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wic-weorc

(n.)
Grammar
wic-weorc, es; n.
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Se gebúr sceal his riht dón; sceal erian healfne æcer tó wiceweorce . . ., Cod. Dip. Kmbl. iii. 450, 35. Cf. Hér synd gewriten ða gerihta ðe ða ceorlas sculan dón tó Hysseburnan . . .

Linked entry: wice-weorc

tó-weorpan

(v.)
Grammar
tó-weorpan, -werpan, -worpan, -wurpan, -wyrpan; p. -wearp, pl. -wurpon; pp. -worpen.

To throw in different directionsthrow awaythrow downto scatterdispersedestroyoverthrowto scatterdisperseto break in piecesscatter the parts of a connected wholeto overthrowto overturnto throw downdestroy a buildingdemolishto overthrowto destroy the power of a person,to destroyto overthrow an institution, a practice, regulation, law, etc.,to put downput an end todestroymake voidbreakdissolveto throw out

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úre ǽ tówyrpþ. Pilatus hym cwæð: Hwæt ys ðæt déþ ðæt mǽge eówre ǽ tówerpan? Hí cwǽdon: 'On restedagum hǽlþ,' Nicod. 2; Thw. 1, 23-27. com tó ðý ðæt wolde ǽlc yfel tówurpan, and ǽlc good árǽran. Nú tówyrpþ on us leahtras . . .

bí-leofa

(n.)

subsistencemaintenanceprovisionvictuals

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Godes cyrcan gegódode mid landum and bigleofum, Hml. S. 27, 135. fæste fram eallum bigleofum, Wlfst. 285, 26

discipul

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monige him tó discipulum genam, 3, 5; Sch. 205, 12. Héht him his discipulos tó, Bl. H. 225, 13. lǽrde his discipuli, 231, 18. Add

ge-bindan

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hine hét gebindan and siþþan ofsleán, Bt. 29, 2 ; F. 104, 26. þá gebundenan of carcerne út álǽdde, Bl.

cwén-fugol

(n.)
Grammar
cwén-fugol, es; m.

A female or hen birdavis feminea, Som. Ben. Lye

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A female or hen bird; avis feminea, Som. Ben. Lye

þurh-teón

(v.)

to carry throughget a proposal accepted, a request grantedto carry out a plan, orders, etc.give effect to an intentionto carry throughcarry on to a (successful) endto accomplishperformto perpetrateto carry oncontinueto bring to a successful issueto achievebring aboutbring to passto affordto go throughundergoto drawdrag

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Lucius bæd ðæt cristen gedón wǽre, and þurhteáh ðæt bæd ( by a later hand this is turned into him wærð tíþod ðæt bæd), Chr. 167; Erl. 8, 15. to carry out a plan, orders, etc., give effect to an intention Bið oft synleás yfel geðóht ðǽm gódum

West-Seaxe

(n.)
Grammar
West-Seaxe, -Seaxan (Wes-); pl. m.
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Hér Birinus biscop bodude West-Seaxum (Weast-, v. l. ) fulwuht, 634 ; Erl. 24, 9. Hér cuom se here tó Reádingum on West-Seaxe, 871 ; Erl. 74, 5

ge-trúwian

(v.)
Grammar
ge-trúwian, p. ode, ede; pp. od, ed.

to trusthopeconfideresperareto make a treatysancire

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to trust, hope; confidere, sperare Ða ðe on heora feó getrúwigeaþ confidentes in pecuniis, Mk. Bos. 10, 24. He getrúwade ðæt he hine beswícan mihte he trusted that he could circumvent him, Ors. 2, 4; Bos. 45, 10: 4, 1; Bos. 78, 44.

wreccan

(v.)
Grammar
wreccan, p. wreahte, wrehte ; pp. wreaht, wreht.

to raiselift upto take upundertaketo rouse

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Ne sceal nó ðæt án dón ðæt ána wacie, ac sceal eác his friénd wreccan non solum ut ipse vigilel, sed etiam ut amicum suscitet, admonetur, Past. 28; Swt. 193, 21. Héht mid ǽrdæge wígend wreccan, Elen. Kmbl. 211; El. 106

biddan

to askto askto pray to

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Ǽr þ ám þe him ryhtes bidde. Ll.

ge-samnung

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Í. 236, 17. of things, material, a heap, mass Gesomnung congeries (gemmarum ], Wrt. Voc. ii. 78, 38.

ge-bécan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-bécan, [ge, and bócian to book or charter]

to grant by book or charterto charter

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to grant by book or charter, to charter, Hem. p. 480

Linked entry: bécan

steallere

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Eádnóð stallere heom wið gefeaht, Chr. 1067; P. 203, 16. Add

hund-twelftig

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Gylde þám cynge hundtwelftig scillinga (sciłł. v. l. ), 264, 12: 62, 5: 66, 16: 86, 17. Cómon tó ðám hálgan hundtwelftig manna, mislíce geuntrumode, Hml. S. 21, 318. with units Hundtwelftig scíra hie. de and seofon scíra, Hml.

lytlian

(v.)
Grammar
lytlian, p. ode

to lessendiminish

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Ðonne lytlaþ him se tóhopa ðe hæfde ðá synful wæs spem, quæ esse potuit de peccatore, subtraxit, Past. 58, 10; Swt. 447, 14.

nearuness

(n.)
Grammar
nearuness, e; f.

a straitoppressiondistressdistressanxietytribulationtroublegrief

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on swá micelre nearanuesse becom he fell into so great trouble (was imprisoned), 1; Fox 2, 27.

Linked entry: nirwett

swíðe

(adv.)
Grammar
swíðe, adv.
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Ðonne heó bléwþ swíðust when it is in fullest blossom, Lchdm. i. 160, 14. Forlǽtan unnytte ymbhogan swá swíþost mihte as much as ever he could, Bt. 35, tit.; Fox xvi, 27. Hiora scamiaþ swíþust ealles ða tó Sione hete swíðost hæfdon, Ps.

Linked entry: swíðor

ge-bæcu

(n.)
Grammar
ge-bæcu, pl. n.

Back partshinder partspostĕriōra

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He slóh heora fýnd on gebæcum percussit inĭmīci suos in postĕriōra, 77, 66

Linked entry: bæce

ge-scénan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-scénan, p. de; pp. ed

To break, bruise, woundcontĕrĕre, vulnĕrāre

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To break, bruise, wound; contĕrĕre, vulnĕrāre Hí woldon ǽninga heafolan gescénan they would at once wound the head, Andr. Kmbl. 2286; An. 1144. Forðon he ǽren dór gesceeneþ quia contrivit portas æreas, Ps. Th. 106, 15