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ild

(n.)
Grammar
ild, e ; f.

an ageævumsæculumageyearsætasmatureeldsenectusvetustasage

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Seó nóntídbiþ úre yld forðan ðe on nóntíde ásíhþ seó sunne and ðæs ealdigendan mannes mægen biþ wanigende the ninth hour is our old age, for at the ninth hour the sun sinks, and the force of the man that grows old is diminishing, Homl.

Linked entries: yld eld

swín

(n.)
Grammar
swín, es;
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Hé wæs mid ðǽm fyrstum mannum on ðæm lande (Norway); næfde hé þeáh má ðonne twentig swýna. Ors. 1. 1; Swt. 18, 14. Ða ýtemestan leomo swína beóþ eáðmelte, Lchdm. ii. 196, 23. Mon selle tó Folcanstáne . x. oxan and . x. cý and . c. swína, Cod. Dip.

Linked entries: swín-líca swýn swun

tela

(adv.)
Grammar
tela, teala, teola, telo, tiolo; adv.

Well.well, rightly, aright, correctlywell, perfectly, completely, thoroughly, certainlywell, prosperously, happilywell, in a beneficial or pleasant mannermarking degree, very, to a great extentas an exclamation, well, good

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Sicilie ðǽr him seldon teola gespeów cum adsidua nec umquam satis prospera adversus Siculos bella gererent, Ors. 4, 5; Swt. 168, 20. well, in a beneficial or pleasant manner Wé wǽron hér tela willum bewenede, Beo. Th. 3645; B. 1820.

wrítan

(v.)
Grammar
wrítan, p. wrát, pl. writon; pp. writen

To write.to cutto drawto form lettersto writeto writeto compose,be the author ofto writeto writewriteto writestateto writeget a thing writtento convey by charter

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Wearð gesewen swilce ánes mannes hand wrítende on ðære healle wage, Homl. Th. ii. 434, 33. to write a book, narrative, etc. to compose, be the author of Ne wéne ǽnig ðæt ic lygewordum leóð somnige, wríte wóþcræfte, Exon. Th. 234, 30; Ph. 548.

Linked entries: wrítere wrítian

ge-dréfan

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Grund is onhréred, deópe gedréfed (stirred to its depths), 394: 1531. to trouble, perturb, disturb the proper operation or condition of Se yfela willa unrihthǽmedes gedréfð fulneáh ǽlces libbendes mannes mód (the corresponding metre (18, 3) has gedrǽfð

útan

(prep.; adv.)
Grammar
útan, (-on); adv. prep. A. adv.

from withoutwithouton the outsideon the outsideon the surfaceoutwardlyaboutroundoutaway from land

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Th. 62, 21; Cri. 1005: 219, 2; Ph. 301. figuratively, outwardly Gú ætýwaþ mannum útan (a foris) rihtwíse, Mt. Kmbl. 23, 28. Ðeáh hé fæger word útan ætýwe, Fragm.

Linked entries: útane úton út-weard

weorpan

(v.)
Grammar
weorpan, (wurpan, wyrpan); p. wearp, pl. wurpon; pp. worpen.
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and ús ðæt on eágum worpen þǽr manna wese mǽst ætgædere nequando dicant in gentibus: 'Ubi est Deus eorum?' et innotescant in nationiUNKNOWNyus coram oculis nostris, Ps.

Linked entries: worpian wurpan

werian

(v.)
Grammar
werian, wergan; p. ede.
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Paul's ) geðanc, ðæt hé éhte geleáffulra manna ðurh ware ðære ealdan ǽ, and hine gespræc :-- 'Saule . . . ic eom seó sóðfæstnys ðe ðú werast,' Homl. Th. i. 390, 8. Hé unheánlíce hine werede, Chr. 755; Erl. 48, 33.

biddan

to askto askto pray to

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Ðá cild bǽdon him hláfes, ac næs nán mann ðe ðone hláf him betwýnan tóbrǽce, Hml. Th. ii. 400, 26. Ǽr þ ám þe hé him ryhtes bidde. Ll.

láð

(adj.)
Grammar
láð, adj.

hatefulhatedloathedlothdispleasinginjuriousgrievoushostilemaligninimical

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Fram allum mannum hé biþ láð he shall be hated of all men, Lchdm. iii. 162, 19. Se wæs láð Gode, on hete heofoncyninges, Cd. 30; Th. 40, 31; Gen. 647.

scrífan

(v.; prep.)
Grammar
scrífan, p. scráf, pl. scrifon; pp. scrifen
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Heo woldan ðíne dómas gehýran, and hú ðú ðám forworhtum scrífan woldest, Wulfst. 254, 17. as an ecclesiastical term, to shrive, to impose penance after confession, to hear confession and then impose penance Ðonne sacerd mannum fæsten scrífeþ quum sacerdos

Linked entry: be-scrifen

wíd

(adj.)
Grammar
wíd, adj.
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Wite ðú hú wíd and síd helheoðo dreórig, and mid hondum ámet, 308, 29; Sat. 699, Is ðár on ðære myclan ciricean geworht emb ða lástas útan, hwéne wíddre ðonne byden, fæt up óþ mannes breóst heáh. Blickl.

ge-irnan

(v.)
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R. 24, 12. (2 a) where violent entry is made :-- Gif man in mannes tún ǽrest geirneð, .vi. scillingum gebéte; sé þe æfter irneð, .iii. scillingas, Ll. Th. i. 6, 16.

Linked entries: ge-urnen ge-yrnan

ge-rýman

(v.)
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Hé hæfð gerýmed rihtwísum mannum infser tó his rice. Hml. Th. i. 28, 12.

wesan

(v.)
Grammar
wesan, p. wæs, pl. wǽron
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Th. 58, 33; Gen. 955. where an object exists, and so may be found; where in modern English there precedes the verb Wæs ðara manna . . . endleofan síþum hund teóntig þúsenda, Blickl. Homl. 79, 17. Wǽron monge, ða ðe Meotude gehýrdun, Exon.

lác

(n.)
Grammar
lác, generally neuter, but occasionally feminine
  • [v. Shrn. pp. 3-4],
or masculine, as in the compound lyb-lác q. v.

battlestrugglean offeringsacrificeoblationa giftpresentgracefavourservicea presentoffering of wordsa messagemedicine

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Ða hálgan þrýnesse georne biddan ðæt heó ðæt lác ðæt hie þurh ðone hálgan heáhengel ǽrest æteówde mannum wundorlíc tácn ðæt hie ðæt mannum tó fylgenne oncýðde earnestly to entreat the holy Trinity that the grace of shewing by the holy archangel a wondrous

Linked entries: freó-lác lácan lǽc

þeóf

(n.)
Grammar
þeóf, es; m.
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He who struck down a thief in public was rewarded: Se ðe þeóf fylle beforan óðrum mannum, ðæthé wǽre of úre ealra feó .xii. pæng ðe betera for ðære dǽda and ðon anginne, L. Ath. v. 7; Th. i. 234, 22.

Linked entry: þeáf

wiþ

(prep.; adv.)
Grammar
wiþ, prep. (adv. conj. ).

towardstoin the direction oftowardstoatwithtowardstoatagainstover againstopposite toagainstfrombynearagainstbesideuntoatagainstwithagainst onover againstoppositeagainstin the way ofwith.withpart withfromforin return foras payment forforin consideration offorin exchange forforfor in reward ofin return forin answer toforas compensation forin consideration ofin return foron condition ofagainstagainstas a set-offby the side ofcompared within contrast withwithtowithwithagainstto.withforagainstfromforagainstcontrary toin opposition to.withatagainstbeside by,atbyagainstatuntowithfromforwithagainstto weigh one thing with or against anotherin comparison withwithtowith a personwithtowardswith in respect towithwith againsttowithto.againstfromforagainst contrary toagainstbythrough,to rest on the armtill.till tountil

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Ðæt manna gehwylc wið swylc wær sý, Wulfst. 280, 11. Hé hine mihte wiþ ða mánfullan áhreddan, Homl. Skt. ii. 29, 233. Wið swýðlícne blódryne of nosum, Lchdm. i. 2, 11, and often. Wið ðæt mannes innoð tó fæst sý, 2, 16, and often.

þurh

(prep.)
Grammar
þurh, þurg, þuruh, þorh, þorch, þerh, þerih, þærh; prep.

Throughthroughforduringthroughbythroughbyby means ofby use ofthroughin consequence ofas the result ofby reason ofon account ofthroughfromthroughin virtue ofby right ofinbyin the character ofby way ofinwithwith a view tothroughbyin

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Him bearn Godes déman wille þurh his dǽda spéd, 304, 2; Sat. 623: 301, 30; Sat. 589. marking manner, state, in, by, in the character of, by way of Þorch (dorh, ðorh) óbst per anticipationem, Txts. 84, 757.

rǽdan

(v.)
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Ðæt hé ( the abbot ) sceal rǽdan and racian óðra manna sáulum, R. Ben. 14, 6. Hwá meahte iéð monnum rǽdan bútan scylde quis principari hominibus tam sine culpa potuisset ? Past. 3, 1; Swt. 33, 16.