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swǽr

(adj.)
Grammar
swǽr, swǽre, and swár; adj. [Halliwell gives sweer unwilling as a Northumbrian word, and swere dull, heavy, as a Durham one. In Jamieson's Dictionary the forms sweir, swere, sweer, swear are given with meanings lazy, indolent; unwilling; unwilling to give.]
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heavy as a burden, of great weight (lit. or fig.), oppressive Swǽr is seó byrðen ðe Godes bydel beran sceall, gif hé nele georne unriht forbeódan, L. I. P. 5; Th. ii. 308, 35: Wulfst. 178, 8. Hé bið deófles tempel, and byrð swíðe swǽre byrðene on his

Linked entry: swár

wansian

(v.)
Grammar
wansian, p. ode [the word seems to occur only late, and perhaps is due to Scandinavian, cf. Icel. vansi want: wanian is the usual word]
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To diminish Swá hwá swá fúre gife óuþer óðre gódene manne gyfe wansiaþ, wansie him seó heofenlíce iateward on heofonríce, Chr. 656 ; Erl. 32, 17. The compound á-wansian also occurs :-- If áni man ðis ilk forward breke and áwansige, Cod. Dip. Kmbl. iv

Linked entry: á-wansian

wrigian

(v.)
Grammar
wrigian, p. ode

To turn ⬩ wend ⬩ hie ⬩ go ⬩ move

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To turn, wend, hie, go, move þeáh ðú teó hwelcne bóh of dúne tó ðære eorþan, swelce ðú bégan mæge, swá ðú hine álǽtst, swá sprincþ hé up, and wrigaþ (cf. went on gecynde, Met. 13, 55) wiþ his gecyndes. . .

fore-mǽre

Grammar
fore-mǽre, , for-mǽre.
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Ben. 137, 25. of things, material On þǽre dúne wæs gefyrn foremǽre templ, Hml. S. 3, 236. Þæt wæs foremǽrost receda, B. 309. non-material Is ꝥ seó foremǽre gebyrd Sancte Ióhannes, Bl. H. 161, 6. Foremǽran (foræmeran, MS.; fore mǽran ?)

denu

Grammar
denu, [Though a nominative dene occurs weak forms of the oblique cases are not found.]
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Seó dene is betwux þǽre dúne Sion and þám munte Oliueta, Hml. Th. i. 440, 15. Án ðeóstorful dene, ii. 338, 5. Bituih iúih and úsih dene micel ( chaos magnum ) gefæstnad is, Lk. L. 16, 26. Hé mǽwð gærs on þysse dene ( valle ), Gr. D. 36, 2.

grǽg

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S. 7, 135. v. æsc-grǽg, deorce-grǽg ( perhaps deorce should be taken as an independent adverb), dun-grǽg, flint-grǽg, fold-grǽg, ísen-grǽg, ísern-grǽg. Add

tó-brýsan

(v.)
Grammar
tó-brýsan, and -brýsian; p. de

To crush, ⬩ break in pieces

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Skt. i. 8, 169. ȝiff he wolide læpenn dun he munnde tobrisenn all himm sellfenn, Orm. 12032. Al tobrised bac and þe, Havel. 1950. Tobrusede brake in pieces, Wick. (2 Kings 18, 4)

feld-wyrt

(n.)
Grammar
feld-wyrt, e; f.

Field-wort ⬩ gentian ⬩ gentiāna

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Ðeós wyrt, ðe man gentiānam, and óðrum naman feldwyrt nemneþ, heó biþ cenned on dúnum this herb, which is called gentian, and by another name field-wort, is produced on downs, Herb. 17, 1; Lchdm. i. 110, 2

Linked entry: ferd-wyrt

módigian

(v.)
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His wuldor is wyrms and meox; nú tó dæg hé módegað, and tó-mergen hé ne bið ( his glory shall be dung and worms; to-day he shall be lifted up, and to-morrow he shall not be found, l Macc. 2, 63), Hml. S. 25, 262.

for-swælan

(v.)
Grammar
for-swælan, p. de; pp, ed

To burn ⬩ burn up ⬩ consume ⬩ scorch ⬩ ūrĕre ⬩ exūrĕre ⬩ combūrĕre ⬩ concrĕmāre ⬩ exæstuāre

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Fýr forswælþ wudu, swá swá líget forswælende dúna ignis combūrit silvam, sīcut flamma combūrens montes, Ps. Lamb. 82, 15. Ða hit [sǽd] upeóde, seó sunne hit forswælde when it [the seed] grew up, the sun scorched [burnt up] it, Mk.

Dorn-sǽte

(n.)
Grammar
Dorn-sǽte, Dor-sǽte; gen. -sǽta ; dat. > -sǽtum, -sǽton, -sǽtan; pl. m. [dor = Celt. dwr, dur water; -sǽte dwellers, inhabitants: dwellers by water]

Inhabitants or men of Dorsetshire, people of Dorsetshire in a body, DORSETSHIRE ⬩ Dorsetenses, Dorsetia

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Inhabitants or men of Dorsetshire, people of Dorsetshire in a body, DORSETSHIRE; Dorsetenses, Dorsetia Ðý ilcan geáre gefeaht Æðelhelm wið Deniscne here mid Dornsǽtum [Dorsǽtan, Th. 118, 17, col. 2; Dorsǽton, 119, 17, col. 1; Dorsǽtum, 119, 16, col.

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Cwichelmes hlǽw

(n.)
Grammar
Cwichelmes hlǽw, Cwicchelmes hlǽw , Cwicelmes hlǽw ,es; m. [hlǽw a heap, barrow, small hill: Flor. Cuiccelmeslawe: Hunt. Chichelmeslaue: Hovd. Cwichelmelow: Cwichelm's hill; Cwichelmi agger]

CUCKHAMSLEY hill or Cuchinslow, Berkshire, a large barrow on a wide plain overlooking White Horse Vale ⬩ Cwichelmi agger in agro Berchensi

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hill or Cuchinslow, Berkshire, a large barrow on a wide plain overlooking White Horse Vale ; Cwichelmi agger in agro Berchensi Wendon to Wealingæforda, and ðæt eall forswǽlldon; and wǽron him ðá áne niht æt Ceóles ége, and wendon him ðá andlang Æsces dúne

niht-feorm

(n.)
Grammar
niht-feorm, the amount of provisions necessary for one night, entertainment due to the king. v. feorm; <b>I b.</b> &para;

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feld

Grammar
feld, gen. felda (v. Licetfelda)

plain ⬩ field

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Þǽm gelícost þe ic sitte on ánre heáre dúne and geseó on sméðum felda (in magno campi spatio) fela fýra byrnan, Ors. 3, 11; S. 142, 14. Gif hié (the Danes occupying wooded country) ǽnigne feld sécan wolden, Chr. 894; P. 84, 26.

þindan

(v.)
Grammar
þindan, p. þand; pp. þunden.
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Se streám ongan tó þindende ongeán swilce hit wǽre án heáh dún ( ad instar montis intumescentes ), Jos. 3, 16. Hit bíþ þindende, Lchdm. ii. 210, 22.

Linked entry: a-þindan

hyrst

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D. ii. 65, 8. an eminence, knoll Wermód on hyrstum heasewe standeð (cf. wermód byð cenned on dúnum and on stǽnilicum stówum, Lch. i. 216, 19) glauca absinthia campi, Rä. 41, 61. ¶ The word occurs in a great many place-names.

notian

(v.)
Grammar
notian, p. ode.

to make use of ⬩ employ ⬩ enjoy ⬩ to discharge an office

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Gif ðú his wel notast hwæt biþ wæstnbǽrre if you make good use of it (dung), what is more productive? Homl. Th. ii. 408, 34.

þeón

(v.)
Grammar
þeón, [from þíhan; and this from an earlier nasal stem, of which traces are preserved in the past forms, where g has replaced h by Verner's law:-Ðunge pollesceret, Wrt. Voc. ii. 66, 40. Fród fæder freóbearn lǽrdewordum wísfæstum, ðæt hé wel þunge, Exon. Th. 300, 9; Fä. 3. See also the passages given under ge-þingan; ofer-þeón; ge-, heáh-, wel-þungen; on-þungan, Exon. Th. 497, 3; Rä. 85, 23 (omitted in its place)]
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; p. þáh and þeáh, pl. þigon and þugon; p. pr. þíende and þeónde; pp. þigen and þogen To thrive, grow, flourish, prosper Þíhþ cluit, pollet, viget, nobilitat, Wrt. Voc. ii. 131, 75. Þáh pubesceret, 66, 22. Þeó vigeat, Wülck. Gl. 257, 17. of persons in

Linked entries: þeóging þigaþ þunge -þungen ge-þeón

á-berstan

(v.)
Grammar
á-berstan, p. -bærst
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Ðá ábærst micel ðunor and líget, Hml. Th. ii. 184, 4. Ðæt áborstene clif ( the detached crag ) hreás ofdúneweard, Gr. D. 12, 9

Andefera

(n.)
Grammar
Andefera, an; m.

ANDOVER, a market town in the north west of Hampshire built on the east bank of the river Ande or Anton ⬩ oppidum in agro Hamtunensi

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[Dun. Andeafara: Kni. Andever.] About the year 1164 Simeon Durham writes it Andeafara = Ande-eá-fara a farer over the river Ande, on the bank of which Andover is built, v. fara a traveller, faran to go, travel, sail. From the A. Sax. of the MS.

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