wíglere
A diviner ⬩ soothsayer ⬩ augur ⬩ sorcerer
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A diviner, soothsayer, augur, sorcerer Wíglere augur Wrt. Voc. i. 74, 37. Ðes and ðeós wiglere hic et haec augur Ælfc. Gr. 9, 22 ; Zup. 49, 2. Nú cwyð sum wíglere, ðæt wiccan oft secgaþ swá swá hit ágǽð mid ððum ðincge, Homl. Skt. i. 17, 108. On gellcnysse
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of-faran
to come up with those who are pursued, to overtake, to get near enough to attack, to reach and attack
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to come up with those who are pursued, to overtake, to get near enough to attack, to reach and attack Ðá Philippus wæs cirrende ðá offór hiene óðere Sciððie Triballe wǽron hátene revertenti Philippo Triballi bello obviunt, Ors. 3, 7; Swt. 118, 1. Ðá
ná
No ⬩ not ⬩ non
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No, not; non. Grammar ná, qualifying a verb expressed or implied, Grammar ná, without any other negative particle Ná cunne nesciat, Wülck. Gl. 257, 28. Fela gódra háma ðe wé genemnan ná cunnan, Chr. 1001; Erl. 136, 29. Fremde ná heom God setton on gesyhþe
stíþ
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Stiff, hard. in the following glosses Stíþ, réþe durus, crudelis, asper, Wrt. Voc. ii. 142, 19. Stíð inmitis, Germ. 392, 33 : rigens, 393, 172. Stíðes ardui, stricti, Hpt. Gl. 416, 18 : violentis, validis ł turbidis, 440, 34. Stiðre torridae, 515, 46
sweotole
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of a physical action, clearly, without obstruction Steorran geseón swá sutole swá on niht, Blickl. Homl. 93, 20. Gé sweotule geseóþ Dryhten faran, Exon. Th. 32, 13; Cri. 512. Sweotole on ðæs hǽþenes heáfod starian, Judth. Thw. 24, 8; Jud. 177. Ðonne
sumer
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Summer Feówer tída synd getealde on ánum geáre ... Aestas is sumor, Lchdm. iii. 250, 10. On ðone nygeþan dæg ðæs mónðes ( May ) biþ sumeres fruma. Se sumor hafaþ hundnygontig daga, Shrn. 83, 33. Sumor biþ sunwlitegost, Menol. Fox 473; Gn. C. 7. Beorht
wyrt-wala
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the root of a plant Swá fela bóga treówes of ánum wyrtwalan ( radice ) spryttaþ, Scint. 3, 17. Genim wegbrǽdan wyrtwalan, Lchdm. i. 82, 19: 90, 6, 23: 94, 19, 23. Wyrtwalan radices, Ps. Surt. 79, 10. Andlang pæþes on ða wyrtwalan; of ðam wyrtwalan on
on-weald
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Add: in a general sense, power, control over a person or thing Ðæt úre geswinc ne sceolde bión on óðres monnes onwalde (an-, v. l. ), Past. 250, 2. of official rule. secular Hé wæs Rómánum swá milde swá him nán onwald næs ǽr þǽm, Ors. 6, 2; S. 254,
sár
Sore, painful, grievous, distressing
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Sore, painful, grievous, distressing, of physical pain Se lǽca ðe scealsáre (yfela, MS. Y.) wunda wel gehǽlan, hé mót habban góde sealfe ðǽrtó, L. Pen. 4; Th. ii. 278, 15. Ne wæs hyra ǽnigum síðe ðý sárra ðeáh hý swá sceoldan reáfe birofene slítan haswe
ǽfre
ever ⬩ semper, ⬩ at all times, on every occasion ⬩ ever, at any time, in any case ⬩ unquam ⬩ whatever, (as) ever, &c.
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Add: ever; semper, of eternity Wæs ǽfre on his écum rǽde ðæt hé wolde gewyrcan ðás woruld, Hex. 22, 7. Nǽnig ys sé ðe ǽfre lybbe, Scint. 215, 2. of continuity or continuous recurrence in time, at all times, on every occasion Ǽfri is deinceps, An. Ox
of-þyncan
to cause regret or sorrow ⬩ to cause displeasure or offence
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with dat. of pers. and gen. of cause, nom. of cause, cause given by a clause to cause regret or sorrow Mé ofþincþ penetet, Ælfc. Gr. 33; Som. 37, 21. Mé ofþincþ ðæt ic hig worhte poenit t me fecisse eos, Gen. 6, 7. Hit mé ofþincþ, Lk. Skt. 17, 4. Ofþinceþ
éþel
fatherland
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Add Éþl clima, i. plaga, Wrt. Voc. ii. 131, 74. in connexion with human beings. a person's native country, fatherland Ǽþel patria, Wrt. Voc. i. 80, 40, All lond ł oeðel omnis regio, Mt. L. 3, 5. Þín wræcstów is þám monnum éþel þe þǽron geborene wǽran
Etna
Etna, the volcano of Sicily
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Etna, the volcano of Sicily; Ætna, æ; f. = Αἴτνη, ης; f. . Etna [MS. Eðna] ðæt sweflene fýr tácnode, dá hit upp of helle geate asprang on Sicilia ðam lande, and fela ofslóh mid bryne and mid stence [Ors. B. C. 458] Etna betokened the brimstone fire,
hlǽfdige
a queen ⬩ Our Lady ⬩ lady
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Add: the mistress of a household (lit. and fig.) Hýredes hláford paterfamilias, hýredes móder oððe hlǽfdige materfamilias, Wrt. Voc. i. 73, 21. Seó sáwl is ðæs flǽsces hlǽfdige, and hire gedafnað ꝥ heó simle gewylde ðá wylne, ꝥ is ꝥ flǽsc tó hyre hǽsum
módor
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Add: a female parent. a woman who has given birth to a child Suǽ suǽ cild irnð tó his móder (-ur, v.l. ) greádan. Past. 103, 23: Wlfst. 193, 9. Hé wæs Bryttisc on his móder healfe, Chr. 1075; P. 202, 7. Hí freónda ne róhton, ne fæder oððe méder (móder
heán
Low, mean, abject, poor, humbled, humble ⬩ humilis, infamis
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Low, mean, abject, poor, humbled, humble Hiora heorte wæs heán on gewinnum humiliatum est in laboribus cor eorum, Ps. Th. 106, 11. Ic heán gewearþ hé mé hraðe lýsde humiliatus sum et liberavit me, 114, 6. Nánig eft síðade heán hyhta leás none returned
se
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so Se ðeáh yet, still, Exon. Th. 13, 31; Cri. 211: 159, 30; Gú. 934: 328, 24; Vy. 22: 454, 6; Hy. 4, 28: 455, 12, 18; Hy. 4, 48, 51: 495, 13; Rä. 84, 7. Hwæðre se ðeáh, 417, 27; Rä. 36, 11. Efne se ðeáh, 421, 33; Rä. 40, 27: 482, 2; Rä. 66, 1. Se ðeána
teón-word
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A word that conveys reproach, insult, abuse, calumny; a word that does wrong Hig tǽldon ðæt land mid heora teónwordum they slandered the land with their calumnies, Num. 13, 33. Eorl óðerne mid teónwordum tǽleþ behindan, spreceþ fægere beforan, Frag.
un-þæslíc
Unsuitable ⬩ unseemly ⬩ unbecoming ⬩ unfit
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Unsuitable, unseemly, unbecoming, unfit Unðæslíc indecens, Ælfc. Gr. 14; Zup. 87, 12. Ne gedafenaþ biscope ðæt hé beó on dǽdum folces mannum gelíc. Geswíc swá unðæslíces plegan, Homl. Th. ii. 134, 13. Ús ne gedafenaþ ðæt wé úrne líchaman, ðe Gode is
un-sprecende
Not speaking ⬩ unable to speak ⬩ without speech ⬩ speechless
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Not speaking, unable to speak, without speech, speechless Unsprecende cild infans vel alogos, Wrt. Voc. i. 50, 41: 73, 11: Ælfc. Gr. 9, 37; Zup. 61, 7. Hé ( Christ in Simeon's arms ) ðá gyt on ðære menniscnysse unsprecende wǽre, Homl. Th. i. 142, 26.
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