæs on gewealde ... Norman-díge ꝥ land wæs his gecynde, Chr. 1086; P. 220, 25.

ge-mǽre

(n.; v.)
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H. 85, 15. with idea of remoteness, an extremity, end, (uttermost) part of earth or heavens Fram gemǽre eorðan ab extremo terrae, Ps. Rdr. 134, 7. God gewealt gemeára eorðan (finium terrae), Ps. L. 58, 14.

ge-witnes

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Ic hér on sóðre gewitnesse stande . . . swá ic mid mínum égum oferseah and mínum eárum oferhýrde ꝥ ꝥ ic him mid sæcge, 180, 28: 276, 33. Nán óðer þingc on gewitnysse ne cýþe bútan ꝥ án ꝥ hé geseah oþþe gehýrde, 274, 17.

sprecan

(v.)
Grammar
sprecan, specan; spræc, spæc; sprǽcon, spǽcon; sprecen, specen

To speak. to exercise the faculty of speechto use words in conversation, discourse, etc.to mentionto sayto speakto sue for, make a claim against, lay claim to

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Ðæt gé on eárum sprǽcon, Lk. Skt. 12, 3. Hié fela sprǽcon sorhworda somed, Cd. Th. 49, 7; Gen. 788. Spǽcon, Ps. Th. 57, 3. Gilde ǽlc ðe hit (the exculpation on oath ) ǽr sprece .cxx. sciłł., L. Ath. i. 13; Th. i. 206, 6.

weorpan

(v.)
Grammar
weorpan, (wurpan, wyrpan); p. wearp, pl. wurpon; pp. worpen.
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Hé út weorpe earme þearfan ejiciantur, Ps. Th. 108, 10. Men sǽdon ðæt hió sceolde mid hire drýcræft weorpan men an wildedeóra líc, Bt. 38, 1; Fox 194, 31. Hié worpene beóð in belle grund, Elen.

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wíc

(n.)
Grammar
wíc, The word is generally neuter, but as it is often used in the plural where a singular might express the meaning, the similarity of neuter plural and feminine singular accusatives seems to have caused the word to be taken sometimes as feminine, e. g. tó ánre wíc, Homl. Th. i. 402, 22. A weak form also seems to be used, Chart. Th. 446, 29.
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Hé dráf of wícum idese of earde, 169, 23 ; Gen. 2804: Ps. Th. 77, 55 : Menol. Fox 48; Men. 24. On ðám wícum ( in Heaven ), Exon. Th. 238, 28; Ph. 611. Wunian in wícum, 316, 9; Mód. 46: Cd. Th. 113, 20; Gen. 1890.

ge-dǽlan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-dǽlan, <b>. I.</b>
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. ¶ of the diversity existing among the earth's inhabitants :-- Is þes middangeard dálum gedǽled there is great diversity among those who live on the earth, Gú. 25. to get advantage from, have a share in Gifstól sceal gegierwed stondan, gif hine guman

gif

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Perhaps the different renderings of the same Latin words are intended to mark a change in the speaker&#39;s mind, when in Mt. 4, 3 si filius Dei es is translated gyf þú Godes sunu sý, while in v. 6 the rendering is gyf þú Godes sunu eart.

LǼDAN

(v.)
Grammar
LǼDAN, p. de; pp. lǽded, lǽd

TO LEADconducttakecarrybringbring forthproduce

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Man ða moldan nimeþ and men wíde geond eorþan lǽdaþ tó reliquium the earth is taken, and men carry it far and wide over the world as relics, Blickl. Homl. 127, 16.

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for-gifan

to givebestowgrantdispenseto giveto giveto giveto give uphand overdeliver upcommitpracticeto give backrestoreto marryto grantpermitallowto grantto givecauseto forgive

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Hé wát æðelinga beam eorðan forgiefene (committed to the earth), Seef. 93. to give back what has been forfeited, restore Se cyng forgeaf þám eorle (Godwin who had just cleared himself) his fulne freóndscype and fulne eorldóm and eall þet hé ǽr áhte,

hwilc

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Gif hwelc swíþe ríce mon wyrþ ádrifen of his earde, 27, 3; F. 98, 20 : 41, 2 ; F. 244, 24. Ðæt mon wilnode hwelcre gítsunge, Past. 73, 3. Ðonne hwá lufige hwelcre wuhte spor, 353, l. Þonne hwylcum men gelimpeþ ꝥ. . . Bl.

for-lǽtan

to letpermitallowsufferto sufferto letgrantto leaveto leaveto leaveconsumingto leave aloneleave undoneabstain fromneglectto leave outomitto spareleave toto leavequitto abandonforsakedesertabandonto leaveto leaveto leavedieto defendto abandonto leaveto abandonto leaveto leave ofgive upto abandonabandonto let goto restrainto releaserestoreto give uprelinquishto remitforgiveto loseto put awaydismisslay asideto send

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Forlǽt blód of earme, Lch. ii. 130, 6.

ge-weald

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Earme men gesealde fremdum tó gewealde, Wlfst. 158, 13. Hé hié mid hungre on his geweald geniédde, Ors. 4, 10; S. 196, 26. Hé wæs on þǽre cwéne gewealdum, El. 610. Hí ( devils) habbaþ manega sáula on heora gewaldum, Bl.

weallan

(v.)
Grammar
weallan, p. weóll, pl. weóllon; pp. weallen.

of water, &amp;c. issuing from a source to well, bubble forth, spring out, flow of the source, to well with, flow with, with a noun absoluteimplying abundanceto swarm, exist in large numbers of production in large numbers or great quantity, to swarm with flow with of violent movement, to boil, rage, heave of movement in liquids caused by heat, to boil (intrans.), to be hot used of a vessel in which a liquid boils of other than liquids, to be hot, burn, blaze, ragefiguratively, of persons, passions, emotions, to be fervent, to burn, rage, to be strongly moved trans. ( = willan?) To roll, turn

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Hit ongan rínan . . . and seó eorðe weóll ongeán ðam heofonlícan flóde it began to rain . . . and the earth sent forth its waters to meet the waters of heaven, Wulfst. 206, 21. Weóllon wælbenna, Cd.

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(pronoun.)
Grammar
hé, [In p. 513, col. 1. l. 60 Enachis (Num. 13, 29) should be read for Enac his: cf. the accusative Enachim in Jos. 11. 21. For -is as gen. in foreign names cf. Num. 13, 11, 12.]
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Gif þú hyt eart (ꝥ siǽ, R.) si tu es, Mt. 14, 28. Hí wiston ꝥ hit wæs Drihten scientes quia Dominus est, Jn. 21, 12. <b>III a.</b> the pronoun omitted :-- Se Hǽlend cwæð: 'Hé ys ( he it is, A. V.) sé ðe ic ráce hláf, ' Jn. 13, 26.

findan

to come acrossto obtainfindto meet withexperiencebe exposed tofind difficultyprocureto visitlearnarrangesettleto determineto supplyprovidefurnish

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Þonne se lǽce ꝥ ongit, þonne mæg hé þone lǽcedóm þe raþor findan, Lch. ii. 204, 22. þú sécest beládunge, hú þú mage þ findan þ þú ne þurfe mé týðian þæs þe þú gebeden eart, Gr.

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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Voc. ii. 136, 65. growth, produce, fruit of the earth or of a vegetable (lit. or fig.), plant, fruit Wæstm fructus, Wrt. Voc. i. 80, 1. Ofet, wæstm fruges, frumenta, ii. 151, 31. Rædrípe wæstm praecoquus fructus, i. 39, 22.