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seonu

(n.)
Grammar
seonu, sionu, senu, sinu, synu; gen. seonwe, sine;
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Mid rápum of sinum geworhte nerviceis funibus, Jud. 16, 7. Se líchama wæs geboren mid blóde and mid bánum, mid felle and mid sinum, Homl. Th. ii. 270, 19. Árǽran of duste flǽsc and bán, sina and fex, i. 236, 21. On ða sáran sinua, Lchdm. ii. 282, 6.

Linked entry: sinu

wíte

(n.)

punishmentpain that is inflicted as punishmenttormenta meansimplementa fine.tormentplaguediseaseevilpain

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Se gást nimeþ æt Gode swá wíte swá wuldor, swá him ǽr ðæt eorðfæt geworhte, Soul Kmbl. 13; Seel. 7 : Blickl. Homl. 23, 6. In éce wíte gefeallan, 57, 21. Se ðæt wíte ǽr tó wrece gesette, Cd. Th. 295, 28; Sat. 494.

portic

(n.)
Grammar
portic, es ; m.
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Synd þrý porticas emb ða ciricean útan geworhte, and ða ealle fægere ufan oferworhte and oferhrýfde, Blickl. Homl. 125, 23

un-gewiss

(n.)
Grammar
un-gewiss, es; n.

uncertaintyignoranceunconsciousnessin ignoranceunintentionallyunconsciouslyunwittinglywhat is uncertain or unknownincertumignominia

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Ass. 143, 136. in ignorance, unintentionally, unconsciously, unwittingly : -- Ða scylda ðe ic ungewisses geworhte ne gemun ðú; ðæt synt ða ðe ic wénde ðæt nán scyld nǽre delicta ignorantiae meae ne memineris, Ps. Th. 24, 6.

Linked entries: ge-wis on-gewiss

EORÞE

(n.)
Grammar
EORÞE, an; f; eorþ, e; f. I. the

EARTH in opposition to the sea, the ground, soil terra, hŭmus, sŏlum

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Ic ðec ofer eorþan geworhte, on ðære ðú scealt yrmþum lifgan and to ðære ilcan scealt eft geweorþan I made thee on earth, on which thou shalt live in misery and shalt become the same again, Exon. 16 b; Th. 39, 12-19; Cri. 621-624: 38 a; Th. 125, 10; Gú

Linked entries: eord eorþ

grund

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</b> a portion of cultivated land :-- Se God sé þás grundas geworhte geunne ús grówende gife ꝥ ús corna gehwylc cume tó nytte, Lch. i. 404, ii. v. eár-grung, eormen-grund, hell-grund

deófol-gild

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Þǽr wæs þǽre sunnan anlýcnys geworht of golde, ond heó wæs on gyldenum scryde, ond æt þám wǽron gyldene hors, Mart. H. 220, 28: 206, 4.

Linked entry: ge-deóful-geld

FLÓR

(n.)
Grammar
FLÓR, gen. flóre; dat. flóre, flóra; acc. flór, flóre; f: flór, es; m.

A FLOORpăvimentumsŏlumārea

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Ís glisnaþ glæshluttur, flór forste geworht ice glittereth transparent as glass, a floor caused by frost, Runic pm. 11; Kmbl. 341, 18; Hick. Thes. i. 135, 22.

Agustin

(n.)
Grammar
Agustin, es; m: Agustīnus, Augustīnus, i; m:

St. AugustineAugustinus

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Æfter ðyssum forþferde ðá Gode se leófa fæder Agustínus, and his líchoma wæs úte bebyriged néh cyricean ðara eádigra Apla' Petrus and Paulus, for ðon heó ðá gyta ne wæs fullíce geworht ne gehálgod.

þrúh

(n.)
Grammar
þrúh, (also þrýh, Bd. S. 580, 14); gen. dat. þrýh, and dat. þrúh; f.: dat. þrúge; m. n.

Wood or stone hollowed outa troughpipeconduita boxchesta coffinsarcophagustomb

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On eallhwítre ðrýh of marmstáne geworht, Cod. Dip. Knibl. iii. 60, 21. Of ðære stǽnenan þrýh ðe stent wiðinnan, Homl. Skt. i. 21, 22. On treówene ðrúh ligneo in locello, Bd. 4,19; S. 588, 21, 25, 31, 34.

Linked entry: þrýh

leó

(n.)
Grammar
leó, g. león; [a dat. leóne and acc. f. leó are found as well as regular forms león: the dat. pl. leónum is put under leóna q.v.] m. f.

A lionlioness

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Seó leó mid hire earmum scræf geworhte, Glostr. Frag. 110, 7, 15. Ðonne seó leó bringþ his hungregum hwelpum hwæt tó etanne, Ors. 3, 11; Swt. 142, 24. Seó leó ðeáh hió wel tam sé and hire magister swíðe lufige, Bt. 25; Fox 88, 9. Etan león flǽsc ...

Linked entries: leá león leóna

ge-macian

(v.)
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</b> with dat. of f to use Se ælmihtiga wyrhta geworhte on anginne ealne middaneard on his mycclum cræfte, ac hé sylf wæs ǽfre unbegunnen scyppend, sé ðe swá mihtiglíce gemacoáe swylcne cræft, Hex. 4, 4. to cause to be. with adj. complement Þá

tó-twǽman

(v.)
Grammar
tó-twǽman, p. de

To divideseparatedisjointo dividestand between objectsseparate one object from another to dividepartdissociatebreak the connection betweento dispersescatterto divide with the minddistinguishdiscern

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And God geworhte ða fæstnisse and tótwǽmde (divisit) ða wæteru, ðe wǽron under ðære fæstnisse, fram ðám ðe wǽron bufan ðære fæstnisse, Gen. 1. 6, 7. to divide, part, dissociate, break the connection between Sume hé (the devil) þurh graman tótwǽmþ, Homl

LEÓÞ

(n.)
Grammar
LEÓÞ, es; n.

A songpoemodelayverses

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Ic geworhte hí eft tó leóþe I made a poetical version of it, Bt. proem; Fox viii, l0. Ðá ic ðis leóþ ásungen hæfde when I had recited these verses, 3, 1; Fox 4, 16. Leóþ odai, Wrt. Voc. ii. 64, 63.

hearm

evilan evilinjurya calamitygriefafflictioncalumnya calumny

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Gif hwilc man ꝥ wǽpn gelæcce and hwylcne hearm gewyrce, þonne is ꝥ riht ꝥ sé þe þone hearm geworhte, ꝥ sé þone hearm gebéte, Ll. Th. i. 418, 7-10. Hé unc þisne hearm gerǽd. Gen. 797. Hearma calamitatum, Wrt. Voc. ii. 24, 61.

Linked entry: hearm-fullic

wráþe

(adv.)
Grammar
wráþe, adv.

angrilywith or in angerwith indignationfiercelycruellygreviouslybitterlyevillyperverselywickedly

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Wráþe geworhtra wíta, 252, 32; Jul. 172. Ðú ðé sylfne swýbe wráðe bepǽcst you deceive yourself most grievously. Homl. Skt. i. 12, 99. Ðæs wráðe ongeald, hearde mid híwum, hægstealdra wyn, Cd.

fæsten

firmamentcitadelforta fortificationentrenchmentsfastnessstrongholda prisona sepulchreHellclaustrum

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Add: a firm place, firmament Hé geworhte roderas fæsten. . . . Flód wæs ádǽled . . . wæter of wætrum þám þe wuniað under fæstenne folca hrófes, Gen. 147-153. in a military sense, a strong place, one fitted to resist attack.

fricgan

(v.)
Grammar
fricgan, fricgean, fricggan; part. fricgende; ic fricge, ðú frigest, frigst, frihst, he frigeþ, frigþ, frihþ, pl. fricgaþ; p. ic, he fræg, ðú frǽge, pl. frǽgon; impert. frige; subj. pres. fricge, pl. fricgen; pp. ge-frigen, -fregen, -frægen

To askinquirequestionfind outseek afterlearnget information ofinterrŏgāresciscĭtāripĕtĕrefando accĭpĕrecompĕrīre

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Sceal bearna gehwylc leánes fricgan, ealles ðæs ðe we on eorþan ǽr geworhton [MS. geweorhtan], gódes oððe yfles every child shall seek the reward of all that we ere did on earth, of good or evil, Exon. 116 b; Th. 447, 18; Dóm. 41.

inca

(n.)
Grammar
inca, an; m.

Doubtquestionoffenceill-willfear

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Ne ic culpan in ðé incan ǽnigne ǽfre onfunde womma geworhtra I found not fault in thee, nor cause of complaint for sins committed, Exon. 10 b ; Th. 11, 29; Cri. 178. Incan scrupulum, Wrt. Voc. ii. 85, 7. Incan causas, 130, 13

wilisc

(adj.)
Grammar
wilisc, adj.

foreign, not Englishservile

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Geworht of Wiliscum ealað, Lchdm. ii. 78, 23. Drence on Welscum ealað, 136, Dó ealle ðás wyrta on Wylisc ealo, 120, 6. servile Hé on ðreó tówearp ða cneór[d]nesse, ðæt wæs wælisc ( the race of Ham ; cf.