wítega
a wise man ⬩ one who has knowledge ⬩ one who has knowledge from a superhuman source ⬩ prophet ⬩ wise man ⬩ diviner ⬩ soothsayer ⬩ a presage
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Swá ús gefreogun gleáwe wítgan þurh wísdóm on gewritum cýþaþ, Exon. Th. 199, 23; Ph. 30. one who has knowledge from a superhuman source, a prophet Wítega propheta vel vates, Wrt. Voc. i. 41, 69: propheta, 71, 68.
Linked entry: wítiga
fore-spræc
advocacy ⬩ excuse ⬩ preliminary speech ⬩ a preface ⬩ prologue
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sponsor Ðeáh þæt cild sprecan ne mage þonne hit man fullað, his freónda foresprǽc (forspǽc, v. l.) forstent him eall þæt ylce þe hit sylf sprǽce, Wlfst. 110, 4: 38, 16. what has been already said, the contents of a document Ðeós forespréc and þás gewriotu
Agustin
St. Augustine ⬩ Augustinus
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Is awriten in Sce' Agustínus byrigenne ðysses gemetes gewrit :-- Hér resteþ Domne Agustínus se ǽresta ærceb' Cantwarena burge, se geára hider fram ðam eádigan Gregorie ðære Rómániscan burge B' sended wæs, and fram Gode mid wundra wyrcnesse awreðed wæs
cyning
a king, ruler, emperor ⬩ rex, imperator ⬩ a spiritual King, God, Christ ⬩ Deus, Christus ⬩ the devil ⬩ diabŏlus, satănas ⬩ Anglo-Saxon kings were at first elected from a family or class, by Witena gemót the assembly of the wise. ⬩ fidelity was sworn to them by the people, in the following words ⬩ the king took a corresponding oath to his people ⬩ the Anglo-Saxon king had royal power to pardon transgressors ⬩ of all forfeits the king had one half ⬩ all hoards above the earth, and within the earth. As we learn from Beowulf, in early and heathen times, much treasure was buried in the mound raised over the ashes of the dead, besides what was burned with the body ⬩ Pastus or Convivium ⬩ The king visited different districts personally or by deputy to see that justice was done to all his subjects. In these periodical journeys the king received support and entertainment wherever he went. Hence perhaps the privileges of our judges ⬩ Vigilia ⬩ head ward, or a proper watch set over the king, which he claimed when he came into any district ⬩ the mint or coinage of money. The king exercised a superintendence over the circulating medium
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The words of the king's oath are, - Ðis gewrit is gewriten, stæf be stæfe, be ðam gewrite ðe Dúnstán arcebisceop sealde úrum hláforde æt Cinges túne á on dæg ðá hine man hálgode to cinge, and forbeád him ǽlc wedd to syllanne bútan ðysan wedde, ðe he up
freó-dóm
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Hé gebohte æt Æðere ... ðis gewrit and ðis land mið ðý friádóme ðe hit hǽr gefriád wæs tó Crístes cyrican on éc erfe, C.D.B. ii. 154, 17.
on-scunian
to regard with loathing, to abhor, detest, execrate ⬩ to regard with disfavour, to refuse, reject, shun ⬩ to regard with fear ⬩ to irritate
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Se ðe ðis gewrit gehýreþ hé flýhþ ðæt yfel and onscunaþ devitando quod noxium est, Bd. pref.; S. 471, 16. Ðá onscunode hé ðæt and cwæþ qui renuens ait, Gen. 48, 19. Hé onscunede unrihthǽmed ille recusabat stuprum, 39, 10.
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on-sendan
to send off, despatch (an emissary) ⬩ to send forth or out, ⬩ to emit (an odour, etc.) ⬩ to send forth (the spirit), to give up (the ghost)
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Onsendum gewritum missis literis, Bd. 2, 10; S. 512, 17. to send forth or out, literal Ðǽr wǽron on carcerne ccxlviii wera and xlix wífa, ða Andreas ðanon onsende, Blickl. Homl. 239, 15. metaph. to emit (an odour, etc.)
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grétan
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., R.) him tó urnon (accurrentes salutabant eum), Mk. 9, 15. (4 a) to have audience of :-- Hróðgár grétan, B. 2010: 347: Gen. 2104: of formal speech Ic Ælfríc abbod on ðisum gewrite freóndlíce gréte Wulfget, Hml. A. 1, 1.
ge-bindan
to bind ⬩ tie up ⬩ lĭgāre ⬩ allĭgāre ⬩ vincīre ⬩ constringĕre ⬩ to deceive ⬩ fallĕre
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Ceácan heora gewríþ oððe gebind maxillas eōrum constringe, Ps. Spl. 31, 12. Gif he hí ne gebunde if he had not bound them, Bt. 35, 2; Fox 158, 1. note, MS. Cot. Se wæs gebunden qui ĕrat vinctus, Mk.
ge-dihtan
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Þæt gewrit áwrát Godes ængel, swá swá seó hálige þrynnys hit gedihte, Wlfst. 292, 21. Ðá áwrát se earming mid his ágenre handa, swá swá se deófol him gedihte þone pistol, Hml.
wíg-bed
An altar
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Paulus sceáwode ða weófoda, óþ ðæt hé funde án weófod ðe ðis gewrit on stód: Deo ignoto, ðæt is on Englisc, 'Uncúðum gode is ðis weófod hálig,' Homl. Skt. ii. 29, 21. Hig ðǽr gedydon twá weófedu, Blickl. Homl. 205, 15.
leód-biscop
a suffragan
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Hé létt gewrítan hú mycel landes his arcebiscopas hæfdon and his leódbiscopas and his abbodas and his eorlas, Chr. 1085; Erl. 218, 30. [Mid arcebiscopes and leódbiscopes and abbotes, 1125; Erl. 254, 8.
wǽr
A covenant ⬩ compact ⬩ agreement ⬩ pledge
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Gewríþ sibbe wǽre ł wedd asstringe pacis federa, Hymn. Surt. 29, 3. Pehta cynn hafaþ sibbe and wǽre mid Angelðeóde Pictorum natio foedus pacis cum gente habet Anglorum, Bd. 5, 23; S. 646, 34. Haldende wére servantes pactum, Ps. Surt. 118, 158.
ár
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Ic geswutelige on ðisum gewrite hú ic míne áre and míne ǽhta geunnen hæbbe, 557, 14. v. land-, un-, weorold-ár
mearcian
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Hé sylf on þám gewrite róde tácen mearcige signum faciat, R. Ben. 101, 6. Tácna on sǽlicum þá þá mearcode strandum signa in glarigeris cum sulcaret litoribus, An.
fæstnung
stability ⬩ fixity ⬩ fortifying ⬩ a fastening ⬩ binding ⬩ an exhortation ⬩ confirmation ⬩ ratification ⬩ a covenant ⬩ assurance
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Be þám his beháte sette hé fæstnunga mid gewrite tó ðæs abbodes naman and ðǽra hálgena þe heora bán on ðǽre stówe restað. Wríte hé ðá fæstnunga mid his ágenre handa, R. Ben. 100, 1-4.
sweotolung
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Ðeós swutelung (the evidence or testimony which has been recited in the previous part of the charter) wæs ðǽrrihte gewriten and beforan ðam cincge gerǽdd, 540, 35.
wín
Wine
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Wine Wín vinum, merum, geswét wín mellicratum, níwe wín mustum, ǽlces kynnes gewring bútan wíne and wætere sicera, ðæt séleste wín falernum, weala wín crudum vinum, geolo wín succinacium vinum, hláforda wín honorarium vinum, gewyrtod wín compositum vinum
ge-namian
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Hit is gewunelic on hálgum gewritum þæt gehwám bið fæder genamod be his efenlǽcunge: gif hé geeuenlǽcð Gode . . . hé bið Godes bearn gecíged, Hml. Th. ii. 228, 2.
tweó
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Ðæt hálige gewrit, ðæt mé nis tweó ðæt ðú geara canst sacra scriptura, quam te bene nosse dubium non est, Bd. 1, 27; S. 489, 2: 4, 7; S. 575, 13. Him wæs on móde mycel tweó, hwæt hié be ðære dorstan dón, Blickl. Homl. 205, 10.