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weallan

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

of water, &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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Scenc fulne weallendes wæteres, 130, 1. Seóð on weallendon wætere, i. 204, 23. Mid weallendum ele, Homl. Th. i. 58, 27: Ælfc. T. Grn. 16, 16. Weallende wǽte fervida flumina, Hpt.

Linked entry: for-weallen

weg

(n.)
Grammar
weg, (wig,
  • Kent. Gl. 207
  • :
  • 475
  • :
  • 772
; pl. , weogas,
  • 21
), es; m.

a road (lit. or fig.) made for passengers, a path commonly usedspace to be traversed, a journeymanner, mode, method, plan way, way,

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Wel mon sceal wine healdan on wega gehwylcum, Exon. Th. 342, 19 ; Gn. Ex. 145. in the plural, in some compounds, the word has the sense of way, in al-way, -ways Cf. Icel. -vegir. v. eást-, norþ-, súþ-, síd-, wíd-wegas

weorþ

(adj.)
Grammar
weorþ, worþ, wurþ, wirþ, wyrþ, wirþe, wierþe, wyrþe, weorþe; adj.
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worth, of value, referring to saleable things Éwe bið mid hire giunge sceápe sciłł. weorð, L. In. 55; Th. i. 138, 7. Oxan horn bið .x. pæninga weorð, 58; Th. i. 138, 21. Hú mycel feós hit wǽre wurð, Chr. 1085 ; Erl. 218, 33.

þegen

(n.)
Grammar
þegen, þegn, þeng, þén, es; m.
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Burgbryce mon sceal bétan ealdormonnes .lxxx. sciłł., cyninges þegnes .lx. sciłł., gesíðcundes monnes landhæbbendes .xxxv. sciłł., L. In. 45; Th. i. 130, 9. Eorles heregeata syndon ... And syþþan cyninges þegenes (þegnas, MS.

LǼDAN

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

TO LEADconducttakecarrybringbring forthproduce

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Sceal ic lǽdan ðínne sunu eft tó ðam lande ðe ðú of férdest? Beó wær æt ðam ðæt ðú nǽfre mínne sunu ðyder ne lǽde numquid reducere debeo frilium tuum ad locum, de quo egressus es? Cave, ne quando reducas filium meum illuc, Gen. 24, 4-5.

Linked entry: be-lǽdan

swilc

(pronoun.)
Grammar
swilc, swelc; pron. (the word can take the weak declension).
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MSS.) monn sceal forsión, Past. 37, 2; Swt. 265, 17. used adjectivally, like that already described, agreeing with a noun Hine swelces gamenes gilpan lyste, Met. 9, 19. Swylces morðres, 32.

Linked entries: swelc swylc swá-lic

tellan

(v.; prep.)
Grammar
tellan, p. tealde; pp. teald: also forms as from telian occur: ic telge, hí teliaþ; p. telede; p. teled.
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His niéhstena gód hé sceal tellan him selfum he is to reckon as an item in the account of his own prosperity that of his neighbour; sua commoda propinquorum bona deputare debet, Past. 13; Swt. 79, 1.

þúsend

(n.; num.; adj.)

a thousand

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Feówertýne þúsend sceápa, Homl. Th. ii. 458, 17. xvi þúsend punda, Chr. 994; Erl. 133, 27. Ðæt wǽre þrítig þúsend wintra, Exon. Th. 369, 5; Seel. 36: Salm. Kmbl. 544; Sel. 271. cxi þúsend, Chr. 71; Erl. 9, 2.

wíte

(n.)

punishmentpain that is inflicted as punishmenttormenta meansimplementa fine.tormentplaguediseaseevilpain

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Ic sceal weán and wítu and wrace dreógan. Cd. Th. 276, 7 ; Sat. 185. a means or implement of punishment Wundor on wíte (the fiery furnace) ágangen, Cd. Th. 233, 3 ; Dan. 270. Wíta cyn, catastarum Wt. Voc. ii. 85, 58: 18, 64: 20, 34. a fine.

fore

beforein front ofat the head ofbeforeforfromthroughbecause ofon account offorfromthroughin place ofinstead offor the sake ofon behalf ofto the honour ofofaboutbeforeinto the presence of

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sceal fore hǽðenra handgewinne gást onsendan, An. 186, 1034. marking reason, ground, on account of. Similar entries v. for; A. III. 2 Geswænced from his moniendum fore .xii. scillingum, Gr. D. 157, 33. Hé fore góddǽdum glade blissiað, Cri. 1287.

ge-gán

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Ǽlc man, se ðe wile Gode gegán, sceal gelýfan on ðá Hálgan Ðrynnysse, 604, 23.

ge-sécan

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Sceal fǽmne hire freónd gesécean, Gn. C. 44. Gié nællað gesoeca hwæd gié geete, Lk. L.

ge-þafian

(v.)
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Ic geþafian sceal his dóm and him wesan underþýded, Gú. 572. with clause Hé geðafode ðæt hine mon mid fýste slóg . . . hé geðafode ðæt him mon sette ðyrnenne beág on ðæt heáfud colaphos pertulit. . . spinis caput supponere non recusavit, Past. 261, 12

ge-bétan

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Á swá mon bið mihtigra . . . swá sceal hé deóppor synna gebétan, Ll.

wiþer-weard

(adj.)
Grammar
wiþer-weard, (-word, -wurd), and -wierde; adj.

contraryadversehostileadversaryenemyopponentfiendhostile to rightful authorityrebelopposed to what is rightarrogantperversedepravedreprobatefalsehereticapocryphalopposed to the good or pleasure of anythingunfavourableadversehurtfulperniciousdisagreeablecontraryopposite

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Ac á sceal ðæt wiðerwearde ðæt óðer wiþerwearde gemetgian, 21; Fox 74, 13-20: Met. 11, 49, 52. Ðæt mé þincþ wiþerweard þing in contrarium relapsa res est, Bt. 26, 2; Fox 92, 24.

faran

to traveljourneyto marchto goto godepartto gomoveto goflyto cometo pass awaydepartto go onpractisehappenturn out

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Sceal faran flóde blód blood shall flow in streams (from wounds), An. 956. that move by artificial means, to go (of a machine), fly (of a missile) Mé (a bow) of bósme fareð ǽtren onga, Rä. 24, 3.

Linked entry: farnian

fela

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Similar entries Cf. monig Unc sceal worn fela máðma gemǽnra, B. 1783. Gelýfdon fela ðúsend manna, Hml. Th. ii. 296, 22. Feala híwes hrægel polymita, Wrt. Voc. i. 40, 14. Hé fela þing wiste ǽr þan þe hit gewurde, Hml, S. 31, 1009.

Linked entry: feald

ge-lǽstan

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Þæt hié lufan Dryhtnes, and sybbe sylfra betweónum, freóndrǽdenne gelǽston, El. 1208. to do something to a person, bring some affecting condition upon Ic þé sceal míne gelǽstan freóde, B. 1706: Hy. 10, 40. to carry out what has been previously declared

up

(adv.)
Grammar
up, (úp?), upp; adv.

Up.upon high uperectlyupto a high point

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Se man áná gǽþ uprihte; ðæt tácnaþ ðæt hé sceal má þencan up ðonne nyþer, Bt. 41, 6; Fox 254, 30: Homl. Skt. i. 1, 58. Eahta sweras rihtlícne cynedóm up wegaþ, L. I. P. 3; Th. ii. 306, 20

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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Se man ána gǽð uprihte . . . hé sceal smeágan embe ðæt éce líf . . . swíðor ðonne embe ða eorðlícan þing, swá swá his wæstm him gebícnaþ, Homl. Skt. i. 1, 61. Ðé weorð wæstm ðý wlitegra, Cd. Th. 33, 14; Gen. 520.