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wilsumness

(n.)
Grammar
wilsumness, e; f.

devotiondevoutnessa vow

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ánre wilsumnesse wǽron erant unius devotionis, 5, 10; S. 624, 14: 5, 20; S. 642, 14. smyltre willsumnesse (tranquilla devotione) Drihtne ðeówde, 4, 24; S. 599, 9.

Linked entry: wynsumness

or-ildu

(n.)
Grammar
or-ildu, (o); f.

Extreme old age

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Extreme old age Hine (death) gelettan ðæt ðý lator cymþ, ge furþum óþ oreldo hine hwílum lettaþ (put off death until extreme old age ), Bt. 41, 2 ; Fox 246, 9.

Linked entries: or-yldu or-eldo

torn-cwide

(n.)
Grammar
torn-cwide, es; m.

A speech that causes grief,bitter, grievous, distressing words

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Ongunnon gromheorte (the evil spirits) Godes orettan in sefan swencan, swíþe gehéton, ðæt in ðone grimman gryre gongan sceolde ...; woldun geteón mid torncwidum in orwénnysse Meotudes cempan, Exon. Th. 36, 25; Gú. 546

wítegian

(v.)
Grammar
wítegian, wítgian; p. ode

To prophesy

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Grammar wítegian, with a preposition Anna wítegode be him . . . swá hálig wíf wæs ðæs wyrðe, ðæt heó móste wítigian embe Crist, Homl. Th. i. 146, 27-29. wítgode be ðære ácennednesse Cristes, Ps. Th. 8, arg. : Blickl. Homl. 133, 28.

Linked entry: wítgian

þes

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Add Ǽr on þǽs earfoðnesse cóm úre wæs wealdend, Bl.

dearnunga

(adv.)
Grammar
dearnunga, dearnenga, dearninga; adv. [dyrne secret, obscure]

Secretly, privately, clandestinelyclam, occulte, clandestīno

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Hwæt he dearninga on hyge hogde what he secretly meditated in his mind, Exon. 51 a; Th. 177, 13; Gú. 1226

Linked entries: deornunga dern-unga

Francan

(n.)
Grammar
Francan, gen. Francena, Francna; dat. Francum; pl. m: France; gen. Franca; pl. m.

The FranksFranci

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Ymb ii geár ðæs ðe he of Francum com, he gefór two years after he came from the Franks, he died, Chr. 855; Th. 126, 2, col. 2, 3: 890; Erl. 86, 32. Franca cyng king of the Franks, Chr. 1070; Th. 347, 7: 1077; Th. 351, 14. v. Grm. Gesch. D. S. cap. xx

hergung

Grammar
hergung, hergiung, herung
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Sum his folc sende tó hergenne . . . se consul wæs þencende þæt hié on þére hergunge beswice, Ors. 4, 8; S. 188, 13. Búton miclan hergiungum extra has clades, 3, 9; S. 128, 25. Add:

ge-þreán

(v.)
Grammar
ge-þreán, p. þreáde; pp. -þreád

To reproverebukeafflictvexconstraincompelcorripereincreparearguerecogereaffligerecoartareurgerevexare

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He náhte his líchoman geweald ac he wæs mid godcundum mægene geþreád he had no power over his body, but was afflicted by the divine might, Blickl. Homl. 223, 12

Linked entry: þreágan

á-beódan

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) to hail hǽlo ábeád heorðgeneátum he bade farewell to his comrades B. 2418.

Linked entry: eoton-weard

þrowian

(v.)
Grammar
þrowian, (þrówian?), þreowian (þreówian?); p. ode

To sufferto suffer as opposed to to actto suffer what is painfulto suffer martyrdomto make to sufferto crucifyto suffer for somethingpay foratone for

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ðæs gewinnes weorc þrowade, Beo. Th. 3447; B. 1721. drepe þrowade, 3183; B. 1589: Exon. Th. 256, 10; Jul. 229. for ælda lufan fela þrowade, 69, 10; Cri. 1118: Blickl. Homl. 23, 35. ermða þrowodan, 17, 17. Ðrowedon, Menol.

Linked entry: a-þrówian

brúcan

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Þæt ꝥ gesǽ;llíce brýcþ, ondrǽ;t ꝥ scyle forlǽ;tan, Bt. 11, 1; F. 32, 15. brécð perfruetur (abundantia ), Kent. Gl. 16. Ne breác his cyneríces mid gesundfulnysse, Hml. Th. i. 84, 33.

ge-neahhe

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Singað him sealmas swíðe geneahhe; 146, l. Swá hwylc mon swá þis godspell hæbbe on his gewealde, þæt hit cýðe Godes folce swýðe genehhe, Wlfst. 213, 28

on-gitan

(v.)
Grammar
on-gitan, -gietan, -giotan, -geotan ; p. -geat, -get; pl. -geáton, -géton ; pp. -giten, -gieten

To perceiveto perceive, seeto perceive by hearingto perceive, feel (pain, etc. )to feel, be of opinion, judgeto know, hear of, find outto perceive, understandto recognise, know,to take a person or thing to be what it really isto recognise a fact or circumstance,to know (of sexual intercourse)

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ongeat Titum hwéne mon-þwǽrran ðonne sceolde, and Timotheus he ongeat hátheortran ðonne sceolde, Past. 40; Swt. 291, 21-23; Blickl. Homl. 219, 5. Hit ongeat his láre swíðe tótorenne, Bt. 3, 1 ; Fox 4, 31.

on-sund

(adj.)
Grammar
on-sund, adj.

of persons, sound, whole, uninjuredof things, sound, entire, perfect, without flaw or injury

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Nán cyneríce ne stent náne hwíle ansund, gif gesóme ne beóþ, Homl. Skt. i. 13, 238. For ðære clǽnnysse his ansundan mægþhádes. on écnysse on ungewemmedum mægþháde þurhwunode, Homl. Th. i. 58, 7.

Linked entry: án-súnd

ge-hálgian

(v.)
Grammar
ge-hálgian, p. ode, ade; pp. od, ad

To consecratededicateinitiateordainhallowmake holysanctifyconsecrārededĭcāresacrāreinĭtĭāreordĭnāresanctĭfĭcāre

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Ðis hús ðé gehálgod ys hæc dŏmus tibi dedĭcāta est, Hymn. Surt. 141, 18 : L. Ælf. C. 25; Th. ii. 352, 13. Sý ðín nama gehálgod hallowed be thy name, Homl. Th. ii. 596, 5 : Hy. 6, 3; Hy. Grn. ii. 286, 3 : 7, 18; Hy. Grn. ii. 287, 18.

samnunga

(adv.)
Grammar
samnunga, sæmninga, semninga; adv.

All at once, on a sudden, suddenly, forthwith, immediately continuo, subito, repente

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Ðá ástód semninga exsurrexit repente, 2, 9 ; S. 511, 20. Ðá geseah semninga (subito) mon wið his gangan, 2, 12 ; S. 513, 34. Hit semninga (subito) on ús rǽsde, Nar. 15, 19, 11. Ðá cómon semninga twegen englas. Blickl. Homl. 221, 27:Exon.

bútan

(prep.; adv.)
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Búton gelýfde ꝥ árísan sceoldon, elles offrode on ídel, Hml.

þanne

(adv.)
Grammar
þanne, þænne, þonne; adv. conj.
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Homl. 11, 3: 95, 29: Exon. Th. 372, 21; Seel. 96. Þonne clypiaþ tó mé, and ic ne gehýre, Homl. Th. ii. 378, 2. Se deófol ðe beswác ðone þeóf nele náht on his ende geðafian, ðæt þonne gecyrre tó ðam Hǽlende, Homl.

Linked entries: þænne þonne

deófol-gild

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Hét se geréfa lǽdan tó þúres deófulgeldum ond hét ꝥ weorðian . . . þá feól ꝥ deófolgild tó hire fótum, Mart. H. 166, 14-16. Syxtum nédde se cásere tó Tíges deófolgilde.

Linked entry: ge-deóful-geld