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wís

(adj.)
Grammar
wís, adj.

wisediscreetjudiciouscunningwiselearnedskilledexpertknown

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Ben. 24, 3; Ps. Th. 102, 7. [Goth. weis; O. Frs. O. Sax. O. H. Ger. wís; Icel. víss.] Similar entries v. and-, brægd-, fore-, gesceád-, getæl-, med-, riht-, sám-, sundor-, un-, unriht-, weorold-, wrenc-wís.

full

(adv.)
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Ben. 65, 2. Hié ðá béc eallæ be fullan geliornod hæfdon, Past. 5, 20. v. ofer-, wæter-full

ge-riht

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Ben. 125, 21. justice (in to bring to justice) Ǽlc sy on borge gebroht, and gehealde se borh hine and gelǽde to ǽlcon gerihte (rihte, v. l. ), Ll.

ge-byrd

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Ben. 12, 20. Hé befrán hí be hyre gebyrdum, Hml. S. 8, 40. Bisceopas ne beóð nú be gebyrdum gecorene, 10, 228. Hé hine tó óþrum men híwað, and his gebyrda mid þám bedíglað, Hml. S. 23, 692. <b>IV a.

wilm

(n.)
Grammar
wilm, wielm, welm, wælm, wylm, es; m.

that which wellsof fluida fountstreamwater that surges or boilsthat moves in wavesof firesurgingfireflamesheatfervent heatfiery heatboilingroastinginflammationviolent movementviolenceragingtempestuous movement of water of mental emotionfervourardourheatfuryragepassion

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Ben. 65, 20. Ne mihte heora wlite gewemman wylm ðæs wæfran líges. Cd. Th. 231, 2; Dan. 241. Ðæs unmǽtan wylmes ðære sunnan hǽto, Homl. Skt. ii. 23 b, 573. Wilme and bryne fervore. Wrt. Voc. ii. 33, 42. Flór is on welme, Cd. Th. 267, 17; Sat. 39.

Linked entries: wielm wælm welm

á-hebban

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We on bence beót áhófon, By. 213. Wearð hreám áhafen, 106. <b>B.</b> as a weak verb. v. a-hefan in Dict., and cf. á-hefednes :-- Heó hire heáfod of ðǽre mýsan áhefde, Hml. Th. ii. 184, 4. Þá áhefde Moyses his handa on gebedum, Hml.

Linked entries: un-áhefendlic hebban

fundian

(v.)
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Swá benne ne burston ne fundian ( not strike inwards?

furþum

Take herein Dict., and add:even,just

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Swá hé furðum oncneów . . . hé heora béne gehýrde, Ps. Th. 105, 33: 138, 11. where one action takes place soon after another Nim gáte meoluc þonne hió furþum ámolcen sié, Lch. ii. 188, 12. Ísen þonne hit furþum sié of fýre átogen, 256, 15.

tǽlan

(v.)
Grammar
tǽlan, p. de.

to blame, rebuke, reprove, reproach, censure, accuse.to blame a person for what is wrongto blame what is wrong in a personto speak evil of, blaspheme, revile, slander, calumniate, backbiteto treat with contempt, to scorn, despise, insult, mock, deride, jeer at

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Ben. 109, 9. Leahtras tǽlan, 135, 18. Ðæt ðæt him mon on tǽlan wille quod in eis reprehenditur, Past. 31; Swt. 206, 6. Unþeáwas tǽlan and góde herian, Bt. 38, 3; Fox 200, 7: Met. 19, 39.

Linked entries: télan be-tilldon

ceáp

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Ben. 95, 11. Hé hreówlíce his ceáp gedrifen hæfde he had done his bargaining (for bread) miserably, Hml. S. 23, 585. Ceápas negotia, Scint. 60, 10. Ðá ealdorbiscopas ðá leáslican ceápas binnan ðám Godes húse geðafedon, Hml.

leóht

(n.)
Grammar
leóht, a light.
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Ben. l. 37, 15.

sceát

(n.)
Grammar
sceát, es; m.

a corner, an anglecorner, quartera projection, promontorya nook, corner, regiona lap, bosomthe bosoma baysinusa garmenta cloth, napkin cloak,fold

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Ben. 92, 3. Ðæt hé Godes gifa ne becnytte on ðæm sceáte his slǽwþe. Past. 9; Swt. 59, 16. Nam ðǽre moldan sumne dǽl, gebond on his sceáte (inligans in linteo ). . . Áhéng hé ðone sceát ( linteolum ) on áne studu. Bd. 3, 10; S. 534, 24-29.

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gang

going, walking, moving on foot, step.the sole of the foot (?)the being habitually in a specified conditionpower of walkingof moving aboutmode of walking, walk, gait a walk, journeygo, time, occasion of goinga way, road, path, passage a trackcourse a streama narrative space traversedexpanse coveredan ox-gang, a bovale, the eighth part of the carucate.legal processlegal procedure, processa company of people (?), a gang.a step, staira privy

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Ben. 120, 20. Tó ráde oþþe tó gange for riding or walking Ll. Th. i. 232, 15. Wið fóta sáre fram miclum gange, Lch. ii. 68, 16 : 6, 18. Hrædne gang rapidum gressum . An. Ox. 50, 43. Hý habbaþ þæs þe leóhtran gang, Lch. i. 342, 12.

níd

(n.)
Grammar
níd, neád, néd, neód, niéd, nýd, es; n.: e; f.

necessityinevitablenessnecessityneedurgent requirementa necessary businessdutyneedwhat one wantsnecessityneeddifficultyhardshipdistressforcecompulsion

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Ben. 26, 9.

húru

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Ben. 60, 23: Past. 25, 21: 361, 7. For ðý ðe hé ongeat ðæt sió ungeðyld oft dereð ðǽm mannum ðe micle forhæfdnesse habbað, ðá lǽrde hé ðæt hié húru sceoldan geðylde habban tóeácan ðǽre forhæfdnesse, 311, 22, 19 : Bl. H. 47, 19.

tíma

(n.)
Grammar
tíma, an; m.

Timehourtempus horatime when,time at which an event takes place a time when a thing can or ought to be done,a proper time,opportunity in time in good timebe-timesproper timean appointed timea period of time time during which certain events are happening, during which a particular person is living, etc. a season of the yearan age of the world time of pronouncing a syllable, quantity time, condition of things

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Ben. 32, 10. On ǽlcne tíman, ge on wintra ge on sumera, 33, 20. an age of the world Þrý tíman sind on ðyssere worulde; Ante legem, Sub lege, Sub gratia, Homl. Th. ii. 190, 1. Ðrý tíman synd getealde on ðissere worulde. Án tíma wæs ǽr Godes ǽ . . .

Linked entries: týma tíme

hweorfan

(v.)
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Hwearf heo bí bence, B. 1188.

earfoðe

(n.)
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earfoðe, es; pl. nom. acc. a, u, o, e; n. [A feminine earfoþu; gen. e, a, or indecl. seems to occur in the following
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Hé ( Adam ) sár ne wiste, earfoða dǽl, ne cóm blód of benne, Gen. 180. Weorc þrowade, earfoða dǽl, Rä. 71, 13. Þirst and hungor . . . ǽghwylc þissa earfoða éce standeð, Sal. 474.

sorh

(n.)
Grammar
sorh, sorg, sorhg, e; f.

careanxietysorrowgriefafflictiontroublesorrow, carecura, solicitudo, angor, moeror, laborcare, sorrow

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Ic ða sorge gemon, hú ic bendum fæst bisga unrím dreág, Exon. Th. 280, 5; Jul. 624. Hyge wearð mongum blissad sáwlum, sorge tóglidene, 71, 31; Cri. 1164. Sorga sárost, 122, 19; Gen. 2029. Sorga mǽst, 308, 22; Sat. 696.

Linked entry: sorg

tó-brecan

(v.)
Grammar
tó-brecan, p. -bræc, pl. -brǽcon; pp. -brocen

To break,break in piecesto break in two,to break to pieces,break up,to separate into parts by striking or pullingto overthrow,break down,ruin,destroy,put into confusion,rout,to destroy,crushto take by assaultto break a promise, pledge, etc.,to infringe,violateto break,interrupt

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Ðú mé tóbrǽce (disrupisti) bendas grimme, Ps. Th. 115, 7. Hé ðone hláf tóbræc on twá, Blickl. Homl. 181, 16. Ða ǽrenan scyttelas hé ealle tóbræc, 85, 7. Hé tóbræc hire (the lion's) ceaflas mid his barum handum, Ælfc.T. Grn. 7, 16.