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furþum

Take herein Dict., and add:even,just

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S. 23, 522. to the predicate to emphasize the full extent of the statement Wé nyton furðon git hwæt seó offrung beón sceal praesertim cum ignoremus quid debeat immolari, Ex. 10, 26: Solil. H. 15, 17.

treów

(n.)
Grammar
treów, trýw, e; f.

truth to a promise or engagement,faith good or bad faithto keep faith with a persontrothtruth to a person,fidelityfealtyloyaltythe truth of the stronger to the weaker,gracefavourhelpan assurance of faith or truthword (in to give or pledge one's word)a promisean engagementa covenantleaguefaith in somethingbelieftrustconfidence

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Hé his treówa sceal, and his módgeþonc, má up ðonne niþer habban tó heofonum, Met. 31, 18

hand

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Ic be hondum mæg hǽðenra sceal grípan tó grunde, Sat. 268. for, on behalf of, in the interest of, on account of Ælfríc nam ꝥ toll for þæs kynges hand, Cht.

lǽtan

(v.)
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sceal lǽtan his wyrignesse and lufian his gebedu, Wlfst. 239, 19.

feor

(adv.)
Grammar
feor, adv.

avoidancewidelywidelyfarfar

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Nis ꝥ feor tó þon ꝥ ꝥ eác geweorþan sceal, Bl. H. 117, 29-34. Nis þéo ende feor it is not far to the end for thee, Gú. 1179: 1139. Nis nú ende feor ꝥ wé sceolon ætsomne súsel þrowian, Sat. 40

Linked entries: fier firr fyr

hwǽr

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(b α) with emphatic genitive :-- Ic ne wát hwǽr mín bróðor eorðan sceáta eardian sceal, Rä. 85, 18. after verbs of considering, observing, caring Uton wé hycgan hwǽr wé hám ágen, Seef. 117. Dryhten sceáwað hwǽr þá eardien þe his ǽ healden, Gú. 26.

wilnian

(v.)
Grammar
wilnian, p. ode.

of animate objectsto desire, ask forwith gen. or uncertainwith accusativewith infinitivewith geniudial infinitivewith genitive and gerundial infinitivewith a clauseabsolute or uncertainto desire to goto tend to an end

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Hwæt (hwæs, v. l.) hé wilnian sceal, Bt. 40, 7; Fox 242, 18. with infinitive Ða ðe wilniaþ fretan mín folc, Ps. Th. 13, 9. Willniaþ raple þurh mistlíce paþas cuman tó ánum ende diverso calle, sed d unum finem nititur pervenire .

Linked entry: willnian

weorpan

(v.)
Grammar
weorpan, (wurpan, wyrpan); p. wearp, pl. wurpon; pp. worpen.
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Sceal se ðe hine áh weorpan hine tó handa hláforde and mǽgum, L.

Linked entries: worpian wurpan

wer

(n.)
Grammar
wer, es; m.
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Ðæt hé hý healdan wille swá wær his wíf sceal, L. Edm. B. 1; Th. i. 254, 7. Iósep hyre wer ( vir ), Mt. Kmbl. 1, 19. Wearð seó módor gegremod æfter hire weres forðsíðe fram hire cilde, Homl. Th. ii. 30, 4.

Linked entry: wíf

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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Heó hire dǽr wíc ásette ðæt heó Gode in lifede ibi sibi mansionem instituit, 4, 23; S. 593, 26. a place where a thing remains Heó ( Lot's wife )sceal on ðám wícum wyrde bídan, Cd.

wyn

(n.)
Grammar
wyn, wynn, e; f.

delightpleasuredelightfullypleasantlya delightthat which causes pleasurethe best of a class,the pride of its kind.the name of the w-rune

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ᚹ, sceal gedreósan, Anglia xiii. 9, 5. Wenne (Hickes prints ᚹ (wen) ᚹne) brúceþ ðe can weána lyt, and him sylfa hæfð blǽd and blisse, Runic pm. Kmbl. 340, 29; Rún. 8.

Linked entry: mód-wén

hefig

ponderousdenseweightyimportantgravesevereseriousdeepprofoundmistfogcloudslowdulltroublesomeoppressiveonerousburdensomeoppressivegrievousdifficultlaborioustoilsomeoverpoweringweariness

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Hwelc wíte sceal ús tó hefig ðyncan quae poena gravis est ?, Past. 255, 3. Þeáh hit nú hefig seó . . . þeáh hit biþ gesǽlþ gif hit mon geðyldilíce áræfnþ, Bt. 11, 1; F. 32, 30. Hú hefig sorg men beoþ seó gémen his bearna, 31, 1; F. 112, 17.

Linked entry: hefe-lic

læssa

Grammar
læssa, l. lǽssa,
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Hé hit gehíwað swá þæt lǽst manna wát hú hé him wið þone ðeódfeónd gescyldan sceal, Wlfst. 54, 19.

secgan

(v.)
Grammar
secgan, secgean, secggan, secggean, sæcgan ; p. sægde, sǽde; pp. sægd, sǽd. [Forms as from an infin. sagian—sagast, sagaþ ; p. sagode; imp. saga, are given here.]
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Hwæt sceal ic má secgean fram Sancte Iohanne ? 169, 24. Ðæt him ǽr of ðæs l;áreówes múþe wæs bodad and sægd, 55, 31 : 69, 19. Byþ sægd nama Drihtnes ut annuntient nomen Domini, Ps.

wesan

(v.)
Grammar
wesan, p. wæs, pl. wǽron
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Se magorinc sceal wesan Ismahél háten, Cd. Th. 138, 3; Gen. 2286. Forgifen weosan, Bd. 4, 22; M. 330, 16: 4, 23; M. 340, 15. of intransitive verbs Ðú wǽre geworden . . . cild ácenned, Exon. Th. 14, 8; Cri. 216.

werian

(v.)
Grammar
werian, wergan; p. ede.
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Ðæt mon ælles ðises freólses áre ǽfre for áne híde werian scolde; for ðam ðe Godes ár ǽfre freogre beón sceal ðonne ǽnig woruldár, v. 113, 33. to protect, guard from wrong or injury, of persons God, se ðás fyrd wereþ, Cd. Th. 195, 10; Exod. 274.

on

Grammar
on, Add: <b>A. I.</b> 5 ¶
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Saga mé hwǽr is seó eorðe ðe nǽfre sunne on ne sceán, Sal. K. 198, 14. Nú hit eall ágán is on ðǽron oð ðíne hand, C. D. ii. 114, 6

niman

(v.)
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R.) ðá sceáp lupus rapit oues. Jn. 10, 12. to lay hold of with the hand, to seize and hold Ðú nóme (tenuisti) hond ðá swíðran míne, Ps.

þingian

(v.)
Grammar
þingian, p. ode.
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sceal þingian wið ðone ðe hé ábylgþ debet reconciliari ci quem offendebat, L. Ecg. P. addit. 19; Th. ii. 234, 27. to make terms for Be ðǽm ðe for ordále ðingiaþ. Gif hwá þingie for ordál, þingie on ðam ceápgilde, and náht on ðam wíte, L.

ge-weald

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Inc sceal sealt wæter wunian on gewealde, Gen. 199. ꝥ Hit his yldran lǽfdan þám tó gewealde þe hý wel úðan, Ll. Th. i. 184, 3. Ágan heofon tó gewalde to have heaven at command, Sat. 415.