ge-twinn
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Eálá gé elebeamas (printed -es) getwinne olive bine, Hy. S. 106, 13. Getwinnum [geminis, i.] duobus, An. Ox. 4166
stagan
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Icel. steikja to roast) to roast Ǽles tácen is þæt mon wecge his swýþran hand and sette syþþan ofer his wynstran earm and ástrehtre his wynstran hande stríce þwyrs ofer mid þǽre swyðran, swylce hé hine corflige swá swá mon ǽl déð þonne hine mon on spite
Linked entry: stǽcan
wine-leás
Friendless
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Earm biþ se ðe sceal ána lifgan, wineleás wunian, 344, 15; Gn. Ex. 1740. Wineleás guma, 289, 9; Wand. 45. Ic mé féran gewát folgaþ sécan, wineleás wræcca, 442, 9; Kl. 10. Ánhoga leódwynna leás, wineleás wræcca, 457, 27; Hy. 4, 90.
á-smeágan
to investigate, ⬩ to find out by investigation ⬩ devise
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Man ne mihte geþencan ne ásmeágan (-smǽgian, v. l.) hú man of earde hí gebringon sceolde, Chr. 1006; P. 137, 16 (v. p. 295). Ásmeáde elucubratam, An. Ox. 5101
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feor
avoidance ⬩ widely ⬩ widely ⬩ far ⬩ far
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Nú gé þus feor hider on úrne eard in becómen, By. 57.
wilnian
of animate objects ⬩ to desire, ask for ⬩ with gen. or uncertain ⬩ with accusative ⬩ with infinitive ⬩ with geniudial infinitive ⬩ with genitive and gerundial infinitive ⬩ with a clause ⬩ absolute or uncertain ⬩ to desire to go ⬩ to tend to an end
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Ða nétenu, and eác ða óþre ge-sceafta, má wilniaþ ðæs ðe hí wilniaþ for gecynde ðonne for willan, Bt. 34, II; Fox 152, 6. Ealle tó ðé ǽtes wilniaþ omnia a te expectant, ut des illis escam, Ps. Th. 103, 25.
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sundor
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Kmbl. 1203; El. 603. severally, each by himself Sundor ánra gehwilc herige ðec let each one severally praise thee, Cd. Th. 239, 15; Dan. 370. Féran sceal sundor ánra gehwæs sáwl of líce, Exon. Th. 191, 24; Az. 93.
norþ
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Norð arid eást, 13, 59. Se winterlica móna gǽð norþor þonne seó sunne gá on sumera, Lch. iii. 252, 12. v. eást-, west-norþ
gíman
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(b α) with gen. pronoun and clause :-- Ealde witan þe þæt mynster geondgangen and þæs gýman, þæt þǽr nán bróðor ymbe ídelnesse beó, R.
on-wendan
to turn, change ⬩ to change one thing for another, to exchange ⬩ to turn, change a direction, to avert, divert, turn aside ⬩ to change the position of a thing, to invert, turn upside down, ⬩ to subvert, disturb, upset ⬩ to cause to change for the worse, to give a wrong direction, pervert ⬩ To return
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Eall heofona mægen biþ onwended and onhréred, Blickl. Homl. 91, 27: 93, 13.
Linked entries: and-wendan aweg-onwendan on-wendness
á-dwǽscan
to extinguish fire, light ⬩ to put an end to, put dawn, suppress a practice, doctrine, &;c. ⬩ to put down, suppress, destroy a person
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Ic beóde ðæt hé ðæne unrihtwísan tó rihte gebíge gyf hé mæge; gyf hé ne mæge, ðonne wille ic ðæt hé hine on earde ádwǽsce, oððe út of earde ádrǽfe, Cht. E. 230, 25. Se preóst is ádwǽsced he was killed by a fall Hml. Th. ii. 164, 8.
unna
grant ⬩ allowance ⬩ permission ⬩ willingness to give ⬩ pleasure in doing something ⬩ a grant ⬩ what is given
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Bútan hé ðæs abbodes unnan begite nisi ea abba jubeat, R. Ben. 94, 9. Hé eów sige forgeaf þurh unnan ðæs Ælmihtigan, Homl. Th. i. 506, 27: Homl.
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mǽd
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D. iii. 52, 15, and add: meadow*-*land Ðára oxena wíc and seó mǽd ðe ðǽr mid rihte tó gebyreð . . . and seó meád benorðan eá, C. D. v. 383, 14-18. Feówer æceras mǽde bewestan eé, i. 175, 2. [On hreódmǽde lace, vi. 153, 9.
ÍDEL
empty ⬩ destitute ⬩ void ⬩ devoid ⬩ vain ⬩ useless ⬩ idle ⬩ idle ⬩ unemployed
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Eall eówer geswinc biþ ídel consumetur incassum labor vester, Lev. 26, 20.
for-standan
Take these together, and add ⬩ to stand in the way ⬩ lie in the line of advance ⬩ to come to a stand ⬩ stop ⬩ with the idea of hindrance, ⬩ to stop the advance of ⬩ hinder ⬩ resist ⬩ withstand ⬩ to stop passage through or along, ⬩ block a door, a way for a person ⬩ to stop a person (dat.) doing something ⬩ with idea of defence, to defend ⬩ protect ⬩ to protect from ⬩ to avail ⬩ profit ⬩ be good for ⬩ to avail a person ⬩ to stand for ⬩ be the equivalent of ⬩ be as good as ⬩ to understand
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Ic geanbidode oþ ic wiste hwæt þú woldest, and hú þú hit understandan woldest, and eác ic tiolode swíþe geornfullíce ꝥ ðú hit forstandan mihtest I waited till I knew what you wanted, and what idea you had formed of it ( Similar entries cf. understandan
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mǽl
a measure ⬩ a mark ⬩ sign ⬩ cross ⬩ crucifix ⬩ fixed, suitable, appointed time ⬩ season ⬩ occasion ⬩ the time for eating ⬩ a meal
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Gífernys biþ ðæt se man ǽr tíman hine gereordige oððe æt his mǽle tó micel þicge it is greediness when a man eats before the time or takes too much at his meal, 218, 30.
tácn
A token, sign ⬩ a sign, significant form ⬩ an ensign ⬩ a token, a credential ⬩ a sign, monument ⬩ a sign of the Zodiac ⬩ a sign, distinguishing mark (lit. or fig.) ⬩ a sign to attract attention, a signal ⬩ a sign of anything future, a prognostic ⬩ a sign, an action that conveys a meaning ⬩ a sign, indication, mark which shews condition or state ⬩ </b> as a medical term, a symptom ⬩ a sign, symbol, emblem ⬩ a sign which shews the truth or reality of anything, proof, demonstration, evidence ⬩ a supernatural sign, miracle, prodigy ⬩ a signal event, remarkable circumstance
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Nǽfre wommes tácn eáwed weorþeþ, Exon. Th. 4, 18; Cri. 54. Ongietan be sumum tácnum on his hiéremonna móde eal ðæt ðǽr gehýddes lutige, Past. 21; Swt. 153, 14. Witan ðæra tída tácnu, Mt. Kmbl. 16, 3.
wiþer-weard
contrary ⬩ adverse ⬩ hostile ⬩ adversary ⬩ enemy ⬩ opponent ⬩ fiend ⬩ hostile to rightful authority ⬩ rebel ⬩ opposed to what is right ⬩ arrogant ⬩ perverse ⬩ depraved ⬩ reprobate ⬩ false ⬩ heretic ⬩ apocryphal ⬩ opposed to the good or pleasure of anything ⬩ unfavourable ⬩ adverse ⬩ hurtful ⬩ pernicious ⬩ disagreeable ⬩ contrary ⬩ opposite
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Lufian wé hine næs nó on gesundum þingum ánum, ac eác swylce on wiðerweardum þingum, Blickl. Homl. 13, 8.
Linked entries: wiþer-word wiþerweard-líc wiþerweard-ness wiþer-wierde wiþer-word
wís-dóm
wisdom ⬩ discretion ⬩ knowledge ⬩ cognizance ⬩ wisdom ⬩ knowledge ⬩ learning ⬩ philosophy
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Ðæt se sáwle weard lífes wísdóm forloren hæbbe, se ðe nú ne giémeþ hwæþer his gǽst sié earm þe eádig, Exon. Th. 95, 4; Cri. 1552.