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swǽs

(adj.)
Grammar
swǽs, adj.
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Gif ðú sunu áge, oððe swǽsne mǽg, oððe freónd ǽnigne, Cd. Th. 150, 28; Gen. 2498 : 203, 11; Exod. 402. Heora swǽs cynn, Ps. Th. 105, 21. Geseh swǽsne geféran he saw his own dear comrade Andr. Kmbl. 2018; An. 1011.

Linked entries: swáse swés

þicce

(adj.)
Grammar
þicce, adj.
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Th. ii. 194, 3. where objects are placed close together, thick, dense Gif hǽr tó þicce sié, Lchdm. ii. 156, 8. Of þiccum (thickly planted?) felde de denso campo, Wrt. Voc. ii. 138, 59. Ðú lǽtst mé on þicne wudu, Bt. 35, 5; Fox 164, 13.

færeld

(n.)
Grammar
færeld, (n. and) m.

goingwalkinga goingcoursejourneya wayroadthe runcarriagevehicle a trainretinuecourseproceeding

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Gif þet Godes wille seó þæt heó ꝥ færeld áge (that she be able to make the journey), Cht. Th. 481, 13. Se cwyrnstán tyrnð singallíce and nǽnne færeld ne ðurhtíhð the millstone turns continually and never moves a step from its place, Hml.

fæstlíce

(adv.)

fastfirmlyconstantlypersistencefaststrictlyspeedily at once

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Gif hit on ǽnegum men ǽnige hwíle fæstlíce wunaþ, Bt. 8; F. 26, 4. Hí nǽfre fæstlíce ne þurhwuniaþ swelca swelce hí ǽr tó cóman, 11, 1; F. 30, 28: Bl. H. 171, 27. Hé fæstlíce (pertinaciter) wiðsóc, Gr. D. 190, 15.

ge-frignan

(v.)
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(l a) to ask a question, the question given in a dependent clause :-- Se geroefa gefraign huoeðer ł gif moun Galilesca woere Pilatus interrogauit si homo Galilaeus esset, Lk. L. 23, 6. Mið him efne gefrugnon (giffrugnun, R.) huæd hit wére, Mk.

ge-sund

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Gif sweordhwíta wǽpn tó feormunge onfó, oððe smið monnes andweorc, hié hit gesund bégen ágifan swá hit hwæðer hiora ǽr onfénge, Ll. Th. i. 74, 10. non-material Þæt ic þín sóðfæst word gesund móte healdan, Ps. Th. 118, 20.

furþor

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Gif þú furður dearst tó þám ánhagan aldre genéðan, An. 1352. Hé furður gen eorlscipe efnde, B. 3006. Þú scealt furðor gen síðfæt secgan you shall go on and tell more of your journey, Jul. 317: 347: Ph. 236: Sat. 225.

heall

a residencepalacea templea court of law

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Gif mon on níwne weall unádrúgodne micelne hróf and hefigne onsett, ðonne ne timbreð hé nó healle ac hryre (non habitaculum, sed ruina fabricatur), Past. 383, 33.

helm

a helmeta crowndiademthe topcrowncoverconcealmenta covering

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Þeán ceorlisc geþeó ꝥ hé hæbbe helm and byrnan . . . gif hé ꝥ land nafað hé bið ceorl swá þeáh, Ll. Th. i. 188, 8. a crown, diadem Sitt þonne swegles brytta on heáhsetle helme beweorðod (gewurþod, Wlfst. 137, 17), Dóm. L. 118.

hróf

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Gif mon on níwne weall unádrúgodne micelne hróf and hefigne on sett, Past. 383, 32. Hí openodon þone hróf ( tectum ), Mk. 2, 4. Hé geseah steápne hróf golde fáhne, B. 926. Hrófas tecta, An. Ox. 2257. Hrófum oððe bígelsum arcibus, Wrt.

wæl

(n.)
Grammar
wæl, es; n.

the slainthe deada number of slain,a single corpsea slain personslaughtercarnagedestruction

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menigfeald wæl felde and slóh, Guthl. 2; Gdwin. 14, 7. in other connections Ðá geát mon ðæt átter út on ðone sǽ, and raþe ðæs ðǽr com upp micel wæl deádra fisca, Ors. 6, 3;Swt. 258, 17. a single corpse, a slain person Hé mé habban wile dreóre fáhne, gif

weá

(n.)
Grammar
weá, an; m.

woe misery evil afflictiontroubleevilwickedness malice

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Gif ðé ǽnig mid weán gréteþ if any man afflict thee, Cd. Th. 105, 18 ; Gen. 1755. Hé heóld his ǽhta him tó weán, Blickl. Homl. 53, 9. Biþ hé on écne weán bedrifen, 95, 5.

Linked entries: wáwa weó

of-gán

(v.)

to demand what is due, seek satisfaction for, require, exactto require what is not due, to exact with violence, extortto require what is not one's due but is granted as a favour or for a fair equivalent, to obtain, hold by allowance of anotherto start of, make a beginning of anything.

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Gif óðres mynstres ár on óðres mynstres rýmette lége ðæt ðes mynstres ealdor ðe tó ðam rýmette fénge ofeode ðǽs óðres mynstres áre mid swilcum þingum swylce ðam híréde ðæ ða áre áhte gecwéme wǽre if one monastery's property lay in the space allotted

Linked entry: of-eode

tó-cnáwan

(v.)
Grammar
tó-cnáwan, p. -cneów; pp. -cnáwen

To discern,distinguish,know the difference between,understand

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Ða tungelwítegan tócneówon Crist sóðne mann the astrologers discerned that Christ was really man, i. 106, 33 with a clause Gif wé gleáwlíce tócnáwaþ, ðæt se swymmenda arc getácnode Godes gelaðunge, Homl. Th. ii. 60, 2.

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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Gif hé winð mid gebedum ongeán, Boutr. Scrd. 20, 16. Hí winnaþ him (vices) tógeánes, Homl. Skt. i. 17, 63. Monige láreówas winnaþ mid hira ðeáwum wið ða gǽsðlecu bebodu, Past. 2; Swt. 29, 21.

Linked entry: on-winnende

leásung

(n.)
Grammar
leásung, e; f.

fictionfalsehoodfalsenesshypocrisydeceptiondeceitfulnessartice

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Ðyllíce leásunga hí worhton and míhton eáþe secgan sóþsped gif him ða leásunga nǽron swétran, Bt. 35, 4; Fox 162, 14: 38, 1; Fox 196, 8

Linked entry: bisleásung

ge-wyrcan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-wyrcan, -wyrcean; p. -worhte, ðú -worhtest; pp. -worht.

to workmakebuildformdisposedoperformcelebratecommitto get by workinggainobtainmerit

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Gif ic godes meahte willan gewyrcean if I could do God's will, Cd. 39; Th. 51, 31; Gen. 835. Ne meahte ic æt hilde mid Hruntinge wiht gewyrcean I could not perform aught with Hrunting in fight, Beo. Th. 3324; B. 1660.

Linked entry: ge-worht

cýþþu

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cýþþu, (-o).
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Gif hé tó þám cyninge furðor cýððe hæbbe, Ll. Th. i. 414, 17. native country, home Hé hine bæd ꝥ hé sǽde hwæt hé on his cýðþe wǽre ( quid in terra sua fuisset ), nalæs hwæt hé þǽr wǽre, Gr. D. 181, 30.

Linked entry: cýþ

ge-brengan

(adj.)
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Add: to bring to or from a place, where the object is material Gif gebrenges (offeres) ðing ð ín tó wígbed, Mt. L. 5, 23. Gebrengað ł lǽdað hiá educit eas, Jn. L. 10, 3. Hié þá scipu binnan Lundenbyrig gebróhton, Chr. 896; P. 89, 21.

háwian

(v.)
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Hé hét his cnapan háwian tó ðǽre sǽ gif ǽnig mist árise, 18, 145. figurative, where the mind is directed to a subject Hwónlíce fremað ðæs mannes líf ðe bið nýtene gelíc, ðe háwað symle tó ðǽre eorðan, ꝥ is, tó eorðlicum ðingum, Hml. Th. ii. 442, 8.