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weorod

(n.)
Grammar
weorod, (-ud, -ed, -ad), werod (-ud, -ed), worud (-ad), word, es; n.
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Th. i. 10, 12-18. a body of servants, retainers, followers, associates Ðis is hold weoiod. Beo. Th. 586; B. 290. Gif se getihtloda man máran werude beó ðonne twelfa sum, ðonne beó ðæt ordál forad, L. Ath. i. 23; Th. i. 212, 8.

ge-fyllan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-fyllan, to fill with (gen. dat. (inst.) or with preps.). v. ge-fellan, ge-fillan
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Ðá ciricean stódon máðma and bóca gefyldæ (-a, v. l. ), Past. 5, 10. where a quality, attribute, &c. is produced in a high degree. the object a person Ǽlces gódes þeáwas hé gefyllþ ðone ðe hine lufað, Bt. 27, 2; F. 98, 2.

án

(n.; num.; adj.; pronoun.)
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Gif man ðá áne bóc rǽt on ánes geáres ymbryne and ðá óðre on ðám æftran geáre, Hml. Th. ii. 2, 12. distributive Hí heom betweónan án and án ( one by one ) hnappodon, Hml. S. 23, 247.

weorþ

(adj.)
Grammar
weorþ, worþ, wurþ, wirþ, wyrþ, wirþe, wierþe, wyrþe, weorþe; adj.
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. ; Th. i. 198, 7. in other cases where money is to be paid Gif mon óðrum wongtóð of ásleá, geselle .iiii. sciłł. tó bóte. Monnes tux bid .xv. sciłł. weorð, L. Alf. pol. 49; Th. i. 94, 13.

LǼDAN

(v.)
Grammar
LǼDAN, p. de; pp. lǽded, lǽd

TO LEADconducttakecarrybringbring forthproduce

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Þuhte mé ðæt ic gesáwe treów on lyft lǽdan methought that I, saw a tree borne aloft, Rood Kmbl. 9; Kr. 5. Wudu mót him weaxan tánum lǽdan wood may grow, be productive of twigs, Exon. 119 b; Th. 458, 23; Hy. Grn. ii. 285, 105.

Linked entry: be-lǽdan

LICGAN

(v.; adv.)
Grammar
LICGAN, p. læg: pl. lǽgon; pp. legen.

To LIEfailto liegorun

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Ða creópendan licgeaþ mid ealle líchoman on eorþan creeping things lie on the earth with all the body, Past. 21, 3; Swt, 155. 17. Heora líchoman licggaþ on eorþan and beóþ tó duste gewordne, Blickl. Homl. 101, 2.

Linked entry: for-lǽge

swilc

(pronoun.)
Grammar
swilc, swelc; pron. (the word can take the weak declension).
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Th. 6309; B. 3165. containing both antecedent and relative, such as Ðonne ic wæs mid ludéum, ic wæs swelc hié, Past. 16; Swt. 101, 6. Gestreón swilc ðǽr funden wæs, Cd. Th. 220, 5; Dan. 66.

Linked entries: swelc swylc swá-lic

tellan

(v.; prep.)
Grammar
tellan, p. tealde; pp. teald: also forms as from telian occur: ic telge, hí teliaþ; p. telede; p. teled.
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His niéhstena gód hé sceal tellan him selfum he is to reckon as an item in the account of his own prosperity that of his neighbour; sua commoda propinquorum bona deputare debet, Past. 13; Swt. 79, 1.

fore

beforein front ofat the head ofbeforeforfromthroughbecause ofon account offorfromthroughin place ofinstead offor the sake ofon behalf ofto the honour ofofaboutbeforeinto the presence of

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III. 3 Hé wið ðon won fore (for, v. l.) geornfullnesse and for lufan þæs árfæstan gewinnes renitentem studio et amore pii laboris, Bd. 4, 3; Sch. 349, Þú fore monna lufan þínre módor bósm gesóhtes, Hö. 110; Fa. 78.

friþ

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Laga tó friðes bóte, 292, 3. Tó úre ealra friðe, 236, 27 : 238, 8. Þ frið swá healdan swá Æðelstán cyng hit gerǽd hæfð, 240, 2. Þone frið, 14. Hé folces frið bétte. Chr. 959; P. 114, 20.

ge-þafian

(v.)
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Gif hit tó bóte gegá, and se cyng ꝥ geþafige, þonne béte man, Ll. Th. i. 340, 16. Gif hé þá hand lésan wille, and him mon ꝥ geþafian wille, 66, 5. construction uncertain Béten hi swá swá man geðafige, Ll. Th. i. 168, 20.

ge-wunian

(v.)
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Ne hé ne mæge fullíce gewunian tó gódum weorcum nec ad usum boni operis valet assurgere, 73, 14. Hé hæfð tó gódum weorce gewunad, 65, 15. with dat. infin. Gewuniað þá sýfre Godes þegnas mid móde and stefne God tó wurðian, Angl. viii. 319, 32.

wiht

(n.)
Grammar
wiht, e ; f. : es; n.

a wightcreaturebeingcreated thinga whitthingaughtanythingwithout a negativeaughtalonewith a genitive

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Ne wéne ic ðæt ǽnig wuht (cf. gesceaft, 24) sié ðe wiþwinne non est aliquid, quod summo huic bono vel velit, vel possit obsistere. Non . . . arbitror . Bt. 35, 4; Fox 160, 29.

(pronoun.)
Grammar
hé, [In p. 513, col. 1. l. 60 Enachis (Num. 13, 29) should be read for Enac his: cf. the accusative Enachim in Jos. 11. 21. For -is as gen. in foreign names cf. Num. 13, 11, 12.]
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(a δ) :-- Heó ðá Lucretie hi selfe ácwealde, Ors. 2, 2; S. 66, 32. plural; definite individuals, either males or females, or where both sexes are represented Zacharias . . . and his wíf. . . Sóðlíce hig wǽron bútá rihtwíse, Lk. 1. 16.

setl

(n.)
Grammar
setl, sedl, seðl, seotl, sotl, seatl, sitl (-el, -ol, -ul), es; pl. setl, setlu, sotelas, setlas (
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</b> metaph. seat of a disorder, etc, , dwelling-place of non-material things :-- Ðý læs ingǽ se fiónd in sávelo hiora &amp; seðel habba ne mǽgi, Rtl. 117, 31. the part of the body on which one sits, the seat Wið gicþan ðæs setles, Lchdm.

geond

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Beóð eorþan styrunga geond stówa ( per loca ), Lk. 21, 11. distribution among other objects, between Geseah ic wíngeard, and þá twigo his hongodon geond þá columnan vineam inter columnas pendentem miratus sum, Nar. 4, 29. where there is movement. of a body

up

(adv.)
Grammar
up, (úp?), upp; adv.

Up.upon high uperectlyupto a high point

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Voc. ii. 144, 7. up a river, against the stream On ða eá hí tugon up hiora scipu óþ ðone weald, Chr. 893; Erl. 88, 31. where a body remains in the same place but moves in an upward direction Ðá árás hé upp, Jn. Skt. 8, 7, 10.

wæstm

(n.)
Grammar
wæstm, (-em, -im, -um), es; m. n.:e; f.

Growth, increasegrowth, produceplant, fruitoffspring, progenyresultfruit, that which may be enjoyedproduce of money, usury.growth, growing,increasegrowth, thrivinggrowth, condition reached by growing, stature, form;

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Th. 55, 13; Gen. 894. fruit of the body, offspring, progeny Beó ðínes innoðes wæstm( fructus) gebletsod and ðínra nýtena wæstm, Deut. 28, 4, 18. Innoðes wæstm (wæstem, Rush.) Lk. Skt. 1, 42. Se wæstm ðínes innoþes is gebletsad, Blickl. Homl. 5, 21.

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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Hié wiston ge be heora sige, ge eác be ðara hǽþenra manna fleáme they knew both about their victory and about the heathens' flight, Blickl. Homl. 203, 3.

Linked entries: weotan wietan

in

(prep.)
Grammar
in, prep.
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Gefrætwed in eádwelum, Ph. 586. marking a whole where the parts forming it are stated Þrý sind in naman ryhte rúnstafas, Rä. 59, 14. in a book, in a company, where the subject matter of a book, or a member of a company, is referred to Þæne heriað in