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wǽfan

(v.)
Grammar
wǽfan, p. de

To wrap up ⬩ clothe

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To wrap up, clothe Utan wǽfan nacode, Wulfst. 119, 6

of-georn

(adj.)
Grammar
of-georn, adj.

Too eager, elated

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Too eager, elated Ofgeorn[um] subnixis, Hpt. Gl. 485. 45

ǽrror

(prep.)
Grammar
ǽrror, prep. dot.

Before ⬩ ante

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Before; ante Cymeþ eástan up ǽrror [MS. æst ror] sunnan, and eft æfter sunnan on setl glídeþ comes up from the east before the sun, and again after the sun glides to his seat, Bt. Met. Fox 29, 52; Met. 29, 26

hand-bell

(n.)
Grammar
hand-bell, e; f.

A hand-bell

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A hand-bell Ðǽr nǽron ǽr búton vii upphangene bella and nú sind xiii upphangene and xii handbella before there were but seven hung-up bells, and now there are thirteen hung-up bells and twelve hand-bells, Th. Chart; 430, 6

cwelman

(v.)
Grammar
cwelman, cwylman, cwilman; part. -ende; p. de; pp. ed [cwealm, cwelm death, destruction, torment]

To torture, torment, destroy, kill ⬩ trucidare, cruciare

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Ðæt hí cwylmen rihte heortan ut trucident rectos corde, Ps. Spl. 36, 15. Ðú hungre scealt cwylmed weorþan thou shalt be put to death with hunger, Elen. Kmbl. 1373; El. 688

wrǽst

(adj.)
Grammar
wrǽst, wrǽste, wrást; adj.

delicate ⬩ elegant ⬩ splendid ⬩ noble ⬩ excellent

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Th. 423, 23 ; Rä. 41, 26. noble, excellent Ðú út álǽddest wrǽstne wíngeard. . . . Ðú him his wyrtruman wrǽstne settest, Ps. Th. 79, 8-9. Nolde ic ðíne gewitnesse wrǽste forlǽtan, 118, 157. Hé on his welan spéde wrǽste gelrúwode, 51, 6.

Linked entries: wrǽstan wrást

ciric-weard

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Hé ábæd him ingang fram þám cyricweardum þæt him wǽre ágifen leáf him tó gebidenne ingressus ecclesiam a custodibus pettit, ut sibi licentiam concederetur orandi, Gr. D. 200, 3

feter

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Hé sæt lange on þám láðum bendum, oð þæt hé bestæl út mid his stafe hoppende and gesóhte ðone sanct . . . Se scyttel ðá ásceát of þǽre fetere, Hml. S. 21, 414-419. Gebundene feterum vinculis ligatos, Ps. Th. 106, 9.

ge-twinn

(adj.)
Grammar
ge-twinn, adj.
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Þæt getwinne mage habban oxan ut geminos possit habere boves, Wülck. Gl. 254, 7. as numeral; bini, duo Ǽnlípige singuli, getwinne bini, Ælfc. Gr. 2, 13, 14. Sum getel bið ǽfre menigfeald ... bini getwynne oððe twám and twám, 284, 6.

á-drencan

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Brettas hié bedrifon út on áne eá and monige ádrencton, Chr. 890; P. 82, 14. Hí ádrengton má ðonne ǽnig man wiste tó tellanne, 1087; P. 224, 19.

híréd-mann

(n.)
Grammar
híréd-mann, hírd-man, es; m.

A member of a 'híréd:' —

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His hírédmen férdon út mid feáwe mannan of ðam castele and geslógen and gelǽhton fíf hundred manna the members of his household sallied out with few men from the castle, and slew and captured five hundred men, Chr. 1087; Erl. 224, 29.

hoppe

(n.)
Grammar
hoppe, an; f.

An ornament suspended from the neck, ⬩ a bell [?] hung from a dog's neck

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Hie eall him gesealdon ðæt hie ðá hæfdon búton ðæt ǽlc wífmon hæfde áne yndsan goldes and án pund seolfres and ǽlc wǽpnedmon ǽnne hring and áne hoppan ita ut nihil præter annulos singulos, bullasque sibi ac filiis, et deinde per filias uxoresque suas

Linked entry: ge-hopp

for-weorpan

to throw away ⬩ to throw out ⬩ cast out

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Ꝥ hé foruorpa ut eiciat, 9, 38. Ꝥte ðone diówl hé forwurpe ( eiceret ), Mk. L. R. 7, 26

ge-wilnung

(n.)
Grammar
ge-wilnung, -willnung. e; f.

A wish ⬩ desire ⬩ longing ⬩ seeking ⬩ appetite ⬩ will ⬩ vow ⬩ oncŭpiscentia ⬩ desīdĕrium ⬩ ambĭtus ⬩ appĕtītus ⬩ affectus ⬩ vōtum

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Ðæt ic agylde gewilnunga of dæge to dæge ut reddam vōta mea de die in diem, Ps. Spl. 60, 8

Linked entries: ge-willnung wilnung

éste-líce

(adv.)
Grammar
éste-líce, ést-líce; adv.

Kindly, gladly, delicately, daintily ⬩ bĕnigne, libenter, delĭcāte

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We ðé éstlíce mid us willaþ ferigan we will gladly convey thee with us, Andr. Kmbl. 583; An. 292

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for-gnagan

(v.)
Grammar
for-gnagan, p. -gnóg, pl. -gnógon; pp. -gnagen [for-, gnagan to gnaw]

To gnaw or eat up ⬩ corrōdĕre ⬩ comĕdĕre

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To gnaw or eat up; corrōdĕre, comĕdĕre On eallum grówendum þingon hig forgnagaþ omnia quæ nascuntur corrōdent, sive comĕdent, Ex. 10, 5. Gærstapan forgnógon swá hwæt swá se hagol belǽfde locusts gnawed up whatsoever the hail had left, Homl.

mildelíce

(adv.)
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Uton wendan ús tó úrum Drihtne, hé us wyle mildelíce underfón, Wlfst. 142, 10. Se cyning andwyrde þǽre cwéne swíðe mildelíce, Hml. A. 101, 304. Hé hit swíðe mildlíce ágeaf ðám bisceop, C. D. v. 140, 29. Add

ge-somnian

(v.)
Grammar
ge-somnian, p. ode; pp. od

To assemble ⬩ collect ⬩ congregare ⬩ colligere

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To assemble, collect; congregare, colligere He us to dæge wolde on ðisse tíde gesomnian he wished to assemble us to-day at this time, Blickl. Homl. 139, 31. Gesomna cúe mesa collect cow's dung, L. M. 1, 38; Lchdm. ii. 98, 5

sceótan

(v.)
Grammar
sceótan, p. sceát, pl. scuton, sceoton; pp. scoten.

to shoot ⬩ cast a missile ⬩ to shoot ⬩ to shoot an object ⬩ hit an object with a missile ⬩ wherethe weapon is the subject ⬩ to shoot ⬩ make an object move rapidly ⬩ push ⬩ to give a person help in escaping ⬩ to shoot ⬩ move rapidly ⬩ dart ⬩ run ⬩ plunge ⬩ rush, ⬩ of living things ⬩ of inanimate things ⬩ of speech ⬩ to run ⬩ to refer a case to a person or court ⬩ to advance money ⬩ contribute ⬩ pay ⬩ to shoot

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Ðǽr sciét se Wendelsǽ up of ðæm gársecge Tyrrheni maris faucibus oceani aestus immittitur, Ors. 1, 1; Swt. 8, 25. Scýt, Swt. 8, 32. Seó eá scýt út on ðone gársecg, Swt. 14, 14. Ðǽr ocærburna útt scýt on sǽ, Cod. Dip. Kmbl. iii. 175, 31: 424, 4.

Linked entries: fore fore-scét

ge-strangian

(v.)
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God ús gestrangige and getrymme tó úre ágenre þearfe, Wlfst. 306, 13. Ðæt hié hera mód mid gestæððignesse gestrongien ut mentem gravitate roborent, Past. 307, 20. Sié gestrongod heorte ðín, Ps.