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nán-wiht

(n.; adv.; pronoun.)
Grammar
nán-wiht, nán-uht.

nothingnothingnot at allno whit

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Heó hire self gecýþ ðæt heó nánwuht ne biþ she herself shews that she is nothing, Bt. 20; Fox 70, 24. Ðú wéndest ðæt ðé nánwuht unrihtlíces on becuman ne mihte, 7, 3; Fox 22, 15 : 16, 3; Fox 56, 31: 38, 2; Fox 198, 6.

Linked entries: nǽnig-wiht nǽniht

hwilc-hwega

(pronoun.)
Grammar
hwilc-hwega, -hwugu, -hugu [in the Northern Gospels the whole form is declined, elsewhere only hwilc]; pron.

Someanysome one

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Some, any, some one Gehrán mec huoelchuoege tetigit me aliquis, Lk. Skt. Lind. 8, 46. Hwilc-æthwega yfel wǽte some evil humour, L. M. 2, 59; Lchdm. ii. 284, 27. Bróðer huoelchuoeges frater alicujus, Lk. Skt. Lind. 20, 28. Swá hé síe mid hwilcre-hwega

un-wénlíc

(adj.)
Grammar
un-wénlíc, adj.

Not giving grounds for hopeunpromising

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Bt. 40, 2; Fox 236, 24 note

Linked entry: wén-líc

ǽneg

(num.; adj.)
Grammar
ǽneg, ǽnegu

any

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any Ǽnegu gesceaft any creature, Bt. 35, 4; Fox 160, 26: Cd. 26; Th. 34, 17; Gen. 539

balo-cræft

(n.)
Grammar
balo-cræft, es; m.

A pernicious, wicked, or magic artars perniciosa vel magica

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Fox 26, 150; Met. 26, 75

fiorh

(n.)
Grammar
fiorh, gen. fiores; dat. fiore; n.

Lifespiritvītaănĭma

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Life, spirit; vīta, ănĭma Búton hiora ágnum fiore except their own life, Bt. 39, 11; Fox 230, 1

fiscian

(v.)
Grammar
fiscian, fixian; p. ode; pp. od

To fishpiscāri

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To fish; piscāri Ðonne gé fiscian willaþ when ye wish to fish, Bt. 32, 3; Fox 118, 12

Linked entry: fixian

fóre-mǽrlíc

(adj.)
Grammar
fóre-mǽrlíc, adj.

Eminentpræclārus

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Eminent; præclārus Hú weorþlíc and hú fóremǽrlíc how honourable and how eminent, Bt. 33, 1; Fox 120, 34

fýnd

(n.)
Grammar
fýnd, pl. of féond:
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Lev. 26, 8, 16 : Bt. 20; Fox 72, 21 : Mt. Bos. 5, 44 : Lk. Bos. 6, 27, 35

ge-tyrian

(v.)
Grammar
ge-tyrian, p. ode; pp. od

To grow wearyfătīgāre

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To grow weary; fătīgāre Ðeáh ðú getyrige if thou shouldest grow weary, Bt. 40, 5; Fox 240, 23

ge-siblíce

(adv.)
Grammar
ge-siblíce, adv.

Peaceablypācĭfĭce

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Fox 20, 135; Met. 20, 68

scýr-mǽlum

(adv.)
Grammar
scýr-mǽlum, adv.
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Stormily Seó orsorhnes gǽþ scýrmǽlum swá ðæs windes þys prosperam fortunam videas ventosam, Bt. 20: Fox 72, 4

súþ-eástende

(n.; adj.)
Grammar
súþ-eástende, es; m.
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The south-east end Ðæt ( India ) is se súþ*-*eástende ðisses middangeardes, Bt. 29, 3; Fox 106, 22

wist-mete

(n.)
Grammar
wist-mete, es; m.
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Food for sustenance Ic eom áféded of ðam genihtsumestan wistmettum mínre fylle, Homl. Skt. ii. 23 b, 582

un-wítnod

(adj.)
Grammar
un-wítnod, adj.

Unpunished

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Ða unþeáwas nǽfre ne bióþ unwítnode, 36, 1; Fox 172, 25. Hé geþafade ða scylde unwítnode, Past. 17; Swt. 123, 6

Linked entries: un-gewítnod wítnian

wealdende

(v.; adj.; part.)
Grammar
wealdende, adj. (ptcpl.)

Ruling powerful

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29, 1; Fox 102, 4. Waldendne, 29, tit.; Fox xvi, 2. Nis under mé ǽnig óþer wiht waldendre, ic eom ufor ealra gesceafta, Exon. Th. 427, 6; Rä. 41, 87

Linked entry: ge-wealdende

metan

(v.)
Grammar
metan, p. mæt, pl. mǽton; pp. meten.

to metemeasureto measure outmark offassign the bounds of a placeto measure by pacesto traversepass overto measure one thing by or with anotherto compare

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Ne sint hí nó wiþ eów tó metanne they are not to be compared with you, Bt. 13; Fox 40, 10: 39, 8; Fox 224, 5: Bt. Met. Fox 21, 83; Met. 21, 42. Tó metenne wið ðæt mód, Bt. 16, 2; Fox 52, 6: 32, 2; Fox 116, 7. Tó mettanne, 18, 1; Fox 62, 4

a-rétan

(v.)
Grammar
a-rétan, ic -réte, he -réteþ, -rét; p. -rétte; pp. -réted, -rét; v. trans. [a, rétan to comfort]

To exhilaratecomfortdelightrestorerefreshset rightexhilararelætificarereficere

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Hí hæfdon ðæt mód arét they had restored or refreshed the mind, Bt. titl. xxii; Fox xiv, 5. Ðú me hæfst arétne on ðam tweóne thou host set me right in the doubt, Bt. 41, 2; Fox 246, 12: 22, 1; Fox 76, 12, MS. Cot

of-sittan

(v.)

to sit upon, press down by sittingto sit upon, oppressto sit upon, occupy, take possession of (with idea of force or wrong)to sit about, besiegeto repress, check, present motion

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Ðú wilt cweþan ðæt ungemetfæstnes hí ofsitte, Bt. 36, 6; Fox 182, 2. Ete ælþeódig folc ðíne tilinga and ðe mid bismore ofsittan sis calumnian sustinens, Deut. 28, 33.

Linked entry: of-setenness

fram-gewítan

(v.)
Grammar
fram-gewítan, from-gewítan; p. -gewát, pl. -gewiton; pp. -gewiten

To go away fromdepart fromdiscēdĕre

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To go away from, depart from; discēdĕre Hie him framgewítaþ they depart from him, Bt. 8; Fox 26, 10

Linked entry: from-gewítan