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DWELIAN

(v.)
Grammar
DWELIAN, dweligan, dweoligan, dwalian, dwolian, dwoligan; part. dweliende, dweligende; ic dwelige, ðú dwelast, he dwelaþ, pl. dweliaþ, dweligaþ, dweligeaþ; p. ode, ede; pp. od, ed.

To be led into error, err ⬩ in errōrem dūci, errāre ⬩ To lead into error, mislead, deceive ⬩ in errōrem dūcĕre, decĭpĕre

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Hú ne dweligaþ ge nonne ĭdeo errātis? Mk. Bos. 12, 24. Swýðe ge dweligeaþ multum errātis, 14, 27. Ða ongunnon clypian ðæt se rihtwísa dwelode they begun to say that the righteous man erred, Homl. Th. ii. 300, 17.

DEÓP

(adj.)
Grammar
DEÓP, dióp; adj.

DEEP, profound, stern, awful, solemn ⬩ prŏfundus, grăvis, sōlemnis

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Hú héh and deóp hell seó how high and deep hell is! 228; Th. 309, 9; Sat. 707. Deópra dolga of deep wounds, Exon. 114 a; Th. 438, 7; Rä. 57, 4. Wǽrun ðíne geþancas þearle deópe nimis profundæ factæ sent cogitatiōnes tuæ, Ps. Th. 91, 4.

Linked entries: dýp dype dióp

lufian

(v.)
Grammar
lufian, p. ode

To love

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Hú ús wuldres weard wordum and dǽdum lufode in lífe, Andr. Kmbl. 1193; An. 597, Ðú mé on ðínum weorcum lufadest delectasti me in factura tua, Ps. Th. 91, 3. Hí hine lufedan leáse múðe dilexerunt eum in ore suo, 77, 35.

þríste

(adv.)
Grammar
þríste, adv.

Boldly ⬩ confidently ⬩ without apprehension, fear, hesitation, reserve ⬩ without sense of shame ⬩ presumptuously ⬩ audaciously

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Heó ne meahte þríste geþencan, hú ymb ðæt sceolde she could not think with confidence of the event, 378, 6; Deór. 12. Ic mundbyrd on ðé þríste hæfde in te confirmatus sum, Ps. Th. 70, 5.

dǽd-bétan

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Be ðám ámánsum*-*edan hú hí dǽdbétan ( satisfaciant ), 70, 2, 21. God wyle gemiltsian ǽghwylcum synfullum menn þe his synna andet his scrifte and dǽdbétan wyle, Wlfst. 150, 2.

dreám

Grammar
dreám, drém, drím.
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Hú manige dreámas and lofsangas hleóþriaþ in heofonum quantae resonent laudes in coelo, Gr. D. 282, 14. Godes þeówas þe þá cyrican mid godcundum dreámum weorþiað . . . þá þe forhycggaþ þá Godes dreámas tó gehérenne, Bl. H. 41, 27-36.

fægernes

ornament ⬩ beauty ⬩ pleasantness

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Fægernyssa on lédensprǽce, hú heó betst gelógod beó, 295, 4. pleasantness, a pleasant, delightful condition Ne mæg nán man hit ásecgan ymbe þá fægernessa þe God hafað gegearwod þám mannum þe hine lufian willað, Hml.

geoc

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Hú hefig geoc hé beslépte on ealle þá þe on his tídum libbende wǽron, Bt. 16, 4; F. 58, 16. Eálá ofermódan!

ge-warenian

(v.)
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Hét hé áwritan hú hine gewarnode Mardocheus, 95, 125. ꝥ hé sí gewarnod fram him ut videatur ab ipso, R. Ben. I. 76, 7. Ðurh þæt wyrð mǽst manna beswicen þe hý ne beóð swá wel gewarnode ǽr swá hý beðorfton. Lá!

gærsum

(n.)
Grammar
gærsum, es; m. n. Substitute: gærsurna(-e), an; m. (f.): gærsum, es; m.: e; f. , and add

treasure ⬩ an article of value ⬩ treasures

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Hé sceáwode ꝥ mádmehús, and þá gersuman þe his fæder gegaderode; þá wǽron unásecgendlice ǽnie men hú mycel þǽr wæs gegaderod, on golde and on seolfre, and on faton, and on pællan, and on gimman, and on manige oðre deórwurðe þingon.

COSTIAN

(v.)
Grammar
COSTIAN, costigan, costnian; p. ode, ade, ede; pp. od , ad, ed

To tempt, try, prove ⬩ probare, tentare.

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T. 25, 2. v. intrans Ðonne bryne costaþ hú gehealdne sind sáwle wið synnum when the burning proveth how abstinent are souls from sins Exon. 23b; Th. 65, 24; Cri. 1059.

Linked entries: costigan costnian

fruma

a beginning ⬩ the first part ⬩ the beginning of time ⬩ the first member of a connected series ⬩ the first stage ⬩ source ⬩ origin ⬩ source ⬩ author

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Mid þý þe heó gehýrde þone fruman ðæs godcundan túddres, þá cwæþ heó: 'Hú mæg þis þus geweorþan . . .?,' Bl. H. 7, 20. of a person, source, author Sé sé ðæt wæter út forléte wǽre fruma ðǽre tówesnesse ( caput jurgiorum ), Past. 279, 13.

DUGAN

(v.)
Grammar
DUGAN, part. dugende; ic, he deah, deag; ðú duge, pl. dugon; p. dohte, pl. dohton

To avail, to be of use, able, fit, strong, vigorous, good, virtuous, honest, bountiful, kind, liberal ⬩ valēre, prōdesse, frūgi ease, bŏnum esse, munĭfĭcum, vel libĕrālem se præbēre

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Húru se aldor deah [Th. þeáh, Beo. 744], se ðǽm heaðorincum hider wísade the chief is able indeed, who has led the warriors hither, B. 369.

Linked entry: dugunde

súsl

(n.)
Grammar
súsl, es; n.: e; f.
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Hú hé synfullum súsle gefremme, Wulfst. 138, 9: Dóm. L. 153. where the gender is uncertain Ðé is súsl weotod, Cd. Th. 308, 14; Sat. 692: 257, 8; Dan. 654. Satan on súsle ( dat. or acc. ) gefeól, 309, 20; Sat. 712. Súsle geinnod, 3, 28; Gen. 42.

Linked entries: helle-súsl seóslig

wund

(adj.)
Grammar
wund, adj.

Wounded

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Be wambe coþum, and gif hió innan wund biþ hú ðæt mon ongitan mæge and gelácnian, 220, 1. figurative. Similar entries v. wund, II Hwider hweorfaþ wé hláfordleáse, synnum wunde, gif wé swícaþ ðé? Andr. Kmbl. 813; An. 407

be-ládian

(v.)
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Hú hí hí willen beládian on ðǽm miclan dóme, Past. 429, 4. with gen. Heó eáþe mihte þæs forligeres unhlísan hí beládian. Hml. S. 2, 205.

ge-fyrn

Grammar
ge-fyrn, long ago.
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Hú gefyrn hé gelýfde, 310, 15. Gefirn ( quatuordecim fere anni ), Solil. H. 35, 12. Ꝥ is ꝥ ic gefyrnost gemunan mæg, Hml. S. 30, 322. in respect to all past time Gefyrn antiquitus, Wrt. Voc. ii. 85, 18.

ge-tǽlan

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Ic nát hú ic mæge heora dysig swá swíþe getǽlan swá ic wolde quid dignum stolidis mentibus imprecer ?, Bt. 32, 3 ; F. 118, 27.

wesan

Grammar
wesan, I a.
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Hý wiston hú hit þǽr besúðan wæs, Chr. 1052; P. 175, 18. Hit wæs hwílum on Engla lagum ꝥ leód and lagu fór be geþincðum, Ll. Th. i. 190, ii. Add Him wæs bet sóna, Hml. S. 31, 571. Hwæt wæs þám men? quid profuit?, Gr. D. 326, 18. add: cf. .

útera

(adj.)
Grammar
útera, cpve. útemest, útmest; spve. adj.

Outer ⬩ outmost ⬩ external ⬩ not of the inner man

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Hú se láreów ne sceal ða inneran giémenne gewanian for ðære úterran ábisgunge (exteriorum occupatione), ne eft ða úterran ne forlǽte hé for ðære inneran ... ðý læs hé sié gehæft mid ðam úterran ymbhogan, Past. 18; Swt. 127, 8-14.

Linked entry: ýtera