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á-weallan

to well outto springproceed from a sourceto swarm,to exist in large numbersto swarm with to be hotto burnrage

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. to spring, proceed from a source Ealle únðeáwas áweallað of deófle, Wlfst. 40, 22. to swarm, to exist in large numbers Swá þicce hié in þǽre eá áweóllon swá ǽmettan veluti formice efferbuere, Nar. 11, 13. of production in large numbers, to swarm with

be-díglian

(v.)

to conceal,to conceal fromto be concealedlie hid

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Ox. 1442. with clause Hé ne bedíglode ꝥ hé on Drihten gelýfde, Hml. S. 5, 160. I a. to conceal from (dat.):-- Hé bedíglode his dǽda þám cásere, Hml. S. 5, 9. Nán þing Gode bedíglian, Angl. xii, 513, 14.

tellan

(v.; prep.)
Grammar
tellan, p. tealde; pp. teald: also forms as from telian occur: ic telge, hí teliaþ; p. telede; p. teled.
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Ian. ód ðæt ðú cume tó þrittiga; fóh eft on ðone níwan, tele óð týne starting from Jan. 1 with the number that marks the age of the moon on that day, count up to thirty; begin then with the new moon, and count up to ten (the next Sunday after the date

scyldig

(adj.)
Grammar
scyldig, adj.
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Homl. 53, 7. with inst.

macian

(v.)
Grammar
macian, <b>. I.</b>
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S. 21, 434. to do, perform. with a noun of action as object Hí ealle sǽdon ꝥ sé is sóð God þe swilce wundra macað, Hml. S. 22, 56.

þrág-lic

(adj.)
Grammar
þrág-lic, adj.
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Lasting a long time Byð swýðe mycele ungeðwǽrnysse and ðráhlice wíten on manna bearnen. Verc. Först. 175.] [

ge-rád

(adj.)
Grammar
ge-rád, adj.
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Add: stilled, instructed Wite þú, geráda preóst, Angl. viii. 330, 17. On ðám heofonlican life beóð ealle ful wise, and on gástlicre láre full geráde. Hml.

Linked entry: sam-rád

ge-þreátian

(v.)
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Th. i. 434, 5. with clause Nǽfre þú geþreátast þínum beótum, ne wíta þæs fela gegearwast, þæt ic þeódscipe þínne lufie, Jul. 176. to repress. the object a person, restrain, correct Þone earman ne magon his iermða geðreátigan and geeáðmédan pauperis

swá

(adv.)
Grammar
swá, swǽ, swé (swé is the form in Ps. Surt. ; see also Txts. 600, col. 1. The form also occurs in Blickl. Homl. 23, 7).
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Yrfan hí swá hí wyrðe witan let such inherit as they know to be entitled, Chart. Th. 578, 9. Ne wíte hé ús swá neóde and hǽse gehýrsumodon, Guthl. prol. ; Gdwin. 4, 5.

Linked entries: se swǽ eall-swá

hearm

evilan evilinjurya calamitygriefafflictioncalumnya calumny

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Wit hearmas, þreáweorc þoliaþ, Gen. 736. grief, affliction Gehýrde heó hearm galan (cf. hearmleóð ágól, 615) helle deófol, Jul. 629. injurious speech, calumny.

Linked entry: hearm-fullic

on-ýðan

(v.)

to pour in

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to pour in Tunge witan swylce lagoflód onýðaþ lingua sapientis quasi diluvium inabundabit, Scint. 65

BÆR

(adj.)
Grammar
BÆR, g. m. n. bares; f. bærre: d. barum: acc. bærne: pl. nom. baru; acc. bare; dat. barum; def. se bara; seó, ðæt bare; adj.

BAREnakedopennudus

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Wit hér baru standaþ unwered wǽdo we stand here naked, unprotected by garments, Cd. 38; Th. 50, 20; Gen. 811

Linked entry: bare

ormǽtlíce

(adv.)
Grammar
ormǽtlíce, adv.
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Ðá becóme wit tó ánre dene, seó wæs ormǽtlíce deóp and wíd (deuenimus ad uallem multae latitudinis ac profunditatis, Bd. 5, 12), Hml. Th. ii. 350, 6. Ormǽtlíc(e) brád, Lch. iii. 242, 24

ge-medemian

(v.)
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II. without personal object, to condescend, deign, vouchsafe. with infin.

wær

(adj.)
Grammar
wær, adj.

wareawarehaving knowledge of something which is to be guarded againstwareprepared foron guard against something that might be hurtfulwarecareful to avoid somethingon guard against doing somethingwareobservant ofattentive to a warning warycautioussagaciousprudentcunning

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Leófan men, utan beón ðe wærran, Wulfst. 90, 10. with gen. Ús is micel þearf, ðæt wé wære beón ðæs egeslícan tíman, ðe nú tówærd is, Wulfst. 191, 25. with preposition Wes ðú giedda wís, wær wið willan, Exon. Th. 302, 26; Fä. 42.

mealt-gescot

(n.)
Grammar
mealt-gescot, es; n.

A contribution of malt

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A contribution of malt Sceóte man swá hwæt swá witan gerǽdan, hwílum weaxgescot, hwílum mealtgescot, Wulfst. 171, 2

EÁC

(con.)
Grammar
EÁC, conj.

EKE, also, likewise, moreover, and etiam, quoque, et Nevertheless, however nihilōmĭnusSo also, also, moreover, very like, even so, as if parimŏdo, tamquamQuin etSo also, even so, likewise

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Hondum slógun, folmum areahtum and fystum eác struck with their hands, with outstretched palms and with fists also, Exon. 24 a; Th. 69, 24; Cri. 1125: 9 b; Th. 9, 18; Cri. 136: Cd. 69; Th. 82, 35; Gen. 1372.

a-spédan

(v.)
Grammar
a-spédan, p. -spédde; pp. -spéded, -spédd

To speedprosperprosperare

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To speed, prosper; prosperare Wítum aspédde made prosperous by their sufferings, Andr. Kmbl. 3261; An. 1633

Linked entry: spédan

ge-witleás

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Voc. ii. 150, 51. out of one's mind, mad. v. ge-wit; Ic wénde ꝥ heó gewitleás wǽre (cf. þú forlure þín gewitt, 311), Hml. S. 36, 352.

ÆT

(prep.)
Grammar
ÆT, prep.

ATtobeforenextwithinforagainstapudjuxtapropeanteadincontraOffromaabdeTountoas far asadusquead

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with the dative; cum dativo AT, to, before, next, with, in, for, against; apud, juxta, prope, ante, ad, in, contra Sittende æt tollsceamule sitting at the seat of custom, Mt. Bos. 9, 9.