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fore-weard

(adj.)
Grammar
fore-weard, adj.
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On ǽlces mannes tungan Crístes nama is ǽfre on foreweardan, 536. On forwerdum in fronte, i. in facie, An. Ox. 772. in the Northern specimens the prefix for- is used: Onginneð forwueard incipit capitula, Mt. p. 13, 13. Foruard initium, Rtl. 174, 31.

for-swælan

(v.)
Grammar
for-swælan, l. -swǽlan,
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Þæt heora fex næs furðon forswǽled quoniam capillus capitis eorum non esset adustus (Dan. 3, 27), Ælfc. T. Grn. 8, 29. Hylle on fýrum wé beóð for-swǽlede teartlícor Averni ignibus crememur acrius, Hy.

ge-bletsian

(v.)
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Sí Godes nama écelíce gebletsod, Ll. Th. i. 374, 33. Ðú eart gebletsod God, Ll. Lbmn. 415, 33. to prosper, favour, benefit Þú gebletsudest bearn Israhéla, Aarones hús eác geblet*-*sadest Dominus benedixit domui Israel, benedixit domui Aaron, Ps.

gelimplic

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</b> in grammar translating accidens. v. ge-limp; Sume naman synd accidentia, þæt synd gelimplice, þe gelimpað ánum gehwylcum, Ælfc. Gr. Z. 12, 13.

ge-coren

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Add: distinguished, prominent Hí nǽron for nánum cræfte gecorene, búton for dyseges folces heringe, Bt. 27, 3; F. 100, 3.

in

(prep.)
Grammar
in, prep.
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Hæbbe hé him in áðe óðirne ǽwdan, 42, 8. of representative character, in the name of In Crístes noman ... and in þáre hálgan róde naman, Wlfst. 224, 9-11. expressing relation, of the action of a verb to an indirect object, to rejoice in, &amp;c.

gód

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Nis gód þisum men ána tó wunienne, Gen. 2, 18. Gód is ús hér tó beónne, Mt. 17, 4. of reputation, report Gód faustus (faustam famam, Ald. 162, 12), An.

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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On Dryhtnes naman deórum in the Lord&#39;s precious name, Ps. Th. 117, l0. Gesáwon dryncfæt deóre they had seen the precious drinking vessel, Beo Th, 4500; B. 2254. Deóran since with precious metal, Exon. 12 a; Th. 19, 31; Cri. 309.

Linked entries: dýre dióre

HÝD

(n.)
Grammar
HÝD, e; f.

HIDEskin

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Horses hýda hí habbaþ him tó hrægle pelliculas equorum ad vestimentum habentes, Nar. 38, 2.

Linked entry: hýd-gild

swín

(n.)
Grammar
swín, es;
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Nar. 21, 23-26. Gif mon on his mæstene unáliéfed swín geméte . . . 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.

Linked entries: swín-líca swýn swun

tela

(adv.)
Grammar
tela, teala, teola, telo, tiolo; adv.

Well.well, rightly, aright, correctlywell, perfectly, completely, thoroughly, certainlywell, prosperously, happilywell, in a beneficial or pleasant mannermarking degree, very, to a great extentas an exclamation, well, good

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Skt. 6, 27. marking degree, very, to a great extent Ic þigde tela micelne mete, Nar. 30, 25. Drincan tela micel, Lchdm. ii. 290, 12. Tela micel steáp, 294, 19. Teala, i. 374, 9. Teala líciendlíc, Ps. Th. 68, 13. Teala wynsume, 125, 2.

hrægl

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Horses hýde hí habbað him tó hrægle gedón pelliculas equorum ad uestimentum habentes, Nar. 38, 2. Mid swelce hrægle (veste) hé in eóde, mid swelce gange hé út, Ll. Th. i. 46, 3. <b>II a.

wela

(n.)
Grammar
wela, weola, weala, an; m.

wealthrichesabundancewealthwealprosperityhappy estate

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Weolum divitiis Nar. 4, 7: Bd. 4, 11; S. 579, 8. Welum (walum, Lind.) Lk. Skt. 8, 14. Ða welan dǽlan earmum monnum Blickl. Homl. 49, 32. abundance, wealth Hærfest cymþ, wæstmum hladen, wela byð geyped Menol. Fox 282; Men. 142.

Linked entries: wala weala weola

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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heáge witende non alta sapientes, Scint. 19, 2

Linked entries: weotan wietan

weorod

(n.)
Grammar
weorod, (-ud, -ed, -ad), werod (-ud, -ed), worud (-ad), word, es; n.
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Bradley suggests that nes is merely an alternative inflexion for the na of monna, aud written above it. v. Academy, 1893, p. 83.) Weoruda God, 293, 19; Crä. 3: 126, 5; Gú. 366: 273, 13; Jul. 515. Weruda, Ps. Th. 76, 11.

beón

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Se trýwleása ne bið nánum hláforde tó hæbbenne, Hml. S. 12, 131. Hié beóð tó ðreágeanne. Past. 265, 15. prepositional phrase Bið hit swíðe leáslíce on siolufres hiéwe, Past. 269, 4. Biá ðú mé in God esto mihi in Deum, Ps. Srt. 30, 3.

hátan

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hátan, Add: <b>I a.</b> with acc. and infin.
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Éce héht aeterna promittit, Lk. p. 9, 17. to call so and so. where the complement is the proper name used in speaking of a person, people, or place Neáh þǽre byrig ðe mon nú hǽt Babilonia, Bt. 35, 4; F. 162, 20.

ge-tellan

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</b> getellan tó to consider of the same class with, as the equal of another; annumerare :-- Ðes is fire God, and nis nán óðer geteald tó him, Hml. Th. ii. 12, 30

gifu

(n.)
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, Bt. 7, 3 ; F. 20, 12-15. a spiritual benefit Þes dæg is geweorþod mid manegum godcundum geofum, næs þǽra gifena lǽs þonne Drihtnes ǽrist, and eác þonne seó gifu þæs Hálgan Gástes, Bl. H. 133, 2-4. Þurh gife ðæs Hálgan Gástes.

ed-wít

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Hé forfleáh þone woruldlican wurðmynt, ac hé ne forfleáh þæt edwít and ðone hosp, Hml. Th. i. 162, 12. Ic þec hálsige þæt þú furður mé fraceþu ne wyrce, edwít for eorlum, Jul. 542. On edwít sellan in opprobrium dare, Ps. Th. 56, 3.