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þweál

(n.)
Grammar
þweál, es; n. m.

washingwhat is used in washingointment

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Ðeáh swín áðwægen sié, gif hit eft filþ on ðæt sol, ðonne biþ hit fúlre ðonne hit ǽr wæs, and ne forstent ðæt ðweál náuht, Past. 54; Swt. 421, 3. Hwæt forstent him ðæt ǽrre ðweál ( lavatio ), 21.

Linked entry: þweán

ge-rídan

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Hi sǽdon þám kinge ꝥ hé hæfde swýde ágylt wið Críst ꝥ hé ǽfre sceolde niman ǽnig þing of xpes cyre . . . sǽdon þám kinge embe Sandwíc hit wæs him to handa geriden . . .

spówan

(v.)
Grammar
spówan, speów

To succeed.to be successfulit succeeds with a person (dat.)

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Hú him æt ǽte speów, Beo. Th. 6045; B. 3026

CANON

(n.)
Grammar
CANON, es; m. A CANON, rule; regula, canon = κανών
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Ælf. P. 31; Th. ii. 376, 26. Se canon awriten is the canon is written, Bd. 5, 23; S. 648, 43. Ða canonas openlíce beódaþ the canons openly command, L. Ælf. P. 31; Th. ii. 376, 20. Canones bóc the book of the canon, Bd. 4, 24; S. 598, 13

ǽnes

(adv.)
Grammar
ǽnes, adv.

Once.

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Similar entries cf. ǽne, I Ǽnes ic swór semel juravi, Ps. L. 88, 36. Gif bescoren man gange him an gestlíðnesse, gefe him man ǽnes, Ll. Th. i. 38, 13.

Linked entry: ǽne

wiþer-bersta

(n.)
Grammar
wiþer-bersta, iþer-bresta, an ; m.
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An adversary Ðeáh ðe . . . him an eorðan nǽfre nǽre ǽnig wiðerbresta (v. wiþer-breca, ), Sal. K. 86, 5

Linked entry: bersta

ge-wuna

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Ðá twá word, abrenunteo and credo, þe man æt fulluhtþénunge on gewunan hæfð, 38, 9. Wé willað ꝥ munecas regollícor libban þonne hí ǽr þisan on gewunan hæfdon, Ll. Th. i. 346, 28.

freónd

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Sculan Godes freónd ǽlc unriht álecgan, Ll. Th. ii. 312, 30.

full

(adv.)
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Gif nán wuht wana nǽre, þonne nǽre nán wuht full; for þý biþ ǽnig full þing þe sum þing biþ wana, and for þý biþ ǽnig þing wana ðe sum biþ full; ǽlc þing biþ fullost on his ágenum earda omne enim, quod imperfectum esse dicitur, id imminutione perfecti

fæste

shakenfirmlyfasturgentlystrictlysolemnlysecurelyfastfastspeedily at once

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Hí mé georne ǽr fæste feódan they hated me fiercely and violently, 85, 16. Fæste wiðhycgan, Jul. 42. Fæste wiðsacan, El. 933. Swíðe fæste gesoden ǽgra very hard-boiled eggs, Lch. ii. 194, 5. Fæste geþúf luxoriante (prosperitate), Wrt.

Linked entry: fæstlíce

god-borh

(n.)
Grammar
god-borh, gen. -borges; m.

A word of uncertain meaning occurring only in

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Ælf. pol. 33; Th. i. 82, 4-8. q. v

Linked entry: borh

eall-gód

(adj.)
Grammar
eall-gód, adj.
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All-good, infinitely good God sylf ys eallgód, and ǽlc gód cimð of him, Ælfc. T. Grn. 2, 29

swǽp

(n.)
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enticement, deceit Syþþan þonne ǽnig yfel geþóht þurh deófles swǽp ( suadente diabolo ) on úre heortan cume, Chrd. 38, 15

ge-fére

(n.)
Grammar
ge-fére, es; n.
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., and add Gegilda . . . his gegilde eft mid eahta pundum gebycge, oþþe hé þolie ǽ geféres and freóndscipes, Cht. Th. 612, 9. Feáwa witena þæs geféres (on ðám geférscipe, v.l.) pars quamvis parva congregationis, R. Ben. 117, 20: 46, 2.

be-fílan

(v.)
Grammar
be-fílan, p. de; pp. ed

To befouldefile

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Ælf. P. 45; Th. ii. 384, 11

ge-wilcumian

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

To welcomesalutare

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Ælf. P. 23; Th. ii. 372, 30

Linked entry: wilcumian

wudu-weard

(n.)
Grammar
wudu-weard, es; m.

A wood-keeperforester

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Wuduwearde gebyreþ ǽlc windfylled treów, L. R. S. 19; Th. i. 440, 9

dæg-feorm

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Yc wille ꝥ man gelǽste ǽlce geáre áne dæg*-*feorme þám híréde intó Ǽlíg, Cht. Th. 559, 30. Add

for-licgend

(n.)
Grammar
for-licgend, es; m.

A fornicator

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A fornicator Ǽlc forlicgend (fornicator) oððe unclǽne, Scint. 98, 10. Gewemmend and forlicgend mechus, Wrt. Voc. ii. 57, 58

Linked entry: -licgend

same

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Ǽlc hiera bið on óðres nytte swǽ sama (some, v. l. ) swǽ on his selfes, Past. 232, 5. Add