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ge-cnáwan

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Wé on þám gecnáwan magon ꝥ þeós world is scyndende and heononweard, Bl. H. 115, 19. <b>VI a.

wita

(n.)
Grammar
wita, an; m.

one who knowsa person of understanding or learninga wise manone able to give counsela counsellorone able to give counsel in affairs of stateone who takes part in the councils of a nation a leading manan eldera chief personseniorone who has knowledgea witnessa wise manone professing supernatural knowledge

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geþeahtere ðæs Pápan consiliarius erat Papae, Bd. 5, 19; S. 638, 14. one able to give counsel in affairs of state, one who takes part in the councils of a nation, a leading man Sum in mæðle mæg módsnottera folcrǽdenne forð gehycgan, ðǽr witena biþ worn

Linked entries: weota wieta wiota

hál

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Hé wæs hál geworden of ðám eórede sanus factus est a legione, Lk. 8, 36. of mental health, sane, sound (mind) Wód rabidus vel insanus, hál sanus, Wrt. Voc. i. 75, 57. Hál angyt, Solil. H. 28, 3. Háles módes sane mentis, Mk. 5, 15.

LUFU

(n.)
Grammar
LUFU, e and an [v. Anglia vi. 176]; f.

LOVE

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Ðeós woruld nǽre wyrðe ðæt man tó hire lufe hæfde ealles tó swíðe this world does not deserve to be loved too much, Wulfst. 273, 14. For Godes ege and for his lufu, 302, 27. Ðǽr wé sib and lufu samod gemétaþ, Hy. 7, 30; Hy. Grn. ii. 287, 30.

Linked entry: lufe

blis

(n.)
Grammar
blis, bliss, blys, blyss, e; f. [contracted from blíþs, q. v. ]

BLISS, joy, gladness, exultation, pleasurelætitia, gaudium, exultatio, beatitasfriendship, kindness, benevolence, gracecomitas, benignitas, benevolentia, gratia

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Ðanon com ǽrest cristendóm and blis fór Gode and fór worulde whence first came christianity and joy before God and before the world, Chr. 1011; Erl. 146, 22. Ðú eart blis mín tu es exultatio mea, Ps. Spl. 31, 9.

Linked entry: blíþs

swelgan

(v.)
Grammar
swelgan, p. swealh, pl. swulgon; pp. swolgen (with acc. or inst. (dat.))
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Ðá ðam wordum swealg brego when the prince had heard those words, Exon. Th. 196, 25; Az. 179. Háliges láre synnige ne swulgon, ðeáh hé sóðra swá feala tácna gecýðde. Andr. Kmbl. 1419; An. 710. Wile se Waldend, ðæt wé wisdom á snyttrum swelgen, Exon.

Linked entry: swylfende

wyrhta

(n.)
Grammar
wyrhta, an ; m.

a wrightworkmanartificerlabourerone who works at some tradea makerproducerauthorcreatorfabricatorthe CreatorMakera doerworker

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a wright, workman, artificer, labourer, one who works at some trade Wyrhta operarius, Wrt. Voc. i. 73, 25 : opifex, 47, 10. Yldest wyrhta architectus, 19, 14 : 47, 11. Se wyrhta (operarius) ys wyrðe hys metes, Mt. Kmbl. 10, 10. Wyrihte faber, Mk.

Linked entry: werta

heonan

afterwardsfrom now

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Th 56, 2. from this world, from this life. Similar entries v. heonan-síþ Heonon istinc, i. ex hoc uita, An. Ox. 3503. Hí tó ðé hionan (hion. Met. 20, 239) fundiaþ, Bt. 33, 4; F 132, 25: Met. 18, ii. Heonon, Gen. 476.

(pronoun.)
Grammar
hé, m: heó; f: hit; n.

He, she, it

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Hig grétton hig gesybsumum wordum they greeted each other with words of peace, Ex. 18, 7. Hí ðá hí gecyston then they kissed each other, Shrn. 89, 12.

Linked entries: heó hie hig hió

on-geagn

(prep.)
Grammar
on-geagn, -gegen, -gægn, -gegn, -geán, -gán, -geǽn, -gén.

opposite, over against, againsttowards, in the direction of, to meet, in the way ofagainstagainst, for the reception of, to receivein reply toin return for, as an equivalent for opposite, over againstagainst, in a direction opposite toagainst, with, contrary to, in opposition toin reply toas an equivalent for, in return for, in exchange foragainst, ready fortowardsoppositeagain, backLat re-in replytowardson the other handagain

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MSS.) ðara óðerra word he rejoices at the words of the others, Past. 17, 3; Swt. 111, 10. Ðæt cild ongeán his Hláfordhyhte and hine hálette the hope of the child went out to meet his Lord, and he hailed him, Blickl.

Linked entries: a-gén a-gén on-gegen

on

(prep.)
Grammar
on, an ; prep. adv. A.

expressing local relations, rest upon and contact with an object, ondependence upon an objectextension over a surfacenearnessin or at a place, or with a personrest where one object is contained in another, or is surrounded by others, within, among; and metaphorically inmarking the seat of feeling, thought, etc., in, within, at on, at, in within, in the course of, in, during on, a-fromon, in, at by, with of, consisting of or inin respect to, in the matter of, inin, ofat (a distance), of (the weight of),with, inin accordance withofinmotion, actual or figurative, which is external to the object expressed by the word which on governs, upon, on, on to, tomarking motion from without to the inside, into, among continuously, together, anon, at once expressing temporal relations,on, in, atinto (one's power, etc. )against in accordance withmarking the object of thought, emotion, speech, trust, sightmarking pricein (the name of), by (in adjuration)

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The word is often used in translating Latin words with the prefix in-, thus on belǽdan inferre, on gebringan, on heápian ingerere, on gehreósan ingruere. with other adverbs Ðǽr stód disc on, Bd. 3, 6; S. 528, 14. Ne ic ðǽr nán þing on ne cann. St.

Linked entries: an un-reordian

ge-trymman

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Suǽ suǽ here sceolde bión getrymed onbútan Hierusalem, suǽ sculon beón getrymed ðá word ðæs sácerdes ymbútan ðæt mód his hiéremonna Past. 161, 19-25. Hé hét þæt hí áne tíd ofer undern hí getrymedon ongeán heora fýnd, Hml. Th. i. 504, 24.

wegan

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

to move, bear, carry, bring, transport to bring, cause to bear, support to bear, carry, to have bearwearto haveto be under the influence of havebear to bear, submit toto weigh,to put something in a balance to be equal to To move

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., where the object is abstract Sume him ðæs hádes hlísan willaþ wegan en wordum and ða weorc ne dóð some are ready to bear the reputation of being of the elect, as far as words go, and do not do the works, Exon.

Linked entry: æt-wegan

tó-sceádan

(v.)
Grammar
tó-sceádan, -scádan; p. -scéd, -sceád (in the Northern Gospels weak forms are found, and -sceádde occurs in Bede); pp. -sceáden.

to divide in two,separate one thing from anotherto divide into partiescause divisiondissension amongto separate contending parties or claimsjudge,decide betweento make a distinction between thingsto distinguishtreat or regard differentlyto separate one thing from another with the mind,to discern,distinguish,discriminateto separate things from one another,to order,dispose,appointto separate the parts of a confused whole,to expound,interpret,render intelligibleto discussto send in different directions,to scatterdisperseTo be separated,to differ

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God gesyhþ ǽlces monnes geþanc, and his word and his dǽda tóscǽt (cernit), Bt. 40, 7; Fox 244, 1. Mid ðære nose wé tósceádaþ (discernimus) stencas, Past. 11; Swt. 65, 20.

hér

here . . . there

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Nú hæbbe ic his hér on handa, 678: Vald. 2, 18. on earth, in this world or life Ne wæs hér þá giét nymðe heolstersceado wiht geworden, Gen. 103. Ǽghwilc man sceolde mid sáre on þás world cuman, and hér on sorhgum beón, Bl. H. 5, 28.

ÁÞ

(n.)
Grammar
ÁÞ, es; m.

an OATHa swearingjuramentum

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Nú on worulde hér monnum ne deriaþ máne áþas now here in the world wicked [false] oaths do not inflict injury on men, Bt. Met. Fox 4, 96; Met. 4, 48. Mid unforedan áþe with an unbroken oath; pleno juramento, L. Wil. ii. 3 ; Th. i. 489, 25.

Linked entries: aaþ ánfeald áþ

FREMMAN

(v.)
Grammar
FREMMAN, to fremmanne; ic fremme, ðú fremest, he fremeþ, pl. fremmaþ; p. fremede, fremde, pl. fremedon; impert. freme, pl. fremmaþ; subj. pres. fremme, pl. fremmen; pp. fremed.

to advancepromŏvēreto FRAMEmakedoeffectperformcommitiăcĕrepatrāreeffĭcĕreperfĭcĕreperpetrāre

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Ðæt ðú hospcwide ǽfre ne fremme wið Godes bearne that thou never make contemptuous words against God&#39;s son, Elen. Kmbl. 1046; El. 524: Andr. Kmbl. 2708; An. 1356. Fremme se ðe wille let him perform [ it] who will. Beo. Th. 2011; B. 1003.

Linked entry: ge-fremman

irfe

(n.)
Grammar
irfe, ierfe, yrfe, es; n.

Inheritanceproperty

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[Under the single form yrfe two words seem to be comprised ; the one just given, also written ærfe, erfe, and another, which would correspond with a Gothic aurbi, connected with orf, with the meaning cattle.

wérig

(adj.)
Grammar
wérig, adj.
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Woldan wérigu wíf wópe bimǽnan æþelinges deáð, Exon. Th. 459, 23; Hö. 4. Wérigra wraþu, 183, 34; Gú. 1337. Eálá ðú ðe eart sió héhste frófer eallra wérigra móda O!

áscian

(v.)
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Hé sumra wyrta (worda, v. l.) ácsode þone wyrtweard hortulanum quaedam requireret, Gr. D. 180, 30. Ácsa hine his wísena, Ll. Th. ii. 260, 21. Ne áxa nánne wiccan rǽdes nec sit qui pythones consulat, Deut. 18, 11. 'Mót ic þé áhtes ácsian?'

Linked entry: áhsian