wesan
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Wé mid englum uppe wǽron, Cd. Th. 289, 2; Sat. 391. Ða ðe ðǽr ǽr inne wǽron, Bd. 4, 24; S. 598, 35. Ða ðe him on neáweste wǽron, Ors. 1, 10; Swt. 46, 2. Ðǽr manna wese mǽst ætgædere, Ps. Th. 78, 10. Wese ús beorhtnes ofer, 89, 19.
Linked entries: cniht-wesende æt-eom a-weosung eom weosan fóre-wesan
HEL
HELL ⬩ the place of souls after death ⬩ Hades ⬩ the infernal regions ⬩ the place of the wicked after death
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Hig intó helle cuce síðodon they went down alive into the pit, Num. 16, 33. Ic fare tó mínum sunu tó helle I will go down into the grave unto my son, Gen. 37, 35.
hryre
Fall ⬩ downfall ⬩ ruin ⬩ destruction ⬩ perdition ⬩ decay ⬩ decline ⬩ death
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Gif wé æfter ðæm hryre úrre scylda tó him gecierdon nobis post lapsum redeuntibus, 52, 3; Swt. 405, 16, Betwux ðæra stána hryre betǽhte hé his fýnd Gode whilst the stones were falling he commended his foes to God, Homl. Th. i. 50, 23.
weorold-mann
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Án ðara tungla woruldmen hátaþ (cf. wé hátaþ, Bt. 39, 3; Fox 214, 19) wǽnes þísla, 28, 10. Weoruldmen (cf. folc, Bt. 39, 3; Fox 216, 2) wénaþ, 28, 72.
wreón
To cover ⬩ to put a covering on ⬩ to cover with clothes ⬩ to clothe ⬩ to cover ⬩ to bind ⬩ to conceal ⬩ hide ⬩ to serve as a covering ⬩ be spread over
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Of hwon wé bidon wrigen (gewrigene. Rush.) quo operiemitr, Mt. Kmbl. Lind. 6, 31. with the idea of concealment Ýþa mec (a storm) wrugon, Exon.
Linked entry: wríga
ge-ícan
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Genim þás wyrte wel gepunude . . . geýc þonne þǽrtó sumne dǽl huniges, Lch. i. 312, 11. to associate one person with another Fylstende and geécende adstipulans, Wrt.
ferian
to carry ⬩ convey ⬩ bear ⬩ lead ⬩ conduct ⬩ ferre ⬩ portāre ⬩ vehĕre ⬩ dedūcĕre ⬩ afferre ⬩ to betake oneself to ⬩ se gerĕre ⬩ versēri ⬩ to go ⬩ depart ⬩ vehi ⬩ īre
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We ðé willaþ ferigan freólíce ofer fisces bæþ we will gladly convey thee over the fish's bath [the sea], Andr. Kmbl. 585; An. 293.
GLÆD
shining ⬩ bright ⬩ glad ⬩ cheerful ⬩ joyous ⬩ bright ⬩ pleasant ⬩ kind ⬩ mild ⬩ courteous
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Ðæt we ðone Hǽlend hæbben us glædne that we may have the Saviour propitious to us, Th. Chart. 240, 26: Exon. 12 b; Th. 20, 10; Cri. 315
gód
Good ⬩ good thing ⬩ good deed ⬩ benefit ⬩ goodness ⬩ welfare
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Swá hwæt swá we to góde dóþ whatever good we do, Blickl. Homl. 29, 8: 215, 26: Ors. 6, 8; Bos. 120, 12. On óðres góde beón gefeónde to rejoice at another's good, Blickl. Homl. 75, 20. Se ðe gód onginneþ he who attempts good, 21, 34.
beótian
to threaten ⬩ to threaten ⬩ to threaten with ⬩ a weapon ⬩ a penalty, ⬩ to promise
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Grammar beótian, beótian tó to threaten, absolute Þeáh wé beótiaþ tó, Bl.
cwide
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Th. i. 70, 34. a discourse, sermon, homily Ne mage wé áwrítan ealle his wundra on ðisum scortan cwyde, Hml Th. ii. 514, 30: Hml. S. 18, 474. Ic áwende on Englisc sumne cwide ( the homily on Job ), Ælfc. T.
dreógan
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Wé lǽrað ꝥ preóstas on ciricþénungum ealle án dreógan ( there is to be uniformity of practice in the church services ), 254, 23. Godes lof on cyricean dreógan to perform divine service, Cht. Th. 355, 3. <b>I a.
ge-feoht
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Mé egleð swýðe and ús eallum þá unrihtlican and mænigfealdan gefeoht þe betwux ús sylfum syndan; þonne cwǽde wé: Gif hwá ǽnigne man ofsleá ..., Ll. Th. i. 246, 24. Be gefeohtum, 106, 1 note.
hearde
firmly ⬩ tightly
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Wé þæs hearde sceoldon bídan in bendum, Hö. 87. Him bonena hand hearde gesceóde, An. 18. Wyrd bið wended hearde . . . and hwæðre him mæg wíssefa wyrda gehwylce gemetigian, Sal. 435.
tó
to, ⬩ at ⬩ so as to produce ⬩ become ⬩ to (the satisfaction, etc. ) ⬩ to some end, ⬩ for some purpose ⬩ for ⬩ next to, ⬩ at, ⬩ by, ⬩ alongside ⬩ in, ⬩ on ⬩ next to ⬩ after ⬩ to ⬩ as ⬩ for ⬩ to ⬩ as ⬩ for ⬩ at, ⬩ in ⬩ of, ⬩ from ⬩ to (in to do something to anything) ⬩ according to, ⬩ at, ⬩ after ⬩ compared to, ⬩ in comparison with, ⬩ beside ⬩ in addition to, ⬩ besides ⬩ for, ⬩ at ⬩ to be suffered ⬩ at ⬩ in the course of, ⬩ in, ⬩ on ⬩ for, ⬩ during ⬩ to ⬩ to, ⬩ for ⬩ in, ⬩ at ⬩ to the extent, ⬩ to such a degree ⬩ to, ⬩ up to, ⬩ until, ⬩ till ⬩ at, ⬩ in, ⬩ on ⬩ in addition, ⬩ besides, ⬩ too ⬩ too
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Geðeódde sum wer him tó, Homl. Th. ii. 504, 22.
Linked entry: -anne
wróht
accusation ⬩ a false accusation ⬩ slander ⬩ calumny ⬩ fault ⬩ crime ⬩ offence ⬩ a quarrel ⬩ strife ⬩ cause of complaint ⬩ injury ⬩ hurt
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Sume ic geteáh tó geflite, . . . ic him byrlade wróht of wége, Exon. Th. 271, 24; Jul. 487. Hí wróht áhófan, heardne heresíþ, 317, 2 ; Mód. 59. Hé in wuldre wróhte onstalde, Cd. Th. 287, 19; Sat. 369.
Linked entries: wróht-bora wróht-dropa wróht-georn
be-healdan
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Gen. 40, 8. to hold, keep a law Godes beboda utan wé behealdan, Bl. H. 39, 4. to hold, keep, maintain Hí mé onhwyrfdon of þǽre gecynde þe ic ǽr cwic beheóld, Rä. 72, 4.
mǽg
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Se wer gebirað mágum (mǽgðe, v. l. ), 186, 4. where protection, assistance, support, is given Mon mót feohtan mid his geborene mǽge, Ll. Th. i. 90, 24.
Eást-Seaxe
The East-Saxons, people of Essex ⬩ orientāles Saxŏnes
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Of Seaxum cóman Eást-Seaxan and Súþ-Seaxan and West-Seaxan from the Saxons eame the East-Saxons and the South-Saxons and the West-Saxons, Bd. 1, 15; S. 483, 23.
byrgen
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P. 49; Th. ii. 386, 2-6. we have no reason for supposing that people who were not rich were buried in coffins, but the body, having been wrapped up in its winding-sheet, appears to have been merely laid in the grave, and then covered with earth.