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will-weorþung

(n.)
Grammar
will-weorþung, e; f.
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Worship paid to springs Wé lǽraþ ðæt preósta gehwilc ǽlcne hǽðendóm ádwæsce, and forbeóde wilweorðunga (cf. Hǽðenscipe biþ . . . ðæt man weorðige hǽiene godas, and sunnan oþþe mónan, fýr oþþe flód, wæterwyllas oþþe stánas, L. C.

á-gímeleásian

(v.)
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Gif wé hit ágímeleásiaþ, Bl. H. 53, l : 57, 19. Hié ágiémeleásiað (-gýme-, Cote. MSS.) ðone ymbhogan, Past. 137, I. with clause Gif se hierde ágiémeleásað ðæt hé hiera helpe, 137, 14. Hé ágýmeleásede ꝥ hé heólde his líchaman forhæfdnesse, Gr.

á-stípan

(v.)
Grammar
á-stípan, p. te; pp. -stíped, -stípt

To bereave

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Wé wǽron ástýpede (-stýpte, v. /. ) þæs heofenlican ríces, Wlfst. 252, II. Astýpte, Bl. H. 107, 4

Linked entries: stípan á-stépan

for-neán

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Wé swincan nellað nánþincg forneán, Hml. S. 28, 133. Fornión paene, Kent. Gl. 100. Take here instances under forneáh in Dict., and add

Linked entry: neán

heáfod-hebba

(n.)
Grammar
heáfod-hebba, an ; m.
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S. 23, 365. of a thing, a beginning Ǽrest wé wyllað fón on Ianuarium, for þon hé is heáfodhebba and eác þás geáres geendung, Angl. viii. 305, 29

Linked entry: hebba

lógian

(v.)
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Wé laþiað and lógiað crístene men intó Godes húse, Wlfst. 154, 17.

bútan

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Eall úre folc mid fleáme astwand búton wé feówertig Þe on ðám feohte stódon, Hml. S. 11, 74. <b>C. II 1.</b> :-- Hý man gecnáwan ne mæg, búton -tonne heo gréwð, Lch. i. 98, 4. <b>III 2.</b> :-- Ne can ic nǽnigne e

wamm

(n.)
Grammar
wamm, es; m. n.
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Wer womma leás, Cd. Th. 233, 29; Dan. 283: Menol. Fox 415; Men. 209: Exon. Th. 89, 4; Cri. 1452. Clǽne, womma leáse, 12, 19; Cri. 188: 450, 27; Dóm. 94. Womma clǽne, 103, 26 ; Cri. 1694.

Linked entries: wam wom

ge-wissian

(v.)
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Hí eóden tó scipe mid him and bǽdon God ꝥ hé his weg gewissode, 15, 19. to appoint a time Tó þám ylcan ándagan þe hé him gewissode, Hml. A. 97, 167. the subject a thing Hú man mæg þone weg gefaran þe gewissað tó Gode, Ælfc. T.

ful-gere

(adv.)

full well ⬩ fully ⬩ thoroughly

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full well, fully, thoroughly, Elen. Kmbl. 1717; El. 860

ge-weddian

(v.)

to weed ⬩ herbis noxiis purgare

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to weed; herbis noxiis purgare, Cot. 178, 188, Lye

scocere

(n.)
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Innan scocera wege, Cod. Dip. Kmbl. v. 107, 9

ungemet-ceald

(adj.)
Grammar
ungemet-ceald, adj.

Excessively cold

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Excessively cold Winter bringeþ weder ungemetcald, Met. 11, 59

Linked entry: ceald

a-bítan

(v.)
Grammar
a-bítan, ic -bíte, ðú -bítest, -bítst, he -bíteþ, -bit, pl. -bítaþ; p. -bát, pl. -biton; pp. -biten; v. a.

To bite ⬩ eat ⬩ consume ⬩ devour ⬩ mordere ⬩ arrodere ⬩ mordendo necare ⬩ comedere ⬩ devorare

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Ðæt se wód-freca were-wulf tó fela ne abíte of godcundre heorde that the ferocious man-wolf devour not too many of the spiritual flock, L. I. P. 6; Th. ii. 310, 31. Míne scép sind abitene my sheep are devoured. Homl. Th. i. 242, 10.

Linked entry: a-bát

a-flýman

(v.)
Grammar
a-flýman, p. de; pp. ed; v. trans, [a, flýman]

To cause to flee ⬩ put to flight ⬩ drive away ⬩ banish ⬩ scatter ⬩ disperse ⬩ fugare ⬩ in fugam vertere ⬩ ejicere ⬩ pellere ⬩ dispergere

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Wurdon twegen æðelingas aflýmde of Sciððian two noblemen were driven from Scythia, Ors. 1, 10; Bos. 32, 34. Sý he aflýmed let him be [as one] banished, L. Alf. pol. 2 ; Th. i. 60, 17, note.

Linked entries: á-flíman a-fliéman

boga

(n.)
Grammar
boga, an; m. [bogen; pp. of búgan to bow, bend] Anything curved,-
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Hí léton gáras fleógan, bogan wǽron bysige they let the arrows fly, bows were busy, Byrht. Th. 134, 66; By. 110. Bogan [MS. bogen] streng a bow-string; anquina, Ælfc. Gl. 52; Som. 66, 37; Wrt. Voc. 35, 26

Linked entries: bogen streng bog-timber

bú

(n.)
Grammar
bú, bý, es; n? [ic búe, he býþ, pres. of búan to dwell]
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Stanford and Deóra bý wǽron under Norþmannum Stamford and Derby [Deóra bý habitation of deer or animals] were under the Northmen, Chr. 942; Th. 210, 4; Edm. 8. Se ðe hús oððe bý hæfde qui domicilium habebat. Mk. Skt. Lind. 5, 3. [Plat. buw, m: O.

Linked entry: bý

ge-blówan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-blówan, p. -bleów , pl. -bleówon; pp. -blówen [ge-, blówan to blow]

To blow ⬩ flourish ⬩ bloom ⬩ blossom ⬩ flōrēre ⬩ efflōrēre

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Ðæt gé on his wícum wel geblówan in atriis dŏmus Dei nostri flōrēbunt, 91, 12.

ge-fyrn

(adv.)
Grammar
ge-fyrn, adv. [fyrn formerly]

Formerly ⬩ long ago ⬩ of old ⬩ of yore ⬩ olim ⬩ pridem

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Formerly, long ago, of old, of yore; olim, pridem Hú ne wǽran ðás gefyrn forþgewitene were not these long ago departed? Bt. 19; Fox 70, 9.

Linked entry: ge-firn

ge-horsian

(v.)
Grammar
ge-horsian, p. ode, ade, ude; pp. od, ad, ud

To horse ⬩ to set or mount on a horse ⬩ to supply with a horse ⬩ equitem facere ⬩ equo instruere vel imponere

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Ða Denan wurdon gehorsode the Danes were horsed [mounted], Chr. 1010; Th. 264, 2, col. 2

Linked entry: ge-horsod

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