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LUFU

(n.)
Grammar
LUFU, e and an [v. Anglia vi. 176]; f.

LOVE

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And ðar þegen áge twegen costas lufe oððe lage and hé ðonne lufe geceóse and where a thane has a choice of two courses, love or law [an amicable settlement or appeal to law] and he choose the former, L. Eth. iii. 13; Th. i. 298, 5.

Linked entry: lufe

þunor

(n.)
Grammar
þunor, (-ar, -er, -ur), es; m.

thundertonitrusfulmenJupitera thane of king Egbert of Kent

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.), Laym. 13929. ] a thane of king Egbert of Kent Ermenréd gestrýnde twégen sunu ða syððan wurðan gemartirode of Ðunore, Chr. 640; Erl. 26, 4. See for more details of the event thus recorded, Lchdm. iii. 422 sqq., and the Latin charter, Cod. Dip.

fisc-noþ

(n.)
Grammar
fisc-noþ, fiscnoþ (-naþ), fixnoþ, es; m.

fishinga fishing-grounda catch

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S. 31, 1323. a place where there is fishing, a fishing-ground Wǽron twégen gebróþra . . . and hæfdon ǽnne fixnoþ on ánum brádum mere . . . ac þǽr wurdon eft æt þám wæterscipe micele gefeoht for þám fixnoþe.

hangian

(v.)
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Wǽron wit twégen on ánum olfende, and wit unc simble ondréden hwonne wit sceoldon feallan of þám olfende, and miccle má wit hangodan be þám olfende þonne wit þǽron sǽton, Shrn. 38, 17.

grim

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Twégen menn deófulseóka hæbbende grimme ( saeui ) swíðe, swá þætte nǽnig mæhte faran þurh wæge þǽm, Mt. R. 8, 28. of personal actions, character, feelings, or utterances Wearð seó feohte tó grim, Mód. 66. Wæs æt þám geongum grim andswaru, B. 2860.

heonan

afterwardsfrom now

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R. hinc), Jn. 2, 16, from this (the speaker's) country Heonon of lande wǽron twégen abbudas gesende, Chr. 1050; P. 170, 27.

stille

(adj.)
Grammar
stille, adj.
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Twegen steorran standaþ stille, Lchdm. iii. 270, 17. Wit be ðisse strǽte stille þencaþ bídan, Cd. Th. 147, 9 ; Gen. 2436.

wítega

(n.)
Grammar
wítega, an; m.

a wise manone who has knowledgeone who has knowledge from a superhuman sourceprophetwise mandivinersoothsayera presage

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Grammar wítega, applied to things, a presage Ætýwdon twégen steorran . . . Hí wítegan (praesagae ) wǽron grimmes wæles, Bd. 5, 23; S. 645, 26. Wítegum praesagminibus, Hpt. Gl. 448, 64

Linked entry: wítiga

æt-íwan

(v.)
Grammar
æt-íwan, æt-íwian (-eáw-, -eów-, -éw-, -iéw-, -ýw-. In Ps. L. 16, 15 a dis-tinction between the mutated and not mutated forms seems to be made, the former being transitive (cf.
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Hér atéwoden twégen cometan, Chr. 729 ; P. 45, l. with complementary adjective Eall ðá hrægel swá hwít and swá níwe ætýwdon, swá hé ðý ylcan dæge mid gegearwod wáre, Bd. 4, 30 ; S. 608, 41. Cf. oþ-íwan

Linked entry: æt-eáwan

wind

(n.)
Grammar
wind, es; m.

windair in motionwindflatulencewindbreath

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Ðás feówer heáfodwindas habbaþ betweox him on ymbhwyrfte óðre eahta windas, ǽfre betwyx ðám heáfodwindum twégen windas ...

hǽl

Grammar
hǽl, health.
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Twégen líchaman on þá ǽran hǽle gemina cadauera in pristinum uite statum (restituit), 1875. Tóscádan welan and wǽdle, hǽle and unhǽle, Ll. Th. i. 328, 20. Suá hwá suá hæfð fulle hiéle his líchoman (valetudinem corporis), Past. 251, 3.

EARD

(n.)
Grammar
EARD, es; m.

land, country, province, region, place of residence, dwelling, home sŏlum nātīvum, patria, rĕgio, dŏmĭcĭlium on land terra, terra firmastate, station, conditionsĭtus, condĭtio

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Man us tyhhaþ twegen eardas, Drihtenes áre oððe deófles þeówet two conditions are appointed to us, the glory of God or bondage of the devil, Hy. 7, 97; Hy. Grn. ii. 289, 97

ge-séman

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Hí mid mycelon unsehte tócyrdon, Chr. 1094; P. 2 29, 7-12- to end dispute between persons by giving judgement upon heir claims, to arbitrate between Wǽron twégen cyningas ymb ꝥ ríce winnende. . . þá sendan hié tó Philippuse and bǽdon þæt hé hié ymb þæt

hǽte

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</b> a region of hot atmosphere, a torrid zone :-- Án þǽra dǽla is on ælemiddon weallendo . . . þonne beóð on twá healfa þǽre hǽtan twégen dǽlas gemetegodc, Lch. iii. 260, 24. of bodily condition, a state of feeling hot Tó eácan þǽm hié derede

magan

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</b> ii. add :-- On ǽghwelc þára fata mihte twégen mittan oþþe þreó (cf. hyrdriae capientes singuli metretas binas vel ternas, Ju. 2, 6), Shrn. 48, 29

sittan

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Þ úhte unc ꝥ wit geségon sittan twégen men on twám olfendum and þá efstan mid þǽre mǽstan hrædnesse, Hml. A. 206, 361. Him cóm ongǽn se ealda feónd sittende on ánum múle on lǽces ansýne, Gr. D. 161, 1. <b>I b.

wacian

(v.)
Grammar
wacian, p. ode

To watchwaketo remain awakenot to sleepto be freed from obstructionto opento be alertto watchbe on the watchbe on guardto watchbe on the watch to injure

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Hine twégen ymb weardas wacedon, Exon. Th. 109, 6; Gú. 86. Wacodon menn, swá swá hit gewunelíc is, ofer án deád líc, Homl. Skt. i. 21, 290: Blickl. Homl. 149, 6. Geheald húsa sélest,... waca wið wráþum, Beo. Th. 1324; B. 660.

Linked entries: a-wacian wæcian

wer

(n.)
Grammar
wer, es; m.
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Twégen weras (wæras, Lind.: wearas, Rush., uiri ) Móysés and Hélias, Lk. Skt. 9, 30.

Linked entry: wíf

god-webb

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Hæfð hé ánforlǽten ðæt twégea bleó godwebb ðæt hé habban sceolde on ðǽm hálgan hrægle ... For ðon is tóeácan ðǽm twiblión godwebbe ðæt scyle beón twiðrǽwen twín on ðǽm mæssegierelan in superhumeralis ornamento habere coccum bis tinctum nescit ...

Linked entry: gode-webb

LǼCE

(n.)
Grammar
LǼCE, es; m.

A LEECHdoctorphysiciana leech

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Hé hine gelǽdde on his lǽcehús and hine lácnude and brohte óðrum dæge twegen penegas and sealde ðam lǽce duxit illum in stabulum et curam ejus egit, et altera die protulit duos denarios et dedit stabulario, Lk. Skt. 10, 34-5. Oððe hí lǽceas (Ps.

Linked entries: lǽca léce