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swilce

(adv.)
Grammar
swilce, swelce; adv. conj.
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Thw. 21, 23; Jud. 31. with words denoting measure, about Maria wunude mid hyre swylce (suælce, Lind.: swelce, Rush.) þrý mónþas quasi mensibus tribus, Lk. Skt. 1, 56. Se Hǽlend wæs on ylde swylce þrítigwintre quasi annorum triginta, 3, 23.

Linked entry: swálíce

eorþe

the groundsoillandearththe eartha landcountrysoilmoulddust

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Regnas eorþan wæstmas weccaþ, 51, 20. the world we live in. dry land as opposed to sea Heofon and eorþe and sǽ, Bl. H. 91, 21.

Linked entry: eorþ-lic

ge-swencan

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Ðá ðe gesuoenced woere ł wéron gesuoencde (geswæncte. R. ) ádlum qui uexabantur languoribus, Mk. L. 1, 34. Wæs sió ofermycelo hǽto . . . men wǽron miclum geswencte, Ors. 1, 7 ; S. 40, 4. þás bróþor synd geswencede of ðisse sǽwe hreónesse, Bl.

hiw

(adj.)
Grammar
hiw, l. híw,

shapeformshapefigurea formshapewritingappearanceaspectcolourformkindnaturecharacterformulaformtypemodela pretexa fancya kindspecies

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Sume sind gehátene scemata, þæt sind mislíce híw on lédensprǽce, hú heó betst gelógod beó, 295, 4: Angl. viii. 331, 2. in a more general sense, formula, form of words Híwum (praedictis exemplorum) formulis, An. Ox. 79.

bútan

(prep.; adv.)
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Búton ꝥ hé wiþ his hláford won, 6, 35; S. 292, 16. Hwæt magon wé secgean, búton ꝥ hí scotedon swíþe?, Chr. 1083; P. 215, 16: Bl. H. 19, 22. Nóht elles ne wunað, búton ꝥ án ꝥ sé mæg hine sylfne lǽran, 101, 5.

heáfod

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In pl. the word seems often equivalent to andheáfdu, q. v. Andlang cumbes tó ðæs cumbes heáfde, 434, 35 : ii. 29, 3. Æt ðæs croftes heáfod, iii. 37, 23. On þæs hlinces heáfod, v. 217, 21 : iii. 420, 27. On móres heáfod, C. D. B. iii. 336, 19.

híran

(v.)

to hearto hearto hearto give earhearkenlistenTo listen toto obeyto obeyto obeyto be subject toto serveerrorto belong toauthorityjurisdictionof a dueprivilegeoccupationofficehear ofbe told

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To listen to a person or thing attentively: Suǽ huá ne héres worda iúera (nyle héran wordum eowrum, R.), Mt. L. 10, 14. Óðero bíspell héres gé, 21, 33. Héres gié mec alle, Mk. L. 7, 14. Cuén súðdǽles cuóm tó héranne snytro Salomones, Mt.

sculan

(v.)
Grammar
sculan,  sceolan; ic, hé sceal, scal, ðú scealt, pl. wé sculon, sceolon ; p. sceolde, scolde, scealde, scalde; subj.
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Ger. wozu soll dies ?) Ðys sceal on twelftan dæg this is the proper gospel for twelfth-day (cf. ðys godspel gebyraþ, Rubc. 1. 18), Mt. Kmbl. Rubc. 2, 1 (and often). Hwæt scal déswá, láðlíc stríð what good will the strife do you ? Cd.

Linked entries: ge-scola sceal

óðer

(n.; num.; adj.; pronoun.)
Grammar
óðer, indef. prn.
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seofun óðre gástas, 12, 45. (2 a) óðer . . . óðer other . . . than different from :-- Nú is participium of worde and of worde cymþ, biþ swá ðeáh óðer dǽl and óðer þing óðer his ealdor biþ, Ælfc. Gr. 41 ; Som. 43, 14.

wrecan

(v.)
Grammar
wrecan, p. wræc, pl.wrǽcon; pp.wrecen

To drivepressto driveforce to moveto drive outexpelto drive outto expressutterreciteto drive inimpressinlayto drivepractisecarry outonto drivepress onto wreakto punishto punishto punishto punishto avengeto avengeto avengeto avengeto avengeto take vengeance (on)

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Th. 5406; B. 2706. to drive out words, to express in words, utter, recite Ic ðis giedd wrece . . . mínre sylfre síð. Exon. Th. 441, 18; Kl. 1. Cleopaþ se alda, wriceþ wordcwedas, Cd. Th. 267, 8; Sat. 35. Hí sittaþ set symble, sóðgied wrecaþ, Exon.

lást

(n.)
Grammar
lást, lǽst, leást, es; m.

A stepfootsteptracktrace

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Yldran ússe in forléton ðone wlitigan wong on láste our parents left that beauteous plain behind, Exon. 62 a; Th. 228, 18; Ph. 440. Frætwe léton licgan on láste, 104 a; Th. 394, 30; Rä. 14, 11.

Linked entry: lǽst

nemnan

(v.)
Grammar
nemnan, nemnian; p. nemde.

to namegive a name to a person or thingto use such and such a name or title in speaking of a person or thingto call upon the name ofaddress by nameto invoketo mention by nameto mentionrelateto namenominate

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Eác hí óðre worde beornas Baðan nemnaþ men also use the name Bath in speaking of it, Chr. 973; Erl. 124, 13: 975; Erl. 124, 32. David sylf nemde hine drihten ipse David dicit eum dominum, Mk. Skt. 12, 37. Heó sylf hié þeówen nemde, Blickl.

Linked entries: a-nemnan namnian

wandian

(v.)
Grammar
wandian, p. ode.
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Wandode se wísa ( Daniel ), hwæðre hé worde cwæð tó ðam æðelinge, Cd. Th. 250, 24; Dan. 550. Hé ne wandode ná æt ðam wígplegan, Byrht. Th. 139, 42. Ne mæg ná wandian se ðe wrecan þenceþ freán, 139, 22; By. 258.

Linked entries: ge-wand á-wandian

wanian

(v.; adj.)
Grammar
wanian, p. ode. I. trans.
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Wona ðæt ondspyrnisse minue offendiculum, Rtl. 11, 13. Wé sceolon ða fúlan gálnysse symle wanian, Homl. Th. i. 96, 22. Dæghwomlíce wé sceolon úre synna wanian ; for ðan ðe hí beóð gegad*-*erode tó micelre hýpan, gif wé hí weaxan lǽtaþ, ii. 466, 6.

Linked entry: a-wanian

ge-wis

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Þæt gé beón gewisse ðonne úre týddernys his worda getácnunga eów geopenað, Hml.

ge-cynd

(n.)
Grammar
ge-cynd, f. also has gen. ge-cynd (Bl. H. 31, 32); dat.
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Þú man worhtest and him ... sealdest word and gewitt and wæstma gecynd ( the property of growth ), Hy. 9, 56. Uþwitan secgaþ ꝥ sió sáwul hæbbe ðrió gecynd; án ðára gecynda is ꝥ heó biþ wilnigende ... twá ðára gecyndu (-a?)

(adv.)
Grammar
HÚ, adv.

How

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Th. 1962; B. 979. with a comparative [cf. þý, swá] Lufade hine lenge hú geornor, Exon. 34 b; Th. 110, 18; Gú. 109. qualifying, or in combination with, other words Hú mycel scealt ðú quantum debes? Lk. Skt. 16, 5.

Linked entries: hú-lic hú-meta hwu

fæste

shakenfirmlyfasturgentlystrictlysolemnlysecurelyfastfastspeedily at once

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Wearð sé hálga wong þurh feóndes searo fæste bitýned Ph. 419. so as to make secure.

Linked entry: fæstlíce

ge-habban

(v.)
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Ne mæg hé þá swétnesse þisse worulde nó gehabban, gif heó hine fleón onginþ, Bt. 11, 1; F. 32, 36. to restrain Hé hine gehæfde ( restringeret ) fram ǽghwylcum unnyttum worde, Gr. D. 11, 8.

gildan

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L. 7, 41. the manner or extent of payment given by an adverb (word, phrase, or clause) Gif man mannan ofsleá, ágene scætte and unfácne feó gelde, Ll. Th. i. ID, 5. Ǽlc tihtbysig man gange tó þryfealdan ordále, oþþe gilde feówergilde, 294, 10.