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wræc

(n.)
Grammar
wræc, es; n.

wrack ⬩ misery ⬩ suffering ⬩ suffering that comes as punishment, ⬩ retributive punishment ⬩ vengeance ⬩ where the punishment or misery is exile or banishment

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Hé wæs ðǽr iii. gear on wrece (wræce, wreccesíð, v. ll. ) ; hæfde hine Penda ádrifenne, Chr. 658; Erl. 34, 4. Hé (Abraham) on wræce lifde he lived a wanderer, Cd. Th. 202, 5; Exod. 383.

wirgan

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

to curse ⬩ maledicere ⬩ to do evil

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Spl.: wyrian ł yfel wilnian, Ps. Lamb) in profetis meis nolite malignari, Ps. Surt. 104, 15

help

Grammar
help, hylp (an i-stem noun? Cf. u-grade forms, hulpa, hulfa in O. L. Ger. and O.H.Ger. But cf. also hylpan = helpan):

help ⬩ assistance ⬩ succour ⬩ an aid ⬩ a thing ⬩ a place ⬩ a refuge ⬩ a cure ⬩ remedy of disease

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Lch. ii. 262, 15

Linked entry: helpe

wind

(n.)
Grammar
wind, es; m.

wind ⬩ air in motion ⬩ wind ⬩ flatulence ⬩ wind ⬩ breath

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Ðonne wind styreþ láð gewidru, Beo. Th. 2753; B. 1374. Ðonne wind ligeþ, weder bið fæger, Exon. Th. 210, 7; Ph. 182. Biþ sǽsmilte, ðonne hý wind ne weceþ, 336, 27; Gn. Ex. 56. Nó wǽgflotan wind ofer ýðum síðes getwǽfde, Beo. Th. 3819; B. 1907.

worn

(n.)
Grammar
worn, weorn, es; m.

A swarm ⬩ band ⬩ Jlock ⬩ crowd ⬩ multitude ⬩ many ⬩ a great number ⬩ a great quantity ⬩ much ⬩ many

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Mægen wérge monna cynnes wornum hweorfaþ on wídne leg. Exon. Th. 59, 25; Cri. 958. Grammar worn, with gen. pl. Wæs ðér worn (grex) swína michil, Mk. Skt. Lind. Rush. 5, ii. 13. Ðǽr witena biþ worn ætsomne, 295, 35; Crä. 43 : Salm.

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etan

to devour ⬩ consume ⬩ destroy

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On ǽrmergen hé yteð (eteð, iteð, v. ll.) hlóþe, Bd. 1, 34; Sch. 104, 13. Ðæt folc ætt þæs lambes flǽsc, Hml. Th. ii. 266, 15. Drinc ꝥ wæter and et þá wyrta, Lch. ii. 110, 9. Etað þisne hláf, Hml. Th. ii. 266, 33. Ꝥ man gódne mete ete, Bl.

ge-wuna

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Wé willað ꝥ munecas regollícor libban þonne hí ǽr þisan on gewunan hæfdon, Ll. Th. i. 346, 28.

ládian

(v.)
Grammar
ládian, p. ode.

to excuse ⬩ clear ⬩ exculpate ⬩ defend

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the fraud, L.

Linked entries: lǽdend be-ládian

findan

to come across ⬩ to obtain ⬩ find ⬩ to meet with ⬩ experience ⬩ be exposed to ⬩ find difficulty ⬩ procure ⬩ to visit ⬩ learn ⬩ arrange ⬩ settle ⬩ to determine ⬩ to supply ⬩ provide ⬩ furnish

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Bán bið funden on heortes heortan, Lch. i. 338, 5. Gestreón swilc þǽr funden wæs, Dan. 66. Ic eom wíde funden, Ra. 28, l. Gif mid him cwicum sié funden ꝥ hé ǽr stæl. Ll.

dæg

(n.)
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Wé hátað ǽnne dæg fram sunnan úp*-*gange oð ǽfen, Lch. iii. 234, 31-236, 2. day, time. lifetime Ðæt hió hæbbe ðæt land hire dæg . . . and efter hire dæge geselle hit . . . ðám hírode, C. D. ii. 58, 22.

feoh

cattle ⬩ property ⬩ wealth ⬩ money ⬩ riches ⬩ treasure ⬩ bribe ⬩ gift ⬩ metal ⬩ coin

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Heó forsalde all feh (substantiam) hire, Lk. R. L. 8, 43. of an article of property: Gif hé (the slain slave) ánne dæg lyfað ofer þæt, hé (the owner) bið unscildig, for þám hit ys his feoh (pecunia), Ex. 21, 21: Ll. Th. i. 48, 15.

ge-þeaht

(n.)
Grammar
ge-þeaht, m. (e. g. geþeahtas, Gr. D. 137, 20), f. (e. g. mid bróþorlicre geþeahte. Bd. 3, 22; Sch. 292, 8), n. (e. g. ðæt ryhte geðeaht. Past. 287, 14).
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GÁST

(n.)
Grammar
GÁST, gǽst, es; m.

the breath ⬩ hālĭtus ⬩ spīrāmen ⬩ the spirit ⬩ soul ⬩ GHOST ⬩ spīrĭtus ⬩ anĭmus ⬩ ănĭma

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Bos. 13, 11 : Lk. Bos. 1, 15, 35 : 2, 25, 26 : Jn. Bos. 20, 22 : Elen. Kmbl. 2287; El. 1145. Se unclǽna gást the unclean spirit, Mt. Bos. 12, 43 : Mk. Bos. 1, 23 : 5, 13 : Lk. Bos. 4, 36 : Elen. Kmbl. 603; El. 302.

Linked entries: gaast gǽst gǽst góst

læt

(adj.)
Grammar
læt, adj.

Late ⬩ slow ⬩ sluggish ⬩ tardy

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Late, slow, sluggish, tardy Wundrodon ðæt hé on ðam temple, læt wæs mirabantur quod tardaret ipse in templo, Lk. Skt. 1, 21. Hræd tó gehiéranne and læt tó sprecenne velox ad audiendum, tardus ad loquendum, Past. 38, 8; Swt. 281, 6.

ge-healdan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-healdan, -haldan, to -healdenne; ic -healde, ðú -healdest, -hiltst, he -healdeþ, -healt, -helt, -hylt, pl. -healdaþ; p. -heóld, -hióld, ðú -heólde, pl. -heóldon, -hióldon; impert. -heald, pl. -healdaþ; subj. pres. -healde, pl. -healden; p. -heólde, pl. -heólden; pp. -healden.

to keep ⬩ hold ⬩ observe ⬩ keep in ⬩ retain ⬩ reserve ⬩ preserve ⬩ save ⬩ defend ⬩ protect ⬩ custodīre ⬩ servāre ⬩ observāre ⬩ contĭnēre ⬩ reservāre ⬩ salvāre ⬩ defendĕre ⬩ to hold ⬩ occupy ⬩ possess ⬩ tĕnēre ⬩ possĭdēre

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Lamb. 120, 5. God hine gehelt ǽghwonan God preserves him everywhere, Bt. 12; Fox 36, 37. Ðrihten gehylt ðé fram ǽlcum yfele Dŏmĭnus custōdit te ab omni mălo, Ps. Lamb. 120, 7. Ic ðé forðig geheóld ĭdeo custōdīvi te, Gen. 20, 6.

hræd

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Ðá ðe bióð tó late . . . ðá ðe bióð tó hrade pigri . . . praecipites, Past. 281, 17.

CNIHT

(n.)
Grammar
CNIHT, cneoht, cnyht, es; m.

A boy ⬩ youth ⬩ attendant ⬩ servant ⬩ KNIGHT: ⬩ puer ⬩ juvenis ⬩ adolescens ⬩ servus

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Tyn wintra cniht a boy of ten years L. In. 7; Th. i. 106, 18; Lk. Bos. 7, 7; Bd. 5, 19; S. 637, 4; Byrht. Th. 136, 18; By. 153. Fram ðínum cnihte a puero tuo Ps. Th. 68, 17. Heó cwæþ to ðam cnihte ait ad puerum Gen. 24, 65.

Linked entries: cneoht cnyht

on-líhtan

(v.)
Grammar
on-líhtan, -leóhtan.

of places or things, to illumine, make bright, cause to shine, ⬩ to give sight to, make the sight clear ⬩ to clear the mental vision, to enlighten ⬩ to give light (with dat.) ⬩ To shine

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Onlíhtan ðám ðe on þýstrum sittaþ, Lk. Skt. 1, 79. intrans. To shine Ic onlíhte oððe scýne luceo, Ælfc. Gr. 35; Som. 38, 8. Sæterdæg onlýhte ( inlucescebat ), Lk. Skt. 23, 54. Onlíhton ( illuxerunt ) lígrascas ðíne, Ps. Spl. 76, 18: 96, 4.

fullíce

(adv.)

in full measure ⬩ abundantly ⬩ fully ⬩ so as to satisfy with food ⬩ in a full manner or degree ⬩ thoroughly ⬩ completely ⬩ fully ⬩ without reservation or qualification ⬩ fully ⬩ without defect

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Fullíce lxx wintra, Wlfst. 14, 7. Ꝥ hé hæfde fullíce fíf hída ágenes landes, Ll. Th. i. 190, 15. of completed action Praeteritum perfectum ys forðgewiten fulfremed: steti ic stód fullíce, Ælfc. Gr. Z. 124, 7. [O. Sax. fullíko: O. H.

wífian

(v.)
Grammar
wífian, p. ode

To take a wife ⬩ to marry ⬩ on

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Hé ne moste bútan ǽne wífigan, ne hé ne móste on wyde*-*wum wífigan, L. Ælfc. C. 7 ; Th. ii. 346, 5. Wífian, L. Ælfc. P. 39; Th. ii. 380, 16.