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á-wacnian

(v.)
Grammar
á-wacnian, -wæcnian.

to awakento arisespring

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Add: to awaken geseah án lytel fæt þá þá áwacnode. Hml. S. 18, 165. Áwæcnode se wer of slǽpe, 21, 251. Clypiað . . . ꝥ áwacnige, 18, 120. to arise, spring Þæt þeós weoruld mihte of hym áwæcnian, Wlfst. 206, 28.

Linked entry: -wacnian

Æl-mehtig

(adj.)

Almighty

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Almighty, Hy. 8,14

un-weorþ

(adj.)
Grammar
un-weorþ, -wurþ, -wyrþ, -wierþe, -wyrþe; adj.

of no valueof no dignitylittle esteemedunworthynot of sufficient meritworthlessbadcontemptibledespicableignobleignominiousdishonouring

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Hié woldon selfe fleón ða byrðenne suá micelre scylde, ðaðe his unwierðe wǽron indigni quique tanti reatus pondera fugerent, Past. 2; Swt. 31, 15. Hié woldon habban gódne hlísan, þeáh his unwyrþe sién, Bt. 18, 1; Fox 60, 26.

Linked entries: un-wurþ un-wyrþ

a-rýpan

(v.)
Grammar
a-rýpan, p. de, te; pp. ed, d, t

To tear offto ripevellereabscindere

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To tear off, to rip; evellere, abscindere He me of hýd arýpeþ he tears off my hide from me, Exon. 127 a; Th. 488, 15; Rä. 76, 7

be-creópan

(v.)
Grammar
be-creópan, p. -creáp, pl. -crupon; pp. -cropen

To bring secretlyto creepirrepere

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To bring secretly, to creep; irrepere Ðæt he síe becropen on carcern that he should be secretly led to prison, Bt. Met. Fox 25, 71; Met. 25, 36

ernþ

(n.)
Grammar
ernþ, e; f.

Standing corn, the crop sĕges

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Standing corn, the crop; sĕges Hi swá swá rípe ernþ fortreddon ealle they trod them all down like ripe corn, Bd. 1, 12; S. 480, 35, note

fóre

(adv.)
Grammar
fóre, adv.

Beforeaforetimeformerlyanteaōlimquondam

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Before, aforetime, formerly; antea, ōlim, quondam He on Ægypta lande worhte fóre wundur mǽre he aforetime did great wonders in the land of Egypt, Ps. Th. 77, 14

Linked entry: fore-swígan

freólslíce

(adv.)
Grammar
freólslíce, adv.

Solemnlyfreelysollennĭterlībĕre

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In ðæm he freólslíce meahte lifian in which he might freely live, Bd. 3, 19; S. 547, note 30

full-endian

(v.)
Grammar
full-endian, p. ode; pp. od

To end fullycompletefinishcomplērefīnīre

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To end fully, complete, finish; complēre, fīnīre He bæd Cynebill ðæt he ða árfæstan ongunnennesse fullendode pĕtiit Cynibillum pia cœpta complēre, Bd. 3, 23; S. 554, 39, note

Linked entries: endian ful-endian

ge-geótan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-geótan, p. -geát; pp. -goten

To foundcast

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To found, cast He of golde gegeát and geworhte he cast and wrought them of gold, Nar. 19, 29. Ða gelícnessa wǽron gegotene the images were cast, 32

Linked entry: ge-goten

ge-leahtrian

(v.)
Grammar
ge-leahtrian, p. ode, ade; pp. od, ad

To accusecomplain ofrebukecrīmĭnāriaccūsāre

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To accuse, complain of, rebuke; crīmĭnāri, accūsāre He wæs geleahtrad from Gode he was rebuked by God, Past. 46, 6; Swt. 355, 1; Hat. MS. 67 b, 14

Linked entry: leahtrian

slǽting

(n.)
Grammar
slǽting, e; f.
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Hunting (William Rufus) geátte mannan heorawudas and slǽtinge (cf. William of Malmesbury's statement that he gave the English free leave to hunt), Chr. 1087; Erl. 225, 7

under-bregdan

(v.)

to spread under

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to spread under Óþer eáre him on niht under-brédaþ and mid óðran wreóð unam aurem sibi noctem substernunt, de alia se cooperiunt, Nar. 37, 12

wórung

(n.)
Grammar
wórung, e ; f.

Wandering aboutrambling

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Wandering about, rambling hét ðæt wunode bútan wórunge on mynstre. Homl. Skt. i. 6, 99. Ásolcennys ácenð ídelnysse . .., wórunge and fyrwitnysse. Homl. Th. ii. 220, 26

weorold-gewuna

(n.)
Grammar
weorold-gewuna, an; m.
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The custom of the world ásmeáde ðæt godcunde be woruldgewunan he considered the religious question from a secular standpoint, L. Edg. S. 1; Th. i. 270, 15

cote

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Ne mæg nán wíf hire bóndan forbeódan ꝥ ne móte intó his cotan (-on, v. l. ) gelógian ꝥ ꝥ wille, Ll. Th. i. 418, 24. Add

feorh-lást

(n.)
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fǽge and geflýmed feorhlástas bær he (Grendel) death-doomed and fleeing dyed the earth with his life-blood, B. 846

ge-hálettan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-hálettan, p. te
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To salute, greet gehálette þone cniht and him þus bebeád puero resalutato praecepit, Gr. D. 36, 27. Þá Langbearde grétte and gehálette Langobardos salutavit, 250, 18

Linked entry: hálettan

ge-endebyrdlíce

(adv.)
Grammar
ge-endebyrdlíce, adv.
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In due order sǽde ðæs cildes módignysse geendebyrdlíce (cf. þæt eall þurh endebyrdnesse ásægde per ordinem narravit, Gr. D. 144, 26), Hml. Th. ii. 170, 30

Linked entry: ende-byrdlíce

ge-wisfullíce

(adv.)
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Substitute: Knowingly, with knowledge. v. gewis; 2 him þá gewát swíþe gewisfullíce (-wiss-, v. l.) swílce unwís wǽre recessit igitur scienter nescius, Gr. D. 95, 31