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þes

(pronoun.)
Grammar
þes, þæs; m.: þeós, þiós, þiús; f.: þis, þiss, þys; n. demons. pron. This
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MS.) is se cwide sóþ for this reason is the saying true, Bt. 36, 7; Fox 184, 18. Þiss, Mt. Kmbl. 28, 14. Wé ðiss (ðis, Cott. MSS.) feáwum wordum sǽdon, Past. 3; Swt. 33, 6: 22; Swt. 169, 3. Wé sculon ðissa ǽgðer underðencean, 7; Swt. 49, 23.

Linked entries: þás þis

sáwel

(n.)
Grammar
sáwel, ol, ul, sáwl, sául, sówhul, ¨ e; f.

The soulthe soul, the animal lifethe soul,a soul, a human creature

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Nú tó ðam sóþan gefeán sáwel fundaþ, Exon. Th. 178, 3; Gú. 1238: 233, 12; Ph. 523. Gewát sáwol sécean sóðfæstra dóm, Beo. Th. 5633; B. 2820. Sáwul, Byrht. Th. 136, 64; By. 177. Seó ýdelnes is ðære sáwle feónd, L. E. I. 3; Th. ii. 404, 11.

Linked entry: sáwel-leás

wilm

(n.)
Grammar
wilm, wielm, welm, wælm, wylm, es; m.

that which wellsof fluida fountstreamwater that surges or boilsthat moves in wavesof firesurgingfireflamesheatfervent heatfiery heatboilingroastinginflammationviolent movementviolenceragingtempestuous movement of water of mental emotionfervourardourheatfuryragepassion

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On ðæm welme ðære sóþan lufan Godes, Blickl. Homl. 29, 10. Wylme, Homl. Th. ii. 128, 3. Wylme fervore, ardore, Hpt. Gl. 469, 56. Wælme lufu ðínre fervore dilectionis tuae. Rtl. 95, 27. Seó hálige cyrice sum ding ðurh wælm (per fervorem) receþ.

Linked entries: wielm wælm welm

gif

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Gif hé nǽre sóþ God, ná him englas ne þegnodon, Bl. H. 33, 35- 35, 2 : 29, 4 : Hex. 22, 27 : Gen. 643 : 787 : B. 592 : El. 777 : Bt. 7, ; F. 18, 11 : 40, 6 ; F. 242, 7.

þe

(adv.; con.; pronoun.)
Grammar
þe, indecl.
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. = þý, the Swá biþ micle þe winsumre sió sóþe gesǽlð tó habbenne æfter ðám eormþum ðisses lífes, Bt. 23; Fox 78, 30.

Linked entry: þý

ge-teón

(v.)
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Gr. in, 92. to bring to, lead, to bring a person to action or condition Seó wiferweardnes oft ealle þá þe hiere underþeódde bióþ neódinga gettíhþ tó þám sóþum gesǽlþum ( ad vera bona retrahit), Bt. 20; F. 72, 10.

standan

(v.)
Grammar
standan, p. stód, pl. stódon; pp. standen
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Hié móston stondan on frióum anwalde they might be in a condition of freedom, 52; Swt. 405, 28. of constitution Ic ongite ðæt sió sóþe gesǽlþ stent on gódra monna geearnunga and sió unsǽlþ stent on yfelra monna geearnungum video quae sit vel felicitas

Linked entries: stondan for-stent

ge-mǽne

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Gemáne on eów sylfum sóþe lufe hæbbende mutuam in vobismet ipsis caritatem habentes, Sci. l, 3.

ge-sceád

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For sóþes wísdómes gesceáde, 10. For ðám gesceáde, þæt hí nǽron gelíce . . . Ælfc. Gr. Z. 26, 9 : 16, 4. Se móna went ǽfre þone hricg tó þǽre sunnan weard. . .

dǽl

(adv.)
Grammar
dǽl, pl. dǽle (gelimplice daele conpetentes portiunculas,
    Wrt. Voc. ii. 104, 79
), dǽlas.
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Ðú miht habban ðínne dǽl ðæs sóþan leóhtes, Bt. 36, 2; F. 174, 17: A. Crä. 7. Synd foxes dǽlas partes vulpium erunt, Ps. Th. 62, 8. part (where there is community, association) Sýn hí á fram ǽlcum Godes dǽle ( from any part in God ) áworpene, Ll.

wilnian

(v.)
Grammar
wilnian, p. ode.

of animate objectsto desire, ask forwith gen. or uncertainwith accusativewith infinitivewith geniudial infinitivewith genitive and gerundial infinitivewith a clauseabsolute or uncertainto desire to goto tend to an end

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MSS.) tó wietanne ðæt ðæt hié nyton ut appetant scire, quae nesciunt, Past. 30; Swt. 203, 8. with genitive and gerundial infinitive Ǽlc mód wilnaþ sóþes gódes tó begitanne est mentibus hominum veri boni inserta cupiditas, Bt. 24, 2 ; Fox 80, 32.

Linked entry: willnian

wyrd

(n.)
Grammar
wyrd, e; f.

What happensfatefortunechancefatethe otherwise than humanly appointed order of thingsone of the Fatesfatefortunean eventan eventoccurrencecircumstanceincidentfactwhat happens to a personfatefortunelotconditionfatedeathchanceaccident

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Ne meaht ðú nó mid sóþe getǽlan ðíne wyrd and ðíne gesǽlþa, swá swá ðú wénst quod tu falsae opinionis supplicium luis, id rebus jure imputare non possis, Bt. 10 ; Fox 28, 1. Wyrd wánian, Exon. Th. 274, 24; Jul. 538.

Linked entry: weord

word

(n.)
Grammar
word, es; n.

a worda single part of speechwordsa written worda worda group of wordsa sayingsentencewordsa sayingmaxima talestorya reporttidingsfamename(good) word,(good) reporta commandan orderordinancea messagean announcementwordsolemn statementpromiseoathan (expressed) intentionopinionspeechlanguagewordslanguagestylewordword of God

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Gif ðás word sind sóþ, 247, 24; Jul. 83: Beo. Th. 1282; B. 639. Nó ðæs fela Daniel gespræc sóðra worda, Cd. Th. 253, 13; Dan. 595. Engel wrát in wáge werda gerýnu, baswe bócstafas, 261, 9 ; Dan. 723.

ge-hátan

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Hí gehátaþ þá sóþan gesǽlþa, Bt. 26, 1; F. 90, 17: 16: 92, 11: 32, 2; F. 118, 1. Hí treówa gehátað, Leás. 25. Þǽre láre þe ðú mé ǽr gehéte, Bt. 40, 5; F. 240, 12: 3, 4; F. 6, 19. Hé gehét Rómánum his freóndscipe, 1; F. 2, 8: Jul. 639.

hwilc

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Ic wolde witon hwæþer þú wéndest ꝥ hwilc án ðára fíf góda worhte ðá sóþan gesǽlþe, 34, 6 ; F. 140, 26. Hí ǽlce synne geþencen . . . for ðǽm ðonne hié for ánre hwelcre hreówsiað, ðonne hreówsiað hié for ealle, Past. 413, 24.

setl

(n.)
Grammar
setl, sedl, seðl, seotl, sotl, seatl, sitl (-el, -ol, -ul), es; pl. setl, setlu, sotelas, setlas (
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Sotol, 289, 23. Gá nú tó setle, symbelwynne dreóh.' . . . Geát geóng sóna setles neósan, swá se snottra héht, Beo. Th. 3576; B. 1786. Se wæs setles yldest (onsetle yldost, MS. B.) he had the chief seat , Bd. 5, 13; S. 633, 4.

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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Ic ðæt geswerige þurh sóþ godu, swá ic áre æt him ǽfre finde, Exon. Th. 247, 19; Jul. 81 : Beo. Th. 875; B. 435. with a conditional force, provided that, if so be that, so (as in Shakspere : So it be new, there's no respect how vile; v.

Linked entries: se swǽ eall-swá

gód

(n.)
Grammar
gód, es; n.
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Ásolcennys déð þæt ðám men ne lyst nán ðing tó góde gedón, ac gǽð him ásolcen fram ǽlcere dugeðe, ii. 220, 23: Chr. 81; P. 8, 8. a particular thing that is good. something, material or non-material, that it is an advantage to attain or to possess Of ðǽre sóþan

wíse

(n.)
Grammar
wíse, an: wís, e; f.

a wise waymannermodefashionstate conditionan arrangementinstructiona dispositiondirectionconditiona thingres negotiuma causereasonres

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Se his godcundnesse mid sóþum wísum gerýmeþ, Blickl. Homl. 179, 24. Sendon hié Amilchor, ðæt hé Alexandres wísan besceáwode (ad perscrutandos Alexandra actus), Ors. 4, 5; Swt. 168, 13.

Linked entry: wís-fæst

ge-híran

(v.)
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Ðá þá se cyng þis gehýrde, Chr. 1091 ; P. 226, 28. ' Ic wolde ꝥ þú leornodest hú þú mihtest becuman tó ðám sóþum gesǽlþum . . ' Mé lyste nú ꝥ geheóran' (-héran, v. l. ), Bt. 33, 3; F. 126, 31. with a succeeding clause in apposition Þá hit se Allwalda