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wæwærð-líc

(adj.)
Grammar
wæwærð-líc, adj.

Good (?)

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Héræfter wé wyllaþ geopenian uplendiscum preóstun ðæra, geréna æfter Lýdenwara gesceáde, Anglia viii. 335, 30. Similar entries v. next word

a-beódan

(v.)
Grammar
a-beódan, p. -beád; pp. -boden; v. a. [a, beódan to order]

To announce ⬩ relate ⬩ declare ⬩ offer ⬩ command ⬩ referre ⬩ nuntiare ⬩ annuntiare ⬩ edicere ⬩ offerre ⬩ jubere

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To announce, relate, declare, offer, command; referre, nuntiare, annuntiare,edicere, offerre, jubere Ðæt he wolde ðæt ǽrende abeódan that he would declare the errand, Ors. 4, 6; Bos. 86, 20: Cd. 91; Th. 11514 ; Gen. 1919: 200; Th. 248, 9; Dan. 510

Linked entry: a-boden

eorþ-ærn

(n.)
Grammar
eorþ-ærn, es; n.

An earth-place, a tomb, sepulchre ⬩ spēlunca, sepŭlcrum

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An earth-place, a tomb, sepulchre; spēlunca, sepŭlcrum Open wæs ðæt eorþærn the sepulchre was open, Exon. 120a; Th. 460, 18; Hö. 19. In ðæt eorþærn in the sepulchre, 119b; Th. 460, 4; Hö. 12: Exon. 119b; Th. 459, 22; Hö. 3

mund-gripe

(n.)
Grammar
mund-gripe, es; m.

Hand-gripe ⬩ grasp

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Ðæt hé ne métte middangeardes on elran men mundgripe máran, 1510; B. 753

ge-wyrþan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-wyrþan, he -wyrþeþ, -wyrþ

To be ⬩ become ⬩ happen ⬩ fiĕri

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To be, become, happen; fiĕri Hú mihte ðæt gewyrþan how might that happen? Andr. Kmbl. 1145; An. 573. Cúþ ðæt gewyrþeþ it shall be known, Elen. Kmbl. 2381; El. 1192: 2548; El. 1275. Hú gewyrþ ðis quomĕdo fiet istud? Lk. Bos. 1, 34

springan

(v.)
Grammar
springan, p. sprang, pl. sprungon; pp. sprungen

To spring ⬩ to leap ⬩ bound ⬩ to burst forth, of a fluid to spirt, of sparks, etc., ⬩ to fly ⬩ to grow as a plant ⬩ to rise as the sun ⬩ to move as a spring moves ⬩ to spread ⬩ be diffused ⬩ to spring as blood from a wound ⬩ to spring as water ⬩ to burst ⬩ crack

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Ðes hlísa sprang (spranc, Lind.)ofer eall ðæt land exiit fama haec in universam terram illam, Mt. Kmbl. 9, 26. Sprang ł foerde processit, Mk. Skt. Rush. 1, 28: Beo. Th. 36; B. 18 : Apstls. Kmbl. 12; Ap. 6. Ða sprang ðæt word the report spread, Homl.

Linked entry: sprincan

wana

(n.; adj.)
Grammar
wana, adj. generally indeclinable. I.

wanting ⬩ lacking ⬩ absent ⬩ to be wanting ⬩ wanting for the completion of a number

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Genóg sweotol hit is ðæt ðæt fulle gód wæs ǽr ðam ðe ðæt wana omnia perfecta minus integris priora esse claruerunt, 34, 2; Fox 136, 12. III a. with numerals, wanting, save (cf.Goth. fidwór tiguns ainamma wanans, 2 Cor. II, 24). v. wana; m.

gár-secg

(n.)
Grammar
gár-secg, -sæcg, es; m. [gár a spear, secg man] .

a spear-man ⬩ the ocean ⬩ hŏmo jăcŭlo armātus ⬩ oceănus ⬩ a sea ⬩ măre

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Be norþan ðæm beorgum, andlang ðæs gársecges, óþ ðone norþ-eást ende ðyses middangeardes, ðǽr Bore seó eá scýt út on ðone gársecg to the north of the mountains, along the ocean to the north-east end of this mid-earth, there the river Bore shoots out into

Linked entry: secg

sáwan

(v.)
Grammar
sáwan, seów, séw; sáwen.

to sow ⬩ to sow ⬩ implant

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Be ðæm áworpnan engle is áwriten ðæt hé séwe ðæt weód on ða gódan æceras cum bonae messi inserta fuissent zizania, Past. 47, 1; Swt. 357, 17. Gehýre gé ðæs sáwendan (seminantis) bigspell, Mt. Kmbl. 13, 18. Sáwondum seminanti, Kent.

Linked entries: a-sáwan be-sáwan

swán-geréfa

(n.)
Grammar
swán-geréfa, an; m.

An officer whose duties were connected with the management of forests in respect to the pasturing of swine in them and to the use of wood. He seems to have been under the direct control of the alderman

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ðrím hunde swína mæst ond se biscop (and) ða hígen (tugen, Kemble) áhten twæde ðæs wuda ond ðæs mæstes . . .

sceran

(v.)
Grammar
sceran, sciran, sceoran; p. scær, scear; pl. scǽron, sceáron; pp. scoren.

to cut ⬩ shear ⬩ to shave hair ⬩ to cut the hair of the head ⬩ to shear sheep

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Suíðe ryhte wæs ðæm sacerde forboden ðæt hé his heáfod sceáre (caput radere), Past. 18, 7; Swt. 139, 25. Heáfdu scieran mid scierseaxum caput radere, Swt. 139, 12. Se ylca preóst com tó Gúðláce, ðæt hé hine wolde scyran, Guthl. 7; Gdwin. 44, 20.

eht

(n.)

value, estimation

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value, estimation Be ðæs demmes ehte pro damni æstimātiōne, Ex. 22, 5

prutene

(n.)
Grammar
prutene, an; f. A plant-name,
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artemisia abrotanon Ðone súþenan wermód, ðæt is prutene, Lchdm. ii. 236, 20

un-byrged

(adj.)
Grammar
un-byrged, adj.

Unburied

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Unburied Se cásere bebeád ðæt hine man forléte unbyrgedne, Shrn. 57, 1

Linked entry: byrgan

un-geháten

(adj.)
Grammar
un-geháten, adj.

Not promised

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Not promised Ðæt ungeháten is sceal beón geendod, Blickl. Homl. 189, 27

un-gemǽte

(adj.)
Grammar
un-gemǽte, adj.

Immeasurable ⬩ immense

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Immeasurable, immense Wearð þurh ðæt ungemǽte orfcwealm, Chr. 1115; Erl. 245, 17

Linked entries: ge-mǽte ge-mǽte

ungemet-wæl

(n.)
Grammar
ungemet-wæl, es; n.

Very great carnage

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Very great carnage Ðǽr wæs ungemetwæl geslægen, Chr. 867; Erl. 73, 14

word-wís

(adj.)
Grammar
word-wís, adj.

Wise in speech ⬩ learned

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Wise in speech, learned Ðæs wordwísan sophisle, Wrt. Voc. ii. 78, 39

á-derian

(v.)
Grammar
á-derian, p. ede
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To injure Ðæt fýr hí áderian ne mihte, Gr. D. 219, 19

Linked entry: derian

Élíg

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On ðǽm londe þe wé nemnað æt Élíe, Shrn. 94, 27. Add