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weaxan

(v.)
Grammar
weaxan, weacsan, weahsan, weahxan, wexan, wehsan; ic weaxe; ðú wyxt; hé weaxeþ, weaxþ, weaxt, waexit, weaxst, wexeþ, wexþ, wixt, wihst, wihxþ, wyxþ, wyxt, wyxst, wycxþ; p. weóx, weócs, weóhs, pl. weóxon, weóhson, weóxson ; pp. weaxen

To wax, grow.to grow, be produced,to grow, grow upto grow, increase, wax to grow in honour, grow great, flourish, prosper to be productiveto grow, take shape

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Past. 11; Swt. 71, 16. Hé lét weaxan heora rímgetel, Cd. Th. 166, 28; Gen. 2754. Sceal weaxan wonna lég, Beo. Th. 6221; B. 3115.

stán

(n.)
Grammar
stán, es; m.
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</b> a precious stone :-- Gerénod mid golde and mid ðæm stáne iacinta, Past. 14; Swt. 83, 24. Stáne gelícast gladum gimme, Exon. Th. 219, 5; Ph. 302. <b>II g.

Linked entry: stán-weorþung

sceaft

(n.)
Grammar
sceaft, es; m.

A smooth, round, straight stick or pole, a shaftthe shaft of a speara spearthe shaft of an arrowa polea taper

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Tria miliaria, et .iii. quarantene, et .ix. acre latitudine, et .ix. pedes, et .ix. palme, et .ix. grana hordei, L. H. i. 16 ; Th. i. 526, 15. As the name of a measure of about six inches the phrase continued to exist.

cyric-sceat

(n.)
Grammar
cyric-sceat, ciric-sceat,es; m.

Church-scot, church-money, tax or rate

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Church-scot was at first a certain measure of corn paid to the church.

Linked entry: ciric-sceat

for-leósan

(v.)
Grammar
for-leósan, he -lýst; p. ic, he -leás, ðú -lure, pl. -luron; subj. pres. -leóse, pl. -leósen; p. -lure, pl. -luran, -luren; pp. -loren

To loselet godestroyamittĕreperdĕredestruĕre

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Ðæt he forlure ða gestrión that he would lose the treasures, Past. 7, 1; Hat. MS. 12 a, 5. Ðú forloren hæfst ða woruldsǽlþa thou hast lost the worldly prosperity, Bt. 7, 1; Fox 16, 7

Linked entry: be-leósan

G

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In the conjugation of verbs, in some cases; h is found taking the place of g; thus from belgan to be angry, bilhst, bilhþ; from ágan to own, áhte. g is generally inserted between the vowels -ie, making -ige, -igende, etc. the first sing. pres. and part

helpan

(v.)
Grammar
helpan, p. healp, pl. hulpon; pp. holpen; v. trans.

To helpaidassistsuccour

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Hé nyle helpan ðæs folces mid ðam ðe God his healp ex muneribus quæ perceperit prodesse aliis non curat, Past. 5, 2; Swt. 45, 5. Ðonne ðu hulpe mín when thou didst help me, Ps. Th. 70, 20.

Linked entries: a-helpan ge-helpan

hreám

(n.)
Grammar
hreám, es; m.

A cryoutcryhuecryingtumultuproar

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A cry, outcry, hue and cry, crying, tumult, uproar Ðæra Sodomitiscra hreám ys gemenigfyld clamor Sodomorum multiplicatus est, Gen. 18, 20: Past. 55; Swt. 427, 33: Cd. 229; Th. 309, 28; Sat. 717.

Linked entry: hrýman

lǽððu

(n.)
Grammar
lǽððu, e; lǽððo; indecl.; f.

An injuryoffencehatredenmitymalice

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Ðæt hié ongieten ðæt ðæt sindon ða forman lǽððo ðe hié Gode gedoon mǽgen ut noverint, quod hanc primam injuriam faciunt Deo, Past. 45, 2; Swt. 339, 7.

ge-lícnes

(n.)
Grammar
ge-lícnes, -ness, e; f.

a likenessimageresemblancesimilitudoimagoa parableproverbparabolaproverbium

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In which part has man the likeness of God in him? In the soul, not in the body, Homl. Th. i. 288, 11-17. He worhte of seolfre ǽnne heáhne stýpel on stánweorces gelícnysse he wrought a high tower of silver in the form of stone-work, H. R. 99, 23.

scill

(n.)
Grammar
scill, scell, scyll, e; f.
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Hió dyde sciella tó bisene his heor neohtum and ðus cwæð: Ǽlces fisces sciell biþ tó oðerre geféged sub squamarum specie de ejus satellitibus perhibetur: Una uni conjungitur, Past. 47, 3; Swt. 361, 17.

sweor

(n.)
Grammar
sweor, swer, swyr, es; m. f.
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Mid ðý fýrenan sweore on nieht and on dæg mid ðý sweore ðæs wolcnes, Past. 41, 5; Swt. 304, 7. On swere (swiorum, MS. T.) in columna (nubis ), Ps. Spl. 98, 7. Þurh wolcnes swyr, Ps. Th. 98, 7.

Linked entries: swer swyr

be-týnan

to enclosesurround to shut inoutshut upto closeshutto closeend

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Heortan betýnede mid lytelicum ládungum, Past. 245, 21. where movement to or by an object is hindered, to shut in, out, shut up: — Hié bine betýndon on þám car*-*cerne, Bl. H. 243, 3.

el-þeódignes

exilebanishmentpilgrimage

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.), Past. 252, 18. Ðý lǽs ús weorðe tó wópe and tó elðiódignesse ðæs écean lífes ðæt ðæt ús on ðisse elðiódignesse tó fultume gelǽned is, 389, 5. Hé ús gesóhte on þás ælþeódignesse, Bl. H. 11, 35

fore-sceáwung

considerationcontemplationforeseeingforeknowledgeforethoughtforesightprovidencedivine providence

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Sié hé for ealle úpáðened mid ðǽre godcundan foresceáwunge his inngeðances prae cunctis contemplatione suspensus, Past. 97, 24. foreseeing, foreknowledge Ðá arn hé tó cyrcan búton his freónda foresceáwunge (his friends had no idea of his intention),

Linked entry: fore-gesceáwung

fore-spræc

Grammar
fore-spræc, fóre-spræc.

advocacyexcusepreliminary speecha prefaceprologue

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Take these together under fore-sprǽc, and add: speech on behalf of a person or thing. advocacy Hé ús gefreóð mid his foresprǽce from écum wítum advocatione sua nos ab aeternis suppliciis liberans, Past. 261, 10.

ge-hrínan

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Voc. ii. 22, 16. to touch with some part of the body Se hróf wæs on mislicre heánesse; on sumre stówe hé wæs ꝥ man mid his handa neálíce gerǽcean mihte, in sumre eáþelíce mid heáfde gehrínan, Bl. H. 207, 23. with dat.

ge-syngian

(v.)
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Hié suuncon ymb ðæt hú hié meahton gesyngian, 239, 21. to sin in respect to a particular matter Hú suíðe hé on ðám gesyngað, Past. 39, 2. Ðæt hé self suiður on ðǽm ne gesyngige, 149, 23.

nemnan

Grammar
nemnan, <b>. I.</b> add: Monega eá sindon be noman nemnede for ðǽm gefeohte, Ors. 2, 4; S. 72, 12. <b>Ia.</b> with cognate accusative
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Hér wé magon gehiéran, ðá hé be ðǽm wróhtgeornan secgean wolde, ðæt hé hine nemde se áworpna, Past. 357, 23.

oþþe

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</b> add :-- Eálá, wǽre hé áuðer oððe hát, oððe ceald, Past. 445, 36. after a primary statement, appending a secondary alternative or consequence of setting aside the primary statement Hé áxode hig hwæðer hire fæder wǽre hál . . . oððe hwæðer hé

Linked entry: of-þe