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wiþ-cweþan

(v.)
Grammar
wiþ-cweþan, p. -cwæþ, pl. -cwǽdon; pp.-cweden.

to replyto gainsaycontradict maintain an opposite opinionto contradictopposeresistto refuserejectnot to allow

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Grammar wiþ-cweþan, with dat. of person to whom a refusal is given Hé wolde ðæt hé ána wǽre heora cyning, ac ealle ða leódscipas ánmódlíce him wiðcwǽdon, Homl. Ass. 103, 34.

synderlíce

(adj.; adv.)
Grammar
synderlíce, adv.

apart, away from all others, in privateseparately, severally, apartspecially, in particularonly, exclusively, solely, to or by one's selfspecially, exceedingly, to a greater extent than in any other case, singularly

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Se ðe synderlíce Cristes dýrling wæs, 151, 11. Ieremias ys úre wítega synderlíce, Ælfc. T. Grn. 9, 35

Linked entry: sundorlíce

út

(adv.)
Grammar
út, adv.

outbeyond the bounds within which a thing is enclosedout on an expeditionoutoutoutoutforthto knock outpull outoutaway from homeabroadoutaway from landoutoutsidenot within doorsnot in the houseabroadoutexternally

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Ðætte seó wǽte út fleówe, Bd. 4, 19; S. 589, 1. Hí of mínre sídan swát út guton (gotun, MS.), Exon. Th. 88, 33; Cri. 1449. Cleopaþ se alda út of belle, Cd.

ge-nerian

(v.)
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Wearð mycel wæ1 geslegen, and se dǽl þe þǽr áweg cóm wurdon on fleáme generede, Chr. 894 ; P. 88, <b>VI a.

hrægl

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L. 14, 63. with collective force, dress, garments, clothes, clothing, raiment Sió mennisce wǽdl wilnað . . . ǽgðer ge hrægles ge metes ge drynces, Bt. 26, 2; S. 60, 18. Hí hine hrægles bǽdon ( vestimenta petebant) . . .

huntnaþ

(n.)
Grammar
huntnaþ, huntnoþ, es; m.

Hunting

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Wǽre ðú tó-dæg on huntnoþe fuisti hodie in venatione? Coll. Monast. Th. 21, 35. Hé of huntnoþe com venerat de venatu, Bd. 3, 14; S. 540, 33. On fiscnoþum and on huntnoþum and on fugelnoþum piscationibus, venationibus, aucupationibus, Cod. Dipl.

Linked entry: huntaþ

ge-healdsumnys

(n.)
Grammar
ge-healdsumnys, -nyss, e; f.

A keepingobservancepreservationabstinencecustōdiaobservātioconservātioabstĭnentia

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Ðæt he wǽre on gehealdsumnysse ðæs bebodes his Scyppende underþeód that he was subject to his Creator in the keeping of the commandment, Boutr. Scrd. 17, 29.

wirsian

(v.)
Grammar
wirsian, p. ode

To get worse

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Hé sceolde beón áscyred fram manna neáwiste, gif his hreófla wyrsigende wǽre, Homl. Th. i. 124, 26. Þet his licome, ðe feble wes, ne sceolde noht wursien, O. E. Homl. i. 47, 26. Þe wunde þet euer wurseð, A. R. 326, 23.

be-windan

girdleencirclesurround

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Th. ii. 24, 22. þé God hæfde wære bewunden God had kept thee on every side, An. 535.

gripe

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.), gúðbilla gripe he had in his hand aid for war, for the assault of battle-bills, Vald. 2, 13. non-material Þǽr is wyrma slite and ealra wǽdla gripe, Wlfst. 209, 18. grasp, power, control, mastery, by persons Þín feorh beran in gramra gripe, An. 217

ríp

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</b> for which see <b>rípe,</b> and Add Þæt hér wǽre micel ríp (the accent is in the MS. and riip is a v. l.) ondweard multam esse messem, Bd. 1, 29; Sch. 99, 8. Rípes (hrípes, L.) tíd messis, Jn. R. 4, 35.

weard-mann

(n.)
Grammar
weard-mann, es; m.

A guard, watchman, keeper

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A guard, watchman, keeper Nyte wé hweþer se weardmann wǽre ǽfre gefullod, Homl. Skt. i. 11, 293. Ealle ða weardmenn wǽron geswefode búton heora ánum, 11, 200: 4, 419. Ða weardmenn ðe bewiston Cristes líc, Homl. Ass. 79, 175.

ofer-gitan

(v.)

to forget, neglect

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Wǽre ðú ofergeotende mînre bysne, Bd. 2, 6; S. 508, 17. Án nis of ðám ofergyten, Lk. Skt. 12, 6

ge-sigefæstan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-sigefæstan, p. -fæste; pp. -fæsted, -fæst [sige victory]

To make triumphantcrowncorrōbŏrārecŏrōnāre

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Ðæt ic mid Criste gesigefæsted wǽre ipse cum Cristo coronandus, Bd. 2, 6; S. 508, 21. Twegen cynelíce cnihtas mid syndriglícre Godes gyfe wǽron gesigefæste dŭŏ rēgii pueri fratres spĕciāli sunt Dei grātia cŏrōnāti, 4, 16; S. 584, 21.

Linked entry: sigefæstan

ge-þanc

(n.)
Grammar
ge-þanc, -þonc, -þang, es: generally m. but sometimes n. [þanc will]

Mindwillopinionthoughtmensanimuscogitatio

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Th. 91, 4: 93, 11: 128, 3: 139, 8; all m; but the following three are n Sóþlíce ðæt geþanc eode on hig, hwylc hyra yldest wǽre intravit autem cogitatio in eos, quis eorum major esset, Lk. Bos. 9,46: Byrht. Th. 132, 9; By. 13.

Linked entries: ge-þang ge-þonc

ge-mynd

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XII. the healthy state of the mental faculties, (sound) mind, v. ge-myndleás :-- Ne lét hé búton swilce hé of his gemynde wǽre, Hml. S. 23, 634. Hé wæs onwended of his sylfes gemyndum, Gr. D. 260, II.

ge-ban

(n.)
Grammar
ge-ban, -bann, -benn, es; n.

a commandordinancedecreeproclamationmandātumstătūtumdecrētumthe indictionindictioedictum

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Indiction is useful in ascertaining the exact year in a reign, etc Ðam mildestan cyninge Cantwara, Wihtrǽde, ríxigendum, ðé fíftan wintra his ríces, ðý niguþan gebanne, in ðære stówe ðy hátte Berghámstyde, ðǽr wæs gesamnad eádigra geþeahtendlíc ymcyme

swegel

(n.)
Grammar
swegel, swegl, es; n.
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v. swegel-horn Ðǽr ( in heaven ) wæs singal sang and swegles gong ... Englas heredon hálgan stefne Dryhten, dreám wæs on hyhte, Andr. Kmbl. 1738; An. 871. Eádige ðǽr sittaþ mid swegle, Cd. Th. 305, 17; Sat. 648. v. Grmm. D.M. 708

for-beódan

(v.)

to forbidto restraincheckto prevent

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Ege wæs forboden ofer menn, ðá hé wæs áliéfed ofer niétenu terror esse super animalia praecipitur, profecto esse super homines prohibetur, Past. 109, 8. with dat. of person to whom it is forbidden: Ic him firene forbeád, Cri. 1486.

freó

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Ox. 1287. free from trouble, &amp;c., exempt, immune Hé wæs freó (freóh, v.l. ) fram þǽre uncyste deófles costunge. Gr. D. 102, 6.