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cweorn-stán

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Cweornstán scopulum, i. lapis (collo connexum ), An. Ox. 4457. Coernstán mola, Mt. L. 18, 6. Curnstánes molaris, Germ. 400, 489. Lǽt niman ǽnne greátne cwurnstán and hǽtan hine and lecgan hine under þone man, Lch. iii. 38, 15. Add

ge-reord

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. ¶ æt gereorde (-um) at meat, at table :-- Sæt hé mid ðám cynincge æt gereorde, Chr. 1053 ; P. 182, 20. Hlengendes æt gereordum (ligendes æt geriordum, L. ) recumbentis. Mt.

ealgian

(v.)
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Ðonne hé wel þénað and úres Drihtnes heorde ealgað, R. Ben. 123, 2. Hí ealle on andwyrdnysse stódon, ðá ðá se án ðé týnde, and noldon ðé ealgian wið heora bréðer, Hml. Th. ii. 30, 13: B. 796. Add

ífig-tearo

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Add: ífig-teoru, ífig-teru Wensealf; hiorotes mearh, ifig-tearo, and gebeáten pipor, and sciptearo, Lch. ii. 128, 19. Íbigteru cummi, An. Ox. 53, 12. Ýuiteruni (printed yuk-; for k = i v. 392, 59, 94) ederas, Germ. 389, 26

-es

(suffix)
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-es, is the termination of adverbs in many cases where the noun is not so formed; as nihtes by night, nightly; nédes

of necessity, necessarily

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of necessity, necessarily

folc-riht

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ge-winna

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Add of persons, an enemy, opponent Sé bið Godes gewinna sé ðe wilnað ðæt hé hæbbe ða weorðunga ðe God habban sceolde hostis Redemtoris est, qui ejus vice ab ecclesia amari concupiscit, Past. 141, 21. Feónda gewinna ( Guthlac ), Gú. 934.

Linked entry: winna

inweardlíce

(adv.)
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ge-sceótan

(v.)
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Add: trans, to shoot an arrow, hurl a spear, &c. Ǽr þǽr wǽre ǽnig spere gescoten, Chr. 1055 ; P. 186, 5. Arewan, gauelucas wǽron gescotene catapultae diriguntur, i. misse sunt, An.

útane

(adv.)
Grammar
útane, (-one, -ene); adv.

from without ⬩ outside ⬩ on the outside ⬩ on the surface ⬩ out ⬩ at sea ⬩ outwardly ⬩ externally ⬩ about

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Gif munuc inne on his heortan eáðmód bið, and ná ðæt án, ac eác swylce útene mid his líchoman eáðmódnesse gebýcnige, R. Ben. 31, 3. with ymbe, about Ðá ymbe ðæt útene forðférde Decius about that time Decius died, Homl, Skt. i. 23, 348

waru

(n.)
Grammar
waru, e (but acc. waru, Ps. Th. 118, 17) ; f.

Watchful care ⬩ observance ⬩ keeping of a command ⬩ heed ⬩ care ⬩ care for the safety of others ⬩ safe-keeping ⬩ custody ⬩ keeping from injury ⬩ guard ⬩ defence ⬩ protection against attack ⬩ guard

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Paulus ne éhte geleáffulra manna ðurh andan, ac ðurh ware ðære ealdan ǽ, 390, 6. safe-keeping, custody, keeping from injury, guard Stód se gréna wong in Godes wære, Exon. Th. 146, 32 ; Gú. 718: 143, 17 ; Gú. 662: Andr. Kmbl. 1648 ; An. 825.

Linked entry: wer-genga

bold-wéla

(n.)
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bold-wéla, an; m. [bold a house, wéla wealth] .

a dwelling of wealth or happiness ⬩ prædium, opes domesticæ ⬩ paradise, heaven ⬩ paradisus ⬩ cœlum

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Kmbl. 206; An. 103. Adam and Æue anforléton beorhtne boldwélan Adam and Eve forsook bright paradisal happiness, Exon. 73 a; Th. 272, 22; Jul. 503.

ÆPPEL

(n.)
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ÆPPEL, æpl, appel, apl, eapl, es; m; nom. acc. pl. m. æpplas; nom. acc. pl. n. æppla.

an APPLE ⬩ fruit generally ⬩ malum ⬩ pomum ⬩ what is round as an apple ⬩ the apple of the eye ⬩ a ball ⬩ bolus ⬩ pill ⬩ quidvis globosum ⬩ pupilla ⬩ globus ⬩ bolus ⬩ pilula

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an APPLE, fruit generally, Ors. Eng. 1. 3; Bos. 63, note I; malum, pomum Æples gelícnes likeness of an apple, Exon. 59 a; Th. 213, 26; Ph. 230.

Linked entries: æppyl appel eapl epl

ge-wita

(n.)
Grammar
ge-wita, an; m.

One who is cognisant of anything ⬩ a witness ⬩ an accessory ⬩ testis ⬩ conscius

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Gif heó clǽne sý and ðæs fácnes gewita nǽre if she be innocent and were not an accessory to the crime, L. Ath. v. § 1, 1; Th. i. 228, 17. Ðæt ðú sý wommes gewita that thou art an accessory to the crime, Exon. 80 a; Th. 301, 14; Fä. 19: Frag.

for-weornian

(v.)
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Forweornodon tabuerunt, An. Ox. 8, 227. Forwurnende polluta, maculata, Hpt. Gl. 448, 45. Add

ge-wealc

(n.)
Grammar
ge-wealc, es; n.

A rolling ⬩ motion ⬩ an attack ⬩ volutatio ⬩ impetus

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Th. 932; B. 464: Chr. 975; Erl. 126, 19; Edg. 45: Andr. Kmbl. 517; An. 259. Togeánes ðán he manega gewealc and gewinn hæfde against which he had many a struggle and contest, Chr. 1100; Erl. 237, 9

Linked entries: ge-wilc -wealc wealca

eorþe

the ground ⬩ soil ⬩ land ⬩ earth ⬩ the earth ⬩ a land ⬩ country ⬩ soil ⬩ mould ⬩ dust

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Heofon biþ befealden swá swá bóc, and eorþe biþ forbærned tó axan, 91, 26. as the abode of man Æt þám ýtmestan eorþan gemǽrum, Bl. H. 119, 25. Gié aron salt earðes, Rtl. 118, 3.

Linked entry: eorþ-lic

a-rǽfnan

(v.)
Grammar
a-rǽfnan, -réfnan; p. ede, de; pp. ed

To endure ⬩ bear ⬩ suffer ⬩ sustinere ⬩ tolerare ⬩ perferre

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Ic þrówade and arǽfnde pertuli, 2, 6; S. 508, 21: Andr. Kmbl. 1632; An. 817. Sáwl mín symble arǽfnde sustinuit anima mea, Ps. Th. 129, 5: 68, 21: 64, 7

cyrf

(n.)
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Th. ii. 406, 33. v. of-, ymb-cyrf. what is cut off Tódál ł cyrf comma, An. Ox. 18 b, 9. v. æ-cyrf in Dict., where read <b>ǽ-cyrf,</b> es; m

morþ-dǽd

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Add: evil-doing Ofsceamod for þære morðdǽde þe hé gedón hæfde, and for þám manslihte þe hé slóh mid þǽre handa, Ælfc. T. Grn. 18, 34. an evil deed Irre and anda ús synd forbodene, manslyht and morðdǽda, Hml. A. 8, 190.