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weald

(n.)
Grammar
weald, es; m.

High land covered with woodwoodforest.

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Gif (birds) ðæs wuda benugen . . . þincþ him wynsumre ðæt him se weald oncweþe, and gehíran óþerra fugela stemine si nemorum gratas viderit umbras . . . silvas tantum moesta requirit, silvas dulci voce susurrat, Bt. 25; Fox 88, 20: Met. 13, 92.

hryre

(n.)
Grammar
hryre, es; m.

Falldownfallruindestructionperditiondecaydeclinedeath

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Ðætte hie ðone spild ðæs hryres him ondrǽden ut præcipitem ruinam metuant, 52, 5; Swt. 407, 21.

sóþfæstness

(n.)
Grammar
sóþfæstness, e; f.

truthfaithfulnessgood faithsinceritytruthrighteousnessjusticetruth of speech or thought

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Se mon se ða sóþfæstnesse mid his múþe sprecþ and hié on his heortan geþencþ, 55, 14.

eág-sínes

(adv.)
Grammar
eág-sínes, adv.
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With one's eyes, ocularly, evidently Swilce ic hine mid mínan eágan eáhsýnes beheólde as if I beheld him plainly with my eyes, Hml. S. 23, 828. Hé geseah éhsýnes þæs lifigendan Godes sunu and hine gecneów, Hml. Th. ii. 18, 20

bregdan

(v.)

to pluckpulldrawdragto bindknotto changeto changeto movebe pulledto flash

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On manegum óþrum híwum hine brǽd se deófol, 31, 718. Hé brǽd hine on feala bleóna, Bl. H. 175; 5. Se líchama ongan swǽtan and mislic híw brédan, Wlfst. 141, 3. Grammar bregdan, (cf.

hǽte

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Him cóm on swá micel hǽte and swá micel þurst ꝥ hié him heora feores ne wéndun they got into such a state of heat and thirst that they gave up hope of life, 6, 13; S. 268, 12. <b>IV a.

stefn

(n.)
Grammar
stefn, stemn, es; m.
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a turn, time Ðá besæt sió fierd hié (the Danes) ðǽr ða hwíle ðe hié ðær lengest mete hæfdon, ac hié hæfdon heora stemn gesetenne the English force had sat out its turn of service, Chr. 894; Erl. 90, 31.

tó-eácan

(adv.)
Grammar
tó-eácan, adv., prep.

In addition,besidesIn addition to,besides

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In addition, besides Hé bǽd his þegnum, ðæt hig lédon hira ǽlces feoh on his sacc and fórmete tóeácan (datis supra cibariis in viam), Gen. 42; 25. Ðú hæfst tóeácan eall ðæt ic ðé ǽr tealde, Bt. 10; Fox 28, 37.

ge-hwirfan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-hwirfan, ge-hweorfan.
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Hié ðém landum iehwerfed hefdan, C. D. ii. 66, 21. with acc. to exchange Wulfríc hit siððan æt him gehwyrfde mid ðám ðe him gecwémre wæs, C. D. iii. 291, 21. intrans. To return to a place, occupation, &amp;c.

Linked entry: ge-hweorfan

ge-seón

(v.)
Grammar
ge-seón, [For first two lines substitute: <b>ge-seón,</b> ge-sión, ic-seó, -sió, -sié, þú-sihst, -siehst, -syhst, -syxt, hé-sihþ, -siehð, -seohþ, -syhþ, -seóþ, pl. -seóþ, -sióþ; p. ic, hé -seah, -seh, þú-sáwe, -sége, pl. -sáwon, -ségon, -seágon, -sǽgon ; imp. -seoh, -seah, pl. -seóþ; subj. prs. ic-seó, -sió, -sié ; p. -sáwe, -sége; pp. -sewen, -seowen, -segen, -seogen, -sawen (-sáw- ?). Northern and Mercian forms: ge-seá, -seán, -sión, ic -seóm, -sióm, -siúm, þú -siist, -síst, -seǽs, hé -siið, -siis, -síþ, -sís ; pl. -seáþ, -siáþ, -seás ; p. ic, hé -sæh, -sægh, -seh, þu -sége, pl. -ségon, -sǽgon ; imp. -sæh, -sægh, -seh, -sech, -sih, pl. -seaeþ, -siáþ; subj. prs. -sé, -see, -sié, -sii,pl. sén; p. -sége ; part. prs. -siónde, -siénde, -séende, -segende ; pp. -segen, -segn, -séen To see.]
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Ǽr hé geseó his wíf and his bearn sweltende, Bt. 10; F. 28, 39. Þ gesáwon mannes blód ágoten, Ors. l, 2 ; S. 30, 9. gefégon þæs þe hyne gesundne geseón móston, B. 1628: 1998.

geátan

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Ic hit iéte, Chr. 675 ; P. 37, 33. Ꝥ he scolde ꝥ géten mid his writ, P. 35, 33. Hé geátte mannan heora wudas and slǽtinge, 1087 ; P. 223, 33. Add

meinnisc-lic

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S. 23 b, 181. that should characterize man, humane Beó him gegearewod eal mennisclic fremfulnes omnis ei exhibeatur humanitas, R. Ben. 83, 18. forłǽtaþ ꝥ gecyndelíce gód, ꝥ sint mennisclice þeáwas. Bt. 37, 3; F. 192, 5

folgere

(n.)
Grammar
folgere, es; m.

aFOLLOWERattendantdiscipleasseclapĕdĭsĕquusassectātor

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Hwæt wille we sprecan be ðam cyninge, and be his folgerum what shall we say about the king, and about his followers? Bt. 29, 1; Fox 104, 10.

hwǽte

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Hé áfeormað his þyrscelflóre, and hé gegaderað his hwǽte on his bern; þá ceafu hé forbærnð, Mt. 3, 12. Hwǽtas sume [h]andlian untrumnysse getácnað frumenta aliqua trectare infirmitatem significat, Lch. iii. 204, 12

láþettan

Grammar
láþettan, [In the last two passages láþettan translates infestare, which however is for infestari. The original Latin of the two translations is: Canes latrantes uiderit vel eis infestare, and: Camelos uidere et ab eis se uiderit infestare.]
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Ongunnon hine onscunigean and láðettan mid máran orwyrðum fracoðlicra worda majoribus hunc verborum contumeliis detestari coeperunt Gr. D. 250, 28. to make hateful, render odious

Linked entry: lǽþettan

wesan

(v.)
Grammar
wesan, p. wæs, pl. wǽron
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Námon tó rǽde, ðæt him wærlícor wǽre, ðæt sumne dǽl heora landes wurðes æthæfdon they resolved that keeping back part of the price of the land would turn out more safely for them, Homl. Th. i. 316, 24. Hé ðóhte hine him tó yrfewearde gedón.

wilcumian

(v.)
Grammar
wilcumian, p. ode

To welcomebid welcomegreetsalute

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Basilius sende him tógeánes, and hine wylcumode, Homl. Skt. i. 3, 507. Hine wylcumede se cásere, and cwæð him to mid blysse, 7, 339. Wil-cumiga (wilcymogie (wilcymo gié ? v. preceding word), Lind.) ł groeta salutari Mk. Skt. Rush. 12, 38

Linked entry: wellcumian

Crecca-gelád

(n.)
Grammar
Crecca-gelád, Cre-gelád, e; f. [gelád a road, way:
  • Flor.
Criccelade:
  • Hunt.
Crikelade:
  • Sim. Dun.
Criccelad:
  • Brom.
Criklade]

CRICKLADE, Wiltshire oppidi nomen in agro Wiltoniensi

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On ðissum geáre com Cnut mid his here ofer Temese into Myrcum æt Cregeláde in this year [A. D. 1016] Cnut came with his army over the Thames into Mercia at Cricklade, 1016; Erl. 153, 23

fýren

composed of fire on fire, flaming, burning.bearing fireburning, red-hot

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Hé gedéð his flán fýrena, Ps. Th. 7, 13. burning, red-hot Hié hine hæfdon geþreátodne mid fýrenum racentum, Bl. H. 43, 31. figurative Is þín ágen sprǽc innan fýren ignitum eloquium tuum, Ps. Th. 118, 140: Ps. Srt. 118, 140

wíd-sǽ

(n.)
Grammar
wíd-sǽ, f. m.
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Him wæs á widsǽon ðæt bæcbord, Ors. 1, 1; Swt. 17, 27: 19, 26. Fǽmendre wfdsǽ spumantis pelagi, Hpt. Gl. 409, 69. Wídsǽs cataclismi, Wrt. Voc. ii. 23, 75. On wídsǽwes grund, Shrn. 54, 21. Mid his fótum gangan on wídsǽ, 111, 28.