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wédan

(v.)
Grammar
wédan, p. de

To be mad or furious, to rage, rave to be mad, out of one's sensesto act with violence, be furious, rage,

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Seó wédende men iu ofslógon ðone Victor, Homl. Skt. ii. 28, 113. For wédendre heortan ðæs leódhatan Brytta cyninges propter vesanam Brittonici regis tyrannidem, Bd. 3, 1; S. 524, 1. Uuoedende bachantes, Wrt. Voc. ii. 101, 52.

Linked entry: a-wédan

ge-swícan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-swícan, ic -swíce, ðú -swícest, -swícst, he -swíceþ. -swícþ, pl. -swícaþ; p. -swác, pl. -swicon; pp. -swicen

To leave offdesiststopceaserest fromturn fromwithdrawrelinquishfaildeceivebetrayintermitteredesisterecessarequiescererequiesceredesererediscedererelinqueredeficerefallereproderewith the genitive with the dative

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Seó ecg geswác þeódne the edge failed its Lord, Beo. Th. 3053; B. 1524. Earm biþ se him his frýnd geswícaþ miserable is he whom his friends betray, Exon. 89 a; Th. 335, 22; Gn. Ex. 37. Ne ǽnig iuih giswíca nemo vos seducat, Rtl. 13, 29.

for-lǽtan

to letpermitallowsufferto sufferto letgrantto leaveto leaveto leaveconsumingto leave aloneleave undoneabstain fromneglectto leave outomitto spareleave toto leavequitto abandonforsakedesertabandonto leaveto leaveto leavedieto defendto abandonto leaveto abandonto leaveto leave ofgive upto abandonabandonto let goto restrainto releaserestoreto give uprelinquishto remitforgiveto loseto put awaydismisslay asideto send

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Þǽt wæs gesiéne þæt seó eorþbeofung tácnade þá miclan blóddryncas þe hiere mon tó forlet ut merito dicatur tantum humanum sanguinem susceptura terra tremuisse, Ors. 4, 2; S. 162, 3.

leásung

(n.)
Grammar
leásung, e; f.

fictionfalsehoodfalsenesshypocrisydeceptiondeceitfulnessartice

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Sóðfæstnysse feóung and seó lufu líges and leásunge odium veritatis amorque mendacii, Bd. 1, 14; S. 482, 24. Nebulonis heowunga; fallacis scúan ł leásunge, Hpt. Gl. 459, 14.

Linked entry: bisleásung

LIFIAN

(v.)
Grammar
LIFIAN, leofian; p. ode

To LIVE

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Gif seó upplíce árfæstnys mé ǽnig fæc tó lifianne forgifan wylle, Bd. 3, 13; S. 538. 31. Ic symle tilode tó lifigenne tó ðínes múþes bebode, 4, 29; S. 607, 28. On dwolan lifigende, 2, 15; S. 518, 42.

Linked entries: leofian LIBBAN

ge-medemian

(v.)
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VI a. furþor gemedemian to honour, advance in dignity :-- -Gif hit swá getímige þæt se abbod and seó gecorenes þǽre geférrǽdenne hine for his lífes geearnunge weorðian wile and furðor gemedemian si forte electio congregationis et voluntas abbatis pro

ge-brengan

(adj.)
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</b> of legal status :--- to bring to or from a state, condition, action, &amp;c. cause to be Seó hrædwilnes ðæt mod gebrengð on ðǽm weorce þe hiene ǽr nán willa tó ne spón mentem impellit furor, quo non trahit desiderium, Past. 314, 9.

háwian

(v.)
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Hé wæs eft cyrrende tó þǽre spyrtan, and wærlíce and forðonclíce háwode, and geseah ꝥ seó nǽdre þǽr in wæs qui reversus ad sportam caute ac sollicite attendit, sed eam serpens tenebat, Gr.

hálig-dóm

(n.)
Grammar
hálig-dóm, es; m.

holiness, sanctitysanctimoniaholy things, relics, holy work, a sacramenta holy place, sanctuaryrelicholinesssacred thingsrelicsa sanctuarysacramentum, sanctuariumsacred thing, relic, sanctuary

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Mycel is se háligdóm and seó weorþung sancte Iohannes great is the sanctity and worthiness of St. John, Blickl. Homl. 167, 16.

ge-wítan

(v.)
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Seó beholene ondweardnes ne gewát from ús, 77, 2. Ðá wendon mé þá woruldsǽlþa heora bæc tó and mé mid ealle from gewitan, Bt. 2; F. 4, 13. to pass away, come to an end, perish; v. ge-wítendlic Ǽr þám þe gewíte ( transeat; gewíteþ, Wrt.

heard

firmsteadfastresoluteboldresoluteobduraterigidunyieldingoppressiverigorousstrictharsh

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Ox. 890. intense in force or degree Gif seó sealf sié tó hear[d], geswét mid hunige, Lch. ii. 36, 16. Þonne heard gebrec, hlúd, unmǽte, swár and swíðlic, swégdynna mǽst, ældum egeslic, eáwed weorðeð, Cri. 954.

tǽcan

(v.)
Grammar
tǽcan, p. tǽhte

To shew.to offer to view, presentto shew an object to a person so that the object may be attained by the person, to shew a way, a place, etc.without an object, to shew the way, directwithout an object, to direct to shew a person (dat. or acc.) the direction that must be taken, to direct, to cause a certain direction to be taken, the direction being marked, by a preposition.to shew the course that must be followed, what should be observed, to direct, appoint, prescribe, enjoin.to shew, indicate, signify

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Th. i. 412, 29. of things Seó emniht is swá swá wé ǽr cwǽdon on .xxima . kl. April., swá swá ða geleáfullan rǽderas hit gesetton, and eác gewisse dægmǽl ús swá tǽcaþ, Lchdm. iii. 256, 22. to shew, indicate, signify Táhte significat, Jn.

þrymm

(n.)
Grammar
þrymm, es; m.

a hostgreat body of peoplea forcemultitudea great body of waterforcepowermightglorymajestymagnificencegreatnessgrandeur

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Seó heá duguð and se engla þrym, Exon. Th. 65, 33; Cri. 1064. Glæd gumena weorud,... heofonduguða þrym, 101, 7; Cri. 1655. Hé wile cuman in wolcne and mid engla þrymme, Blickl. Homl. 121, 19.

Linked entry: þrym

DÆG

(n.)
Grammar
DÆG, gen. dæges; pl. nom. acc. dagas; m: daga, an; m.

DAY dies the time of a man's life tempus vitæ humanæ the Anglo-Saxon Rune RUNE = the letter d, the name of which letter in Anglo-Saxon is dæg a day; hence this Rune not only stands for the letter d, but for dæg a day, as,- RUNE byþ Drihtnes sond, deóre mannum day is the Lord's messenger, dear to men

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Thes. vol. i. p. 135; Runic pm. 24; Kmbl. 344, 9. the daily service of the early English church is recorded, referring to the example of the Psalmist, thus,-Dauid cwæþ seofon síðon on dæg ic sang ðé, Drihten, to lofe,-Ðæt is Ǽrst on ǽrne morgen; — Eft

GLÆD

(adj.)
Grammar
GLÆD, adj.

shiningbrightgladcheerfuljoyousbrightpleasantkindmildcourteous

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Wyrþ heó ungladu ðeáh heó ǽr gladu wǽre on to lócienne it [the sea] becomes turbid though before it was bright to look at [cf. glæshlutru on to seónne, 24], [and the Latin sordida visibus obstat], Bt, 6; Fox 14, 26: Bt. Met. Fox 5, 21; Met. 5, 11.

scríðan

(v.)
Grammar
scríðan, p. scráð, pl. scridon; pp. scriden, scriðen.
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Th. 1305 ; B. 650. of the coming of times or seasons, of the passage of time Ðæs scríð ymb seofon niht Weódmónaþ on tun, Menol, Fox 270 ; Men. 136. Dagas forþ scridun, Exon. Th. 160, 12 ; Gú. 942.

beótian

(v.)

to threatento threatento threaten witha weapona penalty, to promise

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., Ongan se seóca man swíðlíce beótian tó him coepit ille vehementer inntinere, Gr. D. 314, 8. Héo wæs beótigende tó þám cui' minatus est, 80, 29. Þá tó beóti(g)endan frecennesse þám eágan inminens oculo exitium.

cniht

(n.)
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Seofen hundred þes cynges cnihta, 1094; P. 229, 17. Sume of ðám cnihtan, 1083; P. 215, 9. <b>II b.</b> a disciple, scholar. v. leorning-cniht :-- Se hǽþena scop and his cniht historicus ejusque breviator, Ors. 1, 5; S. 32, 28.

síþ

(n.)
Grammar
síþ, es ; m.
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Homl. 79, 19, 22. (2 b) marking degree :-- Heó hæfde seofon síþum beorhtran sáule, 147, 16

Linked entries: síþemest síþmæst

ge-beódan

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Hit beó seofon nihtum geboden ǽr gemót sý notice of a meeting must be given seven days before it. is to be held, 208, 27. to offer, to offer for acceptance, of material objects Hé Willferð bæd þæt hé him þæs síðfates látteów wǽre, and him micel feoh