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wang

(n.)
Grammar
wang, es; m. . I. the word, which is almost confined to poetry, may be rendered by words denoting the surface of the ground taken in their most general sense,
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Sum con wonga bígong, wegas wídgielle one knows the world, ways wide-spreading, Exon. Th. 42, 30; Cri. 680. Dæg se georstenlíca God besceáwede on wangum dies hesterna Deum conspexit in arvis, Hymn. Surt. 47, 10.

Linked entries: ge-wenge wencge wenge

wráþ

(adj.)
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wráþ, adj.

wrothangryincensed

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Ic mínum fótum fǽcne síþas, ða wráþan wegas werede ab omni via mola prohibui pedes meos, Ps. Th. 118, 101. Ic eom wráþre (bitterer) þonne weimód sý, Exon. Th. 425, 22 ; Rä. 41, 60

gleáw

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Dó mé wegas wíse þæt ic wite gearwe on hwylcne ic gange gleáwe móde, Ps. Th. 142, 9. prudent of or in mind, in thought.Cf. (1 a), (1 b) Him mæg wís sefa wyrda gehwylce gemetigian, gif hé bið módes gleáw, Sal. 439. Gleáw on móde, Gen. 2373.

sél

(adj.)
Grammar
sél, (the positive form does not occur, but is found in Layamon) ; cpve. sélra, sélla ; spve. sélest, sélost; adj.
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Ðá forléton wé ða frécnan wegas and ðǽm sélran wé férdon, Nar. 17, 13. Ðæt him soelest wǽre ðæt hié friþes wilnaden nullam esse residuam spem, nisi in petenda pace, Ors. 4, 10 ; Swt. 202, 18.

Linked entry: sélost

sceáwian

(v.)
Grammar
sceáwian, ode.

to lookto look atobservebeholdseeto look at, look on with favour, to regard, have respect toto look at with care, consider, inspect, examine, scrutinize, reconnoitreto look out, seek for, select, choose, provideto shew (favour, respect, etc.)to grant

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Voc. ii. 134, 83. to look at, look on with favour, to regard, have respect to Ic sceáwiu wegas ðíne 'I will have respect unto thy ways' (A.V.), Ps. Surt. 118, 15. Hé hyra dǽde sceáwaþ God will regard the deeds of the charitable, Exon.

ge-mót

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III. of inanimate objects, meeting, junction, v. ge-mittung :-- On wega gemótum in competis, Wrt. Voc. ii. 46, 12

hád

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Sume him þæs hádes hlísan willað wegan on wordum and þá weorc ne dóð, Gú. 31. Se þe ꝥ nelle ꝥ his háde gebyrige, Ll.

ge-hwilc

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(aa) as antecedent Hé héht þæt segn wegan gehwilcne þe his hína wæs wǽpnedcynnes, Gen. 2371. in agreement with án Ánum gehwilcum is hǽl gehendre, Hml. Th. i. 602, 21.

heáh

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Tó ðǽm héistum bodum ad altiora, Mt. p. 9, 17. (2 a) of great importance, grave, serious :-- Hé héht þæt segn (circumcision) wegan heáh gehwilcne, Gen. 2371. (2 b) difficult, arduous :-- Ðæs heán hádes ardui (propositi ), Wrt.

Linked entry: dynt

heard

firmsteadfastresoluteboldresoluteobduraterigidunyieldingoppressiverigorousstrictharsh

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Iornan on hearde wegas, Shrn. 72, 2. Eorðan lím symle bið þý heardra þe hit sǽstreámas swídor beátað, Gen. 1325.

hwilc

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

whichwhoany oneanysome

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Dó mé wegas wíse ðæt ic wite on hwylcne ic gange notam mihi fac viam, in qua ambulem, Ps. Th. 142, 9. Geþence gé hwæt gé síen and hwelce gé síen pensa quod es, Past. 21, 4; Swt. 159, 14.

ge-weald

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., over that which moves itself (a person, an emotion, &c. v. wealdan; ) Ic onbúgan ne mót of þæs gewealde þe mé wegas tǽcneð, Rä. 4, 16. Cniht oð ꝥ he sig .xv. winter eald sig hé on his fæder gewealdum ( in potestate sit patris sui ), Ll.

weorc

(n.; adv.)
Grammar
weorc, es; n.

Work opus.workoperative actionoperationworkingdoingperformanceworkdoingsactionswhat a person does what happens worklabouroccupationemploymentany form of long-sustained or habitual activitya particular act of labourworkmanshipa workdeedany actionof action that gives affect to anythinga work, what is wroughta strong building, fortresswork, what is done, effect producedpain, travail, grief,the instrumental or dative is used in the phrase weorce wesan with the dative of the person — to be painful to a person

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Sume him ðæs hádes hlísan willaþ wegan on wordum, and ða weorc ne dóð Exon. Th. 105, 33 ; Gú. 105. of action that gives affect to anything Hwæðer mín word beó mid weorce gefilled Num. 11, 23. Hwí hé nolde gehýrsumian his hǽsum mid weorce Homl.

Linked entries: weorce weorc-sum werc

tǽcan

(v.)
Grammar
tǽcan, p. tǽhte

To shew.to offer to view, presentto shew an object to a person so that the object may be attained by the person, to shew a way, a place, etc.without an object, to shew the way, directwithout an object, to direct to shew a person (dat. or acc.) the direction that must be taken, to direct, to cause a certain direction to be taken, the direction being marked, by a preposition.to shew the course that must be followed, what should be observed, to direct, appoint, prescribe, enjoin.to shew, indicate, signify

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Him freá tǽhte wegas ofer wésten, Cd. Th. 174, 5; Gen. 2873. Gewát him tó ðæs gemearces ðe him Metod tǽhte, 174, 29; Gen. 2885. Ðæs embe twá niht ðætte tǽhte God Elenan eádigre æþelust beáma, Menol. Fox 164; Men. 84: Elen.

geond

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Wæs geond þá werþeóde lǽded morgenspel, El. 969. where there is movement to many places Gá geond þás wegas and hegas exi in uias et sepes, Lk. 14, 23.

irnan

(v.)
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Ðá wildan hors scealden iornan on hearde wegas and him ðá limo tóbrecan, Shrn. 72, l. Se hrefn mid áþenedun fiðerum ongann yrnan hoppetende ymbútan þone hláf coruus expansis alis circa panem coepit discurrere, Gr. D. 118, 24. Iornende currens, Mt.

hám

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On burh rídan hále tó háme, By. 292. hám as adverb; home Hám wegað advehunt, Wrt. Voc. ii. 1, 5. Hié hám férdan abscedunt, 3, 20. Hám feredan advectabant, 5, 5. to one's home, house, or abode Þonne hé hám cymð ueniens domum, Lk. 15, 6: 7, 10: Ll.

ge-mynd

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Wegan máððum tó gemyndum, B. 3016. Dryhtne in gemyndum, Gú. 186. Gé frætwæþ gemynde sóðfestra ornatis monumenta justorum, Mt. R. 23, 29. a non-material object Þæt ys mín nama and þæt ys mín gemynd (memoriale) Ex- 3, 15.

up

(adv.)
Grammar
up, (úp?), upp; adv.

Up.upon high uperectlyupto a high point

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Eahta sweras rihtlícne cynedóm up wegaþ, L. I. P. 3; Th. ii. 306, 20

ge-reccan

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Ic þæs wísce þæt wegas mine on ðínum willan weorþan gereahte utinam dirigantur viae meae, Ps. Th. 118, 5. Geræhte, Gú. 740. (3a) to correct :-- Gerecð corrigit (qui rectus est corrigit viam suam), Kent.