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lyre

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God heóld hine wið his sáwle lyre. Hml. Th. ii. 454, 4. Þæt; hé ne sý on lyre forswolgen, R. Ben. 51, 6. the fact of losing something. the being deprived of, failure to keep a possession, faculty, &c.

on-rǽs

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Add: of violent movement Férde eall seó heord myclum onrǽse (impetu) niwel on þá sǽ all the herd went with a great rush headlong into the sea, Mt. 8, 32. of hostile movement. by a living creature, attack, assault Án hrem bewerode ꝥ líc . . . and þá

rím

(n.)
Grammar
rím, es ; n.

Number

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Gecuron hí of heora ríme gemetfæstne man elegerunt ex suo numero virum modestum, 5, 11; S. 625, 43. On ríme in catalogo, Wrt. Voc. ii. 84, 31. Hundtwelftig geteled ríme wintra, Cd. Th. 76, 27 ;Gen. 1263. On wera ríme gewurðod, 127, 8 ; Gen. 2107.

un-wísdóm

(n.)
Grammar
un-wísdóm, es; m.

follystupidityignorance

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Sóna swá hí heora mód áwendaþ from Gode, swá weorþaþ hí áblende mid unwísdóme ubi oculos a summae luce veritatis ad inferiora dejecerint, mox inscitiae nube caligant, Bt. 40, 7.; Fox 242, 31.

Linked entry: wís-dóm

wǽg

(n.)
Grammar
wǽg, (see also wǽge), e; f.

a weighta weyan implement for weighinga balance

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Ða gewunelícan wǽge (pensum) heora ðeówdómes hig náteshwón forgímeleásion, R. Ben. 78, 11. an implement for weighing, a balance On wǽge beóð áwegene statera ponderabuntur, Scint. 97, 7. Weh on wǽge, Lchdm. i. 374, 15.

ǽ

(n.)
Grammar
ǽ, ǽ(w); g. d. ac. ǽ, ǽe, ǽwe (g. ǽs in N. Gospels); g. pl. ǽa; f. and n.
    (? in
  • Bd. 4, 5
  • ;
  • S. 573, 17
  • ).

law, &c.matrimony

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Ic lǽrde weras ðæt hí heora ǽwe heóldon, Hml. Th. i. 378, 25: ii. 222, 18. Similar entries See also ǽw in Dict

wíglere

(n.)
Grammar
wíglere, (wiglere ?), weohlere, es; m.

A divinersoothsayeraugursorcerer

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Drýmen, and wiccan and óðre wígeleras beóð tó helle bescofene for heora scíncræftum, Homl. Th. ii. 330, 28. Wígulera magorum, hariolorum Hpt. Gl. 502, 51. Tunglera ł wí[g]lera Chaldaeorum ... wíhlera (?) printed wineena hariolorum 483, 5-10.

Linked entry: weohlere

ofer-winnan

(v.)

to overcome, conquer, vanquish, subdueexpugnare, superare, devincere

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Ðæt hí mihton heora fýnd oferwinnan, Bd. 1, 12; S. 480, 28. Seó ylce þeód wæs oferwunnen fram Eald-Seaxum, 5, 11; S. 626, 10, On ðǽm xxv. wintrum ðe hé winnende wæs hé ná oferwunnen ne wearð, Ors. 3, 7; Swt. 114, 6.

trahtnian

(v.)
Grammar
trahtnian, p. ode.

To expoundexplainto give as explanation of (be) somethingto treat of

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Drihten sylf trahtnode be ðisum ðæt ða sind de Godes word gehýraþ ac hí sind gebysgode mid heora welum we spoke of the seed that sprang tip among the thorns . . .

á-wecgan

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Heora mágas þǽra cnihta mód fram Crístes geleáfan woldon áwecgan, Hml. S. 5, 42. Ðwyrlicra manna heortan, þe beóð ðurh unrihtwísnysse hócas áwegde, ðurh regolsticcan ðǽre sóðan rihtwísnysse beóð geemnode, Hml. Th. i. 362, 27

Linked entry: wecgan

bærnett

burningcauterizinga burnburning heatconsuming by fire

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Hé hét gearcian ðá tunnan tó heora bærnette, Hml. S. 4, 301. Hé hét hí forbærnan, ac þá bán belifon æfter þám bærnette, 11, 261. Isaac bær ðone wuda tó his ágenum bærnete, Hml. Th. ii. 62, 22

bæftan

(prep.; adv.)

behind,after

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Th. ii. 82, 17. marking inferiority Nis heora nán máre þonne óðer, ne nán lǽssa ðonne óðer; ne nán beforan óðrum ne nán bæftan óðrum, Hml. Th. i. 287, 5. adv. behind, in contrast with before (lit. or fig.)

Linked entry: bæfta

mund

(n.)
Grammar
mund, e; f.

a handa handprotectionGuardianshipA protectorguardianprotectionguardianship extended by the king to the subjectthe king's peace, by the head of a family to its membersthe fine paid for violation of mund

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Ða hǽðenan mid lácum heora leásra goda munde and gescyldnysse bǽdon, Homl. Th. i. 504, 19. Munde pafrocinium, Hpt. Gl. 425, 19. Gif hý him syððan ne dóþ mete ne munde if afterwards they do not feed or shelter him, L. Edm. S. l; Th. i. 248, 7.

Linked entry: mundian

yfel

(n.)
Grammar
yfel, es; n.
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Dǽdbóte dón ðæs mycelan yfeles and mánes, ðe hié wið heora Drihten gedydon, Blickl. Homl. 79, 6. Ðone besmítan ðe ðú nánwiht yfeles on nystest, 85, 36. Yfeles ordfruma, Cd. Th. 288, 1; Sat. 374.

Linked entries: efel eofel

ge-riht

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Nán mæssepreóst nánne mon . . . of ððre preóstscýre lǽre ꝥ mon . . . him heora teóðunge syllan and þá geryhtu þe hig þám óþrum syllan sceoldan, ii. 410, 33.

setl

(n.)
Grammar
setl, sedl, seðl, seotl, sotl, seatl, sitl (-el, -ol, -ul), es; pl. setl, setlu, sotelas, setlas (
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Ðonne heó ( the sun ) on setl eode, Bt. 5, 23; S. 645, 26. Ðonne hió on setl glídeþ, Met. 28, 39. Se ǽfenstiorra on setl glídeþ, 29, 27, 31. On setel. Salm.

fela

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Heó wíde ne féreð, ne fela rídeð, 59, 3

Linked entry: feald

geond

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Heó wǽðeð geond weallas, Rä. 35, 5. marking the locality to which sight is directed, (to look) through, over Sioh geond þás sídan gesceaft, Cri. 59.

wépan

(v.)
Grammar
wépan, p. weóp, wép (wǽpde, Lind.), pl. weópon, wépon ; pp. wópen
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.); and ðá heó weóp (gewǽp fleret, Lind.), heó ábeáh nyðer . . . Ða englas cwǽdon tó hyre : " Wíf, hwí wépst (uoepæs, Lind.: woepes, Rush., ploras ) ðú ? " Jn. Skt. 20, 11-13. Hé geseah mycel gehlýd wépende ( flentes) . . .

Linked entries: wópen wǽpan

weorþung

(n.)
Grammar
weorþung, e ; f.
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Hé ða weorþunge Eástrena on riht ne heóld ne nyste de observatione Paschae minus perfecte sapiebat, Bd. 3, 17 ; S. 545, 2. Weorðunga, Blickl. Homl. 137, 8.