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swǽr

(adj.)
Grammar
swǽr, swǽre, and swár; adj. [Halliwell gives sweer unwilling as a Northumbrian word, and swere dull, heavy, as a Durham one. In Jamieson's Dictionary the forms sweir, swere, sweer, swear are given with meanings lazy, indolent; unwilling; unwilling to give.]
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heavy as a burden, of great weight (lit. or fig.), oppressive Swǽr is seó byrðen ðe Godes bydel beran sceall, gif hé nele georne unriht forbeódan, L. I. P. 5; Th. ii. 308, 35: Wulfst. 178, 8. Hé bið deófles tempel, and byrð swíðe swǽre byrðene on his

Linked entry: swár

or-wíge

(adj.)
Grammar
or-wíge, adj.
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Saga hú ðú wurde ðus wígþríst ðæt ðú mec ðus fæste gebunde ǽghwæs orwígne ( without any power of resisting ), Exon.

Linked entries: -wíge on-wíge

wansian

(v.)
Grammar
wansian, p. ode [the word seems to occur only late, and perhaps is due to Scandinavian, cf. Icel. vansi want: wanian is the usual word]
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To diminish Swá hwá swá fúre gife óuþer óðre gódene manne gyfe wansiaþ, wansie him seó heofenlíce iateward on heofonríce, Chr. 656 ; Erl. 32, 17. The compound á-wansian also occurs :-- If áni man ðis ilk forward breke and áwansige, Cod. Dip. Kmbl. iv

Linked entry: á-wansian

ge-wǽge

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Cnuca tó dúste ánre tremese gewihte (gewǽge, v. l. ), i. 110, 9

tó-bláwan

(v.)
Grammar
tó-bláwan, p. -bleów; pp. -blawen.

to blow in different directions, ⬩ scatter by blowing, ⬩ blow away ⬩ to inflate, ⬩ puff up, ⬩ distend with wind, ⬩ swell, ⬩ to cause the breast to swell

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to blow in different directions, scatter by blowing, blow away Hí beóþ duste gelícran ðonne hit wind tóblǽwþ tamquam pulvis, quem projecit ventus a facie terrae, Ps. Th. I. 5.

Linked entry: tó-blǽdan

tó-sáwan

(v.)
Grammar
tó-sáwan, p. -seów

To sow broadcast, ⬩ scatter seed ⬩ to spread abroad, ⬩ scatter, ⬩ disperse, ⬩ to disseminate opinions ⬩ distribute favours ⬩ sow dissension

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To sow broadcast, scatter seed; fig. to spread abroad, scatter, disperse, of concrete objects Sume hí cwǽdon, ðæt se líchoma ðe ǽne biþ tó duste gewend and wíde tósáwon, ðæt hé nǽfre eft tógædere ne cóme, Homl. Skt. i. 23, 376.

un-gemetgod

(adj.)
Grammar
un-gemetgod, adj.

Immoderate ⬩ excessive ⬩ intemperate ⬩ indiscreet

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Beweóp se ylca apostol ungemetegodra manna líf, ðus cweðende: 'Heora wamb is heora god,' Homl. Th. i. 604, 27

Linked entries: ge-metgian un-gemetegod

ge-wísian

(v.)
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Add: to shew, point out something (acc.) to a person (dat. ) Ðus him gewísede se Ǽðelwaldes mon ðá gemǽru, C. D. v. 141, 29. Ꝥ hió swá myceles his onfón sceolde swá seó hind hire gewísede, Lch. iii. 426, 29. to direct a person. with acc.

ge-sceádan

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D. ii. 86, 26. to arrange Gesceáden gisomnung distincta congeries, Mt. p. 4, 3. to scatter, shed Genim þás wyrte tó dúste gecnucude, gesceád (-scád, v.l. ) tó ðám sáre, Lch, i. 290, 12. non-material objects, to distinguish Ðú ðe dæg gisceádas (discernis

hreów-líce

(adv.)
Grammar
hreów-líce, adv.

Miserably ⬩ cruelly ⬩ grievously

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Hreówlíce gefærþ seðe hine sylfne ðus forþ forscyldigaþ and gesǽlig biþ hé ðeáh ... miserably does he fare who thus continues to incur guilt; and yet he will be happy ..., L. Pen. 12; Th. ii. 280, 28: Chr. 1096; Erl. 233, 22

wicce

(n.)
Grammar
wicce, an; f.
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Ánimaþ ða réðan wiccan, seó ðe ðus áwent þurh wiccecræft manna mód, 7, 209. Wiccan pythonissam, Hpt. Gl. 451, 70. Wiccean and wælcyrian, Chart. Erl. 231, 10. Wiccan, Wulfst. 165, 34. Wiccena parcarum, Anglia xiii, 31, 104. v. Grmm. D. M. p. 985

drync

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Wyrc tó duste, dó hys dǽl on wínes drinc, Lch. i. 336, 16. Drync poculum, Ps. Srt. 22, 5. Hé sǽde þám bróðrum drincea ( potionum ) getel (cf. þus fela scencea, 11), Gr. D. 127, 16. v. blód-, spiw(e)-, wæter-drync

Dorn-sǽte

(n.)
Grammar
Dorn-sǽte, Dor-sǽte; gen. -sǽta ; dat. > -sǽtum, -sǽton, -sǽtan; pl. m. [dor = Celt. dwr, dur water; -sǽte dwellers, inhabitants: dwellers by water]

Inhabitants or men of Dorsetshire, people of Dorsetshire in a body, DORSETSHIRE ⬩ Dorsetenses, Dorsetia

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Inhabitants or men of Dorsetshire, people of Dorsetshire in a body, DORSETSHIRE; Dorsetenses, Dorsetia Ðý ilcan geáre gefeaht Æðelhelm wið Deniscne here mid Dornsǽtum [Dorsǽtan, Th. 118, 17, col. 2; Dorsǽton, 119, 17, col. 1; Dorsǽtum, 119, 16, col.

Linked entry: sǽta

ilf

Grammar
ilf, [The gender of ælf, ilf seems nowhere decisively fixed, but the forms dún-ylfa, -ælfa seem to show that at any rate sometimes it is feminine.]
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Sý ꝥ ylfa þe him sié, þis him mæg tó bóte, Lch. ii. 290, 29. Add

stellan

(v.)
Grammar
stellan, p. stealde, and stillan, styllan, stiellan; p. de
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To leap, rush Ðus hér on grundum Godes éce bearn ofer heáh hleoþu hlýpum stylde; swá wé men sculon heortan gehygdum hlýpum styllan of mægne in mægen, Exon. Th. 46, 28-36; Cri. 744-748.

or-módness

(n.)
Grammar
or-módness, e; f.

Desperation, despair

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Ðá se earma man ðus mid ormódnesse sprecendé wæs sic loquebatur miser desperans, 5, 13; S. 633, 21. Tó ormódnesse ad desperationem, Past. 14, 3; Swt. 83, 19: 21, 7; Swt. 165, 19.

smirwung

(n.)
Grammar
smirwung, smiring (-ung), e; f.

anointing, unction ⬩ an ointment

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anointing, unction Ðus cwæð se apostol be ðære smyrunge seócra manna L. Ælfc. C. 32; Th. ii. 354, 27.

Linked entries: smiring smyring

ge-hreósan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-hreósan, p. -hreás, pl. -hruron; pp. -hroren

To rush ⬩ fall ⬩ glide away ⬩ to fail ⬩ ruere ⬩ cadere ⬩ labi ⬩ deficere

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Ic ðus gehroren eom and aweg gewiten I [Babylon] am thus fallen and passed away, Ors. 2, 4; Bos. 44, 35. Móna niðer gehreóseþ the moon shall fall down, Exon. 21 b; Th. 58, 22; Cri. 939.

Linked entries: ge-hreás ge-hror ge-hroren ge-hruron ge-reósan

niht-feorm

(n.)
Grammar
niht-feorm, the amount of provisions necessary for one night, entertainment due to the king. v. feorm; <b>I b.</b> &para;

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geótan

(v.)
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Geót on múð ꝥ ilce dúst, 140, 2. (aa) to shed tears :-- Ealle teáras guton omnes lacrimas fundunt, Bd. 4, 28; Sch. 523, 7. with a non-material object Sió slǽwð giétt slǽp on ðone monnan pigredo immittit soporem, Past. 283, 6.

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