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wræc-síþ

(n.)
Grammar
wræc-síþ, es; m.

travel in a foreign landperegrinationpilgrimageexilebanishmentmiserywretchedness

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Á ic wíte wonn mínra wræcsíþa, Exon. Th. 441, 27;Kl. 5. Ic wépan mæg mine wræcsíþas, earfoþa fela, 443, 31 ; Kl. 38. fig. of absence from heaven Gé (evil spirits) frófre ne wénaþ, ðætgé wræcsíða wyrpe gebíden, Exon.

á-bregdan

(v.)
Grammar
á-bregdan, -brédan.
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Gen. 2931. to move one's self quickly, to start from sleep, wake with a start Hé fǽringa ábrǽd suddenly he woke up. Guth. 94, 21. [His sweord he ut abræid, Lay. 26553. Adam abraid ( awoke ), Gen. and Ex. 232.

Linked entry: á-brédan

eáca

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special applications, increase of goods Wylspring on húse his gesihð beón geopenad eácan oððe blisse getácnað, Lch. iii. 204, 16. a reinforcement to an army Him cóm micel eáca tó ǽgþer ge of Eást-Englum ge of Norbhymbrum, Chr. 894; P. 87, 11. additional words

wenian

(v.)
Grammar
wenian, p. ede

To accustomto accustomtrainpreparefitto draw attractto draw to to drawto weanablactare

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ðe heom þearf sý 154, 13. with prep. tó, and mid marking the means used : Ðæt éce líf geearnian ðe hý ús tó weniaþ mid láre and mid þysene gódra weorca to merit that life eternal, to which they are training us by teaching and by the example of good works

á-drífan

to drive, cause to move (with violence)to drive off, drive awayexpellere, repudiare

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Hæfde hine Penda ádrifenne, Chr. 658; P. 32, 6. with words further marking removal, áweg Hí hine áweg ádrifon, Bl. H. 221, 22: Chr. 1086; P. 222, 3. Is áweg ádrifen explodatur, Wrt. Voc. ii. 32, 71. fram Ðú mé ádrífest from earde mínum, Gen. 1032.

tredan

(v.)
Grammar
tredan, p. træd, pl, trǽdon; pp. treden.

to treadtread downtrample uponto tread uponstep uponwalk upon

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Th. 56, 4; Gen. 907. in figurative senses, glossing Latin words Sáwl gefylled trytt (calcabit; tret, Kent, Gl. 1015) beóbreád the full soul loatheth an honeycomb (Prov. 27, 7), Scint. 50, 8. Tredaþ terimus (otia temporum). Wrt. Voc. ii. 78, 12

hycgan

(v.)
Grammar
hycgan, hycgean; p. hogde.

take thoughtbe mindfulthinkconsidermeditateto intendpurposedetermineendeavourstriveto hope

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Wærwyrde sceal wísfæst hæle breóstum hycgan a man cautious of words and wise must keep his thoughts to himself, Exon. 80 b; Th. 303, 24; Fä. 58.

eall

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Add: with another word in agreement. noun, adj., numeral. all Forðférde Decius and ǽfre ǽlc dǽl eall his cynnes ( one and all of his race ), Hml. S. 23, 349. Hwí wæs Adame án treów forboden, þá þá hé wæs ealles óðres hláford ( lord of all else ) ?

freónd

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Word and weorc freónda gehwylc fadige mid rihte, 322, 10: 372, 1. a relative, kinsman Mǽg ł freónd amicus, Mt. L. 11, 19: Jn. L. 11. 11. Áríseþ suna wið freóndum insurgent filii in parentes, Mt. R. 10, 21. Frióndum and mégum cognatis et amicis, Lk.

ge-sittan

(v.)
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Th. 139, 9. to relinquish work, retire from office; residere Hér Danihel gesæt on Wintanceastre, and Húnferþ féng tó biscdóme, Chr. 744; P. 46, 2. Cynewulf b̃ gesæt in Lindisfarna ee, 779; P. 53, 23. <b>B.

gang

going, walking, moving on foot, step.the sole of the foot (?)the being habitually in a specified conditionpower of walkingof moving aboutmode of walking, walk, gait a walk, journeygo, time, occasion of goinga way, road, path, passage a trackcourse a streama narrative space traversedexpanse coveredan ox-gang, a bovale, the eighth part of the carucate.legal processlegal procedure, processa company of people (?), a gang.a step, staira privy

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Wyrda gangum, 1256. a stream of words, a narrative Þæt hé him on spellum gecýðde, onwrige worda gongum, hú hé his wísna trúwade, Gú. 1134. space traversed by that which moves (swiftly), expanse covered Under swegles gang under the canopy of heaven An

INNOÞ

(n.)
Grammar
INNOÞ, innaþ, es; m. f.

the insidestomachwombbowelsthe breastheart

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The inner part of the body, the inside, stomach, womb, bowels, the breast, heart Innoþ alvus; wífes innoþ uterus, Ælfc. Gr. 8 ; Som. 7, 52, 30 : viscus, 9 ; Som. 12, 12, Wífmannes innoþ matrix, uterus, Ælfc. Gl. 74; Som. 71, 56; Wrt.Voc. 44. 39.

mónaþ

(n.)
Grammar
mónaþ, mónþ, es; pl. mónaþ, mónþas; m.

A monthlunarcalendar

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See the several words for references, and Grmm. Gesch. D. S. c. VI for the month-names in Anglo-Saxon and related dialects

ge-rǽcan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-rǽcan, -rǽcean; p. -rǽhte; pp. -rǽht

To reach, obtain, seize, get, lay hold on, attain, reproach, present, offer

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Hyne Wulf wǽpne gerǽhte Wolf reached him with his weapon, Beo. Th. 5923; B. 2965: 1117; B. 556: Byrht. Th. 135, 63; By. 142: 136, 29; By. 158. He ða burh gerǽhte he took the town, Ors. 2, 4; Bos. 44, 14.

Linked entry: mis-rǽcan

geóguþ

(n.)
Grammar
geóguþ, geógeþ, giógoþ, geógaþ, gígoþ, iúguþ, e; f.

YOUTH, the state of being youngjuventus, juvenilis ætas vel statusthe youth, young personsjuventus, juvenes

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Hie on geógoþe bu wlitebeorht wǽron on woruld cenned they both in youth beautiful were born into the world, Cd. 10; Th. 12, 18; Gen. 187: Ps. Th. 118, 141. On geógoþe in youth, Beo. Th. 4843; B. 2426. From gígoþe mínum a juventute mea, Mk. Skt.

Linked entry: eógoþ

regol

(n.)
Grammar
regol, es; m.

a rulea rule, pattern, standard, normprescript, a canonrule

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a rule Se gewuna is strængra on ǽlcum worde ðon his regal sý, Ælfc. Gr. 30, 4;Som.. 34, 67. Sume gáþ of ðam regole, forðan ðe se gewuna is strengra, eruo ic nerige, erutus generod.

Linked entries: regol-bryce regul

un-wemme

(adj.)
Grammar
un-wemme, adj.

spotlesswithout blemishwithout defectuninjureduninjuredinviolateundefiledpureimmaculateperfectpureimmaculate

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Se æþela wong ǽghwæs onsund wið ýðfare gehealden stód hreóra wǽga unwemme ille locus, cum diluvium mersisset fluctibus orbem, exsuperavit aquas, Exon. Th. 200, 25; Ph. 46. Hé eft mid his unwemmum líchaman hine gegyrede, Blickl. Homl. 89, 35.

Linked entries: -wemme on-wæmme

wýscan

(v.)
Grammar
wýscan, p. te
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Skt. i. 5, 401. where the words of the wish are given Alexander ðá wíscte: 'Eálá gif ðú wǽre hund,' Homl.

Linked entry: wíscan

hrepian

(v.)
Grammar
hrepian, and <b>hreppan.</b> [The two forms may be taken together.]
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Th. i. 176, 6. to touch on, treat of a matter. the subject a person Ðás þing wé swá hwónlíce hér hrepiað on foreweardum worce, for ðan wé hig þenceað oftor tó hrepian and tó gemunanne, Angl. viii. 300, 21. the subject the writing in which the matter

níd

(n.)
Grammar
níd, neád, néd, neód, niéd, nýd, es; n.: e; f.

necessityinevitablenessnecessityneedurgent requirementa necessary businessdutyneedwhat one wantsnecessityneeddifficultyhardshipdistressforcecompulsion

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Spl. 37, 12. the name of the rune, ᚾ, N; hence the symbol is sometimes put instead of writing the word, Runic pm. Kmbl. 341, 8; Rún. 10 : Exon. Th. 429, 22; Rä. 43, 8 : 50, 14; Cri. 800 : 284, 28; Jul. 704 : Elen. Kmbl. 2519; El. 1261