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wilisc

(adj.)
Grammar
wilisc, adj.

foreign, not Englishservile

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Náh náðer to farenne ne Wylisc man on Ænglisc land, ne Ænglisc on Wylisc ðe má, L. O. D. 6; Th. i. 354, 23. Tremerin se Wylisca (Wylsca, v. l. ) biscop (bishop of St. David's ), Chr. 1055; Erl. 191, II.

HLÁF

(n.)
Grammar
HLÁF, es; m.

Bread, food, a loaf

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Ne sý neáta cwyld ne ádl ne hláfes hungor let there not be murrain among cattle, or disease, or lack of food, Shrn. 104, 27.

willa

(n.)
Grammar
willa, an; m.

will, the faculty of willingwill, purpose, design, commandwill, determination, resolutionintention, purpose, desire to actwill, desire, wishpleasure, delightwill, dispositionwill, accord, consent, pleasureGer. meinetwillenwill, one's own way

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'Sý on eorðan sibb ðám mannum ðe synd gódes willan. ' Ne bið nán lác Gode swá gecwéme swá se góda willa . . . Hwæt is gód willa búton gódnys . . Hwæt is ǽnig lác wið ðisum willan ? Homl. Th. i. 582, 33-584, lo : Hy. 8, 6.

blis

(n.)
Grammar
blis, bliss, blys, blyss, e; f. [contracted from blíþs, q. v. ]

BLISS, joy, gladness, exultation, pleasurelætitia, gaudium, exultatio, beatitasfriendship, kindness, benevolence, gracecomitas, benignitas, benevolentia, gratia

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Lamb. 99, 2. Ðis is se dæg ðæne Drihten worhte eádigum to blisse this is the day which the Lord made for joy to the blessed, Menol. Fox 125; Men. 62: Exon. 15 b; Th. 35, 2; Cri. 552.

Linked entry: blíþs

un-riht

(n.)
Grammar
un-riht, es; n.

wrongeviliniquityinjusticea defect

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Ðý læs hié on unryht hǽmen propter fornicationem, Past. 16; Swt. 99, 14: 51; Swt. 397, 19. Ne gemune ðú ealdra unrihta ne memineris iniquitates antiquas, Ps. Th. 78, 8: Wulfst. 156, 20.

wyrhta

(n.)
Grammar
wyrhta, an ; m.

a wrightworkmanartificerlabourerone who works at some tradea makerproducerauthorcreatorfabricatorthe CreatorMakera doerworker

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Mon sceal simle tó beregafole ágifan æt ánum wyrhtan (the labourer who is the tenant of land. Similar entries Cf. Hér synd gewriten ða gerihta ðæ ða ceorlas sculan dón tó Hysseburnan. Æt ælcan híwisce ... þreó pund gauolbæres, Chart.

Linked entry: werta

á-brecan

(v.)
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Ábrocen land broken ground; anfractus, Wrt. Voc. i. 55, 12. Gif sceáp sý ábrocen ( have the skin broken by disease) . . . geót in ðæt ábrocene sceáp, Lch. iii. 56, 15. Up ábrecende rumpente (of a chain), Hpt.

cúþ-líce

(adv.)
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Ic wylle eów gyt cúðlícor secgan, þæt gé hit magon þe swutelícor ongytan, Wlfst. 15, 7. (1 a) with verbs of guidance, with skill, expertly :-- Ic méde gehét þǽm þe ús cúþlíce gelǽddon þurh þá uncúðan land pollicitus his praemia qui nos periti regionum

flówan

to pass awaybe transitoryto issueto flowto be floodedto flowto abound

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Ðæt of ðǽm innoðum á libbendu wætru fleówen, Past. 467, 30. to flow (opposed to to ebb) Seó sǽ symle feówer prican oððe fíf lator flówð. Ðonne se móna úp áríst, þonne ongiuð seó sǽtó flówanne, Angl. viii. 327, 27.

ge-bígan

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Englisce menn ꝥ land gebégdan þan kyninge tó handan, Chr. 1074; P. 209, 20. þæt hí mé gebýgen oð eorðan, Ps.

ge-déman

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Th. 103, 20. to settle, decide, decree Wiþersacana [dofunga] wiþsacan [fædera] laga áwritenum gesettnessum gedémdan apocrifarum deliramenta abdicare patrum scita scriptis decretalibus sancxerunt, An. Ox. 1967.

lǽfan

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Þonne þú heonan cyrre . . . lǽf ús écne gefeán, Cri. 159. Ic wilnode . . . æfter mínum lífe þám monnum tó lǽfanne þe æfter mé wǽren mín gemynd on gódum weorcum, Bt. 17; F. 60, 16. to allow to remain, not to take, consume, remove, &c.

mearcian

(v.)
Grammar
mearcian, to mark, <b>mearcian</b> to fix bounds. [These may be taken together; cf. mearc.]
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</b> fig. to plan, design, draw up a table :-- Þǽra geára getæl hæfð seó tabule þe wé mearkian willað, Angl. viii. 327, 41. to march to, border upon, have as a boundary to one's land Ðis sindon ðá landgemǽro . . .andlang bróces tó ðǽre díc ðǽre

hearh

(n.)
Grammar
hearh, hearch, herh, es; m: pl. hearga, f.

A temple, an idollucus, nemus, fanum, delubrum, ara

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Ne ic ne clypige tó heora godum ne tó heargum ne gebidde mid míne múþe nec memor ero nominum eorum per labra mea, Ps. Th. 15, 4. Ða wuldriaþ in hergum heara qui gloriantur in simulacris suis, Ps. Stev. 96, 7.

Linked entries: hearh-eard hearh-lic

hláford

(n.)
Grammar
hláford, es; m.

A LORD;dominus. herus

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Álegdon ða tómiddes mǽrne þeóden hláford leófne they laid down in their midst the great prince, their beloved lord, Beo. Th. 6276; B. 3142. Ða menn ða ðǽr hláfordas wǽron the men that were lords there, Chart. Th. 459, 16.

Linked entries: hláf-weard hlǽfdige

tó-flówan

(v.)
Grammar
tó-flówan, p. -fleów; pp. -flówen

To flow different ways,disperse in flowing,flow awayto flow in different directions, be dispersedto melt away,be destroyed to wander,be drawn hither and thither,be distractedto be separated,take different directionsto spreadto pass away,be dissipated,scattered,rendered useless,brought to nothingto separate in confusion,become disconnected

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Hié nellaþ hié gehæftan and gepyndan hiora mód, ac hé lǽt his mód tóflówan on ðæt ofdele giémeliéste, 39; Swt. 283, 14.

Linked entry: te-flówan

á-stígan

(v.)

downwardupwarddownward upwardto descendgo down intoto ascendmount

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Tó eorþan ástígan to land, Bl. H. 233, 27. Ástígendum in seáð descendentibus in lacum, Ps. Srt. 27, 1. upward Nán mann ne ástihð (ascendit) tó heofenum, Hml. Th. ii. 386, 1. Hé ástáh (-stáhg, R.) on þone munt ascendit in montem, Mt. 5, 1.

ge-swícan

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Voc. ii. 60, 1. to cease from proceeding, to retire, retreat Gecier and gesuíc, ne folga mé recede, noli me persequi, Past. 295, 15. to cease from action, (ill-) doing, desist Búton hé eft self gesuíce, Past. 191, 9.

ge-gaderian

(v.)
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Gegaderade sió láf of Eást-Englum micelne here, Chr. 894; P. 88, 3. Hé eft gegaderode óþerne here him tó, Hml. S. 25, 483. Man fyrde ongeán hí gegaderode, Chr. 998; P. 131, 14. Man gegaderode þá scipu tó Ludenbyrig, 992; P. 127, 9.

ge-logian

(v.)
Grammar
ge-logian, l. ge-lógian,
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D. 171, ii. to put together property, accumulate, lay up Má willað hí hyra forspillan forgyfende þænne fremede gesettan gelógigende malunt se suum perdere largiendo quam aliena restituere conponendo, Scint. 158, 9. to put together ingredients, season