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wíf

(n.)
Grammar
wíf, es; n.

a womana female persona being in the form of a womana married womana wife

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Ðǽr ða mihtigan wíf hyra mægen berǽddon, and gyllende gáras sǽndan. Lchdm. iii. 52, 21. a married woman, a wife His wíf sua uxor Ælfc. Gr. 15; Zup. 104, 2. Cáseres wíf imperatrix vel Augusta 42, 10.

Linked entry: BRÝD

hergung

(n.)
Grammar
hergung, heregung, e; f.

Harryingharrowingplunderingdevastationwaging waran irruptionincursioninvasiona raidplunder

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Hell oncneów Crist ðá ðá heó fórlét hyre hæftlingas fút þurh ðæs Hǽlendes hergunge Hell acknowledged Christ when it let out its captives through the harrowing of Jesus, Homl. Th. i. 228, 17.

Linked entry: heregung

middel

(n.)
Grammar
middel, es; middela(?), an; m.

The middlecentre

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Hé ánne cnapan gesette on hyra middele ( in medio eorum ), Mk. 9, 36. Se ðe álǽdde Israhel of middele heora ... þurh middele his, Ps. Spl. 135, 11, 14. Of midle ex centro, Wrt. Voc. ii. 31, 47. Of ðæs wuda midle, Exon. 56 b; Th. 202,6; Ph. 65.

Linked entry: midlest

ge-endian

(v.)
Grammar
ge-endian, -endigan, to -endianne; p. ode, ade; pp. od, ad.

To endfinishcompleteaccomplishfīnīreconsummāreperfĭcĕreto come to an end

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Hyt ys geendod consummātum est, Jn. Bos. 19, 30 : Mk. Bos. 13. 4.

Linked entry: endian

wundorlíce

(adv.)
Grammar
wundorlíce, adv.

Wonderfully

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Se fugel wrixleþ wóðcræfte wundorlícor ðonne ǽfre byre monnes hýrde, Exon. Th. 206, 16; Ph. 127

á-mearcian

(v.)
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Add: to give the form or limits of, write out, to describe, define Þá Homérus on hys bócum ámearcode Homer gives these particulars in his books, Lch. i. 168, 17. Wé wyllað þás þing preóstum ámearkian, Angl. viii. 304, 37.

Linked entry: mearcian

ende-byrdlíce

(adv.)
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Swíðe endebyrdlíce þú hyt recst, Solil. H. 59, 10. Wé wyllað nú secgan endebyrdlíce be eallum þisum, Ælfc. Gr. Z. 119, 17

feorh

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On þám teóþan mónþe ꝥ wíf ne gedígð hyre feore (will not escape with life), gif ꝥ bearn ácenned ne biþ, Lch. iii. 146, 22. Ǽlc crísten mann sceolde be his ágenum feore (under pain of death) þám Hǽlende wiðsacan, Hml. S. 11, 6.

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Gecier lá, ne folga mé, ðæt ic ðé ne dyrre ofstingan, Past. 295, 15. to statement or affirmation Geá, lá, geá; gyf hyt nú fǽrenga gewurde ... vere aliquantum; imo si haec repente provenerint ..., Solil. H. 34, 11.

reáfian

(v.)
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hyg hreáfian ł ꝥ hig gegrípan ut rapiant, Ps. L. 103, 21. Ne scírð hé nó hwæðer hié reáfoden, oððe hwelc óðer yfel fremeden, Past. 329, 8. Giétsian and reáfian for hiera wǽdle, 341, 4. Swá swá leó hreáfiende ł grípende sicut leo rapiens, Ps.

sceáwere

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add: a watchman Episcopus is grécisc nama, ꝥ is on léden speculator, and on englisc sceáwere, for þám þe hé is geset tó þám ꝥ hé ofersceáwian sceole mid hys gýmene þá lǽwedan, swá swá God sylf cwæð tó Ezechiele: ' Speculatorem dedi te ic þé gesette tó

stefn

Grammar
stefn, voice.
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Hig stódon feorran and hyra stefna úp áhófon, Lk. 17, 13. of sound produced with an instrument Heofonbýman stefn, Cri. 949. of sound made by inanimate objects Geómen cwǽdon ꝥ ðrittegum geárum ne gestilde nǽfre stefen cearciendes wǽnes and ceoriendes

sceáp

(n.)
Grammar
sceáp, scép, scíp,es; n.

A sheep

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Man healde .iii. niht hýde and heáfod (of a slain ox), and sceápes eall swá, L. Eth. iii. 9 ; Th. i. 296, 19,. Nán scyldwyrhta ne lecge nán scépes fell on scyld, L. Ath. i. 15 ; Th. i. 208, 10.

Linked entry: scép

ge-æmtian

(v.)
Grammar
ge-æmtian, l. ge-ǽmtian,

to empty, remove the material contained in somethingto freegive leisure toto free oneselfto be disengaged to makeget timedevote oneself

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Þonne heó mæg hí fram hyre láre geǽmtigan, Ap. Th. 22, 12. in order to do something, to make or get time for a purpose, devote oneself to ꝥ hé hine geǽmtogode (-émtigode, -ǽmetgode, v. ll.) Gode tó þeówianne, Gr. D. 52, 8.

wil

(n.)
Grammar
wil, will, es; n.

will, pleasurea pleasant or desirable thing

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Gif þeówa and þeówen hyra bégra wylles hig gesomnigon si servus et ancilla mutua voluntate se conjunxerint L. Ecg. C. 25; Th. ii. 150, 15.

mód-gemynd

(n.)
Grammar
mód-gemynd, es; n.: e; f.

Mindthoughtintelligence

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Mind, thought, intelligence Ðá wæs módgemynd miclum geblissod hyge onhyrded then was his mind much rejoiced, his heart confirmed, Elen. Kmbl. 1676; El. 840.

ge-grápian

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

To gropetouchpalpāre

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Ðá he hyne ggrápod hæfde palpāto eo, Gen. 27, 22

ge-rúme

(adj.)
Grammar
ge-rúme, adj.

Ample, roomy, expanded, made openamplus, spătiōsus, dīlātus, pătĕfactusspaciousopportunus

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Ample, roomy, expanded, made open; amplus, spătiōsus, dīlātus, pătĕfactus Is mín mód gehǽled, hyge ymb heortan gerúme my mind is healed, the thoughts around my heart expanded, Cd. 35; Th. 47, 11; Gen. 759.

Linked entries: rúme rúm

þriwa

(num.; adv.)
Grammar
þriwa, þrywa, þreowa, þriowa, þriuwa, þriga, þrige, þría; adv.

Thricethree times

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Ne sint ðæt þreó godas þriwa genemned, ac is án God, Hy. 10, 44. Þriwa (ðriga, Lind.: þriowa, Rush.) ter, Mt. Kmbl. 26, 34. Þriuwa, Rush. 75. Þriwa (ðría, Lind.: ðrige, Rush.), Mk. Skt. 14, 30, 72. Þriwa (ðriga, Lind.: ðrige, Rush.), Lk.

Linked entries: þría þriga

witig

(adj.)
Grammar
witig, wittig; adj.

having knowledgewisdomsensesagaciouswisein one's witsin one's right mind

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Witig Drihten, 3113; B. 1554: Hy. 4, 6: Exon. Th. 379, 12; Deór. 32: Cd. Th. 179, 8; Exod. 25: 241, 14; Dan. 404. Wittig (wigtig,>MS.), Beo. Th. 3687; B. 1841. Witig Wuldorcyning, Cd.

Linked entry: wittig