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cwom

(v.; part.)
Grammar
cwom, pl. cwómon came; venit, venerunt; have the same meanings as the contracted forms com, pl. cómon, p. of cuman , q. v. The p. indic., pl. cwómon,-an, -un; p. subj.
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Ðá ðú ǽrest cwóme when thou first camest, Exon. 39a; Th. 129, 25; Gú. 426. Hwonne bearn Godes cwóme when the child of God should have come, 10a; Th. 10, 6; Cri. 148. To Hierasalem cwómon they came to Jerusalem, Elen. Kmbl. 547; El. 274.

GEÁC

(n.)
Grammar
GEÁC, es; m.

A cuckoogawkcŭcūlus

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Siððan ðú gehýrde galan geómorne geác on bearwe when thou hast heard the sad cuckoo sing in the grove, 123 b; Th. 473, 30; Bo. 22. Geácas geár budon cuckoos announced the [time of] year, Exon. 43 b; Th. 146, 27; Gú. 716. ¶ Geáces súre, an; f.

Linked entries: gǽc iáces súre

mann-líca

(n.)
Grammar
mann-líca, an; m.

A human formimage of a manstatue

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Twegen manlícan ( images in the sick man's eyes of the observer ) beóþ on mannes eágum; gif ðú ða ne gesihst, ðonne swilt se man, and biþ gewiten ǽr þrím dagum, Salm. Kmbl. p. 206, 11. v. Grmm. D. M. 1133

nátes-hwón

(adv.)
Grammar
nátes-hwón, adv.

Not at allby no means

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Ne eart ðú náteshwón wacost burga thou art by no means least of towns, Homl. Th. i. 78, 14. Ne mæg ic náteshwón búton mynstre nihtes wunian, ii. 182, 33: 80, 16.

Linked entry: ná-wiht

ge-dafenlíc

(adj.)
Grammar
ge-dafenlíc, -dæfenlíc; adj. [ge-dafen becoming]

Becomingfitdecentconvenientagreeabledĕcenscongruusconvĕnienshăbĭlis

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Becoming, fit, decent, convenient, agreeable; dĕcens, congruus, convĕniens, hăbĭlis Ðæt is gedafenlíc ðæt ðú Dryhtnes word on hyge healde it is fit that thou shouldst keep in mind the word of the Lord, Elen. Kmbl. 2333; El. 1168 : Bt. Met.

Linked entry: ge-defenlíc

ge-mǽrsian

(v.)
Grammar
ge-mǽrsian, ic -mǽrsige; p. ode; pp. od

To magnify, glorify, celebratemagnĭfĭcāre, glorĭfĭcāre, celebrāre

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Ðú Sunnan dæg sylf hálgodest and gemǽrsodest hine manegum to helpe thou thyself didst sanctify Sunday and didst glorify it for help to many, Hy. 9, 26; Hy. Grn. ii. 291, 26.

Linked entry: ge-mérsian

sín-lǽca

(n.)
Grammar
sín-lǽca, -láca, an; m.
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H.) and wiccan, ne lǽt ðú ða libban, L. Alf. 30; Th. i. 50, 10. v. two following words

stalian

(v.)
Grammar
stalian, p. ode
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Ne stala ðú, L. Alf. 7; Th. i. 44, 19: Homl. Th. ii. 208, 24. Be stale. Gif hwá stalie (stalige) ... Gif hé stalie (stalige) on gewitnesse ealles his hírédes, gongen hié ealle on þeówot, L. In. 7; Th. i. 106, 14-17: 22; Th. i. 116, 9-10. Be þeófum.

Linked entry: stal-gang

un-nyt

(n.)
Grammar
un-nyt, un-nytt, es; n.

a vain thingvanityfrivolityan evil thinginiquity

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Ðú hátodest ða ðe beeodon ídelnesse and ða ðe unnyt worhton odisti observantes vanitatem supervacue, Ps. Th. 30, 6. Wé lǽraþ ðæt man æt ciricwæccan ǽnig unnit ne dreóge, L. Edg. C. 28; Th. ii. 250, 13: 26; Th. ii. 250, 5: 65; Th. ii. 258, 12.

wynsumlíce

(adv.)
Grammar
wynsumlíce, adv.

pleasantlyagreeablypleasantlygraciouslygladlyjoyously

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Áwend ðíne nosu fram unálýfedum stencum, ðæt ðú mæge wynsumlíce cweðan: 'Sýn wé æðele stencas beforan Godes gesihðe,' Wulfst. 246, 13

á-faran

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Ðú wǽre út áfaren of þínes fæder éþele, Bt. 5, I; F. 8, 29. Ðá Apollonius áfaren wæs, Ap. Th. 5, 12. Þá beóð áfarenne proficiscuntur, R. Ben. I. 86, 9. Add:

bile-wit

(v.)
Grammar
bile-wit, -wite, -witt, -witte, -wet, -hwit.

plausible

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Moises wæs se bilewitusta (mitissimus) mann, Num. 12, 3. in an unfavourable sense, plausible, affecting simplicity Ne trúwa ðú smyltum wedere, ne bilewitum men, Prov. K. 63

cwén

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Apollonius cwæð: 'Ðú góda cyngc . . . and þú cwén.' Hé cwæð: 'Nimað þás þing þe mé seó cwén forgeaf,' Ap. Th. 17, 16—18, 15. v. port-, rihtæþel-cwén

for-brecan

to crushoppressto breakdestroyto break

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Th. i. 16, 8: 18, 15. fig. to crush a person, oppress: Ne forbrec ðú non conteras (egenum), Kent.

ge-miltsian

(v.)
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Th. i. 18, 35. the object a thing, to pardon, be lenient to sin Ðú gemildsast synne mínre pro-pitiaberis peccato meo, Ps. Rdr. 24, ii. to make mild Gemiltsa þín mód mé tó góde, sile þíne áre þínum earminge, Hy. 2, 2

ge-wuldrian

(v.)
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Ðú bist gewuldrad, God Deus, qui glorificatur, Ps. Th. 88, 6. to advance the glory of God by action Hé bécnade of huelcum deáðe giuuldrad uére God significans qua morte clarificaturus esset Deum, Jn.

wæd

(n.)
Grammar
wæd, es; n.

A fordshallow waterwater that may be traverseda body of watersea

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Sǽholm oncneów ðæt ðú gife hæfdes ... wædu swæðorodon, Andr. Kmbl. 1066; An. 533. Wé on sǽbáte ofer waruðgewinn wada cunnedon faroðrídende, 878; An. 439: Beo. Th. 1021; B. 508.

Linked entries: ge-wæd wæð

wǽdlung

(n.)
Grammar
wǽdlung, e; f.

povertyindigencewantbegging

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Ne ðú ne wén ná ðæt ic áht underfénge for ǽnegum welan, ac symle on wǽdlunge lyfde, Homl.

ofer-fyll

(n.)
Grammar
ofer-fyll, e; -fyllu(o); indecl. f.

Overfulness, repletion, surfeit, excess in eating or in drinkingcrapula

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Ðú scealt druncen fleón, and ða oferfylle ealle forlǽtan, Dóm. L. 32, 75. Níwes wínes oferfelle musti crapulam, Hymn. Surt. 97, 18. Þurh oferfylla and mænigfealde synna heora eard hý forworhton, Wulfst. 166, 29

on-lísan

(v.)

to unloose (real or metaphorical bonds)to release, deliver, liberate

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Onlýsde, 87, 36. to release, deliver, liberate Mín líf of ðære écean forwyrde ðú onlýsdest, 89, 4. Cyning onlésde ( solvit ) hine, Ps. Surt. 104, 20. Tó onliésanne ða gehæftan on helle, Past. 58; Swt. 443, 10.

Linked entries: on-lésan on-liésan