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Wintan-ceaster

(n.)
Grammar
Wintan-ceaster, (Wintun-, Winta (-e, -i), Win-), e: Wænte, an; f.

Winchester

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Seó gerǽdnys ðe Cnut cyningc gerǽdde on Wintanceastre (Win-, v. l.), L. C. E. proem. ; Th. i. 358, 7. Cénwalh hét átimbran ða ciricean on Wintunceastre (Wintan-,v. l.), Chr. 643 ; Erl. 26, 9. Hér Danihel gesæt on Wintanceastre, 744; Erl. 48, 1.

Linked entries: Wænte Win-ceaster

BRAND

(n.)
Grammar
BRAND, brond, es; m.

a BRAND, fire-brand, torch;titio, torris a burning, flame, fire;incendium, flamma, ignisA sword;ensis

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Reóteþ meówle, seó hyre bearn gesihþ brondas þeccan the woman weeps, who sees the flames covering her child, Exon. 87 b; Th. 330, 7; Vy. 47. Ða beágas sceal brond fretan fire shall consume the rings, Beo.

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tó-foran

(prep.)
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tó-foran, prep, with dat., gen.

Before.in front of,in presence of,previous toabove,in a greater degree thansuperior toover and above,beside,beyond

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For fela gewissungum ðe seó án hoc hæfþ tóforan ðám óðrum for many directions which that one boot has, and the others have not, Ælfc. T. Grn. 6, 40

tawian

(v.)
Grammar
tawian, p. ode.

to taw, dress or prepare materialto intreat shamefully or evilly, treat badly, abuse, insult.

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Ðá ðæt land ða getawod wæs and hé on gerisne tíd mid hwǽte hit seów ferramenta sibi ruralia cum frumento adferri rogavit, quod dum praeparata terra tempore congruo seminaret, Bd. 4, 28; M. 366, 24.

Linked entry: ge-tawian

neáh

(adj.; adv.)
Grammar
neáh, néh

nighnearnearnearlyaboutof place

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Seó Ægyptus ðe ús neár is, Ors. 1, 1; Swt. 12, 16. Swá hé biþ ðære sunnan neár swá biþ hire fyrr whether it (the moon) is nearer to the sun or farther from it, Shrn. 64, 32.

for-standan

(v.)
Grammar
for-standan, fór-standan (l. for-).
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Hwæt forstód seó mengu þára freónda þám deórlingum?, Bt. 29, 2; F. 106, 6. Úre Drihten cwæð ꝥ þám men náwiht ne forstóde þeáh hé ealne middangeard gestrínde, Ll.

Linked entry: for-licgan

be-gán

(v.)

passageto go roundto reach by goingcome uponget atto gopass byto gocomegetto pass byTo come byget atto comefall to one's lotto fallget into debtto surroundto confineto occupyto go about a businessto attend toto cultivateto worshipto honourvenerate a placeto exercise, practise an art, mode of life, &c.to practise a religionfollow the dictates of to practisecarry ondo (habitually)to devote one's self to a practiceto exercise a personto behaveto exercise in somethingto exerciseuseemployto professpretend

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Seó ǽfsestnes þe wébeeódon (beódan,v.l.) religio quam tenuimus, Bd. 2, 13; Sch. 164, 18. Hió swíþe gemetlíce þá gecynd beeódan (followed the dictates of nature), Bt. 15; F. 48, 8. Godes word mid weorcum begán. Hml. Th. ii. 554, 16.

ge-biddan

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Se hálga gebæd for þæt seóce cyld, Hml. S. 3, 307-11. Gebide for me, 23 b, 718. ꝥ hé for hine gebidde, Bt. proem. II. a thing Gebiddaþ for eówrum synnum intervenite pro vestris erratibus, Coll.

á-stígan

(v.)

downwardupwarddownward upwardto descendgo down intoto ascendmount

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Seóð ꝥ þá bán áne beón lǽfed, ástíge þǽrin gelómlíce, Lch. i. 340, 26. metaphorical Ic lǽrde wlance men ꝥ hié ne ástigan on ofermédu, Bl. H. 185, 14.

ge-byrd

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Þonne seó wamb bið hátre gebyrdo and gecyndo, Lch. ii. 220, 16.

ge-cígan

(v.)
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Stefn cwæð, 'Cum, Anastasius,' and þá him swá gecígdum þǽr wǽron eác óþre vii bróþru be naman gecígde ... seó stefn eft gecígde þone eahtoþan bróður ... seó gesomnung eall gehýrde þá stefne, þá á Hé gecígde þone hálgan man be his naman, and se hálga wer

lust

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Ic ongite þætte . . . seó héhste blis nis on þám flǽsclicum lustum video . . . nec laetitiam voluptatibus posse contíngere, Bt. 33, I ; F. 120, 6. ¶ with prep, or oblique case used adverbially, (v.

wilm

(n.)
Grammar
wilm, wielm, welm, wælm, wylm, es; m.

that which wellsof fluida fountstreamwater that surges or boilsthat moves in wavesof firesurgingfireflamesheatfervent heatfiery heatboilingroastinginflammationviolent movementviolenceragingtempestuous movement of water of mental emotionfervourardourheatfuryragepassion

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Gestilde seó sǽfram ðam wylme pontus suo quievit a fervors, Bd. 3, 15; S. 542, 3. Him ðæs endeleán þurh wæteres wylm Waldend sealde, Beo. Th. 2390; B. 1693: Exon. Th. 283, 14; Jul. 680.

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sidu

(n.)
Grammar
sidu, seodu, siodu (o) ; gen. dat. a ; m.
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a custom, use, manner, habit, practice Ðæt heó cóme tó him mid hire cynehelme, swá swá heora seodu wæs, Anglia ix. 28, 31. Micel sido mid Rómwarum wæs, Bt. 27, 1 ; Fox 96, 2.

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elcian

(v.)
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Þæt se Ælmihtiga forgeáfe gódne willan þám seócan hǽðenan, þæt hé leng ne elcode tó His geleáfan that the Almighty would give a good will to the sick heathen, that he should not put off longer coming to a belief in Him, ii. 26, 1. with clause Nán man

ge-weorpan

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Of ðǽr gewarp (eiecerat) seofa diówles, Mk. L. R. 16, 9. Hine gewurpon ł fordrifon búta ðǽm wíngeard, Mt. L. 21, 39. Gif égo ðín geondspornað ðec geworp ( eice ) hine, Mk. L. R. 9, 47. Ðú gesiist geworpe ðone mot, Mt. L. 7, 5. Geworpa diówblas, Lk.

wesan

(v.)
Grammar
wesan, p. wæs, pl. wǽron
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Seó þrág gewát, swá heó nó wǽre, Exon. Th. 292, 9; Wand. 96. Hé him tó frófre lét forð wesan hyrstedne hróf, Cd.

fón

(v.)

to takecatchto takearrestapprehendto getgainto getsufferexperienceto beginto beginto taketo set aboutundertaketo attackto begin atto take taketo set to work atdeal withreceiveacceptto taketo taketake possession ofto taketo takeundertaketo taketo take toallow ofto take toto take tojoin battleto join togetherto struggle with

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Seó wiht heaðoglemma féng deópra dolga, Rä. 57, 3. to begin Féhð seó weáláf synna bemǽnan, Wlfst. 133, 13. intrans. to begin Se circul féhð on Ianuario and þǽr eft geendað, Angl. viii. 300, 18. to take up a subject Ic wolde þæt wit féngen eft þider

a-teón

(v.)
Grammar
a-teón, ic -teó, ðú -týhst, he -týhþ, -tíhþ, -tíþ, pl. -teóþ; p. -teáh, pl. -tugon; pp. -togen [a from, out; teón to tow, draw] .

to draw out or awaypull outlead outpluckdrawabstrahereextrahereejicereeduceretrahereducereto treatusedispose ofemploytractareutiadhibereto draw to any placebetake oneself anywheregocomemake a journey or expeditionse reciperemeareproficisciirevenireiter facere

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Seó mæg ateón ǽlces cynnes áttor út of men which can draw poison of every kind out of man, Ors. 5, 13; Bos. 113, 33. Mid atogenum swurde evaginato gladio, Num. 22, 22.

Etna

(n.)
Grammar
Etna, indecl? Etne, Ætne, es; m.

Etna, the volcano of Sicily

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Nú manna gitsung is swá byrnende, swá ðæt fýr on ðaelig;re helle, seó is on ðam múnte ðe Ætne hátte now the covetousness of men is as burning as the fire in the hell, which is in the mountain that is called Etna, Bt. 15; Fox 48, 20.

Linked entries: Ætne Etne