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on-wendan

(v.)

to turn, changeto change one thing for another, to exchangeto turn, change a direction, to avert, divert, turn asideto change the position of a thing, to invert, turn upside down,to subvert, disturb, upsetto cause to change for the worse, to give a wrong direction, pervertTo return

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erras, 7, 2; Fox 16, 30. to change one thing for another, to exchange Heó wæs genumen of middanearde and eall ðæt sár and ðone deáþ mid écre hǽlo and lífe onwende, Bd. 4, 19; S. 589, 7. to turn, change a direction, to avert, divert, turn aside Nǽfre

þeccan

(v.)
Grammar
þeccan, p. þeahte, þehte; pp. þeaht
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B. 8, 574) takes it to be connected with þicgan (but see, þecgan); but, perhaps, the verb may be the same here as in the previous instances, and used with much the same force as wrap in n Byrneþ þurh fýres feng fugel ( the phenix ) mid neste ... þonne

Linked entry: þacian

sceáwian

(v.)
Grammar
sceáwian, ode.

to lookto look atobservebeholdseeto look at, look on with favour, to regard, have respect toto look at with care, consider, inspect, examine, scrutinize, reconnoitreto look out, seek for, select, choose, provideto shew (favour, respect, etc.)to grant

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The hostages were refused him, and safe-conduct during five days was granted him to go out of the country, Chr. 1048; Erl. 180, 11-14

DWELIAN

(v.)
Grammar
DWELIAN, dweligan, dweoligan, dwalian, dwolian, dwoligan; part. dweliende, dweligende; ic dwelige, ðú dwelast, he dwelaþ, pl. dweliaþ, dweligaþ, dweligeaþ; p. ode, ede; pp. od, ed.

To be led into error, errin errōrem dūci, errāreTo lead into error, mislead, deceive in errōrem dūcĕre, decĭpĕre

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Ða ongunnon clypian ðæt se rihtwísa dwelode they begun to say that the righteous man erred, Homl. Th. ii. 300, 17. He dyde ðæt ge dwelodon of ðam wege ut errāre te facĕret de via, Deut. 13, 5.

DEÓP

(adj.)
Grammar
DEÓP, dióp; adj.

DEEP, profound, stern, awful, solemn prŏfundus, grăvis, sōlemnis

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228; Th. 309, 9; Sat. 707. Deópra dolga of deep wounds, Exon. 114 a; Th. 438, 7; Rä. 57, 4. Wǽrun ðíne geþancas þearle deópe nimis profundæ factæ sent cogitatiōnes tuæ, Ps. Th. 91, 4. Deóp leán a deep requital, Cd. 167; Th. 209, 29; Exod. 506.

Linked entries: dýp dype dióp

hwyrft

(n.)
Grammar
hwyrft, es; m.

A turnrevolutiongoingcourseorbitcircuitorbcircle

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Sóna æfter ðǽm wordum helle hæftas hwyrftum scríðaþ þúsendmǽlum straightway after those words shall the captives of hell by thousands bend thither their steps, Cd. 227; Th. 304, 17; Sat. 631: Beo. Th. 329; B. 163.

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ísern

(n.)
Grammar
ísern, es; n.

Iron

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Oft mec ísern scód sáre on sídan oft has iron harmed me sorely in the side, Exon. 126 a ; Th. 485, 14; Rä. 71, 13 : 130 a ; Th. 499, 5 ; Rä. 88, 11. Áres and ísernes æris, ferri, Bd. 1, 1; S. 473, 23 : Cd. 52; Th. 66, 23; Gen. 1088.

ge-weorc

(n.)
Grammar
ge-weorc, -worc, -were, es; n. [ge-, weorc a work] .

workŏpusŏpuscŭlusa fortfortressarx

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He geseah eald enta geweorc he saw the antique work of giants, Andr. Kmbl. 2988; An. 1497: 2155; An. 1079. On ðæt geweorc in ŏpus, Bd. 1, 23; S. 485, 40. Ne wáciaþ ðás geweorc these works fail not, Exon. 93 b; Th. 351, 26; Sch. 86.

ge-limpan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-limpan, he -limpeþ, -limpþ; p. -lamp, -lomp, pl. -lumpon; subj. p. -lumpe, pl. -lumpen; pp. -lumpen

To happenoccurbefallcome to passtake placeaccĭdĕreevĕnīrecontingĕre

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Frófor eft gelamp sárigmódum comfort afterwards came to the sad of mood, Beo. Th. 5875; B. 2940. Ðá sió tíd gelomp when the time came, Bt. Met. Fox 26, 34; Met. 26, 17 : Bt. 18, 4; Fox 66, 27.

tyslian

(v.)
Grammar
tyslian, p. ode
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I will say no more about that shameful fashion of dress, but that books tell us, that he is accursed, who holds the customs of heathen men in his life and thereby dishonours his own race, Wanley Cat. pp. 121-122; see also Engl. Stud. viii. 62.

fægernes

ornamentbeautypleasantness

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Þá fægernesse þæs londes, Nar. 26, 25. a beautiful thing, ornament: Beorhtra ðonne ealra heofona tunglu oððe on ealre eorðan sýn goldes and seolfres frætwednissa and fægernissa, Sal.

fæstan

to fastto abstain

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Add: in a general sense. absolute, to abstain from food Hé fæste feówurtig daga, Mt. 4, 2: Sat. 667. Fæstte, Bl. H. 27, 24, 29. Móyses and Hélias fæston, Guth. 32, 2. Fæstende jejunius, Wrt. Voc. i. 83, 44. to abstain. with gen.

COSTIAN

(v.)
Grammar
COSTIAN, costigan, costnian; p. ode, ade, ede; pp. od , ad, ed

To tempt, try, prove probare, tentare.

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He costode cyning alwihta he tempted the king of all creatures Cd. 228; Th. 306, 28; Sat. 671; Homl. Blíck. 29, 24, 34. Hí costodon God tentaverunt Deum Ps. Spl. 105, 14; Mt. Bos. 16, 1. Ne costa ðú ðínne Drihten God tempt not the Lord thy God Homl.

Linked entries: costigan costnian

bán

bonea bonethe bone of a limba leg or arm

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Similar entries v. bán-beorg, -gebeorg, -rift:-- Bán weornedon their limbs failed them, Sat. 468. Bána coxarum, Wrt. Voc. ii. 17, 66: 75, 27. Wǽron þá bendas forburnene, þá him on bánum lágon, Dan. 435.

hám

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In þǽm deóran hám ( heaven ), Sat. 219. Tó þǽm hálgan hám heofona ríces, An. 1685. On þám écan háme, Solil. H. l. 18. Trumlicne hám, beorhte burhweallas, Sat. 294: 362. Hé wolde him tó helpe hám gesécan ( visit their dwelling (hell )), 436.

efen-eald

(adj.)
Grammar
efen-eald, efn-eald; adj.

Co-eval, of the same, ageco-ævus, co-ætāneus

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Co-eval, of the same, age; co-ævus, co-ætāneus Ic æt efenealdum ǽfre ne métte máran snyttro I never met with greater prudence among those of his age. Andr. Kmbl. 1105; An. 553: Bd. 5. 19; S. 637, 19.

Linked entry: efn-eald

in-fiht

(n.)
Grammar
in-fiht, -feoht, es ; n.
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An attack made upon a person by one inhabiting the same dwelling; it was a breach of the peace for which a fine had to be paid to the head of the house if he were competent to exercise jurisdiction Infiht [infitht, MS.] vel insocna est quod ab ipsis

mǽge

(n.)
Grammar
mǽge, an; f.

A kinswoman

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Saga ðæt ðú síe sweostor mín, líces mǽge, Cd. 89; Th. 110, 4; 6611. 1833: 127; Th. 162, 18; Gen. 2683. In Dauides dýrre mǽgan (the Virgin Mary), Exon. 9a; Th. 7, 5; Cri. 96

Linked entry: máge

stród

(n.)
Grammar
stród, (strod ?), es; n.
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Útt þurh Wynnawudu on stróð norðweard ( the reference is to the same place in both charters ), 334, 32. On secgláges stród; of secgláhes stróde, iii. 79, 17. The word occurs in local names, Stródwíc Strudwick (Northants), ii. 318, 30.

wár

(n.)
Grammar
wár, I. sea-weed, waur (v. E. D. S. Pub. Plant Names, in which other forms are given, ware, woare, woore, ore : see also Jamieson's Dict.
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Voc. ii. 6, 46: i. 285, 12. sand, strand. Cf. sondhyllas alga, Txts. 39, 125 Streámas weorpaþ on stealc hleoþa stáne and sande, wáre ( or under I ?) and wǽge, Exon. Th. 382, 8; Rä. 3, 8.

Linked entries: wároþ sǽ-wár waar