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hreówan

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þæt hié heofonríce ágan, Gen. 426. with clause as subject Mec ongon hreówan þæt mín hondgeweorc on feónda geweald féran sceolde, Cri. 1415. to affect with pity or compassion. the subject a noun (pronoun), a person Hé þám folce mid his eádmódnysse cwéman

ǽmettig

Grammar
ǽmettig, ǽmetig, ǽmtig.

empty, void, vacant devoid, void of, free fromunoccupied, at leisure, exempt fromfree to dounmarried

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Heó wæs ful cweden, næs ǽmetugu, Bl. H. 5, 5. with gen. :-- Ǽmetig gástlicra mægena, Bl. H. 37, 9. Hí wiðinnan ǽmtige wǽron ðæs gódan ingehýdes, Hml. Th. ii. 570, 7. with fram :-- Hé wæs ǽmtig fram ðám incundan andgite, Hml. Th. ii. 556, 1.

Linked entries: ǽmetgian ǽmtig

mǽre

(adj.)
Grammar
mǽre, adj.

Greatexcellentdistinguishedillustrioussublimesplendidcelebratedfamouswidely knownnotoriousdistinguished by evil deedsinsignis

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Mǽru cwén the illustrious queen (Wealhtheow), Beo. Th. 4037; B. 2016. Sunu se ðe biþ góde mǽre a son (Isaac) who shall be great in goodness, Cd. 100; Th. 133, 24; Gen. 2198: Beo. Th. 3909; B. 1952. Mihtum mǽre great in power, Elen.

faru

goingpassingsailinga journeyvoyagean expeditionproceedingscoursepathprocedurethe trainthe troopsthe followersthe attendantscarriage

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Sum cwén cóm tó Salomone mid micelre fare, ii. 584, 10. Cóm Flaccus mid mycelre fare tó Petronellan, wolde hí niman tó wífe, Hml.

wíf-mann

(n.)
Grammar
wíf-mann, (wím-, wim-?), es; m. (but seó wífman occurs). I.

a womanfemale

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cweðe gé ðæt gé ne magon beón bútan wímmannes þénungum, L. Ælfc. C. 6 ; Th. ii. 344, 19. God geworhte ðæt ribb tó ánum wífmen ( in mulierem), Gen. 2, 22. Ðæt bisceop . . . næbbe on his húse nǽnne wífman, búton hit sý his módor . . . L. Ælfc.

Linked entry: wím-man

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Hé cunnode hú hié cweðan woldon, Dan. 531: Jud. 259. On sefan sécan hú . . ., El. 474. Sirwan hú . . ., Sat. 499. (a α) where the verb on which the clause depends is not expressed :-- Hú man sceal gyldan twelfhyndes man, Ll.

for-déman

to condemnto condemnsentence to punishmentto confiscatesequestratedecidedetermine

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H. 223, 32. in a civil case Þý lǽs ǽnig man cweðe þæt ic míne mǽgcild mid wó fordémde, Cht. Th. 486, 28. in a criminal case, to condemn, sentence to punishment Hwǽr synd þá ðe þé wrégdon? Ne fordémde (condemnauit) þé nán man ...

hwæþer

(con.)
Grammar
hwæþer, conj.
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Cweðe wé hwæþer þá ealdras ongyton? numquid cognouerunt principes?, Jn. 7, 26 (cf. cweþe gé numquid, 31). Hwæðer (numquid ) ǽnig man him mete bróhte?, 4, 33. Hueðer (cweðe gé, W. S.), Mt. L. 9, 15. Hueoðer (cweþe wé, W. S.), 12, 23.

hwǽr

(adv.)
Grammar
hwǽr, [or hwær?], hwar; adv.

Whereanywheresomewherewheresoeverwherever

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Gif ic cweðe nescio ubi inveniam meum librum, nát ic hwǽr ic finde míne bóc, ðonne biþ se ubi infinitivum, Ælfc. Gr. 38; Som. 40, 61. Ic næbbe hwǽr ic mǽge ealle míne wæstmas gegaderian I have not where I may gather together all my fruits, Homl.

Linked entries: hwára hwar

un-gesǽlig

(adj.)
Grammar
un-gesǽlig, adj.

Unhappyunfortunateunhappysufferingmisfortunecalamitysuffering want of moral goodcausing unhappinessunfortunatecalamitousunprofitableevil

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Ne meht ðú cweðan ðæt ðú earm sé and ungesǽlig ( te existimari miserum ), Bt. 8; Fox 24, 23.

Linked entries: ge-sǽlig un-sǽlig

HERE

(n.)
Grammar
HERE, gen. heres, heriges, herges; m.

An army a hostmultitudea large predatory band

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Ðý læs ǽfre cweðan óðre þeóda hǽðene herigeas nequando dicant in gentibus, Ps. Th. 78, 10: Andr. Kmbl. 1304; An. 652. Herigea mǽste with the greatest of hosts, 3001; An. 1503. Herega, Cd. 209; Th. 259, 29; Dan. 699. Heriga, Elen. Kmbl. 295; El. 148.

Linked entries: flot-herge hors-here

LUST

(n.)
Grammar
LUST, es; m.

LUSTdesirepleasurevoluptuousness

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Ic ðé lustum láce cwéme voluntarie sacrifcabo tibi, Ps. Th. 53, 6. Néde oððe lustum, Bt. Met. Fox 9, 88; Met. 9, 44. Mid lustum, Dóm. L. 6, 70. Wesan on lustum to live joyously, Cd. 23; Th. 30, 26; Gen. 473.

Linked entry: lustume

tawian

(v.)
Grammar
tawian, p. ode.

to taw, dress or prepare materialto intreat shamefully or evilly, treat badly, abuse, insult.

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.), and see Halliwell Oft týne oððe twelfe (flotmen) ǽlc æfter óðrum scendaþ and tawiaþ tó bysmore ðæs þegnes cwenan and hwílum his dohtor oððe nýdmágan, ðær hé on lócaþ ðe lǽt hine sylfne rancne and rícne, ǽr ðæt gewurde, Wulfst. 162, 20.

Linked entry: ge-tawian

hryre

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Oð þæt him cwelm gesceód . . . oð þæt him God wolde þurh hryrehreddan heá ríce, Dan. 671. of violent death in battle, &c. Hryre excidium, Wrt. Voc. ii. 32, 40. Æfter deófla hryre after the fall of Grendel and his mother, B. 1680.

HLÁF

(n.)
Grammar
HLÁF, es; m.

Bread, food, a loaf

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Cweþ ðæt ða stánas tó hláfum geweorþan tell the stones to become loaves, Blickl. Homl. 27, 7

ge-tæl

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Hester seó cwén hæfð eác áne bóc on þisum getele, Ælfc. T. Grn. n, 10-13. the class or category of Getæl catalogus, Wrt. Voc. ii. 15, 39. On getæle in catalogo (in catalogo charismatum enumerantur, Aid. 6, 22), 43, 61.

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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Módþrýðo wæg cwén, 3867; B. 1931 : Cd. Th. 135, 6; Gen. 2238. Ic wæg módceare micle, Beo. Th. 3559 ; B. 1777. Wedera helm heortan sorge wæg, 4919 ; B. 2464: Exon. Th. 162, 28; Gú. 982: 182, 13; Gú. 1309: Elen. Kmbl. 122 ; El. 61 : 1307; El. 655.

Linked entry: æt-wegan

wíf

(n.)
Grammar
wíf, es; n.

a womana female persona being in the form of a womana married womana wife

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Cwén Hróðgáres, freólíc wíf, Beo. Th. 1234; B. 615. Wídgongel wíf word gespringeþ, Exon. Th. 337, 15 ; Gn. Ex. 65. Wæs sum wíf, seó (ðæt wíf ðió mulier quae, Lind.) hæfde untrumnesse gást, Lk. Skt. 13, 11.

Linked entry: BRÝD

ge-standan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-standan, -stondan; p. -stód, pl. -stódon; pp. -standen.

to standstand stillremainlastexistbestāremănēre. existĕreesseto stand against any oneopposeoppressattackurgeseizeinsurgĕreingruĕreurgĕrecorrĭpĕre

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Ðá gestód seó cweorn the mill stopped, Shrn. 145, 28. Hǽlend ðá gestód the Saviour then stood still, Blickl. Homl. 15, 23: 219, 10. Æfter ðære béne gestóden him mæssan after the prayer they attended mass, Homl. Th. ii. 272, 15.

Linked entry: ge-stondan

stille

(adj.)
Grammar
stille, adj.
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Wén is ðæt eówer sum cweðe tó him sylfum on stillum geðohtum . . ., Homl. Th. i. 580, 5. not loud Mid stylre stemne, Homl.