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ge-swǽs

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Se biscop ðá ungeðwǽran preóstas on sibbe gebróhte mid geswǽsre láre, ii. 516, 16. Ne hlyste gé heora geswǽsan lyffetunge, 404, 29.

ge-þryccan

(v.)
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Ðætte ðæt lof hié tó ðǽm getrymede ðætte sió monung hié eft ne geðrycte quatenus eorum mentem, ne admonitio subjuncta concuteret laus praemissa solidaret, Past. 268, 22.

weg

Grammar
weg, <b>. Ia.</b>
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add: means of access Ðý lǽs sió úpáhæfenes him weorðe tó wege micelre scylde ne elatio via fiat ad foveam gravioris culpae, Past. 439, ii. add: [weg seems contrasted with pæþ, and with here-strǽt, -pæþ Of þám wege út æt norðgæte, on þone smalan pæþ

sceaþan

(v.)
Grammar
sceaþan, scód, sceód ; sceaþen . [This strong form seems almost confined to the poetry, the prose maiking use of sceþþan, q. v.]

To scathe, hurt, harm, injure

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Ðý læs scyldhatan sceaþan mihton. Andr.Kmbl. 2296; An. 1149

wác-mód

(adj.)
Grammar
wác-mód, adj.

of weak dispositionmorally weakfaintheartedpusillanimous

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Beó hit eal mid gemete ðe læs ðe ða wácmódan beón ormóde omnia mensurate fiant propter pusillanimes (for ðám wácmódum, R. Ben. Interl. 82, 7), R. Ben. 74, 1.

tó-gán

(v.)
Grammar
tó-gán, p. -eode; pp. -gán.

to go in two different directions,to part,separateto be sundered,to partto go in many different directions,to disperse,go away

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He smat Frolic uppen þæne hælm þat he atwa helden (toȝeode, 2nd MS. ), Laym. 23980

á-wecgan

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Paulus cwæð: 'Ne lǽte gé eów ǽlcre láre wind áwecggan' non circumferamur omni vento doctrinae, 306, 4-9. Heora mágas þǽra cnihta mód fram Crístes geleáfan woldon áwecgan, Hml. S. 5, 42.

Linked entry: wecgan

ge-reccan

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Voc. ii. 96, 21. to pronounce judgement, declare the law, decree, decide, order, direct what should be done Ǽrest for ðǽre rihtwísnesse hé (the judge) gereceð (dicat, Lat. vers. ) ðæs gyltes bóte, Ll. Lbmn. 474, 9.

ge-gán

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H. 121, 9. to acquire by peaceful action Eádnóð gebeád þæt land ealre ðǽre mǽgðe hwæðer hit ǽnig swá ( by taking orders ) gegán wolde, Cht.

ge-settan

(v.)
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Se here . . . geridan Westseaxna land and gesetton, 878 ; P. 75, 26.

ÁÞ

(n.)
Grammar
ÁÞ, es; m.

an OATHa swearingjuramentum

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Ánfeald áþ [lád] a simple oath [exculpation]; simplex juramentum [purgatio] hoc est, accipiat duos, et sit ipse tertius, et sic jurando conquirat simplicem purgationem.

Linked entries: aaþ ánfeald áþ

feónd

(n.)
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feónd, fiónd, fýnd, fiénd, es; pl. nom. acc. feóndas, fýnd, feónd; gen. feónda; dat. feóndum; m. [feógan, feón to hate]

FIENDenemyfoethe devilōsorinĭmīcushostisdiabŏlusδιάβoλos

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Wæs wera éðelland geondsended feóndum the people's native land was overspread with enemies, Cd. 92; Th. 118, 22; Gen. 1969

sél

(adv.)
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sél, soel ; also sélor ; adv. (cpve.)
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Hí genáman ðæs folces ðe ðǽr tó láfe wæs and him sélost lícodan, 79, 21

tyhtan

(v.)
Grammar
tyhtan, p. te.
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[Tuhten is used in Layamon with the meaning of teón, IV :-- Ure drihten heo bilæueð, and to Mahune heo tuhteð, Laym. 27321.

Linked entries: a-tyhtan tihtan

ge-hæftan

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Ðý lǽs hé sié gehæft mid ðám úterran ne exterioribus deditus, Past. 127, 14. Gehæft mancipatus, An.

ge-dál

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Ðý lǽs hié for ðǽm gedále ðæs feós wilnigen ðisses lǽnan lífes . . . Ðonne hé his ælmessan dǽlð, Past. 323, 12. Gif hé ǽr ðǽm gedále cann gemetgian hwæt hine anhagige tó sellanne, 341, 12. Hé ðá láre him forgeaf þæt hí hí dǽldon eallum ðeódum.

hefig-tíme

heavyweightyof great importanceseriousgravesevereseriousoppressiveannoyingtroublesomehard to beargrievoustedious

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Hit is láð and hefitýme lǽwedum tolce tó gehiranne . . . hwæt on hálgum bócum áwriten is, Wlfst. 304, 15. of a period in which weather or other conditions are unfavourable: On þám tíman wæs swíðe hefigtíme wynter, and se mere wæs mid forste oferþeaht

wind

(n.)
Grammar
wind, es; m.

windair in motionwindflatulencewindbreath

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Ðonne wind styreþ láð gewidru, Beo. Th. 2753; B. 1374. Ðonne wind ligeþ, weder bið fæger, Exon. Th. 210, 7; Ph. 182. Biþ sǽsmilte, ðonne hý wind ne weceþ, 336, 27; Gn. Ex. 56. Nó wǽgflotan wind ofer ýðum síðes getwǽfde, Beo. Th. 3819; B. 1907.

leód

(n.)
Grammar
leód, es; pl. [which is more frequent] leóde; m.

A manpoeta princemenpeoplecountry

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Láþ leóda gehwam, Exon. 10 b; Th. 12, 31; Cri. 194. Hæleþa éðel, leóda gesetu, Andr. Kmbl. 2519; An. 1261. Wé ðissa leóda land gesóhton, 535; An. 268. Ðǽr wæs þreó þúsend ðæra leóda there was three thousand of the people, Elen. Kmbl. 570; El. 285.

Linked entries: leóde leód-geld

wanian

(v.; adj.)
Grammar
wanian, p. ode. I. trans.
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(The last two passages might be taken under 3. . ) Wirceaþ ealle ða þing ðe Drihten eów bebeád, and ne íce gé nán þing ne ne waniaþ (nec addas quidquam nec minuas), Deut. 12, 32.

Linked entry: a-wanian