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wóh

(n.)
Grammar
wóh, gen. wóges, wós; dot. wóge, wó; n.

Wrongperversityinjusticeerrorwrongfullywrongly

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Ðeáh ús þince ðæt hit on wóh fare tametsi confusa omnia perturbataque videantur, Bt. 39, 8; Fox 224, 21. On wóh yrsian, Ps. Th. 4, 5. On wóh lǽran, 25, arg. On wóh libban, Blickl. Homl. 45, II. 19. On wóh nitnan, 61, 22.

cuman

(v.)
Grammar
cuman, p. cóm, coom.
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Hwelc sé bión sceal ðe tó reccenddóme cuman sceal, Past. 61, 5. of things, to come to be, become, turn out, amount to Hit cymð eów tó wuldre, Hml. S. 25, 250, 253. Ꝥ cymð tó gefeán, Lch. iii. 154, 16.

eald

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S. 23 b, 778. of material things Sylle hé earmum mannum his ealde hrægl, Bl. H. 53, 13. <b>I a.</b> </b> Forðférde seó ealde hlǽfdige, Eádwerdes cinges móder, 1051; P. 172, 32. <b>I b.

ge-winnan

(v.)
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Hí þá castelas gewunnan, 1069; P. 203, 4. to take things as spoils of war Þá men of Hæstingaceastre gewunnon his twá scypa, Chr. 1050; P. 170, 6.

ge-métan

(v.)
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Hié cwǽdon: 'Þin carcern open wé gemétton, and nǽnige wé þǽr gemétton, Bl. H. 239, 24-28. a phrase Gemétte hé ealle þá apostolas embe þǽre eádigan Marian ræste, Bl.

hám

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Gif hwilc man forstolen þingc hám tó his cotan bringe, Ll. Th. i. 418, 17. Begyte þá báde hám sé þe heó fore genumen sý, 354, 7.

wundor

(n.)
Grammar
wundor, es; n.

a wondera circumstanceact that excites astonishmenta circumstance that excites astonishment as being out of the usual course of nature,a prodigyportenta wondermiraclea miraclea wonderful objectwondrous thingwonderfulmiraculous powerwonderadmiration

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Héhbiscopes micla wundra pontificis magnolia, Rtl. 77, 19. a wonderful object, wondrous thing Wén is ðæt hwilc wundor ineode on ðæt carcern and ða hyrdas ácwælde, Blickl. Homl. 239, 30. Heofonbeácen ... óðer wundor syllíc ... byrnende beám, Cd.

Linked entries: wunder wundrum

tó-dǽlan

(v.)
Grammar
tó-dǽlan, p. de

To divide,separate,distributeto divide a whole into parts, to destroy unity, make dissension into divide a whole by assigning the limits of the different partsto divide one number by anotherto divide one thing from another,part,separateto scatter, disperseto destroyto distribute, give away parts of a whole,to divide into sharesto shareto divide,distinguish,separate,make a difference betweento be different,be distinguished from.to separate with the minddiscern,discriminate,distinguish,to give forth,utter

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., 887; Erl. 86, 1: 709; Erl. 42, 29. to divide one number by another Tódǽl ða twelf þurh fíf, Anglia viii. 328, 21: 304, 40. to divide one thing from another, part, separate, trans.

weorold

(n.)
Grammar
weorold, (-uld), weorld, worold (-uld, -eld), world, e; f. (but se woruld, Prov. Kmbl. 40: worldes, Lk. Skt. l, 70: ðissum worulde, Met. 10, 70)
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Kmbl. 607; El. 304. earthly things, temporal possessions Ne won hé æfter worulde, ac hé in wuldre áhóf módes wynne, Exon. Th. 126, 12. ; Gú. 370: 109, 34; Gú. 100. Lamech woruld bryttade, Cd. Th. 74, 22; Gen. 1226.

fird

(n.)
Grammar
fird, faerd, ferd, fierd, fyrd(e).

an expeditioncampaignan armya camp

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2, ] Besæt sió fierd hié þǽr útan þí hwíle þe hié þǽr lengest mete hæfdon.

þanne

(adv.)
Grammar
þanne, þænne, þonne; adv. conj.
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Ealle clǽne þingc ic ete. Swíþe waxgeorn eart ðú, þonne ( cum ) ðú ealle þingc etst, Coll. Monast. Th. 34, 31. Hí beóþ slítende wulfas, þonne hié for feós lufan earmne fordémaþ búton scylde, Blickl. Homl. 63, 10: Homl. Th. ii. 226, 31.

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lád

(n.)
Grammar
lád, e; f.

excuse

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Hér swutelaþ an (ðissum gewrite) ðæt Godwine hæfþ gelǽd fulle láde æt ðan unrihtwífe ðe Leófgár bisceop hine tihte and ðæt wæs lád æt Licitfelda in this writing is declared that Godwine has fully cleared himself of the charge in the matter of the woman

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hǽþen

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Des wæs hǽðin hic erat Samaritanus, 17, 16. of things. Cf. II 3 Hǽþenu godu dii gentium, Ps. Th. 95, 5. Ge sǽdon ꝥ þá hǽðnan tída wǽron beteran þonne þá crístnan, Ors. 6, 37 ; S. 296, 18.

sib

(n.)
Grammar
sib, sibb, e; f.
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Beóþ on sibbe ða þing ðe hé áh, Lk. Skt. 11, 21. Hú wéne gé hwelce sibbe ða weras hæfden, ðonne heora wíf swá monigfeald yfel dónde wǽron? Ors. 1, 10; Swt. 50, 2. <b>V a.

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þanan

(adv.)
Grammar
þanan, þonan (-on, -un, -en); adv.
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Unde accidit illi, quod solent dicere quidam, Bd. 5, 14; S. 634, 18. in correlative combinations Ðæt mé þincþ wiþerweard þing . . . ðætte þonan ðe hí teohhiaþ ðæt hí scylan eádigran weorþan, ðæt hí weorþaþ ðonan earmran, Bt. 26, 2; Fox 92, 24-27.

weorpan

(v.)
Grammar
weorpan, (wurpan, wyrpan); p. wearp, pl. wurpon; pp. worpen.
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Kmbl. 2606 ; El. 1304. to move a thing from one position to another, in the phrase weorpan tó handa to hand over Weorpe hé ðone ceáp tó handa, L. In. 56; Th. i. 138, 12 : L. Alf. pol. 21 ; Th. i. 74, 19: 24; Th. i. 78, 9.

Linked entries: worpian wurpan

þæt

(con.)
Grammar
þæt, conj.
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Ic áhebbe míne hand . . . þæt is ne underfó ánne þwang I lift my hand (in testimony of this) that I will not take a thing, Gen. 14, 23. Ðonne hió geornast biþ þæt heó áfǽre fleógan, Ps. Th. 89, 10 : Elen. Kmbl. 536; El. 268.

wuldor

(n.)
Grammar
wuldor, (-ur, -er), es; n.

Gloryvainglory

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Th. 268, 22; Sat. 59. applied to persons or things Wífa wuldor (the Virgin Mary), Menol. Fox 295; Men. 149. Receda wuldor, Salamones templ, Cd. Th. 219, 23 ; Dan. 59. of celestial or spiritual glory Godes wuldor gloria Domini, Lev. 9, 23.

Linked entries: wulder wuldor-full

fæder

a parenta step-fatherforefatherfathersancestorsfathera god-fathera patron

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Þínum Fæder (Federe, L.), Mt. 6, 18

ge-swencan

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Ðý lǽs hí weorþan wyrsan gif hí ástyrede bióþ and geswenced (-swencte, v. l. ) quem deteriorem facere possit adversitas, Bt. 39, 10; F. 228, 6. where both subject and object are things Bið heard winter and yfel lencten and eorþan wæstmas swíþe geswencte