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swigian

(v.)
Grammar
swigian, sweogian, sweowian, swugian, swuwian, sugian, suwian; p. ode.
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Ðá swigoden hí ealle and stille wǽron conticuere omnes, Bd. 3, 11; S. 536, 31. Hí suwodon (swigedon MS. A.: swigadun, Rush.), Mk. Skt. 3, 4. Ne swiga (swuga, Th.: suwa, Lamb.) ðú ne sileas, Ps. Spl. Surt. 38, 17.

trum

(adj.)
Grammar
trum, adj.
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Eálá wǽran ða ancras swá trume and swá þurhwuniende, Bt. 10; Fox 30, 10. Trume and torhte tungol, Exon. Th. 58, 11; Cri. 934. Ofer ealla truma ceastra . . . Hwæt getácniaþ ða truman ceastra super omnes civitates munitas . . .

yfel

(adj.)
Grammar
yfel, adj.
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Hyra weorc wǽron yfele, Jn. Skt. 3, 19. Se anweald ðara yflena cymþ of unþeáwum, Bt. 36, 7; Fox 182, 26. Ic tó yflum cwæð dixi iniquis, Ps. Th. 74, 4: Exon. Th. 57, 15; Cri. 919. Yfflum, Blickl. Homl. 33, 22. Yfelum wordum, 39, 3.

lár

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Ealle ðá hǽþenan bisceopas swulton, þá ðe in þǽre láre wǽron, Shrn. 121, 5. speech intended to instruct or inform Lár paradigma (evangelicum the parable of the good seed), An. Ox. 1406. Háliges láre the story of St. Andrew An. 1480.

uppan

(prep.)
Grammar
uppan, (-on); prep. dat. acc.

upononaboveuponatafteruponon touponagainst

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On ðisum geáre wǽron Eástron on viii kal. Apr., and ðá uppon Eástron on Sce Ambrosius mæsseniht, ðæt is .ii. non.

Linked entries: uppon on-uppan

(adv.; int.)

Woeillwoealasvae,well-a-waywell-a-dayahvah

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Woe, ill Ða mé grame wǽron and mé wá dydon (cf. Goth. wai-dédja), Ps. Th. 118, 38. with dat. of person Ðé byþ ǽfre wá it shall be ever ill with thee, Nicod. 26; Thw. 14, 12: Beo. Th. 369; B. 183: Exon. Th, 444, 25; Kl. 52: Blickl. Homl. 61, 2.

Linked entries: eów waa

ge

andevenevenboth . . . and . . . and

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Hé geleornade ge hwæs hé God bæd and tó him wilnade, and ꝥ þe his béne gehýrede wǽron didicerat et quid ille petisset, et quia petita inpetrasset Bd. 3, 27; Sch. 321, 13

swerian

(v.)
Grammar
swerian, p. swór (but a weak swerede occurs; cf.
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L. 57; Th. ii. 300, 2. with an object, a noun (pronoun) Ðá swóron hí swíðe, ðæt hit swá wǽre. Ðá cwæð hé tó him: 'Ac tó hwon sweriaþ git mán?' Guthl. 14; Gdwin. 64, 6. Ic ne swór fela áþa on unriht, Beo. Th. 5470; B. 2738.

Linked entry: fore-swerian

weorþ

(n.)
Grammar
weorþ, weorþe, worþ, wurþ, wyrþ, es; n.
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Gilde ðæs pyttes hláford ðæra nýtena wurð, Ex. 21, 34. of persons, worth, worthiness Ðæt be ðære cennendra gefyrhtum ðæs bearnes weorþe ongyten wǽre, Blickl.

wlite

(n.)
Grammar
wlite, es; m.: wlitu, e (and? an;
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v. wlita, II.
); f.

aspectcountenancelooksappearanceshapeformgood looksbeautiful appearancebeautygloryornament

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Ðeáh ðe ðú wǽre eallra monna fægrost on wlite, Bt. 32, 1; Fox 114, 27. Hí ealle tó ðæs mannes wlite gesceapene synd they are all made in his likeness, Boutr. Scrd. 19, 22. Wlit ł onsión personam, Mt. Kmbl. Lind. 22, 16.

Linked entries: wlita wlitu

ymb-hwyrft

(n.)
Grammar
ymb-hwyrft, (-hwearft, -hweorft, -hwerft), es; m.
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Ðæt eall ymbhwyrft (-hyrft, Lind.) wǽre tómearcod ut describeretur universas orbis, Lk. Skt. 2, I : Homl. Th. i. 30, 2.

ge-secgan

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H. 64, 23. the subject a pronoun referring to a clause Þæt is gesægd, ꝥ hé wǽre gewis his sylfes forðfóre, Bd. 4, 24; Sch. 491, 19. where the verb is of incomplete predication Hé þone Hǽlend on þysne middangeard cumendne gesecgean wolde, Bl.

ge-wríþan

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Th. ii. 28, 27. to bind together, draw together Tólýs sace bendas, gewríþ sibbe wǽre dissolve litis vincula, asstringe pacis fędera, Hy. S. 29, 3.

Linked entry: ge-wriþen

lǽran

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Ǽr þám þe his Apostolas tófarene wǽron geond ealle eorðan tó lǽranne, Ll.

cyning

(n.)
Grammar
cyning, cyng,es; m. [cyn people, -ing originating from, son of] .

a king, ruler, emperor rex, imperator a spiritual King, God, Christ Deus, Christusthe devildiabŏlus, satănas Anglo-Saxon kings were at first elected from a family or class, by Witena gemót the assembly of the wise. fidelity was sworn to them by the people, in the following words the king took a corresponding oath to his peoplethe Anglo-Saxon king had royal power to pardon transgressors of all forfeits the king had one halfall hoards above the earth, and within the earth. As we learn from Beowulf, in early and heathen times, much treasure was buried in the mound raised over the ashes of the dead, besides what was burned with the body Pastus or ConviviumThe king visited different districts personally or by deputy to see that justice was done to all his subjects. In these periodical journeys the king received support and entertainment wherever he went. Hence perhaps the privileges of our judges Vigilia head ward, or a proper watch set over the king, which he claimed when he came into any district the mint or coinage of money. The king exercised a superintendence over the circulating medium

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Ðæt he wǽre his feores scyldig, búton he cyng gesóhte, and he him his feorh forgifan wolde; eall swá hit ǽr æt Greátan leá and æt Exan ceastre and æt þunres felda gecweden wæs that he should be liable in his life, unless he should flee to the king, and

forþ

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Swiðe forð hí wǽron gehrorene, Gr. D. 134, 11. Man oft herede þæt man scolde hyrwan, and tó forð hyrwde þæt man scolde herigan, Wlfst. 168, 12. Tó forð þeós þeód is bedǽled rǽdes and rihtes, 243, 5.

ge-writ

(n.)
Grammar
ge-writ, es; n.

Something writtenwritingscriptureinscriptiona writinglettertreatisewritcharterbook

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Án oxe ne án cú ne án swín ðæt næs gesæt on his gewrite and ealle ða gewrita wǽron gebroht to him syððan there was not an ox nor a cow nor a swine that was not put in his book [Doomsday Book], and all the writings were brought to him afterwards, 1085;

Linked entries: ge-wreot writ

styrian

(v.)
Grammar
styrian, p. ede, ode
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wǽron styriende commoti sunt, Ps. Th. 47, 5. Styrendum mobilibus, Mt. Kmbl. p. 8, 7. trans. To put in motion Styrede agitabat, Wrt.

Linked entry: stirian

stician

(v.)
Grammar
stician, p. ode.
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Monige fanggene wǽron and heápmǽlum sticode nonnulli comprehensi acervatim jugulabantur, 1, 15; S. 484, 5. <b>I b.</b> to thrust out (cf. stingan) :-- Sticode him mon ða eágan út efossis oculis, Ors. 4, 5; Swt. 168, 4. <b>I c.

þearle

(adv.)
Grammar
þearle, adv.
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Hí hungre wǽron þearle geþreátod, Andr. Kmbl. 2231; An. 1117: Beo. Th. 1124; B. 560: Rood Kmbl. 103; Kr. 52. Ðis is ðeóstræ hám ðearle gebunden fæstum fýrclommum, Cd. Th. 267, 15; Sat. 38. Þearle hé démde tantopere taxaverat, Hpt. Gl. 454, 2.