cwide
the expression of a thought, a sentence, period ⬩ sententia ⬩ a saying, proverb, speech, discourse, sermon, will ⬩ dictum, dictio, sermo, homilia, testamentum ⬩ a legal enactment, decree ⬩ edictum, deretum
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Ǽlc stæf hæfþ þreó þing, nomen, figura, potestas, ðæt is nama, and hiw, and miht we divide the book into sentences, and then the sentences into words [parts], again the words into syllables, and then the syllables into letters; now the letters are indivisible
HELP
HELP ⬩ aid ⬩ succour
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Hwá him tó hǽle and tó helpe on ðás world ástág who came down to this world as their salvation and help, Blickl. Homl. 105, 32.
Linked entry: hylp
weorold-mann
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Ðonne hé from woruldmonnum (world-, Cott. MSS.) bið ongiten suelce hé sié ælðiédig on ðiosum middangearde, Past. 19 ; Swt. 141, 18.
un-gewidre
Bad weather ⬩ storm ⬩ tempest
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Is ðeós woruld on stormum and on ádlum and on ungewyderum, Wulfst. 273, 9. Mycel orfes wæs ðæs geáres forfaren ǽgðer ge þurh mistlíce coða ge þurh ungewyderu, 1041; Erl. 169, 9: Lchdm. iii. 210, 26
weorold-gesǽlþa
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hwæþer gé men ongiton hwelc se wela sié, and se anweald, and ða woruld-gesǽlþa, Bt. 16, 2; Fox 50, 36: 16, 3; Fox 54, 16. Ða getreówan treónd, ic secge seó ðæt deórweorðeste ðyng eallra ðissa woruldgesǽlþa, 24, 3 ; Fox 82, 29.
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écelíce
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Sý him wuldor á on ealra worulda woruld écelíce, Hml. A. 72, 181. Beóð welige hwílwendlice, þæt gé écelíce wǽdlion, Hml. Th. i. 64, 16
þreátung
compulsion ⬩ force ⬩ violence ⬩ oppression ⬩ ill-treatment ⬩ rebuke ⬩ reproof ⬩ threatening
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Ðonne of ðære ðreátunga gáþ tó stíðlíco word cum de correptione sermo durior excidit, Swt. 167, 10. Ðurh ðæt ísern is getácnod ðæt mægen ðara ðreátunga per ferrum increpationis fortitado signatur, Swt. 163, 24. <b>II a.
wícing
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. ¶ in passages dealing with English affairs the word refers to the Northmen :-- Ðeáh þrǽla hwylc hláforde æthleápe and of cristendóme to wícinge weorðe (become a pirate, go over to the Danes ), Wulfst. 162, 6. Hé stang wlancne wícing, Byrht.
Linked entry: scegð-mann
ge-manigfealdian
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hár
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Voc. ii. 128 25. of frost, hoar: — Hwílum hára scóc forst of feax[e], Rä. 88, 7. of stone (cf. ræg-hár Ofer hárne stán, B. 1415 : An. 843. a. the word occurs often as epithet of stones and trees used as boundary-marks Tó ðám háran stáne; of ðám stáne
hol
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¶ the word occurs in local names :-- Bulan hol, C. D. v. 43, 8. Of ðǽre stánhlǽwe innan ðan hwítan hole; of ðám hwítan hole intó ðám reádan hole; of ðám reádan hole intó ðám dunnan hole; of ðám dunnan hole, 253, 1-4.
rind
Rind. ⬩ of a tree ⬩ the bark ⬩ crust ⬩ rind
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The word occurs in combination with names of trees, e.g. apuldor- æsc- ác- elm- holen- sealh- láhþorn- wiþi-grind. of other things, crust, rind Rinde crustula, Wrt.Voc. ii. 137, 22. Rindan crustulae, Hpt. Gl. 462, 77.
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on-sendan
to send off, despatch (an emissary) ⬩ to send forth or out, ⬩ to emit (an odour, etc.) ⬩ to send forth (the spirit), to give up (the ghost)
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Seó beorhtnes ðæs onsendan leóhtes, 4, 7; S. 575, 9. to send forth (the spirit), to give up (the ghost) Sóna swá hé ðás word gecwæþ, hé his gást onsende, Blickl. Homl. 191, 29.
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for-þencan
To despise ⬩ to despise one's self ⬩ to despair ⬩ desperate ⬩ in despair
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Hé fela word spraec, forþóht ðearle ( Similar entries cf. ormód, Bt. 1; S. 8, 4 ), ne wénde ǽfre cuman of ðǽm clammum, Met. 1, 82. Hwæt mæg ic, earm, forðóht, máre geðencan?, Hml. S. 23 b, 477.
wille
A well, spring, stream, fountain
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[The word is also found in place-names.]
ge-défe
suitable, fitting, seemly ⬩ righteous, good ⬩ staid, sober ⬩ quiet, meek, gentle ⬩ quiet ⬩ In the metrical Psalms it is used as a favourable epithet of indefinite meaning
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Míne gedéfe word verba mea, 140, 8 : 145, 6
EÁC
EKE, also, likewise, moreover, and ⬩ etiam, quoque, et ⬩ Nevertheless, however ⬩ nihilōmĭnus ⬩ So also, also, moreover, very like, even so, as if ⬩ parimŏdo, tamquam ⬩ Quin et ⬩ So also, even so, likewise
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eallgewíteþ, and eác swá some, ðe hire on wurdon atydrede so all this world goes away, and even so those who were born upon it, Elen.
HEARD
HARD, harsh, austere, severe, rigorous, stern, stubborn, firm, hardy, brave ⬩ durus, rigidus, asper, acer
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Him nǽnig gewin hér on worlde tó lang ne tó heard þuhte no labour here in the world seemed to him too long or too hard, Blickl. Homl. 227, 3; Cd. 17; Th. 20, 30; Gen. 317. Hunger se hearda severe famine, 86; Th. 108, 32; Gen. 1815.
Linked entries: a-heardung heard-mód hnesce
wrǽt-líc
wondrous ⬩ curious ⬩ of wondrous excellence ⬩ beautiful ⬩ noble ⬩ excellent ⬩ elegant
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Se mé on flíteþ wordum wrǽtlícum, Andr. Kmbl. 2401; An. 1202, Ic seah wrǽtlíce wuhte feówer. Exon. Th. 434, 15; Rä. 52, l : 429, 8; Rä. 43, l.
bryttian
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Hé lange siððan woruld bryttade for long after he lived, Gen. 1226. Hié wintra fela woruld bryttedon, 1724. His eaforan eád bryttedon His children were masters of his wealth, 1602: Dan. 672.