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swincan

(v.)
Grammar
swincan, p. swanc, pl. swuncon; pp. swuncen.

to toil, labour, work with effortto labour at, after, etc. , anything to be troubled, travail, be in difficulty or distress

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Ðonne se ufera dǽl ðæs líchoman on ǽnigum sáre oððe on earfeþum geswince, 332, 9.] of inanimate things :-- Gif se midwinter byþ on Seternesdeag, ðonne byþ windig lengten and westmas swincaþ and scép cwellaþ the fruits of the earth will not thrive, and

willan

(v.)
Grammar
willan, prs. ic, hé wille, wile, ðú wilt, pl. wé willaþ ; p. wolde, walde ; part. prs. willende

To will, wishto will, exercise the faculty of willingto will, purpose, think, mean, intendto tendto will, ordain, order, commandto will, wish, want, desireto will, be willing to do somethingto allow, permit, grant, consent toto be disposed, to have such and such a willto will, profess, claimwill, shall, to be about to

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Th. i. 82, 18. of things, to tend Hwæðer ðú nú ongite hwider ðiós sprǽce wille ? Ðá cwæþ ic : Sege mé hwider hió wille jamne igitur vides, quid haec omnia, quae diximus, consequatur ? quidnam ?

Linked entries: fǽcan walde

þearf

(n.)
Grammar
þearf, e; f.
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Ic ádrǽde, ðæt gé willan heora læs gýman, ðonne gé þearfa áhton, 297, 20. needful things, what is needful Ðá hét hé him heora ðearfe forgyfan eis necessaria ministrari jussit, Bd. 1, 25; S. 486, 29.

Linked entries: þarf þærf

(pronoun.)
Grammar
hé, m: heó; f: hit; n.

He, she, it

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Etaþ ðísne hláf hit is mín líchama eat this bread, it is my body, Homl. Th. ii. 266, 33. Ic hyt eom ego sum, Mt. Kmbl. 14, 27: 28. Hit ys áwriten, Ne leofaþ se man be hláfe ánum scribtum est: Non in pane solo vivit homo, 4, 4.

Linked entries: heó hie hig hió

sígan

(v.)
Grammar
sígan, p. sáh, pl. sigon ; pp. sigen.
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Scal þi saule siȝen to helle 14589.] <b>Ia.</b> to sink as the sun to its setting :-- Heó (the sun) síhþ tó ðam tácne (Aries ) óþ ǽfen, Anglia viii. 307, 20. Tungla torhtast tó sete sígeþ, Menol. Fox 221 ; Men. 112.

Linked entries: sígend sígere

sécan

(v.)
Grammar
sécan, sécean; p. sóhte; pp. sóht
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Spl. 13, 3. to try to get (the source from which a thing is sought marked by tó) Ic monnes feorh tó slagan séce (MS. seðe) I will require man's life of the slayer, Cd. Th. 92, 7; Gen. 1525.

weorþian

(v.)
Grammar
weorþian, wurþian, wyrþian; p. ode.
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Lind. 4, 9. of reverence shewn to sacred things, to worship, adore Ic ðín tempel weorðige adorabo ad templum sanctum tuum, Ps. Th. 137, 2. Heó on cneów sette, lác (the cross) weorðade, Elen. Kmbl. 2272; El. 1137.

Linked entries: a-wyrþian wyrþian

weorþan

(v.)
Grammar
weorþan, (wurþan, wyrþan); p. wearþ, pl. wurdon; pp. worden.
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Seó eá ne mæg weorþan tó ǽwelme, ac se ǽwelm mæg weorþan tó eá, Bt. 34, 1; Fox 134, 15. of the state or condition to which things come, of the event of matters, to become, have as issue, come to Ǽlc þing wyrþ tó náuhte, Bt. 34, 1; Fox 134, 13.

DEÓRE

(adj.)
Grammar
DEÓRE, dióre; adj.

DEAR, belovedcārus, dilectus, familiāris dear of price, precious, of great value, desirable, excellent, glorious, magnificent, noble, illustrious pretiōsus, magni æstimandus, desiderabĭlis, exĭmius, gloriōsus, magnifĭcus, nobĭlis, illustris

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Cot.] þince: hwæðer ðe gold ðe hwæt? what seems to thee most precious: whether gold or what? Bt. 13; Fox 38, 10: Exon. 103 b; Th. 393, 13; Rä. 12, 9.

Linked entries: dýre dióre

wlitig

(adj.)
Grammar
wlitig, adj.

Beautifulcomelyfairbeauteousglorious

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Wlitigre formosior, 34. 59. of beauty that appeals to the senses, appearance in persons or things, of earthly beauty Ðæt wíf wæs swíðe wlitig (pulchra), Gen. 12, 14. Sum bið wlitig on wæstmum, Exon. Th. 295, 18 ; Crä. 35.

ge-nerian

(v.)
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. :-- Ingange mín bén on þínre gesihðe symble æt þearfe ; ðú þæt ðú mé generige níða gehwylces (eripe me ). Ps. Th. 118, 170, 169. Wǽron úre sáwla níþa generede anima nostra sicut passer erepta est de laqueo venantium, 123, 6. <b>Ib.

ge-streón

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</b> of costly things, as collective, treasures, wealth, treasure. Cf. ge-streónfull; I. 2 :-- Hé begeat Alexandriam, and mid hiere gestreóne hé gewelgade Rómeburg Alexandria potitus est, et Roma opibus ejus aucta est, Ors. 5, 13; S. 246, 36.

welig

(adj.)
Grammar
welig, weleg; adj.

Wealthyrichopulent

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Sidonem, seó wæs welegast (opulentissima) on ðǽm dagum 3, 5: Swt. 104, 30. of places or things which produce abundantly, of seasons in which there is abundance Ðæt wiolie opimum, Wrt. Voc. ii. 64, 64.

Linked entry: wealig

slítan

(v.)
Grammar
slítan, p. slát, pl. sliton; pp. sliten

To slit, tear, rendto tear a garment rendto tear, split, rend, cleave, divideto tear, rend, as an animal does with the teeth or feet, a bird with its beak, to tear, bite irritateto tear to destroy, waste, consumeto carp at, back-biteto tear attero to tear, split to tear, break scindere, lacerare, laniare, lacessere, saevire, delere to slit, tear, break

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Hí beóþ mec slítende (of the waves tearing at an anchor) 398, 11; Rä. 17, 6. to tear, bite (of pungent things, cf. slitol), irritate (of physical or mental irritation) Slíto ( suto, Wrt., cf. slítung) lacesso Wrt. Voc. ii. 112, 29.

swín

(n.)
Grammar
swín, es; n.

a swine.the image of a boar as the crest of a helmet.

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Gif mon nime æfesne on swýnum; æt þrýfingrum ( three fingers thick in fat), ðæt þridde; æt twýfingrum, ðæt feórðe; æt þymelum, ðæt fífte, L. In. 49; Th. i. 132, 12-19. Gafolswán sylle ǽlce geáre . xv. swýn tó sticunge, L. R.

Linked entries: swun swín-líca swýn

(prep.)
Grammar
tó, prep. adv.

to, atso as to producebecometo (the satisfaction, etc. )to some end,for some purposefornext to,at,by,alongsidein,onnext toaftertoasfortoasforat,inof,fromto (in to do something to anything)according to,at,aftercompared to,in comparison with,besidein addition to,besidesfor,atto be sufferedatin the course of,in,onfor,duringtoto,forin,atto the extent,to such a degreeto,up to,until,tillat,in,onin addition,besides,tootoo

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Kmbl. 307;El. 154. where the motion is figurative, with words denoting change of condition, marking that to which a thing is changed, what a thing becomes, to what a thing is brought Hé heora wæter wende tó blóde, Ps. Th. 104, 25 : Cd.

Linked entry: -anne

reccan

(v.)
Grammar
reccan, p. reahte, rehte.
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</b> to correct :-- Seó cyrice sum þing þurh wælm receþ (corrigit ), 1, 27; S. 491,30

spéd

(n.)
Grammar
spéd, e; f.

Speedsuccessmeansspeedquicknessspeedilyquicklyspeedsuccessprosperous issue meanssubstanceabundancewealthpowerfacultyopportunitymeans of doing anything progenyceleritas, successus, provectus, prosperitas, substantia

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Wilna gehwilces weaxende spéd a growing abundance of every thing to be desired, 100, 7; Gen. 1660. Ic on mínre heortan hýdde georne ðæt ic ðínre sprǽce spéd gehealde in corde meo abscondi eloquia tua, Ps. Th. 118, 11: 38.

tó-geagnes

(prep.; adv.)
Grammar
tó-geagnes, -gegnes, -geánes, -génes.

towards,so as to meetagainst,to meetin the way of,to meet the approach ofin readiness for,against the coming ofagainst,for the purpose of resistingon the approach of,towardsagain,in return

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.; instances of this government are rare, and the two following are doubtful Tógeánes his fýnd (feónd, MSS. C. U. W.: feónde, MS. D.) hé gǽþ adversum inimicum pergit, Ælfc. Gr. 47; Zup. 269, 6.

scrífan

(v.; prep.)
Grammar
scrífan, p. scráf, pl. scrifon; pp. scrifen
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Man sceal on godcundan scriftan ge on woruldcundan dóman ðás þingc tósceádan, L. C. S. 69; Th. i. 412, 5. Hire nán preóst scrífan ne mót neque ulli presbytero confessionem ejus accipere licebit, L. Ecg. P. ii. 16; Th. ii. 188, 6.

Linked entry: be-scrifen