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fyll

Grammar
fyll, fyllu(-o).

fill, full supply ⬩ repletion, satiety

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Th. ii. 284, 2. v. ofer-, untíd-, wǽl-fyll(-u, -o)

on-wacan

(v.)

to awake, cease to sleep ⬩ to arise, spring, be derived, be born

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Ðá of slǽpe onwóc, swefn wæs æt ende, eorþlíc æðeling, Cd. Th. 249, 2; Dan. 524. Se wyrm onwóc, Beo. Th. 4563; B. 2287.

Linked entries: wacen á-wacan

ge-twǽfan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-twǽfan, p. de; pp. ed

To separate ⬩ divert ⬩ detain ⬩ hinder ⬩ deprive

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Gúþ wæs getwǽfed the contest was parted, 3320; B. 1658. Swelaþ sǽ-fiscas sundes getwǽfde the sea -fishes shall burn cut off from the ocean, Exon. 22 b; Th. 61, 20; Cri. 987.

Linked entries: ge-twǽman -twǽfan

Gewis

(n.)
Grammar
Gewis, Giwis, es; m.

Gewis, the great grandfather of Cerdic

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Gewis, the great grandfather of Cerdic Se Cerdic wæs Elesing, Elesa Esling, Esla Gewising, Gewis Wiging Cerdic was the son of Elesa, Elesa the son of Esla, Elsa the son of Gewis, Gewis the son of Wig, Chr. 495; Erl. 2, 5: 597; Erl. 20, 7.

ymb-hringan

(v.)
Grammar
ymb-hringan, p. de.

to ring round, surround, encompass ⬩ to turn round in a ring, wind round

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Hé wæs ymbhringed mid his feóndum vallatus exercitu, Bd. 3, 18; S. 546, 30. Ðonne hé bið útane ymbhringed mid ungemetlícre heringe dum foris immenso favore circumdatur, Past. 17; Swt. 111, 8.

Linked entries: hringan hringian

ád

(n.)

A fire for burning the living or the dead

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Ðæt ád wæs forburnen, Hml. S. 4, 336. Hine (the Phenix) ád þeceð, Ph. 365. Bán, ádes láfe, 272. Ádes rogi, An. Ox. 3519. 'Eówer hrá bryttað lácende líg' . . . Þá wurdon hié deáðes on wénan, ádes, El. 585.

hrægl

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L. 14, 63. with collective force, dress, garments, clothes, clothing, raiment Sió mennisce wǽdl wilnað . . . ǽgðer ge hrægles ge metes ge drynces, Bt. 26, 2; S. 60, 18. Hí hine hrægles bǽdon ( vestimenta petebant) . . .

leód

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

A man ⬩ poet ⬩ a prince ⬩ men ⬩ people ⬩ country

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Hit ná geweorþan sceolde ðæt se wǽre leóda cyning se ðe ǽr wæs folce þeów it ought not to be, that he that had been a servant to a people, should be a king of men, Ors. 4, 6; Swt. 178, 21.

Linked entries: leóde leód-geld

ge-sprecan

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L. 3, where the object is that which is spoken about, to speak about Þá wǽre and þá winetreówe þe git on ǽrdagum oft gesprǽcon, Bo. 52. the object a clause Wæs gesprecen ðurh Salomonn bi ðǽm Wísdóme ðæt se Wísdóm wille sóna fleón ðone ðe hine fliéhð

ge-endian

(v.)

to bring to an end, to come to an end of ⬩ to die ⬩ to put an end to, make an end of, consume, finish ⬩ to kill a person, destroy life :-- ⬩ to finish ⬩ to accomplish, perform, effect a purpose ⬩ to make perfect, perfect ⬩ to fulfil ⬩ to fill ⬩ To come to an end ⬩ to die

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Ꝥ wére geendad ( adimpleretur ) ꝥ gecueden wæs, Mt. L. 8, 17. to fill Of onwrihnisse geendad revelatione saturatus, Mt. p. 9, 6. Geendad wéron ðá færmo impletae sunt nubtiae, Mt.

weorold

(n.)
Grammar
weorold, (-uld), weorld, worold (-uld, -eld), world, e; f. (but se woruld, Prov. Kmbl. 40: worldes, Lk. Skt. l, 70: ðissum worulde, Met. 10, 70)
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</b> earth as opposed to heaven :-- Ic wæs on worulde wǽdla, ðæt ðú wurde welig on heofonum, Exon. Th. 91, 22; Cri. 1496. a state of existence, the present state, with reference to time. v. VI. Ǽr woruld wǽre ante secula. Ps. Th. 73, 12.

gearo

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Him wæs gearu sóna þurh streámræce strǽt gerýmed, An. 1581. Eów wæs mínes fæder ríce ǽr woruldum gearo, Cri. 1346. Þé is súsl weotod gearo tógegnes, Sat. 693. Betst beadorinca wæs on bǽl gearu, B. 1109. Ys mín heorte gearu (gearuw, Ps.

BLÓD

(n.)
Grammar
BLÓD, es; n.

BLOOD, gore ⬩ sanguis, cruor

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Wæs ðæt blód hát the blood was hot, Beo. Th. 3237; B. 1616: 3339; B. 1667: Cd. 9; Th. 12, 6; Gen. 181: Exon. 116 b; Th. 447, 15; Dóm. 40: Andr. Kmbl. 1907; An. 956. His swát wæs swylce blódes dropan est sudor ejus sicut guttæ sanguinis, Lk.

hwearfian

(v.)
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H. 9, 23. of the revolution of the seasons Ðú recst þæt geár þurh þæt gewrixle þárafeówer týda . . . þára wrixlað ǽlc wyð óððer and hwerfiað swá þæt heora ǽgðer byð eft emne þat þæt hyt ǽr wæs, Solil.

on-drǽdan

(v.)
Grammar
on-drǽdan, p. -dréd, -drǽd, -dreard, -dreord; pp. -drǽd

to dread, fear ⬩ timeo ⬩ to be afraid

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Ðæt hig hine ondrédon, swá swá hig ondrédon Moysen, Jo1. 4, 14. with the prep. from Swá egefull wæs Alexander ðá ðá hé wæs on eásteweardum ðissum middangearde, ðætte ða from him ondrédan ðe wǽron on westeweardum, Ors. 3, 9; Swt. 136, 7.

Linked entries: an-drǽdan á-drǽdan

sweostor

(n.)
Grammar
sweostor, swistor, swystor, swustor (-er, -ur); indecl. in sing.; pl. sweostor, sweostra, sweostru (u, y); f.

A sister. ⬩ of blood relationship ⬩ of membership in a religious house

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.: swester, Rush.) wæs Maria huic erat soror nomine Maria, Lk. Skt. 10, 39. Soester, Lind. 10, 40. Swuster, Gen. 12, 13. Seó yldre swyster, 19, 33. Sweostor bearna nepotum, Wrt. Voc. ii. 59, 70. Se wæs his sweostor sunu, Bd. 4, 16; S. 584, 16.

ge-witnes

(n.)
Grammar
ge-witnes, -ness, e; f.

knowledge ⬩ cognisance ⬩ witness ⬩ testimony ⬩ used of persons

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Wynflæd gelǽdde hyre gewitnesse ðæt wæs Sigeríc arcebiscop, etc. Wynflæd brought her witnesses, they were archbishop Sigeric, etc., Th. Chart. 288, 3: 539, 31.

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mist

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Ðá brǽðas ðæs flǽsces stigon upp on ǽlce healfe geond þá byrig eall swá hit mist wǽre, 23, 38. <b>I a.

be-díglian

(v.)

to conceal, ⬩ to conceal from ⬩ to be concealed ⬩ lie hid

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Swilce his tócyme mancynne bedíglod wǽre, Hml. Th. i. 82, 30: Hml. A. 53, 84.

heáp

a band ⬩ company ⬩ the clergy ⬩ a choir ⬩ an army ⬩ a host ⬩ a troop ⬩ company ⬩ a crew ⬩ a collection ⬩ in company ⬩ together

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Voc. ii. 79, 58. secular, an army, a host Heáp (the host of the Huns) wæs gescyrted, láðra lindwered; lythwón becwóm Húna herges hám eft þanon, El. 141.