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weorold

(n.)
Grammar
weorold, (-uld), weorld, worold (-uld, -eld), world, e; f. (but se woruld, Prov. Kmbl. 40: worldes, Lk. Skt. l, 70: ðissum worulde, Met. 10, 70)
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Eth. vii. 25 ; Th. i. 334, 25. a person's lifetime: — Gif gé mægen on eallre eówerre worulde geearnian, ðæt gé habban gódne hlísan æfter eówrum dagum, Bt. 18, 3; Fox 66, 3. Gé winnaþ eówre woruld ye labour all your life, 18, 1; Fox 62, 18.

wunian

(v.)
Grammar
wunian, p. ode

To dwellremainto dwellabidestayremainliveto inhabit a place, live in or onto live, be in certain conditions or circumstances,to abidebe present with a person to comfort or helpto berestresideremainoccupy a positionto consist of or in,subsist, existto remainlastcontinueendureto be wont

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Gif hé wunode ofer middæg if he continued to live past noon, Homl. Skt. i. 3. 595. Lucia on ðære ylcan stówe wunode ðe heó ofslagen wæs Lucia remained lying in the same place that she was struck down, 9, 146.

Linked entries: wunung wynian

sél

(adj.)
Grammar
sél, (the positive form does not occur, but is found in Layamon) ; cpve. sélra, sélla ; spve. sélest, sélost; adj.
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Gif hé nele ðone sélestan dǽl Gode gedǽlan, Blickl. Homl. 195, 7, good, happy, pleasant On ðǽm sélran þingum in secundis rebus, Nar. 7, 26. Wé dreámas hefdon sélrum tídum, Cd. Th. 267, 29 ; Sat. 45

Linked entry: sélost

tó-geagnes

(prep.; adv.)
Grammar
tó-geagnes, -gegnes, -geánes, -génes.

towards,so as to meetagainst,to meetin the way of,to meet the approach ofin readiness for,against the coming ofagainst,for the purpose of resistingon the approach of,towardsagain,in return

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Geseóþ ðæt hé ǽrest tó ðære sinoþstówe cymeþ and gesiteþ, and gif hé áriseþ tógeánes eów ðonne gé cumen (si vobis adpropinquantibus adsurrexerit), Bd. 2, 2; S. 503, 10: Homl. Th. ii. 52, 13. Gástum tógeánes, Cd. Th. 146, 30; Gen. 2430.

MÆGEN

(n.)
Grammar
MÆGEN, es; n.

MAINmightstrengthforcepowervigourefficacyvirtuefacultyabilityan exercise of powerefforta mighty workmiraclea forcemilitary force

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Kembl. 11, 20. a force, military force Gif ðet full mægen ðǽre wǽre ne eodan hí nǽfre eft tó scipon if the full force had been there, they would never have got back to the ships, Chr. 1004; Erl. 139, 34. Úre mægen lytlaþ our force lessens. Byrht.

Linked entry: mægn

níþ

(n.)
Grammar
níþ, es; m.

envyhatredenmityrancorspiteill-willjealousyaction which arises from hatredstrifewarhostilitythe effect of hatredpersecutiontroublevexationannoyanceafflictiontribulationgriefevilwickednessmalice

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Gif him þince ðæt hé næddran geseó ðæt biþ yfeles wífes níþ if he fancies he sees a snake, that means a bad woman's spite, Lchdm. iii. 174, 17. Blátende níþ livid envy, Cd. Th. 60, 14; Gen. 981 : Andr. Kmbl. 1536; An. 769.

níwe

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Gif mon on níwne weall unástíðodne micelne hróf onsett, Past. 383, 32. Hé getimbreð eardwíc níwe, Ph. 431. Níwe flódas Nóe oferláð, Exod. 362. Hié níwa ceastra timbredon, Ors. 1. 10; S. 48, 9. <b>I a.

furþum

Take herein Dict., and add:even,just

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H. 25, 18. to a hypothetical clause Gif ic ǽnig unriht wið hí gedón hæbbe, oððe furðum him gulde yfel wið yfle, Ps. Th. 7, 4. Hwæþer hit furþon sóð sý oððe hwæðer mé on swefne mǽte, Hml.

tilian

(v.)
Grammar
tilian, tiligan, tilgan, teolian, tiolian, tielian; p. ode
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Ðara stówa sum raþe rotaþ, gif hire mon gímeleáslíce tilaþ, Lchdm. ii. 84, 25. Tiloden ( curabant ) his lǽcas, Bd. 4, 32; S. 611, 19.

Linked entries: teolian tylian telge

sendan

(v.)
Grammar
sendan, p. sende ; pp. sended, send
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Gif ðú wylt hine mid ús sendan, Gen. 43, 4. Hé mé on ðisne sið sendan wolde, Exon. Th. 460, 35 ; Hö. 27. Se ðe englas gehét wið mé tó sendenne, Blickl. Homl. 181, 26. Fram Gode hé is send, 247, 19.

dǽl

(adv.)
Grammar
dǽl, pl. dǽle (gelimplice daele conpetentes portiunculas,
    Wrt. Voc. ii. 104, 79
), dǽlas.
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</b> part, particular :-- Gif hié on ǽnigum dǽle wólíce libban heora líf, Bl. H. 109, 19. part (in for my, your, &amp;c., part), side, behalf Mænigfealde þearfe ge Godes dǽles ge worolde dǽles, Cht. Th. 167, 17.

feor

(adv.)
Grammar
feor, adv.

avoidancewidelywidelyfarfar

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Gif hit ꝥ wǽre, swá hit feor þám sý, Hml. S. 33, 222. to a great distance. of space, absolute Fearr færende wæs peregre profectus est, Mt. 21, 33. Feor (fearr, L.), Mk. R. 12, 1: 13, 34. Firr gáa longius ire, Lk. L. 24, 28.

Linked entries: fier firr fyr

hwǽr

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(a α) with force similar to that in 1 a Fríneð hé hwǽr se man sié, sé þe for Dryhtnes naman deáðes wolde onbyrigan, Kr. 112. after verbs of knowing, making known, seeing, learning Gif hwá wiste hwár (huér, L., hwér, R.) hé wǽre, Jn. 11, 57.

bunda

(n.)
Grammar
bunda, bonda, an; m.

a wedded or married man, a husbandmaritus, sponsusthe father or head of a family, a householderpaterfamilias, œconomuswedlock, marriage,lawfully born, born in wedlockwedlock breaker, an adulterermarriage-fast-man, a wedded man, a husband:to wed, take a wifea wedded man, husband, householderone wedded or bound, a husbandto bindpersonagenta hammera hammererrule, government,a ruler, governorboundone bound, a husband

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And gif se bonda [MS. B, bunda] beclypod wǽre, etc. and where the householder dwelt without claim or contest, let the wife and the children dwell in the same, without litigation. And if the householder had been cited, etc. L.

Linked entry: bonda

tó-weorpan

(v.)
Grammar
tó-weorpan, -werpan, -worpan, -wurpan, -wyrpan; p. -wearp, pl. -wurpon; pp. -worpen.

To throw in different directionsthrow awaythrow downto scatterdispersedestroyoverthrowto scatterdisperseto break in piecesscatter the parts of a connected wholeto overthrowto overturnto throw downdestroy a buildingdemolishto overthrowto destroy the power of a person,to destroyto overthrow an institution, a practice, regulation, law, etc.,to put downput an end todestroymake voidbreakdissolveto throw out

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Skt. 2, 15. to throw down what is set up, destroy a building, demolish Gif eówer godes miht ða cyrcan tówurpan ne mæg, ic tówurpe eówer tempel, Homl. Th. i. 70, 30. Ðes tówyrpþ (-wærpað, Lind.)

CYRICE

(n.)
Grammar
CYRICE, cirice, cyrce, circe; gen. an, ean; f: cyric, ciric, in the compound cyric-ǽwe, etc. q. v. cyrc, e; f. circ,

in the compounda church, the material structure ecclesiaa heathen temple templum paganum

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On ðám lácum geleáfsumra ðe hí toGodes cyricum bringaþ of the gifts of the faithful which they bring to God's churches, 1, 27; S. 488, 39. On Cristes cyrican ða ðe on Brytene wǽron in Christ's churches which were in Britain, 1, 8; S. 479, 26.

Linked entries: cyrce circe cirice

EAL

(n.; adj.)
Grammar
EAL, eall; gen. m. n. ealles; f.ealre , eallre ; dat. m. n. eallum ; f.ealre , eallre ; acc. m. ealne, eallne. f ealle, n. eal; inst. ealle; pl. nom. acc. ealle, ealla; gen. ealra, eallra; dat. eallum;

sometimes used indeclwithout substantive, and sometimes governing the genitiveare sometimes used, almost adverbially

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Ealra ðara gifena for all the gifts, Exon. 41 b; Th. 138, 18; Gū. 578. Earmost ealra wihta poorest of all creatures, 110 a; Th. 421, 7; Rä. 40, 14. On eallum biþ ðærn líchoman it is in all the body. Bt. Met. Fox 20, 360; Met. 20, 180.

Linked entries: al all eall

wegan

(v.)
Grammar
wegan, p. , pl. ; pp.

to move, bear, carry, bring, transport to bring, cause to bear, support to bear, carry, to have bearwearto haveto be under the influence of havebear to bear, submit toto weigh,to put something in a balance to be equal to To move

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Gif hwá ǽnigne man ofsleá, ðæt hé wege sylf ða fǽhðe, L. Edm. S. 1 ; Th. i. 248, 2, 9. to weigh, to put something in a balance Ic wege trutino, Ælfc. Gr. 36; Zup. 215, 18. Ǽlc ðæra ðinga, ðe man wihð (wehð, v. l.)onwǽgan, 13; Zup. 84, 2.

Linked entry: æt-wegan

(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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Gif hí him máran méde tó ne wénaþ. Past. 59; Swt. 449, 12-13. Hé ðé worhte tó me, Cd. Th. 50, 32; Gen. 817. Hé gewyrceþ tó wera hilde helm oþþe hupseax, Exon. Th. 297, 5; Crä. 63.

Linked entry: -anne

þing

(n.)
Grammar
þing, es; n.
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Hé on axan and on duste licge: gif ic eów óþres ðinges bysene onstelle ðonne ágylte ic, Blickl. Homl. 227, 15. Wes ðú gemyndig Marian þinga be mindful of Mary's conduct, 67, 33.