big-spell
A by-history, a parable, fable, example, proverb, story ⬩ parabola, fabula, exemplum, proverbium, narratio
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Met. Fox 23, 17; Met. 23, 9
wecgan
To wag (trans.), ⬩ move, shake
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.), move, shake Hwílum mec wonfeax wale wegeþ and þýð, Exon. Th. 393, 31; Rä. 13, 8: 403, 10; Rä. 22, 5. Hí wecgaþ heora heáfdu moverunt caput, Ps. Th. 21, 6. Wecggeaþ, 43, 16.
á-wuht
Aught ⬩ anything ⬩ at all ⬩ by any means ⬩ aliquid ⬩ omnino ⬩ ullo modo
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Met. Fox 20, 214; Met. 20, 107: 11, 18; Met. 11, 9: 18, 14; Met. 18, 7: Cd. 25; Th. 32, 1; Gen. 496
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grípan
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Ox. 50, 31. with personal subject, the object material Hí mé tóbeótodon þæt hí mec mit ðám tangum grípan ( comprehendere ) woldon, Bd. 5, 12; Sch. 621, 16. the object non-material Sé ðe ðás ðing gecneordlíce begǽð, hé grípð þæt behátene ríce, Hml.
wæl-hreów
Cruel ⬩ barbarous ⬩ bloodthirsty
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Wælhreówes (Nero's) gewéd, Met. 9, 5. Ne lǽt ðú on ðæs wælhreówan hond (crudeli) ðín geár, Past. 36; Swt. 249, 11: Homl. Th. i. 80, 31. Ne mæg ic mínne feónd lufian, ðone ðe ic wælhreówne tógeánes mé geseó, 54, 31.
on-findan
to find out, discover, detect ⬩ to find out from experience, become aware of, perceive, be sensible of ⬩ to meet with, experience, suffer
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Heó onfunden wæs men were aware of her presence, Beo. Th. 2591; B. 1293. to meet with, experience, suffer Hé weán oft onfond, Exon. Th. 377, 16; Deor. 4
Linked entries: and-findan an-findan in-findan
hróf-fæst
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Met. Fox 7, 11; Met. 7, 6
ge-sǽlþ
happens
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Met. Fox 13, 43; Met. 13, 22; 3rd sing. pres. of ge-sǽlan
ge-sǽl-líc
Happy ⬩ fēlix
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Happy; fēlix Gesǽllíc mon a happy man, Bt. Met. Fox 2, 34; Met. 2, 17
stician
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Wið súðan ða méde ðæt it sticaþ tóemnes ðam wiðigðyfelum, v. 194, 32
ge-wítan
to see ⬩ behold ⬩ videre ⬩ spectare ⬩ to turn one's eyes in any direction with the intention of taking that direction ⬩ to set out towards ⬩ start ⬩ pass over ⬩ to go ⬩ depart ⬩ withdraw ⬩ go away ⬩ retreat ⬩ retire ⬩ die ⬩ transire ⬩ discedere
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Ne syndon me from gewitene they have not departed from me, Cd. 63; Th. 76, 11; Gen. 1255. Me lǽrdon Rómáne ðæt ic gewát heonon onweg the Romans advised me to depart away hence, Blickl. Homl. 191, 14.
Linked entries: aweg-gewítan aweg-gewitenes
be-tweox
between ⬩ inter
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Met. Fox 11, 90; Met. 11, 45 : 11, 168; Met. 11, 84 : 24, 25; Met. 24, 13
þeów
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Míne wealas eriaþ mea mancipia arant, mínra þeówra manna æceras meorum mancipiorum segetes, mínum ðeówum mannum (mancipiis) ic dǽle penegas, míne þeówan men (mancipia ) ic ðreáge, fram mínum þeówum mannum ic eom gefultumod, Ælfc.
ge-þingian
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Ne mæg eal middaneard ánum ðǽra geðingian þe Críst þus tó cweð, 'Discedite a me, maledicti,' Hml. Th. ii. 572, 27: 528, 14.
ge-brúcan
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[Swá ibrúce ic mine rice, ne scule gié mine mete ibite, O. E. Hml. i. 233, 3. O. H. Ger. ge-brúhan uti, fungi
ǽfen-gifl
Evening food ⬩ supper ⬩ cœna
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Evening food, supper; cœna Hí sécaþ ðæt hie fyrmest hlynigen æt ǽfengieflum [-giflum MS. C.] quærunt primos in cœnis recubitus, Past. 1, 2; MS. Hat. 6b, 20: 44, 3; MS. Hat. 61b, 22
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Centingas
Men of Kent, Kentish men ⬩ Cantiani
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Men of Kent, Kentish men; Cantiani Hí forneáh ealle west Centingas fordydon they ruined nearly all the west Kentish men, Chr. 999; Th. 248, 12, col. 2: 1011; Th. 267, 7, col. 1
be-cerran
To turn ⬩ turn round ⬩ vertere ⬩ convertere
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Met. Fox 13, 156; Met. 13, 78
firen-georn
Sinful ⬩ peccandi prōnus
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Sinful; peccandi prōnus Firengeorne men sinful men, Exon. 31b; Th. 98, 12; Cri. 1606
Here-ford
Hereford
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Hereford Ða men of Hereforda the men from Hereford, Chr. 918; Erl. 102, 31