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wacian

(v.)
Grammar
wacian, p. ode

To watchwaketo remain awakenot to sleepto be freed from obstructionto opento be alertto watchbe on the watchbe on guardto watchbe on the watch to injure

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Ne mihtest ðú áne tíde wacian, Mk. Skt. 14, 37. Wacigean, Mt. Kmbl. 24, 43. Man sceal wacigean and warnian, Wulfst. 90, 2. Tó wacene ad vigilandum, Rtl. 85, 1. Ic stande ofer hig waciende for þeófan (vigilando), Coll. Monast. Th. 20, 29.

Linked entries: a-wacian wæcian

hám

(n.; adv.)
Grammar
hám, es; m.

Home, house, abode, dwelling, residence, habitation, house with land, estate, propertydomus, domicilium, prædium, villa, mansio, possessioa villagea dwelling-placean abode, world, this worldhomedomus, domicilium, patria

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Ðú nére æt hám you were not at home, Cod. Dipl. Kmbl. iv. 26, 9. Hám, acc. is used adverbially after verbs of motion Ðá hé hám com cum venisset domum, Mt. Kmbl. 9, 28. Hig cyrdon ealle hám reversi sunt unusquisque in domum suam, Jn. Skt. 7, 53.

healf

(num.; adj.; adv.)
Grammar
healf, adj.

HALF

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Ðeáh ðú wylle healf míne ríce licet demedium regni mei, Mk. Skt. 6, 23: Lk. Skt. 19, 8. Habban hí ðone brýce healfne and healfne ða munecas let them have half the usufruct, and the monk's half, Chart. Th. 547, 19.

heá-líc

(adj.)
Grammar
heá-líc, adj.

High, elevated, lofty, sublime, proud, chief, very great, noble, distinguished, deep, profound

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Heálíc þingc ðú ðǽrmid ongitst thereupon thou wilt observe a remarkable thing, Herb. 57, 2; Lchdm. i. 160, 1. Swá heálícne dem his ágnes hryres alta ruinæ suæ damna, Past. 58, 2; Swt. 441, 26.

Linked entry: heáh-líc

heofon

Grammar
heofon, In later specimens the word is often feminine, e.g.

firmamenthappinessa ceiling

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Se swéta mete ðe him cuóm of hefonum (cf. hét hé þá wídan duru wolceiv ontýnan heá of heofenum, and hider rignan mannum tó móse, Ps. Th. 77, 25), Past. 125, 20.

Linked entries: heofone heofon-lic

BEÁM

(n.)
Grammar
BEÁM, es; m.

a treearborthe treecrosspatibulumcruxa columnpillarcolumnawooda shiplignumnavisa BEAMsplintposta stock of a treetrabsstipesA ray of lighta sun-BEAMradiusa trumpettuba

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Ðú ne gesyhst ðone beám on ðínum ágenum eágan trabem in oculo tuo non vides, Mt. Bos. 7, 3, 5.

Linked entries: Beám-dún wudu beóm

cyst

(n.)
Grammar
cyst, cist, e; f. [ceósan to choose] .

choice, election optio, electio æstimatio excellence, virtue, munificence, goodness præstantia, virtus, largitas, bonitas

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Ðæt ðú ðíne cysta cýðe that than mayest shew thy virtues, Prov. Kmbl. 46. Cystum gód good in virtues, Chr. 1065; Erl. 199, 6; Edw. 23: Beo. Th. 1738; B. 867: 1850; B. 923.

Linked entry: wyn

ge-wunian

(v.)
Grammar
ge-wunian, p. ode; pp. od.

to dwellinhabitto remainstayabidecontinueTo stop, live, associate withcontinue in or withto be accustomed, wont

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Ðú in ðære stówe stille gewunadest in that place didst thou dwell quietly, Exon. 121 a; Th. 465, 7; Hö. 100. Ic mínum gewunade frumstaþole fæst I dwelt fast in my original station, 122 b; Th. 471, 17; Rä. 61, 2.

þearfa

(adj.)
Grammar
þearfa, adj.
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Nafa ðú nánes þearfan wedd mid ðé nihtlangne fyrst, Deut. 24, 12. Gefyllan ðæs þearfan wambe, Blickl. Homl. 39, 29. Mec mon biþeahte mid þearfan wǽdum ( with the garments of a pauper ), Exon. Th. 87, 10; Cri. 1423.

Linked entry: EARM

á-biddan

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, Bd. 5, 3; S. 616, 30. the request given in a clause Ðú ábǽde æt mé, ðæt ic ðé write. Guth. 4, 20. to get by asking, with acc. of thing Hié sendon Hannan, and hé hit ábæd Annonis oratione meruerunt Ors. 4, 7; S. 182, 13.

ende-mes

Grammar
ende-mes, emdenes, emdemes.

togethercoincidence straightwayat once

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S. 15, 62. in like manner Ne tódǽl ðú on tó fela ðín mód, and ðín weorc endemes, Past. 37, 17

geóguþ

Grammar
geóguþ, l. geoguþ,
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Ðǽre scame ðe ðú on iuguðe worhte confusionis adolescentiae tuae, Past. 207, 11. On geoguðe his earfoðsíð forspildan, on yldo eft eádig weorðan, Vy. 58: Wand. 35. On ælde ł on giogeðe, Ps. C. 142. Iuguðe ( tenerrima) aetatula (infantis ), An.

Linked entry: giógoð

ryne

(n.)
Grammar
ryne, es; m.

A course, run, running,an orbitcourse, uninterrupted progressa course, water-course, a flow, flux of blood course, cycle, lustrecourse of life

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Gif ðú hine lufast on ðínes lífes ryne, ðe ðé is ungewiss, Basil admn. 8; Norm. 52, 8. currus is translated by ryne in Ps. Spl. T. 67, 18 and TCant. Moys, hw. 29, 10. Bi his blodi rune þet ron inne monie studen, O. E. Homl. i. 207, 10.

Linked entry: rine

(adv.; int.)

Woeillwoealasvae,well-a-waywell-a-dayahvah

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Ne weorðe ðé nǽfre tó ðæs wá, ðæt ðú ne wéne betran andergilde, Prov.

Linked entries: eów waa

hiw

(n.)
Grammar
hiw, heow, hiow, heó, es; n.

Shape, make, form, fashion, species, kind, appearance, symbol, hue, colour, beauty

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Ðú eart wlitig on hiwe pulchra sis mulier, 12, 11. Siððan heó wunode mid fǽmnum on hira hiwe afterwards she lived with women as a woman, Shrn. 31, 16: 52, 24.

á-wrítan

to write out or downwrite wordsto transcribecopy in writingto state in writingto write a book, letter,to write of or about somethingto write toto write an account ofdescribeto inscribe the name of a personto write on materialcover with writingto make a symbol other than a letter

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'Nelle ðú áwríta (-urítte, L.) cyning Iudéana' . . . Ondsuorade ðe groefa: 'Ꝥte ic wrátt (áurát,L.) ic wrát (áurát, L.), Jn. R. 19, 21-2. Wæs áwriten (-uritten,L.) on Crécisc, 20. Hira naman hér sint áwritene, Num. 13, 5.

Linked entry: wrítan

be-lúcan

(v.)
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Hig belucan þá duran intó heom. Chr. 1083; P. 215, 5. Belúc heora wegas mid þínun. sweorde, Ps. Th. 34, 3. Þæt mé þone ingang beluce, Hml. S. 23 b, 416. Belucen, 426.

hwæþere

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Ne ðus is huoeðre ( autem ) in iúih, 10, 43: Jn. L. 20, 17. Huæðre, 6, 6. Dǽle hé hwæðre ..., Ll.

LAND

(n.)
Grammar
LAND, es; n.

LANDeartha landcountryregiondistrictprovincelandlanded propertyestatecultivated landcountry

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Ne nim ðú náne sibbe wið ðæs landes menn ne ineas pactum cum hominibus illarum regionum, Ex. 34, 15. Twegen landes menn and án ælþeódig, Homl. Th. ii. 26, 20.

ge-wunian

(v.)
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Hwona ꝥte gehérde, ðonne giwunade ( mansit ) in ðuér ilca stówwe, Jn. R. L. 11, 6. Gif ǽnig ámánsumad man on þæs cynges neáweste gewunige, Ll. Th. i. 312, 2. Gif morðwyrhtan . . . tó þám geþrístian ꝥ hí on þæs cyninges neáweste gewunian, 324, 13.