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weorþ-líce

(adv.)
Grammar
weorþ-líce, weorþelíce; adv.
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Hine man byrigde ful wurðlíce, 1036; Erl. 165, 35. in a fitting manner, worthily Wé willaþ offrian wurðlíce úrum Drihtne, Ex. 10, 9

in-tó

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Þéh þá menn úp ætberstan intó þǽre byrig, Ll. Th. i. 286, 2. Hé áscóc hí ( a viper ) intó byrnendum fýre, Hml. Th. i. 574, 16. Gif ceorl ceáp forstelð and bireð intó his ærne, Ll. Th. i. 138, 15 : 286, 11.

þeóden

(n.)
Grammar
þeóden, es; m.
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Þrý wǽron on ðæs þeódnes byrig, ðæt hié noldon hyra þeódnes dóm þafigan onginnan, Cd. Th. 227, 18; Dan. 188. Þeódnes ( Constantine ) willan, Elen. Kmbl. 534; El. 267. Ásecgan suna Healfdenes, mǽrum þeódne, mín ǽrende, aldre ðínum, Beo.

wlitig

(adj.)
Grammar
wlitig, adj.

Beautifulcomelyfairbeauteousglorious

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Ðære wlitegan byrig weallas, Judth. Thw. 23, 24; Jud. 137. In ðám wlitegan træfe, 25, II ; Jud. 255. Hús wlitig and wynsum, Exon. Th. 211, 25; Ph. 203. Wlitig sweord. Beo. Th. 3329; B. 1662. Manna dohtra wǽron wlitige (pulchrae), Gen. 6, 2.

heofon-lic

chaste

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Ðone weg þe ðé gelǽt tó þǽre heofenlican byrig, Bt. 36, I; F. 172, 29. Nú míne fét gongað on heofenlicne weg (I am dying), Bl. H. 191, 21. Hié þá ongehýd heora heortan fæstlíce on þone heofonlican hyht gestaþelodon, 135, 29.

welig

(adj.)
Grammar
welig, weleg; adj.

Wealthyrichopulent

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Welegost Bt. 26, 1; Fox 92, 7. of places where wealth is accumulated On ðære welegan byrig (Rome) Met. 1, 37. Wícstede weligne Beo. Th. 5207; B. 2607. Hé wolde oferwinnan sume welige burh, Homl. Skt. ii. 25, 532.

Linked entry: wealig

wíd

(adj.)
Grammar
wíd, adj.
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In ðære wídan byrig, 258, 10; Dan. 673. On egeslícere stówe and on wídum wéstene in loco horroris et vastae solitudinis, Deut. 32, 10. Ofer wídne holm, Exon. Th. 296, 23; Crä. 55. Ofer wíd wæter, Beo. Th. 4937 ; B. 2473.

ge-rǽcan

(v.)
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Him wæs gesewen ꝥ hé meahte mid his handum gerǽcean heofenes tungol, Shrn. m, 29. (3 a) to obtain by effort :-- Of þyssere ylcan byrig mangunge ic mé ꝥ feoh gerǽhte, Hml. S. 23, 670.

ge-réfa

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Hé heóld in þisse ylcan byrig geréfena stówe and scíre in hoc urbe locum Praefectorum servans, Gr. 0. 340, 32. a bailiff, steward. English Be gesceád-wisan geréfan.

ge-restan

(v.)
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Lucas gereste in þǽr byrig Lucas requievit Bochtia, 196, l, and often. (l b) of animals, to lie on the ground :-- Ic scíp míno giresta dóm ego oves meas accubare faciam, Rtl. 10, 3. to desist or refrain from exertion Ic fligu and gerestu, Ps.

ge-tǽcan

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Ic ðé wille getǽcan ðone weg þe ðé gelǽt tó þǽre heofen*-*lican byrig viam tibi, quae íe domum revehat, ostendam, 36, 1; F. 172, 28: 40, 5 ; F. 240, 17. to shew a person the direction that must be taken, the direction being marked by a preposition, to

hyht

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Úsic lust hweteð on þá leódmearce, micel módes hiht tó ðǽre mǽran byrig, An. 287. Mé bið forwyrned þurh wiðersteall willan mínes hyhtes, Jul. 442. joyous expec-tation, joy, exultation Hyht æs á in heofonum, Dóm. 64: Seef. 122.

ídel

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Samson nolde gán ýdel of ðǽre byrig, ac hé ábær ðá gatu úp tó ðǽre dúne, Hml. Th. i. 226, 31. Ðene forleorton geonga ídelne eum dimiserunt uacuum Mk. L.

sǽl

(n.)
Grammar
sǽl, es; m.: e; f.

time, occasiona fit time, season, opportunity,circumstance, condition happiness, good fortune, good time, prosperity

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time, occasion Ðá becom se apostol æt sumum sǽle (on one occasion ) tó ðære byrig Pergamum, Homl. Th. i. 62, 24: 70, 23. On sumne sǽl quandoque, Ælfc. Gr. 38; Som. 40, 66. Heora wíse on nǽnne sǽl wel ne gefór, Ors. 4, 4; Swt. 164, 13.

Linked entry: sél

fylgean

to follow to pursueto followproceed alongto follow to followto followto followdevote one's self to, diligently attend to. to attend toto accommodate one's self to the will of another, yield to a thingobsequito try to gain to follow, do what has already been done by anotherto happen or come at a later time

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Lch. ii. 120, 16: 118, 16. to accommodate one's self to the will of another, yield to a thing; obsequi Se cleweþa bið suíðe rów, and ðeáhhwæðere gif him mon tó longe fylgð (lets it have its way), hé wundað, Past. 71, 20. to try to gain Hé in þissere byrig

or-dál

(n.)
Grammar
or-dál, -dél; generally neuter, but an apparently fem. acc. pl. ordéla occurs,
  • L. Edg. C. 24
  • ;
  • Th. ii. 248, 28
  • .
(Cf.
O. H. Ger. which has fem. and neut. forms
.
)

judicial decision, judgmenta decision which follows an appeal to the Deity

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The ordeal must take place in a kings burgh, Ǽlc ordál beó on ðæs kyninges byrig, L. Eth. iii. 6; Th. i. 296, 4, and upon fastdays and festivals could not be used, ordél and áþas syndan tócwedene freólsdagum and rihtfæstendagum, L. E.

wandian

(v.)
Grammar
wandian, p. ode.
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Hé wandode ðá git (dissimulante illo ); ac nig gelæhton hys hand and his wífes hand and gelǽddon hig út of ðære byrig, Gen. 19, 16. Wandode se wísa ( Daniel ), hwæðre hé worde cwæð tó ðam æðelinge, Cd. Th. 250, 24; Dan. 550.

Linked entries: ge-wand á-wandian

fær

(n.)

goingpassinga going awaya journeycoursea voyagea marchan expeditionenterprisea passagethoroughfareroadentrancecarriagevessela troopa crewfareproceedings

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Wæs þǽr án burh, and næs nánes mannes fær on náþre healfe þǽre byrig, Hml. S. 25, 441. Ðú fær eft biluce aditum reserasti, Rtl. 29, 34. Hí fordytton ǽlc fær upp tó þám muntum praeoccupaverunt omnes vertices montium, Hml.

Linked entry: færbu

open

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H. 61, 12. of a space, not shut in, not enclosed Gelícost openre byrig, ðǽre ðe mid náne wealle ne bið ymbworht sicut urbs patens et absque murorum ambitu, Past. 277, 20. (3 a) of a battle :-- Hé hine ǽr openum gefeohte ofercóm, Past. 229, 8. not covered

híran

(v.)

to hearto hearto hearto give earhearkenlistenTo listen toto obeyto obeyto obeyto be subject toto serveerrorto belong toauthorityjurisdictionof a dueprivilegeoccupationofficehear ofbe told

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Th. i. 30, 1. þá yldestan men þe tó þiére byrig híron, 208, 30: 210, 5. to get to know by hearing, hear of, be told. with acc. Huætd ðis ic héro from ðé?, Lk. L. 16, 2. þá hé þæt hiérde, Chr. 835; P. 62, 17.