wic-weorc
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Weekly work, work done for the lord by the tenant so many days a week On sumen lande is ðæt hé ( the gebúr) sceal wyrcan tó wicweorc .ii. dagas swilc weorc swilc him man tǽcð ofer geáres fyrst ǽlcre wucan, and on barfest .iii. dagas tó wicweorce, and
Linked entry: wice-weorc
wuldor-fæst
Glorious
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Ða stówe ðínes wuldorfæstan temples locum tabernaculi gloriae tuae, Ps. Th. 25, 8. For ðære swétnesse ðære wuldorfæstan gesihðe, Homl. Skt. ii. 23 b, 179. Wulderfæstan, 236, 8. Heora (the stars') wuldorfæstne wlite, Cd. Th. 132, 10; Gen. 2191.
for-feran
to perish ⬩ perish
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Ox. 4490: 4621. of spiritual perdition, to be lost, perish Þæt teóðe engla werod forférde, Hml. Th. i. 344, 15
heorr
a hinge
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Gl. a cardinal point (local) Heorras eorðan cardines terrae, Ps. Srt. ii. 186, 29. Heorra, Ps L. Lnd. 238, 12. Æfter þám feówor heorren heofenes and eorðan, Lch. iii. 84, ii. an essential point Heorr cardo. i. finis, Germ. 388, 3.
Linked entry: heorra
æfter-genga
one living at a later time ⬩ a descendant ⬩ one coming after in an office, a successor ⬩ a follower of a creed, &c.
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Sume men wǽron gió . . . ðá bisnodon hiora æftergengum, Bt. 39, 11; F. 230, 3. one coming after in an office, a successor Æftergenga successor, i. subsequenter obtinens locum, An. Ox. 1996. Eádwine and twégen his æfter-gengan, Hml. S. 26, 10.
hǽðen-gild
Heathen worship, idolatry ⬩ idol
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Iulianus ðá ongann tó lufigenne hǽðengyld Julian then began to love idolatry, Homl. Th. i. 448, 30. Ealle ða hǽðengyld ðe ðás Indiscan wurðiaþ all the idols that these Indians worship, 454, 14. Hǽðengield, Exon. 66 a; Th. 244, 4; Jul. 22
ge-þancian
To thank ⬩ give thanks ⬩ reward ⬩ grătias agĕre
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To thank, give thanks, reward; grătias agĕre Geþance ðé þeóda Waldend, ealra ðæra wynna ðe ic on worulde gebád I thank thee, Lord of the nations, for all the delights which I have experienced on earth, Byrht. Th. 136, 57; By. 173.
Linked entry: þancian
tó-nemnan
To name separately, ⬩ distinguish by name into parts
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Norþ óþ ðone gársecg is eall Sciþþia lond binnan, þéh mon tónemne on twá and on þrítig þeóda north up to the ocean is all Scythia, though it is divided into thirty-two nations, each having its own name, Swt. 14, 22.
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hwanne
When
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Þincþ him tó lang hwænne hé beó genumen of ðyses lífes earfoþnyssum it seems to him too long [to the time] when he shall be taken from the troubles of this life, Homl. Th. i. 140, 9.
LUFU
LOVE
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LOVE Te amo ðé ic lufige, ðon befylþ mín lufu on ðé and ðú miht cweþan amor a te ic eom gelufod fram ðé, Ælfc. Gr. 19; Som. 22, 36.
Linked entry: lufe
hwæt
Why ⬩ what! ⬩ ah!
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Hwæt wé gefrunon twelfe tíreádige hæleþ lo! we have heard of twelve glorious heroes, Andr. Kmbl. 1; An. 1: Beo. Th. 1; B. 1: Cd. 143; Th. 177, 27; Exod. 1: Rood Kmbl. 1; Kr. 1. Eá lá hwæt! Bt. Met. 4, 49; Met. 4, 25
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ge-seón
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Gesæh (lóca, W.S.) in hú miclum ðeh áhénas, Mk. L. R. 15, 4. Geseóð hú cyme weorc Drihten worhte, Ps. Th. 65, 4. Gesegende (séende, R., lóciende, W.S.) ne sciolon geseá, Mt. L. 13, 13.
gifu
a gift ⬩ grace ⬩ favour ⬩ donum ⬩ munas ⬩ beneficium ⬩ gratia ⬩ virtus ⬩ facultas ⬩ the Anglo-Saxon Rune ⬩ RUNE = g, the name of which letter in Anglo-Saxon is gifu a gift,-hence, this Rune not only stands for the letter g, but for gifu as a gift,
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Hláfordes gifu impost due to the Lord, L. Eth. 3, 3; Th. i. 292, 16: L. C. S. 82; Th. i. 422, 1: L. N. P. L. 67; Th. ii. 302, 7 See Thorpe's Glossary. To gifes gratis, Hpt. Gl. 478.
feówertig
alone
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Æfter þǽm þe Rómeburg getimbred wæs v hunde wintrum and feówertigum, Ors. 4, 9; S. 188, 30. used as ordinal: On þone feówertegan dæg ofer midne winter, Chr. 763; P. 50, 16. used in forming ordinals Sé wæs feórða eác feówertigum fram Agusto loco ab Augusto
leás
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Ꝥ leáse lot bewrigen mid wrencum fraus mendaci compta colore Met. 4, 46. Eálá hú leás is þysses middaneardes wela, Chr. 1086; P. 219, 6. faulty, incorrect, false (as in false quantity) Solocismus bið sum leás word on ðám ferse, Ælfc. Gr. Z. 294, 10
rím
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Bd. 5, 8; Sch. 586, 17. the particular mark or symbol, having an arithmetical value, by which anything has a place assigned to it in a series Gefundena rímas ðá ǽr ðú gebécnades onfindes stówa repertis numeris quos ante signaveras reperies loca, Mt.
be-lecgan
To lay or impose upon ⬩ cover ⬩ invest ⬩ load ⬩ afflict ⬩ charge ⬩ accuse ⬩ imponere ⬩ afficere ⬩ onerare ⬩ accusare
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To lay or impose upon, cover, invest, load, afflict, charge, accuse; imponere, afficere, onerare, accusare Heó ðone hleóðor-cwyde husce belegde she covered the revelation with scorn Cd. 109; Th. 143, 21; Gen. 2382.
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fóre-genga
a fore-goer ⬩ fore-runner ⬩ predecessor ⬩ prædecessor ⬩ a fore-runner ⬩ prodrŏmus ⬩ πρόδρομος
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., a fore-runner; prodrŏmus = πρόδρομος Hæfde fóregenga fýrene loccas their fore-runner had fiery locks, Cd. 148; Th. 185, 9; Exod. 120.
ge-ǽrendian
To go on an errand ⬩ to ask ⬩ tell ⬩ intercede ⬩ mandātum deferre ⬩ nuntiāre ⬩ interpellāre
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Him geǽrndode Blyþþryþ his cwén, ðæt he him wunonesse stówe sealde on sumum eálande bí Ríne qui, interpellante Blithrydæ conjuge sua, dĕdit ei lŏcum mansiōnis in insŭda quādam Rheni, Bd. 5, 11; S. 626, 13
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inwit-full
Deceitful ⬩ guileful ⬩ malicious ⬩ evil
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Ðá geseah sigora waldend hwæt wæs monna mánes and ðæt hí wǽron inwitfulle then saw the Lord of victories what the wickedness of men was, and that they were full of deceit, Cd. 64; Th. 77, 10; Gen. 1273.