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treów

(n.)
Grammar
treów, es; n.

a treea materialwoodtreesa woodroof-treesaddle-treea piece of wooda beamlogstakestaffcudgelgallows-treetree used of the cross

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M. 156, 5) ðæs hálgan Cristes mǽles spónas nimaþ, 3, 2; S. 524, 30. in a collective sense, trees, a wood Ðá behídde Adam hyne on middan ðam treówe neorxena wanges Adam hid himself among the trees of the garden; in medio ligni paradisi, Gen. 3, 8.

Linked entries: tréu trýw treó

sib

(n.)
Grammar
sib, sibb, e; f.
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mid sibbum sóhtun ye visited the sick with kind attentions, 83, 22 ; Cri. 1360. peace, the opposite of war Ǽgðer ge on sibbe ge on gewinne, Bt. 24, 2 ; Fox 82, 11.

hefig

ponderousdenseweightyimportantgravesevereseriousdeepprofoundmistfogcloudslowdulltroublesomeoppressiveonerousburdensomeoppressivegrievousdifficultlaborioustoilsomeoverpoweringweariness

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Gebúrgerihta sýn mislice, gehwár sýn hefige (onerose), gehwár medeme (leviores aut medie), Ll. Th. i. 434, 4. Hefigra wíta, Gú. 857. Ðeós landlagu stænt on suman lande, gehwár hit is hefigre (gravior), gehwár leóhtre (levior), Ll. Th. i. 434, 30.

Linked entry: hefe-lic

wuldor

(n.)
Grammar
wuldor, (-ur, -er), es; n.

Gloryvainglory

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God, wuldres hyrde, Beo. Th. 1867 ; B. 931. Wuldres ágend, Andr. Kmbl. 420; An. 210. Wuldres bearn (Christ), Cd. Th. 301, 26; Sat. 589. Wlitig wuldres gim, Exon. Th. 232, 33; Ph. 516. applied to the Deity Drihten, wulder mín, Ps. Spl. 3, 3.

Linked entries: wulder wuldor-full

geár

(n.)
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Gér byð gumena hyht, þonne God lǽteð hrúsan syllan beorhte bléda beornum, Rún. 12.

ge-swencan

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Voc. ii. 38, 73. the subject a person, to cause distress, fatigue, &c. by labour, or any injury to the body Hyne Hǽðcyn fláne geswencte Hæðcyn troubled him sore with his shot, B. 2438.

réðe

(adj.)
Grammar
réðe, ;adj.;

Fierce, cruel, savagesevere, stern, austere, zealouswild, savage, fierce;severe, cruel, fierce, dire;

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Lind. 3, 5. applied to persons in a bad sense Ðes (Ishmael) byþ réðe man and winþ wið ealle and ealle wið hyne, ;ferus; Gen. 16, 12.

Linked entry: hréðe

wudu

(n.)
Grammar
wudu, (-o), widu, wiodu ; gen. wuda, wudes; dat, wuda, wudu (-o), wyda ; acc. wudu, wuda ; pl. wuda, wudas ; m.

woodthe substance of growing treesa tree(hewh) woodthe material obtained from treeswood which forms somethingsomething made of woodwoodwoodthe woodwoodsa woodwild

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Th. 458, 21 ; Hy. 4, 104. Þeáh ðú hwilcne bóh býge wið eorðan, hé bið upweardes, swá ðú ánforlǽtest widu on willan, Met. 13, 55. Hé ðás foldan ásiów sǽda monegum wuda and wyrta (cf. treówa and wyrta, Bt. 33, 4; Fox 132, 27), 20, 75 1.

Linked entries: widu wude- wiodu

ge-mǽre

(n.; v.)
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Gewisse healdende gemǽru (limites), Hy. S. 35, 15. of time, a predetermined date, a term; terminus, (v. Angl. viii. 324, 45-325, 12) Þ hé gýme æfter .xii. Kl.

bútan

(prep.; adv.)
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Hig andswaredon: 'Búton hig habbaþ andan tó hym,Nic. 4, 18. ' Hwæt hæfð hé gedón ꝥ hé sweltan scyle ? Hig sǽdon: 'Búton forr III. without dependent verb (cf. Bl. H. 147, 15 under II. 1). (any, few) but (cf. A.

heáfod

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A. pp. 146-7, 327-8 Ealle þá men þe heó nam heora heáfod for hyra mete on þám yflum dagum, Cht. Th. 621, 9

worþig

(n.)
Grammar
worþig, weorþig, wurþig, wyrþig [P s. Surt. has forms as from worðign; one such form is found in Ps. Spl. C. , and a dative worðine occurs in Bd. S. 539, 42], es; m.

enclosed homesteada place surrounded by buildingsplacestreetplatea

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Ðis synd ðære ánre hýde landgeméru tó Monawurðige. Ǽrust on Monawurðiges forde, vi. 57, 9-15. Ofer ðæt hǽð wið Cyblesweorðiges, Cod. Dip. Kmbl. iii. 392, 5. Súð tó Ellewurðie, vi. 194, 11. Of ðam ealdan lace on Burhgeardesworðig, iii. 412, 12.

Linked entries: weorþig worþ

fær

(n.)

goingpassinga going awaya journeycoursea voyagea marchan expeditionenterprisea passagethoroughfareroadentrancecarriagevessela troopa crewfareproceedings

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A. 104, 70. a means of transport, carriage, vessel Æt hýðe stód hringedstefna, ísig and útfús, æðelinges fær, B. 33.

Linked entry: færbu

ge-wis

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síðon gegaderod, þonne gefylleð hé áne tíd; and hé ys gecweden for þǽra tungla hwætnysse momentum, þæt ys styrung a motu siderum, Angl. viii. 318, 4. certain (thing), some; quidam Pilatus cwæþ: 'Myd gewyssum gesceáde (v. ge-sceád;VIII.) yrn and clypa hyder

Ælfréd

(n.)
Grammar
Ælfréd, es; m. [ælf an elf; réd = rǽd counsel, wise in counsel: v. Ælfred]

AlfredAlfrédusAlfred the Great

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Ðá geféngon hy ðara scipa twa, and ða men [MS. mæn] ofslógon... Ða ylcan sumere, forwearþ ná læs ðonne xx scipa mid mannum mid ealle be ðam súþ. riman in the same year [A.D. 897], the king [Alfred] commanded his men to go to Wight...

rǽdan

(v.)
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Bútan ðý reáfe rǽdan mótan, Exon. Th. 110, 6; Gú. 103. to read as in to read a riddle, to explain; conjicere Ic rǽde swefn conicio, Ælfc. Gr. 28, 6; Som. 32, 40.

ge-wunian

(v.)
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eal óðer specað anð óðer híwiað . . . þá beóð rihtlíceteras þe tó ðám gewuniað, Wlfst. 54, 15. Geswícað eówra misdǽda and gewuniað tó gódan dǽdan quiescite agere perverse, discite benefacere, 48, 21. Ǽghwylc crísten man gewunige tó scrifte, Ll.

lyft

(n.)
Grammar
lyft, es, e; m. f. n.

Airatmospherebreezeskyheavenscloud

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Geond lyftu per aera, Hymn. Surt. 66, 5. Ðás lyfta and windas hé ástyraþ, Wulfst. 196, 6. [Goth. luftus; m: O. Sax. luft; m. f: Icel. lopt; n; O. H. Ger. luft; f. n.: Ger. luft; f.]

Linked entries: lift loft

ymb-hwyrft

(n.)
Grammar
ymb-hwyrft, (-hwearft, -hweorft, -hwerft), es; m.
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Ðæt eall ymbhwyrft (-hyrft, Lind.) wǽre tómearcod ut describeretur universas orbis, Lk. Skt. 2, I : Homl. Th. i. 30, 2.

ge-habban

(v.)
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Þyssera hyrda gemynd is gehæfd be-eástan Bethleem áne míle, Hml.