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tweónian

(v.)
Grammar
tweónian, twínian, twýnian; p. ode.
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, Nicod. 26; Thw. 14, 13. with a clause Ðé ne twýnaþ nán ðing, ðæt ðú sáwle hæbbe, Homl. Th. i. 160, 21. Him twýnode be hwam hé hit sǽde haesitantes de quo dicerit, Jn. Skt. 13, 22.

Linked entries: twínian twýnian

un-wær

(adj.)
Grammar
un-wær, adj.

not on one's guardunawareunpreparedunwaryheedlessincautiousinconsiderate

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Hí cweþaþ ðæt tó worde, ðæt se biþ on geþance wærast and wísast, se ðe óðerne can raðost ásmeágan and oftost of unwæran sum ðing gerǽcan, Wulfst. 55, 22. Perpena on ðone cyning ungearone (unwærne, MS.

Linked entries: un-gewær un-wæres

weorold-mann

(n.)
Grammar
weorold-mann, es; m.
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</b> a man engaged in secular, as opposed to ecclesiastical, affairs, a layman :-- Nalæs ðæt án ðæt ðás ðing dyden weoruldmen (saeculares viri ), ac eác swylce ðæt Drihtnes eówde, Bd. 1, 14; S. 482, 25.

ge-teohhian

(v.)
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Ic swór swá swá ic getiohhod hæfde ðæt ic wolde gehealdan ðíne dómas juravi, et statui custodire judicia tua. Past. 465, 24. with acc.

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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Ðín módor gewíteþ of weorulde þurh scondlícne deáð and heó ligeþ unbebyrged mater ena miserando exitu sepultura carebit, Nar. 31, 29. Worulde, Elen. Kmbl. 877; El. 440.

teóna

(n.)
Grammar
teóna, an; m.
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Ðis weorc biþ deóflum se mǽsta teóna this work will prove the greatest vexation to devils, Blickl. Homl. 47, 6. Hit him wyrþ tó teónan it will turn to his hurt, 51, 9. Ne him wiht gescód ðæs ðe hý him tó teónan þurhtogen hæfdon, Exon.

Linked entry: teóne

wirsa

(adj.)
Grammar
wirsa, (wirra occurs once in the Chronicle); cpve.; wirrest, wirst; spve. adj.

Worseworst

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Ðis is manna se wyrresta, 185, 2. Se eallra wyrresta mon, Bt. 14, 3; Fox 46, 20. Ðé þúhte ðæt eallra ðinga wyrrest, 38, 4; Fox 204, 9. Ðæs wyrrestan eorðcyninga, Cd. Th. 235, 13; Dan. 305. On werrestre dǽde in actione pessima, Confess. Peccat.

frignan

(v.)
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[The different treatment of the g in this word gives rise to a great variety of forms. the g may be retained, see the forms in Dict., to which add p.pl. [ge-] frungan; pp.

ge-fæstnian

(v.)
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Th. i. 514, 22. to make safe, to secure. to secure against attack, fortify Hé þæt eálond begyrde and gefæstnade mid díce, Bd. 1, 5; Sch. 17, 20. Hí gefæstnadon ꝥ byrgenn munierunt sepulchrum, Mt. L. 27, 66. Gefeastnodon, p, 20, 3.

wel

(adv.; int.)

Wellwellprosperouslywellmuchthoroughlyfreelywellproperlywellveryquitethoroughlyveryquitewellah

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Wese ðín mildheortnis well ofer ús Ps. Ben. 32, 18. marking degree well, much, thoroughly, freely: Gecnua wel Lchdm. ii. 322, 26. Lǽt gestandan wel let it stand a good while Lchdm. ii. 326, 19.

Linked entry: BET

BRÁD

(adj.)
Grammar
BRÁD, def. se bráda, seó, ðæt bráde ; comp. m.brádra, f.n. brádre,brǽdre; superl. brádost; adj.

BROAD open, large, spacious, copiouslatus, expansus, amplus, spatiosus, copiosus

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Brád is bebod ðín latum est mandatum tuum, Ps. Lamb. 118, 96. Se bráda sǽ the broad sea. Exon, 24 b;Th. 70, 28;Cri. 1145: Chr. 942;Erl. 116, 11;Edm. 5, Ps. Th. 79, 10.

Linked entries: brǽd bréd bréden

sócn

(n.)
Grammar
sócn, e; f.

a seeking, search, exploringa seeking, desiring, trying to geta seeking to obtain an enda seeking for information, question, inquirya seeking, visiting of a place, attendance at a place, resorta seeking for protection ora place so sought, refuge, sanctuary, asyluma seeking with hostile intent, an attack inquisitio the right of investigating, necessary to and a part of power of holding plea seekinglevying fines socasoca quaestio inquisitio an attack an action, prosecution an assemblage a parish

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Dip. Kmbl. i. xlv.

Linked entry: fird-sócn

dǽlan

(v.)
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.; for ðí sceal se ríca dǽlan his byrðene wið þone ðearfan, Hml. Th. i. 254, 31.

wíse

(n.)
Grammar
wíse, an: wís, e; f.

a wise waymannermodefashionstate conditionan arrangementinstructiona dispositiondirectionconditiona thingres negotiuma causereasonres

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Ðonne ðé ðín wíse lície cum bene tibi fuerit, Gen. 40, 14. Hǽte hym man bæþswá hraþe swá hys wíse gódige. Lchdm. iii. 122, 8.

Linked entry: wís-fæst

hrínan

(v.)
Grammar
hrínan, p. hrán; pp. hrinen

To touchreachstrike

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Kmbl. 1883; An. 944. with object omitted Ðæt hé má wolde afrum onfengum earme gǽstas hrínan léton that he would further let the wretched spirits with their dire attacks touch him [Guthlac ], Exon. 40 a; Th. 133, 17; Gú. 491.

hwón

(adj.)
Grammar
hwón, adj.

Littlefew

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Dó hwón on ðíne tungan put a little on to your tongue, L. M. 2, 52; Lchdm. ii. 272, 18: 1, 59; Lchdm. ii. 130, 7. Genim hwón sealt take a little salt, 2; Lchdm. ii. 32, 3.

mynegian

(v.)
Grammar
mynegian, myngian; p. ode ( with acc. of person and gen. of thing, or with a clause).

to bring to one's own mindrecallto bring to another's mindto remindto bring a duty to the mindto admonishexhortto remind of a debtto ask for paymentto have in the mindto purposeintenddetermine

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Se ðe nimþ ða þing ðe ðíne synt ne mynega ðú hyra ( ne repetas ), Lk. Skt. 6, 30. to have in the mind, to purpose, intend, determine Menegiaþ, hogiaþ conati sumus, decreivimus Hpt. Gl. 527, 66

ge-métan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-métan, he -méteþ, -métt, -mét; p. -métte, pl. -métton; pp. -méted, -métod, -métt, -mét

To find, find out, discover, come upon, meet withinvĕnīre, compĕrīre

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Ðæt we ðíne onsýne milde geméten that we may find thy countenance mild, Exon. 76 a; Th. 286, 13; Jul. 731. Swá hwylce swá gé geméton quoscumque invĕnĕrītis, Mt. Bos. 22, 9. Hí hæfdon neowne gefeán geméted they had met with new joy, Elen.

Linked entries: métan ge-mittan

un-eáðe

(adv.)
Grammar
un-eáðe, adv.

with difficultygrievouslyhardlyunwillinglyhardlyhardlyscarcelyonly just

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Uneáþe ic mæg forstandan ðíne ácsunga and cwist þeáh ðæt ic ðé andwyrdan scyle vix rogationis tuae sententiam nosco, ne dum ad inquisita respondere queam, Bt. 5, 3; Fox 12, 15.

be-werian

(v.)

prohibitforbidto protectdefend

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Bewere (prohibe) tungan ðíne fram yfele, Ps. Spl. 33, 13. Hé wæs bewered fram þǽre biscopþegnunge ab administrando episcopatu prohibito, Bd. 4, 5 ; Sch. 380, 16. with gen. Mé ꝥ godcunde mægen þæs ganges bewerede, Hml.