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wédan

(v.)
Grammar
wédan, p. de

To be mad or furious, to rage, rave to be mad, out of one's sensesto act with violence, be furious, rage,

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Hí wéddon þearle and tðtǽron hí sylfe mid heora ágenum tóðum, Homl. Skt. i. 6, 194. Hé (Antichrist) onginð deóflíce tó wédanne, Wulfst. 200, 1. Wédende debachatus. Wrt. Voc. ii. 86, 21 : 26, 74. Seó wédende men iu ofslógon ðone Victor, Homl.

Linked entry: a-wédan

ge-swícan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-swícan, ic -swíce, ðú -swícest, -swícst, he -swíceþ. -swícþ, pl. -swícaþ; p. -swác, pl. -swicon; pp. -swicen

To leave offdesiststopceaserest fromturn fromwithdrawrelinquishfaildeceivebetrayintermitteredesisterecessarequiescererequiesceredesererediscedererelinqueredeficerefallereproderewith the genitive with the dative

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Hí nǽfre heora yfeles geswicon they never ceased from their evil, Chr. 1001; Erl. 137, 20. He geswác hys weorces he rested from his work, Gen. 2, 3. Gé hellfirena sweartra geswícaþ ye turn from black hell-crimes. Exon. 98 a; Th. 366, 4; Reb. 7.

tó-cnáwan

(v.)
Grammar
tó-cnáwan, p. -cneów; pp. -cnáwen

To discern,distinguish,know the difference between,understand

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Heora nán ne cúðe óðres sprǽce tócnáwan not one of them could understand another's speech, 318, 20. Heó ða mód ðé geopenaþ ðínra freónda and eác ðínra feónda, ðæt ðú hié miht swutele tócnáwan . . .

þúsend

(n.; num.; adj.)

a thousand

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heora monig ðúsend ofslóg, Ors. 3, 7; Swt. 110, 33, Ðurh ðás bodunge gelýfdon fela ðúsend manna, Homl. Th. ii. 296, 22. Manega ðúsenda engla, 334, 16. Heora fela ðúsenda gefongen wæs, Ors. 3, 4; Swt. 104, 11. Ic ðé þúsenda þegna bringe, Beo.

ge-hátan

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Þú him þæt gehéte . . . þæt þú heora fromcyn ícan wolde, Dan. 316: An. 1420. with dat. infin. Hé englas gehét wiþ mé tó sendenne, Bl.

ge-þafian

(v.)
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Hí him geþafiaþ þæt hí bióþ heora hláfordas. Bt. 16, 3; F. 54, 20. Hé his suna geþafode þæt hé læg mid Lucrettie, Ors. 2, 2 ; S. 66, 30. ꝥ with infin. and dat.

wís-dóm

(n.)
Grammar
wís-dóm, es; m.

wisdomdiscretionknowledge cognizancewisdom knowledge learning philosophy

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wisdom, discretion Wísdóm (sapientia) ys gerihtwísud fram heora bearnum, Mt. Kmbl. II, 19; Lk. Skt. II, 49. Wæs his módsefa manegum gecýðed, wíg and wísdóm, Beo. Th. 705 ; B. 350.

ceorl

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</b> in contrast with þeów :-- Þá ofþúhte heora ceorlum (libertinis) þæt mon þá þeówas freóde, and hí nolde, Ors. 4, 3; S. 162, 16. <b>II c.</b> a layman :-- Swá mæssepreóst, swá munuc, swá ceorl (laicus ), swá cempa, Coll.

wær

(adj.)
Grammar
wær, adj.

wareawarehaving knowledge of something which is to be guarded againstwareprepared foron guard against something that might be hurtfulwarecareful to avoid somethingon guard against doing somethingwareobservant ofattentive to a warning warycautioussagaciousprudentcunning

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Woruldmenn wǽron wære wið heora fýnd, Homl. Skt. i. 13, 150. Wosas gé wære fram monnum cavete ab hominibus, Mt. Kmbl. Lind. 10, 17. ware, careful to avoid something, on guard against doing something, with gen.

ge-settan

(v.)
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On þǽm londe hé heora fela gesette (habitare praecepit), Ors. 3, 5 ; S. 104, 26. Hié hiene þǽr gesetton, 5, 2; S. 218, 28. (bb) figuratively :-- Wé under gyfe gesette nos sub gratia positi, An.

wealdan

(v.)
Grammar
wealdan, p. weóld, pl. weóldon; pp. wealden

To have power over to control the movements of that which is moved to regulate wield a weaponwith gen. with dat. or inst. to control that which moves itself to have control of a person, an emotionto govern,with gen. with acc. of the control exercised by one in authority, to rule govern have dominion overbear sway wield power, with gen. with dat. or inst. with acc. with a preposition absolute fig. where the subject is an abstract noun, with gen. with acc. with a preposition to have power over things to possess be in possession of have at command be master of, with gen. with dat. or inst. with acc. to have power to decide or choose what shall take place to determine ordain have the decidingcontrol of matters, with gen. with dat. or inst. with a clause absoluteto have power that brings something to pass, to cause be the cause, author, source of something, with gen. with dat. or acc. of things, with gen. of motives to have power to dobe able

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Dryhten, ðú ðe ealle gesceafta gesceópe, and heora weltst qui mundum gubernas, Bt. 33, 4; Fox 128, 6, 24. Wealdest, Met. 20, 7, 50. Waldest, Hy. 3, 5. Ðú heora wylst reges eos, Ps. Th. 2, 9. Wealdeþ ( dominabitur ) God manna cynnes, 58, 13.

Linked entries: án-waldan wealdian

setl

(n.)
Grammar
setl, sedl, seðl, seotl, sotl, seatl, sitl (-el, -ol, -ul), es; pl. setl, setlu, sotelas, setlas (
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Seó wlitignes heora ræsta and setla, Blickl. Homl. 99, 33. Hé his líchoman forwyrnde séftra setla and symbeldaga, Exon. Th. 111, 33; Gú. 136. On ðæm forþmestum seatlum (seotlum.

tǽcan

(v.)
Grammar
tǽcan, p. tǽhte

To shew.to offer to view, presentto shew an object to a person so that the object may be attained by the person, to shew a way, a place, etc.without an object, to shew the way, directwithout an object, to direct to shew a person (dat. or acc.) the direction that must be taken, to direct, to cause a certain direction to be taken, the direction being marked, by a preposition.to shew the course that must be followed, what should be observed, to direct, appoint, prescribe, enjoin.to shew, indicate, signify

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Ða mæssepreóstas sceolan heora scriftbéc mid rihte tǽcan and lǽran. Ða láreówas sceolan synnfullum mannum eádmódlíce tǽcan and lǽran, ðæt hié heora synna cunnon onrihtlíce geandettan, Blickl.

fela

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Heora fela ðúsenda gefongen wæs octo millia sunt capta Tuscorum, Ors. 3, 4; S. 104, 11. Fela monna wát þætte . . . Met. 20, 83. Má þonne fela manna gelýfan mæge majora quam credi potest, Bd. 3, 24; Sch. 306, 23. Feala, Bl. H. 41, 14.

Linked entry: feald

geond

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S. 23, 267: 355. the subject non-material Geond ealle eorþan gǽþ heora swég in omnem terram exiuit sonus eorum, Bl. H. 133, 34. Wordhleóðor ástág geond heáhræced, An. 709.

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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intrans. or with a cognate noun : to draw to any place, betake oneself anywhere, go, come, make a journey or expedition; se recipere, meare, proficisci, ire, venire, iter facere Siððæt se hearmscaða to Heorute ateáh after the injurious scather came to Heorot

hreðer

(n.)
Grammar
hreðer, hræðer, hraðer, es; m. [?]

Breastbosom

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Ys mé on hreðre heorte gedréfed cor meum conturbatum est in me, Ps. Th. 54, 4; 70, 8. Biþ on hreðre drepen biteran stræle is smitten in the breast with the bitter shaft, Beo. Th. 3494; B. 1745.

Linked entries: hraðer hreðor

cniht

(n.)
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Swíðe góde cnihtas, Eustatius þe iunga, and Rógeres eorles þreó sunan, and ealle þá betstboren men þe wǽron innan þisan lande, 1087; P. 224, 28. v. búr-, ceáp-, cípe-, hel-, heorþ-, híréd-, hors-cniht

CWÉN

(n.)
Grammar
CWÉN, gen. dat. cwéne; acc. cwén, cwénn, cwéne; pl. nom. acc. cwéne, cwéna; gen. cwéna; dat. cwénum; f: cwéne, cwýne; gen. dat. acc. cwénan, cwýnan; pl. nom. acc. cwénan; gen. cwénena; dat. cwénum; f.

a woman femina a wife uxor a king's or emperor's wife, a QUEEN, empress regina, imperatrix, augusta

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Hiora twá wǽron heora cwéna, Marsepia and Lampida wǽron hátene two of them, called Marpesia and Lampelo, were their queens, Ors. 1, 10; Bos. 33, 14, 35.

DÉMA

(n.)
Grammar
DÉMA, an; m. [déman to deem, judge, think] .

a deemer, thinker, judge, an umpire censor, consul, jūdex, arbĭter the judge, who gave a wrong judgment, was subject to a fine of one hundred and twenty shillings; and if a man could not obtain justice, the judge to whom he applied was fined thirty shillings. As the judge represented the king, he was at the king's disposal

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Besencte syndon wið stán déman heora absorpti sunt juxta petram judĭces eōrum, Ps. Lamb. 140, 6. Déman censōres, vel judĭces, vel arbitri, Ælfc. Gl. 8; Som. 56, 87; Wrt. Voc. 18, 39.

Linked entries: dǽma doema