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wissung

(n.)
Grammar
wissung, e; f.

guidancedirectiondirectioninstructionteachingrulegovernmentdirection

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Hé mót lǽtan hí lybban be heora bóca wissunge and heora gástlícan ealdres tǽcunge, Homl. Th. ii. 594, 2. Hí (the apostles ) ða láre on bócum áwriton be Godes ágenre wissunge, L. Ælfc. P. 20; Th. ii. 370, 29: Homl. Ass. 20, 156.

hýd

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Mec ( a book ) wráh hæleð hleóbordum, hýde (hýþe, MS.) beþenede (cf. the following citation), Rä. 27, 12. Hýda tergora (De pugillaribus . . . Calceamenta mihi tradebant tergora dura, Ald. 263, 10). An. Ox. 26, 19. <b>I a.

wyrcan

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(l a β) add :-- Ǽgwilc treíw gód gódne wæstmas bereþ ł wyrceþ omnis arbor bona fructus bonos facit, Mt. R. 7, 17. Hwílum wyrmas heortcoþe wyrceað, Lch. ii. 176, 13.

heard

firmsteadfastresoluteboldresoluteobduraterigidunyieldingoppressiverigorousstrictharsh

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Þǽr oninnan bær eorlgestreóna hringa hyrde, hard wyrðne dǽl fǽttan goldes there in bore of treasures, of plated gold, the rings' keeper bold a noble portion, 2245.

ongeagn

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Weras wíf somod urnon ongeán þá þeódnes mægð, Jud. 165. (2 a) in a direction opposite to that of another moving body :-- Ðá seofon tunglan farad ǽfre ongeán ðone rodor, Sal. K. p. 124, 155.

stów

(n.)
Grammar
stów, e ; f.
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Kmbl. 683 ; Sal. 341. a place on the body Gif ðú wille lim áceorfan . . . gesceáwa ðú hwilc sió stów sié and ðære stówe mægen, for*-*ðon ðe ðara stówa sum raþe rotaþ, gif hire mon gímeleáslíce tilaþ, Lchdm. ii. 84, 22-25.

swíþ

(adj.)
Grammar
swíþ, adj.
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Ðú nymst ðone swýðran bóh, Ex. 29, 21. Gif hwá ðé sleá on ðín swýðre wenge, Mt. Kmbl. 5, 39. Used without a noun, the right hand, the right Godes swýðra(-e ?) forbeád Abrahame ðæt hé his sunu ne ofsloge, ac funde him ánne ram, Prud. 1 b.

ge-læccan

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Ne nán ne gedyrstlǽce þæt hé fǽrlíce bóc gelæcce ( arripiat ), and þǽr bútan foresceáwunge onginne tó rǽdenne, R. Ben. 62, 5. to obtain by force Hé gelæcð ðurh strece þæt heofenlice ríce, Hml.

ge-nerian

(v.)
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</b> to cure of disease :-- Hé eów fram blindnesse bóte gefremede, and fram unclǽnum generede deófla gástum. El. 301. Generad fotus (cf. fotus gelácnod, Wrt. Voc. ii. 149, 77), An.

ge-ceósan

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Wille ic ꝥ symble mid eów gehealden sý þe gé tó friðes bóte gecoren hæfdon, Ll. Th. i. 278, 2. to accept a condition Hé eall ꝥ lǽste ꝥ uncer formǽl wæs þá ic tó him gebeáh and his wilian geceás ( became his vassal ), Ll. Th. i. 178, 9.

níd

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Seó þearlwísnes þæs heardan lífes him ǽrest of nýde (néde, v. l.) becóm (ex necessitate obuenerat) for bóte his synna, Bd. 4, 25 ; Sch. 493, 19. necessity from the facts or circumstances of the case Nales oð bewerenesse þá symbelnesse tó mǽrsienne mæssesanges

wǽr

(n.)
Grammar
wǽr, e; f.

A covenantcompactagreementpledge

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Hé ða wǽre and ða winetreówe lǽstan wolde, 475, 19; Bo. 50: 172, 17; Gú. 1145: Cd. Th. 93, 8; Gen. 1542: 139, 10; Gen. 2307: 142, 23; Gen. 2366. Ðæt ǽnig mon wordum ne worcum wǽre ne brǽce, Beo. Th. 2205; B. 1100.

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sculan

(v.)
Grammar
sculan, &nbsp;sceolan; ic, hé sceal, scal, ðú scealt, pl. wé sculon, sceolon ; p. sceolde, scolde, scealde, scalde; subj.
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Gif hwá óðrum scyle (scule) borh oððon bóte, gelǽste hit georne, L. Eth. v. 20; Th. i. 308, 31. [Cf. Uoryef me þet ich þe ssel, Ayenb. 115, 29.

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ge-settan

(v.)
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Th. 143, 15. to compose, write a book, narrative, poem, &amp;c. Se saltere ys án bóc þe hé (David) gesette, Ælfc. T. Grn. 7, 27 : 10, 45. Marcus leornode of Petres bodunge hú hé ðá bóc (the gospel) gesette . . .

sél

(adj.)
Grammar
sél, (the positive form does not occur, but is found in Layamon) ; cpve. sélra, sélla ; spve. sélest, sélost; adj.
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On gódre and on sélestre heortan in corde bono et optimo, Lk. Skt. 8, 15.

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in-gehygd

(n.)
Grammar
in-gehygd, -hýd, e; f : es; n.

Thoughtmindintentsenseknowledgeunderstandingconscienceintentionpurpose

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Ðus áfandaþ God his gecorenan, ná swilce hé nyte heora ingehýd, Boutr. Scrd. 23, 7. Ðæt gold getácnode úrne geleáfan and úre góde ingehíd ðe wé Gode offrian sceolon, Gen. pref. Thw. 3, 33.

weder

(n.)
Grammar
weder, es; n.

weather, condition of the atmospheregood weatherwind, storm, breeze, airweather (as in weather-bow, -bound), wind.

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Styrmendum wederum, 7, 3; Fox 22, 5. in reference to sailing, weather (as in weather-bow, -bound), wind.v. weder-fæst Ðá gestód hine beáh weder and storm sǽ, wearþ ðá fordrifan on án íglond vela Neritii ducis eurus appulit insulae, Bt. 38, 1; Fox 194

HEARD

(adj.)
Grammar
HEARD, hard; adj.

HARD, harsh, austere, severe, rigorous, stern, stubborn, firm, hardy, bravedurus, rigidus, asper, acer

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Se líchoma ðonne on ðone heardestan stenc and on ðone fúlostan biþ gecyrred the body then shall be turned to the strongest and foulest stench, Blickl. Homl. 59, 12.

FEORH

(n.)
Grammar
FEORH, feorg, fiorh, ferh, fyorh; gen. feores; dat. inst. feore; pl. nom. acc. feorh; gen. feora; dat. inst. feorum; n. m.

lifesoulspiritvītaănĭmaa living beingpersonhŏmopersōna

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S. 26; Th. i. 392, 3: Ors. 2, 5; Bos. 48, 23: Chr. 937; Erl. 114, 2; Æðelst. 36. Ymb cyninges feorh sierwian to plot against the king&#39;s life, L. Alf. pol. 4; Th. i. 62, 15. Ðú ðín feorh hafast thou hast thy life, Beo.

sceótan

(v.)
Grammar
sceótan, p. sceát, pl. scuton, sceoton ; pp. scoten.
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Homl. 199, 23. to shoot, make an object move rapidly, push (cf. to shoot a bolt) Ðonne man ða sulh forþ drífe, and ða forman furh on sceóte, Lchdm. i. 404, 2.

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