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ford

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Ac Iudas him cóm tó ... and oferférdon ðone ford, and fuhton wið þá hǽþenan, Hml. S. 25, 432. ¶ The word occurs very frequently in the Charters both in composition and as an independent word. Add

hǽtan

(v.)
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Add: trans. to communicate heat to -Gedó on calic, menge æfter þon wið wader, and hǽte, Lch. ii. 24, 25. to cause the sensation of warmth in Lǽcedóm . . . tó hǽtenne untrumne magan. Lch. ii. 158, 21. intrans.

hal

(n.)
Grammar
hal, es; n.

A, secret place, a corner

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A, secret place, a corner Ðá gemétte hé hine hleonian on ðam hale his cyrcan wið ðam weofode he found him leaning in the corner of his church against the altar, Guthl. 20; Gdwin. 82, 22. On halum in abditis, Ps. Spl. 16, 13

tán

(adj.)
Grammar
tán, adj.

Having branches, spreading, used metaphorically of the offspring of a parent; cf. The use of branch in speaking of the members of a family

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The passage in Genesis is: And as for Ishmael, I have heard thee: Behold, I have blessed him, and will make him fruitful, and will multiply him exceedingly; twelve princes shall he beget, and I will make him a great nation, 17, 20), Cd.

drincan

(v.)
Grammar
drincan, [druncaþ prs. pl.,
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Syle drincan on wíne, i. 316, 5. Þú scealt ǽrest óðerne geseón drincan, Hml.

wǽta

(n.)
Grammar
wǽta, an; m.:wǽte, an; f.

wet, moisturea liquid a liquid that may be drunkor used in cookery, medicine,etc., liquor, drinkmoisture in an animal body, humourwater, urinemoisture of plants, juice, sap

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cf. wín-byrele caupo,21, 13; orbrytta? cf. wín-bryttum cauponibus) caupo, Wrt. Voc. ii. 22, 81. Wǽtan heó ne swelgeþ, ne wiht iteþ, Exon. Th. 439, 27; Rä. 59, 10.

Linked entries: wǽt wǽte

síd

(adj.)
Grammar
síd, adj.
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Wíf habbaþ beardas swá síde óþ heora breóst, 38, 2

Linked entry: síd-folc

hrycg-hǽr

(n.)
Grammar
hrycg-hǽr, es; n.
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tail, without fear you will perform the journey; but the wolf will have trouble about his journey, L.

bennian

(v.)
Grammar
bennian, bennegean; p. ode, ade; pp. od, ad [ben a wound]

To woundvulnerare

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Ic geseah winnende wiht wído bennegean [benne gean, Th.] I saw a block [wood] wound [lit. to wound = wounding] a striving creature 114 a; Th. 438, 4; Rä. 57, 2

swegel-torht

(adj.)
Grammar
swegel-torht, adj.
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Wuldorfæstan wíc, síd and swegltorht, Cd. Th. 2, 32; Gen. 28. Swegel-torhtan seld, 6, 27; Gen. 95. Cf. heofon-torht

wraxlian

(v.)
Grammar
wraxlian, p. ode

To wrestle

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Ða wraxlode (luctabatur) án engel wið hine, Gen. 32, 24. Ic wæs on unmǽtutn costnungum winnende and wraxligeude, Homl. Skt. ii. 23 b, 578. Wraxliendum luctando. Germ. 389, 91. Pleglícum ł wræxliendum palaestricis, Hpt. Gl. 405, 6

Linked entries: wrǽstlian wræxliende

dysegian

(v.)
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Suá micle suá hé má wát and wísra bið ðonne óðre menn, suá hé má dysegað and suiður wienð wið ðone cræft ánmódnesse quo plus sapiunt, eo a concordiae virtute desipiscunt, Past. 347, 12. On Nóes dagum ðá ðá menn dysgodon tó swýðe, Hml. S. 13, 185. Add

ge-loccian

(v.)
Grammar
ge-loccian, ꝥ ode.
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Substitute: To allure, entice, win over by gentle means Ólehte, i. geloccadea delinuit, Wrt. Voc. ii. 138, 50. Héhí swá unróte óleccende tó him geloccode tristem blanditiis delinivit, Past. 415, 18.

hell-sceaþa

a fiendthe grave

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Add: a fiend ꝥ hié ús sýn on fultume wið helsceaíum, Bl. H 209, 28. hell personified, the grave. Similar entries Cf. hell; I, 1 For ðon ná helsceaða andet ðé and ne deáþ herede quia non infernns confitebitur te neque mars laudabit te. Ps.

Linked entry: helle-sceaþa

ælmes-georn

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Ælmesgeorne and árdǽde wið earme men, 131, 2. Mildheorte and ælmesgeorne, 95, 26: Wlfst. 109, 12. Add

heáh-synn

(n.)
Grammar
heáh-synn, e; f.

Mortal sin, crime, wickedness

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Bebeorh ðé wið ða eahta heáhsynna cave tibi ab octo capitalibus criminibus, L. Ecg. C. pref; Th. ii. 132, 5. Héhsynna scelera, Rtl. 5, 16. Héhsynno facinora, 42, 15

ge-wilnian

(v.)
Grammar
ge-wilnian, -wilnigan, to -wilnienne; p. ode; pp. od [wilnian to desire]

To wishdesireexpectseekstrive forcŭpĕreconcŭpiscĕredesīdĕrāreexpĕtĕreambīre

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To wish, desire, expect, seek, strive for; cŭpĕre, concŭpiscĕre, desīdĕrāre, expĕtĕre, ambīre Reáflácum nylle gé gewilnian răpīnas nōlīte concŭpiscĕre, Ps. Spl. 61, 10: Ps. Spl. 118, 20.

Linked entry: wilnian

un-lybba

(n.)
Grammar
un-lybba, (and un-lybbe, an; f., or un-lybb; dat. -lybbe ; n.?), an; m.

poisonpoison used for purposes of witchcraftwitchcraftsorcery

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Wiþ unlybbum, Lchdm. ii. 292, 30. poison used for purposes of witchcraft, witchcraft, sorcery Gif wíf drýcræft and galdor and unlibban wyrce ...

Linked entry: ge-unlybba

wǽpned-mann

(n.)
Grammar
wǽpned-mann, es; m.

a malea mana male

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Wæs se gryre læssa efne swá micle swá bið wíggryre wífes be wǽpnedmen, Beo. Th. 2573; B. 1284. God hí geworhte wǽpnedman and wímman (wǽpman and wýfman, MS. A. wǽpned and wímman, MS.

neán

(adv.)
Grammar
neán, adv.

from nearnearclose at handnearlyabout

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Wæs ðæs wyrmes wíg wíde gesýne, neán and feorran, 4624; B 2317.

Linked entry: neón