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wundor

(n.)
Grammar
wundor, es; n.

a wondera circumstanceact that excites astonishmenta circumstance that excites astonishment as being out of the usual course of nature,a prodigyportenta wondermiraclea miraclea wonderful objectwondrous thingwonderfulmiraculous powerwonderadmiration

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Ðæt (the turning of Lot's wife into a pillar of salt) is wundra sum, ðara ðe geworhte wuldres Aldor, Cd. Th. 155, 14; Gen. 2572. On eallum mínum wundrum in cunctis mirabilibus meis, Ex. 3, 20. For ðínum wundrum a signis tuis, Ps. Th. 64, 8.

Linked entries: wunder wundrum

hér

here . . . there

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S. 32, 151. in a weakened sense, more or less directly indicating something present to the sight or mind, where attention is called to what the speaker has, brings, or offers, or discovers Hér is seó stów ecce locus, Mk. 16, 6.

níwe

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Þá Scipia hæfde gefaren tó ðǽre níwan byrig Cartaina, 4, 10; S. 196, 33. of recent origin or growth, that has not yet existed long Níwes recentis (paradisi), An. Ox. 688. Ic tiohhie þæt hió þæs níwan taman náuht ne gehicgge, Met. 13, 26.

lǽtan

(v.)
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Hié þone óþerne dǽl þǽr léton þæt lond tó healdonne, 1, 10 ; S. 46, 21. Hwilce hwíle hine wille Drihten hér on worlde lǽtan, Bl. H. 125, 9. Þú ne scealt nánnæ cláð betweón lǽtan þínum eágum and hym, Solil.

tilian

(v.)
Grammar
tilian, tiligan, tilgan, teolian, tiolian, tielian; p. ode
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Bd. 1, 27; S. 495, 38. with dat. of person Paulus him sylfan nánes lofes ne tilade Paul took no praise to himself; nec Paulus sibi aliquid imputavit, R. Ben. 4, 5.

Linked entries: teolian tylian telge

self

(pronoun.)
Grammar
self, seolf, silf, sylf; pron. <b>A.</b>
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If the lord gave him a wife, she shall be the lord&#39;s, L. Alf. 11; Th. i. 46, 4. Gif hit cucu feoh wǽre and hé secgge ðæt hit self ácwǽle died a natural death, L. Alf. 28; Th. i. 52, 2.

Linked entries: seolf silf siolf sylf

þegnung

(n.)
Grammar
þegnung, e; f.
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</b> use made of things :-- Nǽnig hí (the cups) hrínan dorste, ne ne wolde, bútan tó his neódþearflícre ðénunge (ad usum necessarium ), Bd. 2, 16; S. 520, 8. service to a lord or master Á tó his (king Oswine) folgoþe and tó his ðénunge ða æþelestan

hús

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Forligeres húses prostibuli, i. locus fornicationis, An. Ox. 2940. tó meltestruni húse ad lupanar, 4018. Alǽd mé of þyses carcernes húse, Bl. H. 87, 34 : Ll. Th. i. 64, 15. Ymbe þæt háte hús (the place of the fiery furnace ), Az. 162.

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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Sax. búan to dwell, because the ú and ó are long in the Norse búa to dwell, búandi, bóandi dwelling, and in the A. Sax. búan to dwell, búende dwelling, búend a dweller; while the u and o are always short in bunda and bonda.

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wilnian

(v.)
Grammar
wilnian, p. ode.

of animate objectsto desire, ask forwith gen. or uncertainwith accusativewith infinitivewith geniudial infinitivewith genitive and gerundial infinitivewith a clauseabsolute or uncertainto desire to goto tend to an end

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Him wilnian lofes to desire praise for himself, Past. 62; Swt. 457, 26: Exon. Th. 119, 28; Gú. 261. Tó Rómánum friþes wilnian a Romanis pacem petere, Ors. 4, 6; Swt. 178, 7: Cd. Th. 229, 10; Dan. 215: Exon. Th. 48, 18; Cri. 773.

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tó-sceádan

(v.)
Grammar
tó-sceádan, -scádan; p. -scéd, -sceád (in the Northern Gospels weak forms are found, and -sceádde occurs in Bede); pp. -sceáden.

to divide in two,separate one thing from anotherto divide into partiescause divisiondissension amongto separate contending parties or claimsjudge,decide betweento make a distinction between thingsto distinguishtreat or regard differentlyto separate one thing from another with the mind,to discern,distinguish,discriminateto separate things from one another,to order,dispose,appointto separate the parts of a confused whole,to expound,interpret,render intelligibleto discussto send in different directions,to scatterdisperseTo be separated,to differ

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Voc. ii. 140, 62. to make a distinction between things, to distinguish, treat or regard differently Sóð lufu ne tóscǽt nǽnne be mǽglícere sibbe true love makes no distinction with respect to anybody on account of relationship, Homl. Th. i. 128, 2.

þæt

(con.)
Grammar
þæt, conj.
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Th. 5297; B. 2646 : Val. 1, 9. in apposition to a pronoun in the main clause Wæs seó hwíl þæs lang, þæt ic Gode þegnode the time of my serving God was long (or þæs = so? ), Cd.

wed

(n.)
Grammar
wed, wedd, es; n.

a pledge, what is given as security a pledge, what is given as security a pledge, solemn promise, engagement, covenant, compact

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Mi lond ich wulle sette to wedde, Laym. 25172. Him þet leið his wed ine Giwerie, A. R. 394, 3. To legge a wedde, Piers P. 5, 244. His nekke liþ to wedde, Chauc. Kn. T. 360. Wedde or thynge leyyd yn plegge vadium, pignus, Prompt. Parv. 519

Linked entries: bád borg-wed borh-wed

tó-weard

(adj.)
Grammar
tó-weard, adj.

futurethat is to comeabout to comecomingat handapproachingtoward(that is) to happen or be some time or other,(that is) to comeabout to happen(that is) to come soonimminentimpendingto take placecome to passcoming towards a placeapproachingabout to comewith the face towards a person,facing

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Drihten ealle gód him symle fremfullíce tówearde dyde the Lord ever had in store for him all good things to his advantage, Lchdm. iii. 436, 23. Sometimes the word occurs without the inflexion that seems required, v.

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sprecan

(v.)
Grammar
sprecan, specan; spræc, spæc; sprǽcon, spǽcon; sprecen, specen

To speak. to exercise the faculty of speechto use words in conversation, discourse, etc.to mentionto sayto speakto sue for, make a claim against, lay claim to

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Ongon Híga him specan on mid óðran onspecendan and wolde him óðflítan ðæt lond the five hides about which Æthelm Higa has a suit . . .

weorþ

(adj.)
Grammar
weorþ, worþ, wurþ, wirþ, wyrþ, wirþe, wierþe, wyrþe, weorþe; adj.
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Heó nis nánes lofes wyrþe, Bt. 20; Fox 70, 24: 24, 4; Fox 86, 10: Lchdm. iii. 162, 5. Hwæs bið ðæt unwæstmbǽre treów wyrðe búton scearpre æxe? Homl. Th. ii. 408, 16.

ge-weorþan

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Hit gewearð ꝥ ðǽm wísan men cóm tó lofe ꝥ se cyning him tiohhode tó wíte, 16, 2; S. 36, 24. ¶ where a clause may be inferred :-- Gif hit gewurðan mæg (cf. gif hyt beón mæge si possibile est, Mt. 26, 39), áfyrsa þisne calic fram mé, Hml.

ofer

(prep.)
Grammar
ofer, ofor; prep. adv.

with dat. generally with the idea of rest;above, overdenoting contact with anything, upon, ondenoting extension over, throughout, in, ondenoting a higher degree, beyond, more thandenoting the cause of an emotion, overdenoting the object over which power is exercisedwith the idea of movement, where the accusative might be expectedmarking time, after, beyond denoting motion in a definite direction across, to the other side of an objectdenoting motion which is diffused over a surfacedenoting extension through a space, throughout, amongdenoting motion from below, over, abovedenoting motion from above, upon, on denoting the object upon which an action or feeling takes effectdenoting the object over which power is exercisedabove, more thansupra, superbeyond, besidesultradenoting the passing over moral bounds, in violation of, in opposition to, contrary to, againstwith words implying rest(cf. to talk over)denoting the cause of an emotion (cf. I. 5)withoutwith words expressing time,afterthrough, during

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Se tán gehwearf ofer ǽnne ealdgesíþa, the lot fell upon Andr. Kmbl. 2209; An. 1106. Gé onfóþ ðæm mægene Hálges Gástes, se cymeþ ofor eów, Blickl. Homl. 119, 12.

Linked entries: ofer-bord ofer-sceótan

þegen

(n.)
Grammar
þegen, þegn, þeng, þén, es; m.
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Ðæs ðegenes lof is ðæs hláfordes wurðmynt, Homl. Th. ii. 562, 6. Ðá wæs ðǽrinne Dauid mid his monnum.

rǽdan

(v.)
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</b> to deliberate for the good of any one, look to, provide for :-- Míne sáwle rǽd on écnysse animae meae in aeternum consules, L. Ecg. P. iv. 67; Th. ii. 228, 3. Rǽdende consulens, i. consilium tenens, providens, Wrt. Voc. ii. 133, 77.