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girwan

Grammar
girwan, <b>gierwan, gerwan, gyrwan, gierian, gerian, gyrian</b>
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On þám stedewange girwan Godes tempel, El. 1022. <b>VII a.

hearm

evilan evilinjurya calamitygriefafflictioncalumnya calumny

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Feala mé se Hǽlend hearma gefremede, níða nearolicra, El. 912: An. 1200. Æt ealre þǽre hergunge and æt eallum þám hearmum þe ǽr þám gedón wǽre, Ll. Th. i. 288, 2. Ic þá myclan hearmas þe ús tó fundedon gelógod hæbbe, Cht. E. 230, 8.

Linked entry: hearm-fullic

(adj.)
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Twá hund oððe má, El. 634: Ælfc. Gr. Z. 32, 16. other individuals of the kind specified, other persons or things in addition to those mentioned Ꝥ unriht álegde úre hlaford; ꝥ hé má móte. Ll. Lbmn. 244, 36.

findan

to come acrossto obtainfindto meet withexperiencebe exposed tofind difficultyprocureto visitlearnarrangesettleto determineto supplyprovidefurnish

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Hió þǽr helpe findað, godcunde gife, El. 1032. Ic fultum fand venit auxilium mihi, Ps. Th. 120, Wǽre hié þǽr fundon, Exod. 387. Hí æt þám bisceope bóte fundon, El. 1217.

CWIC

(adj.)
Grammar
CWIC, cwyc, cwuc, cuc; def. se cwica, seó, ðæt cwice; adj.

Alive, QUICK vivus, vivax

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Kmbl. 2166; An. 1084: Elen. Kmbl. 1378; El. 691.

níwe

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Wæs him níwe gefeá befolen in fyrhðe, El. 195. Longe neótan níwra gefeána, Gú. 805. of things or persons Ne byð god on þé níwe geméted, ne þú fremedne God gebiddest, Ps. Th. 80, 9.

HÁD

(n.)
Grammar
HÁD, es; m.

personpersonasexdegree, rank, order, conditionstate, condition, kind, nature, formmanner, wayhonourpersona, sexus, ordo, gradus.

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On weres háde in the form of a man, Elen. Kmbl. 144; El. 72. Onwendan heora wuldor on ðæne wyrsan hád hǽðenstyrces mutaverunt gloriam suam in similitudinem vituli, Ps. Th. 105, 17.

willan

(v.)
Grammar
willan, prs. ic, hé wille, wile, ðú wilt, pl. wé willaþ ; p. wolde, walde ; part. prs. willende

To will, wishto will, exercise the faculty of willingto will, purpose, think, mean, intendto tendto will, ordain, order, commandto will, wish, want, desireto will, be willing to do somethingto allow, permit, grant, consent toto be disposed, to have such and such a willto will, profess, claimwill, shall, to be about to

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Wolde ic, ðæt ðú funde ða, Elen. Kmbl. 2157; El. 1080.

Linked entries: fǽcan walde

á-geótan

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L. 14, 3. ꝥ wín bið ágotten, 2, 22. ꝥ Þæs eles náht út ágoten beón ne mihte, Gr. D. 160, 2. ¶ figuratively :-- Hí him betwýnon gemǽnelíce him on águton þá swétan lífes word, 170, 3. <b>I a.

gearo

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Gé sceolan habban þreó ampullan gearuwe tó þám þrým elum, Ll. Th. ii. 390, 6. Þé synt tú gearu, swá líf, swá deáþ, El. 605. Gerewe sint télerum ... parata sunt derisoribus judicia, Kent. Gl. 720. Habbað word gearu ... eall getrahtod, An. 1360.

(pronoun.)
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hé, m: heó; f: hit; n.

He, she, it

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Se wer ðe his tóhopa byþ tó swylcum Drihtne vir cujus nomen Domini spes ejus, 39, 4: Elen. Kmbl. 324; El. 162. Mid mínum bróðer steffane ðe fiola góddra ðǽda siond be him áwritene with my brother Stephen about whom many good deeds are written, H.

Linked entries: heó hie hig hió

fæste

shakenfirmlyfasturgentlystrictlysolemnlysecurelyfastfastspeedily at once

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Fæste bewunden, An. 58: El. 937. Fæste genearwod, Gen. 2603. of command, promise, urgently, strictly, solemnly: Ðá ilca lufu suíðe fæst bebeád eandem dilectionem instantius commendans, Jn. p. 7, 11.

Linked entry: fæstlíce

ge-ban

(n.)
Grammar
ge-ban, -bann, -benn, es; n.

a commandordinancedecreeproclamationmandātumstătūtumdecrētumthe indictionindictioedictum

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Ðínre ǽ geban lēgis tuæ mandātum, 58, 10 : Elen. Grm. 556. Þurh hláfordes geban by his lord's decree, L. Edg. H. 7; Th. i. 260, 14. Gif preóst biscopes geban forbúge if a priest decline [to obey] the bishop's edict, L. N. P. 4; Th. ii. 290, 20.

geond

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Wæs geond þá werþeóde lǽded morgenspel, El. 969. where there is movement to many places Gá geond þás wegas and hegas exi in uias et sepes, Lk. 14, 23.

niman

(v.)
Grammar
niman, p. nam, pl. námon; pp. numen (kept in the slang word nim = steal. Cf. Shakspere's Corporal Nym).

to takereceivegetsumereaccipereto takekeepholdtenereto takecatchto containto take (with one)carrybringto take (to one)giveto take forciblyseizetake awaycarry offtollerecapessereauferrerapere

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On gemynd niman to bear in remembrance, Elen. Kmbl. 2464; El. 1233. On hæft niman to take captive, Exon. Th. 16, 29; Cri. 260. Sibbe niman wið to make terms with.

Linked entry: bi-nom

þegnung

(n.)
Grammar
þegnung, e; f.
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Wuldres áras ðú tó þegnunge ðínre gesettest, Elen. Kmbl. 1474; El. 739. Óþþæt ðú gefylle ðíne þegnunge, tó ðære ðe ðú sended eart, Blickl. Homl. 233, 28. Pharao geþencþ ðíne þénunga recordabitur Pharao ministerii tui, Gen. 40, 13.

weaxan

(v.)
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weaxan, weacsan, weahsan, weahxan, wexan, wehsan; ic weaxe; ðú wyxt; hé weaxeþ, weaxþ, weaxt, waexit, weaxst, wexeþ, wexþ, wixt, wihst, wihxþ, wyxþ, wyxt, wyxst, wycxþ; p. weóx, weócs, weóhs, pl. weóxon, weóhson, weóxson ; pp. weaxen

To wax, grow.to grow, be produced,to grow, grow upto grow, increase, wax to grow in honour, grow great, flourish, prosper to be productiveto grow, take shape

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Æðelinges weóx ríce, Elen. Kmbl. 24; El. 12. Windas weóxon. Andr. Kmbl. 745; An. 373. Wǽgas weóxon, 3088; An. 1547. Wex and beó gemænígfyld on þeóda and mǽgþa. Gen. 35, 11. Weahxaþ and beóþ gemenigfylde, 9, 1. Wexaþ, Cd. Th. 13, 1; Gen. 196.

tó-weorpan

(v.)
Grammar
tó-weorpan, -werpan, -worpan, -wurpan, -wyrpan; p. -wearp, pl. -wurpon; pp. -worpen.

To throw in different directionsthrow awaythrow downto scatterdispersedestroyoverthrowto scatterdisperseto break in piecesscatter the parts of a connected wholeto overthrowto overturnto throw downdestroy a buildingdemolishto overthrowto destroy the power of a person,to destroyto overthrow an institution, a practice, regulation, law, etc.,to put downput an end todestroymake voidbreakdissolveto throw out

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Ðý læs tóworpen sién fyrngewritu, Elen. Kmbl. 860; El. 430. to throw out. v. tó-worpness, II. Ðonne hió hie selfe tóweorpeþ út of hiere selfre cum se extra semetipsam ejicit, Past. 38; Swt. 277, 24.

lof

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. ¶ as object of verbs, forming with the verb a phrase meaning to praise Þǽr wæs lof hafen fæger mid þý folce ; Feeder weorðodon, and þone sóðan Sunu wordum heredon, El. 890. Þám þe his lof bǽron, Dan. 476 : An. 1297.

ende-dæg

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Ic gefremman sceal eorlic ellen oððe endedæg mínne gebídan I will do or die, B. 637. the last day, Similar entries cf. ende, II, 1 a Ne lǽt láðe cwellan and bærnan sáwla úre . . . ne lǽt swá heánlíce þín handgeweorc on endedæge forwurðan, Hy. 7, 112