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wlitig

(adj.)
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wlitig, adj.

Beautifulcomelyfairbeauteousglorious

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Seó wlitige þrýues, 24, I; Cri. 378. Wlitig weoroda heáp and wuldres þreát, Andr. Kmbl. 1739; An. 872. Wlitig wuldres boda, Elen. Kmbl. 153; El. 77. Sió wlitige stów (heaven), Met. 20, 279. Wlitig, wuldorfost, Exon. Th. 151, 2; Gú. 789: Cd.

wrítan

(v.)
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wrítan, p. wrát, pl. writon; pp. writen

To write.to cutto drawto form lettersto writeto writeto compose,be the author ofto writeto writewriteto writestateto writeget a thing writtento convey by charter

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Ðæt gyddedon hæleð, hwæt seó hand write, Cd. Th. 261, 15-21; Dan. 727-9. Wearð gesewen swilce ánes mannes hand wrítende on ðære healle wage, Homl.

Linked entries: wrítere wrítian

ge-lǽdan

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Seó forhæfdnes hine geclǽnsaþ and gelǽdeþ tó forgifnesse, Bl. H. 37, 15. where the object is non-material. to bring to the notice or knowledge of a person, bring evidence, proof, &c. Hé gelǽdde ðone áð be fullan, Cht. Th. 171, 21.

ge-nerian

(v.)
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Seó heofonlice cwén wearð tódæg generod fram ðyssere mánfullan worulde. Hml. Th. i. 446, 16. Of deófles nýdgewalde genered, Cri. 1451. Hé hí gelǽdde of leoðobendum . . . generede fram níðe, An. 1039.

ge-streón

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Seó gesomnung þára deárwyrþra gimma oþþe ꝥ unmǽte gestreón goldes and seolfres, Bl. H. 99, 28. Of eorþlicum cýpinga gestreóne de terreno nundinarum mercatu. An. Ox. 2656. Mid mangunge, gestreóne commercio, 3064.

hrægl

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Sý on wintra seó cuhle of þiccum hrægle, R. Ben. 8, 11. <b>III a.

níd

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Seó þearlwísnes þæs heardan lífes him ǽrest of nýde (néde, v. l.) becóm (ex necessitate obuenerat) for bóte his synna, Bd. 4, 25 ; Sch. 493, 19. necessity from the facts or circumstances of the case Nales oð bewerenesse þá symbelnesse tó mǽrsienne mæssesanges

swá

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Add Hé cwæð swá seó ilce wíse þá manigum men cúþ wæs be his sage aiebat sicut tunc res eadem multis innotuit, Gr. D. 318, 26. ꝥ hé sealde þám óðrum swá hé nyste áttor drincan ut ei nescienti in potu venenum daret, 158, 29 : 327, 8 : Hml. S. 30, 88.

welig

(adj.)
Grammar
welig, weleg; adj.

Wealthyrichopulent

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Sidonem, seó wæs welegast (opulentissima) on ðǽm dagum 3, 5: Swt. 104, 30. of places or things which produce abundantly, of seasons in which there is abundance Ðæt wiolie opimum, Wrt. Voc. ii. 64, 64.

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syndrig

(adj.)
Grammar
syndrig, adj.

separate, alone, not joined with othersstanding apart, not accessiblespecial, set apart for a particular purposespecial, singular, extraordinary, remarkable for an unusual qualityfor the unusual degree in which some quality existsof that which concerns a single person, private, ownproprius, privatusseparate, several, sundry, each separatelyone a-piece, one each

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Him ðá wæs syndrig ege ðǽr him ǽr wæs seó mǽste wyn, Ors. 2, 8; Swt. 92, 32.

lád-teów

(n.)
Grammar
lád-teów, es; m.

A leaderguideconductorgeneral

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Seó leó gif heó blódes onbirigþ ábít ǽrest hire ládteów the lioness, if she tastes blood, will first rend her keeper; primusque lacer dente cruento domitor rabidas imbuit iras, Bt. 25; Fox 38, 14.

níwe

(adj.)
Grammar
níwe, neówe; adj.

newnot yet usednewrecentnot of long standingnot long madenew (to anything)inexperiencednewnoveldifferent from what has gone before

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Seó ( the English Church ) núgyt is níwe on geleáfan, Bd. 489, 41. Ðy læs se steall swá níwre cyricean tealtrian ongunne, 2, 4; S. 505, 11. Ðis gelimpþ seldon, and nǽfre búton on níwum mónan, Lchdm. iii. 242, 23.

Linked entry: níwung

síd

(adj.)
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síd, adj.
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Iohannes geseah úrne Drihten mid alban gescrídne, and seó wæs síd niðer óþ ða andcleówa (it reached down to the ancles, cf. Icel. kné-, skó-síðr reaching to the knee, the shoes (of dress) ), L. Ælfc. P. 15 ;Th. ii. 370, 3. Herebyrne síd (cf.

Linked entry: síd-folc

tweó

(n.)
Grammar
tweó, twý; gen. tweón, twýn; m.
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Ðǽr seó wíse on tweón cyme ubi res perveniret in dubium, Bd. 1, 1; S. 474, 21. <b>I a.

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eft

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Ǽr seó mengeo eft tófaran sceolde, 1663: 2702. Wá eów þe nú hlihaþ, for þon gé eft wépað on écnesse, Bl. H. 25, 23, 20: 55, 24: B. 1753. Wé wǽron on wræcsíþ sende, and nú eft sceolon óþerne éþel sécan, Bl. H. 23, 6: Sat. 212: Gú. 1159.

ge-réfa

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Gíf man biscopes esne tihte, cænne bine an geréfan hand; hine gerefa clensie, oþþe selle tó swuiganne, 42, 4. þone Frenciscan ceorl þe seó hléfdige heafde hire gesett tó geréfan Chr. 1003; P. 135, 6.

ge-rýman

(v.)
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Eów is gerýmed, gáð ricene to us cleared is the ground for you, come to us quickly, By. 93. (2 a) where the obstruction, personor thing, removes itself, to leave clear, of persons, to evacuate :-- Seó sǽfit flówende him gerymde þreora mlla [fæt] dries

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(c 2) :-- Ic c Ǽr þon ðe seó sunne cyrre hig tó ðaes dæges lenge, Shrn. 153, 28. add: Hí gesceapene wǽron tó þon écan lífe, næs tó þon écan deáþe, Bl. H. 61, 7. (h) :-- Hié him æfest tó genáman, Bl. H. 7, 11.

crisma

(n.)
Grammar
crisma, an; m. [chrisma, ătis, n. = χρῖσμα, ατος; n. an unction, from χρίω [fut. χρίσω] I touch the surface of a body, I rub or anoint]

χρῖσμα, ατοςχρίσω the chrismunction or holy oil, used for anointing by the Roman Catholic church after baptismoleum chrismatisthe white vesture, called chrisom, which the minister puts upon the child immediately after dipping it in water, or pouring water upon it in baptism chrismale, id est, vestis candida, quæ super corpus baptlzati ponitur.

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oil, used for anointing by the Roman Catholic church after baptism; oleum chrismatis Eálá ge mæsse-preóstas, míne gebróðra, we secgaþ eów nú ðæt we ǽr ne sǽdon, forðonðe we to-dæg sceolan dǽlan úrne ele, on þreó wísan gehálgodne, swá swá us gewissaþ seó

Linked entries: crism-lýsing crysma

hláford

a rulersovereigngovernorcaptaina mastera major-domoan ownera proprietora husbandthe husbanda rulerlord

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Eádgyð seó hlǽfdie forðférde, seó wæs Eádwardes cynges geresta ... and se cyngc ... leide heó wið Eádwearde cynge hire hláforde, Chr. 1076; P. 212, 22. Þæt wíf sceal hire ealdore (hláforde, v.l.) hiéran, Ll.