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wilm

(n.)
Grammar
wilm, wielm, welm, wælm, wylm, es; m.

that which wellsof fluida fountstreamwater that surges or boilsthat moves in wavesof firesurgingfireflamesheatfervent heatfiery heatboilingroastinginflammationviolent movementviolenceragingtempestuous movement of water of mental emotionfervourardourheatfuryragepassion

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Th. 5008; B. 2507. of fire, surging, fire, flames Won fýres wælm, se swearta líg, Exon. Th. 60, 7; Cri. 966. His bán brondes wylm forþylmde, 217, 2l; Ph. 283. In ðæs wylmes grund befæsted, Elen. Kmbl. 2596; El. 1299.

Linked entries: wielm wælm welm

(n.)
Grammar
yþ, e; f.
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Wonne ýþa, Cd. Th. 86, 13; Gen. 1430. Sealte ýþa, Ps. Th. 76, 13. Ýþa hlúde, 64, 7. Ýþa ofermǽta, Exon. Th. 53, 23; Cri. 855. Ýþa geþwǽre, 382, 22; Rä. 3, 15. Hreó wǽron ýþa, Beo. Th. 1101; B. 548.

ge-wítan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-wítan, ic -wíte, ðú -wítest, -wítst, he -wíteþ, -wít, pl. -wítaþ; p. ic, he -wát, ðú -wite, pl. -witon; pp. -witen.

to seebeholdviderespectareto turn one's eyes in any direction with the intention of taking that directionto set out towardsstartpass overto godepartwithdrawgo awayretreatretiredietransirediscedere

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Seó deorce niht won gewíteþ the dark night passes away murky, Exon. 57 a; Th. 204, 17; Ph. 99. used absolutely :-- Gyf ðes calic ne mǽge gewítan si non potest hic calix transire, Mt. Bos. 26, 42.

IN

(prep.)
Grammar
IN, prep. cum dat. inst. acc.

InonintointoIn

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In sometimes follows its case Ðǽr se eádga mót eardes neótan, wyllestreáma wuduholtum in, wunian in wonge, Exon. 61 a; Th. 223, 20; Ph. 362. Blǽd wíde sprang Scyldes eaferan Scedelandum in, Beo. Th. 38; B. 19

Linked entries: -standendlic gang-ern

ge-wunian

(v.)
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Þá gesǽlða ne magon simle gewunigen, Met. 2, 19. to be or become accustomed, be wont, to accustom oneself Ic gewunige soleo, Ælfc. Gr. Z. 204, 11.

wiht

(n.)
Grammar
wiht, e ; f. : es; n.

a wightcreaturebeingcreated thinga whitthingaughtanythingwithout a negativeaughtalonewith a genitive

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Hí geségon syllicran wiht, wyrm on wonge, Beo. Th. 6069 ; B. 3038. Ic ða wihte geseah . . . heó wæs wundrum gegierwed. Exon. Th. 483, 5; Rä. 68, 1. Hwylce wihta beóð óðre tíd wífcynnes, and óðre tíd wǽpnedcynnes ? Salm. Kmbl. p. 202, 12.

hider

to this worldto this lifein this worldto this pointhither and thitherto and fro

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Ne þec mon hider móse fédeð they won't come hither to feed you, Gú. 245. to the country or region to which the speaker belongs, with a verb expressing movement Þ wæs ymb twá gér þæs þe hié hider ofer sǽ cómon, Chr. 895; P. 89, 1: 937; P. 110, 3: B. 240

Linked entry: hider-cyme

þanan

(adv.)
Grammar
þanan, þonan (-on, -un, -en); adv.
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Homl. 117, 1. referring to the point from or in regard to which direction or position is estimated On heofonas, þonon hé nǽfre won wæs, Blickl.

faran

to traveljourneyto marchto goto godepartto gomoveto goflyto cometo pass awaydepartto go onpractisehappenturn out

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D. 104, 17), swá swá hí ǽr gewunode wǽron they might not go on with their unlawful acts, as before they had been wont, Hml. Th. ii. 158, 12. Grammar faran, faran mid to act with, make use of, practise: Ðonne se man mid lícetunge færð, Hml.

Linked entry: farnian

settan

(v.)
Grammar
settan, p. sette; pp. seted, set[t] (
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Ongunnon heora burh rǽran and sele settan . . . weras on wonge wíbed setton, Cd. Th. 113, 2-5; Gen. 1881-2. to set up, institute, found, establish Hwá ǽrost bócstafas sette? Salm. Kmbl. p. 192. 6.

Linked entry: on-settan

fore

beforein front ofat the head ofbeforeforfromthroughbecause ofon account offorfromthroughin place ofinstead offor the sake ofon behalf ofto the honour ofofaboutbeforeinto the presence of

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III. 3 Hé wið ðon won fore (for, v. l.) geornfullnesse and for lufan þæs árfæstan gewinnes renitentem studio et amore pii laboris, Bd. 4, 3; Sch. 349, Þú fore monna lufan þínre módor bósm gesóhtes, Hö. 110; Fa. 78.

gód

(n.)
Grammar
gód, es; n.
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Ic geþolade gódes ealles, wonn módearfoða má, Hy. 4, 85. Onfóh þú þínum esne fægere mid góde elige servum tuum in bonum, Ps. Th. 118, 122. Ne mé ǽnig mid góde ongitan wolde noa erat qui agnosceret me, Ps. Th. 141, 4.

níwe

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Adam . . . neorxna wonges níwre gesceafte hyrde, Gen. 171. God geswác þá þǽre níwan gesceapennysse requievit Deus a novarum conditione creaturarum, Angl. vii. 4, 22. Gif mon on níwne weall unástíðodne micelne hróf onsett, Past. 383, 32.

weaxan

(v.)
Grammar
weaxan, weacsan, weahsan, weahxan, wexan, wehsan; ic weaxe; ðú wyxt; hé weaxeþ, weaxþ, weaxt, waexit, weaxst, wexeþ, wexþ, wixt, wihst, wihxþ, wyxþ, wyxt, wyxst, wycxþ; p. weóx, weócs, weóhs, pl. weóxon, weóhson, weóxson ; pp. weaxen

To wax, grow.to grow, be produced,to grow, grow upto grow, increase, wax to grow in honour, grow great, flourish, prosper to be productiveto grow, take shape

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Sceal weaxan wonna lég, Beo. Th. 6221; B. 3115. Ne tǽce wé ná ðæt hé leahtras fyrðrige and weaxan (wehsan, v.l.) lǽte, ac ðæt hé hý simle wanige non dicimus, ut permittat nutriri vitia sed ea amputet, R. Ben. 121, 8.

wegan

(v.)
Grammar
wegan, p. , pl. ; pp.

to move, bear, carry, bring, transport to bring, cause to bear, support to bear, carry, to have bearwearto haveto be under the influence of havebear to bear, submit toto weigh,to put something in a balance to be equal to To move

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Frætwed wǽgun (-m, MS. ) wic[g] ofer wongum, Exon. Th. 353, 2; Reim. 6. [Heo weȝe (beore,2nd MS.) on heore honde feouwer sweord, Laym. 24471. To teche an beore to weȝe boþe scheld and spere, O. and N. 1022. Chepinge þe me shule meten oðer weien, O.

Linked entry: æt-wegan

bútan

(prep.; adv.)
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Búton ꝥ hé wiþ his hláford won, 6, 35; S. 292, 16. Hwæt magon wé secgean, búton ꝥ hí scotedon swíþe?, Chr. 1083; P. 215, 16: Bl. H. 19, 22. Nóht elles ne wunað, búton ꝥ án ꝥ sé mæg hine sylfne lǽran, 101, 5.

wyrcan

(v.)
Grammar
wyrcan, weorcan ; p. worhte ; pp. worht.

to worklabourto maketo makeformconstructto be the sourcecause of, to produceto makeconstituteto workdoperformto perform a ritekeep a seasonto workeffect a purposeattain an object,

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won and worhte, wíngeard sette, Cd. Th. 94, 7; Gen. 1558. Gá and wyrce (wyrc, Rush.: wuirc, Lind. operare) on mínum wíngerde, Mt. Kmbl. 21, 28. Gáð and wircaþ, Ex. 5, 18. Wyrceaþ eów syx dagas, L. Alf. 3; Th. i. 44, 10.

wealdan

(v.)
Grammar
wealdan, p. weóld, pl. weóldon; pp. wealden

To have power over to control the movements of that which is moved to regulate wield a weaponwith gen. with dat. or inst. to control that which moves itself to have control of a person, an emotionto govern,with gen. with acc. of the control exercised by one in authority, to rule govern have dominion overbear sway wield power, with gen. with dat. or inst. with acc. with a preposition absolute fig. where the subject is an abstract noun, with gen. with acc. with a preposition to have power over things to possess be in possession of have at command be master of, with gen. with dat. or inst. with acc. to have power to decide or choose what shall take place to determine ordain have the decidingcontrol of matters, with gen. with dat. or inst. with a clause absoluteto have power that brings something to pass, to cause be the cause, author, source of something, with gen. with dat. or acc. of things, with gen. of motives to have power to dobe able

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Hé sceal ðý wonge wealdan; ne magon gé him ða wíc forstondan, Exon. Th. 144, 6; Gú. 674. Ðara ðe lífe weóldon of those who lived, 118, 14; Gú. 239. Beáhhordum leng wyrm wealdan ne móste, Beo. Th. 5647; B. 2827: Vald. 2, 31. with acc.

Linked entries: án-waldan wealdian

weorold

(n.)
Grammar
weorold, (-uld), weorld, worold (-uld, -eld), world, e; f. (but se woruld, Prov. Kmbl. 40: worldes, Lk. Skt. l, 70: ðissum worulde, Met. 10, 70)
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Kmbl. 607; El. 304. earthly things, temporal possessions Ne won hé æfter worulde, ac hé in wuldre áhóf módes wynne, Exon. Th. 126, 12. ; Gú. 370: 109, 34; Gú. 100. Lamech woruld bryttade, Cd. Th. 74, 22; Gen. 1226.

healdan

(v.)
Grammar
healdan, haldan; p. heóld; pp. healden.

to HOLD, keep, grasp, retain, restrain, confine, containto hold, have, possess, occupy, inhabitto rule, governto behave, conductto guard, defend, keep, preserve, protect, maintain, sustain, regard, observe, take heedto hold out, last, hold on, continue, hold withto hold, keep, keep sheepservare, custodire

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Gif se hláford wiste ðæt se oxa hnitol wǽre and hine healdan nolde if the lord knew that the ox were wont to push with its horn, and would not keep it in, L. Alf. 23; Th. i. 52, 12.