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weg

(n.)
Grammar
weg, (wig,
  • Kent. Gl. 207
  • :
  • 475
  • :
  • 772
; pl. , weogas,
  • 21
), es; m.

a road (lit. or fig.) made for passengers, a path commonly usedspace to be traversed, a journeymanner, mode, method, plan way, way,

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-vegir. v. eást-, norþ-, súþ-, síd-, wíd-wegas

ceáp

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Omnes accusationibus ingravati sub plegio redigantur, 253, 23), 124, 23. <b>III b.</b> cattle, (live) stock :-- Ealra dúna ceáp jumenta in montibus, Ps. Th. 49, 11. Ceápes hierdas pastores pecorum, Past. 109, 4.

híréd

Grammar
híréd, l. híred,

a familya familyhousethe familycourt

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Geréfan mid his hírede hé tó geleáfan gecyrde praefectum cum domo sua conuertit, Bd. 2, 16; Sch. 177, 21. Hírede familia, An. Ox. 3307. Hýrede, Rä. 60, 6. Ðone ðegn gesette hláferd his ofer hiórod (heórod, R. familiam) his, Mt. L. 24, 45.

grétan

(v.)
Grammar
grétan, he grét, pl. grétaþ; p. grétte, pl. grétton; pp. gréted.
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Sum mid hondum nsæg hearpan grétan one may touch the harp with hands, Exon. 79 a; Th. 296, 11; Crä. 49.

wirgan

(v.)
Grammar
wirgan, wirigan, wirian; p. de, ede.

to cursemaledicereto do evil

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Surt. 104, 15

ge-hæftan

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Wæs sum wyln gehæft tó swinglum, 21, 166. the subject a (non-material) thing Gehæfton mé unrihtwísnyssa míne comprehenderunt me iniquitates meae, Ps. L. 39, 13. Geheft captus (propriis sermonibus ), Kent. Gl. 123.

ge-dál

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Be ðám gedále cwæð sum wítega, Hml. Th. ii. 400, 23. a share, portion, part In þǽre tócnáwnesse ǽgðres gedáles (dǽles, v.l.) in qua cognitione utriusque partis. Gr.

DǼL

(n.)
Grammar
DǼL, es; m.

a part, portion, DEAL pars, portio a part of speech in grammar pars orationis a part of a sentence, a wordverbum

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Sume dǽle in some part, partly, Cot. 154. a part of speech in grammar; pars orationis Eahta dǽlas sind partes orationis sunt octo, Ælfc. Gr. 5; Som. 3, 22. Interjectio is betwyxaworpennyss.

ge-

(prefix)

with

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- often seems void of signification; as, In verbs it seems sometimes to be a mere augment, e. g. in the following Ðæt wíf genam ðá of ðæs treówes wæstme and geæt and sealde hire were : he æt ða mŭlier tŭlit de fructu illīus et comēdit dĕditgue vĭro suo

inca

(n.)
Grammar
inca, an; m.

Doubtquestionoffenceill-willfear

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Ðú mé scealt edwítt mín of áwyrpan ðæt mé tó incan áhwǽr gangeþ thou shalt cast from me my reproach, which everywhere goes as a cause of fear to me; amputa opprobrium meum, quod suspicatus sum, Ps. Th. 118, 39.

irsung

(n.)
Grammar
irsung, e; f.

Angerirascibility

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anlícnes ... óðer biþ ðæt ierre ðæt mon síe gedréfed on his móde bútan ǽlcre ryhtwísnesse óðer ðara irsunga biþ tó ungemetlíce átyht on ðæt ðe hió mid ryhte irsian sceall óðer on ðæt hió ne sceal biþ ealneg tó swíðe onbærned sed longe alia est ira, quæ sub

Linked entry: eorsung

styrung

(n.)
Grammar
styrung, e; f.
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Surt. 105, 30. Ðæt wíf ðurh ða fǽrlícan styrunge ne gýmde hire cildes, Homl. Th. i. 566, 8.

Linked entries: stirung styring

wana

(n.; adj.)
Grammar
wana, an; m.
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Ðonne is sum gód full ǽlces willan and nis nánes gódes wana, 34, I; Fox 134, 27 : Homl. Th. i. 272, 13: ii. 400, 11: Ps. Th. 33, 9: Shrn. 202, 11. Gif hwæm ðara twégra hwæðeres wana biþ, Bt. 36, 3; Fox 176, 7.

Linked entries: ge-wana wan wan

ge-endebyrdan

Grammar
ge-endebyrdan, ge-endebyrdian.
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Th. i. 344, 17. to ordain, with object a person, to appoint to a position, office Ic eam geendebyrd ordinata sum, Kent. Gl. 259. Drihten wæs ǽr eallum worldum geteód and geendebyrd, Bl. H. 31, 22.

hálwende

(v.; adj.)
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Crístes his pretector salutarium xp̃i sui, Ps. Vos. Srt. 27, 8. Hálwende prosperos (successus ), An. Ox. 4550. conducive to moral or spiritual health or well-being Hálwende cynnincg saluatrix natiuitas, An. Ox. 1538.

in-gehygd

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Th. 4, 19. a course of life; propositum On gemǽnum naman muneca ingehýd byð gehyrewed sub generali nomine monachorum propositum blasphematur, R. Ben. 136, 4. Stíþes híwe ingehýdes ardui formam propositi, An. Ox. 411: Wrt. Voc. ii. 65, 60.

weard

(n.)
Grammar
weard, es; m.

a guard, warder, watchman, sentinel a guardian, protector, lord

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a guard, warder, watchman, sentinel Ðara wearda sum geseah ðæt of heofonum com án læs feówertig wuldorbeága . . . ðá gecerde se weard tó Criste, Shrn. 62, 5-8. Weard Scyldinga, se ðe holmclifu healdan scolde, Beo. Th. 464; B. 229: Ps. 126, 2.

á-dreógan

to bear offsuffer, endureto bear with, tolerateto pass, spend timeto carry out, perform

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Ox. 18 b, 22. with the idea of pain :-- Hárnessa ádreóhende canos (suos) ducentes (ad inferos), 3368. to bear what is painful, suffer, endure :-- Ic ádreáh mycel broc, Bl. H. 175, 12. Wylm ádreáh fervorem exegit, An. Ox. 2512.

Linked entry: á-dreósan

ge-þingþu

(n.)
Grammar
ge-þingþu, -þingcþu, -þincþ, -þyncþ, e; f.

honourdignityrankhonordignitas

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Sum geþungen láreow wæs on Engla lande Albin geháten and hæfde micele geþincþa there was a certain distinguished teacher in England named Albin and he had great honour, Boutr. Scrd. 17, 6.

Linked entries: þyncþ ge-þincð

a-dwæscan

(v.)
Grammar
a-dwæscan, p. ede, te; pp. ed, t; v. a. [a, dwæscan to quench]

To quenchput outstaunchappeaseextinguere

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Ðæt fýr adwæsced wæs flammæ extinctæ sunt, Bd. 2, 7; S. 509, 29. Adwæscton extinguerent, 4, 8; S. 575, 41. Adwæsctum ðínum feóndum extinctis tuis hostibus, 2, 12; S. 514, 7.

Linked entry: on-dwæscan