wesan
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To be Wesan and beón fore, Wrt. Voc. ii. 34, 61. as an independent verb, denoting existence to be, exist Wesendum, beóndum existentibus, Wrt. Voc. ii. 32, 63. of animate objects, to exist, live Wesaþ and weaxaþ ealle werþeóde, lifgaþ bi ðám lissum
Linked entries: cniht-wesende æt-eom a-weosung eom weosan fóre-wesan
wáþol
Wandering
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Wandering Scýneþ ðes mÓra wáþol under wolcnum (cf. wanderingas an epithet of the moon in Sbakspere) Fins. Th. 14; Fin. 8
a-wóc
awoke ⬩ arose
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awoke, arose,Gen. 9, 24;
Saracen-
The Saracens
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The Saracens Ðá hergodon ða hǽþnan Sarcinware on þa stówe (Sardinia) Shrn. 122, 25
wǽpen-mann
A male ⬩ a man
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A male, a man Wǽpnmann mas, Anglia xiii. 366, 23. Éghuelc hé ł woepenmon (wépenmon, Rush. wæpned, W.S.) omne masculinum, Lk. Skt. 2, 23. Wer oððe wǽpman vir, Wrt. Voc. i. 73, 11. Ðes wǽpman hic mas, Ælfc. Gr. 9, 25; Zup. 50, 15. Ne scríde nán wíf hig
Linked entries: wæp-mann wǽpned-mann
Eádweard
Edward the Elder, the eldest son of Alfred the Great. Edward was king of Wessex for twenty-four years, from A. D. 901-925 ⬩ Edward the Martyr, son of Edgar. Edward was king of Wessex, Mercia, and Northumbria, for three years, from A. D. 975-978 ⬩ Edward the Confessor, son of Æthelred. Edward was king of England for twenty-four years, from A. D. 1042-1066
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Edward the Elder, the eldest son of Alfred the Great. Edward was king of Wessex for twenty-four years, from A. D. 901-925 Hér, A. D. 901, gefór Ælfréd cyning, and féng Eádweard his sunu to ríce here king Alfred died, and Edward his son succeeded to the
ge-wítan
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substitute: To see after, take care of. with acc. Gewíte and beseoh wíngeard þisne vide et visita vineam istam, Ps. Th. 79, 14. with clause Gewíte þǽre cirican ealdor ꝥ him mon on þám fierste mete ne selle, Ll. Th. i. 64, 16
EORL
an earl ⬩ cŏmes, sătelles princĭpis
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an earl; cŏmes, sătelles princĭpis. This title, which was introduced by the Jutes of Kent, occurs frequently in the laws of the kings of that district, the first mention of it being Gif on eorles túne man mannan ofslæhþ xii scillinga gebéte if a man
Linked entries: ealdor-man eorl-dóm
-eáge
-sagol
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eós
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of eoh
þætte
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That. introducing substantive clauses. where the clause is equivalent to a noun in the nominative, and stands as the subject of the verb in the main clause Cúþ is ꝥte Drihten fæstte, Blickl. Homl. 27, 23 : 87, 5. Wearð undyrne cúð, gyddum geómore, þætte
Driffeld
Great DRIFFIELD, in the East Riding of Yorkshire ⬩ oppĭdi nomen in agro Eboracensi
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Great DRIFFIELD, in the East Riding of Yorkshire; oppĭdi nomen in agro Eboracensi Hér Aldfriþ Norþan Hymbra cining forþférde, on xix kl' Jan. onDriffelda in this year [A. D. 705] Alfred, king of the Northumbrians, died at Driffield, on the 19th of the
tó-wegan
To disperse ⬩ dispel
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To disperse, dispel Heofones gim scíneþ, beóþ wolcen tówegen neu concreta nubes summo-veat radios solis, Exon. Th. 210, 11; Ph. 184
-fót
pisle
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Scriptorium pisle, fer-(fýr- ?) hús (or ? pis(a)le fýrhús), Wrt. Voc. i. 58, 58
be-wefan
To cover over, envelope ⬩ obtexere, obducere
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To cover over, envelope; obtexere, obducere Biþ ðæt brægen mid reáman bewefen the brain is covered over with a membrane, Lchdm. iii. 146, 4
be-wegan
To cover, cover over, surround ⬩ obducere, circumdare
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To cover, cover over, surround; obducere, circumdare Bewegen wælmiste covered with the mist of death, Exon. 87 b; Th. 329, 30; Vy. 42. He hí bewæg mid wuda útan he surrounded them with wood, Bt. 39, 4; Fox 216, 25
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Ceolwald
Ceolwald
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Ceolwald, son of Cuthwulf, an ancestor of the West-Saxon kings Ceolwald wæs Cúþwulfing Ceolwald was the son of Cuthwulf, Chr. Th. 2, 3
æ-bléc
Pale ⬩ wan ⬩ whitish ⬩ bleak ⬩ pallidus
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Pale, wan, whitish, bleak; pallidus