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wítnian

(v.)
Grammar
wítnian, p. ode

To punishtormentplague

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Ðý læs hit him sié wítnod lest it be punished in him, Past. 9; Swt. 59, 17

wýscan

(v.)
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wýscan, p. te
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Ne cuæð hé ðæt for ðý ðe hé ǽnegum men ðæs wýscte oððe wilnode non optantis animo, Past. 1; Swt. 29, 11. Ne wyrige nán man óðerne, ne yfeles ne wísce, Homl. Th. ii. 34, 27. with acc. Ic sceal his róde sigor swíðor wíscan ðonne ondrǽdan, Homl.

Linked entry: wíscan

ymb-útan

(prep.; adv.)
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Suǽ suǽ se here sceolde bión getrymed onbútan Hierusalem, suǽ sculon beón getrymed ða word ðæs sacerdes ymbútan ðæt mód his hiéremonna quasi obsidio circa civitatem Jerusalem voce praedicatoris ordinatur Past. 21; Swt. 163, 1.

Linked entry: emb-útan

eádig

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On óðre wísan mon sceal manian earme, on óðre eádige (locupletes = ðá welegan divites, 181, 3), Past. 175, 14.

earm

(adj.)
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.) :-- Hú earme wé bióð ðára écena ðinga ab aeternis nos miseros cernimus, Past. 389, 8

fíftig

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mancessa, Past. 9, 1. distributive: Hig sǽton hundredum and fíftegum (ðerh fíftigum, L. R. per quinquagenos), Mk. 6, 40. as plural Gif on þǽre byrig beóð fíftig rihtwísra manna si fuerint quinquaginta justi in civitate, Gen. 18, 24.

ge-helpan

(v.)
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Past. 47, 1 - 4. Se lǽce, ðonne hé ðǽm siócan ne trúwað, and wénð ðæt his gehelpan ne mæge, 391, 24, 26.

ge-hlýd

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Past. 91, 25. <b>I a.</b> in an unfavourable sense. clamour, noise, din Wearð micel gehlýd hlihhendra deófla. Hml. S. 31, 810. Simpronius mid swíðlicum gehlýde hét hí gefeccan, 7, 81. Hé clypode mid gehlýde, 36, 362.

ge-eácnian

(v.)
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Þonne him sió sóðfæsðnes on geeácnod bið, ǽr ðǽm ðe hit fullboren sié, Past. 367, 17. Hwæðer hé wite þe nyte, hwænne hé geeácnod (-éc-, v.l. ) wǽre, Gr. D. 262, 19. On synne hé bið geeácnod, Bl. H. 59, 34.

ge-yppan

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Past. 220, 10. Ðás word Zosimus mid teárum geypte, Hml. S. 23 b, 195. Hé þás word geypte, Angl. viii. 325, 47. Gesǽd, geypped wæs prolatum, i. narratum est An.

út-gang

(n.)
Grammar
út-gang, es; m.

A going outexitegressExitusfiniseffectusterminusegressusa going out of a placeegress, exitthe right of egressa coming out from a position within a bodyevacuation of the bodythe going out of a periodthe conclusionendan exitpassagea privyan evacuation

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Næfð útgang sió stów, Lchdm. ii. 218, 17. in a special sense, of part of the body Viscera inilve, meatis útgang, anus bæcþearm, Wrt. Voc. i. 283, 59.

Linked entries: forþ-gang út-geng

weald

(n.)
Grammar
weald, es; m.

High land covered with woodwoodforest.

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Hié heora líchoman leáfum bebeahton, weredon mid ðý wealde,, 52, 19; Gen. 846. using the name of the whole for a part

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Habbað gé sealt on ieów (eów, v. l.) and sibbe habbaþ betweoh iów, Past. 93, 22. Waa ieów (eów, v. l.) welegum, 181, 23. Oninnan eów selfum, Bt. 14, 2; F. 44, 16. Iówih (iuih, L.) mið vobiscum Jn. R. 14, 30. Mid iówh, Mt. L. 26, 11. Iúch uobis Jn.

háwian

(v.)
Grammar
háwian, p. ode; pp. od

To view, look, observe, regard, survey, inspect

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Nán mon ne scyle dón his hond tó ðære sylg and háwian underbæc no man shall put his hand to the plough and look back, Past. 51, 8; Swt. 463, 2

sóþfæstness

(n.)
Grammar
sóþfæstness, e; f.

truthfaithfulnessgood faithsinceritytruthrighteousnessjusticetruth of speech or thought

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For sóðfæsðnesse ðæt wé lufigen gesuinc, Past. 3; Swt. 35, 1. Se ðe hylt sóðfæstnysse on worulde, hé déþ dóm on teónan þoliendum, Ps. Spl. 145, 5. truth of speech or thought Deófol ne wunode on sóðfæstnesse, forðam ðe sóðfæstnes nis on him.

tó-stregdan

(v.)
Grammar
tó-stregdan, -strédan. [For conjugation see stregdan.]

To dispersescatterdestroyspargereaspergeredispergeredisperderedissiparedispertiredestruereTo be dispersednot to keep within proper bounds

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MSS.) hit on yfelre and on unnytte wilnunga and hæfþ ðæs suíðe micelne hunger ut, quo se per disciplinam ligare dissimulat, eo se esuriens per voluptatum desideria spargat, Past. 39; Swt. 283, 19

here

(n.)

an armyan armya hosta division of an armyarmy corpslegioncohorttroopinfantrycavalryan armyan armymultitudehostcrowdmultitudeharryingdevastationplunderingravaging

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[In that part of the A. S. Chronicle which deals with the struggle between the English and Danes, here is always used of the latter, fyrd being the term denoting the native force.

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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Ðám ðe ðyses middangeardes waldaþ hujus mundi potestatibus, Past. 15; Swt. 89, 22. Ealdormenn wealdaþ hyra þeóda principes gentium dominantur eorum, Mt. Kmbl. 20, 25: Lk. Skt. 22, 25.

Linked entries: án-waldan wealdian

sócn

(n.)
Grammar
sócn, e; f.

a seeking, search, exploringa seeking, desiring, trying to geta seeking to obtain an enda seeking for information, question, inquirya seeking, visiting of a place, attendance at a place, resorta seeking for protection ora place so sought, refuge, sanctuary, asyluma seeking with hostile intent, an attack inquisitio the right of investigating, necessary to and a part of power of holding plea seekinglevying fines socasoca quaestio inquisitio an attack an action, prosecution an assemblage a parish

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Parv. 463, col. 2.

Linked entry: fird-sócn

lád

(n.)
Grammar
lád, e; f.

a coursewaya lodewatercoursecarryingcarriagebringingSustenanceprovision

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Parv. lyvelode victus; lyflode or warysone donativum So O.H.Ger., líb-leita victus, annona, alimonium