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wiþer-weard

(adj.)
Grammar
wiþer-weard, (-word, -wurd), and -wierde; adj.

contraryadversehostileadversaryenemyopponentfiendhostile to rightful authorityrebelopposed to what is rightarrogantperversedepravedreprobatefalsehereticapocryphalopposed to the good or pleasure of anythingunfavourableadversehurtfulperniciousdisagreeablecontraryopposite

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Mid wiþerwordum (adversis) onbénum, Bd. 2, 2; S. 504, 3. ii land ðe wǽron bereáfodon þurh Densce men and wiðerwearde (hostile; or evil, v. IV.) déman út of ðam mynstre, Chart. Th. 446, 7.

ge-líc

(adj.)
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Hú ne miht þú gesión ꝥ ǽlc wyrt and ǽlc wudu wile weaxan on þǽm lande sélost þe him betst geríst. . . .

hweorfan

(v.)
Grammar
hweorfan, hworfan, hwurfan

To turnchangegoreturndepartgo aboutwanderroam

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þan mægen, Th: heánmægen, Grem: mægenhwyrfe, Btwk.] hwyrfe in hǽðendóm they strove earnestly to perform all God's law, and not to be apostate from the Lord of hosts any more than to turn to heathendom, Cd. 183; Th. 229, 22; Dan. 221.

þolian

(v.)
Grammar
þolian, p. ode
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To hold out, exercise endurance, endure, not to give in: of things, to last, continue to be serviceable Ic tó aldre sceal sæcce fremmau, þenden ðis sweord þolaþ, Beo. Th. 4992; B. 2499.

ge-mót

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. ¶ of the last judgement Mægna cyning on gemót cymeð þrymma mǽste, Cri. 833.

ongeagn

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Cymð hé tó lande, hwílum ongeán wind and ongeán ðá ýða, hwílum mid ǽgðrum, Past. 433, 3. Wæter hé déð þæt yrnð ongeán streám, Wlfst. 196, 5 : C. D.

ESNE

(n.)
Grammar
ESNE, es; m.

A man of the servile class, a servant, retainer, man, youth mercēnārius, servus, vir, jŭvĕnis

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He was a poor mercenary, serving for hire, or for his land, but was not of so low a rank as the þeów or wealh Ánan esne gebýreþ to metsunge xii púnd gódes cornes, and ii scípæteras and i gód mete-cú, wudurǽden be landsíde ūni æsno, id est, inŏpi, contingent

(n.; adj.)
Grammar
má, indecl. cpve. used as subst. and adj.

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Nó ðé láðes má gedón móton no worse may they do thee, Andr. Kmbl. 2885; An. 1446.

Linked entries: mǽst

wlencu

(n.)
Grammar
wlencu, (-o); indecl.: wlenc, e; f.

pridehigh spiritpridearrogancehaughtinessinsolencedistinctionsplendourpompdignitymagnificencewealthgreatness

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Ðú forlǽtan scealt ídle ofersǽlþa . . . ne ðú ðé ǽfre ne lǽt wlenca gewǽcan, Met. 5, 31

Linked entries: wlanc wlanc

heall

a residencepalacea templea court of law

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Srt. 28, 2. a building for legal business, a court of law In ðæs giroefa halle ł mótern (on ꝥ dómern, W. S.) in praetorium, Jn. L. R. 18, 28

helm

a helmeta crowndiademthe topcrowncoverconcealmenta covering

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Þeán ceorlisc geþeó ꝥ hé hæbbe helm and byrnan . . . gif hé ꝥ land nafað hé bið ceorl swá þeáh, Ll. Th. i. 188, 8. a crown, diadem Sitt þonne swegles brytta on heáhsetle helme beweorðod (gewurþod, Wlfst. 137, 17), Dóm. L. 118.

weá

(n.)
Grammar
weá, an; m.

woe misery evil afflictiontroubleevilwickedness malice

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Th. 85, 3; Cri. 1385 Ne lǽd ðú ús tó wíte in weán sorge, Hy. 6, 27. Hé þearfende of wǽdle weán álýsde adjuvabit pauperem de inopia, Ps. Th. 106, 40. Gif ðé ǽnig mid weán gréteþ if any man afflict thee, Cd. Th. 105, 18 ; Gen. 1755.

Linked entries: wáwa weó

(adv.)
Grammar
ná, <b>, ;</b> adv.

Nonotnon

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Næs him nó ðý læs underþeóded eall ðes middangeard, 16, 4; Fox 58, 10. Ðá ná ðé læs beseah Lothes wíf underbæc, Scrd. 22, 42. Nó ðý fægra wæs, Cd. Th. 203, 6; Exod. 399. Nó ðý sél dyde, 246, 35; Dan. 489.

Linked entries: ne

medume

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

middlingmoderatecommonoccupying the middle or mean position as regardsobserving the just meanperfectmeetfitworthy

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Medeme lác, Blickl. Homl. 37, 32. Ful medomne wæstm, 55, 5. Drihtne tó geearnienne medome folc ( 'a prepared people,' Lk. 1, 17), 165, 15. Ne gedéþ se anweald gódne ne meodumne (MS.

Linked entry: medeme

stán

(n.)
Grammar
stán, es; m.
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</b> a stone to which worship is paid. v. stán-weorþung :-- Gehátaþ hý ælmessan þurh deófles láre oðþon tó wylle oððon tó stáne, Wulfst. 12, 3. Gif hwylc man his ælmessan geháte oððe bringe tó hwylcon wylle oððe tó stáne, L. Ecg.

Linked entry: stán-weorþung

swincan

(v.)
Grammar
swincan, p. swanc, pl. swuncon; pp. swuncen.
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Lamb, 6, 7. Ð ám wífum ðe æfter beorþre on sumum stówum swincen, Lchdm. i. 344, 2. [Cf. Ðonne se ufera dǽl ðæs líchoman on ǽnigum sáre oððe on earfeþum geswince, 332, 9.] <b>II a.

wís-dóm

(n.)
Grammar
wís-dóm, es; m.

wisdomdiscretionknowledge cognizancewisdom knowledge learning philosophy

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Rúmran geþeaht wísdóm onwreáh . . . mé láre onlág mægencyning. Elen. Kmbl. 2483; El. 1243. Wundorlíc is geworden ðín wísdóm (scientia tua), Ps. 138, 4. Ðú mé lǽr wísdómes word, scientiam dace me, 118, 66. Sefa deóp gewód, wísdómes gewitt, Elen.

ge-brengan

(adj.)
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Hé hǽðene þeáwas innan þysan lande gebróhte. Chr. 959; P. 115, 11. Ic þé snyttro on gebróhte, Bt. 7, 3 ; F. 20, 11. Hé wolde ðǽm fortrúwodum monnum andrysno hálwendes eges on gebrengean. Past. 385, 17.

ge-weorc

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Ꝥ hí férdon on þæt geweorc þæs Godes wordes, Bd. l, 23; Sch. 50, l. v. ǽfen-, brycg-, ealu-, fasten-, land-, stán-, sulh-, tigel- timber-, weall- web-geweorc. <b>IV a.

swencan

(v.)
Grammar
swencan, p. te; pp. swenced, swenct (cf. swinkt = wearied, Comus v. 293)
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Laym. swenchen: Orm. swennkenn, swennchenn: O. H. Ger. swenchen verberare]