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furþor

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Ben. 64, 10. denoting excess, beyond, over and above Hí underfóð ǽgðer ge forhæfdnesse ge eáðmódnesse furðor donne hié geháten ultra habitum assumunt opera, Past. 409, 30. (5 a) denoting transgression :-- Hé furðor ne gedyrstlǽce tó dónne, þonne him

leornian

(v.)
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Hí leornedan láð weorc Gode didicerunt opera eorum, Ps. Th. 105, 26. Hé wolde þæt þá cnihtas cræft eornedon, Dan. 83. Leorna þás láre, Sch. 23: Fä. 61.

ge-flít

Grammar
ge-flít, l. ge-flit,
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Tó geflites hé swincað on weorce certatim in opere laborantes, 136, 15. v. fyrn-geflit, samod-geflit, weorold-geflit

swá

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Swá þis gedón byþ, gá ic æfter þe opere expleto te subseyuor, Gr. D. 36, 31 : Bt. 31, 4; F. 252, 12. Hý þá þám hrægelþéne betǽcen, swá hý hám cómen revertentes restituant, R. Ben. 91, 13.

tácn

(n.)
Grammar
tácn, ,es; n.

A token, signa sign, significant forman ensigna token, a credentiala sign, monumenta sign of the Zodiaca sign, distinguishing mark (lit. or fig.)a sign to attract attention, a signala sign of anything future, a prognostica sign, an action that conveys a meaninga sign, indication, mark which shews condition or state</b> as a medical term, a symptoma sign, symbol, emblema sign which shews the truth or reality of anything, proof, demonstration, evidencea supernatural sign, miracle, prodigya signal event, remarkable circumstance

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Gesiáþ werc Dryhtnes ða set[t]e tácen ofer eórðan videte opera Domini quae posuit prodigia super terram, Ps. Surt. 45, 9. <b>VII a.

spéd

(n.)
Grammar
spéd, e; f.

Speedsuccessmeansspeedquicknessspeedilyquicklyspeedsuccessprosperous issue meanssubstanceabundancewealthpowerfacultyopportunitymeans of doing anything progenyceleritas, successus, provectus, prosperitas, substantia

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Hwǽr sind spéda rícera ubi sunt opes potentam, Wülck. Gl. 253, 38: Ors. 1, 1; Swt. 18, 8. Eorðan spéda, Soul Kmbl. 154; Seel. 77. Ðínre sprǽce spéde eloquia tua, Ps. Th. 118, 172.

wracu

(n.)
Grammar
wracu, e; f.

painsufferingmiserysufferingpunishmentvengeanceretributionpersecutionhostilityactive enmityvengeancerevenge

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Open wracu ys on his yrsunga ira in indignations ejus, Ps.Th. 29, 4. Him becom seó godcundlíce wracu. Homl. Th. i. 86, 1. Him com on Godes wracu(irato Deo) an gefeohtum tóeácan óþrum yflum, Ors. 4, 4; Swt. 164, 22. Wraco, 1. 3; Swt. 32, 9.

ge-faran

(v.)
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Hwá mæg ðonne ǽhta oððe anwaldes wilnian bútan plió, nú sé swelc plioh ðǽron gefór, sé ðe his nó ne wilnode quis ergo opes, quis potestatem quaerat innoxie, si et illi extiterunt noxia, qui haec habuit non quaerita?, Past. 393, 9.

wilnian

(v.)
Grammar
wilnian, p. ode.

of animate objectsto desire, ask forwith gen. or uncertainwith accusativewith infinitivewith geniudial infinitivewith genitive and gerundial infinitivewith a clauseabsolute or uncertainto desire to goto tend to an end

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Hí wilniaþ welan and weorþscipes tó gewinnanne opes, honores ambiant, Met. 19, 43. with a clause Gif ðú wilnast ðæt ðú mæge oncnáwan, Met. 5, 24.

Linked entry: willnian

þeód-scipe

(n.)
Grammar
þeód-scipe, es ; m.
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I b) veteri exteriora opera observantur, ita in Testamento nova..., 1, 27; S. 494, 30. Ealle ða þing ðe hálige men writon on ealdum oþþe on neówum þeódscipe, Blickl. Homl. 133, 2. .vii. gebróðor geþrowedon deáþ for ðære ealdan ǽ bebode ...

ge-hwilc

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(dd) every kind of :-- Open éce scræf yfela gehwylces, Exod. 537. Torn þolode wine Scyldinga, weána gehwelcne, B. 148. Sǽda gehwilc on bearm scipes beornas feredon, Exod. 374. as adjective, alone Þæt gehwilc sprǽc hæbbe ándagan, Ll. Th. i. 158, 7.

wyn-sum

(adj.)
Grammar
wyn-sum, adj.

winsomeagreeablepleasantpleasantjoyous

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Hí his weorc wynsum wíde sæcgean annuntient opera ejus in exultatione, Ps. Th. 106, 21. Wensumre suavior (panis absconditus), Kent. Gl. 310. Wynsumra steám, Exon. Th. 358, 14; Pa. 45. Swég swétra and wlitigra and wynsumra, 206, 27; Ph. 133.

wiþ-sacan

(v.)
Grammar
wiþ-sacan, p. -sóc, pl. -sócon; pp. -sacen

To denyrefuserejectto say noto refuse permissionrefuserejectdeclineto denyreject refuse assentto renouncerejectgive uprefusewithholdnot to giveto declare hostility

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Th. ii. 230, 1-2. where a claim has been, acknowledged or a relation has been established, to renounce, reject, give up, Grammar wiþ-sacan, absolute Heó wiðsóce respuerit (mundi opes gloriamque,Ald. 65), Hpt. Gl. 512, 69.

lást

(n.)
Grammar
lást, lǽst, leást, es; m.

A stepfootsteptracktrace

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Hit on lást of his tungan útábirst tó openum bismere ad extremum usque ad apertas lingua coutumelias erumpat, 38, 7; Swt. 279, 8.

Linked entry: lǽst

ge-endian

(v.)
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Hí nǽron geendode ðurh openne martirdóm, Hml. Th. ii. 544, 29. with the idea of completion, accomplishment, to finish a concrete object Membrað angan timbran Babylonia ..., and Sameramis hié geendade, Ors. 2, 4; S. 74, 11.

lufian

(v.)
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R. 12, 25. to have a strong lilting for, be very fond of Hé lícet ðæt hé lufige ðæt hé ne lufað, ðisses middangeardes gilp hé lufað, and hé lícett swelce hé ðone onscunige fingit se de bono opere amare, quod non amat, de mundi autem gloria non amare,

hwilc

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Mid þǽm þe hié þára dura hwelce opene gesáwon, Ors. 3, 5; S. 106, 16. Ðeáh hé ðára góda hwylc forleóse, Bt. 34, 6 ; F. 140, 34. Gif mon ánra hwilc ofslóh, 39, 4; F. 216, 21. combined with swá. adjectival Swá hwylc man swá mildheortnesse nafað, Bl.

wyrd

(n.)
Grammar
wyrd, e; f.

What happensfatefortunechancefatethe otherwise than humanly appointed order of thingsone of the Fatesfatefortunean eventan eventoccurrencecircumstanceincidentfactwhat happens to a personfatefortunelotconditionfatedeathchanceaccident

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Is seó wyrd mid eów open the event is patent among you, Andr. Kmbl. 1516; An. 759 : Apstls. Kmbl. 84; Ap. 42. Ne wé ðære wyrde wénan þurfon tóweard in tíde, Exon. Th. 6, 8; Cri. 81.

Linked entry: weord

tó-slítan

(v.)
Grammar
tó-slítan, p. -slát, pl. -sliton; pp. -sliten

To tear in two,tear to pieces,tear asunderto tear in two,in pieces,rend material,to give a torn appearance to anythingto serrateto rend,cleave,break asunder that which is hard or bulkyto tear the flesh,rend,bite,woundlacerateto tear asunderpartseparate what has been joinedseverto pull to piecesdestroy the existence of an object, abstract or concreteto destroydissipateto distract the mindTo be different

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Hé tóslát stán dirupit petram; he opened the rock (A. V.), 104, 39. Hé tóslát sǽ interrupit mare, Ps. Lamb. 77, 13. Stánas tósliten ł tobrocen wéron petrae scissae sunt, Mt. Kmbl.

sécan

(v.)
Grammar
sécan, sécean; p. sóhte; pp. sóht
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Gif hié ǽnigne feld sécan wolden if they should attempt to come into the open country, Chr. 894; Erl. 90, 11. Gewitan him Norþmen Difelin sécan, 937; Erl. 115, 4. Ðonne sculon hié ðás helle sécan, Cd. Th. 26, 14; Gen. 406: 136, 30; Gen. 2266.