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in-geþanc

(n.)
Grammar
in-geþanc, es ; m. n.

Thoughtthinkingcogitationintentmindheartconscience

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Thought, thinking, cogitation, intent, mind, heart, conscience Seaxes ord and seó swíðre hond eorles ingeþonc and ord somod the knife's point and the right hand, the mind of man and the point combined, Exon. 123 a ; Th. 472. 8 ; Rä. 61, 13.

Linked entry: inn-geþanc

LÁR

(n.)
Grammar
LÁR, e; f.

LOREteachinginstructionlearningknowledgecunningsciencepreachingdoctrinedogmapreceptexhortationadmonitioncounselsuggestioninstigationpersuasion

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Seó hálige lár sancta prædicatio, Bd. 1, 27; S. 495, 40. Seó rihtgelýfde lár wæs dæghwamlíce weaxende crescente per dies institutione catholica, 3, 28; S. 560, 39.

Linked entries: folc-lár lǽr

wiþ-cweþan

(v.)
Grammar
wiþ-cweþan, p. -cwæþ, pl. -cwǽdon; pp.-cweden.

to replyto gainsaycontradict maintain an opposite opinionto contradictopposeresistto refuserejectnot to allow

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Seó burhwaru wolde ðone hálgan geniman, and Pictauienscisce þearle wiðcwǽdon the citizens wanted to take the saint, and the Poitevins absolutely refused to allow it, Homl. Th. ii. 518, 20.

hwæt-hwega

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L. 6, 7. as adjective Seó cyrice hwæthwugu fæc (sum fæc, v. l.) sibbe hæfde ecclesia aliquantulam ... pacem habuerit, Bd. 1, 8; Sch. 28, 3. On hwæthwuga fata ( g. pl.? or acc. pl.?)

hweorfan

(v.)
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. :-- Wand hé him úp þanon, hwearf him þurh þá helldora, Gen. 447. of the passage to the next world Gástas hweorfon, sóhtou swegles dreámas, An. 640. of the course of events, to proceed Gif seó wyrd swá hweorfan mót on yfelra manna gewill, Bt. 4; F.

wuldor

(n.)
Grammar
wuldor, (-ur, -er), es; n.

Gloryvainglory

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Seó fǽmne, wuldres wynmǽg (Guihlac's sister, seó Cristes þeówe, Guthl. 20 ; Gdwin. 92, 2), Exon. Th. 182, 32; Gú. 1319: (St. Juliana), 278, 20; Jul. 600: 269, 23; Jul. 474. Seeorðan dǽl. . . se wuldres dǽl the body . . . the soul, 184, 11 ; Gú 1342.

Linked entries: wulder wuldor-full

wyn-sum

(adj.)
Grammar
wyn-sum, adj.

winsomeagreeablepleasantpleasantjoyous

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Sum sceal wildne fugel átemian, óþþæt seó heoroswealwe wynsum weorþeþ, Exon. Th. 332, 18; Vy. 87. León, wynsume wiht, wel átemede, Met. 13, 19. Eálá gé góde cildra and wynsume (venusti) leorneras, Coll. Monast. Th. 35, 33.

brúcan

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Seó sáwl mót brúcan þæs heofenlican coelo fruens , Bt. 18, 4; F. 68, 17 : 24, 2 ; F. 82, 16 : Bl. H. 39, 24.

fóran

(prep.; adv.)
Grammar
fóran, prep. adv.

Beforein frontin frontin frontbefore alloppositeover againstBeforeBeforehandbeforebeforeBeforein front of

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Cóm mycel windes blǽd foran ongeán, ꝥ seó strǽl wearð eft gecyrred the arrow was met by a great blast of wind and turned back. Bl. H. 199, 21. tó. foran tó.foran-tó as prep. Before.

for-wyrcan

(v.)
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Seó mennisce gesceaft þe ðurh Adam forworht wæs, 34, 1. Hæfdon hý forworhte hý sylfe and wurdon of þǽre myrhðe áworpene, 9, 11. Wé wǽron forwyrhte, Hml.

ge-munan

(v.)
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Gereht, gemunen, 2206. absolute, to exercise the faculty of memory Seó sáwul þurh þæt gemynd gemanð, Hml. Th. i. 288, 28. Seó sáwul is memoria, þæt is gemynd, þonne heó gemanð, Hml. S. 1, 186. Gemynen ( reminiscentur ) alle gemǽru eorðan. Ps.

lagu

(n.)
Grammar
lagu, <b>. I.</b>
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Þis is seó lagu þe wé healdan sculan, 274, 13. Mid stíþum lagum strictis (pudicitiae) legibus, i. ordinibus, An. Ox. 2178. <b>VIII a.

ród

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Hé þǽr þreó métte róda ætsomne, El. 834. (1 a) the cross on which Christ suffered :-- Seó Crístes ród on þá hé wæs áhongen, Shrn. 67, 25. On þysum geáre wæs gefunden seó hálige ród, Chr. 200; P. 10, 34.

fylgean

to follow to pursueto followproceed alongto follow to followto followto followdevote one's self to, diligently attend to. to attend toto accommodate one's self to the will of another, yield to a thingobsequito try to gain to follow, do what has already been done by anotherto happen or come at a later time

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Seó menigo þe þǽr beforan férde and seó þe þǽr æfter fylgde, 71, 10. marking accompaniment Him fylgede mycel manigo þæs folces, Bl. H. 247, 36. Woendun ꝥ hé wére hiǽ mið fylgende existimantes illum esse in comitatu, Lk. R.

sorh

(n.)
Grammar
sorh, sorg, sorhg, e; f.

careanxietysorrowgriefafflictiontroublesorrow, carecura, solicitudo, angor, moeror, laborcare, sorrow

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Fréfrigende gesihþe seó him ealle ða nearonesse ðære gemyngedan sorhge áfyrde visionem consolatoriam, quae omnem ei anxietatem memoratae solicitudinis auferret, Bd. 4, 11; S. 579, 34.

Linked entry: sorg

lád

(n.)
Grammar
lád, e; f.

excuse

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And gif seó lád forþcume beó hé ðæs weres wyrðe if the lord be accused ... let him take to himself five thanes, and be himself the sixth, and clear himself of the charge.

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losian

(v.)
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L. 11, 50) seó mǽgð tósomne, Hml. A. 66, 13. to perish spiritually Gif se synfulla gecyrran nelle . . . hé swelt (losaþ, v. l. ), Hml. A. 139, 29. Þǽr losað ꝥ cild láðlíce hǽðen, Hml. S. 17, 155.

swíðe

(adv.)
Grammar
swíðe, adv.
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</b> in the superlative, chiefly, especially, mostly :-- Seó bóc (St. John's gospel ) hrepaþ swýðost ymbe Cristes godcundnysse, Homl. Th. i. 70, 1. Hwiþer wilt ðú mé swíþost lǽdan whither especially wilt thou lead me? Bt. 22, 2; Fox 78, 5.

Linked entry: swíðor

torr

(n.)
Grammar
torr, es; m.

turrisa towera projecting rocka tor

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Similar entries v. fýr-, geat-, heáh-, mere-, seoh-, stán-torr

Linked entries: túr tor

wíf

(n.)
Grammar
wíf, es; n.

a womana female persona being in the form of a womana married womana wife

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Gif hwá cwydeleás of ðyssum lífe gewíte . . . beó be ðæs hláfordes dihte seó ǽht gescyft swýðe rihte wífe and cildan and néhmágon, L. C. S. 71; Th. i. 414, 1.

Linked entry: BRÝD