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wǽcan

(v.)
Grammar
wǽcan, p. wǽhte; pp. wǽht, wǽced

To weakenafflictoppress

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Ða men beóþ mid hriþingum swíþe strangum wǽcede, Lchdm. ii. 258, 3

slóh

(n.)
Grammar
slóh, slóg; gen. slóges, slós; dat. slóh, sló; acc. slóg, slóh, sló; m. n.

A slough, hollow place filed with mire, a pathless, miry place

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Tó ðam ealdan sló; of ðam sló tó ðam lytlan beorhe Cod. Dip. Kmbl. iii. 38, 27. In reádan slóe 391, 31. On ðæt reáde slóh; of ðam slóh 376, 5. On ðæt fúle slóh; of ðam sló 406, 32. In ðone fúlan sló 381, 5. On horgan slóh Cod. Dip. B. ii. 394, 30.

tó-nemnan

(v.)
Grammar
tó-nemnan, p. -nemde

To name separately,distinguish by name into parts

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Swá þeáh is tó geþencenne ðæt ða fíf þing þeáh hí tónemde sién mid wordum ðæt hit is eall án þing ðonne hí gegaderode beóþ atqui necessarium est confiteri nomina quidem esse diversa, nullo vero modo discrepare substantiam, Bt. 33, 1; Fox 122, 11

Linked entry: nemnan

á-hebban

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Ðá niétenu beóð hwæthwugununges from eorðan áhafen (-hæfen, Hatt. MS. ), Past. 154, 16. to lift, carry. remove Hwá áhefeþ hí heonon quis eos hine levat? , Gr. D. 208, 24. Nis nánum men cúð hwider hyre líchama áhafen sý, Hml. Th. i. 440, 20.

Linked entries: un-áhefendlic hebban

weorþan

(v.)
Grammar
weorþan, (wurþan, wyrþan); p. wearþ, pl. wurdon; pp. worden.
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Tó aldorceare, Beo. Th. 1817; B. 905. Hé manegum wearð mannum tó hróðre, werþeódum tó wræce, Elen. Kmbl. 30; El. 15.

ge-scendan

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Ne wilnige sé ná beón ðingere for óðerra scylde, sé ðe bið mid his ágenum gescinded (quem crimen depravat proprium), Past. 63, 21.

swincan

(v.)
Grammar
swincan, p. swanc, pl. swuncon; pp. swuncen.
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Git (Beowulf and Breca in their match) seofon niht swuncon, Beo. Th. 1038; B. 517. Óðre swuncon (laboraverunt), and gé eodun on hyra geswinc. Jn. Skt. 4, 38. Swince laboret, Wülck. Gl. 250, 31.

ge-þingian

(v.)
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Th. 478, 22. to atone for wrong-doing Adames gylt þurh þé sceal beón geþingod, Bl. H. 9, 6. to settle the terms of an agreement, agree to do Geþingodon pacti sunt (pecuniam illi dare, Lk. 22, 5), Wrt.

sceaft

(n.)
Grammar
sceaft, es; m.

A smooth, round, straight stick or pole, a shaftthe shaft of a speara spearthe shaft of an arrowa polea taper

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Hig bǽron lange sceaftas, and ne cóman hig ná tó feohtanne, ac ðæt hig woldan mid hlóþe geniman, Shrn. 38, 9. the shaft of an arrow Sceaft feðergearwum fús, Beo. Th. 6228; B. 3118.

wác

(adj.)
Grammar
wác, adj.

yieldingnot rigidpliantfluidweakfeeblewanting mental or moral strengthwanting couragepoormeannot of great value or in high esteemvilis

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Sume láceówas sindon beteran ðonne sume; sume sind wáccran, swá swá wé beóð, Homl. Th. ii. 48, 17. poor, mean, not of great value or in high esteem; vilis. Similar entries v. wác-líc, -ness Mid wáces olfendes hǽrum gescrýdde, Homl. Th. ii. 506, 23.

and-leofen

(n.)
Grammar
and-leofen, -lifen, -lyfen, es; n.

livingfoodsustenancenourishmentpottagevictusalimentapulmentumthat by which food is procuredmoneywagesalmsstipendiumstips

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Beóþ éþhylde on eówrum andlyfenum estote contenti stipendiis vestris, Lk. Bos. 3, 14

CEÓWAN

(v.)
Grammar
CEÓWAN, to ceówenne, ic ceówe, ðú ceówest, cýwst, he ceóweþ, cýwþ, ceówaþ;ceáw, cuwon; cowen

To CHEW, gnaw, eat, consumeruminare, manducare

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Ðæt híg eton ða nýtenu ðe hira clawe todǽlede beóþ and ceówaþ omne quod habet divisam ungulam, et ruminat in pecoribus, comedetis, Lev. 11, 3, 4. Hí cuwon heora girdlas, and gærs ǽton they chewed their own girdles, and ate grass, Ælfc.

Linked entry: cuwon

DUST

(n.)
Grammar
DUST, es; n.

DUST pulvis

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beóþ duste gelícran, ðonne hit wind toblǽwþ tamquam pulvis, quem projĭcit ventus a făcie terræ, Ps. Th. 1, 5: 89, 6. Asceacaþ ðæt dust of eówrum fótum excŭtĭte pulvĕrem de pĕdĭbus vestris, Mk. Bos. 6, 11: Lk. Bos. 10, 11

em-niht

(n.)
Grammar
em-niht, es; n. [em, emn equal; niht night]

Equal day and night, equinoxæquĭnoctium

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Equal day and night, equinox ; æquĭnoctium On emnihtes dæg, ðæt is ðonne se dæg and seó niht gelíce lange beóþ on the day of the equinox, that is when the day and night are equally long, Bd. de nat. rerum; Wrt. popl. science 12, 19; Lchdm. iii. 260,

Linked entry: efen-niht

ge-healdsumnys

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

A keepingobservancepreservationabstinencecustōdiaobservātioconservātioabstĭnentia

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For gehealdsumnysse sóþre eádmódnysse beóþ fórwel oft Godes gecorenan geswencte for preservation of true humility God's chosen are very often afflicted, Homl. Th. i. 474, 10. Mid ðære gehealdsumnysse with abstinence, i. 318, 8

ge-hyrwan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-hyrwan, p. de; pp. ed

To make game ofdespisedisparagetraducevexoppresscavillāricontemnĕredetrăhĕre

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Beóþ ða gehyrwede they are despised, Ps. 52, 6; Ps. Grn. ii. 150, 6. Seó langung hine swíðe gehyrde and ðreáde that longing much oppressed and afflicted him, Blickl. Homl. 113, 14.

Linked entries: hyrwan ge-hyrde

ge-timbru

(n.)
Grammar
ge-timbru, -timbro; pl. gen. -timbra; n.

An edificea buildingstructureædĭfĭciumstructūra

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An edifice, a building, structure; ædĭfĭcium, structūra Gé geseóþ ealle ða fægernessa ðissa getimbra ... ealle ðás getimbro beóþ toworpene ye see all the beauties of these buildings ... all these buildings shall be destroyed, Blickl.

weoloc

(n.)
Grammar
weoloc, es; m.

A kind of shell-fisha whelk cockle also the dye obtained from such fish

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Hér beóþ swýþe genihtsume weolocas, of ðám biþ geweorht se weolocreáda tælhg sunt et cochleae satis superque abundantes, quibus tinctura coccinei coloris conficitur, Bd. 1. 1 ; S. 473, 19. Uuiolocas, uuylocas cocleas, Txts. 53, 542. Wilocas Wrt.

Linked entries: wulluc weluc weolc

hǽte

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Seó lyft týhð ðone wǽtan tó hyre neoðan and ðá hǽtan ufon, and þonne hí gegaderode beóð, seó hǽte and se wǽta binnon ðǽre lyfte, þonne winnað hí him betweóman mid egeslicum swége, and ꝥ fýr ábyrst út ðurh lígett gyf hé máre biþ þonne se wǽta; gyf se wǽta

mótan

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Móton þá hyrdas beón swíðe wacore, Ll. Th. i. 374, 27: 344, 27. Unðeáwas ðe hé ǽr ne cúðe wunnon him ðá on and on his cynne syððan, swá þæt hí móston mid micclum geswince ðá gódan ðeáwas healdan, gif hý hí habban woldon, Hex. 26, 5.