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wyrm

(n.)
Grammar
wyrm, wurm, weorm, es; m.

a reptileserpenta creeping insecta worm

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Froxan ... swá fela ðæt man ne mihte nánne mete gegyrwan, ðæt ðara wyrma nǽre emfela ðæm mete ranae per omnia reptantes, Ors. 1, 7; Swt. 36, 28. Wyrma þreát, dracan and næddran, Cd. Th. 285, 12; Sat. 336. Wyrma slite, Exon. Th. 77, 4; Cri. 1251.

Linked entries: weorm wurm

un-þearf

(n.)
Grammar
un-þearf, e; f.

Disadvantagehurtharmdetriment

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Ðæt wyrð ðære þeóde eall tó unþearfe, L. I. P. 4; Th. ii. 308, 3, 9: Wulfst. 267, 30. Deófol má and má manna forlǽrde and getihte tó heora ágenre unþearfe, 10, 4. Ðú lutodest on ðam láðum cristendóme ðám godum tó teónan and mé tó unþearfe, Homl.

ýþe

(n.)
Grammar
ýþe, an; f.
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A wave Wé æthrynon mid úrum árum ða ýðan ðæs deópan wǽlis . . . ða ýðan getácniaþ ðisne deópne cræft, Anglia viii. 299, 38-41

mótan

(v.)
Grammar
mótan, ic, hé mót, ðú móst; wé móton; p. móste (

to be allowedmaymoteto be inferred otherwiseto be obligedmust

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Ðæt hié on ðæt fǽgon, ðæt ic swá lytle hwíle lifgean móste, Nar. 32, 21. Ðæt ðú wilwega wealdan móstest, Ps. Th. 90, 11. Móstes, Exon. 28 a; Th. 85, 10; Cri. 1389. Hé him álýfde ðæt hí ærnan móstan. Bd. 5, 6; S. 618, 42.

ge-munan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-munan, ic, he -man, -mon, pl. -munon; also ic -mune, he -monþ, pl. -munaþ; p. -munde; pp. -munen [a verb whose present tense is the past tense of a lost strong verb, cf. Lat. memini]

To remember, bear in mind, considerrecordari, memorari, meminisse, meditari

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Hie nellaþ gemunan ðone dæg heora forþfóre they will not remember the day of their departure, 61, 4. Ne geman heó ðære hefinysse non meminit pressuræ, Jn. Bos. 16, 21. Gif he ðæt eal gemon if he remembers that all, Beo. Th. 2375; B. 1185.

irfe-numa

(n.)
Grammar
irfe-numa, an; m.

an heir

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Hit wǽre geþuht ðæs ðé máre gemynd ðæs fæder, ðá ðá se sunu, his yrfenuma, wæs gecíged ðæs fæder naman, Homl. Th. i. 478, 11.

Linked entry: -numa

weorpan

(v.)
Grammar
weorpan, (wurpan, wyrpan); p. wearp, pl. wurpon; pp. worpen.
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Worpende ða scillingas in temple projectis argenteis in templo, Mt. Kmbl. Lind. 27, 5. Heora líchoman on ða eá worpene wǽron, Bd. 5, 10 ; S. 625, 6. with dat. of what is thrown. Cf. Icel. verpa with dat. Hé teoselum weorpeþ, Exon. Th. 345, 9; Gn.

Linked entries: worpian wurpan

baan

(n.)
Grammar
baan, es; n.

A bone

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A bone Ne tobrǽcan ða baan they broke not the bones, Homl. Daye 55, 17; Th. has, Ne tobrǽcon ða bán, Homl. ii. 280, 9

strang-mód

(adj.)
Grammar
strang-mód, adj.
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Of strong mind, confident, resolute God ða unstrangan ðyses middangeardes geceás, ðæt ða strangmódan, ðe on ágenum mihtum truwiaþ, gescende wǽron, R. Ben. 138, 28

dryht-wuniende

(v.; part.)
Grammar
dryht-wuniende, part. [wuniende, part. of wunian to dwell]

Dwelling among peoplein pŏpŭlo dēgens

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Dwelling among people; in pŏpŭlo dēgens Ðara ǽghwylc mót dryhtwuniendra dǽl onfón each of those dwelling among people may receive a share, Exon. 78 a; Th. 293, 26; Crä. 7

un-gebígendlíc

(adj.)
Grammar
un-gebígendlíc, adj.

Inflexibleindeclinable

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Ðás naman synd indeclinabilia, ðæt synd ungebígendlíce .... nugas is ungebígendlíc on declínunge, Ælfc. Gr. 9, 25; Zup. 51, 2-6

á-calan

(v.)
Grammar
á-calan, p. -cól.
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Substitute: To die of cold Wið ðon ðe men ácale ðæt fel of ðám fótum in case the skin die off a man's feet with cold Lch. ii. 6, 24

leánian

(v.)
Grammar
leánian, p. ode

To rewardrecompenserequitepay

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Ðæt hió him leánige ðæt hé ǽr tela dyde that it may reward him for having done well, Bt. 40, 1; Fox. 236, 4. Ðám gódum leánian hiora gód to reward the good for their goodness, 39, 12; Fox 230, 25.

Linked entry: lǽnian

wǽl

(n.)
Grammar
wǽl, es; m. n.

A weela deep poolgulfdeep water of a stream or of the sea

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Áðuah in ðær uéle (natatoria), Jn. Skt. Lind. 9, 7. In ðæt uoel ł in ðæt fiscpól in piscinam, 5, 4. On wǽlum ádrenctum profundis pelagi flustris suffocato (Ald. 12), Hpt. Gl. 426, 22. Weálu (rubicundi oceani) gurgites, 409, 64.

tó-faran

(v.)
Grammar
tó-faran, p. -fór; pp. -faren.

to go in different directions,go off separately,partto disperse (intrans.)scatterto go away, pass off,depart,become extinct.

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Ðá hié tógædere woldon, ðá com swá ungemetlíc rén, ðæt heora nán ne mehte nánes wǽpnes gewealdan, and for ðæm tófóran, Ors. 4, 10; Swt. 194, 19. Tófóran on feówer wegas ætfelinga bearn they went off in four different directions, Cd.

Linked entries: tó-fær tó-féran

ge-féran

(v.)
Grammar
ge-féran, p. -férde; pp. -féred.

To gotravelgo onbehavefareget oncomeget to a placeTo perform a journeyreach or get by goingobtainattainexperiencesuffer

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Ðá ðis cúþ wæs hú ða óðre geférdon when this was known how the others had fared, Chr. 1009; Erl. 142, 8 : Cd. 214; Th. 268, 29; Sat. 62. Ne mæg ðǽr unwitfull ǽnig geféran no deceitful man can get there, Cd. 45; Th. 58, 19; Gen. 948.

un-stillness

(n.)
Grammar
un-stillness, e; f.

absence of restmotiondisturbancenoisinessclamourtumultbustlecommotiondisturbancebreach of peacerestlessnessunrulinessdisquietudedisturbance of mindtrouble

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, breach of peace On ðæs wífes gebǽrum oufundon ðæs cyninges þegnas ða unstilnesse ( the king had been attacked and killed ), Chr. 755; Erl. 50, 3.

Linked entry: stillness

LEÓF

(adj.; adv.)
Grammar
LEÓF, adj.

LIEFdesirablepleasantacceptablelovedbeloveddeara friendloved one

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friend at the last day, Blickl.

Linked entry: leóf

sceát

(n.)
Grammar
sceát, es; m.

a corner, an anglecorner, quartera projection, promontorya nook, corner, regiona lap, bosomthe bosoma baysinusa garmenta cloth, napkin cloak,fold

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Hé ne mæg ðone (hlísan) tóbrédan ofer ðás nearowan eorþan sceátas (cf. tóbrǽdan ofer ða nearwan eorþan áne.

Linked entry: sceáta

burh-geat

(n.)
Grammar
burh-geat, -gat, burg-, es; pl. nom. acc. u. a. o; n.
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Mid ðam ðe ða burhgata belocene wurdon cum portœ clauderentur, Jos. 2, 5. Fóre burg-geatum before the city-gates, Andr. Kmbl. 1679; An. 842: Exon. 120a; Th. 461, 20; Hö. 38

Linked entries: burg-geat burh-gata