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bútan

(prep.; adv.)
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Búton eallum þisum yfelum se cyning hét gyldan þám here .xxi. þúsend punda, 1014; P. 145, 25. with acc. outside Hé áwearp ꝥ líc út búton þone weall, Gr. D. 198, 11. except, (nothing) but (cf. C.

gearo

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Ic beó gearo sóna willan þínes I am ready to do what you wish, Jul. 49. <b>III a.

þanne

(adv.)
Grammar
þanne, þænne, þonne; adv. conj.
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Ðes man is sóþfæst, ac þonne hwæþere git sindon bigswicon this man is true, but yet (if that be so) then ye are deceivers, Blickl. Homl. 187, 30. <b>VI a.

Linked entries: þænne þonne

wyrd

(n.)
Grammar
wyrd, e; f.

What happensfatefortunechancefatethe otherwise than humanly appointed order of thingsone of the Fatesfatefortunean eventan eventoccurrencecircumstanceincidentfactwhat happens to a personfatefortunelotconditionfatedeathchanceaccident

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Ald. 30) wyrde, 78, 77. fate, the otherwise than humanly appointed order of things Ðæt ðætte wé hátaþ Godes foreþonc and his foresceáwung, . . . siððan hit fullfremed bið, ðonne hátaþ wé hit wyrd... Hí sint twá ðing, foreþonc and wyrd....

Linked entry: weord

ge-reccan

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Eal ꝥ þú gereccan miht ( monstraveris ) ꝥ þínes ágnes wǽre, 7, 3; F. 20, 8:13.

gildan

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Ungesawene þing mon mót mid áðe gewyrðan, and syþþan be þám gyldan, 356, 1-7. to pay for a criminal Gif hé ( an accused person ) ꝥ ordál forfleó, gilde se borh hine be his were, Ll.

winnan

(v.)
Grammar
winnan, p. wann , pl. wunnon; pp. wunnen.

intransto labourtoilworkto labour, endeavour, strive afterto labour, struggle, be troubledto labour under, suffer fromto strive, contend, fightof hostile action towards a personof competitionof opposition to things of the action of inanimate objectsto make warfightof the action of inanimate objectswith cognate accusativeto winmake one's waytransto labour atbestow labour uponto labour undersufferundergoto wingetattain

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Th. 1017; B. 506. of opposition to things Ðú winsð wiþ ðam hláfordscipe ðe ðú self gecure, Bt. 7, 2 ; Fox 18, 29. Is micel ðearf, ðonne him mon hwæðer ondrǽtt suíðar ðonne óðer, and wið ðæt wienð (winð, Cott.

Linked entry: on-winnende

sellan

(v.)
Grammar
sellan, sillan, sylian; p. salde, sealde; pp. sald, seald
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Gehwylc mé drincan sealde, 484, 24; Rä. 71, 6. to give one thing for another. to sell for (wið) a price Ic sylle wið wirðe vendo, Ælfc. Gr. 28, 8 ; Zup. 181, 17. Hwí ne sealde heó ðás sealfe wið þrím hundred penegon, Jn. Skt. 12, 5.

wunian

(v.)
Grammar
wunian, p. ode

To dwellremainto dwellabidestayremainliveto inhabit a place, live in or onto live, be in certain conditions or circumstances,to abidebe present with a person to comfort or helpto berestresideremainoccupy a positionto consist of or in,subsist, existto remainlastcontinueendureto be wont

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God wunaþ on him est in ipsis Dominus, Num. 16, 3. of things abstract or concrete, to be, rest, reside, remain, in respect to locality, occupy a position Wunaþ morabitur, Kent. Gl. 481: commorabitur, 540. Grammar wunian, with prep. or adv.

Linked entries: wunung wynian

self

(pronoun.)
Grammar
self, seolf, silf, sylf; pron. <b>A.</b>
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Sylfum tó sconde to thine own shame, Exon. Th. 90, 27 ; Cri. 1480. Se swóre for sylfne æfter his rihte, L. R. 4; Th. i. 192, 6. Se cásere héht eft gearwian sylfe tó síðe, Elen. Kmbl. 1998; El. 1001. <b>III a.

Linked entries: seolf silf siolf sylf

word

(n.)
Grammar
word, es; n.

a worda single part of speechwordsa written worda worda group of wordsa sayingsentencewordsa sayingmaxima talestorya reporttidingsfamename(good) word,(good) reporta commandan orderordinancea messagean announcementwordsolemn statementpromiseoathan (expressed) intentionopinionspeechlanguagewordslanguagestylewordword of God

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Scóp him Heort naman se ðe his wordes geweald hæfde (who had power to name things as he pleased), Beo. Th. 158; B. 79. Wordes ord the first word, 5576; B. 2791. Rǽdsnotteran, wordes wísran. Andr. Kmbl. 947 ; An. 474. Wordes gleáwne, 3295 ; An. 1650.

willa

(n.)
Grammar
willa, an; m.

will, the faculty of willingwill, purpose, design, commandwill, determination, resolutionintention, purpose, desire to actwill, desire, wishpleasure, delightwill, dispositionwill, accord, consent, pleasureGer. meinetwillenwill, one's own way

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VI a. a pleasant, desirable thing, a good, what gives pleasure, what is desired :-- Ic eom æþelinges ǽht and willa, Exon. Th. 488, 19; Rä. 77 I.

Bebban burh

(n.)
Grammar
Bebban burh,
  • Chr. 547; Th. 28, 25; 29, 24 : 641
  • ;
  • Th. 49, 3 : 993
  • ;
  • Th. 240, 17; 241, 16, col. 2
  • :
Bæbba-burh,
  • Chr. 1093; Th. 360, 6
  • :
Bebba-burh,
  • Chr. 1095 ; Th. 361, 39, 40
  • :
gen. -burge ; dat. -byrig ; acc. -burg, -burh; f.

BAMBOROUGH, in NorthumberlandBabbæ oppidum in provincia Northanhymbrorum

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BAMBOROUGH, in Northumberland: Babbæ oppidum in provincia Northanhymbrorum Hér Ida féng to ríce, ðonon Norþanhymbra cyne-cyn onwóc, and ríxode twelf geár. He timbrode Bebban burh, seó wæs ǽrost mid hegge betýned, and ðǽr æfter mid wealle here [A. D.

Linked entries: Bæbban burh Bebba-burh

bygest

(v.)
Grammar
bygest, he bygeþ buyest, he buys, Exon. 90b; Th. 340, 14; Gn. Ex. 111;
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2nd and 3rd pers. pres. of bycgan

byrgst

(v.)
Grammar
byrgst, byrhst, he byrgeþ, byrgþ, byrnþ protectest, he protects, Ps. Th. 16, 8;
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2nd and 3rd pers, pres. of beorgan

býtt

Grammar
býtt, ordains, Homl. Th. i. 358, 31, = být, q. v.

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cwénn

(n.)
Grammar
cwénn, cwén , Exon. 25b; Th. 73, 34; Cri. 1199; acc. s.

a woman

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of a woman

curon

(v.)
Grammar
curon, chose, Cd. 86; Th. 108, 9; Gen. 1803; p. pl.
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of ceósan

cwǽde

(v.)
Grammar
cwǽde, pl. cwǽdon said , Ps. Th. 89, 3: Cd. 191; Th. 238, 28; Dan. 361;
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2nd sing. p. and p. pl. of cweðan

cweden

(v.; part.)
Grammar
cweden, spoken, said, called, Exon. 15b; Th. 34, 24; Cri. 547: Chr. 455; Erl. 13, 23: Bd. 5, 19; S. 636, 45; pp.
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of cweðan