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on-wacan

(v.)

to awake, cease to sleep ⬩ to arise, spring, be derived, be born

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Se wyrm onwóc, Beo. Th. 4563; B. 2287. Ða men onwócan, and út urnon, Ors. 4, 2; Swt. 160, 22. to arise, spring, be derived, be born Ðú wást ðæt ðú of mínre ( the speaker is Eve ) dehter, Drihten, onwóce, Blickl. Homl. 89, 20: Cd.

Linked entries: wacen á-wacan

GLÍDAN

(v.)
Grammar
GLÍDAN, he glídeþ, glít; p. glád, pl. glidon; pp. gliden

To GLIDE ⬩ slip ⬩ slide ⬩ labi

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Ðá git glidon ofer gársecg >when ye glided over the ocean, Beo. Th. 1034; B. 515

Linked entry: ge-glídan

irfe-weard

(n.)
Grammar
irfe-weard, es; m.

an heir

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Ða ðe God bletsiaþ beóþ eorþan yrfeweardas benedicentes eum possidebunt terram, Ps. Th. 36, 21.

for-niman

(v.)
Grammar
for-niman, -nyman; p. -nam, -nom, pl. -námon, -nómon; pp. -numen; v. trans.

To take away ⬩ deform ⬩ plunder ⬩ destroy ⬩ ransack ⬩ waste ⬩ consume ⬩ devour ⬩ rapĕre ⬩ perdĕre ⬩ extermĭnāre ⬩ vastāre ⬩ consūmĕre ⬩ devŏrāre

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Beo. Th. 5649; B. 2828. Fórneáh hí fornámon me on lande paulo mĭnus consummāvērunt me in terra, Ps. Spl. C. 118, 87. Fornómon [MS. -noman] have consumed, Exon. 78 a; Th. 292, 14; Wand. 99.

Linked entry: for-nyman

mód-sefa

(n.)
Grammar
mód-sefa, an; m.

The inner man

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Syððan hé módsefan mínne cúðe after he knew my heart, Beo. Th. 4028; B. 2012: Exon. 54a; Th. 188, 24; Az. 50. Beóþ módsefan dálum gedǽled, sindon dryhtguman ungelíce, 83b; Th. 314, 29; Mód. 21

weccan

(v.)
Grammar
weccan, p. weahtewehteweahte, wehte; pp. weaht, weht

To wake, waken. ⬩ to rouse from sleep ⬩ to rouse ⬩ to rouse ⬩ to enliven, stimulate, refresh ⬩ to rouse ⬩ to excite, stir up ⬩ to raise what is depressed ⬩ to give life to, to cause, give rise to, produce, raise

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Th. 87, 10. to rouse from unconsciousness or torpor, to enliven, stimulate, refresh Hé wehte hine wætre, Beo. Th. 5700; B. 2854. Ealdes mannes eágan beóþ unscearpsýno; þonne sceal hé ða eágan wecean mid gnídingum, Lchdm. ii. 30, 28.

sund

(n.)
Grammar
sund, es; n.
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[Heore ( fishes ) sund is awemmed, Laym. 21326.] the act of swimming Hé on holme wæs sundés ðe sǽnra, Beo. Th. 2876; B. 1436. Hé ðé æt sunde oferflát he beat you at swimming, 1039; B. 517. Hé mid sunde (cf.

wiga

(n.)
Grammar
wiga, an; m.

one who fights ⬩ a (fighting) man ⬩ a warrior ⬩ a noble, strenuous man

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Wigena strengest( Beowulf ), Beo. Th. 3091; B. 1543. Hí sendon máran sciphere strengran wihgena mittitur classis prolixior armatorum, Bd. 1, 15; S. 483, 16. Wigum and wǽpnum, Beo.

Linked entry: wihgena

symbel

(n.)
Grammar
symbel, symel, es; n.

a feast, banquet, entertainment ⬩ a feast,

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Swefan æfter symble, Beo. Th. 238;B. 119. Symle, 2020;B. 1008. Ðonne árás hé fram ðam symle surgebat a media coena, Bd. 4, 24;S. 597, 7.

ge-lǽstan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-lǽstan, to -lǽstenne; he -lǽsteþ, -lǽst; p. -lǽste; pp. -lǽsted, -lǽst.

to do ⬩ perform ⬩ accomplish ⬩ fulfil ⬩ discharge ⬩ execute ⬩ pay ⬩ făcĕre ⬩ perfĭcĕre ⬩ patrāre ⬩ præstāre ⬩ persolvēre ⬩ to accompany ⬩ follow ⬩ attend ⬩ serve ⬩ cŏmĭtāri ⬩ sĕqui ⬩ persĕqui ⬩ To continue ⬩ remain ⬩ last ⬩ endure ⬩ mănēre ⬩ dūrāre

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Beót eal wið ðé he sóþe gelǽste he truly fulfilled all his promise to thee, Beo. Th. 1053; B. 524 : Byrht. Th. 132, 13; By. 15. Ðe ǽr Godes hyldo gelǽston who ere executed God's pleasure.

Linked entry: lǽstan

un-nyt

(adj.)
Grammar
un-nyt, un-nyt; adj.

Useless ⬩ vain ⬩ idle ⬩ unprofitable

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Nán bróðor ymbe ídelnesse and unnette sprǽce (unnytte sprǽca, v.l.) beó ... ne biþ hé ná him ánum unnyt ne frater vacet otioso et fabulis ... non solum sibi inutilis est, R. Ben. 74, 15-18.

Linked entry: un-net

ge-edníwian

(v.)
Grammar
ge-edníwian, ge-edníwan.

to renew what is weakened, restore to efficiency ⬩ to restore a disused practice ⬩ to renew an action, do again what has been done before, repeat ⬩ reformare, reparare

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Swá oft swá hí beóð mé ásægde, hí beóð mé geednýwde mihi quoties narratur, innouatur, Gr. D. 255, 28. to restore a disused practice Se cásere Godes cyrcan gegódode . . . and Godes lof geedníwode. Hml.

DYRNE

(adj.)
Grammar
DYRNE, dierne; def. se dyrna, seó, ðæt dyrne; adj.

close, hidden, secret, obscure ⬩ occultus, secrētus, latens, obscūrus ⬩ dark, deceitful, evil ⬩ tenebrīcōsus, subdŏlus

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Dyrnra gásta of evil spirits, Beo. Th. 2718 ; 1357: Exon. 71 a ; Th. 264, 22; Jul, 368

Linked entries: derne dierne

MANIG

(num.; adj.)
Grammar
MANIG, maneg, monig, mænig; adj.

MANY ⬩ many a

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Geseah hé rinca manige, Beo. Th. 1461; B. 728

ǽg-moran

(n.)
Grammar
ǽg-moran, pl. f.

Eye-roots ⬩ nervi quibus oculus cum cerebro connectitur

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Eye-roots; nervi quibus oculus cum cerebro connectitur Ðe beóþ on ðan ǽgmoran sára which are sores in the eye-roots, Lchdm. iii. 98, 5

fram-anýdan

(v.)
Grammar
fram-anýdan, p. -anýdde; pp. -anýded, -anýdd

To force from or away ⬩ drive away ⬩ repellĕre

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To force from or away, drive away; repellĕre Ða feforas beóþ framanýdde the fevers will be forced away, Herb. 143, 4; Lchdm. i. 266, 13

þurh-hǽlan

(v.)

to heal thoroughly ⬩ persanare

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to heal thoroughly; persanare Ealle ða þincg, ðe on ðæs mannes líchoman tó láðe ácennede beóþ, heó ðurhhǽleþ (þur-, MS. O.), Lchdm. i. 124, 22

talian

(v.)
Grammar
talian, p. ode.

to suppose a thing (to be) such and such, consider, reckon, account, ⬩ to impute, ascribe, lay to the account of ⬩ to reckon, enumerate

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Gé beóþ mé talade and rímde on bearna stæl, Exon. Th. 366, 11; Reb. 10. where the object is expressed by a clause Sóð ic talige, ðæt ic merestrengo máran áhte, Beo. Th. 1069; B. 532.

FÁG

(adj.)
Grammar
FÁG, fáh; def. se fága, seó, ðæt fáge; adj.

Coloured, stained, dyed, tinged, shining, variegated ⬩ tinctus, cŏlōrātus, vărius, versicŏlor, discŏlor

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He geseah since fáge he saw variegated treasures, Beo. Th. 3234; B. 1615. Fágum sweordum with shining swords, Judth. 11; Thw. 24, 18; Jud. 194

morgen

(n.)
Grammar
morgen, es; m.

morning ⬩ morn ⬩ the morning of the next day ⬩ morrow

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Morna, Beo. Th. 4892; B. 2450. Drince þrý morgenas let him drink three mornings, Lchdm. i. 88, 13. Nigon morgenas, ii. 118, 5. viiii morgnas . . . viii morgnas, 294, 1.

Linked entries: margen morne regn