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fylgean

to follow to pursueto followproceed alongto follow to followto followto followdevote one's self to, diligently attend to. to attend toto accommodate one's self to the will of another, yield to a thingobsequito try to gain to follow, do what has already been done by anotherto happen or come at a later time

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Fylian heora bócum and gebedum georne, Ll.

sorh

(n.)
Grammar
sorh, sorg, sorhg, e; f.

careanxietysorrowgriefafflictiontroublesorrow, carecura, solicitudo, angor, moeror, laborcare, sorrow

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Wæs him micel langung and sorh on heora heortan, ðá hié ðæt ongeáton, ðæt hé leng mid him líchomlíce wunian nolde; hé hié . . . fréfrede for ðære gelómlícan sorge, Blickl. Homl. 135, 14-23.

Linked entry: sorg

gif

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Eálá ꝥte ðis moncyn wǽre gesǽlig, gif heora mód wǽre riht, 21: F. 74, 40. Gif eall þisses middaneardes wela cóme tó ánum men, hú ne wǽron þonne ealle óþre men wǽdlan?, 13; F. 38, 20. Hú wolde þé nú lícian, gif hwilc cyning wǽre . . . ?

sél

(adj.)
Grammar
sél, (the positive form does not occur, but is found in Layamon) ; cpve. sélra, sélla ; spve. sélest, sélost; adj.
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Heó hié gegyrede mid ðon sélestan hrægle, 139, 7. <b>IIIa.</b> marking the rank or class of a person :-- Ðone sélestan ( of the highest class ) . . . ðane óðerne . . . ðane þriddan, L.

Linked entry: sélost

ge-tellan

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Heó wearð heálic gyden geteald, Wlfst. 106, 14. adj. Hé is geteald árwurðost ealra þǽra goda, Wlfst. 106, 20: Chr. 1086; P. 221, 29. Hé bið scyldig geteald poenae reus addicitur, Past. 459, 27.

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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Þurh ða wundor ðe heó geseah æt ðam bisceope, Shrn. 115, 6. 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.

Linked entries: wunder wundrum

treów

(n.)
Grammar
treów, trýw, e; f.

truth to a promise or engagement,faith good or bad faithto keep faith with a persontrothtruth to a person,fidelityfealtyloyaltythe truth of the stronger to the weaker,gracefavourhelpan assurance of faith or truthword (in to give or pledge one's word)a promisean engagementa covenantleaguefaith in somethingbelieftrustconfidence

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Heó treówe gehét she promised God's favour, 44, 25; Gen. 714.

in

(prep.)
Grammar
in, prep.
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Heó þá róde héht in seolfren fæt locum belúcan, El. 1026. ¶ in a figurative expression, v. sceát; IV :-- Gif hió óðrum mæn in sceát bewyddod sí, Ll.

wandian

(v.)
Grammar
wandian, p. ode.
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Ða ðe heora Drihtne wiðsacan noldon, ðám man nán þingc ne wandode, ac hí tó ealre yrmðe getucode, Homl. Skt. i. 23, 71. Ne wanda ðú nán ðing ne ára ðú nánum ríce non parcet oculus tuus ulli regno, Anglia x. 88, 47.

Linked entries: ge-wand á-wandian

wanian

(v.; adj.)
Grammar
wanian, p. ode. I. trans.
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Manega nellaþ heora ðing wanian on Mónandæg (cf. þrý dagas ( the last Monday in April, the first Mondays in August and January ) syndon on ðám for nánre neóde ne mannes ne neátes blód sý tó wanienne . . .

Linked entry: a-wanian

ge-endian

(v.)
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Hí ne geendiað ná þá spǽce ǽr heora seód bið áfylled they will not finish the case till their purse be filled, Ll. Lbmn. 475, 42. Ic geendode ( consummaui ) ꝥ weorc ꝥ þú mé sealdest tó dónne, Jn. 17, 4.

hál

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Hyssas hále hwurfon in þám hátan ofne, Dan. 271. where health is gained, freed from sickness, cured, whole after injury Ic beó hál ( salva) gyf ic hys reáfes æthríne, Mt. 9, 21. ꝥ heó hál (salva ) sý and lybbe, Mk. 5, 23. Hál bið (byð gehǽled, W.

ÍDEL

(adj.)
Grammar
ÍDEL, adj.

emptydestitutevoiddevoidvainuselessidleidleunemployed

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Wese wíc heora wéste and ídel fiat habitatio eorum deserta, Ps. Th. 68, 26. Unnyt oððe ýdel supervacuus, Ælfc. Gr. 47; Som. 48, 46.

Linked entries: a-ýdlig ídel

steór

(n.)
Grammar
steór, and stýr, e; f.
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Eallum him sceal beón án steór and án lár æfter heora geearnunga anddyfene una prebeatur in omnibus secundum merita disciplina, R. Ben. 13, 7. Steór correptio, Scint. 117, 8. Ðæt man cýde búton steóre intingan, Homl. Th. ii. 590, 23.

swerian

(v.)
Grammar
swerian, p. swór (but a weak swerede occurs; cf.
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Ðæt land ðe ic fore swór heora fæderum terram pro qua juravi patribus eorum, Num. 14, 23. Ðæt land ðe ðú hira fæderum fore swóre, 11, 12. Hí wið mé sweórun adversum me jurabant, Ps. Surt. 101, 9. Ic secge eów, ðæt gé eallunga ne swerion, Mt.

Linked entry: fore-swerian

weorþ

(n.)
Grammar
weorþ, weorþe, worþ, wurþ, wyrþ, es; n.
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Hí sumne dǽl heora landes wurðes æthæfdon, Homl. Th. i. 316, 24. Hire innoþ ðú gefyldest mid ealles middangeardes weorþe (cf. Homl. Skt. ii. 27, 120 infra, and next passage), Blickl. Homl. 89, 19.

weorþscipe

(n.)
Grammar
weorþscipe, es; m.
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Hé ( Joseph ) heóld his fæder on fullum wurðscipe ðǽr mid eallum his bróðrum, Ælfc. T. Grn. 5, 7. honour, glory Míne fýnd mínne weorðscipe tó duste gewyrcen inimicus gloriam meam in pulverem deducat Ps.

ymb-hwyrft

(n.)
Grammar
ymb-hwyrft, (-hwearft, -hweorft, -hwerft), es; m.
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Haldeþ heora ymbhwyrft Drihten Dominus in circuitu populi sui, Ps. Th. 124, 2. surrounded space, extent Eall swá brád seó sunne is, swá eall eorðan ymbhwyrft, Lchdm. iii. 236, 7.

wǽpen

(n.)
Grammar
wǽpen, wǽpn, es; n.

a weaponmembrum virile

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Be ðám monnum ðe heora wǽpna tó monslyhte lǽnaþ. Gif hwá his wǽpnes óðrum onlǽne ðæt hé mon mid ofsleá, 19; Th. i. 74, 1-4. Wǽpnes spor a wound, Exon. Th. 280, 2; Jul. 623. Áwrítaþ hié on his wǽpne wælnota heáp, Salm. Kmbl. 323; Sal. 161.

teám

(n.)
Grammar
teám, es; m.

A line; but the word which is used in the related dialects (v. infra) with a physical meaning is used in English figuratively.a line of descendants, offspring, progeny, family, childrenbringing forth children, child-bearinga line of animals harnessed together, a team

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His wíf wearð mid Esau and Iacob, and heó geswác ðá teámes, 38, 339. [Weren boðe ( John's parents ) teames ateald, O. E.