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uppe

(adv.)
Grammar
uppe, adv.

upaboveon highup

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Th. 90, 4; Cri. 1468: Hy. 3, 30. marking discovery, Similar entries v. yppan, gemartirode swá dyrnlícost mihte, and geðóht hæfde ðæt ðǽr nǽfre uppe ne wurdan, ac ðurh Godes mihte ðanon gecýdde wurdon, Lchdm. iii. 424, 31. marking effectual

Linked entry: up

glædlíc

(adj.)
Grammar
glædlíc, adj.

Brightpleasantkind

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glædlíc biþ and gód swylce quam bonum et quam jucundum, Ps. 132, 1. Me gúþhere forgeaf glædlícne máþþum Guthhere gave me a splendid jewel, Exon. 85 b; Th. 322, 31; Víd. 66

wan-hoga

(n.)
Grammar
wan-hoga, an ; m.
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One who is wanting in understanding, a foolish, imprudent person lifiaþ him in máne, heáhgestreón healdaþ georne, . . . and wénaþ wanhogan ðæt wile God gehýran, Salm. Kmbl. 639; Sal. 319.

wíc-stede

(n.)
Grammar
wíc-stede, es; m.
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A dwelling-place, habitation Þúhte him eall tó rúm, wongas and wícstede, Beo. Th. 4915; B. 2462. gemunde ðá áre, wícstede weligne, 5207; B. 2607. his wícstede wéstan locum ejus desolaverunt, Ps. Th. 78, 7.

wyrm-galdere

(n.)
Grammar
wyrm-galdere, es; m.

A serpent-charmersorcerer

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A serpent-charmer, sorcerer hét sumne wyrmgaldere micle næddran hire in tó gelǽdan, ðæt seó ábítan sceolde. Ðá stód seó fǽmne forð on hire gebede, and seó næddre stód be hire; ðonne seó fǽmne onleát, ðonne onleát seó næddre.

cáf

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Se eorðlica kempa bið ǽfre gearo and cáf, swá hwyder swá faran sceal tó gefeohte mid ðám kininge, Hex. 34, 19. Þæt sýn cáfran tó Godes þeówdóme, R. Ben. 68, 19. Petrus wæs cáfost on Crístes lufe, Hml. Th. ii. 388, 29. Add

cwelan

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libbað óðrum monnum and cwelað him selfum vivunt aliis et sibi moriuntur, Past. 449, 19. Þú scealt ǽrest óðerne geseón drincan and ðǽrrihte cwelan, Hml. Th. i. 72, 15. Ꝥ spere him eóde þurh út, and feóll cwelende, Hml. S. 12, 55.

met

(n.)
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Add: measure Ealdes mannes eágan beóþ unscearpsýno; þonne sceal þá eágan weccan mid gnídingum, mid gongum, mid rádum, oþþe mid þý þe hine mon bere oþþe on wǽne ferige; and sculan nyttian lytlum and forhtlicum metum ( these means are to be employed

ofer-eáca

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Add: the rest 'Ic hæbbe mænigfealde ǽhta, and . . . ic gedó ꝥ cumað hider"... forðteáh þá fíftig mancsas, and þám abbode sealde and cwæð, 'Nim þis feoh, and gif ic hér þurhwunige se ofereáca hider cymð,' Hml. S. 33, 145-155.

seáþ

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ðá moldan námon oð þæt þǽr wæs deóp seáð ( fossa ) ádolfen, þætte wǽpnedman mihte oð his sweóran on gestandan, Bd. 3, 9; Sch. 229, 3. hét ðá gebróðor in ðæs húses flóre hím seáð (foueam) ádelfan, 4, 28; Sch. 520, 9.

siþ-fæt

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Add Ǽghwylc crísten mann smeáge on him sylfum nearo se síðfæt bid þǽre synfullan sáwle, Verc. Först, 138, 15.

wearglíce

(adv.)
Grammar
wearglíce, adv.

Vilely, meanly, wretchedly

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ne is ðæt sum dǽl ermþa, ðæt mon swá wærelíce (werelíce, v. l.) scyle culpian tó ðám ðe him gifan scyle qui praeire ceteros honore cupis, poscendi humilitate vilesces, Bt. 32, 1; Fox 114, 15

Linked entries: wærelíce wearg-líc

on-médan

(v.)

(?) to take upon ones self, to presume ( the following passage should be given under médan)

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to take upon ones self, to presume ( the following passage should be given under médan) Ondsware ýwe se hine on méde wordum secgan se wudu hátte let him give answer, who will take upon himself to say in words, what the name of that wood is, Exon.

Linked entry: médan

þeáh

(adv.)
Grammar
þeáh, þáh, þǽh, þéh; adv. conj.
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ðafode ða scylda, and ðeáh him gecýðde, Past. 21; Swt. 151, 23: Blickl. Homl. 55, 26. Hié hæfdon áþas geseald, and þéh ofer ða treówa fóron hié, Chr. 194; Erl. 90, 4.

Linked entries: þǽh þáh þéh

hund

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Add: a dog Hund canis, bicce canicula, Wrt. Voc. ii. 23, 7. Hwílum ic beorce swá hund, Rä. 25, 2. ne murnþ náuþer ne friénd ne fiénd þe má þe wédende hund, Bt. 37, 1; F. 186, 8.

helpan

(v.)
Grammar
helpan, p. healp, pl. hulpon; pp. holpen; v. trans.

To helpaidassistsuccour

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To help, aid, assist, succour Ðú monegum helpst thou helpest many, Hy. 7, 44; Hy. Grn. ii. 288, 44. Wið fefre hylpþ marubis tó drincanne for fever it helps to drink marrubium, L. M. 1, 62; Lchdm. ii. 134, 27. helpeþ þearfan parcet pauperi, Ps.

Linked entries: a-helpan ge-helpan

stúpian

(v.)
Grammar
stúpian, p. ode
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Ðæt swá oft sceolde stúpian swá se cyning tó his horse wolde and ðonne se cyning hæfde his hrycg him tó hliépan ut ipse acclinis humi regem superadscensurum in equum dorso adtolleret, Ors. 6, 24; Swt. 274, 24.

ge-bisnung

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Beón eádmóde æfter his gebysnunge (-bisnunge, v. l.), Hml. A. 10, 258. Crístes gebysnunge geefenlǽhte, Hml. Th. ii. 34, 15. Eall ꝥ gegearwode ús on gebysnunge gódes weorces hoc nobis in exemplum actionis praebuit, Gr. D. 60, 23.

ge-hogian

(v.)
Grammar
ge-hogian, p. ode; pp. od.
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H. 35, 14. þæt on his móde gehogode (-hogod, v. l.) and geteód hæfde (decreuerat), þæt he wolde his þeóde fordón, Bd. 3, 24; Sch. 307, 6.

Linked entry: ge-hycgan

móna

Grammar
móna, <b>. I.</b>
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Ðæs mónan ryne is swíðe nearo for þan þe yrnð ealra tungla niðemest and þǽre eorðan gehendost . . . þis is þæs mónan geár; ac his mónað is máre, ꝥ is þonne gecyrð níwe fram þǽre sunnan oð ꝥ eft cume hyre forne ágeán . . . and eft þurh beó