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wæter

(n.)
Grammar
wæter, es; n. (the word seems to be feminine inon ðisse wætere,
  • Homl. 247, 25
  • ; see also
  • Ps. Th. 17, 11
: and a weak genitive plural wæterena is found in
  • Ps. Th. 31, 7.
)

water ⬩ water ⬩ water in the sky, rain ⬩ water of a river, sea, etc. ⬩ water as in Derwentwater, a body of water, a stream, lake, sea ⬩ waters of a great river, of a sea, etc.

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Hát mé cuman tó ðé ofer ðás wæteru (wætra. Lind.: ðæt wæter,Rush.), Mt. Kmbl. 14, 28. Hú heó mihte Iordanes wæteru oferfaran, Homl. Skt. ii. 23b, 680. Wætru, 684. Hé gegaderode eall sǽ wætru. (aquas maris), Ps.

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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He gave me the deed, as he had before covenanted in the engagement, Cod. Dip. Kmbl. ii. 134, 9-20. Hæfdon Eoforwícyngas hyre geháten, and sume on wedde geseald, sume mid áþum gefæstnod, ðæt hí on hire rǽdinge beón woldon, Chr. 918; Erl. 105, 29: L.

Linked entries: bád borg-wed borh-wed

an-gin

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Gl. 507, 61, which has limina), 4342.

feran

Grammar
feran, l. féran,

to go on ⬩ proceed ⬩ to fare ⬩ go on ⬩ succeed ⬩ to come ⬩ be derived

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Férde ǽlc man him hám, Chr. 1016; P. 147, 24. Hí him férdon onbúton swá swá hí sylf, woldon, 1001; P. 133, 27.

ge-freógan

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Leáfa gebohte . . . ðis land mið ðý friádðme ðe hit hǽr gefriád wæs, C. D. B. ii. 154, 18. to free from evil, trouble, & c. Gefrig úsich from ýfle, Mt. L. 6, 13.

sceaþa

(n.)
Grammar
sceaþa, an; m.

a criminal, wretch, miscreant, an enemy ⬩ fiend, devil ⬩ a spoiler, robber ⬩ a warrior

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Gé hit dóþ sceaþum tó scrafum 'ye have made it a den of thieves,' Blickl. Homl. 71, 20. Hé wæs on mycelre frecednysse on wéstene betwux sceaþum, Homl. Th. i. 392, 7.

Linked entries: sceoþa sceþþ

uppe

(adv.)
Grammar
uppe, adv.

up ⬩ above ⬩ on high ⬩ up

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Wǽron ða men uppe on londe of ágáne, Chr. 897; Erl. 95, 24. marking arrival, Similar entries v. up, I Dá se cyng geáxode ðæt se here uppe wæs when the king learned that the Danes had appeared upon the scene, Chr. 1016; Erl. 157, 13. referring to heaven

Linked entry: up

GÝMAN

(v.)
Grammar
GÝMAN, géman, gíman, giéman; p. de

To care for ⬩ take care of ⬩ take heed to ⬩ heed ⬩ observe ⬩ regard ⬩ keep

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Swíðe geornlíce giémaþ ðæt hie ða eorþlícan heortan gelǽren they take very diligent heed to instruct the wordly hearts, Past. 21; Swt. 161, 15; Hat. MS. Gýmaþ; Ps. Th. 118, 122.

simble

(adv.)
Grammar
simble, symble, simle, siemle, semle, symle; adv.

Ever ⬩ always ⬩ continually ⬩ continuously ⬩ without intermission ⬩ on every occasion or opportunity ⬩ without missing ⬩ in unbroken succession

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Hié wǽron simle healfe æt hám, healfe úte, Chr. 894; Erl. 90, 17. In ðé sáule sóðfæstra simle gerestaþ, Exon. Th. 4, 16; Cri. 53: Met. 20, 238. Semle, 20, 198. Ic siemle mid ðé beó, Bt. 7, 3; Fox 22, 23. Hé symle Drihtne folgode, Homl.

Linked entries: siemle symble symle

settan

(v.)
Grammar
settan, p. sette; pp. seted, set[t]

to set ⬩ place ⬩ put ⬩ cause to take a certain position ⬩ to set to work ⬩ set before one a choice ⬩ set a mark, a name, one's mind ⬩ lay a charge, a curse, etc. , upon one ⬩ put one in a position ⬩ put into one's power ⬩ of travelling ⬩ to set ⬩ plant ⬩ to set ⬩ fix ⬩ implant ⬩ to set ⬩ fix ⬩ appoint a limit, time, place ⬩ to set a task, ordain ⬩ establish a law, regulation ⬩ appoint a condition ⬩ to build ⬩ erect ⬩ to set up ⬩ institute ⬩ found ⬩ establish ⬩ to set ⬩ base ⬩ found ⬩ to appoint an officer or a person to an office or duty ⬩ to appoint something for a purpose ⬩ to settle a quarrel ⬩ allay animosity ⬩ compose a difference ⬩ To settle ⬩ abate ⬩ subside ⬩ to compose a book

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Sete ðín hand under mín þeóh, Gen. 24, 2: 48, 18.

Linked entry: on-settan

wegan

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

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

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Hám wegaþ advehunt, Wrt. Voc. ii. 1, 5. Hé ða frætwe wæg ofer ýða ful, Beo. Th. 2419 ; B. 1207. Hé com tó ðam forwundodum, and wæh hine hám tó his inne, Homl. Ass. 47, 559. Mec wǽgun feðre on lifte, feredon mid liste, Exon. Th. 409, 19 ; Rä. 28, 3.

Linked entry: æt-wegan

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 another ⬩ to divide into parties ⬩ cause division ⬩ dissension among ⬩ to separate contending parties or claims ⬩ judge, ⬩ decide between ⬩ to make a distinction between things ⬩ to distinguish ⬩ treat or regard differently ⬩ to separate one thing from another with the mind, ⬩ to discern, ⬩ distinguish, ⬩ discriminate ⬩ to separate things from one another, ⬩ to order, ⬩ dispose, ⬩ appoint ⬩ to separate the parts of a confused whole, ⬩ to expound, ⬩ interpret, ⬩ render intelligible ⬩ to discuss ⬩ to send in different directions, ⬩ to scatter ⬩ disperse ⬩ To be separated, ⬩ to differ

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His líf tóscéd (e has been made out of æ, and g erased before d: MS. B. has tosced: v. tó-scecgan) fram ússa tída áswundenesse vita illius a nostri temporis segnitia distabat, Bd. 3, 5; M. 160, 25

FÆDER

(n.)
Grammar
FÆDER, feder; indecl. in sing. but gen. fæderes and dat. fædere are sometimes found; pl. nom. acc. fæderas; gen. a; dat. um; m.

FATHER ⬩ păter

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A FATHER; păter Fæder and módor a father and mother; hic et hæc parens, Ælfc. Gr. 9, 38; Som. 12, 48. On Fæder geardas in the dwellings of the Father, Salm.

frættewian

(v.)
Grammar
frættewian, frætwian, fretwian, frætwan; p. ode, ede; pp. od, ed

To adorn ⬩ deck ⬩ embroider ⬩ trim ⬩ ornāre

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Ðe ðone sele frætweþ who adorns the hall Exon. 117 a; Th. 450, 24; Dóm. 92. Ic wylle frætwian mec I will prepare myself, Exon. 119 a; Th. 456, 23; Hy. 4, 71. Hí oððe hi sylfe frætwiaþ aut seipsas adornent, Bd. 4, 25; S. 601, 17.

Linked entry: fretwian

freólíc

(adj.)
Grammar
freólíc, freóléc, frílíc; adj.

Free ⬩ noble ⬩ ingenuous ⬩ comely ⬩ goodly ⬩ līber ⬩ ingĕnuus ⬩ egrĕgius ⬩ dĕcens

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Ðǽt he brohte wíf to háme, fǽger and freólíc that he should bring to his home a wife, fair and goodly, Cd. 83; Th. 103, 22; Gen. 1722. Beam freólícu tú two comely children, 82; Th. 102, 30; Gen. 1708.

Linked entry: frílíc

ides

(n.)
Grammar
ides, e; f.

A woman

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A woman [it is a word little used except in poetry, and it is supposed by Grimm to have been applied, in the earliest times, like the Greek νύμφη, to superhuman beings, occupying a position between goddesses and mere women, v. D.

mircels

(n.)
Grammar
mircels, es; m.: e; f.

a sign ⬩ mark ⬩ token ⬩ a mark to aim at ⬩ a signet ⬩ seal ⬩ an ensign ⬩ a trophy ⬩ a marked spot

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that would turn man's hand from thy face, Exon. 39 a; Th. 129, 30; Gú. 429. a marked spot Hé hét ða gebróðru ádelfan ǽnne pytt, ðǽr ðǽr hé ǽr gemearcode ... Ða gebróðru ðá eodon tó ðam mercelse, Homl. Th. ii. 162, 1-6

neán

(adv.)
Grammar
neán, adv.

from near ⬩ near ⬩ close at hand ⬩ nearly ⬩ about

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Wé ðæs hereweorces neán myndgiaþ we bear that warlike deed in mind nearly as it happened, have an accurate remembrance of it, Elen. Kmbl. 1311; El. 657

Linked entry: neón

big-spell

(n.)
Grammar
big-spell, bí-spell; g. -spelles; pl. nom. acc. -spell, -spellu; n. [big, bí, spell a history]

A by-history, a parable, fable, example, proverb, story ⬩ parabola, fabula, exemplum, proverbium, narratio

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Ealle ðás þing se Hǽlend spræc mid bigspellum to ðám weredum; and nán þing ne spræc he bútan bigspellum hæc omnia locutus est Iesus in parabolis ad turbas; et sine parabolis non loquebatur eis, Mt. Bos. 13, 34, 35: Ps. Lamb. 48, 5.

Linked entries: an-lícnes bí-spell

tiber

(n.)
Grammar
tiber, tifer, es; n.
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Haec locutum est os meum . . . : Holocausta offeram tibi, Ps. Th. 65, 12-13. Tiber, Cd. Th. 9, 2; Gen. 135. v. timber

Linked entries: teofrian tifer