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weg

(n.)
Grammar
weg, (wig,
  • Kent. Gl. 207
  • :
  • 475
  • :
  • 772
; pl. , weogas,
  • 21
), es; m.

a road (lit. or fig.) made for passengers, a path commonly usedspace to be traversed, a journeymanner, mode, method, plan way, way,

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Th. i. 118, 20-23. þonne rídeþ ǽlc hys weges, Ors. 1. 1; Swt. 21, 4. Hí wendon him súðweard óðres weges, Chr. 1016; Erl. 154, 15. Wæges, 1006 ; Erl. 140, 22. Hé mé eft lǽdde ðý sylfan wegge ðe wé ǽr tó cóman, Bd. 5, 12; S. 629, 41.

willa

(n.)
Grammar
willa, an; m.

will, the faculty of willingwill, purpose, design, commandwill, determination, resolutionintention, purpose, desire to actwill, desire, wishpleasure, delightwill, dispositionwill, accord, consent, pleasureGer. meinetwillenwill, one's own way

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Th. 80, 12. v. hyht-, im-, weorold-willa; wil[l]

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Hú þú æþele eart, Hy. 3, 14: 18. introducing a relative clause. in what way Gefada embe lóca hú þú wylle, Hml. S. 3, 285.

sprǽc

(n.)
Grammar
sprǽc, spǽc, spréc, e; f.

Speech.speech, talking speech, the faculty of speaking skilful speech, speaking with art, eloquencewhat is said, a speech, saying, collection of words speech, language, talk, discourse, wordsa speech, languagespeech, e.g. to have speech of or with a person, conversation, consultation, conference, discussiona question, case that requires explanationa sentence, decision, agreement, termsa case, cause, suit, claimtalk about a person or thing, report, fame words denoting places where there is speakinglingua, loquelacolloquium, eloquium, ratio, judicium, consilium, senatus

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Ídele sprǽce, Hy. 7, 108. of written words :-- For ðære gelícnisse his gelógodan sprǽce from the likeness to his style, Ælfc. T.

FÁCEN

(n.)
Grammar
FÁCEN, fácn, es; pl. nom. acc. fácnu; gen. fácna; n.

Deceit, fraud, guile, treachery, malice, wickedness, evil, crime dŏlus, fraus, nēquĭtia, mălĭtia, inīquĭtas, prævārĭcātio

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Se Hǽlend hyra fácn gehýrde cognĭta Iesus nēquĭtia eōrum, Mt. Bos. 22, 18. Him yfle ne mæg fácne sceððan evil may not injure them by guile, Exon. 64 b; Th. 237, 25; Ph. 595: 70 b; Th. 263, 15; Jul. 350.

Linked entries: fácn fácon fǽcne

swegel

(n.)
Grammar
swegel, swegl, es; n.
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Thw. 22, 27; Jud. 80. as the abode of the blessed Nó ðæs gilpan þearf synfull sáwel ðæt hyre sié swegl ongeán, Exon. Th. 449, 11; Dóm. 69. Gástas sóhton swegles dreámas, engla éðel, Andr. Kmbl. 1282; An. 641. Ic mæg swegles (or under ?)

ge-bycgan

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R. 20, 7. to buy those in slavery, to redeem Godwíg hæfð geboht Leófgife and hyre ofspring mid healfon punde æt Ælsige tó écean freóte, C.D. iv. 271, 16. ¶ gebycgan út to buy out, redeem :-- Ægelsige hæfð geboht Wilsige his sunu út at Ælfsige abbod and

healf

(num.; adj.; adv.)
Grammar
healf, adj.

HALF

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Se bát wæs geworht of þriddan healfre hýde the boat was made of two and a half hides, Chr. 891; Erl. 88, 9.

ge-riht

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Gebúrgerihta sýn mislice, gehwar sýn hefige, gehwár eác medeme. On sumen lande is ꝥ he sceal wyrcan to wicweorce . . . forðige he ofer gear ealle gerihtu ðe him tó ge-byrgean, Ll. Th. i. 434, 3-26.

ge-setnes

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eác úre ealdras cwǽdon ꝥ ðeós gesetednys heálícost fremede, Lch. i. 176, 10. putting together of words, a compound Þá synd on Grécisc kakosyntheton, vitiosa compositio, gecwedene, and synt lyðre gesetnyssa, swylce ic þus cweðe bonumaurum, þonne ic hyt

on

Grammar
on, Add: <b>A. I.</b> 5 ¶
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Woruldfeoh . . . þæs ic on sceótendum . . . áhredde, Gen. 2143. (3 a) denoting the reason of an action, on account of :-- Ealle men heriað míne dohtor on hyre swégcræfte, Ap.

fón

(v.)

to takecatchto takearrestapprehendto getgainto getsufferexperienceto beginto beginto taketo set aboutundertaketo attackto begin atto take taketo set to work atdeal withreceiveacceptto taketo taketake possession ofto taketo takeundertaketo taketo take toallow ofto take toto take tojoin battleto join togetherto struggle with

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fóð þá wildan hránas mid, Ors. 1; S. 18, 12. Þonne eów fón lysteð leax. Met. 19, 11. to take, arrest, apprehend a criminal All swá tó ðeófe gí foerdun mid swordum tó fóenne mec, Mk. R. 14, 48. to get, gain, with acc.

gif

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(a α) where the condition depends upon what is implied in the principal clause :-- Þú gehǽtst. . . éce líf, gif wé sóð and ryht symle gelǽstað thy promise is that we shall have eternal life, if we ever do truth and right Hy. 7, 75. the principal clause

winnan

(v.)
Grammar
winnan, p. wann , pl. wunnon; pp. wunnen.

intransto labourtoilworkto labour, endeavour, strive afterto labour, struggle, be troubledto labour under, suffer fromto strive, contend, fightof hostile action towards a personof competitionof opposition to things of the action of inanimate objectsto make warfightof the action of inanimate objectswith cognate accusativeto winmake one's waytransto labour atbestow labour uponto labour undersufferundergoto wingetattain

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Ic á þolade geára gehwylce gódes ealles, won ic módearfoþa (þonc mód earfoþa, Th.) máðonne on óþrum, fyrhto in folce, 457, 19; Hy. 4, 86.

Linked entry: on-winnende

(prep.)
Grammar
tó, prep. adv.

to, atso as to producebecometo (the satisfaction, etc. )to some end,for some purposefornext to,at,by,alongsidein,onnext toaftertoasfortoasforat,inof,fromto (in to do something to anything)according to,at,aftercompared to,in comparison with,besidein addition to,besidesfor,atto be sufferedatin the course of,in,onfor,duringtoto,forin,atto the extent,to such a degreeto,up to,until,tillat,in,onin addition,besides,tootoo

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Ne biþ him tó hear-pan hyge, ne tó wífe wyn, ne tó worulde hyht, Exon. Th. 308, 23-26; Scef. 44, 45. Abraham tó Gode cýððe hæfde. Homl. Th. ii. 190, 12 : 558, l: i. 10, 3. Cynengas ðe tó Gode lytelne ege hæfdon, Lchdm. iii. 442, 24.

Linked entry: -anne

morþ

(n.)
Grammar
morþ, es; n. m.

deathdestructionperditionthat which causes deathmurderslaying with an attempt at concealment of the deedmurderhomicide

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Cf. the distinction in Icelandic law between morþ murder and víg manslaughter, 'Þat er morþ ef maðr leynir eða hylr hræ ok gengr eigi í gegn,' but if declaration (lýsing) were made it was víg. v. Gl. &amp; Vig. Dict. and Grmm. R. A. 625. Schmid.

stede

(n.)
Grammar
stede, es; m.
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Æsc stede rihte hylt, Runic pm. Kmbl. 344, 26; Rún. 26. Næfþ náðer ne sǽ ne eá nǽnne stede búton on eorðan, Lchdm. iii. 256, 2. Gecerr suord ðín in styd his, Mt. Kmbl. Lind. 26, 52. <b>II a.

Linked entries: bed-stede hám-stede

swigian

(v.)
Grammar
swigian, sweogian, sweowian, swugian, swuwian, sugian, suwian; p. ode.
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P.) on hyra reste, Lchdm. iii. 244, 2. Ic swigode (swygode. Spl.: sugode, Th.) tacui, Ps. Surt. 31, 3: Exon. Th. 485, 16: Rä. 71, 14. Ic swugode, swá swá se dumba, Ps. Th. 37, 13: 49, 22.

lár

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Ne mæg eówer nán hyne láre beládian; ǽlc eówer hafað tungan; sé þe gód sprecan wile, symble hé mæg sumné mon gebétan, Ll. Th. ii. 424, 14-25. <b>I a.

uppan

(prep.)
Grammar
uppan, (-on); prep. dat. acc.

upononaboveuponatafteruponon touponagainst

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Geoffra hyne uppon ánre dúne offeres eum in holocaustum super unum montium, Gen. 22, 2. Hé ætstód uppon ánum beáme, Chr. 978; Erl. 127, 11. Hé rít uppan tamre assene sedens super asinam, Mt. Kmbl. 21, 5.

Linked entries: uppon on-uppan