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híwan

(n.)
Grammar
híwan, hígan; pl.

Members of a household, of a religious house, a family

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Út of earce híwan lǽd ðú lead thy family out of the ark, Cd. 73; Th. 90, 3; Gen. 1489. Híwan [MS. A. munecas], Chr. 716; Erl. 45, 17. Híwæ domesticos, Mt. Kmbl. Rush. 10, 25

tír

(n.)
Grammar
tír, es; m.

Gloryhonour

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Þa kingges weoren deædde, heore duȝeðe todealde, here tir wes atfallen, Laym. 4237

Linked entry: tyr

tíþian

(v.)
Grammar
tíþian, tigþian; p. ode

To grant,concede,of that which is granted

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Lamb. 18, 8. with a clause Nolde se cyning him tíðian ðæt Israel férde forð ofer his gemǽru qui concedere noluit, ut transiret Israel per fines suos, Num. 21, 23. used absolutely Ðonne ðú him tíðast, Hy. 7, 56.

Linked entry: tigþian

tó-bregdan

(v.)
Grammar
tó-bregdan, -brédan; p. -brægd, -brǽd, pl. -brugdon, -brúdon (-brudon ?); pp. -brogden, -bróden (-broden ? in O. and N. tobrode rimes with unsode).

to separate (trans.) by a quick movement,to pull to pieces (lit. and fig. )to pull apartto separate (intrans.) by a quick movement,to break off,start from sleep,to awaketo separate by making a quick movement with something

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Hit ongeat his láre swíþe tótorene and swíþe tóbrogdene.Bt. 3, 1; Fox 4, 31 note. Biþ se glencg ágoten and se þrym tóbróden, Wulfst. 263, 8 note.

á-weorpan

to throwcastcause rapidviolent movement of a body,to throw awayto throw upfoodto throw offfree one's self fromto cast out expelto rejectcast away or offrenounce,to cost downtrouble

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Th. ii. 502, 14. the agent not a person Se stranga wind hí on ꝥ land áwearp, Chr. 1075; P. 209, 37: 1009; P. 138, 26 note. Wearð hé ádúne áworpen of his horse, Gr. D. 14, 17. to throw away :-- Heó áwearp þá cartan, Hml.

feor

(adv.)
Grammar
feor, adv.

avoidancewidelywidelyfarfar

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Ac feor (feorr, v. l.) þæt sié, ꝥ . . . sed absit, ut . . . Bd. 1, 27; Sch. 67, 19. Fearr, Mt. L. 16, 22: Rtl. 100, 37. Gif hit ꝥ wǽre, swá hit feor þám sý, Hml.

Linked entries: fier firr fyr

losian

(v.)
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Ðý lǽs him losige ðæt heofenlice ondgit ne ipso veritatis intellectu vacuetur, Past. 85, 7.

weorþ-mynd

(n.)
Grammar
weorþ-mynd, (-mynt), es; m. : e; f. : -myndu (-o); indecl. f. Honour
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Favor, i. fama, honor, laus, laetitia, testimonium laudis wyrþrnynd, Wrt. Voc. ii. 147, 13. honour, respect shewn to an object, celebration of an event Sý úrum Drihtne lof and wuldor and weorþmynd, Blickl. Homl. 65, 25. Wurðmynt, Homl.

Linked entry: wirþu

gleáw

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Byð sægd his lof gleáwast and mǽrust annuntietur laus ejus, 101, 19

windan

(v.)
Grammar
windan, p. wand, pl. wundon; pp. wunden

of motion that results from a blow, swing, or other impetus, to fly, leap, start to fly, wheel, springof the movement of living thingsof inanimate thingsof abstract subjectsof twistingrolling movementof living thingsof inanimate thingsto waverto twistrollto brandishwaveto twist, plait, weaveto twist, give a curved form to

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Th. 141, 14; By. 322. of abstract subjects Sió æcs wint of ðam hielfe, and eác ús of ðære honda ðonne ðonne sió lár wint on réðnesse securis manu fugit, cum sese increpatio in asperitatem pertrahit Past. 21; Swt. 167, 8. of twisting, rolling movement

Linked entry: winde

wíg

(n.)
Grammar
wíg, es; n. I.

fightbattlewarconflictvalourtroops

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Nǽfre on óre læg wídcúþes wíg, ðonne walu feóllon, 2088; B. 1082: Exon. Th. 338, 27; Gn. Ex. 85. On Móyses hand wearð wíg gifen, wigena mænieo, Cd. Th. 216, 11; Dan. 5.

Sunnan-dæg

(n.)
Grammar
Sunnan-dæg, es; m.
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The observance of the Sunday was enjoined by the laws.

sculan

(v.)
Grammar
sculan,  sceolan; ic, hé sceal, scal, ðú scealt, pl. wé sculon, sceolon ; p. sceolde, scolde, scealde, scalde; subj.
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Ðý læs ic scyle leng þrowian, Andr. Kmbl. 154; An. 77.

Linked entries: ge-scola sceal

ná-wiht

(n.)
Grammar
ná-wiht, nó-wiht, ná-uht, náwht, náht, nóht.

nothingnaughta thing of no valuean evil thingnot

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Heó nóht lata ne wæs, Blicki. Homl. 163, 8. Ne þurfan gé nóht besorgian hwæt gé sprecan, 171, 18. Ne wæs hé nóht feor on oferhygd áhafen, 215, 32. Nóht longe ofer ðis, Exon. Th. 172, 15; Gú. 1144. Æfter nóht langre tíde, Bd. 5, 11; S. 626, 10.

ge-riht

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[The phrase on gerihte (geriht) occurs often in the charters which give the boundaries of land, and corresponds to various Latin phrases, e. g. per rectitudinem uiae, C.

winnan

(v.)
Grammar
winnan, p. wann , pl. wunnon; pp. wunnen.

intransto labourtoilworkto labour, endeavour, strive afterto labour, struggle, be troubledto labour under, suffer fromto strive, contend, fightof hostile action towards a personof competitionof opposition to things of the action of inanimate objectsto make warfightof the action of inanimate objectswith cognate accusativeto winmake one's waytransto labour atbestow labour uponto labour undersufferundergoto wingetattain

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Hí wéndon ðæt hí sceoldon winnon eall ðæt land, Chr. 1070; Erl. 207, 27

Linked entry: on-winnende

æfter

(prep.; adv.)
Grammar
æfter, prep. [æft, q. v; er, q. v.] dat; rarely acc.

AFTERpostAlongthroughduringκατάperAccording toby means ofsecundumpropterAfteraboutpropterobdeAfteraboveaccording topostsupersecundum

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Lamb. 118, 149

Linked entries: æftyr efter eftyr

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

wealdan

(v.)
Grammar
wealdan, p. weóld, pl. weóldon; pp. wealden

To have power over to control the movements of that which is moved to regulate wield a weaponwith gen. with dat. or inst. to control that which moves itself to have control of a person, an emotionto govern,with gen. with acc. of the control exercised by one in authority, to rule govern have dominion overbear sway wield power, with gen. with dat. or inst. with acc. with a preposition absolute fig. where the subject is an abstract noun, with gen. with acc. with a preposition to have power over things to possess be in possession of have at command be master of, with gen. with dat. or inst. with acc. to have power to decide or choose what shall take place to determine ordain have the decidingcontrol of matters, with gen. with dat. or inst. with a clause absoluteto have power that brings something to pass, to cause be the cause, author, source of something, with gen. with dat. or acc. of things, with gen. of motives to have power to dobe able

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Ðý læs mín ǽnig unriht wealde non dominetur mei omnis injustitia, Ps. Th. 118, 133. Sió gesceádwísnes sceal ðære wilnunge waldan, Met. 20, 198. with acc. Unsóðfæstnys ealle wealde, Ps.

Linked entries: án-waldan wealdian

wépan

(v.)
Grammar
wépan, p. weóp, wép (wǽpde, Lind.), pl. weópon, wépon ; pp. wópen
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Hé gemétte swíþe manige wépende, and wǽron cweþende : " Wá ús . . . " And ðá him swá wépendum, ðá com ðara sacerda ealdorman, Blickl. Homl.153, 25-33.

Linked entries: wópen wǽpan