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on-wrigenness

(n.)
Grammar
on-wrigenness, e; f.

An uncovering, discoverya removal of that which obscures or concealsan explanation, expositionan exposure of a person's real charactera revelation, manifestation made to the eye or to the ear by divine power

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T. onwrignesse) ðæt hire forþfóre wǽre swíðe neáh. Sǽde heó him ðæt seó onwrihgnes ðyslíc wǽre. Cwæþ ðæt heó gesáwe micelne þreát, Bd. 3, 8; S. 531, 35-38.

á-slídan

to slipfallto fallbe removed to an unfavourable placeto fall into sinlapserelapseto fallbe hurtdestroyed

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Gif hit ꝥ wǽre ꝥ þín dohtor on ǽnig láð ásliden wǽre, Hml. S. 33, 223. Ásliden and gewǽht elisa et labefacta, An. Ox. 4789:Wrt. Voc. ii. 86, 44. Ealle áslidene omnes elisos, Ps. L. 144, 14

nemnan

(v.)
Grammar
nemnan, nemnian; p. nemde.

to namegive a name to a person or thingto use such and such a name or title in speaking of a person or thingto call upon the name ofaddress by nameto invoketo mention by nameto mentionrelateto namenominate

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Ðæs fæder wæs Wóden nemned, 1, 15; S. 483, 30: Blickl. Homl. 81, 1. On ðǽm bócum ðe nemned is Actus Apostolorum, 133, 11 : 137, 31. Ðæt wæs swíðe heálíc nama ðæt Sanctus Johannes engel wæs nemned, 167, 32.

Linked entries: a-nemnan namnian

be-lúcan

(v.)
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Maria wæs belocen (exclusa) bútan þære wícstówe, Num. 12, 15. Sind wé úte belocene fram ðám leóhte, Hml.

hwilc

(pronoun.)
Grammar
hwilc, hwylc, hwelc; pron.

whichwhoany oneanysome

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Swelc ic wǽre hwelc folclíc mon and mé wǽre mete and wínes þearf ut vini et carnis quidam emptor, Nar. 18, 4. Wén is ðæt hwilc wundor ineode on ðaet carcern, St. And. 14, 28.

wiþ-sacan

(v.)
Grammar
wiþ-sacan, p. -sóc, pl. -sócon; pp. -sacen

To denyrefuserejectto say noto refuse permissionrefuserejectdeclineto denyreject refuse assentto renouncerejectgive uprefusewithholdnot to giveto declare hostility

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Gé wiðsócon sóðe and rihte, ðæt in Bethleme bearn Wealdendes cenned wǽre, 779; El. 390. Grammar wiþ-sacan, with a clause Hí wiðsócon, ðæt hé God wǽre . . . Sume wiðsócon, ðæt hé deádlíc flǽsc underfénge, Homl. Th. i. 116, 16-19.

HERE

(n.)
Grammar
HERE, gen. heres, heriges, herges; m.

An army a hostmultitudea large predatory band

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multitude, a large predatory band [it is the word which in the Chronicle is always used of the Danish force in England, while the English troops are always the fyrd], hence the word is used for devastation and robbery Ne dohte hit nú lange inne né úte ac wæs

Linked entries: flot-herge hors-here

tawian

(v.)
Grammar
tawian, p. ode.

to taw, dress or prepare materialto intreat shamefully or evilly, treat badly, abuse, insult.

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Ðæt folc hine hæfde swá yfele swilce hé sumes þinges scyldig wǽre; and ealle men hine fram stówe tó stówe brudon, and tó wundre tawedon treated him wondrous ill, i. 23, 654.

Linked entry: ge-tawian

feówer

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Hé from feówrum wæs geboren, Mk. L. R. 2, 3. in apposition to a noun. Similar entries Cf.

under-fón

Grammar
under-fón, <b>. I.</b>
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</b> to receive what is entrusted to one :-- Gif sweordhwíta óðres monnes wǽpn underfó (onfó, v.l.), Ll. Th. . 74, 9. (l b) to receive what moves to meet one :-- Hú manige hleórslægeas hé underféng æt ðæm ðe hine bismredon.

grétan

(v.)
Grammar
grétan, he grét, pl. grétaþ; p. grétte, pl. grétton; pp. gréted.
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Siððan wæs eallum ðám óðrum swá mycel ege fram him, ðǽt hí hine grétan ne dorstan afterwards the others were in so much fear of him, that they durst not attack him, Ors. 5, 2; Bos. 102, 3.

þanne

Grammar
þanne, <b>A. IV.</b>
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Þæt hié triumphan héton, ꝥ wæs þonne hié hwelc folc mid gefeohte ofercumen hæfdon, þonne wæs heora þeáw þæt ..., Ors. 2, 4; S. 70, 22. <b>D. I.

feoh

cattlepropertywealthmoneyrichestreasurebribegiftmetalcoin

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Þǽr hé geáscade þæt Geoweorþan goldhord wæs, and þá burgleóde him ágeáfon eall ꝥ licgende feoh ꝥ þær binnan wæs, 5, 7; S. 230, 6.

hwæþere

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wæs on Pannania on woruld cumen; wæs hé hweðre in Italia áféded, Bl.

yfelian

(v.)
Grammar
yfelian, p. ode.
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to do evil to, to maltreat, afflict, injure, wrong Ða þingeras þingiaþ ðǽm ðe læssan þearfe áhton, þingiaþ ðǽm ðe man yflaþ, and ne þingiaþ ðám ðe ðæt yfel dóþ; ðæm wǽre máre þearf, ðe ða óþre unscyldige yfelaþ (yflaþ, v. l.), ðæt him mon þingode tó

wlanc

(adj.)
Grammar
wlanc, adj.

proudhigh-spiritedboldproudboldarroganthaughtyinsolentproudelateexultantsplendidgreathighaugustmagnificentrich

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Se Hǽlend cwæð tó ðam wlancan: 'For hwí wǽre ðú swá fæsthafol mínra góda, ðe ic ðé sealde?' Wulfst. 258, 12. Ðam wlancan to the great king (Nebuchadnezzar), Cd. Th. 221, 30; Dan. 96.

Linked entry: wlencu

singan

(v.)
Grammar
singan, p. sang, song, pl. sungon ; pp. sungen
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wæs ymen singende, Blickl. Homl. 147, 3. On ðære hálgan cyricean biþ sungen ðæt hálige gerýne, 77, 15. Wæs se wítedóm beforan sungen, Elen.

ge-samnian

(v.)
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Ǽr sió fierd gesamnod wǽre, 894; P. 84, 35. Þǽr wæs gesamnod geþeahtendlic ymcyme, Ll. Th. i. 36, 7. þǽr witena bið worn gesamnod. Sal. 400. used reflexively to assemble, come together, meet. Cf. ge-samnung; Ðá gesomnodon wé ús ymb ꝥ Ll.

ge-wis

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.) :-- Him for án þúhte ꝥ hé þæs gewiss wǽre, ꝥ hé ǽlcne man gecneówe the only thing he seemed certain of was, that he knew everybody, Hml.

open

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v. 19) swá open swá hió ǽr wæs, Ll. Th. i. 30, 16