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a-wefan

(v.)
Grammar
a-wefan, p. -wæf, pl. -wǽfon ; pp. -wefen

To weavetexere

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To weave; texere Wyrmas ne awǽfon worms did not weave, Exon. 109 a ; Th. 417, 23; Rä. 36, 9 : Jn. Bos. 19, 23

a-wegan

(v.)
Grammar
a-wegan, p. -wæg, -wæh, pl. -wǽgon ; pp. -wegen ; v. trans.

to lift uptake or carry awaylevareauferreto weigh outweigh to any oneappendere

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to lift up, take or carry away; levare, auferre Hí á sibbe gelǽraþ, ða ǽr wonsǽlge awegen habbaþ they shall ever advise peace, which the unblest have before taken away, Exon. 89 a ; Th. 334, 25; Gn. Ex. 21: Homl. Th. i. 308, 17. to weigh out, weigh to

Linked entries: a-wæh a-weged a-wegen

a-wendan

(v.)
Grammar
a-wendan, ic -wende, ðú -wendest, -wenst, he -wendeþ, -went, pl. -wendaþ; p. -wende; pp. -wended, -wend, -went.

To turn away or offavertremoveto turn upside downturnchangetranslatepervertavertereverteremutaretransferresubvertereTo turn or direct oneself to turn fromgodepartse vertereire

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v. trans. To turn away or off, avert, remove, to turn upside down, turn, change, translate, pervert; avertere, vertere, mutare, transferre, subvertere Ansýne ðýn awendst ðú faciem tuam avertis, Ps. Spl. 43, 27: Ps. Th. 73, 11 : 103, 27 : 101, 2 : 77,

a-weorpan

(v.)
Grammar
a-weorpan, -wurpan, -wyrpan ; ðú -wyrpst, he -wyrpþ ; p. ic, he -wearp, ðú -wurpe, pl. -wurpon; impert. -weorp, -wurp, -wyrp ðú; pp. -worpen; v. a. [a from, weorpan to throw]

To throw or cast from or downto cast away or offcast outto degraderejectdivorceabjiceredejicereprojicereejicerepropellererepellerereprobarerepudiare

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To throw or cast from or down, to cast away or off, cast out, to degrade, reject, divorce; abjicere, dejicere, projicere, ejicere, propellere, repellere, reprobare, repudiare Ðæt he ðec aweorpe of woruldríce that he shall cast thee from thy worldly kingdom

Baningas

(n.)
Grammar
Baningas, pl. m.

The Banings, people mentioned in the Gleeman's tale

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The Banings, people mentioned in the Gleeman's tale Becca weóld Baningum Becca ruled the Banings, Scóp. Th. 39; Wíd. 19

BANNAN

(v.)
Grammar
BANNAN, bonnan; ic banne, ðú bannest, banst, benst, he banneþ, banþ, benþ, pl. bannaþ; p. bén, bénn, beón, beónn, pl. beónnon; pp. bannen

To summonjuberecitareconvocare

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To summon; jubere, citare, convocare Leóde tosomne bannan to summon the people together, Andr. Kmbl. 2189; An. 1096: Elen. Grm. 45

Linked entries: a-bannan banst bonnan

basu

(adj.)
Grammar
basu, g. m. n. -wes; f. -re: pl. nom. m. f. n. -we: def. m. se baswa; adj.

Purplecrimsonpurpureusphœ́niceus,coccineus

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Purple, crimson; purpureus, phœ́niceus, coccineus Sum brún, sum basu part brown, part purple, Exon. 60a; Th. 218, 17; Ph. 296. Baswe bócstafas crimson characters, Cd. 210; Th. 261, 10; Dan. 724. Basu hǽwen of purple colour or hue, of scarlet or crimson

Linked entries: baso basuian beosu

baða

(n.)
Grammar
baða, gen. pl. of bæþ.

of baths

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of baths,Exon. 57b; Th. 205, 10; Ph. 110;

Baðan

(n.; prep.)
Grammar
Baðan, [dat. pl. of bæþ a bath, q. v.], Baðan-ceaster; g. -ceastre; acc. -ceastre, -ceaster; f.

The city of Bath, SomersetshireBathoniæ urbs a balneis dicta, in agro Somersetensi

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The city of Bath, Somersetshire, so called from its baths; Bathoniæ urbs a balneis dicta, in agro Somersetensi Baðan, Baðon, Baðun, for Baðum, æt Baðum, Cod. Dipl. 170; A.D. 796; Kmbl. i. 207, 5, at the Baths, or, as we now say, at Bath or Bath [v. æt

a-winnan

(v.)
Grammar
a-winnan, p. -wan, pl. -wunnon; pp. -wunnen

To labourcontendgainovercomelaborarecontendereacquirerenanciscisuperare

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To labour, contend, gain, overcome; laborare, contendere, acquirere, nancisci, superare Ǽlc wís mon scyle awinnan ǽgder ge wið ða réðan wyrde ge wið ða winsuman every wise man ought to contend both against the severe fortune and against the pleasant,

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a-wreón

(v.)
Grammar
a-wreón, -wreóhan, -wrióhan, -wrión ; p. -wreáh, pl. -wrugon ; pp. -wrogen ; v. a. [a not, wreón to cover]

To uncoverdiscoverdiscloseopenrevealrevelare

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To uncover, discover, disclose, open, reveal ; revelare Se Sunu hit awreón wyle the Son will reveal it, Lk. Bos. 10, 22. Ðú ðás þing lytlingum awruge revelasti ea parvulis, 10, 21. Drihten awreáh rihtwísnysse hys Dominus revelavit justitiam suam, Ps.

a-wríðan

(v.)
Grammar
a-wríðan, p. -wráþ, pl. -wriðon; pp. -wriðen [a, wríðan to wreathe, bind] .

to bind upbindwreathealligaretorquereto unbindloosensolvere

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to bind up, bind, wreathe; alligare, torquere Hí me gyrene awriðon [MS. awriðan] posuerunt mihi laqueos, Ps. Th. 118, 110. Sylfa his wúnda awráþ he bound up his wounds; sua vulnera ipse alligavit, Bd. 4, 22; S. 590, 36. to unbind, loosen; solvere Ðæt

Linked entries: a-wráþ wríþan

a-wurpon

(v.)
Grammar
a-wurpon, p. pl. of a-weorpan.

cast of

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cast of,Bd. 3, 24; S. 557, 44;

a-wurþan

(v.)
Grammar
a-wurþan, ic -wurþe, he -wurþeþ, pl. -wurþaþ ; p. -wearþ, pl. -wurdon pp. -worden

To cease to bebecome insipid or worthlessevanescere

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To cease to be, become insipid or worthless; evanescere Ðæt ge awurþaþ [wurþaþ MS.] that ye perish [cease to be ], Deut. 4, 26

be-cuman

(v.)
Grammar
be-cuman, he -cymþ; p. -com, -cwom, pl. -cómon, -cwómon; pp. -cumen; v. intrans.

to BECOMEhappenbefallmeet withfall in withcontingereeveniresupervenireincidereto comeentercome or attain tocome togethervenireingredipervenireattingereconcurrere

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to BECOME, happen, befall, meet with, fall in with; contingere, evenire, supervenire, incidere Syððan niht becom after it had become night, or night had come, Beo. Th. 231; B. 115. Oft becymþ se ánweald ðisse worulde to swíðe gódum monnum often cometh

Linked entries: be-com be-cwom be-cymþ

be-cweðan

(v.)
Grammar
be-cweðan, ðú -cwíst, he -cwiþ ; p. -cwæþ, pl. -cwǽdon ; pp. -cweden, -cweðen.

to sayassertdicereto reproachexprobrareto BEQUEATHto give by willlegare

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to say, assert; dicere Swá ðú worde becwíst as thou sayest by word, Andr. Kmbl. 386; An. 193 : 419 ; An. 210. to reproach; exprobrare Hí ecweðaþ, exprobraverunt, Ps. Th. 88, 44. to BEQUEATH, to give by will; legare Ealle ða, mynstra and ða cyrican

Linked entry: bi-cweðan

be-cwom

(v.; part.)
Grammar
be-cwom, pl. -cwómon

came fell

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came fell,Cd. 160; Th.199, 26; Exod. 344;

be-cýpan

(v.)
Grammar
be-cýpan, ic -cýpe, ðú -cýpest, -cýpst, he -cýpeþ, cýpþ, pl. -cýpaþ; p. ic, he -cýpte, ðú -cýptest, pl. -cýpton ; pp. -cýped, -cýpt

To sellvendere

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To sell; vendere Ðú becýptest folc ðín vendidisti populum tuum, Ps. Spl. 43, 14. Gif hwá becýpþ his dóhtor si quis vendiderit filiam suam, Ex. 21, 7. Iosep becýped wæs venundatus est Ioseph, Ps. Spl. 104, 16 : Mt. Bos. 10, 29

Linked entry: be-ceápian

BÉD

(n.)
Grammar
BÉD, es; nom. acc. pl. bédu, bédo; n.

A prayersupplicationreligious worshiporatiosupplicatioDei cultus

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A prayer, supplication, religious worship; oratio, supplicatio, Dei cultus Ðæt he sceolde ða bédu [MS. B. byldo constancy] anescian that he should diminish [weaken] the prayers, Bd. 1, 7; S. 477, 43. Béd is chiefly found in composition, as in, - Béd-hús

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béd-dagas

(n.)
Grammar
béd-dagas, pl. nom. m.

Prayer-daysRogation-days

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Prayer-days, Rogation-days;