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heá-líc

(adj.)
Grammar
heá-líc, adj.

High, elevated, lofty, sublime, proud, chief, very great, noble, distinguished, deep, profound

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Is án ðæra eahta winda aquilo geháten se blǽwþ heálíc and ceald one of the eight winds is called aquilo; it blows high and cold, Lchdm. iii. 276, 5. Heálíc on his weorcum actione præcipuus, Past. 12; Swt. 75, 8.

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EÁC

(con.)
Grammar
EÁC, conj.

EKE, also, likewise, moreover, and etiam, quoque, et Nevertheless, however nihilōmĭnusSo also, also, moreover, very like, even so, as if parimŏdo, tamquamQuin etSo also, even so, likewise

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Th. 105, 20. eác hwæðre, hwæðre eác Nevertheless, however; nihilōmĭnus Eác hwæðre ceald lyft is gemenged the cold air nevertheless is mingled, Bt. Met. Fox 20, 156; Met. 20, 78. Wæs me hwæðre eác láþ nevertheless it was to me unpleasant.

weder

(n.)
Grammar
weder, es; n.

weather, condition of the atmospheregood weatherwind, storm, breeze, airweather (as in weather-bow, -bound), wind.

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Hit wæs ceald weder, Ors. 6, 32; Swt. 286, 31: Met. 26, 28. Forstas and snáwas, winterbiter weder, Cd. Th. 239, 32; Dan. 379. Wearm weder. Exon. Th. 198, 30; Ph. 18. Réuig weder, 380, 18 ; Rä. 1, 10. Wederes blæst, hádor heofon*-*leóma. Andr.

DRIGE

(adj.)
Grammar
DRIGE, dryge, dríe; def. se driga, dryga, dría; seó, ðæt drige, dryge, dríe; adj.

DRY siccus, arĭdus

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DRY; siccus, arĭdus Se wind blǽwþ norþan and eástan, heálíc, and ceald, and swíðe drige [dríe MSS. P. L.] the wind blows from the north-east, violent, and cold, and very dry, Bd. de nat. rerum; Wrt. popl. science 18, 8; Lchdm. iii. 276, 6.

lange

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Lencten byð lengest ceald Gn. C. 6. Hú ic lengest mæge þíne sóðfæstnesse, sélest gehealdan, Ps. Th. 118, 26. by preceding adverbs of comparison Swá lange swá mé líf gelǽst, Ll. Th. i. 276, 19. Swá lange quamdiu, An.

hwæþere

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D. 300, 16. eác Eorðe ælgréno, eác hwæþre ceald, Met. 20, 78. ac Genóh wel wát God hú hit getímað on þǽre fandunge; ac hwæðere se man næfð ná mycele geðincðe búton hé áfandad sý, Hml. Th. i. 268, 17.

sár

(n.)
Grammar
sár, es; n.

pain, suffering, sorenessa pain, pang, sore, woundgrief, pain, ¨trouble, sorrowa grief, sorrow, pain, wound

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Gif sió wamb biþ windes full, ðonne cymþ ðæt of wlacre wǽtan; sió cealde wǽte wyrcþ sár an . . . ðonne déþ ðæt ðæt sár áweg, Lchdm. ii. 224, 24. Nǽfre ðú þæs suíðlíc sár gegearwast heardra wíta, ðæt ðú mec onwende worda ðissa, Exon.

þan

(adv.)
Grammar
þan, þon; adv.
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Him ðæt nó ne derede, ðon má ðe ceald wæter, Shrn. 83, 17 : Exon. Th. 364, 33; Wal. 80. without ðe Ic ða word gehýrde and nóht ðon ǽr ðære ærninge blon ego audiens, nihilominus coeptis institi vetitis, Bd. 5, 6; S. 619, 15.

Linked entries: þanne þon

se

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Byð se ealda man ceald and snoflig, Angl. viii. 299, 35. Dysig bið se wegférenda man, sé ðe nimð þone sméðan weg þe hine mislǽt, and forlǽt þone sticolan þe hine gebrincð tó ðǽre byrig, Hml. Th. i. 164, 9.

feor

(adv.)
Grammar
feor, adv.

avoidancewidelywidelyfarfar

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Wiþ eágna miste monige men lóciað on ceald wæter, and þonne magon fyr geseón, Lch. ii. 26, 14. figuratively Ne þú mé fram þínum bebodum feor ádrífe ne repellas me a mandatis tuis, Ps. Th. 118, 10.

Linked entries: fier firr fyr

wilnian

(v.)
Grammar
wilnian, p. ode.

of animate objectsto desire, ask forwith gen. or uncertainwith accusativewith infinitivewith geniudial infinitivewith genitive and gerundial infinitivewith a clauseabsolute or uncertainto desire to goto tend to an end

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Wilnaþ God tó ǽlcum men ðæt hé sié oððe wearm oððe ceald aut calidus quisque esse, aut frigidus quaeritur Past. 58; Swt. 447, 15. Hé wilnode ðæt his lícræst sceolde beón æt Cridiantúne, Chr. 977; Erl. 127, 37.

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wǽta

(n.)
Grammar
wǽta, an; m.:wǽte, an; f.

wet, moisturea liquid a liquid that may be drunkor used in cookery, medicine,etc., liquor, drinkmoisture in an animal body, humourwater, urinemoisture of plants, juice, sap

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Gif sió wamb biþ windes full, ðonne cymð ðæt of wlacre wǽtan; sió cealde wǽte wyrcþ sár an, 224, 24. Wið ealle gegaderunga ðæs yfelan wǽtan of ðam líchoman, i. 236, 18. Gífernes áríst of ðæs hores wǽtan ðe of ðam magan cymð, ii. 196, 3.

Linked entries: wǽt wǽte

BEGEN

(num.; adj.; pronoun.)

Bothambobothamboambæambobothambo et ambæ vel ambæ et amboof bothamborumambarumamborumto bothambobusambabusambobusbothambosambasambobothambos et ambas velambas et ambwithby bothambobusambabusambobus

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Wæter, n. and eorþe, f. sint on gecynde cealda bá twá water and earth, both the two are by nature cold Bt. Met. Fox 20, 152 ; Met. 20, 76. Bú samod, líc, n. and sáwl, f. both together, body and soul Elen.

hláf

breada loafcakebreadbreadmannacake

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Ðá wicþénas ǽnre tíde ǽr gemǽnum gereorde gán tó hláfe (accipiant panem), 59, 14. with qualifying words: Hé þǽre ytemestan yldo his lífes mid medmiclum hláfe and cealde wætere (pane cibario et frigida aqua) áwreþede, Bd. 5, 12; Sch. 630, 19.

Linked entry: hláf-gang

of

(prep.; adv.)
Grammar
of, prep. with dat., or adv.

Offromout ofoffas regardsabout

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Gif man cealf of ádrífe, L. Alf. pol. 16; Th. i. 72, 1. Hé áslóh of ánys ðæra sacerda ealdres þeówan eáre, Mt. Kmbl. 26, 51. Átió of ða þornas, Bt. 23; Fox 78, 22. Gif ðara lima hwilc of biþ, 37, 3; Fox 190, 27. Ceorf of ðæt lim, Homl.

Linked entry: ob

weorþian

(v.)
Grammar
weorþian, wurþian, wyrþian; p. ode.
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Gé wurðodon ðæt cealf for god, Deut. 9, 16. Ðám godum ðe hira fæderas ne wurðodon (coluerunt), 32, 17. Weorþedon, Ors. 4, 4; Swt. 162, 26. Wurðedon, Cd. Th. 227, 5; Dan. 182.

Linked entries: a-wyrþian wyrþian

wunian

(v.)
Grammar
wunian, p. ode

To dwellremainto dwellabidestayremainliveto inhabit a place, live in or onto live, be in certain conditions or circumstances,to abidebe present with a person to comfort or helpto berestresideremainoccupy a positionto consist of or in,subsist, existto remainlastcontinueendureto be wont

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Seó ðe wunian sceolde cealde streámas, Beo. Th. 2525; B. 1260: Cd. Th. 280, 22; Sat. 259: 282, 36; Sat. 297. Ic (the soul) ðé (the body) wunian sceolde, Soul Kmbl. 86; Seel. 43. in figurative expressions Se fugel wunaþ wyllestreámas (bathes), Exon.

Linked entries: wunung wynian

(pronoun.)
Grammar
hé, [In p. 513, col. 1. l. 60 Enachis (Num. 13, 29) should be read for Enac his: cf. the accusative Enachim in Jos. 11. 21. For -is as gen. in foreign names cf. Num. 13, 11, 12.]
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Th. 32, 15. ꝥ Hé genam án cealf . . . and se cnapa hit ofslóh, Gen. 18, 7. the noun denoting an inanimate object Ðæt hefige mód glít . . . oð hit áfielð . . . ; for ðæm hit ǽr hit nolde behealdan . . . hit sceal áfeallan, Past. 279, 2-5.