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up-weardes

(adv.)
Grammar
up-weardes, adv.

Upwards

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Hé his handa wæs uppweardes brǽdende wið ðæs heofones manus ad coelum tendons, Ors. 4, 5; Swt. 166, 19

Linked entry: uppe-weardes

wel-hwǽr

(adv.)
Grammar
wel-hwǽr, adv.

Everywheregenerallycommonly

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Wæs wíde and welhwǽr Waldendes lof áfylled Chr. 975; Erl. 126, 11. Wiód ða ðe willaþ welhwǽr derian clǽnum hwǽte Met. 12, 4. Mæniges þinges ðe monnum wunder welhwǽr þynceþ 28, 82

Linked entry: wel-gehwǽr

ge-andwerdian

(v.)
Grammar
ge-andwerdian, Add: -weardian
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Þá þá hé wæs geondweardod and gecýðed Benedicte praesentatus Benedicto, Gr. D. 129, 20 note. Swylce hé tó þám egefullan Godes dóme geandweardod (-werded, R. Ben. I. 36, 5) beón scyle se tremendo judicio Dei representari existimet R. Ben. 31, II

Linked entry: ge-andweard

heáfod-burh

(n.)
Grammar
heáfod-burh, gen. -burge; f.

Chief town, capital, metropolismetropolis

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Chief town, capital, metropolis Forgeaf him wununge on Cantwarebyrig, seó wæs ealles his ríces heáfodburh he gave him a dwelling in Canterbury, that was the chief town of all his kingdom, Homl. Th. ii. 128, 31.

hosp-sprǽc

(n.)
Grammar
hosp-sprǽc, e; f.

Contemptuous, insulting language

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Contemptuous, insulting language Se eádmóda biscop ðe wé ymbe sprecaþ wæs swiðe geþyldig wið þwyrum mannum and him ne eglede heora hospsprǽc ac forbær blíðelíce ðeáh ðe him man bysmor cwǽde the lowly-minded bishop that we are talking about was very patient

on-bíd

(n.)
Grammar
on-bíd, (-bid ?), es; n.

Awaiting, expectation

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Hé on tweógendlícan onbíde wæs hwæðer hé wið Rómánum winnan dorste he was waiting in doubt (cunctans) whether he durst fight with the Romans, Ors. 4, 11; Swt. 204, 29

Linked entry: an-bíd

á-singan

to recite verseto compose verse

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Add: to recite verse Hé þý betstan leóðe geglenged him ásong and ágeaf þæt him beboden wæs, Bd. 4, 34;Sch. 485, 22.

basu

(adj.)
Grammar
basu, Add: , beasu, beosu
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wæs gegyred mid baswum godwebbe and hwítum induebatur purpura et bysso, Gr. D. 310, 1. Mid baswe godwebbe, Bl. H. 207, 17. v

feran

Grammar
feran, l. féran,

to go onproceedto farego onsucceedto comebe derived

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Litel rihtwísnesse wæs . . . búton mid munecan áne þǽr þǽr hí wæll férdon, Chr. 1086; P. 218, 9. to fare, go on, succeed. of persons Hí swuncon on ídel and earmlíce férdon, Hml.

wǽdla

(n.; adj.)

poorneedyindigentwantingdeficient inpoor inbeggingpoorneedya poor, needy persona poor, needy persona beggar

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Ðonne ðú ealle gedǽlde hæfst, ðonne bist ðú ðé self wǽdla, Bt. 13; Fox 38, 20-35. as substantive, a poor, needy person, a beggar Sum welig man wæs ... and sum wǽdla (mendicus) wæs ... Se wǽdla forðférde, Lk. Skt. 16, 19-22. Se reóflia wǽdla, Homl.

GLEÁW

(adj.)
Grammar
GLEÁW, adj.

Clear-sightedwiseskilfulsagaciousprudentgoodsagaxprudensastutussapiensgnarus

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Hwilc ðære geógoþe gleáwost wǽre which of the youth were most skilful, Cd. 176; Th. 221, 1; Dan. 81

Linked entries: glǽw gléw

Basilius

(n.)
Grammar
Basilius, g. Basilies; m.

Basil, bishop of CæsarēaKαιδάρεια

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He wæs swýðe gelǽred and swýðe mihtig lareów, and he munuc regol gesette mid swýðlícre drohtnunge. He wæs ǽr Benedictus, ðe us bóc awrát on Lédenre spræce leóhtre be dǽle ðonne Basilius, ac he tymde swáðeáh to Basilies tǽcinge for his trumnysse.

HETE

(n.)
Grammar
HETE, es; m,

HATEhatredenmitymalignitymalicespite

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Ic flýma wæs ðæt ic mé his hete berh and wearnode qui vagabundus, hostium vitabam insidias, Bd. 2, 12; S. 513, 28. Ða tó Sione hete hæfdon qui oderunt Sion, Ps. Th. 128, 3.

scop

(n.)
Grammar
scop, sceop, es; m.
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Ðǽr wæs hearpan swég, swutol sang scopes, Beo. Th. 180 ; B. 90. Omerus wæs ðæm mǽran sceope (Virgil) magistra betst. Met. 30, 4. Gecuron him ánne scop tó cyninge ... se heora cyning ongan singan and giddian, Ors. 1, 14 ; Swt. 56, 29.

Linked entry: sceop

un-gelimp

(n.)
Grammar
un-gelimp, es; n. m.

Misfortunemishap

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Wépendlíc tíd wæs ðæs geáres, ðe swá manig ungelimp wæs forðbringende, Chr. 1086; Erl. 220, 23. Gif ús ungelimpas on ǽhtum getímiaþ, Homl. Th. ii. 328, 27. Fela ungelimpa gelimpð ðysse þeóde, Wulfst. 562, 12.

gebyrd-tíd

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Ðis wæs gedón ðý geáre ðe wæs ágán fram Crístes gebyrdtíde nigon hund wintra and hundnigontig wintra, C.D. iii. 255, 22. Gebyrðtíde, 256, 18.

á-settan

(v.)

to setputmove an object to a place To move one's selftransport one's self:-- to set place buildto put inoutof an officeto lay, impose punishment,to set propose a riddle,to oppress

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Wæs seó burh mid þý hreóde ásett and geworht oppidum ex his arundinibus erat edificatum, Nar. 10, 14. Neáh þǽre ceastre wæs ásett (-seted,v. l.) cyrce, Gr. D. 43, 29. Ne ðá get ásette wéron necdum (mantes) con-stiterant, Kent.

lád-teów

(n.)
Grammar
lád-teów, es; m.

A leaderguideconductorgeneral

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Hengest se ðe wæs ǽrest ládteów and heretoga Angelcynnes on Breotene Hengist qui Brittaniam primus intravit, 2, 5; S. 506, 34. Hé sende fyrd ðære wæs Beorht ládteów and heretoga misso cum exercitu duce Bercto, 4, 26; S. 602, 5.

ge-fyllan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-fyllan, p. ede, de; pp. ed; v. a.

To fillfulfilmake a totalcompletefinishaccomplishsatisfyimpleresaturare

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On hire wæs gefylled ðætte on Cantica Canticorum wæs gesungen in her was fulfilled what was sung in the Song of Songs, Blickl. Homl. 11, 15 : 13, 26. Gefylde, 15, 8.

ge-fyrn

Grammar
ge-fyrn, long ago.
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wæs gefyrn worulde, and swíþe fela geara synd nú ágáne syððan hé gewát of þysan lífe, Hml. S. 23, 727. Swá Sedulus iú gefyrn giddode, Angl. viii. 332, 16