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fylgean

to follow to pursueto followproceed alongto follow to followto followto followdevote one's self to, diligently attend to. to attend toto accommodate one's self to the will of another, yield to a thingobsequito try to gain to follow, do what has already been done by anotherto happen or come at a later time

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Hwílon stód ꝥ man sceolde þrywa týman þǽr hit ǽrest befangen wǽre, and syþþan fylgean teáme swá hwǽr swá man tó cende, Ll. Th. i. 288, 30. to follow a track, proceed along a line marked out (lit. or fig.) Þonne fylge wé Drihtnes swæþe, Bl.

ge-niman

(v.)
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L. 2, 6. friþ (wǽre) geniman wiþ (acc. or dat.) to make peace (a treaty) with Hé frið genam wið hié Lusitanos in deditionem recepit, Ors. 4, 12; S. 210, 9. Wǽre genóman foedus fecerunt, Wrt. Voc. ii. 39, 25.

ge-weorþan

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Bd. 3, 10 ; Sch. 233, 12, to be brought to Swelce sió burg wǽre ðurh ðæs sǽs stemne tó scame geworden guasi per vocem mam ad verecundiam Sidon adducitur, Past. 409, 35.

CYRICE

(n.)
Grammar
CYRICE, cirice, cyrce, circe; gen. an, ean; f: cyric, ciric, in the compound cyric-ǽwe, etc. q. v. cyrc, e; f. circ,

in the compounda church, the material structure ecclesiaa heathen temple templum paganum

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On Cristes cyrican ða ðe on Brytene wǽron in Christ's churches which were in Britain, 1, 8; S. 479, 26.

Linked entries: cyrce circe cirice

mód

(n.)
Grammar
mód, es; n.

the inner manthe spiritual as opposed to the bodily part of manspiritsoulmindsoulheartspiritminddispositionmoodCouragehigh spiritPridearroganceGreatnessmagnificencepride

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Ða ðe betran módes wǽron those who were better disposed, 215, 11. His þegnas wǽron flǽsclices módes ( carnally minded ), 17, 5: Ors. 4, 13; Swt. 212, 25: 5, 3; Swt. 222, 2: Ps. Th. 118, 60: 144, 5.

þencan

(v.)
Grammar
þencan, p. þóhte (þohte?)
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Hié wǽron wið ðæs fýres weard tó ðon ðæt hié hit ácwencean þóhton ad extinguendum ignem concurrerunt, Ors. 4, 10; Swt. 200, 17: 1, 10; Swt. 44, 32.

fore

beforein front ofat the head ofbeforeforfromthroughbecause ofon account offorfromthroughin place ofinstead offor the sake ofon behalf ofto the honour ofofaboutbeforeinto the presence of

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I c: Hé heom fore sǽde his neóde, Chr. 1087; P. 223, 30. temporal, before Is nú feala forðgewitenra ... þe ús fore wǽron, El. 637. of previous action: Hí férdon tó heora geférum þe him fore stópon, Hml.

faran

to traveljourneyto marchto goto godepartto gomoveto goflyto cometo pass awaydepartto go onpractisehappenturn out

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farende eahta legian, and Antonius hæfde eahtatig scipa on þǽm wǽron farende x legian, Ors. 5, 13; S. 246, 5-8. to go Ic cweðe tó ðisum, " Far ðú," and hé færð ("vade," et vadit) . . . " Far ðé hám" (vade), Hml.

Linked entry: farnian

wæstm

(n.)
Grammar
wæstm, (-em, -im, -um), es; m. n.:e; f.

Growth, increasegrowth, produceplant, fruitoffspring, progenyresultfruit, that which may be enjoyedproduce of money, usury.growth, growing,increasegrowth, thrivinggrowth, condition reached by growing, stature, form;

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Ða beámas wǽron gewered mid wæstme, Cd. Th. 30, 5; Gen. 462. Treów wæstm (westm, v. 12) wircende lignum faciens fructum, Gen. 1, 11. Seó eorðe wæstm bereþ terra fructificat, Mk. Skt. 4, 28. Hé geseah geblówen treów wæstm berende, Blickl.

sécan

(v.)
Grammar
sécan, sécean; p. sóhte; pp. sóht
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Georne smeádon, sóhton searoþancum, hwæt sió syn wǽre, Elen. Kmbl. 827; El. 414. Ongan on sefan sécean sóðfæstnesse weg tó wuldre, 2295; El. 1149. Ic ðíne gewitnesse wylle sécan testimonia tua exquisivi, Ps. Th. 118, 22.

ge-mynd

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XII. the healthy state of the mental faculties, (sound) mind, v. ge-myndleás :-- Ne lét hé búton swilce hé of his gemynde wǽre, Hml. S. 23, 634. Hé wæs onwended of his sylfes gemyndum, Gr. D. 260, II.

micel

(adj.)
Grammar
micel, adj.

Micklegreatmagnusmuchmanymultusgreat

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Ðonne ðæt gefeoht mǽst wǽre when the fight was hottest, 4, 11; Swt. 206, 18. Se mǽsta precipuus, Wrt. Voc. ii. 81, 66. Drihten is on Sion déma se mǽsta, Ps. Th. 98, 2.

Linked entries: mǽst mára micle mycel

wiþ

(prep.; adv.)
Grammar
wiþ, prep. (adv. conj. ).

towardstoin the direction oftowardstoatwithtowardstoatagainstover againstopposite toagainstfrombynearagainstbesideuntoatagainstwithagainst onover againstoppositeagainstin the way ofwith.withpart withfromforin return foras payment forforin consideration offorin exchange forforfor in reward ofin return forin answer toforas compensation forin consideration ofin return foron condition ofagainstagainstas a set-offby the side ofcompared within contrast withwithtowithwithagainstto.withforagainstfromforagainstcontrary toin opposition to.withatagainstbeside by,atbyagainstatuntowithfromforwithagainstto weigh one thing with or against anotherin comparison withwithtowith a personwithtowardswith in respect towithwith againsttowithto.againstfromforagainst contrary toagainstbythrough,to rest on the armtill.till tountil

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Hé bæd ðæt hé him ðǽs siiþfætes látteów wǽre, and him mycel feoh wið ðon gebeád, Bd. 4, 5 ; S. 571, 35.

irsian

(v.)
Grammar
irsian, p. ode.

to be angryto rageto make angryto angerprovoke

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Ðonne ús ðara manna mód yrsade and ús wiðerwearde wǽron cum irasceretur animus eorum adversum nos, 123, 3.

Linked entry: eornigende

notu

(n.)
Grammar
notu, e; f.

useprofitadvantagean officeemploymentthe discharge of an officeconduct of business

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Hí tó ðínre note gelǽnde wǽron, Bt. 14, 2; Fox. 44, 2. Ðæt se man tó note ( to profit ) wyrcean wille, Btwk. 222, 8. Hit læg wéste and gé his náne note ne hæfdon it lay waste and you got no good from it, Ors. 1, 10; Swt. 48, 25.

git

(adv.)
Grammar
git, giet, get, gyt; adv.

Stillyet

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He sende to eallum ðám cynegum ðe cuce ðá git wǽron he sent to all the kings that were still alive, Jos. 11, 1: Homl. Th. i. 72, 9. Ðá get ic furðor gefregen I yet further learned, Cd. 218; Th. 278, 21; Sat. 225. Ðá giet, Chr. 921; Erl. 108, 3.

Linked entries: giet geot

wiþer-rǽde

(adj.)
Grammar
wiþer-rǽde, adj.

Adversecontraryat variancehostilerebelliouscontumaciousout of harmonyrepugnantoffensivedisagreeableadversenot fitted to further the good of anythingunfavourabledisadvantageouscontraryof an opposite nature

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Se cásere wolde gewylclan mid wíge ða leóda ðe wiþerrǽde wǽron, and his ríce forsáwon, Homl. Skt. ii. 28, 4. out of harmony, repugnant, offensive, disagreeable Wiðerrǽde ðú eart mé scandalum es mihi, Mt. Kmbl. 16, 23.

wóp

(n.)
Grammar
wóp, es; m.

a whoopcrya cry of griefwailinglamentationweeping

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Ðá ðæs wópes dagas ágáne wǽron (expleto planctus tempore), Gen. 50, 4. On wópe and on unrótnesse hé leofaþ, Blickl. Homl. 59, 36. Mid swíðlíce heáfe and wópe luctu, Ors. 4, 5 ; Swt. 166, 12. Wópe cwíðan, Cd. Th. 61, 13; Gen. 996.

wræc-síþ

(n.)
Grammar
wræc-síþ, es; m.

travel in a foreign landperegrinationpilgrimageexilebanishmentmiserywretchedness

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. ; for gylte wé wǽron on ðysne wræcsíþ sende, Blickl. Homl. 23, 5. misery, wretchedness Uton gangan ðæt wé bysmrigen bendum fæstne, óðwíton him his wræcsíð, Andr. Kmbl. 2715 ; An. 1360.

á-rísan

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Drihten hét ealle árísan þe on þám wætere wǽron, Bl. H. 247, 26. Hé geswutelode þæt hé árisen wæs, Hml. Th. i. 222, 9. to arise with intent to act Hwá áríst tó þǽm þæt hé sylle hǽlo?, Ps. Th. 13, 11. Uton wé árísan and ácwellan þá apostolas, Bl.