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weccan

(v.)
Grammar
weccan, p. weahtewehteweahte, wehte; pp. weaht, weht

To wake, waken. to rouse from sleep to rouse to rouseto enliven, stimulate, refresh to rouseto excite, stir upto raise what is depressed to give life to, to cause, give rise to, produce, raise

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Th. 115, 19; Gen. 1922. to rouse from repose, to excite, stir up Se kok, ǽr ðam ðe hé cráwan wille, hefð up his fiðru, and wecð hine selfne, Past. 64; Swt. 461, 14. Drihten windas weceþ Dominus ventos excitat, Bd. 4, 3; S. 569, 22.

here

(n.)

an armyan armya hosta division of an armyarmy corpslegioncohorttroopinfantrycavalryan armyan armymultitudehostcrowdmultitudeharryingdevastationplunderingravaging

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Út of þám herige, Jud. 135.

Lǽden

(n.)
Grammar
Lǽden, es; n.

Latinspeechlanguage

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Látína; f.] any tongue, speech, language Spasmus ðæt ys on úre leódene hneccan sár σπασμόs, that is in our language, a pain at the back of the neck, Lchdm. iii. 110, 1. Mara ðæt ys on úre lýden biternys, Ex. 15, 23.

Linked entries: Léden lýden

etan

to devourconsumedestroy

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Ne gedyrstlǽcen hí þæt hý áhwǽr út of mynstre etan, þeáh hý hwá bidde, R. Ben. 79, 17. Et(a)n aepulari, An. Ox. 56, 81. to eat food, &c. Ic eotu flésc ferra manducabo carnes taurorum, Ps. Srt. 49, 13.

ge-standan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-standan, -stondan; p. -stód, pl. -stódon; pp. -standen.

to standstand stillremainlastexistbestāremănēre. existĕreesseto stand against any oneopposeoppressattackurgeseizeinsurgĕreingruĕreurgĕrecorrĭpĕre

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Wese ðín milde mód geswíðed, and me to frófre fæste gestande fiat nunc mĭsĕrĭcordia tua, ut consōlētur me, 118, 76. Ahsige hú lange seó sibb gestóde let him ask how long the peace lasted, Ors. 4, 7; Bos. 88, 6: Bd. 4. 23; S. 594, 40.

Linked entry: ge-stondan

weorþian

(v.)
Grammar
weorþian, wurþian, wyrþian; p. ode.
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Uton rihtne cristendóm geornlíce weorðian, and ǽlcne hǽðendóm mid ealle oferhogian, L. Eth. ix. 44; Th. i. 350, II.

Linked entries: a-wyrþian wyrþian

a-stígan

(v.)
Grammar
a-stígan, ic -stíge, ðú -stígest, -stíhst, he -stígeþ, -stíhþ, pl. -stígaþ ; p. -stág, -stáh, pl. -stigon; impert. -stíh; pp. -stigen [a, stígan to go] .

to gocomestepproceedclimbireveniregradiprocederescandereto go in any directionto riseascenddescendsurgereascenderedescendere

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Gr. 28, 6; Som. 32, 30. to go in any direction: generally indicated by a preposition or adverb, hence to rise, ascend, descend, etc; surgere, ascendere, descendere Ðe þurh oferhyd up astígeþ who comes up through pride, Cd. 198; Th. 247, 11; Dan. 495.

Cerdic

(n.)
Grammar
Cerdic, es; m.

CerdicCerdĭcus

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Cerdic, the founder of the West-Saxon kingdom; Cerdĭcus Ðý geáre ðe wæs agán fram Cristes acennesse cccc wintra and xcv [MS. xciiii] wintra, ðá Cerdic and Cynríc his sunu cwom up æt Cerdices óran mid v scipum.

neód

(n.)
Grammar
neód, néd, niéd, nýd, e; f.

Desireeagernessdiligenceearnest endeavour

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ús on hæft nimeþ ofer ússe neóde lust ( contrary to our desires ), 16, 30; Cri. 261. Wé ðǽrinne andlangne dæg nióde namon in the hall the live long day we took our pleasure, Beo. Th. 4238; B. 2116

wunung

(n.)
Grammar
wunung, e; f.

dwellinglivinga dwellinghabitationplace to live inbeingexistenceliving

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Wé wendaþ ús eástweard, þonne wé ús gebiddaþ...; ná swylce on eástdǽle synderlíce sý his wunung ... on rihtwísum mannum is Godes wunung ... Swá eác se fordóna man bið deófles templ, and deófles wunung, Homl. Th. i. 262, 5-18.

Linked entry: wunian

á-firran

(v.)
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Hé áfierð fram ús ǽlc gefeoht, Ps. Th. 45, 8. Ðá áfirrað ( elongant) hié from ðé, Ps. Srt. 72, 27. ꝥte from úsig firdest (expelleres ) mæht, Rtl. 23, 38. God áfyrde þæt unrihtwrigels of heora heortan, Bl. H. 105, 30.

wilnian

(v.)
Grammar
wilnian, p. ode.

of animate objectsto desire, ask forwith gen. or uncertainwith accusativewith infinitivewith geniudial infinitivewith genitive and gerundial infinitivewith a clauseabsolute or uncertainto desire to goto tend to an end

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Ealle tó ðé ǽtes wilniaþ omnia a te expectant, ut des illis escam, Ps. Th. 103, 25. Wuhta gehwilc wilnaþ tó eorðan, sume nédþearfe, sume neódfræce, Met. 31, 14. Ealle þider willniaþ oþþe ðæs ðe hí lyst, oþþe ðæs ðe hí beþurfon.

Linked entry: willnian

secgan

(v.)
Grammar
secgan, secgean, secggan, secggean, sæcgan ; p. sægde, sǽde; pp. sægd, sǽd. [Forms as from an infin. sagian—sagast, sagaþ ; p. sagode; imp. saga, are given here.]
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Gif ðú wille mildheortnesse ús dón, sæge ús ðæt hrædlíce, Blickl. Homl. 233, 19. Dryhten micellíce dyde ; seggaþ ðis in alre eorþan, Ps. Surt. ii. p. 184, 15. Ic ðæt londbúend secgan hýrde, ðæt hié gesáwon . . . , Beo. Th. 2697 ; B. 1346.

hycgan

(v.)
Grammar
hycgan, hycgean; p. hogde.

take thoughtbe mindfulthinkconsidermeditateto intendpurposedetermineendeavourstriveto hope

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Gemune ús on módsefan forþ hycgende folces ðínes remember us, being continually mindful of thy people; memento nostri in beneplacito populi tui, Ps.

ge-myndig

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Drihten is swíþe gemyndig ealra þára gifena þe hé ús tó lǽteþ, and wé eall ágyldan sceolan ꝥ hé ús sealde, Bl. H. 51, 23: 215, 24. with clause Þú sý gemyndig hwæt mín fæder þé dyde, Bl. H. 151, 24.

heáfod

(n.)
Grammar
heáfod, gen. heáfdes; dat. heáfde; pl. heáfdu [v. Ælfc. Gr. 15; Som. 18, 21-25]

HEAD, chief, source, 'the commencing point, or the highest point, of a stream, of a field, hill, etc.

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Hé getimbrede ða burg Babylonie tó ðon ðæt heó wǽre heáfod ealra Asiria Babyloniam urbem instauravit, caputque regni Assyrii ut esset instituit, Ors. 2, 1; Swt. 60, 14. Stæfes heáfud apicem, Lk. Skt. Lind. 16, 17.

cliwen

(n.)
Grammar
cliwen, clywen, cleowen, cliowen, es; n. [cliwe = clywe]

A clewa ball of thread, ballglomus, globus

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Ða ýslan onginnaþ lúcan togædere geclungne to cleowenne the ashes begin to combine together shrunk up into a ball, Exon. 59a; Th. 213, 17; Ph. 226. Aráfaþ ðæt cliwen ðære twífaldan heortan unravels the clew of the double heart, Past. 35, 5; Hat.

fandian

(v.)
Grammar
fandian, fandigan; to fandienne; p. ede , ode ; pp. ed , od ; v. trans. gen. dat. acc.

To try, tempt, prove, examine, explore, seek, search outtentāre, prŏbāre, exāmĭnāre, expĕrīri, inquīrĕre, vestīgāre

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Ðú fandodest us God prŏbasti nos Deus, Ps. Spl. 65, 9. Ferdon ða Phariséi, and his fandedon exiērunt Pharisæi, tentantes eum, Mk. Bos. 8, 11. Hý fandodon mín tentāvērunt me, Ps. Th. 34, 16: 40, 6. Ne fanda ðínes Drihtnes tempt not thy Lord, Homl.

Linked entries: fandere ge-fandod

freónd-scipe

(n.)
Grammar
freónd-scipe, -scype, es; m.

FRIENDSHIPamīcĭtia

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Þolige úre ealra freóndscipes, and ealles ðæs ðe he áge let him forfeit the friendship of us all, and all that he has, L. Ed. 8; Th. i. 164, 4: L. Ath. i. 26; Th. i. 214, 5. Be mínum freóndscipe by my friendship, i. prm; Th. i. 194, 5; L. Edg.

leóf-wende

(adj.)
Grammar
leóf-wende, adj.

Pleasinggraciousacceptableamiableestimable

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Wuton wuldrian weorada dryhten lufian liófwendum lífes ágend let us glorify the Lord of hosts, gratefully love the disposer of life, Hy. 8, 3; Hy. Grn. ii. 290, 3: Exon. 14 b; Th. 29, 31; Cri. 471.