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wund

(n.)
Grammar
wund, e; f.

A woundvulnusa woundan injury caused by a blowa sore caused by disease

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Hér sindon dolhsealfa tó eallum wundum ... Sceád on ða wunde ... Wiþ ealdre tóbrocenre wunde ... lácna swilce wunda. Tó wunde clǽnsunge ... smire ða wunde mid, ðonne fullaþ hió ... Wiþ innanwunde, Lchdm. ii. 90, 23-92, 21.

ge-earnian

(v.)
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Gehearnian, Angl. xii. 514, 28. absolute Swá hé hér geearnað, Kr. 109. Swá hí geearnedan. Ps. Th. 78, 13. For þá óðre swá hý geearnian, Ll. Th. i. 222, 21. Swá wíte swá wuldor swé wé nú geearnian willaþ, Bl. H. 23, 7. <b>I a.

glæd

(adj.)
Grammar
glæd, adj.
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R. 1, 14. with clause Him mæg beón þe glædre his heorte þe hé sum þing hér of undergyte, Angl. viii. 317, 39. of things. of thoughts, looks, expressing gladness Hí gesáwon hine habban glædne andwlitan, Hml. Th. i. 72, 27.

preóst

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Hér drǽfde Eádgar cyng þá preóstas (canonicas, v. l. ) on Ceastre of Ealdan mynstre, and of Níwan mynstre, and sette hý mid munecan, Chr. 964; P. 116, 1. where preóst is in contrast with sácerd Gehǽldum þám preóste Benedictus cwæð, '. . .

líf

(adv.)
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Dém þú hí tó deáðe, swá tó life lǽt, swá þé leófre sý condemn her to death or leave her alive, as you would liever, Jul. 88. Þá þe him tó lífe ( when living) láðost wǽron cwicera cynna, Jud. 323.

Babilón

(n.)
Grammar
Babilón, e; f: Babilónie, Babilónige, an; f: Babilón, Babylón, es; f. [v. wim-man, es; f.]Babylon; Baby̆lōn, ōnis; f.
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Seó ylce burh Babylónia, seó ðe mǽst wæs, and ǽrest ealra burga, seó is nú læst and wéstast Nimrod, the giant, first began to build Babylon; and, after him, king Ninus, and then Semiramis, his queen, finished it in the middle of her reign.

GLÆD

(adj.)
Grammar
GLÆD, adj.

shiningbrightgladcheerfuljoyousbrightpleasantkindmildcourteous

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Sefa wæs ðé glædra her mind was the gladder, Elen. Kmbl. 1909; El. 956. pleasant, kind, mild, courteous Glæd man jucundus homo, Ps. Th. 111, 5. Glade fǽmnan virgines, 148, 12. Glædman Hróþgár courteous Hrothgar, Beo. Th. 740; B. 367.

þus

(adv.)
Grammar
þus, adv.

Thusin this manner, degree

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Heó andwyrde: 'Geá, leóf, swá micel' Peter answered unto her, Tell me whether ye sold the land for so much? And she said, Yea, for so much (Acts 5, 8), Homl. Th. i. 316, 32

ár

Grammar
ár, honour.
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Add: honour Ǽghwylc heáh ár her on worulde bið mid frecnessum embeseald, Wlfst. 262, 2. Seó héhste ár . . . , cyninges þrym, . . . ár and fægernes werum and wífum, 265, 6 — 9. Seó ár and seó eádignes þæs heán heáhengles tíde, Bl. H. 197, 3.

frófor

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Th. 76, 3. comfort, freedom from distress Hinc gé hér on stariað and in frófre geseóð frætwum blícan, Cri. 522. a consolation, a particular action that consoles, a person, thing or circumstance that affords consolation or comfort Eálá Wísdóm, þú þe

ge-timbran

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Hér on þison geáre wæs Wærincwíc getimbrod, 915; P. 99, 9. used figuratively Sé ðe þyllic weorc getimbrað on Godes gelaðunge, Hml. Th. ii. 590, 1. 'Ic hæbbe ðé gesetne ðæt ðú tóweorpe and getimbre.'

hlǽfdige

a queenOur Ladylady

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., 553, 37. after the king's death Hér forðférde Cnut cing ... and Ælfgyfu Imme seó hlǽfdie sæt ðǽr (Winchester) binnan, Chr. 1035; P. 158, 11.

neáh

(adv.)
Grammar
neáh, adv. prep.
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Add 'Hér is án lytele burg swíðe neáh' . . . Hé cwæð ðæt hió wǽre swíðe neáh ' est civitas hic juxta . . . parva' . . . Iiuxa dicitur, Past. 399, 25 Sió sunne þǽr gǽð neár on setl þonne on óðrum lande, Ors. l, I ; S. 24, 18.

wine

(n.)
Grammar
wine, es; m.

A friend.applied to an equalapplied to one who can help or protecta friendly lorda (powerful) friendused of a husband or loverapplied to an inferior or subordinate, one to whom favour or protection may be shewn

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Ne ceara incit duguða ellor sécan, winas uncúðe, ac wuniaþ hér, 165, 19; Gen. 2734. used of a husband or lover Mín freónd siteþ, wine wérigmód... Dreógeþ se mín wine micle módceare, Exon. Th. 444, 15-22; Kl. 47-51.

Linked entries: dæg-wine wine-leás

gán

to gowalkto move along, proceedto take a specified course to be guideddeterminedto be habitually in a specified conditionto gobe pregnantto pass, elapseto happen, come to pass, take placeto pass, be currentto be accepted to have a specified issue turn out so and soto move away, depart to relinquishto take one's way, proceedgomove in a specified directiongoandto applybetake oneselfto turnbetake oneselfgoto be carried, moved, impelledto pass, be paid, be allottedto be appropriatedto be one of the constituent elements be amongst the conditions requisiteto amount, be equivalentto attain, reach, extendto come to take precedence of.to produce, came out withto accompany, be withto be uttered to begin, startto go to the closet, have an evacuationto leave a permanent habitationoccupation to proceed to the business of a court

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Hér gǽð se swefnigend ecce somniator venit 37, 19. Gá þé hér tó mé huc ad me ingredere Gr. D. 25, 20. Gáð tó ús, By. 93. Gá hé hider tó mé, Past. 383, 1. Lǽtan hí hér beforan ús forð gán, Hml.

un-willa

(n.)
Grammar
un-willa, an; m.

What displeasesdispleasurewhat is not desiredagainst one's willunwillinglynot voluntarilywithout one's consentin despite of one

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Godes anweald nǽre full eádiglíc, gif ða gesceafta hiora unwillum him hérden, 35, 4; Fox 160, 19: Ps. Th. 44, 16: Ors. 6, 13 tit.; Swt. 6, 3. Heora bégra unwyllum, Shrn, 204, 6

hycgan

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Fylian fótswaþu . . . mid mycelre hygdan geblissunge sequi uertigia . . . cum magna studuerint hilaritate, Angl. xiii. 367, 28. with clause Uton hycgan þæt wé Hǽlende héran georne, Sat. 594. with prep.

ge-standan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-standan, -stondan; p. -stód, pl. -stódon; pp. -standen.
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Siððan hyt gestanden beó when it be stood, Herb. 1, 4; Lchdm. i. 72, 8. to stand against any one, oppose, oppress, attack, urge, seize; insurgĕre, ingruĕre, urgĕre, corrĭpĕre He á wile ealra feónda gehwone fæste gestandan he ever will firmly stand against

Linked entry: ge-stondan

ealdor

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Ic eom ealdor and látteów Drihtnes heres sum princeps exercitus Domini, Jos. 5, 14. Genealǽhte án ealdor ( princeps ), Mt. 9, 18. Æþeréd Myrcena ealdor (cf. Æþeréd ealdormon, 894; P. 87, 14), Chr. 910; P. 95, 4.

þe

(adv.; con.; pronoun.)
Grammar
þe, indecl.
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Sceáweras þe hira naman hér sint áwritene viros, quorum ista sunt nomina, Num. 13, 5: Lev. 11, 3. Ða men þe mon hiora mǽgas ǽr slóg, Ors. 2, 5; Swt. 80, 19.

Linked entry: þý