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(adv.; int.)

Woeillwoealasvae,well-a-waywell-a-dayahvah

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Th. 393, 11; . 12, 8. Wá mé ðære wyrde heu mihi Ps. Th. 119, 5. with preposition Wá mánfullan (ve impio) for his misdǽdan, Wulfst. 45, 15. Wá (wǽ, Lind.) ðysum middangearde þurh swicdómas vae mundo a scandalis, Mt. Kmbl. 18, 7.

Linked entries: eów waa

gafol

(adj.)
Grammar
gafol, Add:

tribute.payment exacted by a stronger from a weaker people, by the conqueror from the conqueredpayment exacted by the state, a taxpayment exacted by the churchpayment exacted by a lord, e.g. rent by a landlord a contribution exacted in aida rateinterest a debt due, obligation

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Þæt úre teóþan sceattas sýn earmra manna gafol (a poor-rate), Bl.

swerian

(v.)
Grammar
swerian, p. swór (but a weak swerede occurs; cf.
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Ðá ásweartode eall se king and swór under God ælmihtine and under ealle hálgan ðártó, ðæt hit næs ná his rǽd, Chart. Th. 340, 1. where noun and clause both occur Swerige hé ðone áð, ðæt hé sý unscyldig, L. Ath. i. 73; Th. i. 210, 31.

Linked entry: fore-swerian

on

Grammar
on, Add: <b>A. I.</b> 5 ¶
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Him on gafol forlét wellan sceótan, . 39, 2. (10) :-- On þone Drihten, Ll. Th. i. 178, 3, and often.

þrymm

(n.)
Grammar
þrymm, es; m.

a hostgreat body of peoplea forcemultitudea great body of waterforcepowermightglorymajestymagnificencegreatnessgrandeur

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Th. 383, 2; . 4, 4

Linked entry: þrym

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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Th. 383, 26; , 4, 16. Tófóran on feówer wegas æðelinga bearn, Cd.

ge-cynd

(n.)
Grammar
ge-cynd, f. also has gen. ge-cynd (Bl. H. 31, 32); dat.
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Ealra wihta þára þe æfter gecyndum cenned wǽre, . 40, 15. natural state or condition Seó sáwl ne mæg forleósan ꝥ líf hire ágenre gecynde, Gr. D. 337, 5. Þæt hí bǽdon þæt ðá gyldenon gyrda eft tó þan ǽrran gecynde áwendon. ...

DRÍFAN

(v.)
Grammar
DRÍFAN, drýfan,ic drífe , ðú drífest , drífst , he drífeþ , drífþ , dríft , pl. drífaþ; p. ic, he dráf, ðú drife, pl. drifon, dreofon; pp. drifen .

DRIVE, force, pursue pellĕre, mināre, impellĕre, persĕqui To drive, rush with violence ruĕre

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Flinte ic eom heardra, ðe ðis fýr drífeþ of ðissum strongan stýle I am harder than flint, which this fire drives from this strong steel, Exon. 111 b; Th. 426, 24; . 41, 78, Hwílum ðæt drige dríft ðone wǽtan sometimes the dry drives away the wet, Bt.

innan

(adv.)
Grammar
innan, adv. and prep. gen. dat. acc.

Inintowithinfrom within

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Ne wæs mé feorh ðá gén, ealdor in innan, 103 a; Th. 391, 10; . 10, 3. Innan on ðisses holtes hleó, Cd. 39; Th. 52, 7; Gen. 840. On innan ðé in te, Ps. Th. 147, 2. Geond woruld innan, Exon. 14 b ; Th. 29, 28; Cri. 469 : 95 b; Th. 355, 43 ; Pa. 4.

LIBBAN

(v.)
Grammar
LIBBAN, p. lifde

To LIVE

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Wynnum lifde lived joyously, Exon. 111 b; Th. 428, 13; . 41, 107. Wé ealne ðysne geár lifdon mid úres líchoman willan we have lived all this year as it was pleasing to our body, Blickl. Homl. 35, 27.

Linked entries: lifian be-libban

nán

(n.; adj.; pronoun.)
Grammar
nán, [ = ne án]; pron.

not onenonenononeno mannothing

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Tb. 436, 12; . 54, 13. Ðam wæs nán tó gedále, Cd. Th. 84, 20; Gen. 1400. Hé nolde nǽnne forlǽtan ðe him fylgian wolde, Hy. Grn. 10. 38. Deáþ náne forlét, Met. 10, 66.

ge-writ

(n.)
Grammar
ge-writ, es; n.

Something writtenwritingscriptureinscriptiona writinglettertreatisewritcharterbook

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Ðæs gewritu secgaþ as books say, Exon. 60 a; Th. 220, 1; Ph. 313: Chr. 973; Erl. 124, 22; Edg. 14: 109 b; Th. 420, 9; . 40, 1. Swá wítgan us on gewritum cýðaþ as sages tell us in books, 56 a; Th. 199, 24; Ph. 30: Elen. Kmbl. 1651; El. 827.

Linked entries: ge-wreot writ

þearle

(adv.)
Grammar
þearle, adv.
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Th. 485, 1; . 71, 7. Drinc swýþe þearle drink very largely, Lchdm. i. 78, 10. Hit on wolcnum oft þearle þunraþ, Met. 28, 25

þicce

(adj.)
Grammar
þicce, adj.
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Th. 424, 8; . 41, 36. of substances, of liquids or moist materials, thick, viscous Gegníd on gewleced wæter, óþ ðæt hit sié swá þicce swá huniges teár, Lchdm. ii. 74. 4. Náne óþre wǽtan ðæt þicce and stille sié, 138, 13.

ge-frignan

(v.)
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Ic þæt wundor gefrægn, . 48, 2. Hié wuldor gesáwon, swá hæleð gefrúnon, Exod. 388. Medoærn micel gewyrcean, þonne yldo bearn ǽfre gefrúnon, B. 70. with acc. and infin. Ic þæt wíf gefrægn cýðan módes sorge, Gen. 2242: Sal. 179.

heall

a residencepalacea templea court of law

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C. 28: . 56, 13. 'Miht þú mé árǽran on Rómánisce wísan cynelice gebytlu ? . . . Hé cwæð ꝥ hé wolde wyrcan þá healle . . . and þá óþre gebytlu bæftan þǽre healle . . . twelf hús tógædere, Hml.

hróf

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Cwóm wiht ofer wealles hróf, . 30, 7

ge-swícan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-swícan, ic -swíce, ðú -swícest, -swícst, he -swíceþ. -swícþ, pl. -swícaþ; p. -swác, pl. -swicon; pp. -swicen

To leave offdesiststopceaserest fromturn fromwithdrawrelinquishfaildeceivebetrayintermitteredesisterecessarequiescererequiesceredesererediscedererelinqueredeficerefallereproderewith the genitive with the dative

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Gif he unrǽdes ne geswíceþ if he desist not from mischief, Exon. 107 b; Th. 410, 7; . 28, 12. Bútan he ðæs yfles geswíce except he desist from evil, Ps. Lamb fol. 183 b, 20. Hí ðæs gefeohtes geswicon they stopped the fight, Ors. 3, 1; Bos. 54, 29.

þearf

(n.)
Grammar
þearf, e; f.
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Gif eall geférrǽden ðone rǽd missrǽdaþ, and þeáh feáwa witena on ðam geférscipe beón, ðæt ða þearfe wíslícor tócnáwan cunnon þonne sume, stande ðæra rǽd ðe ða ðearfe geceósaþ, R. Ben. 116, 20. <b>V a.

Linked entries: þærf þarf

ge-hwilc

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Þæt is heálic rǽd monna gehwylcum þe gemynd hafað, 431. Secga gehwylcum þára þe on swylc starað, B. 996 : An. 1154. Þǽr is ár gelang fira gehwylcum þám þe hié findan cann, 982.