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á-dwǽscan

to extinguish fire, lightto put an end to, put dawn, suppress a practice, doctrine, &;c.to put down, suppress, destroy a person

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Hié ádwǽscað ðá sibbe, Past. 359, 22. Ðæt hé ðǽra gedwolmanna gedyrstignesse ádwǽscte, Hml. Th. i. 70, 7: Hml. S. 26, 13. Hé heora goda offrunga ádwǽscte, 15, 34. Drýcræft ádwǽscan, 14, 54: 23, 362: 37, 13.

smirwan

(v.)
Grammar
smirwan, smerwan, smirewan, smeruwan, smirian, smerian, smyrian; p. smirede, ode

To smear, anoint unctus to anoint

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MS.) úre heortan eáge mid sealfe Past. ii; Swt. 68, 10-12. Smiriaþ Ps. Surt. 140, 6. Smirede linivit Wrt. Voc. ii. 74, 15. Smyrede 51, 47. Smerede unxit Ps. Spl. 44, 9: Blickl. Homl. 69, 2. Smyrede 73, 18.

sol

(n.; adj.)
Grammar
sol, eses; n.: solu, we, e; f.

Mire or a miry place filthy volutabrum

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Sió sugu hí wile sylian on hire sole æfter ðæm ðe hió áþwægen biþ Past. 54; Swt. 419, 27. Gif swín eft filþ on ðæt sol Swt. 421, 3. Þonon ðæt cume in ða reádan sole Cod. Dip. Kmbl. iii. 375, 8. In reádan solo Txts. 431, 6.

ge-siht

(n.)
Grammar
ge-siht, -sihþ, -siehþ, -syhþ, -sihtþ, e; f.

Sightpower of seeingvisionsomething seenaspectrespectvisusacies oculorumvisioaspectusconspectusrespectus

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Ðære uplícan sibbe gesiehþ the sight of the peace above, Past. 21; Swt. 161, 16; Hat. MS. On ealles ðæs folces gesihþe in the sight of all the people, Homl. Th. i. 60, 25 : Blickl. Homl. 121, 17 : 201, 5. On ðínre gesyhþe in conspectu tuo, Ps.

Linked entry: ge-syhð

witan

(v.)
Grammar
witan, prs. ic, hé wát, ðú wást, wǽst, pl.witon; p. wiste; pp. witen.

to witknowhave knowledgebe aware,to knowhave knowledge of, be aware ofto be wisebe in one's sensesto be conscious ofto knowto feelshew

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Suá suá hié selfe wieten, ðæt hié hit for Gode dón, Past. 28; Swt. 191, 2. Witen, Met. 19, 23, Se reccere sceal geornlíce wietan, ðætte ..., Past. 20; Swt, 149, 1. Ðæm láreówe is tó wietanne, ðæt ..., 63; Swt, 459, 6. Tó witenne, Blickl.

Linked entries: weotan wietan

willa

(n.)
Grammar
willa, an; m.

will, the faculty of willingwill, purpose, design, commandwill, determination, resolutionintention, purpose, desire to actwill, desire, wishpleasure, delightwill, dispositionwill, accord, consent, pleasureGer. meinetwillenwill, one's own way

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Ða willan and ða getǽsu ðe him on ðisse worulde becumaþ, Past. 50; Swt. 387, 15. Hwǽr cumaþ his willan and his fyrenlustas? Blickl. Homl. 113,I. Ða ðe ðisses middangeardes wilna and welena wilniaþ Past. 50; Swt. 387, 7.

MÆGEN

(n.)
Grammar
MÆGEN, es; n.

MAINmightstrengthforcepowervigourefficacyvirtuefacultyabilityan exercise of powerefforta mighty workmiraclea forcemilitary force

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Ða ðe faraþ fram leahtrum tó mæignum those who pass from vices to virtues, Homl. Th. ii. 54, 26. Mægnum, Prud. 28a. Ðá ongunnon hí mód and mægen niman . . .

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medume

(adj.)
Grammar
medume, medeme, meodume; adj.

middlingmoderatecommonoccupying the middle or mean position as regardsobserving the just meanperfectmeetfitworthy

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Hwelc se beón scolde ðe medome ( dignus ) hierde bión sceolde, Past. 11, 7; Swt. 73, 20, Medeme, Blickl. Homl. 129, 35. Hé wyrþ ǽlces cræftes medeme ( fit for, capable of ) ... ǽlces þinges swá medeme swá hé ǽfre medemast (medomist, MS.

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swincan

(v.)
Grammar
swincan, p. swanc, pl. swuncon; pp. swuncen.
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Past. 35; Swt. 239, 21. Ða race sóhton and ymb swuncon, Bt. 39, 4; Fox 216, 16. Hwý gé ymb ðæt unnet swincen, Met. 10, 21.

túdor

(n.)
Grammar
túdor, tuddor, es; n.
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Ðonne mæg hé cennan ðæt túder ryhtes geðohtes (prolem rectae cogitationis ), Past. 15 ; Scint. 97, 8. Óþre tuddru synna cetere soboles peccatorum, Scint. 112, 4

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drífan

(v.)
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Drífan þá menn ꝥ spor oð hit man þám geréfan gecýðe . . . ádrífe hé ꝥ spor út of his scíre, 236, 21. to impel matter by physical force. to cause something to move by application of force Se wind drífeð ðæt wolcn, Past. 285, 21.

ge-þanc

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Healde hé hine ðæt hine his ágen geðanc ne biswíce ne se imago cogitationis illudet, Past. 57, 22. Þá þóhte ic þæt . . . ac mín látteów andwyrde þǽrrihte mínum geðance, Hml. Th. ii. 350, 14. Worda and dǽda, þeáwa and geþonca, Cri. 1584: El. 1286.

ge-flít

Grammar
ge-flít, l. ge-flit,
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Ðonne betweoxn eów bið yfel anda and geflitu ( contentio ), Past. 345, 14. Hié styrigað geflitu (-flietu, v.l.) and geciid rixae occasionem commovent, 293, 20.

wær

(adj.)
Grammar
wær, adj.

wareawarehaving knowledge of something which is to be guarded againstwareprepared foron guard against something that might be hurtfulwarecareful to avoid somethingon guard against doing somethingwareobservant ofattentive to a warning warycautioussagaciousprudentcunning

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Beó gé swá ware suá suá nædran estote prudentes sicut serpentes, Past. 35; Swt. 237, 20.

hálig-dóm

(n.)
Grammar
hálig-dóm, es; m.

holiness, sanctitysanctimoniaholy things, relics, holy work, a sacramenta holy place, sanctuaryrelicholinesssacred thingsrelicsa sanctuarysacramentum, sanctuariumsacred thing, relic, sanctuary

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Ðýlæs ǽnig unclǽnsod dorste on swá micelne háligdóm fón ðære clænan ðegnenga ðæs sacerd hádes ne aut non purgatus adire quisque sacra ministeria audeat, Past. 7, 1; Swt. 51, 1.

open

(adj.)
Grammar
open, adj.

Opennot shut,allowing ingress or egressof a doorof the eyesnot closed upnot covered, not protecteddeclared, publicnot secret, not concealed, discovered, brought to light (in reference to things where concealment is desired)without attempt at concealment manifest, clear, plain, evident

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Ne déþ nán man nán þing on díglum ac sécþ ðæt hit open sý (in palam esse), Jn. Skt. 7, 4. Ðæt móte beón open and onwrigen hwæt hé sý, Blickl. Homl. 185, 4.

wracu

(n.)
Grammar
wracu, e; f.

painsufferingmiserysufferingpunishmentvengeanceretributionpersecutionhostilityactive enmityvengeancerevenge

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pain, suffering, misery Is fela yfela and mistlícra gelimpa wíde mid mannum ; and eal hit is for synnum ; and gyt weorþeþ máre, ðæs ðe béc secgaþ, wracu and gedreccednes, ðonne ǽfre ǽr wǽre on worulde, Wulfst. 91, 7.

heorte

breastbosomwillintellectmindsoulintentwilldesireinclinationdispositiontemperamentcharacter

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Suá bið ðæs monnes heorte, Past. 245, 14: Ps. Th. 77, 36: 56, 9. Hwæt is se ealdordoom bú an ðæs módes storm, sé simle bið cnyssende dæt scip ðǽre heortan mid ðára geóóhta ýstum, Past. 59, 5.

gearo

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Ðætte hié swá micle gearran finde se ýtemesta dæg, ðonne hé cume, swá hí hér ǽmtegran bióð, Past. 401, 6. <b>I a.

hǽþen

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Cor. 5, l), Past. 211, 8. ¶ the part put for the whole :-- Áhangen hǽðenum folmum, El. 1076. used of a Samaritan as opposed to a Jew Samaritanus, ꝥ is hǽðin monn, Lk. L. 10, 33. Des wæs hǽðin hic erat Samaritanus, 17, 16. of things. Cf.