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wrítere

(n.)
Grammar
wrítere, es; m.

a draughtsmanpaintera writerscribecopyista writerauthora scribe

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a draughtsman, painter, Similar entries v. wrítan, II Lóca hú wlitigne monnan ic hæbbe átǽfred, swá unwlitig wrítere swá swá ic eom pulchrum depinxi hominem pictor foedus, Past. 65 ; Swt. 467, 19. a writer, scribe, copyist Wrítere scriptor, gewrit scriptura

Linked entries: ge-wrítere wrítan

ge-sceap

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Ǽr gé sceonde wið gesceapu fremmen ere ye commit shameful sin against the laws of nature, Gen. 2469. lot, fate, appointed condition of life, destiny [Hé] heóld on heáh gesceap he fulfilled a high destiny, B. 3084.

wel-dǽd

(n.)
Grammar
wel-dǽd, e; f.

a good deeda benefitfavourkindnessan officeservice

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Sý him wuldor and lof ðære weldǽde Homl. Th. ii. 282, 27. Weldǽdum beneficiis Scint. 16, 5. Uton brúcan godcundum weldǽdum 133, 6: Anglia xiii. 370, 74: Homl. Th. i. 562, 7. Hé wið monna bearn wyrceþ weldǽdum (acts beneficently) Exon.

snytro

(n.)
Grammar
snytro, snyttro, snytero(u); indecl. in sing.; pl. is used with the same force as sing.; f.

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Paulus ðæt lof Gode betǽhte ðe him snytera (snytra, MS. F.) and wísdóm sealde R. Ben. 4, 6

FEAX

(n.)
Grammar
FEAX, fex, es; n.

Hair of the headthe lockscæsăriescŏmacăpillus

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Licgaþ æfter lande loccas todrifene, fex on foldan throughout the land lie my driven locks, hair upon the ground, Andr. Kmbl. 2853; An. 1429.

Linked entries: fæx fex

freoðo

(n.)
Grammar
freoðo, frioðo, freoðu, friðo, fryðo, freðo; indecl. f: freoðu, friðu, e; f.

Peacesecurityprotectiona refugepaxsecūrĭtastūtēlaasȳlum

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Gif me freoðo Drihten an if the Lord will grant me protection, Cd. 89; Th. 110, 15; Gen. 1838: 183; Th. 229, 25; Dan. 222. Ic me freoðu to ðé wilnige I desire peace from thee, Ps. Th. 55, 8.

grimetan

(v.)
Grammar
grimetan, grymetan, grimetian; p. ode, ede
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Ecg grymetode loud rang the blade [as it was drawn from the sheath], Cd. 162; Th. 203, 24; Exon. 408. He gristbitade and grymetade he gnashed his teeth and raged, Exon. 74 b; Th. 278, 15; Jul. 598.

Linked entry: grymetan

treów

(n.)
Grammar
treów, es; n.

a treea materialwoodtreesa woodroof-treesaddle-treea piece of wooda beamlogstakestaffcudgelgallows-treetree used of the cross

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Th. 211, 19; Ph. 200. tree as in roof-tree, saddle-tree, a piece of wood, a beam, log, stake, staff, cudgel Scort sineweah stall vel treów cilindrus, Wrt. Voc. i. 41, 35.

Linked entries: tréu trýw treó

ge-standan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-standan, -stondan; p. -stód, pl. -stódon; pp. -standen.

to standstand stillremainlastexistbestāremănēre. existĕreesseto stand against any oneopposeoppressattackurgeseizeinsurgĕreingruĕreurgĕrecorrĭpĕre

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He fór eaxlum gestód Deniga freán he stood before the shoulders of the Danes' lord, Beo. Th. 722; B. 358: 813; B. 404: Andr. Kmbl. 1414; An. 707. Æðelinga bearn ymbe gestódon sons of nobles stood around, Beo.

Linked entry: ge-stondan

lange

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(a β) where too long a time is implied :-- Lange prolixe, longe An.

a-seóðan

(v.)
Grammar
a-seóðan, p. -seáþ, pl. -sudon; pp. -soden

To boilseethescorchto purify by seethingcoquere

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Ðæt heó mid longre hire líchoman untrumnesse asodene beón that she should be purified by the long suffering of her body, Bd. 4, 23; S. 595, 15. Ealle we lǽtaþ to viii healf-marcum asodenes goldes we estimate all at eight half-marks of pure gold, L.

HÉR

(adv.)
Grammar
HÉR, adv.

HEREin this worldat this time

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Hér is his mildheortnes ofer ús ac ðér is se éca dóm in this world the Lord heareth those that ask him and giveth them forgiveness of their sins. In this world his mercy is upon us, but in the next is the eternal judgement, L. E.

hwearftlian

(v.)
Grammar
hwearftlian, p. ode

To turn roundroll roundrevolvemove aboutrove

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Se cwyrnstán ðe tyrnþ singallíce and nǽnne færeld ne þurhtíhþ getácnaþ woruldlufe ðe on gedwyldum hwyrftlaþ and nǽnne stæpe on Godes wege gefæstnaþ the millstone that is continually turning and makes no progress, betokens worldly love, that goes round

Linked entry: hwyrftlian

íg-land

(n.)
Grammar
íg-land, es ; n.

An island

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And hér sind on ðis íglande fíf geþeóde the island of Britain is eight hundred miles long and two hundred broad. And at present there are five languages in this island, Chr. pref; Erl. 3, 1.

Linked entries: eá-land ég-land

leáh

(n.)
Grammar
leáh, g. leáge; f.

A lea

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A lea, as a termination of local names -leigh, -ley, -ly; it occurs frequently in the charters Hríðra leáh campus armentorum, Cod. Dip. Kmbl. i. 232, 21.

Linked entry: leáh

gellan

(v.)
Grammar
gellan, gillan, giellan, gyllan; part. gellende, gillende, giellende, gyllende; ic gelle, gille, gielle, gylle, ðú gilst, gielst, gylst; he gilleþ, gilþ, gielþ, gylleþ, gylþ, pl. gellaþ, gillaþ, giellaþ, gyllaþ; p. geal, pl. gullon; pp. gollen

To yellsingchirpstrideresonare

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Gielleþ ánfloga the lone-flier yells, Exon. 82 a; Th. 309, 25; Seef. 62. Hí gullon they sung, Andr. Kmbl. 253; An. 127

sige-wang

(n.)
Grammar
sige-wang, es ; m.
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Smylte is se sigewong (cf. ðæt torhte lond, l. 19, wlitig is se wong eall, 198, 8, the dwelling-place of the Phenix ), Exon. Th. 199, 29 ; Ph. 33 : 146, 23 ; Gú. 714.

umbor

(n.)
Grammar
umbor, es; n.

A child

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Meotud ána wát hwǽr se cwealm cymeþ ðe heonan of cýþþe gewíteþ umbor ýceþ ðá ǽr ádl nimeþ ðý weorþeþ on foldan swá fela fira cynnes the Lord only knows what becomes of the pestilence that departs away from the land.

wíd-sǽ

(n.)
Grammar
wíd-sǽ, f. m.
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Hé lét him ealne weg ðæt wéste lond on ðæt steórbord, and ða wídsǽ on ðæt bæcbord, Ors. 1, 1; Swt. 17, 10

Dene

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Dena, Deni(g)a Þæt lond þe mon Ongle hǽt, and Sillende and sumne dǽl Dene, Ors. 1, 1; S. 16, 8. Hér Ængle and Dene gefuhton, Chr. 910; P. 97, 5: 1018; P. 155, 14. Dena him mycel feoh guldon, 1048; P. 167, 17.