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wiga

(n.)
Grammar
wiga, an; m.

one who fightsa (fighting) mana warriora noble, strenuous man

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Wigan unforhte, módige twégen, Byrht. Th. 134, 5; By. 79. Wigan on gewinne, 140, 42; By. 302: Cd. Th. 197, 23; Exod. 311: 219, 22; Dan. 58. Ðǽr wigan sittaþ on beórsele blíðe ætsomne, Runic pm. Kmbl. 342, 4; Rún. 14. Wigena æscberendra, Cd.

Linked entry: wihgena

ealdor-mann

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Hé ofslóg þone aldormonn þe him longest wunode, 755; P. 46, 21. ¶ used of Saxons coming from or living on the continent Hér cuómon twégen aldormen on Bretene, Cerdic and Cynríc his sunu, Chr. 495; P. 14, 18.

FÍF

(n.; num.; adj.)
Grammar
FÍF, generally indecl

FIVEquinque

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We nabbaþ hér búton fíf hláfas and twegen fixas non hăbēmus hic nĭsi quinque pānes et duos pisces, Mt. Bos. 14, 17: Lk. Bos. 9, 13, 16: Jn. Bos. 6, 9: Gen. 14, 9; 47, 2.

Linked entry: fífe

be-swícan

to decoyensnarebeguileto betrayto defraudsupplantto circumventto seducemislead

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Ósréd wæs beswicen and of ríce ádréfed, Chr. 790; P- 55. 23. to circumvent, overcome by wiles Beswác Hannibal twégen consulas and hié ofslóg Annibal utrumque consulem insidiis circumventos interfecit, Ors. 4, 10; S. 198, 19.

Linked entry: be-swícende

lyft

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Cómon twégen deóflu tó him of þǽre lyfte velut ex aere lapsi, Guth. Gr. 123, 7. Fliógan ofer þám fýre þe is betwux þám rodore and þǽre lyfte, Bt. 36, 2 ; F. 174, 10. Hé ongan fleógan on þá lyfte, Bl. H. 187, 28.

fíf

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Cuuhorn bið twégea pæninga wurð. Oxan tægl bið sciłł. weorð; cuus bið fífa [peninga], Ll. Th. i. 140, 3. Weorc crístes mǽl fífo, Lch. iii. 56, 8. with pronoun or indefinite numeral adjective: Þá fífe dysige, Mt. R. 25, 3. Of ðǽm hláfum fífum, Jn.

GEONG

(adj.)
Grammar
GEONG, giong, geng, ging, giung, iung, gung; def. se geonga, seó, ðæt geonge; comp. geongra, gingra, gyngra; superl. gingest, gingst; adj.

YOUNG, youthful, new, recent, freshjŭvĕnis, adolescens, nŏvellus, rĕcensyoung

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He héht hine geonge twegen men mid síþian he bade two young men accompany him, Cd. 138; Th. 173, 27; Gen. 2867: Beo. Th. 4040; B. 2018. Geongra ic wæs, witendlíce ic ealdode jūnior fui, etenim sĕnui, Ps. Spl. C. 36, 26.

scín-lác

(n.)
Grammar
scín-lác, es; n.
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Twegen drýas ða worhton micel scínlác mid twám dracum, Shrn. 131, 29. a particular act of magic, a sorcery, delusion produced by magic Hí ðæt hæfdon gedón mid yflum scínlácum, Shrn. 90, 10 : 75, 18.

ge-wunelic

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Twégen sealmas æfter gewunelicum þeáwe (secundum consuetudinem), R. Ben. 37, 11; more solita, 61, 4. Tó heora þám gewunelican þeówdóme ad solitum pensum, 76, 13. Mid gewunelican cantican cum canticis consuetudinariis, 44, 20.

mín

(adj.; pronoun.)
Grammar
mín, adj. pron.

Minemy

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Ðíne twegen suna beóþ míne, 48, 5. Grammar mín, used substantively Wlwine habbe ðæt land ðe hé mínes hafde, Chart. Th. 580, 24. Ic heóld mín tela, Beo. Th. 5468; B. 2737. Gif ic mót míne wealdan, Cd. 102; Th. 136, 1; Gen. 2251.

ge-faran

(v.)
Grammar
ge-faran, p. fór; pl. -fóron, -fóran; pp. faren.

To goproceedreach by goingarriveireproficiscimeareto departdieto proceedget onfareTo get by goingexperienceoccupyreachobtaingo against

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Twegen æðelingas gefóran ðæt lond two princes occupied that land, Ors. 1, 10; Bos. 32, 35. Philippus gefór heora burh Philip took their town, 3, 7; Bos. 60, 6.

Linked entry: ge-fór

sweart

(adj.)
Grammar
sweart, adj.
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Th. 31, 19; Gen. 487. of absence of good, black (crime), dark, dismal Gástas twegen, óðer biþ golde glædra, óðer biþ grundum sweartra, Salm. Kmbl. 976 ; Sal. 488. Sweartes hǽðendómes tetrae gentilitatis, Hpt. Gl. 523, 41.

Linked entries: swart swertling

ge-beran

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Syndon him twégen beornas geborene bróðorsybbum he has two brothers, An. 690. with a complementary noun or adjective Hé bið mennisc man geboren, Wlfst. 84, 12. Sum cild sié full hál geboren, Bt. 38, 5 ; F. 206, 22.

gingra

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Hé hæfde twégen gingran, 291, 14: Sat. 526: An. 427

ge-unnan

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. ¶ gen. or acc. comes to be used indifferently in the same document, even in the same line :-- Ánes híwscipes hé geann and án sylhðe oxna; and hé geann his hláforde twégen helmas ... and Ordulfe twégra bóca ... and Wulfgáre twégra wáhryfta and þreó byrnan

torn

(n.)
Grammar
torn, es; n.

Violent emotion of angergriefangerindignationwrathunrighteous angerragegriefafflictiontroubledistress

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twégen sceolon tæfle ymbsittan, ðenden him hyra torn tóglíde, forgietan ðara geócran gesceafte, habban him gomen on borde, Exon. Th. 345, 3; Gn. Ex. 182. Ðǽr wæs wópes hring torne bitolden, 34, 6; Cri. 538.

hreósan

(v.)
Grammar
hreósan, p. hreás; pl. hruron; pp. hroren

To fallfall downruerecorruere

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Twegen unþeáwas hreósaþ on ǽnne man duorum vitiorum languor irruit, Past. 62, 1; Swt. 457, 9. Wongas hreósaþ the plains shall sink away, Exon. 19 b; Th. 51, 5; Cri. 811. Hreósaþ tóbrocene burgweallas, 22 a; Th. 60, 30; Cri. 977.

ÁN

(n.; num.; adj.; pronoun.)

ONEunusunaunumaloneonlysoleanothersolusaliussolealone of its kindsingularuniquewithout an equalunicuseximiusa certain onesome onequidamaanaaneachevery oneallunus-quisqueuna-quæqueunum-quodqueOneother

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. — Sum man hæfde twegen suna homo quidam habuit duosfilios, Lk. Bos. 15, 11. Similar entries v. sum. sometimes, though rarely, án may be used as the English article a, an.

LAND

(n.)
Grammar
LAND, es; n.

LANDeartha landcountryregiondistrictprovincelandlanded propertyestatecultivated landcountry

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Twegen landes menn and án ælþeódig, Homl. Th. ii. 26, 20. Twegen sacerdas ðe ǽr on lífe wǽron his landes menn two priests who before, when living, had been his countrymen, 342, 3.

sél

(adj.)
Grammar
sél, (the positive form does not occur, but is found in Layamon) ; cpve. sélra, sélla ; spve. sélest, sélost; adj.
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Twegen wǽron biscopas and twegen mæssepreóstas ealle ða sélestan omnes sacerdotes fuere praeclari, Bd. 3, 23 ; S. 555, 19.

Linked entry: sélost