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waru

(n.)
Grammar
waru, e (but the declension seems partly u-stem) ; f.

Ware ⬩ merchandise

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Ða gelamp hit æt sumum sǽle, swá swá gyt for oft déð, ðæt Englisce cýpmenn bróhton heora ware tó Rómána byrig, and Gregorius eode be ðære strǽt tó ðám Engliscum mannum heora ðing sceáwigende.

tígan

(v.)
Grammar
tígan, p. de
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Th. i. 432, 33. figurative Nú ðú miht gehýran, hú ðes dǽl ( the conjunction ) tígþ ða word tógædere, Ælfc. Gr. 44; Zup. 258, 10

óþ

(con.)
Grammar
óþ, conj. l. oþ,
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and add Hé wæs winnende, oð him se mǽsta dǽl wearð underþiéded, Ors. 1, 10; S. 44, 5. Hé wunode mid hire oð hana sang, Shrn. 30, 29. Séc hyne oð þú hyne finde, Solil. H. 3, 15: 59, 9. Ic þat wilnode oð mé nú áðreáð, 35, 22

wic-þegen

(n.)
Grammar
wic-þegen, es; m.
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Ðære kycenan wicþénas on ðone Sætresdæg ǽgðer ge fata þweán ge wætercláðas wacsan . . . þweán on ðan sylfan dæge ealra gebróðra tét ǽgðer ge ðære wucan wicþénas ge ðære tóweardan . . . Ða wicþénas (cf. ða wucan þegnas septimanarii, R. Ben.

ge-séman

(v.)
Grammar
ge-séman, p. de; pp. ed

To compose, settle, make peace with, reconcile, satisfy ⬩ compōnĕre, concĭliāre, reconcĭliāre, satisfăcĕre

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Ðæt me geséme snoterra mon that a wiser man shall reconcile me, Salm. Kmbl. 501; Sal. 251. Ðæt he hý ymbe ðæt ríce gesémde that he would satisfy them about the kingdom, Ors. 3, 7; Bos. 60, 23.

Linked entry: séman

seldan

(adv.)
Grammar
seldan, (-on, -un, -um) ; cpve. seldnor; adv.

Seldom ⬩ rarely

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Ðæt dysie folc ðæs hit seldnor gesihþ swíðor wundriaþ, Met. 28, 66

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CORN

(n.)
Grammar
CORN, es; n.

CORN ⬩ a grain ⬩ seed ⬩ berry ⬩ frumentum ⬩ granum ⬩ bacca ⬩ a hard or cornlike pimple ⬩ a corn ⬩ kernel on the feet ⬩ pustula ⬩ clavus

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Hie wǽron benumene ǽgðer ge ðæs ceápes ge ðæs cornes they were deprived both of the cattle and of the corn Chr. 895; Erl. 93, 18; Bd. de nat. rerum; Wrt. popl. science 10, 8; Lchdm. iii. 254, 4.

FLEÓGAN

(v.)
Grammar
FLEÓGAN, fliógan, to fleógenne; part. fleógende; ic fleóge, ðú fleógest, he fleógeþ, pl. fleógaþ; p. ic, he fleág, fleáh, ðú fluge, pl. flugon; pp. flogen [fleóge a fly] .

To FLY as with wings ⬩ vŏlāre ⬩ To flee ⬩ flee from ⬩ fŭgĕre ⬩ effŭgĕre

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Ic hæbbe swíðe swifte feðera, ðæt ic mæg fliógan ofer ðone heán hróf ðæs heofones I have very swift wings, that I can fly over the high roof of heaven, Bt. 36, 2; Fox 174, 5.

Linked entries: FLEÓN fliógan flecgan

sóþlíce

(adv.)

Truly, really ⬩ certainly ⬩ verily ⬩ Now ⬩ then ⬩ for ⬩ autem ⬩ ecce ⬩ enim ⬩ ergo ⬩ nam ⬩ vero

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Sóðlíce ðæt ðe ásáwen wæs on ðæt góde land qui vero in terra bona seminatus est, 13, 23, 29

Linked entry: sóþ-líc

fold-búend

(n.)
Grammar
fold-búend, -búende; noun from pres. part.

Earth-dwellers ⬩ earth's inhabitants ⬩ inhabitants of a land or country ⬩ terrĭcŏlæ

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Ðæt eorþwaran ealle hæfden foldbúende fruman gelícne that all mortals, inhabitants of the earth, had a like beginning. Bt. Met. Fox 17, 3; Met. 17, 2.

a-cweðan

(v.)
Grammar
a-cweðan, he -cwyþ; p. -cwæþ, pl. -cwǽdon; pp. -cweden

To say ⬩ tell ⬩ answer ⬩ dicere ⬩ eloqui ⬩ respondere

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To say, tell, answer; dicere, eloqui, respondere Ðæt word acwyþ that word says, Beo. Th. 4099; B. 2046. Word acwæþ, wuldres aldor he spake the word, the chief of glory, Cd. 30; Th. 40, 14; Gen. 639. Ðæt me acweden syndon quæ dicta sunt mihi, Ps.

Linked entries: a-cwǽdon a-cwæþ

fulteman

(v.)
Grammar
fulteman, fultemian

to assist ⬩ help ⬩ support ⬩ jŭvāre ⬩ auxĭliāri

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to assist, help, support; jŭvāre, auxĭliāri Sió womb sceal fulteman ðǽm hondum the belly must support the hands, Past. 34, 3; Hat. MS. 44 a, 21. For ðæm ánwalde ðe ánra gehwilc fultemaþ through the power which each one supports, Bt. Met.

ildend

(n.)
Grammar
ildend, es; m.
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tó ðam ðæt syððan hí on ðæt hús cómon hí ðá sóna ðone hálgan wer gebundon there was no one, after they had got into the house, who delayed at once to bind the holy man, Guthl. 5 ; Gdwin. 36, 5

impe

(n.)
Grammar
impe, [?], an; f.

An imp ⬩ scion ⬩ graft ⬩ shoot

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An imp, scion, graft, shoot Ðæt is sió hálige gesomnung Godes folces ðæt eardaþ on æppeltúnum ðonne hie wel begáþ hira plantan and hiera impan óþ hié fulweaxne beóþ ecclesia quippe in hortis habitat, quæ ad viriditatem intimam exculta plantaria virtutum

ge-weorþan

Grammar
ge-weorþan, <b>;
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</b> add Hæfð Ælfréd gehaldene Herewinne on ǽghwelcre wihte ðæs ðe hió an geworden wæs ðæs ðe hió seulf geðafigan wolde A. has maintained H. in every bit of what she had come to feel she would herself consent to, C.D.B. ii. 146, 29

geostra

(adj.)
Grammar
geostra, giestra [estra],
  • [Ps. Spl. 89, 4]
gystra, gyrsta; adj.

Of yesterday ⬩ hesternus ⬩ heri ⬩ hesternum

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Of yesterday; hesternus Geostran dæg dies hesterna, Ps. Th. 89, 4. Gioster doeg heri, Jn. Skt. Lind. 4, 52. Giestron yesterday, Exon. 111 a; Th. 424, 24; Rä. 41, 44. Gystran niht yesternight, Beo. Th. 2672; B. 1334. Gyrstan dæg heri, Jn.

Linked entry: giestron

eácian

(v.)
Grammar
eácian, p. ode
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Hé him eác gesægð hú ðǽm monnum ðe him mægen and cræft wiexð, hú him eác hwílum eákiað æfter ðǽm mægenum ðá costunga crescente virtule plerumque bella tentationis augentur, Past. 163, 8.

ge-folgian

(v.)
Grammar
ge-folgian, p. ode
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To reach, attain Ðonne hé him ǽr tíde tó tióððæt hí ne magon ne ne cunnon, ðonne is him tó ondrædanne ðæt him weorðe tó lore ðæt hié tó ryhtre tíde gefolgian meahton ne cum arripiunt intempestive quod non valent, perdant quod implere quandoque tempestive

þeówan

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Take here V. under þeówan to press, and add Ðone þriddan dæg hí þeówdon Marte him tó fultume. Ðone feórðan dæg hí sealdon him tó frófre þám foresǽdan Mercurie, Sal. K. 124, 126

un-wyrd

(n.)
Grammar
un-wyrd, e; f.

Bad fortune ⬩ misfortune

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Bad fortune, misfortune Gyf him þince ðæt hé leád habbe, sum unwird him byð tóweard, Lchdm. iii. 170, 5. Ðæt mé nú þyncþ ðætte ic ðás unwyrd áræfnan mæg ðe mé on becumen is ut jam me imparem fortunae ietibus non arbitrer, Bt. 22, 1; Fox 76, 13