ge-witnes
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R. 26, 28. with a personal sense, a witness; testis: or with collective force, witnesses; testes. one who is present at a transaction.
weddian
To engage, covenant, undertake ⬩ to engage ⬩ to wed, betroth, espouse
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Weddedd wiþþ an weppmann, 1942. He moste weddy wyf, R. Glouc. 331, 13. I wedde myne eres, P. 4, 146
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ge-þingian
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S. 35, 205. to settle with a person, come to terms, be reconciled Hér Cantware geþingodan wiþ Ine, and him gesaldon .xxx. m̃., Chr. 694; P. 40, 12.
wénan
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H. 48, II. (3d) with gen. and complement, (i) adj. in agreement with gen. :-- Him wǽre iéðre ðæ t hé hira ǽr gearra wénde ðonne hé hira ungearra wénde, Past. 433, 30.
wafian
To look with wonder, be amazed, ⬩ to wonder at, be amazed at
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Th. 6, 25;Cri. 89. with prep. v. wafung, Duguð wafade on ðære fǽmnan wlite, Exon. Th. 252, 13;Jul. 162. with a clause þeóda wlítaþ, wundrum wafiaþ, hú seó wilgedryht wildne weorþiaþ, Exon. Th. 222, 1;Ph.342.
ofer-gán
to overspread ⬩ to overrun (a country, as a victorious army does), to conquer ⬩ to pass a point or limit ⬩ to pass a moral limit, to transgress ⬩ to pass across, traverse, cross ⬩ to pass, pass off or away, be over, come to an end ⬩ To be over ⬩ to come upon, attack
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To be over (with anything) Ðæs ofereode ðisses swá mæg it is all over with that, so may it be with this, that trouble is over, so may this be Exon.
Linked entries: ofer-eode ofer-gangan
ge-weorþian
to set a price on ⬩ value ⬩ to distinguish ⬩ honour ⬩ dignify ⬩ adorn ⬩ worship ⬩ adore ⬩ celebrate ⬩ praise ⬩ insignīre ⬩ hŏnōrāre ⬩ ornāre ⬩ instruĕre ⬩ mactāre ⬩ adōrāre ⬩ celebrāre
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Wæs éþfynde Afrisc meówle, golde geweorþod the African maid was easy to be found, adorned with gold, Cd. 171; Th. 215, 9; Exod. 580: 174; Th. 218, 18; Dan. 41: Elen. Kmbl. 2384; El. 1193.
Linked entries: ge-wurþian ge-wyrþian
æt-berstan
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Hé heom ætbærst, Chr. 1052 ; P. 179, 21. with adv. or prep. Sé ætbærst ðanon, Chr. 605 ; P. 23, 10.
ge-wunelic
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Ben. 95, 17. in accordance with the natural order of things Hit nis náuht gecynde ne náuht gewunelic ꝥ ǽnig wiþerweard þing bión gemenged wiþ óðrum wiþerweardum oþþe ǽnige geférrædenne wið habban neque sibi solent adversa sociari, Bt. 16, 3; F. 54, 11
lícettan
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Swelce hé lícette eáðmétto, and doo ðeáh for gilpe. 51, 3. with acc. and complementary adj.
mis-hírness
Disobedience ⬩ act of disobedience
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Disobedience, act of disobedience Forlǽt mé hý on wíta lǽdan, and ða mishérnessa gewrecan, ðe hý wið ðé forworhtan, Wulfst. 256, 4
ang-módness
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Gif seó sáwl slídan sceal in þá écan wíta and mid deóflum drohtnoð habban in angmódnysse earmra sáwla. Wlfst. 188, 6. Add
beódan
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H. 47, 24. with acc. of person, to summon Þonne beád man ealle witan tó cynge, Chr. 1010; P. 140, 27. Beád hé út scipfyrde, 1071; P. 208, 3. to levy a tax His húscarlas þe ꝥ strange gyld budon, Chr. 1041; P. 162, 6.
sundor-wundor
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-Mé fród wita sægde sundorwundra fela, Exon. Th. 313, 19; Mód. 2
on-þeón
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Wit þæ̂re beadwe bêgen ne onþungan, Rä. 85, 23. Add
a-breótan
To bruise ⬩ break ⬩ destroy ⬩ kill ⬩ frangere ⬩ confringere ⬩ concidere ⬩ necare
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To bruise, break, destroy, kill; frangere, confringere, concidere, necare Billum abreótan to destroy with bills, Cd. 153; Th. 190, 14; Exod. 199. Yldo beám abreóteþ age breaks the tree. Salm. Kmbl. 591; Sal. 295.
Linked entry: a-breátan
a-fyllan
full ⬩ replenish ⬩ satisfy ⬩ replere ⬩ implere
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Fýres afylled with fire filled, Exon. 30 b; Th. 95, 26; Cri. 1563: Cd. 215; Th. 271, 4; Sat. 100: Beo. Th. 2040; B. 1018: Ps. Th. 128, 5
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a-hýðan
To destroy ⬩ lay waste ⬩ despoil ⬩ vastare ⬩ abo-lere ⬩ subvertere
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To destroy, lay waste, despoil; vastare, abo-lere, subvertere Hí woldon Rómwara ríce geþringan, hergum ahýðan they would conquer the empire of the Romans, lay it waste with their armies, Elen. Kmbl. 81; El. 41. Hungor he ahýðeþ [MS.
ár-weorþnes
Honour-worthiness ⬩ honour ⬩ dignity ⬩ honor ⬩ dignitas ⬩ reverentia
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Mid árweorþnesse with honour, honourably, R. Ben. 6, 61
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awóh
AWRY ⬩ unjustly ⬩ wrongfully ⬩ badly ⬩ tortè ⬩ obliquè ⬩ malè
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AWRY, unjustly, wrongfully, badly; the same as mid wóge with injustice, or unjustly; tortè, obliquè, malè Gif mon ðæt trod awóh drife if one wrongfully pursue the footstep [tread], L. O. D. 1; Th. i. 352, 10.