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wyrcan

(v.)
Grammar
wyrcan, weorcan ; p. worhte ; pp. worht.

to worklabourto maketo makeformconstructto be the sourcecause of, to produceto makeconstituteto workdoperformto perform a ritekeep a seasonto workeffect a purposeattain an object,

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gel-yraþ tó wyrceanne ðæs weorc ðe sende, Jn. Skt. 9, 4. to perform a rite, keep a season Mín tíma ys gehende ðæt ic mid ðé wyrce míne Eástro, Mt. Kmbl. 26, 18. Grammar wyrcan, with gen. Ic ðæs wyrce, ðæt ic gange on hús Godes, Ps.

ge-wyrcan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-wyrcan, -wyrcean; p. -worhte, ðú -worhtest; pp. -worht.

to workmakebuildformdisposedoperformcelebratecommitto get by workinggainobtainmerit

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Crist him to cwæþ 'Ic ðé geworhte' Christ said to him 'I made thee,' Blickl. Homl. 231, 28. Ðú eall geworhtest þing þearle gód thou didst make every thing exceeding good, Bt. Met. Fox 20, 88; Met. 20, 44.

Linked entry: ge-worht

ge-limpan

(v.)
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tó dæg swá wunderlíce is gelumpen, Hml. S. 23, 742. Swá is þissum nú móde gelumpen, Met. 3, 7. (3 a) where the verb is followed by a substantive clause :-- Oft t Þonne hwylcum men gelimpeþ ꝥ his fæder gefærþ, 131, 24.

strang

(adj.)
Grammar
strang, adj.
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Hé ys strengra (strængra, Rush. : strongra, Lind.) ðonne ic est fortior me, Mt. Kmbl. 3, 11 : Lk. Skt. 11, 22. Wé wénaþ ðæt mon beó ðý strængra (strencra, Cott. MS.) ðe hé biþ micel on his líchoman, Bt. 24, 3 ; Fox 84, 7.

aldor-leg

(n.)
Grammar
aldor-leg, = -læg, es; n.

Life-lawfate

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Life-law, fate Ðæt ge cúðon míne aldorlege that ye know my life's destiny. Cd. 179; Th. 224, 20; Dan. 139

ár-fæt

(n.)
Grammar
ár-fæt, es ; n.

A brazen vesselæramentumlabrum

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A brazen vessel; æramentum, labrum Fyrmþa árfata baptismata æramentorum, Mk. Bos. 7, 4. Hálgode ðæt árfæt labrum sanctificavit, Lev. 8, 11

asundran

(adv.)
Grammar
asundran, asundron; adv.

ASUNDERapartaloneprivatelyseorsum

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ASUNDER, apart, alone, privately; seorsum Eall he hys leorning-cnihtum asundron rehte seorsum discipulis suis disserebat omnia, Mk. Bos. 4, 34

astrihilthet

(n.)
Grammar
astrihilthet, [astre a house, hold a master, þeowet a fine? Mann.]

A fine levied on a householdercompensatio facta a domino mansionis

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C. 26; Th. i. 454, 2, MS. L

búton

(adv.)
Grammar
búton, adv.
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Gratuitously, without a cause; gratis Forðan ðe búton hí behíddon me onforwyrde quoniam gratis absconderunt mihi interitum, Ps. Spl. 34, 8

clite

(n.)
Grammar
clite, an; f.

colt's foottussilago

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The herb colt's foot; tussilago Genim ða langan clitan [MS. lancge cliton] take the long colt's foot, Lchdm. iii. 22, 16

dun-falu

(adj.)
Grammar
dun-falu, dun-fealu; adj. [dun dun, fealu fallow-coloured]

Dun or tawny colour color cervōrum

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Dun or tawny colour; color cervōrum Dun-fealu [MS. -falu] cervīnus, Ælfc. Gl. 79; Som. 72, 88; Wrt. Voc. 46, 45

dúre-weard

(n.)
Grammar
dúre-weard, -werd, es; m.

A door-ward, door-keeper

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A door-ward, door-keeper, Mk. Bos. 13, 34: Wrt. Voc. 81, 12: L. Ælf. C. 11; Th. ii. 346, 28

festnes

(n.)
Grammar
festnes, -ness, e; f.

A fastnessfirmamentfirmāmentum

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A fastness, firmament; firmāmentum Weorc handa his bodaþ festnes [MS. fesnesse] ŏpĕra mănuum ejus annuntiat firmāmentum, Ps. Spl. T. 18, 1

folc-rǽden

(n.)
Grammar
folc-rǽden, -rǽdenn, e; f.

A nation's lawplēbiscītum

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A nation's law; plēbiscītum Sum mæg folcrǽdenne gehycgan one may deliberate a nation's law, Exon. 79a; Th. 295, 32; Crä. 42

for-gnýdan

(v.)
Grammar
for-gnýdan, pp. -gnyden

To dash or throw downelīdĕre

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To dash or throw down; elīdĕre On eorþan forgnyden, fǽmende he tearflode elīsus in terram, vŏlūtābātur spūmans, Mk. Bos. 9, 20

freóls-dóm

(n.)
Grammar
freóls-dóm, es; m.

Freedomlibertylībertas

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Freedom, liberty; lībertas Ciricean freólsdóm [MS. freólsdóme] gafola to the church freedom from imposts, L. Wih. l; Th. i. 36, 15

from-síþ

(n.)
Grammar
from-síþ, es; m.

A going from or awaydeparturediscessusabĭtus

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A going from or away, departure; discessus, abĭtus Fromsíþ freán my lord's departure, Exon. 115 b; Th. 443, 20; Kl. 33

Linked entry: fram-síþ

hwilc-hwéne

(pronoun.)
Grammar
hwilc-hwéne, -hwóne; pron. indef.

Somesome one

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Wið huelchuóne adversus aliquem, Mk. Skt. Lind. 11. 25

hýr-mann

(n.)
Grammar
hýr-mann, es; m.
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Mid ðǽm hýremonnum cum mercenariis, Mk. Skt. Rush. 1, 20

Linked entry: hýrig-mann

middel-dǽl

(n.)
Grammar
middel-dǽl, es; m.

The middle

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The middle Ongén ðæm middeldǽle (other MS. middele) on ðæm eástende ad mediam frontem orientis, Ors. 1, 1; Swt. 10, 6