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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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Gif him mon hýran nelle, þonne mót se mæssepreóst hit wrecan, swá hit hér beboden is. Blickl.

binnan

(adv.)
Grammar
binnan, be-innan.
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Hié wǽron binnan þǽre byrig, Ors. 2, 8; S. 94, 2. sæt binnan þǽm hám, Chr. 901; P. 92, 6. ofslógon hine binnan his ágenan heorðæ, 1048; P. 173, 2. Hié þá scipu binnan Lundenbyrig gebróhton, 896; P. 89, 21.

ge-dǽlan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-dǽlan, p. de; pp. ed

To dividepartimpartseparatedistributesharepartake

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Hine gedǽlaþ dividet eum, Mt. Kmbl. Rush. 24, 51. He sceole wiþ ðæm líchomon hine gedǽlon he must separate himself from the body, Blickl. Homl. 97, 21.

LEÓF

(adj.; adv.)
Grammar
LEÓF, adj.

LIEFdesirablepleasantacceptablelovedbeloveddeara friendloved one

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Wæs eallum his geférum leóf he was dear to all his companions, 213, 12: Cd. 4; Th. 5, 30; Gen. 79. wæs leóf Gode, 130; Th. 165, 26; Gen. 2737.

Linked entry: leóf

micel

(adj.)
Grammar
micel, adj.

Micklegreatmagnusmuchmanymultusgreat

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wæs wilniende ðæt ðæs gewinnes mehte máre gefremman he was desirous to carry on the struggle, Ors. 2, 5; Swt. 82, 8. Hit máre ðæs landes forbærnde ðonne hit ǽfre ǽr dyde, 5, 2; Swt. 220, 16.

Linked entries: mǽst mára micle mycel

wenian

(v.)
Grammar
wenian, p. ede

To accustomto accustomtrainpreparefitto draw attractto draw to to drawto weanablactare

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mon ðæt deáde blód áweg wenian scyle 8, 15. to wean; ablactare Swá módor déþ hyre bearn, ðonne hió hit fram hire breósta gesoce weneþ R. Ben. 22, 21

wíse

(n.)
Grammar
wíse, an: wís, e; f.

a wise waymannermodefashionstate conditionan arrangementinstructiona dispositiondirectionconditiona thingres negotiuma causereasonres

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his wísna trúwade on ðære dinmian ádle how he expected matters would be with him in his illness, Exon. Th. 171, 30; Gú. 1134. Ðes biscop is swíðe mihtig on frécnum wísum gescyldnesse tó biddanne, Shrn. 70, 9.

Linked entry: wís-fæst

talian

(v.)
Grammar
talian, p. ode.

to suppose a thing (to be) such and such, consider, reckon, account,to impute, ascribe, lay to the account ofto reckon, enumerate

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hit swíðe unáberendlíc talaþ, Past. 33; Swt. 226, 18. mé ofslægenne talaþ, Bd. 4, 22; S. 591, 29. talaþ hine sylfne wísne, Wulfst. 52, 29. Ða ðe sylfe wáce taliaþ, Homl. Th. ii. 374, 29. Ðæt hié taliaþ hálig, R. Ben. 9, 19.

CYLL

(n.)
Grammar
CYLL, e; f: cylle, cille,an; f: cylle, es; m. A leather bottle, flagon, vessel; uter, ascopēra = ἀσκοπήρα
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Gefylde he ðære cyrcan cyllan implevit lampades ecclesiæ, 1, 5. He gegaderode eall sǽwætru tosomne, swylce wǽron on ánum cylle congregans sicut in utrem aquas maris, Ps. Th. 32, 6.

drohtaþ

(n.)
Grammar
drohtaþ, drohtoþ,es ; m. [dreógan to do, suffer, pass life, live]

Conversation, manner or way of life, condition, conduct, society condĭtio vitæ, stătio, conversātio

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Ne wæs his drohtoþ swylce he on ealderdagum ǽr gemétte his condition was not such as he had before found in his life-days, Beo. Th. 1517; B. 756.

Linked entry: droht

hálian

(v.)
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.), æfter ðǽm ðe hió wyrmsde, Past. 258, 1. the subject an indefinite hit Gif men his leoðu acen . . . ðonne hálað hyt sóna (cf. gif hund man tóslíte . . . ðonne bið hit sóna hál, 15), Lch. i. 86, 23, 4.

smale

(adv.)
Grammar
smale, smæle; adv.

finely not loudly

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Gegníd tó duste swá ðú smalost mǽge 108, 15. of the voice, not loudly Ðæs cocces þeáw is ðæt micle hlúdor singþ on úhtan ðonne on dægréd ac ðonne hit neálǽcþ dæge ðonne singþ smælor and smicror gallus profundioribus horis noctis altos edere cantus

Linked entries: smæl smæle

CUMBOL

(n.)
Grammar
CUMBOL, cumbl , cuml , es; n.

a sign, image, military standard, ensign, banner signum, imago, signum militare, vexillum morbi signum, vulnus

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Oth.] the surgeon, when he comes to cut the patient, first examines the wound; ad ægrum medicus venerat, secandum vulnus videbat, Past. 26 ; Hat. MS. 36a, 7

Linked entries: cuml cumul

ge-rád

(n.)
Grammar
ge-rád, es; n.

Consideration, account, condition, reason, wisdom, prudence, mannerratio, conditio

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Ðám ealdum gedafenaþ ðæt tǽcon sum gerád heora geonglingum ad senes spectat juvenes prudentia erudire, Ælfc. Gr. pref; Som. 1, 33. On ðæt gerád ðet he gesylle ǽlce geáre on the condition that he give every year, Th.

wódness

(n.)
Grammar
wódness, e; f.

madnessfuryfrenzyrageblasphemy

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His sáwul is ðurh deófol gedreht; him is neód ðæt his ágene wódnysse tócnáwe, Homl. Th. ii. 110, 29. On wódnessum ł gewytlýstum leásum in insanias falsas, Ps. Lamb. 39, 5. Wodnyssa and réðnyssa furias atque ferocia, Hymn.

geómor

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Add: of persons, feeling sad Hige geómor, swýðe mid sorgum gedréfed, Jud. 87. Him wæs geómor sefa, . . . hyge murnende, Cri. 499. Geómor sefa, murnende mód, B. 49. Geómor sefa, hyge gnornende, Gú. 1181. Sefa geómor, mód morgenseóc, Hy. 4, 94.

ge-mang

Grammar
ge-mang, among.
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Add: of the relation of a thing (or things) to surrounding objects with which it is grouped Gif his ǽhta bere geman[g] þára unfriðmanna ǽhta intó húse, Ll.

in-gehygd

(n.)
Grammar
in-gehygd, -hýd, e; f : es; n.

Thoughtmindintentsenseknowledgeunderstandingconscienceintentionpurpose

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Ðá onwende heó hine fram ðare yfelan ingehygde his módes revocavit eum illa ab intentione, Bd. 2, 12; S. 574. 37.

ge-rád

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hine on þá gerád (geráde, v.l. ) feormige ꝥ hine tó folcryhte gelǽde, gif gylt gewyrce, 204, 7. Ꝥ þá ealle beón gearwe . . . tó farenne þider ic wille . . . on þá gerád ꝥ (geráde þe, v.l. ) nǽfre eft on eard ne cuman, 220, 8.

ge-restan

(v.)
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Th. 14, l. ' Hǽt him findan hwár hine mæge wurðlícost gerestan (where he may lodge most honourably), ' . . . Apollonius onféng þáre wununge ðe hym betǽht wæs. Ap.