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wiht

(n.)
Grammar
wiht, e ; f. : es; n.

a wightcreaturebeingcreated thinga whitthingaughtanythingwithout a negativeaughtalonewith a genitive

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Ic mid wihte (cf. mid ealle) ne mæg of ðissum lioðobendum I am utterly unable to escape from these bonds Cd. Th. 24, 22; Gen. 381. Wit ðus baru ne magon wesan tó wuhte ( at any rate ), 52, 5 ; Gen. 839.

LÁR

(n.)
Grammar
LÁR, e; f.

LOREteachinginstructionlearningknowledgecunningsciencepreachingdoctrinedogmapreceptexhortationadmonitioncounselsuggestioninstigationpersuasion

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Hé sceal habban láre ðæt hé máge Godes folc mid wísdóme lǽran he must have learning, that he may be able to instruct God's people with wisdom, Homl. Th. i. 206, 26.

Linked entries: folc-lár lǽr

wirsa

(adj.)
Grammar
wirsa, (wirra occurs once in the Chronicle); cpve.; wirrest, wirst; spve. adj.

Worseworst

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., pessimae) cneórysse, Mt. Kmbl. 12, 45. Wirestan, Deut. 1, 35. Ða wyrstan (pessimam) ingewitnesse ic geseó, Bd. 5, 13; S. 632, 32. Ða wyrrestan, fá folcsceaðan, Andr. Kmbl. 3183; An. 1594. Ðám wyrrestum wítes þegnum, Exon.

be-hátan

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Gelǽste man eall þæt man beháte on Godes ést tó dónne, Wlfst. 172, 13. to threaten Se abbot dyde heom yfele, and beheót heom wyrs, Chr. 1083 ; P. 214, 21. Hé heom behét ǽlcne hete, Hml. S. 23, 230.

beód

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Th. 133, 25. a table for other purposes Beádas (beód, R.) ðára mynetra, Mt. L. 21, 12. Beádo (beódo, R.), Mk. L. ll, 15. a charger, dish Beódas lances, Wrt. Voc. ii. 90, 51: 52, 52. Man sceal habban beódas (dishes or tables ?)

wefl

(n.)
Grammar
wefl, e; wefle (-a ; m.?), an; f.

weft, woof, thread which crosses the warpan implement for weavinga shuttle (?)

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Wundene (a coat of mail) ne beóð wefle (ueflæ, Txts. 151, 5), ne ic wearp hafu the threads of the woof are not twisted for me, nor have I a warp, Exon. Th. 417, 15 ; Rä. 36, 5.

Linked entry: wefta

brǽdan

(v.)
Grammar
brǽdan, brédan; to brǽdanne, brédanne; part. brǽdende; he brǽdeþ, brǽd; p. brǽdde, pl. brǽddon; pp. brǽded, brǽdd, brǽd [brád
broad; latus
].

broadlatusTo make broad, BROADEN, extend, spread, stretch outdilatare, propalare, expandereTo be extended or developed, grow or rise up;dilatari, adolescere

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Met. Fox 20, 197; Met. 20, 99. Treó sceolon brǽdan trees shall rise up, Exon. 91 b; Th. 343. 20; Gn. Ex. 160

be-æftan

(prep.; adv.)

behind,after

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wæs se súðerne wind beæften, Hml.

be-drífan

to drive gameto follow up a track

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H. 95, 5. to drive game :-- Hundas bedrifon hyne tó canes perduxerunt eum (aprum) ad me, Coll. M. 22, 15. where something is done or suffered under compulsion Ðonne mon byð tyhtlan betygen and hine mon bedrífeð tó ceápe, Ll. Th. i. 142, 1, 5.

be-beódan

(v.)
Grammar
be-beódan, bi-beódan; part. be-beódende, he be-být; p. be-beád, pl. be-budon ; impert. be-beód ; pp. be-boden.

to give a by-command or a gentle commandto commandorderjuberepræciperemandareto offergive upcommendofferrecommendaremandareto announcenuntiarepronuntiare

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I. 35; Th. ii. 432, 27. to offer, give up, commend; offerre, commendare, mandare Ðú scealt leófes líc forbærnan and me lác bebeódan thou shalt burn the beloved's body and offer it me as a sacrifice, Cd. 138; Th. 173, 9; Gen. 2858.

HÝÐ

(n.)
Grammar
HÝÐ, e ; f.

a porthaven

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Cómon ðǽr þrý men tó ðære hýðe three men came to the landing-place, Guthl. 11; Gdwin. 54, 24. Ðǽr æt hýðe stód æðelinges fær, Beo. Th. 63 ; B. 32: Elen. Kmbl. 495; El. 248: Exon. 52 a ; Th. 182, 8; Gú. 1307.

Linked entry: húðe

hǽmed

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Nys þýnes weales hǽmed nǽfre þe leófre þe nǽdre tóslyte, Shrn. 154, 22. Hǽmedes, forligeres prostibule, An. Ox. 4219. Hǽmede stupro, 2942 : 5043. Be nunnan hǽmede and forligre. Sé þe mid nunnan hǽme, Ll. Th. i. 346, 5 : 66, 14.

sum

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add: (1 a α) with a possessive pronoun instead of genitive, and with noun inflexion Gelícode ꝥ ic eówerne sum tó begeáte, Hml.

ǽr-lést

(n.)
Grammar
ǽr-lést, e; f.

Dishonourimpietycrueltya disgraceful deed

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Met. Fox 9, 2; Met. 9, 1

a-lystan

(v.)
Grammar
a-lystan, p. -lyste; pp. -lysted, -lyst [a, lystan to wish]

To listwishdesiredesiderare

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Met. Fox 10, 36; Met. 10, 18

ár-leást

(n.)
Grammar
ár-leást, ǽr-lést, e; f. [ár honor, honestas, gratia, -leást]

Dishonourimpietycrueltya disgraceful deedinhonestasimpietascrudelitasflagitium

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Met. Fox 9, 12; Met. 9, 6

Linked entry: ǽr-lést

flión

(v.)

to fleefŭgĕre

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Met. Fox 7, 60; Met. 7, 30

mann-mirring

(n.)
Grammar
mann-mirring, es; f.

Destruction of men

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Destruction of men Ac man þǽr ne gespǽdde bútan manmyrringe they did not succeed without loss of men, Chr. 1096; Erl. 233, 29

Linked entry: mirring

bismærian

(v.)
Grammar
bismærian, p. ede; pp. ed

To revilemaledicere

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To revile; maledicere Bismæredon uncit [Inscription, Bismærede ungket] men, bá ætgædre they [men] reviled us two, both together, Runic Inscrip. Kmbl. 354, 30

ge-bird

(n.)
Grammar
ge-bird, e; f.

Birthorigin

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Birth, origin Forðam sín ealle men ánra gebirda because all men are of one origin, L. Edg. C. 13; Th. ii. 246, 22