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lof

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Gen. 256. to be praised Á þæs dóm áge, leóhtbǽre lof, sé ús þis líf giefeð, Crä. 112. a hymn Loob ymnus, Wrt. Voc. ii. 124, 27. Lof ymnum, i. 289, 72. <b>III a.

wǽg

(n.)
Grammar
wǽg, es; m.

movement ⬩ a wave ⬩ water ⬩ the wave ⬩ sea

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Th. 296, 19; Crä. 53. On sealtne wǽg, 361, 30; Wal. 27: Cd. Th. 236, 19; Dan. 323. Gewát se fugel earce sécan ofer wonne wǽg, 88, 8; Gen. 1462. Windas weóxon, wǽgas grundon, Andr. Kmbl. 746; An. 373: 911; An. 456: 3088; An. 1547.

wís

(adj.)
Grammar
wís, adj.

wise ⬩ discreet ⬩ judicious ⬩ cunning ⬩ wise ⬩ learned ⬩ skilled ⬩ expert ⬩ known

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Th. 296, 4; Crä. 46. Sum bið meares gleáw, wic(g)cræfta wís 297, 18; Crä. 70. Wordcræftes wís, an able speaker, Elen. Kmbl. 1180; El. 592. Wís sáwle rǽdes Frag. Kmbl. 79; Leás. 41.

cræft

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Dele ' a craft, kind of ship; navis qualiscunque,' and add under Mid eallum Créca cræftum universam Graeciae lectam juventutem, Ors. 1, 10; S. 46, 31. Under <b>II :-- </b>Hé leornode sumne cræft þe hine áfét, Hml. Th. ii. 556, 32.

ge-myþe

(n.)
Grammar
ge-myþe, es; n. [Theform and gender of the word are not quite certain. A dat. sing. fem, occurs once, but it is in a rather late charter with corrupt forms; all other instances are in dat. pl. Corresponding forms in other languages are neuter, so probably the English.]
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Ymbe cráwan hyll útan ðæt hit cymeð tó ðám gemýðum ; ðæt úp be ðám gemǽnan lande in hǽðbeorh, iii. 391, 29. opening of an enclosure (?) Andlang hagan tó hagena gemýðum ; of ðen gemýðun on Techanstedes hagan, C. D. v. 336, 25

wíg

(n.)
Grammar
wíg, es; n. I.

fight ⬩ battle ⬩ war ⬩ conflict ⬩ valour ⬩ troops

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Th. 295, 27; Crä. 39 : (Ulysses) Met. 26, 13 : (Sigemund) Beo. Th. 1776; B. 886 : (St. Andrew) Andr. Kmbl. 1677; An. 841. Wíges oflysted, 2454; An. 1228. Wíges hrémige, Chr. 937; Erl. 115, 8. Wíges sæd, Erl. 112, 20.

þafian

(v.)
Grammar
þafian, p. ode.
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Th. 297, 20; Crä. 77. Eal ðæt hé for ús þafode and ðolode, Wulfst. 23, 22. Ða eádigan martyras mænigfealde earfoðnyssa ðafedon, Homl. Skt. i. 23, 12, 89. Se þeódcyning ðafian sceolde Eofores ánne dóm, Beo. Th. 5919; B. 2963. Þafigan, Cd.

hræd

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Ox. 2343. of mental quickness (cf. hræd-sprǽce), Crä. 73 (in Dict.)

be-windan

(v.)
Grammar
be-windan, bi-windan; p. -wand, -wond, pl. -wundon; pp. -wunden; v. a.

To wind or bind around or about, entwine, wrap, enwrap, encircle, surround, wind, turn ⬩ amplecti, involvere, cingere, circumdare, volvere

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Sum gǽstes þearfe móde bewindeþ one wraps his spirit's need in his mind, 79 b; Th. 298, 18; Crä. 87: Ps. Th. 102, 12. Wæs feorh æðelinges flǽsce bewunden the prince's soul was wrapped in flesh, Beo. Th. 4840; B. 2424.

Linked entries: be-wand be-wunden bi-windan

GEONG

(adj.)
Grammar
GEONG, giong, geng, ging, giung, iung, gung; def. se geonga, seó, ðæt geonge; comp. geongra, gingra, gyngra; superl. gingest, gingst; adj.

YOUNG, youthful, new, recent, fresh ⬩ jŭvĕnis, adolescens, nŏvellus, rĕcens ⬩ young

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Geongra gyfena of recent gifts, 65 a; Th. 239, 20; Ph. 624: 78 a; Th. 293, 16; Crä. 2. Geongum and ealdum to young and old, Beo. Th. 144; B. 72.

ge-stígan

(v.)
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Met. 29, 12. to reach, attain a lofty position Nsénig þæs swíðe in þeóde brym þisses Kfes forð gestígeit none amongst men attains such a pitch of earthly glory, CRä 20

ge-feoht

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Bið á wið firenum in gefeoht gearo, Crä. 90

bí

(prep.)
Grammar
bí, prep. dat. [Bí is more frequently shortened into be. In compounds it is generally written be- or bi-; but bí- is long where it is used for big, or is a contraction, thus, - bí-spell for big-spell, and as bí-breád for beó-breád. v. be.]

By, near to, at, in, upon ⬩ juxta, prope, apud, in ⬩ Of, about ⬩ de, quoad ⬩ By, through, because of, after, according to, in comparison with ⬩ per, secundum, pro, ex

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Bí heofonwóman through the crash of heaven, 20 a; Th. 52, 18; Cri. 835. Leán cumaþ werum bí gewyrhtum retribution shall come to men according to their works, 27 b; Th. 84, 3; Cri. 1368 : 76 a; Th. 286, 8; Jul. 728.

teón

Grammar
teón, [On p. 978, ll. 2, 3 for leáh, tongne l. teáh, longne.]
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</b> add Þá múlas þe ꝥ cræt tugon ... tómengdon þá getogu ꝥ hí teón ne mihton, Hml. S. 31, 972. <b>II a.</b> add :-- Ðá ridon his men tó and tugon út ðæt spic of Æðelsiges húse, C.D. iii. 291, 16. <b>III 2.

crundel

(n.)
Grammar
crundel, crundol, crundul; gen. crundeles, crundles; dat. crundle, crundelle; m.

a barrow, mound raised over graves to protect them ⬩ tumulus

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Cráwan crundul on Wereðan hylle Crow's crundle on Weretha's hill Cod. Dipl. 698; A.

Linked entry: morþ-crundel

til

(adj.)
Grammar
til, adj.
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Th. 297, 29; Crä. 75. Till, Beo. Th. 5436; B. 2721. Hié wǽron an wíg gearwe . . . efne swylce mǽla swylce hira mandryhtne þearf gesǽlde ; wæs seó þeód tilu, 2505; B. 1250. Wǽron men tile, Cd. Th. 99, 11; Gen. 1644.

Linked entries: ticlum til-líc

wyrhta

(n.)
Grammar
wyrhta, an ; m.

a wright ⬩ workman ⬩ artificer ⬩ labourer ⬩ one who works at some trade ⬩ a maker ⬩ producer ⬩ author ⬩ creator ⬩ fabricator ⬩ the Creator ⬩ Maker ⬩ a doer ⬩ worker

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Th. 296, 5; Crä. 46. Gif ðú wénst ðætte wundorlíce gerela hwelc weorþmynd sié, ðonne telle ic ðú weorþmynd ðæm wyrhtan ðe hié worhte, næs náðe (igeniun mirabor artificis), Bt. 14, 1 ; Fox 42, 19.

Linked entry: werta

rand

(n.)
Grammar
rand, es; m.
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Scyldes rond fæste gefégan wið flyge gáres to join together firmly the shield's disk against the flight of javelin, Exon, Th. 297, 11; Crä. 65. Beorhte randas, Beo. Th. 468; B. 231. Rondas regnhearde, 657; B. 326.

Linked entry: rand-beáh

worn

(n.)
Grammar
worn, weorn, es; m.

A swarm ⬩ band ⬩ Jlock ⬩ crowd ⬩ multitude ⬩ many ⬩ a great number ⬩ a great quantity ⬩ much ⬩ many

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Ðǽr witena biþ worn ætsomne, 295, 35; Crä. 43 : Salm. Kmbl. 802 ; Sal. 400. Weard Seme suna and dohtra worn áféded, Cd. Th. 99, 5; Gen. 1641. Hé worn gestrýnde suna and dohtra, 74, II; Gen. 1220. Oft se stiáw gecostaþ;wildeóra worn. Salm.

Linked entry: weorn

færeld

(n.)
Grammar
færeld, (n. and) m.

going ⬩ walking ⬩ a going ⬩ course ⬩ journey ⬩ a way ⬩ road ⬩ the run ⬩ carriage ⬩ vehicle ⬩ a train ⬩ retinue ⬩ course ⬩ proceeding

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S. 29, 337. a going, course, journey Þes mónan færeld, on hwilcum tungle hé nú is oþþe on hwilce hé ðanon géð quo cras signo luna cursura sit, Solil. H. 17, 18: 20, 16.

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