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sumer

(n.)
Grammar
sumer, (-or, -ur), es; dat. a, e; m.
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Heó sý geworht ofer midne sumor, Lchdm. iii. 74, 11: Menol Fox 235; Men. 119

Linked entries: sumor sumur

wlítan

(v.)
Grammar
wlítan, p. wlát, pl. wliton

To lookgaze

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Heó swá wíde wlítan meahte ofer heofonríce, 38, 18; Gen. 608. Wlítan in wuldre to see heaven, 290, 2; Sat. 409. Fleóhnet, ðæt hé mihte wlítan ðurh on ǽghwylcne, and on hyne nǽnig monna cynnes, Judth. Thw. 22, 5; Jud. 49.

geond-geótan

(v.)
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Þá wearð heó eall mid teárum geondgoten she was bathed in tears, 33, 234. <b>I a.</b> fig. to cover with confusion, &amp;c. :-- Þú gendgute hine mid gescændnysse perfudisti eum confusione, Ps. L. 88, 46.

hlít

(n.)
Grammar
hlít, es; m. (but in Ps. L. 30, 16 the word seems feminine).

lotfatefortune

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Srt. 77, 54. the share assigned to a person Seó sáwel ðe bedǽled is þám gódnyssum, heó gewilnige þæt se cystiga wealdend hí geðeóde þám hlýte his gecorena, Hml. Th. i. 346, 29. Ne forlǽt Dryhten gird synfulra ofer hlét (sortem) ryhtwísra, Ps. Vos.

Linked entries: hlét hlot hlyt

scínan

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Add: of that which emits rays Eall swá leóhte seó sunne scínð under þǽre eorðan on nihtlicre tíde, swá swá heó on dæg déð bufan úrum heáfdum, Lch. iii. 234, 23.

þes

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.; þeós swá hwæt swá heó gesyhð ...; þonne is seó þridde ..., swá hwæt swá þeós gesyhð ..., Lch. i. 242, 19-26. Þás and þás and þás beóð leóriende, Gr.

ǽfre

eversemper,at all times, on every occasion ever, at any time, in any caseunquamwhatever, (as) ever, &c.

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Búton heó hit ǽfre gebéte, Hml. S. 17, 156: An. 1014. giving emphasis as in whatever, (as) ever, &c. Swá rihtlíce geséman swá him ǽfre rihtlícost þúhte, C. D. iii. 292, 32. Eall ðæt ǽfre betst wæs, Chr. 1048; P. 174, 23.

weorþ

(adj.)
Grammar
weorþ, worþ, wurþ, wirþ, wyrþ, wirþe, wierþe, wyrþe, weorþe; adj.
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Heó nis nánes lofes wyrþe, Bt. 20; Fox 70, 24: 24, 4; Fox 86, 10: Lchdm. iii. 162, 5. Hwæs bið ðæt unwæstmbǽre treów wyrðe búton scearpre æxe? Homl. Th. ii. 408, 16.

ild

(n.)
Grammar
ild, e ; f.

an ageævumsæculumageyearsætasmatureeldsenectusvetustasage

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Cild ðæt ðe heó Abrahame on his ylde ácende filium quem peperit ei [Abraham] jam seni, 7 : Beo. Th. 43; B. 22.

Linked entries: yld eld

tweógan

(v.)
Grammar
tweógan, tweón; p. tweóde.
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Hine wile tweógan, hwæðer heó him sóð secge, Wulfst. 3, 7. Nǽnigne tweógean ne þearf, ðæt seó wyrd geweorþan sceal, Blickl. Homl. 83, 9.

Linked entries: tuáes tweón twiógan

wróht

(n.)
Grammar
wróht, e; f. : es; m.

accusationa false accusationslandercalumnyfaultcrimeoffencea quarrelstrifecause of complaintinjuryhurt

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Similar entries v. wróht-bora, II Heó (the Egyptians) his (Joseph's) mǽgwinum morðor fremedon, wróht berénedon (cf. Ex. l, 9-11),. . .mánum treówum woldon hié ðæt feorhleán fácne gyldan, Cd. Th. 187, 6 ; Exod. 147.

efne

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Heó hæfde efne and heóld þæs líchaman lustes forhæfdnesse, ac hwæðre . . . carnis quidem continentiam habuit, sed . . ., Gr. D. 340, 15. Efne . . ., ac . . ., Hml. S. 22, 107.

níd

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Þæt Crístene menn tó cyrican faran magan and þǽr heora neóda tó Gode mǽnan, Wlfst. 278, 20. a condition marked by the lack or want of some necessary thing, or requiring some extraneous aid or addition Hml.

wǽta

(n.)
Grammar
wǽta, an; m.:wǽte, an; f.

wet, moisturea liquid a liquid that may be drunkor used in cookery, medicine,etc., liquor, drinkmoisture in an animal body, humourwater, urinemoisture of plants, juice, sap

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Swá dóð sume menn . . . se wǽta ne fæstnode heora wyrtruman, Homl. Th. ii. 90, 30-35. Wǽte humor vel mador, Wrt. Voc. i. 53, 44. Snáw cymð of ðam þynnum wǽtan, ðe byð up átogen mid ðære lyfte, Lchdm. iii. 278, 23.

Linked entries: wǽt wǽte

ge-witnes

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Gif man áfinde ꝥ heora ǽnig on wóhre gewitnesse wǽre, ꝥ nǽfre his gewitnes eft náht ne forstande, Ll. Th. i. 204, 22-4. Getrýwe gewitnes trustworthy evidence, 290, 19.

swégan

(v.)
Grammar
swégan, p. de
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Heora bodunge swég swégde geond eall. Homl. Ass. 56, 144. Swégde increpuerit (musica ), Hpt. Gl. 445, 17. Óþ ðæt ðæt forme tácn undernes swége, Anglia xiii. 432, 953. Hwylc bóc is ðæt ðæt ne clypige and swége, R.

þeów-dóm

(n.)
Grammar
þeów-dóm, es; m.
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Hí synd of miclum dǽle heora sylfes anwealdes, hwæþere of miclum dǽle hí syndon Angelcynnes ðeówdóme betǽhte ( Anglorum sunt servitio mancipati ), Bd. 5, 23; S. 647, 4.

gingra

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Cf. ildra an ancestor Ðis is ꝥ frið ꝥ . . . ealle gecweden habbað . . . for hý sylfe and for heora gingran, ge for geborene ge for ungeborene (ge for hý sylfe ge for heora ofspryng, v. l. ), Ll.

ge-wendan

(v.)
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Hí gewendon heom tó ðám cynge, Chr. 1046; P. 169, 2. where the subject is acted on Hí of eorðan cómon, and eft tó dúste gewendað, Hml. S. 12, 20. His sáwul gewende tó helle, Hml. Th. i. 20, 10.

faru

goingpassingsailinga journeyvoyagean expeditionproceedingscoursepathprocedurethe trainthe troopsthe followersthe attendantscarriage

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Se cyng geáxode ꝥ his feónd gelætte wǽron and ne mihten ná geforðian heora fare, Chr. 1085; P. 216, 7. Ðurh þás fare (the crusade) wearð se cyng and his bróðor sehte, 1096; P. 232, 30.