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ge-wyrht

(n.)
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Hí þæs deóran hám wilniað bi gewyrhtum ( as it deserves ), Gú. 41. Gief hwá búton ge-wrihtum (without just cause) hit ábrecan wille, C.

swín

(n.)
Grammar
swín, es;
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Hé (Ohthere) hæfde tamra deóra syx hund . . Hé wæs mid ðǽm fyrstum mannum on ðæm lande (Norway); næfde hé þeáh má ðonne twentig swýna. Ors. 1. 1; Swt. 18, 14. Ða ýtemestan leomo swína beóþ eáðmelte, Lchdm. ii. 196, 23.

Linked entries: swín-líca swýn swun

wela

(n.)
Grammar
wela, weola, weala, an; m.

wealthrichesabundancewealthwealprosperityhappy estate

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Sege mé nú hwæþer se ðín wela (divitiae) ðínes þances swá deóre seó . . . ða welan beóþ leóftǽlran ðonne ðonne hié mon selþ, ðonne hié beón ðonne hí mon hesly . . .

Linked entries: wala weala weola

styrian

(v.)
Grammar
styrian, p. ede, ode
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To be in motion Hé sig ofer ða deór and ofer ealle ða creópende ðe stiraþ on eorþan praesit bestiis omnique reptili, quad movetur in terra, Gen. 1, 26. Ealle ða þing ðe on eorðan stiriaþ . . . Eall ðæt ðe styraþ and leofaþ, 9, 2, 3.

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hwíl

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Ic hwíle wæs Heodeninga scop, Deór. 36. with an adverb Þá þe hwíle ǽr edwít þoledon, Jud. 214. Þá wítu ðe ic nú hwíle ( now for a time, already ) þolode, Solil. H. 12, 4. with a qualifying word pronominal (demonst. or indef.)

holm

(n.)
Grammar
holm, es; m.

A mound, hill, rising groundwave, ocean, water, sealand rising from the water,an island in a river

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Eów is holmes hlæst and heofonfuglas and wildu deór on geweald geseald the fishes of the sea, the fowls of the air, and the beasts of the earth are delivered into your hand, 74; Th. 91, 20; Gen. 1515.

rícsian

(v.)
Grammar
rícsian, p. ode.

to exercise or have powerto rulegovernreignto domineerdominatetyrannizeexercise violenceto prevail

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Án ongan deorcum nihtum draca rícsian, 4429; B. 2211.

ge-wit

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deorc gewit hæfdon on hreðre, 640. Þæt týddre gewitt, 29. right or sound mind (out of one's) mind, wits Gif hwylc man of his gewitte feóle si homo quis mente sua excederit, Ll. Th. ii. 236, 29. Gif mon of his gewitte weorðe, Lch. ii. 288, 20.

HLÁF

(n.)
Grammar
HLÁF, es; m.

Bread, food, a loaf

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Ðeorfe hláfas unleavened loaves, Homl. Th. ii. 264. 3. cxx. huǽtenra hláfa and xxx. clénra one hundred and twenty wheaten loaves and thirty made without bran, 460, 16. cxx gesuflra hláfa, 32: 469, 3.

brúcan

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Gesáwon wé men deóra hýdum gegyrede, and nánes óðres brucon, Nar. 26, 15. Heó nǽfre línenum hræglum brúcan (uti) wolde, Bd. 4, 19; Sch. 443, 3. (1 b) to use food, eat or drink :-- Flǽscmettum ic brúce carnibus vescor , Coll. M. 34, 21: 35, 3.

máðum

(n.)
Grammar
máðum, máðm, mádm, máððum, es; m.

A precious or valuable thinga treasurejewelornament

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Deórum mádme ( a sword ), Beo. Th. 3060; B. 1528. Ǽghwylcum eorla drihten máð-ðum gesealde to each the lord of earls (Hrothgar) gave a rich present, 2109; B. 1052.

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elles

(adj.)

otherwisedifferentlyelsewhereelseelse

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Hit wæs elles feáwum mannum cúð, Chr. 1043; P. 164, 3. with pronominal adverbs. local Wæs eorðstyrung on Deórbý and elles gehwǽr . . . and eác ꝥ wilde fýr on Deórbýscíre micel yfel dyde and gehwǽr elles, Chr. 1049; P. 167, 25, 27.

teár

(n.)
Grammar
teár, ( = teahor), teór, tæher, teher, tehher, es; m.

A tear.a drop of water from the eye,caused by emotion, generally by griefin plural, used for the feeling of which the tears are a sign, grief, afflictioncaused by weakness.a tearlike dropthat which drops or exudes, e.g. honey from a comb

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Ðú fédest ús teára hláfe, and ús drincan gifest deorcum teárum, Ps. Th. 79, 5. Heó is fulneáh deád for teárum and for unrótnesse, Bt. 19; Fox 28, 30. Eua bær teáras on hire innoþe, Maria brohte ðone écan gefeán eallum middangearde,Blickl.

hebban

(v.)
Grammar
hebban, occurs with dat.

to liftto liftto raiseliftmake a soundto exaltelevateto extolexaltto set upinstituteto raisebring upto directbearTo risemount

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Wæs þúf hafen, segen for sweótum, El. 123. where part of the body is moved, to lift the hand, head, eye, &c: Ðonne hé hóf his hond upp tó hiofonum, ðonne hófon ðá deór fótas (fét, v. l.) upp, Shrn. 72, 6.

sǽl

(n.)
Grammar
sǽl, es; m.: e; f.

time, occasiona fit time, season, opportunity,circumstance, condition happiness, good fortune, good time, prosperity

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Siteþ sorgcearig, sǽlum bidǽled, 379, 5; Deór. 28. Syngum tó sǽlum (cf. After liked him ful wele for al was turned him to sele, C. M. 4432) for the happiness of sinners, 84, 21; Cri. 1377. Ne frín ðú æfter sǽlum, sorh is geníwod, Beo.

Linked entry: sél

be-fón

to seizecatchtake,to seizetake forcible possession ofto seize a criminallost propertyto catchget to see a personto getattain toto surroundencompassto enclose,to serve as a covering forcontainto put into a coveringto encircle,to lie roundto place roundto includecontaincompriseto surround with wordsfurnish with a commentaryto have to do with an objectto engage in an occupationget involved in an action

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Gif hwylc man mid arwan deór ofsceóte . . . and hit man ymbe. iii. niht deád finde, and þǽr hund oþþe wulf on befangen hæbbe (have had any-thing to do with it; eam occupaverit), Ll.

ge-þóht

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Wé geáscodon Eormanríces wylfenne geþóht, Deór. 22.

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wirnan

(v.)
Grammar
wirnan, p. de.

to refuserefrain from grantingto preventprohibitkeep from

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Hí swenga ne wyrnaþ, deórra dynta, Salm. Kmbl. 244; Sal. 121. Hé swenges ne wyrnde, Byrht. Th. 135, 15; By. 118. Ætsóc Goda ðæs feós ǽgiftes, and ðæs landes wyrnde he refused to give up the land Chart. Th. 201, 30.

Linked entries: wyrnan wernan

un-scyldig

(adj.)
Grammar
un-scyldig, adj.

innocentguiltlessinnocent of a crime, chargeguiltless in relation to (wið) a personinnocentnot accountable for an ill resultnot responsible

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Ne syle ðú unscyldigra sáwla deórum ðe ðé andettaþ ne tradas bestiis animas confitentes tibi, Ps. Th. 73, 18.

ge-þingian

(v.)
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Hé nát hwæðer him selfum geðingod bið utrum sibi sit placatus ignorat, Past. 63, 10. to obtain by intercession Geþingedon repropitiarent (deorum favorem ), An. Ox. 4724. to make terms, settle. absolute Geðingadon paciscitur, Wrt. Voc. ii. 116, 54.