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swǽr

(adj.)
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swǽr, swǽre, and swár; adj. [Halliwell gives sweer unwilling as a Northumbrian word, and swere dull, heavy, as a Durham one. In Jamieson's Dictionary the forms sweir, swere, sweer, swear are given with meanings lazy, indolent; unwilling; unwilling to give.]
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On swárran ðisum líchoman in gravi isto corpore, Hymn. Surt. 13, 15. <b>V a</b>. inactive from weakness, enfeebled, weak :-- Mé is mín gást swǽr geworden defecit spiritus meus, Ps. Th. 142, 7.

Linked entry: swár

wirgan

(v.)
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wirgan, wirigan, wirian; p. de, ede.

to cursemaledicereto do evil

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Riht ðú dést, gif ðú ealle ðíne cild wyrigst . . . wyrig hí ealle, Homl. Th. ii. 30, 10-14. Se ðe his hwǽte hýt, hiene wiergð ðæt folc, (maledicetur in populis), Past. 49; Swt. 376, 13. Gif mé mín feónd wyrgeþ (wyrigde, Ps.

ge-grípan

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Gl. 161. to seize a thing, take with violence as a robber Gegrípeð diri[pi]et (v. Mt. 12, 29), Wrt. Voc. ii. 72, 58: 26, 33. Ðonne hé gegríp[ð] cum rapuerit, Kent. Gl. 705.

ge-hæftan

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Gehæftad wæs diwl in helle dampnatus est diabolus in infernum, Rtl. 197, 25

on-drǽdan

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Dryhten, ic gehérde gehérnisse ðíne and ondreord Domine, audivi auditum tuum et timui, Ps. Srt. ii. 189, 1. Hý andrǽdende gebidon, Ors. 4, 2 ; Bor. 79, 24

þanne

Grammar
þanne, <b>A. IV.</b>
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Add Ðé is leófre on ðisum wácum scræfum ðonne ðú on healle heálic biscop sitte, Hml. Th. ii. 146, 28. Hié wǽron bliðran tó ðám deáðe þonne hý hér on hǽðengilde lifden, Shrn. 142, 13. Hwane manaþ God máran gafoles þonne þone biscop?, Bl. H. 45, 16.

scearp

(adj.)
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scearp, adj.

sharppungent, acidacridsharp-tonguedsharp, keen, severe,sharp, roughsharp, keen, active, strenuouseffectual, penetrating,sharp, keensharp, keen, acute,

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Tósceád simle scearpe móde in sefan ðínum, Exon. Th. 303, 1; Fä. 46. Ðá ongeat hé mid scearpre gleáwnysse ille, ut vir sagacis ingenii, intellexit, Bd. 3, 9; S. 533, 42

Linked entries: un-scearp scearpness

ge-mǽre

(n.; v.)
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Ðis syndon ðæs londes gemǽro tó Abbandúne. 5. Gemǽra gedá1 finium regundorum actio, Wrt. Voc. ii. 39, 30: 148, 61. Hé hine gelǽdde ealle þá gemǽru, swá hé him of þám aldan bócum rǽdde, C. D. v. 140, 32.

ge-witnes

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Ðis syndon ðǽra manna naman ðe ðises tó gewitnesse wǽron, Cht. Th. 541, 1.

lǽran

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Dióule lǽrende diabolo instigante Rtl. 114, 5. with personal object. alone Salomon cuæð: ' Dó, mín sunu, suá ic ðé lǽre' exhortatio subditur: Fac quod dico Past. 193, 17.

nama

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S. 14, 76. in adjuration by reference to the Deity or to saints Ic bebiáde Eádwealde an Godes naman and an ealra his háligra ðet hé ðis wel healde, C. D. i. 297, 3. Ic bebióde on Godes naman (noman, v. l. ) ðæt . . ., Past. 9, 2.

ge-seón

(v.)
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ge-seón, -sión, ic -seó, ðú -sihst, he -syhþ; p. -seah, ðú -sáwe, pl. -sáwon, -ségon; imp. -syh, -seoh; subj. pres. ic -sáwe; pp. -sawen

To seevidere, conspicere

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Ðíne gangas wǽron gesewene visi sunt gressus tui, Ps. Th. 67, 23: Shrn. 97, 30. Him wæs gesewen ðæt ... it seemed to him that..., 111, 27: Blickl. Homl. 195, 20. Hie wurdon gesawene they appeared, 173, 25.

Linked entry: ge-sión

þweorh

(adj.)
Grammar
þweorh, þwerh, þwyrh; adj.

crookedcrossadverseopposedcrossangrybitterperversewrongevildepravedfrowardwronglyevilly

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Gif gé beóð þwyre tó ðisum, Homl. Skt. i. 11, 94. Ungeþwǽre and þwyre him betwýnan at variance among themselves, 13, 236. cross, angry, bitter. Similar entries v. þweora Ðǽm þweorum (þreorum, Wrt.) rancidis, Wrt. Voc. ii. 80, 59.

an-gin

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See also ongin in Dict

ealdor

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<b></b> a primitive, that from which something is derived :-- Rex cyning is frumcenned nama, and regalis cymð of þám and hæfð ealle þá ðing þe his ealdor hæfð, Ælfc. Gr. Z. 245, 4

feorm

provisionsstoresa feastan entertainmententertainment

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Similar entries v. flýman feorm in Dict. v. cum-, dæg-, gift-, niht-feorm

ge-swinc

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Take here ge-swincg in Dict., and add: with respect to action labour of body or mind, toil, hard work: — Ðǽr wæs suíðe suíðlic gesuinc, and ðǽr wæs micel swát ágoten multo labore sudatum est, Past. 269, 12.

ge-dihtan

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Th. i. 612, 14. (43) of the divine ordering :-- God is swá mihtig, þæt hé ealle ðing gediht and gefadað bútan geswince, Hml. Th. i. 470, 24 : Hml. A. 24, 15: Lch. iii. 27814. to compose a letter, verse, &amp; c.

ǽr

(adv.; con.)
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ǽr, adv.

earlyexpressing readiness, quickness, soonearlier, beforepreviously, beforehandsooner beforesoonerfirst

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Similar entries [See also síþ in Dict.] on ǽr previously, beforehand :-- Drihten ðe on ǽr wát eal ðæt tóweard is, Lch. iii. 436, 20:Hml. Th. i. 114, 3: Chr. 1067; P. 201, 26. Hé wolde warnian on ǽr, Gen. 6, 6.

for-lǽtan

to letpermitallowsufferto sufferto letgrantto leaveto leaveto leaveconsumingto leave aloneleave undoneabstain fromneglectto leave outomitto spareleave toto leavequitto abandonforsakedesertabandonto leaveto leaveto leavedieto defendto abandonto leaveto abandonto leaveto leave ofgive upto abandonabandonto let goto restrainto releaserestoreto give uprelinquishto remitforgiveto loseto put awaydismisslay asideto send

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Forlǽt ðonne án ðín lác beforan ðǽm weófude, Past. 349, 11. Ne bið forlǽten stán ofer stán, Bl. H. 77, 36: Ll.