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furþum

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Ísen þonne hit furþum sié of fýre átogen, 256, 15. Ðonne hit furðum ryht andgiet underfangen hæfð jam aliquid de veritatis intellectu conceperat, Past. 367, 16, 20. Swá wit furðum sprǽcon as we were just saying, B. 1707.

sócn

(n.)
Grammar
sócn, e; f.
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And gif hé ealderman oþþe abbud oþþe þegen séce, hæbbe þreora nihta fyrst. And gif hine hwá lecge binnan ðæm fyrste, ðonne gebéte hé ðæs mundbyrde ðe hé ǽr sóhte, oþþe hé hine twelfa sum ládige, ðæt hé ða sócne nyste.

Linked entry: fird-sócn

willan

(v.)
Grammar
willan, prs. ic, hé wille, wile, ðú wilt, pl. wé willaþ ; p. wolde, walde ; part. prs. willende
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Wyltú (wylt ðú, v. l. ) wé secgaþ ðæt fýr cume of heofene, Lk. Skt. 9, 54. Hé wolde ðæt ða cnihtas cræft leornedon, Cd. Th. 221, 4; Dan. 83.

Linked entries: walde fǽcan

ge-lícnes

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Wolcen on fýres gelícnysse, Chr. 979; P. 122, 25. His eágan wendon on gelícnysse sweltendra manna, Hml. Th. i. 86, 25. ¶ of likeness in action, on (þǽre, þá) gelícnesse after the manner of, in like manner as :-- On gelícnesse ad instar, Wrt.

ge-wrecan

Grammar
ge-wrecan, In l. 9 before 84 insert. Ps. Th.,
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and add: to carry out, execute. v. wrecan; <b>I. d</b> Þonne byð ꝥ þæt hé on his feóndum his willan gewryhð (þú ofercymst ealle þíne fynd, v. l. ), Lch. iii. 176, 10.

hleóðrian

(v.)
Grammar
hleóðrian, p. ode
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Fýnd ðíne hleóðrodon inimici tui sonnerunt, Ps. Spl. C. 82, 2 Hí ealle samod mid gedrémum sange Godes wuldor hleóðrodon they all together with melodious song sounded the glory of God, Homl. Th. i. 38, 7.

hýnan

(v.)
Grammar
hýnan, hénan; p. de

To abusehumiliaterebukecorrectdespiseoppressafflictill-treat

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Ic hiora fýnd fylde and hýnde ad nihilum inimicos eorum humiliassem, Ps. Th. 80, 13. Hé Godes hálgan hýnde mid wítum he oppressed God's saints with torments, Homl. Th. ii. 310, 25.

Linked entry: hénan

be-fóran

(prep.; adv.)
Grammar
be-fóran, l. be-foran, and add:

in the presence ofin front of an object a-head ofover againstbeforein advance of:into the presence ofbeforein advance

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Ðá ðe férdon beforan þǽre fyrde, Chr. 1016; P. 150, 9. with acc. into the presence of Hé beforan þone cyning gelǽd wæs, Bt. 16, 2; F. 52, 22. In feccan beforan hine, Bl. H. 175, 2.

wita

(n.)
Grammar
wita, an; m.

one who knowsa person of understanding or learninga wise manone able to give counsela counsellorone able to give counsel in affairs of stateone who takes part in the councils of a nation a leading manan eldera chief personseniorone who has knowledgea witnessa wise manone professing supernatural knowledge

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Similar entries v. ǽ-, burh-, folc-, fyrn-, ge-, láh-, lár-, leód-, rǽd-, rún-, scír-, stíg-, un-, úþ-, þeód-, weorold-wita

Linked entries: weota wieta wiota

ge-faran

(v.)
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Se feónd þe on þá frécnan fyrd gefaren hæfde, Gen. 689. Húshleów dǽle man gefarenum, Wlfst. 74, 4. of a military expedition, to march Hé on Ahténemid firde gefór, Ors. 3, 7; S. 118, 21.

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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Ic hét ða fyrd ðǽr wícian... wǽron ða wíc ( castra ) on lengo .1. furlanga long, Nar. 21, 10. Wæs in wícum wóp, Cd. Th. 190, 16; Exod. 200: 124, 12; Gen. 2061. Hé fór of ðám wícum, Chr. 878; Erl. 80, 12.

lang

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Hí swá langne fyrst hafað leáf yfel tó dónne, Bt. 38, 4; F. 204,13. Hé lange hwíle on þǽm gebede wæs, Bl. H. 217, 28.

féða

(n.)
Grammar
féða, an; m.

a band on footinfantrya hosttrooptribecompanyphălanx pĕdestrispĕditeslĕgioăciestrĭbuscătervaa battlepugna

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Fór fyrda mǽst, féðan trymedan the greatest of armies marched, the infantry were strong, Elen. Kmbl. 70; El. 35. Féðan sǽton the bands sat, Andr. Kmbl. 1182; An. 591.

Linked entry: féðu

ós

(n.)
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Óðinn var göfgastr af öllum, ok af honum námu þeir allir íþróttirnar: því at hann kunni fyrst allar ok þó fiestar. . . . Hann ok hofgoðar hans heita ljóðasmiðir, því at sfi íþrótt hófst af þeim í norðrlöndum, c. 6. See also c. 7, and Salm.

Linked entry: ésa

sceamu

(n.)
Grammar
sceamu, e; f.
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Sceame dreógán, habban, þrowian to be put to shame, be disgraced :-- Beóþ gescende and scame dreógaþ míne fýnd confundantur et revereantur inimici mei , Ps. Th. 69, 2. Habban sceame confundantur , 85, 16.

Linked entries: a-swǽrnung sceam-lim

witod

(adj.)
Grammar
witod, adj. (ptcpl. )

appointedordainedassuredcertaincertaincertainlyassuredly

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Witodre fyrde, 207, 23; Exod. 471. Sceal ic witodes bídan I must await my certain fate, 137, 18; Gen. 2275. Dóm wutedne judicium certum, Rtl. 92, 18.

Linked entries: ge-witod witud

wirgan

(v.)
Grammar
wirgan, wirigan, wirian; p. de, ede.

to cursemaledicereto do evil

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Ðæt ðú míne fýnd wirigdest, Num. 23, 11. Wyrgde devotaret, Wrt. Voc. ii. 27, 29; 96, 57. Wirigde maledixisset, Lev. 24, 11. Wyrigde, Homl. Th. ii. 326, 15. Gé wergdon ðane ðe eów of wergðe lýsan þóhte, Elen. Kmbl. 588; El. 294.

þeóf-feng

(n.)
Grammar
þeóf-feng, es; m.
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the burdens from which land, when granted, was relieved Ic forgyfe ðisne freóls tó ðære hálgan stówe æt Scíreburnan, ðæt hit sý gefreód alra cynelícra and alra dómlícra þeówdóma, ge þeóffenges ge ǽghwelcre [un]iéðnesse ealles worldlíces broces, nymðe fyrde

ge-mǽre

(n.; v.)
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Hé cóm on ꝥ gemǽre leóhtes and þeóstro noctis prope terminos, Bt. 35, 6 ; F. 170, 13. a line (lit. or fig.) that cannot or should not be passed, a bound, limit Ðá bebeád se biscop : ' Ásettað mé ongeán þysum fýre' . . .

þegen

(n.)
Grammar
þegen, þegn, þeng, þén, es; m.
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Se cyning gestód æt ðam fýre mid his ðegnum ( ministris ), 3, 14; S. 540, 34. Wé willaþ ðæt man namige on ǽlcon wǽpengetæce .ii. trýwe þegnas and ǽnne mæssepreóst, L. N. P. L. 57; Th. ii. 298, 31.