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wil-cuma

(n.)
Grammar
wil-cuma, an; m.

One whose coming is pleasanta welcome person (or thing)

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Hé wilcuman ( Christ come to hell ) grétte : ‘ Ðé ðæs þonc sié, ðæt ðú ús sécan woldest, ' 462, 26; Hö. 58. Ðegnas cwóman, geségon wilcuman heofones Waldend, 35, 7; Cri. 554. Gé sind wilcuman. Cd. Th. 303, 22; Sat. 617 : Beo. Th. 794; B. 394.

síþ-fæt

(n.)
Grammar
síþ-fæt, es ;
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Ðæt gewin ðæs síþfætes labor itineris, Bd. 1, 23 ; S. 486, 1. Ðone intingan his síþfætes itineris sui causam, 4, 1 ; S. 563, 24 : Andr. Kmbl. 407 ; An. 204. Síþfates, Elen. Kmbl. 439 ; El. 220.

Linked entry: fæt

hál

(adj.)
Grammar
hál, adj.

Whole, hale, well, in good health, sound, safe, without fraud, honest; often used in salutation

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Hine ðǽm mannum hálne and gesundne ágeaf restored him to the men safe and sound, Blickl. Homl. 219, 21 : 107,17. Ðú mé behéte hál and clǽne ðæt ðæt ðú mé sealdest thou didst declare to me that what thou didst sell me was sound and clean, L.

Linked entry: hǽl

ge-bindan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-bindan, ic -binde, ðú -bintst, -binst, he -bint, pl. -bindaþ; p. ic, he -band, -bond, ðú -bunde, pl. -bundon; pp. -bunden [ge-, bindan to bind, tie] 1.

to bindtie uplĭgāreallĭgārevincīreconstringĕreto deceivefallĕre

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Ðære moldan sumne dǽl he gebond on his sceáte a part of the mould he tied up in his clothing, Bd. 3, 10; S. 534, 23: Exon. 18 b; Th.46, 5; Cri. 732. Hie handa gebundon they bound the hands, Andr. Kmbl. 96; An. 48: 2446; An. 1224.

Linked entries: ge-bond ge-bunden

rýman

(v.)
Grammar
rýman, de.

to make roomy, extend, spread, enlarge,amplifyto clear a wayyield, give place

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Ðæt syndan Antecristes þrǽlas ðe his weg rýmaþ Wulfst. 55, 9. Ða ðe ingang rýmaþ Salm. Kmbl. 442; Sal. 221. Se engel áwylte ðæt hlid; ná ðæt hé Criste útganges rýmde, Homl. Th. i. 222, 9. Se engel rýmde him weg þurh ðæt fýr, ii. 344, 13.

Linked entry: rúmaþ

be-leán

(v.)
Grammar
be-leán, p. -lóh, pl. -lógon; pp. -leahen

To hinder by blamereprehendreproveforbidprohiberereprobarereprehendere

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He him ðæt swýðe belóh hoc multum illi prohibuit Bd. 5, 19; S. 638, 28, note : Beo. Th. 1027; B. 511

be-rídan

(v.)
Grammar
be-rídan, he -rít; p. , -rád, pl. ; pp. -riden; v. a.

to ride roundto surroundbesiegeperequitarepræcingereto ride afterpursuepersequi

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to ride round, to surround, besiege; perequitare, præcingere Ðæt he his gefán beríde that he besiege his enemy, L. Alf. pol. 42; Th. i. 90, 4. to ride after, pursue; persequi Ðá berád mon ðæt wíf then they pursued the wife, Chr. 901; Ing. 125, 14.

égor-streám

(n.)
Grammar
égor-streám, eágor-streám,es ; m.

A water-stream, water, the seaunda, flŭvius, măre

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A water-stream, water, the sea; unda, flŭvius, măre Ðiós eorþe mæg and égorstreám cræfta náne adwæscan ðæt ðæt him on innan sticaþ this earth and sea can by no means extinguish that which in them remains. Bt. Met. Fox 20, 236; Met. 20, 118.

Linked entry: eágor-streám

éþ

(adv.)
Grammar
éþ, adv.

More easily

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More easily Ðæt ic ðý éþ mǽge ðæt sóþe leóht on ðé gebringan that I may the more easily bring upon thee the true light, Bt. 5, 3; Fox 14, 20: 19; Fox 70, 3. Ðú meaht éþ gecnáwan thou mightest more easily know, Bt. Met.

fóre-gangan

(v.)
Grammar
fóre-gangan, part. -gangende; p. -geóng, -géng, pl. -geóngon, -géngon; pp. -gangen

To go beforeprecedepræcēdĕre

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Hwæt ðǽr fóregange oððe hwæt ðǽr æfterfylige we ne cunnon quid autem præcessĕrit quidve sĕquātur ignōrāmus, Bd. 2, 13; S. 516, 22

Linked entry: fóre-gán

hux-

(adj.; prefix)
Grammar
hux-, husc-líc; adj.

Ignominiousscorninsult

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Ðá þuhte him tó huxlíc ðæt hé híran sceolde ǽnigum hláforde it seemed to him too ignominious to obey any lord, Ælfc. T. Grn. 2, 36. Ðá þuhte ðam heáhgeréfan huxlíc ðæt heó óðerne tealde tóforan his gebyrdum, Homl. Swt. 7, 24

Iclingas

(n.)
Grammar
Iclingas, pl.
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Guthlac belonged Hé was ðæs yldestan and ðæs æðelstan cynnes ðe Iclingas wǽron genemnede he [Guthlac's father] was of that chiefest and noblest race that were called Iclings, Guthl. 1 ; Gdwin. 8, 4. [Icelingtun (Ickleton in Cambridgeshire?)

pǽcan

(v.)
Grammar
pǽcan, p. pǽhte; pp. pǽht
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Hý óðer specaþ, óðer hý þencaþ, and lǽtaþ ðæt tó wærscype, ðæt hý óðre mágan swá swicollíce pǽcan, Wulfst. 55, 3. Pǽcht decepta, seducta, Hpt. Gl. 449, 42

ge-weder

(n.)
Grammar
ge-weder, -wider, -wyder, es; pl. nom. acc. -wederu; n. [weder weather]

Weatherthe temperature of the airtempestascæli tempĕries

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Weather, the temperature of the air; tempestas, cæli tempĕries Se sceortigenda dæg hæfþ líðran gewederu ðonne se langienda dæg the shortening day hath milder weather than the lengthening day, Bd. de nat. rerum; Wrt. popl. science 9, 21; Lchdm. iii. 252

Linked entries: ge-wider ge-wyder

ge-célan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-célan, p. de; pp. ed.

To make coldto coolallayrefrigerareTo become coldto be refreshedrefrigerari

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To become cold, to be refreshed; refrigerari Forlǽt me ðæt ic gecéle ǽrðam ðe ic gang remitte mihi ut refrigerer priusquam abeam, Ps. Spl. 38, 18

Linked entries: célan ge-ceolan

ge-dwelian

(v.)
Grammar
ge-dwelian, -dweligan.

to deceivelead astrayto err

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Th. 118, 30. to err Ic gedwelede swá ðæt dysige scép erravi sicut ovis, Ps. Th. 118, 176

til

(n.)
Grammar
til, es ; n.
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use, service, convenience, v. til, Gewritu secgaþ ðæt seó wiht ( day ) sý mid moncynne miclum ticlum (tielum? tilum?) sweotol and gesýne, sundorcræft hafaþ, Exon.

þeówet-líc

(adj.)
Grammar
þeówet-líc, adj.
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Gif wé ðeówtlícera weorca, ðæt sind synna, geswícaþ, Homl. Th. ii. 208, 6. Ðæt Sunnandæg freóls beó fram þeówetlícum weorcum, Wulfst. 292, 7

cræft-lic

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Substitute: artificial On twám wísum ys se dæg gecweden, naturaliter et vulgariter . .

þorn

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Of hafucðorne tó ðan langan þorne at Ichenilde wege ; ðæt swá tó ðan þriddan þorne æt wírhangran ; of ðám þorne tó ðám feórðan þorne on wrangan hylle foreweardre stent; ðæt swá forð tó dám fíftan þorne; tó þám ele-beáme, C. D. v. 297, 16-20