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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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Heó hiere feores tó him wilnade (pro vita precans), Ors. 3, II; Swt. 150, 33. Ðæt wæter ðe tó Gode wilnade aquam quam a Deo petierat, Bd. I. 7; S. 478, 28. wilnode him tó Gode sumre frófre he asked of God for some comfort for himself, Ps.

Linked entry: willnian

on-drysnlíc

(adj.)
Grammar
on-drysnlíc, -drysenlíc; adj.

Terrible

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wæs of líchoman álǽded, and geseah má ondrysnlíces and eác wundorlíces ðonne mihte ásecgan, 51, 31

orþian

(v.)
Grammar
orþian, p. ode

To breathe, pant

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ne gedyrstlǽceþ ðæt furþon orþige he dare not even breathe, Homl. Th. i. 456, 10. earfoþlíce orþian mihte, 86, 8.

Linked entry: oreþian

gird

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hét hí ealle beswingan mid gyrdum, and siððan beheáfdian, Hml. S. 29, 283. <b>I a.

híwian

(v.)

to formfabricateto feignto dissemble

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Þæt swicollíce híwige, swylce árfæstes módes sý, Wlfst. 53, 26. Ongeán þám andgyte se deófol forgifð stuntnysse, and eác ꝥ se man híwige swylce andgytful sý, Angl. xi. 109, 49: 51: 59.

of

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Achan behýdde of ðám herereáfe, Hex. 54, 4. Swilce ǽte of þám spice, Hml. S. 25, 92. Pehta þeóde of þám mǽstan dǽle (maxima ex parte) Ongelcynnes ríce underþeódde, Bd. 3, 24; Sch. 313, 19.

Élíg

(n.)
Grammar
Élíg, e; f. [él = ǽl an eel, íg an island]

The isle of ELY, Cambridgeshire insŭla Eliensis in agro Cantabrigiensi

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Hér Sc̃e Æðeldryht ongon ðæt mynster æt Élíge in this year [A. D. 673] St. Ætheldryth began the monastery at Ely, Chr. 673; Th. 58, 4.

hǽlu

(n.)
Grammar
hǽlu, hǽlo; indecl. f.

Health, safety, salvation

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Heó forstæl hire hǽlu she stole her health, 394, 12. Gif gie hǽlo beádas si salutaveritis, Mt. Kmbl. Lind. 5, 47

Linked entry: hǽlo

ge-wylde

(adj.)
Grammar
ge-wylde, adj.

Subjectunder one's power or controlin one's possesion

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Swá he swíðor syngaþ swá he deófle gewyldra biþ the more he sins the more he will be in the devil's power, Homl. Th. i. 268, 24

magan

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Gyf wel áginnan wile, ne mæig sleac beón, Angl. ix. 259, 21. Bútan þone geréfan hæbbe þe þæs wyrðe sý þe ꝥ dón mæge, Ll. Th. i. 280, 15. <b>IV a.

a-wirgan

(v.)
Grammar
a-wirgan, p. de; pp. ed

To stranglestrangulare

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To strangle; strangulare Gelícost ðam ðe he hine sylfne hæfde unwitende awirged as if he had voluntarily strangled himself, Ors. 6, 36; Bos. 131, 38

Linked entry: wirgan

beorg-seðel

(n.)
Grammar
beorg-seðel, es; n.

A mountain-dwellinghabitaculum in monte

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A mountain-dwelling; habitaculum in monte He ongan beorgseðel búgan he began to inhabit a mountain-dwelling Exon. 34 a; Th. 108, 15; Gú. 73

cleacian

(v.)
Grammar
cleacian, ode; od

hurryfestinare, trepidare

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To go nimbly, hurry; festinare, trepidare He cleacode swíðe earhlíce to porte he hurried very timidly to town; in via totus trepidabat, M. H. 115a

ciól

(n.)
Grammar
ciól, es; m.

A shipnavis

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A ship; navis He lét him behindan ciólas nigon and hundnigontig he left behind him ninety-nine ships, Bt. Met. Fox 26,46 ; Met. 26, 23

ecg-þræc

(n.)
Grammar
ecg-þræc, gen. -þræce; pl. nom. gen. acc. -þraca; f.

Sword-strength, war or savage courageglădiōrum impĕtus

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Sword-strength, war or savage courage; glădiōrum impĕtus He ne þearf atoleecg-þræce he needs not the cruel sword-strength, Beo. Th. 1196; B. 596

fen-freoðo

(n.)
Grammar
fen-freoðo, indecl. f.

Fen-asylumăsylum in pălūde

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Fen-asylum; ăsylum in pălūde He in fen-freoðo feorh alegde he laid down his life in his fen-asylum, Beo. Th. 1706; B. 851

flǽm

(n.)
Grammar
flǽm, es; m.

Flightfŭga

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Flight; fŭga He deófla afyrseþ and on flǽme gebringeþ he sends away devils and puts them to flight, L. C. E. 4; Wilk. 128, 15

fyrn-gewyrht

(n.)
Grammar
fyrn-gewyrht, es; n.

A former workōlim factum

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A former work; ōlim factum Ðæt he fyrngewyrht fyllan sceolde that he should finish his former work, Exon. 47 a; Th. 160, 15; Gú. 944

herigend-

(adv.; prefix)
Grammar
herigend-, hergend-líce; adv.

Praiseworthily

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Praiseworthily sylf herigendlíce leofode he himself lived praiseworthily, Homl. Th. ii. 118, 14. Hergiendlíce laudabiliter, Rtl. 105, 3. Hergeondlíce, Past. 7; Swt. 49, 193

gif

(n.)
Grammar
gif, e; f: nom. acc. gif [as tíd, dǽd]

A giftgracedonumgratia

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A gift, grace; donum, gratia Hú he his gif cýðde geond woruld how he shewed his grace throughout the world, Andr. Kmbl. 1150; An. 575