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ǽg-hwæþer

(and) both . . . and

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Ǽghwæðres . . . worda and weorca, B. 287. Ǽghwæðrum wæs bróga fram óðrum, 2564. Hæfde ǽghwæþre (-hwæþer?, but for pl. cf.

Linked entry: ǽg-þer

FÉDAN

(v.)
Grammar
FÉDAN, part. fédende; he fédeþ, fét, fétt; p. ic, he fédde, ðú féddest, pl. féddon; pp. féded, fédd.

nourishsupportsustainbring upeducatepascĕrecĭbārenutrīreengtrīresustentāreedŭcāreto bring forthproducegignĕreprodūcĕre

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Se milda Metod fét eall ðætte gróweþ wæstmas on weorolde the merciful Creator nourishes all fruits which grow in the world, Bt. Met. Fox 29, 139; Met. 29, 70.

Linked entry: féding

hreósan

(v.)
Grammar
hreósan, p. hreás; pl. hruron; pp. hroren

To fallfall downruerecorruere

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His weorc hrýst tó micclum lyre his work falls to great perdition, Homl. Th. i. 368, 25. Ðá hrýsþ se stól nyðer then the throne falls down, L. I. P. 4; Th. ii. 308, 2. On hærfest hrést and fealuwaþ in autumn it falls and fades, Bt. Met.

mǽrsian

(v.)
Grammar
mǽrsian, p. ode.

to make greatextendto make knownspread the knowledge of anythingdeclareproclaimannouncecelebrateto celebrateto celebrateperform a rite, ceremony, &c. with due solemnityto magnifyexaltpraiseglorify

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Mérsiga ðæt word diffamare sermonem, Mk. Skt. Lind. 1, 45. Ðætte hiá ne mérsades hine ne manifestarent eum, 3, 12.

ýtera

(adj.)
Grammar
ýtera, cpve.: ýtemest; spve. adj.
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Hé ða ýtemestan word ( ultima verba ) on his herenesse betýnde, Bd. 4, 24; S. 599, 12. external On ðám twám pundum is getácnod ǽgðer ge ðæt ýttre andgit ge ðæt inre . . . .

Linked entry: ýtmest

á-mirran

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Mé hæfde þiós unrótnes ámerredne ꝥ ic hit hæfde mid ealle forgiten ob injuriae dolorem nuper oblita, Bt. 36, 1; F. 172, 3. to waste, use to no purpose Ic nát hú nyt ic þá hwíle beó þe ic þás word sprece, bútan ðæt ic mín geswinc ámirre, Ors. 4, 13;

hengen

a crossa rack

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In the two glosses and in the passage from Cnut's Laws the word seems used in a more general sense of confinement

hryre

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.), hasty action Ealle word hryres omnia uerba praecipitationis, Ps. Rdr. 51, 6. On myclum hryre seó heord wearð on sǽ besceofen magno impetu grex praecipitatus est in mare, Mk. 5, 13.

sang

(n.)
Grammar
sang, es; m.

song, singinga singing, chantingsong, poetry,a songa poem

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Word sanga verba cantionum, Ps. Spl. 136, 3. Singaþ ús ymnum ealdra sanga ðe gé on Sione sungan hymnum cantate nobis de canticis Sion, Ps. Th. 136, 4. Sangum carminibus, Hpt. Gl. 519, 50.

Linked entry: song

wǽdl

(n.)
Grammar
wǽdl, (v.
  • P. B. viii. 535
), e: wǽdle, an; f.

Povertywantpovertyindigencewantpenuryunproductivenessbarrenness

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Voc. ii. 117, 2. poverty, indigence, want, penury Þár þár word synd fela gelóme ys wǽdl (egestas), Scint. 78, 9: Dóm. L. 265: Wulfst. 139, 31.

Linked entry: wéðel

wilisc

(adj.)
Grammar
wilisc, adj.

foreign, not Englishservile

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. ¶ the word is used of some kind of ale :-- .xii. ámbra Wilisces ealaþ, .xxx. hlúlttres, L. In. 70; Th. i. 146, 17. Twá tunnan fulle hlútres aloð and cumb fulne líðes aloð and cumb fulne Welisces aloð, Cod. Dip.

ge-settan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-settan, p. -sette; pp. -seted, -set, -sett

To set, put, fix, confirm, restore, appoint, decree, settle, possess, occupy, place together, compose, make, compare, expose, allay

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Hwonne he ðisse worlde ende gesettan wolde when he meant to fix the end of this world, Blickl. Homl. 119, 9: 27, 24.

singan

(v.)
Grammar
singan, p. sang, song, pl. sungon ; pp. sungen
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Th. 413, 10 ; Rä. 32, 3. with a cognate accusative, or followed by the words used or by a clause ; of persons to sing a song, recite a poem, prayer, formula, etc. , read aloud Wé singaþ on his lof: 'Hǽl ús on ðǽm héhstan,' Blickl. Homl. 81, 27.

ealdor-mann

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Beorhtríc cyning forðférde and Worr aldormon, Chr. 800; P. 58, 3. Hér Cúþréd cyning gefeaht uuiþ Æþelhún þone ofermédan aldormonn, 750; P. 46, 11.

ge-samnian

(v.)
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Th. i. 36, 7. þǽr witena bið worn gesamnod. Sal. 400. used reflexively to assemble, come together, meet. Cf. ge-samnung; Ðá gesomnodon wé ús ymb ꝥ Ll. Th. i. 56, 18.

lufian

(v.)
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Först. 123, 14-17. v. sceand-lufiende, and next word

sacu

(n.)
Grammar
sacu, e; f.

strife, contention, dissension, sedition, disputedistress, trouble, affliction, persecutioncrime, guilta contention at law, a suit, cause, action

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Ðǽr hé hæfþ eal sár and sace, hungor and þurst, wóp and hreám, and weána má ðonne ǽniges mannes gemet sý ðæt hié áríman mǽge, Blickl. Homl. 61, 36. Seó sunsciéne siege þrowade, sace singrimme, Exon.

Linked entries: ge-sacu sac sæc

þæt

(con.)
Grammar
þæt, conj.
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Th. 273, 20; Jul. 519. where the clause stands as relative to a preceding demonstrative word Hé lǽrde hig swá þæt ( ita ut ) hig wundredon, Mt. Kmbl. 13, 54. Þæt wíte wæs tó þæs strang, ðæt ǽghwelc man sceolde mid sáre on þás world cuman, Blickl.

weaxan

(v.)
Grammar
weaxan, weacsan, weahsan, weahxan, wexan, wehsan; ic weaxe; ðú wyxt; hé weaxeþ, weaxþ, weaxt, waexit, weaxst, wexeþ, wexþ, wixt, wihst, wihxþ, wyxþ, wyxt, wyxst, wycxþ; p. weóx, weócs, weóhs, pl. weóxon, weóhson, weóxson ; pp. weaxen

To wax, grow.to grow, be produced,to grow, grow upto grow, increase, wax to grow in honour, grow great, flourish, prosper to be productiveto grow, take shape

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To wax, grow. glossing the following Latin words Ic weaxe glesco, weaxeþ glescit, Wrt. Voc. ii. 41, 60, 57. Weaxð gliscit, Hymn. Surt. 132, 6. Waexit surgit, Txts. 99, 1955. Weacsaþ pullulant, Kent. Gl. 1163. Weóx mature-sceret, Wrt.

teám

(n.)
Grammar
teám, es; m.

A line; but the word which is used in the related dialects (v. infra) with a physical meaning is used in English figuratively.a line of descendants, offspring, progeny, family, childrenbringing forth children, child-bearinga line of animals harnessed together, a team

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The word denotes one step in the proceedings of a suit for the recovery of property, which was found in one man's possession and claimed by another, who alleged that it had been stolen or had strayed from him.