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weorpan

(v.)
Grammar
weorpan, (wurpan, wyrpan); p. wearp, pl. wurpon; pp. worpen.
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to cast, throw, fling. with acc. of what is thrown Heó wearp twégen feorðlingas misit duo minuta, Mk. 12, 42. Hé wearp wundenmǽl, ðæt hit on eorðan læg. Beo. Th. 3066; B. 1531. Hí wurpon tán betweox him, Homl. Th. i. 246, 3. Swá swá mid unmǽtnesse micles

Linked entries: worpian wurpan

wer

(n.)
Grammar
wer, es; m.
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a man, a male person Wer oððe wǽpman vir, Wrt. Voc. i. 73, 11. Wer wintrum geong ( Isaac ), Cd. Th. 174, 34; Gen. 2888. Wíffæst wer a married man, L. C. S. 55; Th. i. 406, 14. Se Godes wer Sanctus Martinus, Blickl. Homl. 213, 36. Se eádiga wer, 215,

Linked entry: wíf

wíc

(n.)
Grammar
wíc, The word is generally neuter, but as it is often used in the plural where a singular might express the meaning, the similarity of neuter plural and feminine singular accusatives seems to have caused the word to be taken sometimes as feminine, e. g. tó ánre wíc, Homl. Th. i. 402, 22. A weak form also seems to be used, Chart. Th. 446, 29.
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a dwelling-place, abode, habitation, residence, lodging, quarters Hé tó him wilniende wæs ðætte heó him funden swylce londáre swylce hé mid árum on beón mehte, and his wíc ðaer on byrig beón mihte on his lífe, Chart. Erl. 69, 23. In locum qui dicitur

ge-tæl

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Add: the precise sum of any collection of individual objects Wæs gemenigfylld þæt getel cristenra manna, Hml. Th. i. 44, 21. Symle bið háligra manna getel geeácnod . . . Nis þæt getel Godes gecorenra lytel, 536, 24-26. JJæt getel ðǽra fixa laef máran

ge-cweþan

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Add: to speak Mið ðý yfle hiá gecuoeðas iúh cum maledixerint vobis, Mt. L. 5, 11. Mið ðý gecueð cum dixisset, Mk. L. 1, 42. Gelíc alle hiá gecuoedon similiter omnes dicebant, 14, 31. ꝥte ne ǽnigum gecuoede. Lk. L. 5, 14. to say. with noun (pronoun) object

Linked entry: ge-cwidrǽden

læssa

Grammar
læssa, l. lǽssa,
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and add: <b>A.</b> as adj. agreeing with a substantive expressed or understood. of size, extent in space Ic eom máre þonne þes middangeard, lǽsse þonne hondwyrm, Rä. 67, 2. Lǽssan ymbgang hæfð se mann þe gǽð ábútan án hús þonne sé ðe ealle

tó-sceádan

(v.)
Grammar
tó-sceádan, -scádan; p. -scéd, -sceád (in the Northern Gospels weak forms are found, and -sceádde occurs in Bede); pp. -sceáden.

to divide in two,separate one thing from anotherto divide into partiescause divisiondissension amongto separate contending parties or claimsjudge,decide betweento make a distinction between thingsto distinguishtreat or regard differentlyto separate one thing from another with the mind,to discern,distinguish,discriminateto separate things from one another,to order,dispose,appointto separate the parts of a confused whole,to expound,interpret,render intelligibleto discussto send in different directions,to scatterdisperseTo be separated,to differ

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to divide in two, separate one thing from another, literally, of local relations Swá swá sweord ða wunde tósceát on tú, Past. 60; Swt. 453, 17. Se streám tósceádeþ súþfolc Angelðeóde and norþfolc flumine meridiani et septentrionales Anglorum populi dirimuntur

word

(n.)
Grammar
word, es; n.

a worda single part of speechwordsa written worda worda group of wordsa sayingsentencewordsa sayingmaxima talestorya reporttidingsfamename(good) word,(good) reporta commandan orderordinancea messagean announcementwordsolemn statementpromiseoathan (expressed) intentionopinionspeechlanguagewordslanguagestylewordword of God

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a word, a single part of speech; in pl. words forming connected speech Bútan ðám stafum ne mæg nán word beón áwriten, Ælfc. Gr. 2 ; Zup. 5, 12. Barbarismus, ðæt is ánes wordes gewemmednyss . . . Solocismus, ðæt is miscweden word on endebyrdnysse ðære

ge-mǽre

(n.; v.)
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Add: <b>ge-mǽru, ge-mǽro</b>, e (or indecl. ?); f. A border, margin, coast Tó ðǽm gemǽrum ad oras, Wrt. Voc. ii. 10, 52. in the case of a country or district. frontier, border, (by the sea) coast -Þá brycge þe æt þǽm gemǽre wæs, Ors. 2,

on

Grammar
on, Add: <b>A. I.</b> 5 ¶
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Ðæt fǽmna mynster on Brytene ꝥ is nemned on Bercingum (on Byrcingum, in Bercingum in loco qui nuncupatur in Berecingum, Bd. 4, 6; Sch. 383, 19), Shrn. 138, 2 Is swá þeáh gód weorc on þám gódan wordum, Ælfc. T. Grn. 21, 25. Ǽlc dohtig man on Kænt and

sweord

(n.)
Grammar
sweord, swurd, swyrd, es; n.
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A sword Sweord framea, Wrt. Voc. ii. 36, 11. Sweorde mucrone, sweordum mucronibus, sweord macheram, 54, 33-36. Sweord gladius vel machera vel spata vel framea vel pugio, i. 35, 7. Litel sweord sica, 13. Hiltleás sweord ensis, 33. Swurdes ord mucro, 15

Linked entry: swyrd

forþ

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Add: forwards, from an upright position Hé leát forð tó ðǽm men ðe hine sleán mynte, Bl. H. 223, 9. Forþ fællende procidens, Mt. R. 18, 26, 29. Forþ álotene cernui, Hy. S. 5, 29. Forð onloten tó his fótum provolutus ejus pedibus, Gr. D. 53, 23. Ásitte

ge-weald

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Add: The plural is sometimes used with force of singular. power. control over that which is moved, v. wealdan; Hé nætþ his fóta geweald ꝥ hé mæge gán, Bt. 36, 4; F. 178, 13. control in respect to movement, action, &amp;c., over that which moves itself

god

(n.)
Grammar
god, m. and <b>god;</b> n.
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Take these together, and add: of a heathen god Heá gotho manes, Archiv 85, 310, 15; An. Ox. 53, 15. Þǽra hǽðenra godas synd gramlice deófla, Hml. S. 14, 18. In god in divos, Wrt. Voc. ii. 93, 57. Ic swerige ðurh ealle godas and gydena, Hml. Th. i. 426

ofer

(prep.)
Grammar
ofer, ofor; prep. adv.

with dat. generally with the idea of rest;above, overdenoting contact with anything, upon, ondenoting extension over, throughout, in, ondenoting a higher degree, beyond, more thandenoting the cause of an emotion, overdenoting the object over which power is exercisedwith the idea of movement, where the accusative might be expectedmarking time, after, beyond denoting motion in a definite direction across, to the other side of an objectdenoting motion which is diffused over a surfacedenoting extension through a space, throughout, amongdenoting motion from below, over, abovedenoting motion from above, upon, on denoting the object upon which an action or feeling takes effectdenoting the object over which power is exercisedabove, more thansupra, superbeyond, besidesultradenoting the passing over moral bounds, in violation of, in opposition to, contrary to, againstwith words implying rest(cf. to talk over)denoting the cause of an emotion (cf. I. 5)withoutwith words expressing time,afterthrough, during

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with dat. generally with the idea of rest; above, over Wæs hálig leáht ofer wéstenne, Cd. Th. 8, 16; Gen. 125. Beheóld ofer leódwerum byrnende beám, 184, 20; Exod. 110. Mæst hlifade ofer Hróþgáres hordgestreónum, Beo. Th. 3802; B. 1899. Wígláf siteþ

Linked entries: ofer-bord ofer-sceótan

MID

(prep.)
Grammar
MID, (in Gloss. Ep. and Lindisfarne Gospels) mið; prep. with dat. acc. inst.

Within conjunction within company with, along withamongapudpenesbythroughwithatwhensinceseeing thatcum

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With; at the root of the various meanings lies the idea of association, of being together. having very nearly the same force as and, Grammar MID, with dat. or inst. Hig lǽddon hí of ðære byrig mid eallumhire mágum ( Rahab et cunctum cognationem illius

Linked entry: mið

án

(n.; num.; adj.; pronoun.)
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Add: as numeral, one. cardinal, alone, as adj. Þes an blinda man getácnode eall mancynn, Hml. Th. i. 154, 10. Hí forþférdon on ánum mónþe, Chr. 888; P. 82, 4. Áne (-um, v. l. ) geáre ǽr his deáþe, 46; P. 6, 20: 885; P. 78, 23. Ǽne síðe (áne síða, v.

EAL

(n.; adj.)
Grammar
EAL, eall; gen. m. n. ealles; f.ealre , eallre ; dat. m. n. eallum ; f.ealre , eallre ; acc. m. ealne, eallne. f ealle, n. eal; inst. ealle; pl. nom. acc. ealle, ealla; gen. ealra, eallra; dat. eallum;

sometimes used indeclwithout substantive, and sometimes governing the genitiveare sometimes used, almost adverbially

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sometimes used indecl; adj. ALL; tōtus, omnis, cunctus, unĭversus Eal ða earfeðu all the pains, Exon. 25 b; Th. 74, 5; Cri. 1202: 118 a; Th. 452, 25; Hy. 4, 7: Andr. Kmbl. 1889; An. 947. Eal here the whole host, Cd. 114; Th. 150, 12; Gen. 2490: Salm.

Linked entries: al all eall

wíte

(n.)

punishmentpain that is inflicted as punishmenttormenta meansimplementa fine.tormentplaguediseaseevilpain

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Grammar wíte, es (a weak gen. pl. wítena occurs) ; n. punishment, pain that is inflicted as punishment, torment Wíte poena vel supplicium, Wrt. Voc. i. 86, 35. Tintregung vel wíte tormenlum, Wülck. Gl. 178, 20. Heó (Eve ) hæfde hire sylfre geworht ðæt

ge-setnes

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Take here <b>ge-setednes</b> in Dict., and add: [ge-setednes, ge-set[t]nes and ge-setenes might be taken separately, the former being connected with the past part., the latter with the infin. of ge-settan; cf. ge-sealdnes, ge-selenes, ge-sellan