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plaster

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Genim þysse wyrte wyrttruman on ele gesodene and wið wex gemencgedne ðám gemete þe þú plaster oþþe clyþan wyrce, Lch. i. 298, 12. Nim of þám sylfan sǽde, wyrc blaster (plaster, v. l. ), 300, 5. Add

á-wiht

(adv.)
Grammar
á-wiht, á-wyht, á-wuht, á-uht, áht; adv.

At all ⬩ by any means ⬩ omnino ⬩ ullo modo

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At all, by any means; omnino, ullo modo Ne lata ðú áwiht do not thou tarry at all, Ps. Th. 69, 7: 77, 10, 12: 134, 19. Me ðæt riht ne þinceþ, ðæt ic óleccan áwiht þurfe Gode æfter góde ǽnegum to me it seems not right, that I at all need cringe to God

fót-welm

(n.)
Grammar
fót-welm, -wylm, es; m: fót-wolma, an; m.

The sole of the foot ⬩ pĕdis planta

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The sole of the foot; pĕdis planta Fótwelm planta, Ælfc. Gl. 75; Som. 71, 94; Wrt. Voc. 45, 2. Fótwylm planta, Wrt. Voc. 71, 62. Mid ðære cóðe he wæs ofset fram ðam hnolle ufan óþ his fótwylmas neoðan with which disease he was afflicted from the crown

for-wyrcan

(v.)
Grammar
for-wyrcan, -wyrcean; p. -worhte, -wyrhte; pp. -worht, -wyrht [for-, wyrcan to work, do] .

to miswork ⬩ do wrong ⬩ sin ⬩ măle ăgĕre ⬩ delinquĕre ⬩ peccāre ⬩ to do for ⬩ destroy ⬩ ruin ⬩ convict ⬩ condemn ⬩ perdĕre ⬩ destruĕre ⬩ labefactāre ⬩ condemnāre ⬩ to forfeit ⬩ amittĕre

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to miswork, do wrong, sin; măle ăgĕre, delinquĕre, peccāre Ðæt ðam forworhtum mannum beo ðe mára ege for úre gesomnunge that to the wrong doing men there may be the more fear for our assemblage, L. Ath. v. § 8, 3; Th. i. 236, 16. He wiste forworhte,

wefan

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

to weave a web ⬩ to weave, construct, put together, arrange, plan, contrive

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to weave a web Ic wefe texo, Wrt. Voc. i. 59, 47. Ðú wyfst and wǽda tylast, Homl. Th. i. 488, 25. Ðín wyln wefð tui ancilla texit, Ælfc. Gr. 15 ; Zup. 104, 13. Webbu swá hwylc swá wyfð, Lchdm. iii. 210, 28. Hí smalo hrægel wefaþ and wyrceaþ texendis

FYRWET

(n.)
Grammar
FYRWET, -wit, -wyt, es; n.

Curiosity ⬩ cūriōsĭtas

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Curiosity; cūriōsĭtas Hyne fyrwet bræc curiosity urged him, Beo. Th. 5562; B. 2784 : 3975; B. 1985. Mec ðæs on worulde full oft fyrwit frineþ my curiosity enquireth very often about this in the world, Salm. Kmbl. 117; Sal. 58. Hine fyrwyt bræc curiosity

Linked entries: firwet fyrwit fyrwyt

a-weorþan

(v.)
Grammar
a-weorþan, a-wurþan, ic -weorþe, -wurþe, ðú -wyrst, he -weorþeþ, -wyrþeþ, -wurþeþ, -wyrþ, pl. -weorþaþ, -wurþaþ; p. -wearþ, pl. -wurdon; pp. -worden; v. intrans. [a from, away, weorþan to become]

To cease to be ⬩ become insipid or worthless ⬩ evanescere

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To cease to be, become insipid or worthless; evanescere Gyf ðæt sealt awyrþ if the salt become insipid, Mt. Bos. 5, 13: Lk. Bos. 14, 34. Ðú awordena raca, Mt. Bos. 5, 22

ge-wife

(n.)
Grammar
ge-wife, fate.
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Gewife fortune (the word seems glossed as dative, but is genitive, the passage being: Ipsos fortunae casibus oppressos, Ald. 42, 5), wyrdum cassibus, 81, 44, 45. Gewif, wyrd furtunum, fatum, Wülck. Gl. 245, 44.

and-werdan

(v.)
Grammar
and-werdan, and-wirdan, and-wyrdan, ond-wyrdan; p. de; pp. od [and, word a word: Goth. and-waúrdyan to answer, waúrd a word: Ger. antwort an answer]

To answer ⬩ respondere

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To answer; respondere Abram hire andwerde Abram ei respondit. Gen. 16, 6

Linked entries: and-wirdan and-wyrdan

nyt-weorð

(adj.)
Grammar
nyt-weorð, -wirðe; adj.

Useful ⬩ advantageous ⬩ profitable

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Ic gehýrde fela nytwurðe (wyrðe, -werðe, -wyrða) þing ( multa utilia ), Ælfc. Gr. 15; Zup. 95, 18. Seó wiðerwearde wyrd byþ ǽlcum men nytwyrðre ðonne seó orsorge plus hominibus reor adversam, quam prosperam prodesse fortunam, Bt. 20; Fox 70, 29.

for-bærnednes

a burn

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Injury by burning, a burn Ðeós wyrt gehǽleþ mænigfealde untrumnyssa ðæs líchoman . . . forbærnednysse. Lch. i. 272, 2: 5610. Wið forbærnednysse. Genim þysse wyrte wyrt-truman . . . lege tó þám bærnytte, 298, 10: 62, 19. Substitute:

melu

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Ðeós wyrt mid meoluwe gecnucud, Lch. i. 270, 23. Mid berenum meluwe, 15.

un-wénlíc

(adj.)
Grammar
un-wénlíc, adj.

Not giving grounds for hope ⬩ unpromising

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Hwæt wénst ðú be ðære gódan wyrde, ðe oft cymþ tó gódum monnum on ðisse worulde, hweðer ðis folc mæge cweþan ðæt hit sié yfel wyrd? ...

Linked entry: wén-líc

ár-wurþ

(adj.)
Grammar
ár-wurþ, -wyrþ; def. se árwurþa; seó, ðæt árwurþe; adj. [ár honour, weorþ worth]

Honour-worth ⬩ honourable ⬩ venerable ⬩ reverend ⬩ honorabilis ⬩ honorandus ⬩ venerabilis ⬩ venerandus

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Honour-worth, honourable, venerable, reverend; honorabilis, honorandus, venerabilis, venerandus Se árwurþa wer vir venerabilis, Bd. 4, 18; S. 586, 22: 5, 1; S. 613, 11. Se góda biþ simle árwyrþe the good is always honourable, Bt. 39, 2; Fox 212, 23.

Linked entry: ár-weorþ

wiht

(n.)
Grammar
wiht, e ; f. : es; n.

a wight ⬩ creature ⬩ being ⬩ created thing ⬩ a whit ⬩ thing ⬩ aught ⬩ anything ⬩ without a negative ⬩ aught ⬩ alone ⬩ with a genitive

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Hí geségon syllicran wiht, wyrm on wonge, Beo. Th. 6069 ; B. 3038. Ic ða wihte geseah . . . heó wæs wundrum gegierwed. Exon. Th. 483, 5; Rä. 68, 1. Hwylce wihta beóð óðre tíd wífcynnes, and óðre tíd wǽpnedcynnes ? Salm. Kmbl. p. 202, 12.

petersilige

(n.)
Grammar
petersilige, an; f.
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Ðás wyrte man petroselinum nemneþ, Lchdm. i. 240, 6. Petresilige, iii. 24, 9. Petorsilian sǽd, ii. 314, 29 : 228, 26. Ða wyrt petersilian, 206, 27 : 234, 8

weorc

(n.; adv.)
Grammar
weorc, es; n.

Work ⬩ opus. ⬩ work ⬩ operative action ⬩ operation ⬩ working ⬩ doing ⬩ performance ⬩ work ⬩ doings ⬩ actions ⬩ what a person does ⬩ what happens ⬩ work ⬩ labour ⬩ occupation ⬩ employment ⬩ any form of long-sustained or habitual activity ⬩ a particular act of labour ⬩ workmanship ⬩ a work ⬩ deed ⬩ any action ⬩ of action that gives affect to anything ⬩ a work, ⬩ what is wrought ⬩ a strong building, ⬩ fortress ⬩ work, ⬩ what is done, ⬩ effect produced ⬩ pain, ⬩ travail, ⬩ grief, ⬩ the instrumental or dative is used in the phrase weorce wesan with the dative of the person — to be painful to a person

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God gesihþ ealle úre wyrc(weorc, Cott. MS.) Bt. 41, 4; Fox 252, 1. where action is contrasted with speech or thought Gif hwá hæðendóm weordige wordes oððe weorces L. E. G. 2; Th. i. 168, 2.

Linked entries: weorce weorc-sum werc

for-slítan

(v.)
Grammar
for-slítan, p. -slát, pl. -sliton; pp. -sliten [slítan to tear]

To tear with the teeth ⬩ to devour ⬩ mordĭcus lacĕrāre ⬩ comĕdĕre

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To tear with the teeth, to devour; mordĭcus lacĕrāre, comĕdĕre Lét [wyrm] hiora wyrta wæstme forslítan he let [the worm] devour the fruit of their plants, Ps. Th. 77, 46

wósig

(adj.)
Grammar
wósig, adj.

Juicy ⬩ succulent

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Juicy, succulent Ðeós wyrt is wel wósig, Lchdm. i. 270, 21. Genim ðás wyrte swá wósige gecnucude, 278, 23. Ða beóð fulle of gehwǽdum leáfum wel wósigum, 258, 3

wítan

(v.)
Grammar
wítan, p. wát, pl. witon; pp. witen.

to see to ⬩ take heed to ⬩ guard ⬩ keep ⬩ to lay t ⬩ charge ⬩ lay the blame of ⬩ impute ⬩ to go ⬩ depart

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to see to, take heed to, guard, keep, Grammar wítan, absolute God wíteþon ðam héhstan heofna ríce ufan Alwalda, Cd. Th. 32, 31 ; Gen. 511. [ He (God) witeð and wialdeð alle þing, Anglia i. II, 40. Ihesu, wel þu witest hem, Jul. 51, 15. > Wel is him

Linked entry: ge-wítan