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be-swícan

(v.)
Grammar
be-swícan, bi-swícan; ic -swíce, ðú -swícest, -swícst, he -swíceþ, -swícþ, pl. -swícaþ; p. -swác, pl. -swicon; pp. -swicen; v. a. [be by, swícan to deceive]

To deceive, entice, seduce, delude, betray, offend, supplant, weaken, evadedecipere, illicere, seducere, illudere, prodere, scandalizare, supplantare, deficere, evadere

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Úton acræftan hú we heora mágon [MS. magan] beswícan let us plan how we can weaken them, Ors. 2, 5; Bos. 47, 20. Ne mæg hit wildeór beswícan a wild beast cannot evade it, Salm. Kmbl. 572; Sal. 285.

Linked entries: be-swác bi-swícan

ge-faran

(v.)
Grammar
ge-faran, p. fór; pl. -fóron, -fóran; pp. faren.

To goproceedreach by goingarriveireproficiscimeareto departdieto proceedget onfareTo get by goingexperienceoccupyreachobtaingo against

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Philippus gefór heora burh Philip took their town, 3, 7; Bos. 60, 6. Ne dorste he genéðan ðæt he hie mid firde gefóre he dare not venture to attack them with an army, 1, 10; Bos, 33, 31. Similar entries Cf. gerídan. [O.

Linked entry: ge-fór

ge-munan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-munan, ic, he -man, -mon, pl. -munon; also ic -mune, he -monþ, pl. -munaþ; p. -munde; pp. -munen [a verb whose present tense is the past tense of a lost strong verb, cf. Lat. memini]

To remember, bear in mind, considerrecordari, memorari, meminisse, meditari

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Hie nellaþ gemunan ðone dæg heora forþfóre they will not remember the day of their departure, 61, 4. Ne geman heó ðære hefinysse non meminit pressuræ, Jn. Bos. 16, 21. Gif he ðæt eal gemon if he remembers that all, Beo. Th. 2375; B. 1185.

sweltan

(v.)
Grammar
sweltan, swyltan, swiltan; p. swealt, pl. swulton; pp. swollen
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Monige for hiora wundum swultan, Nar. 16, 9, Heora mænige máne swultan, Ps. Th. 77, 30. Tó ðam ðe hé deáðe swelte, L. Alf. 13; Th. i. 48, 2. Ðú scealt deáðe sweltan morte morieris, Gen. 2, 17: L. Alf. 14; Th. i. 48, 4.

Linked entry: a-sweltan

widuwe

(n.)
Grammar
widuwe, widewe, weoduwe, weodewe, wuduwe, wudewe, wydewe, widwe, an; f. A widow, v. wíf, <b>III a</b>
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Heora widwan (wudwan, Ps. Spl.), Ps. Th. 77, 64. Fǽmnan and wuduwan, Cd. Th. 121, 14; Gen. 2010. Wydywyna (wudewena, v.l.: widuena, Lind.: widwa, Rush.) hús, Lk. Skt. 20, 47. Weodewena (widwena, Ps. Surt.), Ps. Spl. 67, 5. Widewum, Deut. 27, 19.

Linked entries: weodewe weoduwe

wund

(n.)
Grammar
wund, e; f.

A woundvulnusa woundan injury caused by a blowa sore caused by disease

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Óðer wæs wæterseóc, óðer eall on wundum, ac hí wurdon gehǽlede fram heora untrumnysse, Homl. Skt. i. 5, 145. Heó wæs swýðe unhál, and on eallum limum egeslíce wunda hæfde ... 'Ðú scealt underfón ðína wunda hǽle.' ...

fullíce

(adv.)
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Hié heora scriftum fullíce geandettiaþ, Bl. H. 193, 22. Hé fullíce mynster getimbrede he built a monastery complete in every respect, 221, 5. Gyf þrǽl þegen fullíce áfylle, Wlfst. 162, 8.

god-webb

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Þá wóhgeornan woruldrícan mid heora golde and seolfre and godwebbum (gode-, v. l., cf. godweb-girla), Wlfst. 183, 9. a curtain. See also Godweb curtina, Wrt.

Linked entry: gode-webb

hræd

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Heora hors mid swá hræde ryne ( tanto cursu ) þá eá oferférdon, efne swá seó eá in hire nǽnigne wætres streám hæfde, Gr. D. 15, 31. Hrædne gang rapidum (i. uelocem) gressum, An. Ox. 50, 43. Ðá hradan perpeti praepeti volatu, Ald. 22, 6), Wt.

wǽr

(n.)
Grammar
wǽr, e; f.

A covenantcompactagreementpledge

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Ðære sibbe wǽre (cujus foedera pacis) betwyh ða ylcan cyningas and heora ríce áwunedon, Bd. 4, 21; S. 590, 25. Beweddedum wǽrum pactis sponsalibus, Hpt. Gl. 439, 19. Se cyng mid his folce hiene gesóhte.

Linked entries: ge-wǽred wǽrlíce

wærlíce

(adv.)
Grammar
wærlíce, adv.

warily, cautiously, circumspectly,in a way that guards against surprisein a way that guards against an ill result, safelycarefully, heedfully, prudently

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Hú hý ðam deófle wærlícast magan wiðstandan, Wulfst. 80, 3. in a way that guards against an ill result, safely Námon hí tó rǽde, ðæt him wærlícor wǽre, ðæt hí sumne dǽl heora londes wurðes æthæfdon they came to the conclusion, that it would be safer

wíf-mann

(n.)
Grammar
wíf-mann, (wím-, wim-?), es; m. (but seó wífman occurs). I.

a womanfemale

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Minutia hátte án wífmon, ðe on heora wísan sceolde nunne beón. Seó hæfde geháten. . . ðæt heó wolde hiere líf on fǽmnháde álibban Minucia, virgo vestalis, Ors. 3, 6; Swt. 108, 15. Seó wífman (seó wím-man, vv. 18, 22) Jahel, Jud. 4, 21.

Linked entry: wím-man

torn

(n.)
Grammar
torn, es; n.

Violent emotion of angergriefangerindignationwrathunrighteous angerragegriefafflictiontroubledistress

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Beóþ ða gebolgne ... and heora torn wrecaþ will wreak their rage, 119, 24; Gú. 259. Synfull yrsaþ tóþum torn þolaþ teónum grimetaþ peccator irascetur, dentibus suis fremet, Ps.

tǽlan

(v.)
Grammar
tǽlan, p. de.

to blame, rebuke, reprove, reproach, censure, accuse.to blame a person for what is wrongto blame what is wrong in a personto speak evil of, blaspheme, revile, slander, calumniate, backbiteto treat with contempt, to scorn, despise, insult, mock, deride, jeer at

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Hig tǽldon ðæt land mid heora teónwordum they brought up an evil report of the land ((A. V.), Num. 13, 33. Forðan ðe hig ðæt land tǽldon by bringing up a slander upon the land (A.V.), 14, 36.

Linked entries: télan be-tilldon

fird

(n.)
Grammar
fird, faerd, ferd, fierd, fyrd(e).

an expeditioncampaignan armya camp

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Ðá gesægdon Rómáne Bryttum ꝥ hí nó má ne mihton for heora gescyldnysse swá gewinnfullicum fyrdum swencte beón, Bd. I. 12; Sch. 33, 17. an army Ferd exercitus, Wrt. Voc. ii. 145, 41.

ende-byrdnes

Grammar
ende-byrdnes, (-bred-, in Northern specimens).

a rowseriesa rankgradedegreerankpositiondegreean orderorderorderordermethodregulationorderingan injunctionordinance

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Hí ne móton tóslúpan of heora endebyrdnesse, 39, 5; F. 218, 32.

hǽþen

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Heora fæder and módor [wǽron] hǽþena þá gýt, Hml. S: 5, 36. Hǽdne, Bl. H. 211, 20. Þǽr hǽþene men deóflum onguldon, 221, 3. Manige hǽþne men ungeleáfsume, 129, 24. Be þára hǽþenra manna fleáme, 203, 4.

líf

(adv.)
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Næs heora nánum álýfed on ðám lífe ǽnig cræft búton hálgum gebedum and heora gewritum, Hml. Th. ii. 506, 14-20 : C.

on-fón

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Mín gebedo wendon eft tó mé, for þám heora nolde onfón se déma þe ic him tó sende, 34, 13.

seld

(n.)
Grammar
seld, es ; n.
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Com tó Heorot, ðǽr Hring-Dene geond ðæt sæld swǽfon, Beo. Th. 2564 ; B. 1280. Wǽron on ðyssum felda unríme gesomnunge manna and monig seld (or to ?)

Linked entry: sæld