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wiln

(n.)
Grammar
wiln, e; f.

A maid-servanta hand-maid

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Þwyrlíce færð æt ðam húse ðǽr seó wyln bið ðære hlǽfdian wissigend, and seó hlæfdige bið ðære wylne underðeódd, Homl. Skt. i. 17, 8. 12. Oft on ánre tíde. ácenð seó cwén and seó wyln... and ðære wylne sunu wunaþ eal his líf on ðeówte, Homl.

be-hátan

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Embe þis wé sprecað eft swíðor swá swá wé ǽr behéton, Lch. iii. 240, 8. Cantware heom feoh behéton, Chr. 865 ; P. 69, 4. ꝥ him man gafol behéte, 994; P. 129, II. Tó ðám behátenan earde. Hml. Th. ii. 282, 17.

ge-cnǽwe

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S. 30, 274. cognizant of Ðyssa þinga is gecnǽwe ǽlc dohtig man on Kænt, Cht. Th. 313, 18.

folgian

(v.)
Grammar
folgian, p. ode, ade, ede; pp. od, ad, ed; v. trans, dot. and acc.

to FOLLOWgo behindrun afterpursuesĕquiinsĕquito follow as a servant, attendant or disciplecŏmĭtāriadhærēre alicuiservīresubdĭtus esse

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Ðæt ǽlc folgie swylcum hláforde swylcum he wille that each follow [ = serve] such lord as he will, L. Ath. iv. 1; Th. i. 222, 1.

Linked entry: FYLGEAN

un-riht

(adj.)
Grammar
un-riht, adj.

Wrongevilbadunjustunlawfuldepravedperverse

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Unryhtre ǽ unlawful marriage, Exon. Th. 260, 14; Jul. 297. Hé gedwolan fylde, unrihte ǽ idolatry, Elen. Kmbl. 2081; El. 1042. Ic wundrige for hwí swá rihtwís déma ǽnige unrihte gife wille forgifan, Bt. 38, 3; Fox 202, 10.

Linked entry: un-reht

ge-læccan

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Hú hí mihton ðám cásere gecwéman ꝥ hí sumne scætt æt him gelæhton, 23, 55. Ne mihte hyra ǽlc ánne bitan of ðám gelæccan ( non sufficiant ut unusquisque modicum quid accipiat, Jn. 6, 7), Hml.

metgian

(v.)
Grammar
metgian, metegian, metian; p. ode.

to assign due measureto moderateregulateto measure in the mindconsidermeditate upon

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Ðæt ic ǽ ðíne metige lex tua meditatio mea est, 118, 174. Ic ǽ ðíne on móde metegade, 118, 97, 143: 142, 5. Ic on ðínre sóðfæstnesse symble meteode ( meditabor ), 118, 16.

Linked entries: metegian ge-metgian

polente

(n.)
Grammar
polente, (?), an; f.
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Parched corn Hig ǽton polentan ( polentam ), Jos. 5, 11

Arrius

(n.)
Grammar
Arrius, ii; m.

Arius

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Ælf. C. 3; Th. ii. 344, 3

biscopgan

(v.)

to confirm

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Ælf. C. 18; Wilk. 155, 51

for-déming

(n.)
Grammar
for-déming, e; f.

Confiscationsequestration

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Confiscation, sequestration Fordéming ǽhta proscriptionem rerum, An. Ox. 3149

Linked entries: déming for-déman

eár

Grammar
eár, wave.
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Ofer ǽra gebland. Chr. 937; P. 108, 7. Add

Linked entry: ǽr

ge-dǽlan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-dǽlan, p. de; pp. ed

To dividepartimpartseparatedistributesharepartake

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Gif he ǽr nele ðone sélestan dǽl Gode gedǽlan if he will not before give the best part to God, Blickl. Homl. 195, 7. Ðæt we gedǽlan ðone teóþan dǽl that we distribute the tenth part, 39, 19.

fǽr

a calamitydisasterevilaccident

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Ǽr him fǽr Godes aldre gesceóde ere the calamity sent by God destroyed them, Dan. 592. Ne con hé yfles andgiet, ǽr hit hine on fealleð. Hé þonne onfindeþ, þonne se fǽr cymeð, Dóm. 73.

Linked entry: fǽr

wác

(adj.)
Grammar
wác, adj.

yieldingnot rigidpliantfluidweakfeeblewanting mental or moral strengthwanting couragepoormeannot of great value or in high esteemvilis

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Wác hreód ðe ǽlc hwiða windes mæg áwecggan, Past. 42; Swt. 306, 6. Gerd wácc ł bifiende (hreád ðæt wagende, Rush.) harundinem quassatam, Mt. Kmbl. Lind. 12, 20. Byrhtnóð wand wácne æsc (the pliant ash-shaft), Byrht. Th. 132, 68; By. 43.

wirs

(adv.)
Grammar
wirs, cpve.: wirrest, wirst; spve.;

Worseworst

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Heora weóldan ða him wyrrest ǽr on feóndscipe gestódon, Ps. Th. 105, 30. Wyrst, Met. 24, 60

Linked entries: wyrs wiers wirrest

LECGAN

(v.)
Grammar
LECGAN, p. legde, lægde, léde

to layplaceputlayto slay

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Hine betellan æt ǽlc ðæra þinga ðe him man on léde to clear himself from every thing that was laid to his charge, Chr. 1048; Erl. 180, 12. Abraham legde hleór on eorþan, Cd. 107; Th. 140, 32; Gen. 2336.

ungemet-wilnung

(n.)
Grammar
ungemet-wilnung, e; f.

Excessive desire

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Excessive desire Ungemetwilnung ǽtes and slǽpes, Dóm. L. 30, 44

be-hleápan

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Ic on behleápe insilio, Ælf. Gr. Z. 191, 4. Add

tó-cweþan

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Ǽlc deófolgeld hí tócwǽdon, Chr. 926; P. 107, 25. Add