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un-sceþþig

(adj.)
Grammar
un-sceþþig, -scæþþig; adj.

Innocentharmless

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Hé sǽde ðæt án gehwǽde wolcn upp ástige mid ðære unscæðþigan ( not threatening storm ) lyfte, Hontl. Skt. i. 18, 150. Cain his ágenne bróðor rihtwísne and unscæððigne ácwealde, Boutr. Scrd. 20, 41.

Linked entries: sceþþig un-scæþþig

weorc-stán

(n.)
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weorc-stán, es; m.
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Hé spræc ná tó ðam weorcstánum ( the stones of Jerusalem ) oððe tó ðære getimbrunge, i. 402, 10 : Homl. Skt. ii. 27, 106. Hé hét wilian tó ðam scræfe micele weorcstánas ( saxa ingentia ), Jos. 10, 18, 27

wrigian

(v.)
Grammar
wrigian, p. ode

To turnwendhiegomove

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To turn, wend, hie, go, move þeáh ðú teó hwelcne bóh of dúne tó ðære eorþan, swelce ðú bégan mæge, swá ðú hine álǽtst, swá sprincþ hé up, and wrigaþ (cf. went on gecynde, Met. 13, 55) wiþ his gecyndes. . .

á-faran

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Hé of ðǽre wícstówe áfor, Ors. 2, 4; S. 76, 13. Hé þonan áfór . . . and him from áfaran hét ealla þá burgware, 2, 5; S. 80, 29. Áfór Alexander þonan on Frigam, 3, 9; S. 124, 22. Þæt hié from þǽm fæstenne áfóren, 4, 11 ; S. 206, 17.

á-nídan

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God ánýdde út Adam of ðǽre myrhðe, Wlfst. 154, 3. Ne út ánýd þú mé fram bebodum ðínum, Ps. Spl. 118, 10. Hí man sceal út of Godes circan ánýdan, Hml. A. 149, 126. Út tó ánýdenne expellendum, Scint. 210, 13. Út ánéddum effossis, evulsis. Wrt.

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belle

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Se deófol wearp ǽnne stán tó ðǽre bellan, þæt heó tósprang, Hml. Th. ii. 156, 4-10. Hos-tiarius. . . sceal mid bellan bícnigan þá tída. Ll. Th. ii. 346, 29. Bellan gehíran. Lch. iii. 174, 9. Bellan teón, ringan, Tech. ii. 118, 18, 20.

bósum

wombuter

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Ox. 4162. of things Seó sǽ wunað on ðǽre eorðan bósme, Hex. 10, 31. Tunnena bósmum cuparum gremiis, An. Ox. 3513. womb; uter : Þý syxtan mónþe þæs þe Sct.

caru

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Habban máran care úre sáwle þonne ðǽre scortan gesǽlðe to care more about our soul than about transitory happiness, ii. 460, 16

dragan

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Dele the derivatives and the passage from Gú. given under and add Heó creáp on þám handum and dróh ( trahebat) on ðǽre eorðan ealne hire líchaman . . . þá ongan heó hider and þider dragan hí selfe (se trahere ) geond þá cyrican, Gr. D. 228, 10-18.

gnornian

(v.)
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Hyge gnornende, Gú. 1182. to feel or express discontent, murmur Suá bið ðǽm ðe gnornað on ðǽre godcundan suingellan qui in percussione positus erumpit ad sonitum murmurationis, Past. 269, 1. Gnornadun murmuraverunt, Ps. Srt. 105, 25.

Linked entries: gnornan be-grornian

wǽdlung

(n.)
Grammar
wǽdlung, e; f.

povertyindigencewantbegging

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Skt. ii. 23 b, 341. begging Hé ða wanspédigan cristenan ne geðafode ðæt hí openre wǽdlunge underðeódde, ac hé gemanode ða rícan ðæt hí ðæra cristenra wǽdlunge mid heora spédum gefréfrodon he would not allow the destitute Christians to be subject to public

on-lísan

(v.)

to unloose (real or metaphorical bonds)to release, deliver, liberate

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Onlýsde, 87, 36. to release, deliver, liberate Mín líf of ðære écean forwyrde ðú onlýsdest, 89, 4. Cyning onlésde ( solvit ) hine, Ps. Surt. 104, 20. Tó onliésanne ða gehæftan on helle, Past. 58; Swt. 443, 10.

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þegnung

(n.)
Grammar
þegnung, e; f.
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Hé wilnode ðære ðegnunga ðæs láriówdómes, Swt. 49, 15. Ðære clǽnan ðegnenga ðæs sacerdhádes, Swt. 51, 2. Gefyldum dagum his (St. Augustine) ðénunge completis diebus officii sui, Bd. 2, 3; S. 505, 3.

mǽrsian

(v.)
Grammar
mǽrsian, p. ode.

to make greatextendto make knownspread the knowledge of anythingdeclareproclaimannouncecelebrateto celebrateto celebrateperform a rite, ceremony, &c. with due solemnityto magnifyexaltpraiseglorify

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Ðǽr Sicilia sǽstreámum in éþel mǽrsaþ where Sicily, the sea streams among, her land makes illustrious, Bt. Met. Fox 1, 32; Met. 1, 16

LIFIAN

(v.)
Grammar
LIFIAN, leofian; p. ode

To LIVE

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Sum ðéh hé forlǽte ða hé ǽr hæfde, hé be lifiendre ðære eft óðere nimþ, L. Eth. vi. 5; Th. i. 316, 10. Hine þurh ðone lifigendan Drihten hálsedon, Bd. 4, 28; S. 606, 14

Linked entries: leofian LIBBAN

sár

(n.)
Grammar
sár, es; n.

pain, suffering, sorenessa pain, pang, sore, woundgrief, pain, ¨trouble, sorrowa grief, sorrow, pain, wound

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Æfter ðære menigeo mínra sára ðe mé on ferhþe gestódan secundum multitudinem dolorum meorum in corde meo, Ps. Th. 93, 18. Ða angunnenan sár conceptos dolores Wrt. Voc. ii. 136, 12

ord

(n.)
Grammar
ord, es; m.

a point,of a weapona spear, pointed weaponone who is at the topmost point, a head, chief, princehead, frontline of battle, forefrontthe beginning, origin, source (applied to persons and things)

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Ða hwíle ðe se móna ðære sceade ord ( the shadow of the earth ) ofer yrnþ, Lchdm. iii. 240, 26. Hafaþ tungena gehwylc xx orda, hafaþ orda gehwylc engles snytro, Salm.

Linked entries: ór ord-wíga

wíse

(n.)
Grammar
wíse, an: wís, e; f.

a wise waymannermodefashionstate conditionan arrangementinstructiona dispositiondirectionconditiona thingres negotiuma causereasonres

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Ðæt Léden and ðæt Englisc nabbaþ ná áne wísan on ðære sprǽce fadunge.

Linked entry: wís-fæst

Andreas

(n.)
Grammar
Andreas, m. indecl. but Andreæ and Andrea are found in dat. as in Lat. and Grk.

AndrewAndreas

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Ðǽr Andrea ongete wearþ wígendra þrym there the glory of the warriors became known to Andrew, 3136; An. 1571. Ðis Gódspel sceal on Andreas mæsse-dæg this Gospel must be on St. Andrew's day, Rubc. Mt. Bos. 4, 18-22, Notes, p. 574

and-weard

(adj.)
Grammar
and-weard, -werd, -warde; adj.

Presentpræsens

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Present; præsens Ðǽr is Dryhten andweard where the Lord is present, Exon. 48 b; Th. 167, 7; Gú. 1056. Andweard Gode present with God, 30 b; Th. 95, 29; Cri. 1564. Fór ðé andweardne before thee present, Cd. 40; Th. 54, 2; Gen. 871: Andr.