þrí
Three
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Móna se þrí-and-twéntigoða, Lchdm. iii. 194, 21
ge-gearwian
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Nis ǽnig monna móde þæs cræftig þæt hí (cræftas) ánum ealle weorðen gegearwade, Crä. 100. to do, perform Þá rihtwísan men gegearwiað þá wundru miracula exhibent, Gr. D. 161, 26.
lange
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Beáhhordum leng wyrm wealdan ne móste, B. 2828 : An. 1044. Nó þý leng leofað láðgeteóna, B. 974. Ne dorston þá gelettan leng ówihte, An. 801 : 1662. Ne oncnáwð ofer ꝥ ł á lengc ( amplius ) stówe, Ps. L. 102, 16.
wealh
a foreigner ⬩ properly a Celt ⬩ a Celt of Britain; the word occurs mostly in pl., ⬩ the British ⬩ the Welsh ⬩ Wales ⬩ a Roman ⬩ a slave ⬩ servant ⬩ a shameless person
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Ic (an axle-tree) síþade wíddor, mearcpaþas wala (walas, MS.) træd, móras pæðde, Exon. Th. 485, 7; Rä. 71, 10. [Icel. Valir; pl. the Celtic people in France.] wealh is found in many proper names. v. Txts. 489. See also the compounds in wealh-.
synderlíce
apart, away from all others, in private ⬩ separately, severally, apart ⬩ specially, in particular ⬩ only, exclusively, solely, to or by one's self ⬩ specially, exceedingly, to a greater extent than in any other case, singularly
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Skt. 13, 3. where many things are to be distinguished from each other, separately, severally, apart Se án monn ongitt ðæt ðæt hé on óþrum ongit synderlíce (in several ways ); hé hine ongit þurh ða eágan synderlíce, þurh ða eáran synderlíce, ðurh his
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sum
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Sume hí sǽdon ðæt hió sceolde forsceoppan tó león ... sume sceoldan bión eforas ... sume wurdon tó wulfan ... sume wurdon tó ðam deórcynne ðe mon hátte tigris, Bt. 38, 1; Fox 194, 32 sqq.: 34, 7;Fox 144, 7-9: Mt.
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fram
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Mon cóm unárímedlíce oft and him sǽdon from burgum and from túnum on eorþan besuncen ut de innumeris quassationibus ac ruinis villarum oppidorumque Roma nuntiis fatigaretur, Ors. 2, 6; S. 88, 13.
heáh
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Mon dyde álces consules setl áne pyle hiérre þonne hit ǽr wæs, 5, 11 ; S. 236, 7. having a lofty position Híge þám þe on húses þæce heáh (or under (I. a β)?) áweaxeð foenum aedificiorum, Ps. Th. 128, 4.
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sprǽc
Speech. ⬩ speech, talking ⬩ speech, the faculty of speaking ⬩ skilful speech, speaking with art, eloquence ⬩ what is said, a speech, saying, collection of words ⬩ speech, language, talk, discourse, words ⬩ a speech, language ⬩ speech, e.g. to have speech of or with a person, conversation, consultation, conference, discussion ⬩ a question, case that requires explanation ⬩ a sentence, decision, agreement, terms ⬩ a case, cause, suit, claim ⬩ talk about a person or thing, report, fame ⬩ words denoting places where there is speaking ⬩ lingua, loquela ⬩ colloquium, eloquium, ratio, judicium, consilium, senatus
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Man ne mót sprǽca drífan binnan Godes cyrican, L. Ælf. C. 35; Th. ii. 356, 29. talk about a person or thing, report, fame Ðæs ðe má seó sprǽc be him férde, Lk. Skt. 5, 15. Ðá férde ðeós sprǽc be him, 7, 17.
for-wyrcan
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-wyrht. to do wrong, be guilty Búton hé forworhte, ꝥ hé þǽre hádnote notian ne móste, Ll.
lagu
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Godcunde laga, 306, 25. the law of Moses Þis is lagu and wítigan, Scint. 4, 8. God gesette þá fíf béc on þám þe is Godes lagu, and Móyses hí áwrát . . . and seó lagu forbeád mancynne sinna tó gefremmenne, Ll. Th. ii. 366, 17-23.
worþig
enclosed homestead ⬩ a place surrounded by buildings ⬩ place ⬩ street ⬩ platea
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Stoke, iii. 155, 27. .viii. mansas agelluli, ibidem ubi uulgares prisco more uocitant æt Worðige, v. 240, 9. Worðig, vi. 244, 13, is agellus in the body of the Charter, iv. 150, 26.
be-lúcan
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Hié belúcað hiera módes eáran ongeán láre, Past. 337, 22. Seó ástrehte nǽdre his weg beleác, Gr. D. 24, 23. Hig belucan þá duran intó heom. Chr. 1083; P. 215, 5. Belúc heora wegas mid þínun. sweorde, Ps. Th. 34, 3. Þæt mé þone ingang beluce, Hml.
ge-sprecan
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S. 23 b, 707. of more or less formal speech, to address Hé árás and þá gebróðru gespræc (cf. him tó spræc fratres allocutus est. Gr. D. 105, 16) : ' ' Heó gespæc deór alloquitur bestiam, An. Ox, 4899.
þearf
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Ǽghwylc moil wile ðæt him Drihten selle ealle his þearfe, Blickl. Homl. 51, 15. Mé Dryhten sendeþ þurh monnes bond míne þearfe, Exon.
wlite
aspect ⬩ countenance ⬩ looks ⬩ appearance ⬩ shape ⬩ form ⬩ good looks ⬩ beautiful appearance ⬩ beauty ⬩ glory ⬩ ornament
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Se fulla móna wyrð wlites bereáfad, Met. 28, 42. Wlittes decoris, Rtl. 92, 10. Wlite decore, 97, 16 : stemmate, Wrt. Voc. ii. 88, 46. Ðe læs ðe hé for hire (Sarah's, v. Gen. 12, 11) wlite wurde ofslagen, Boutr. Scrd. 22, 1.
ymb-hwyrft
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Gl. 271. a circular course, an orbit Se móna hæfð his ryne hraðor áurnen on ðam læssan ymbhwyrfte, ðonrie seó ðonne hæbbe on ða;m máran, Lchdm. iii. 248, 14. Hí (certain stars) habbaþ sceortne ymbhwyrft, Bt. 39, 3; Fox 214, 19 : Met. 28, 20.
hwæþere
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Ðegnas his geuundradon ... nǽnig monn hueðre ( tamen ) cueð ..., Jn. L. R. 4, 27.
MAGAN
- Mk. Skt. p. 3, 1 ;
- Ælfc. Gr. 41 ;
- Som. 44, 21.
to be strong ⬩ efficacious ⬩ to avail ⬩ prevail ⬩ be sufficient ⬩ to be strong ⬩ be in good health ⬩ to be able ⬩ may ⬩ may
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Ne meg mon non praevaleat homo, Ps. Surt. 9, 20. Ne mágon úre woruldfrýnd ús ðonne ǽnigum góde our friends will avail us nothing then, Wulfst. 151, 12. Helle gatu me mágon ongén ða portæ inferi non prævalebunt adversum eam, Mt. Kmbl. 16, 18.
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wlanc
proud ⬩ high-spirited ⬩ bold ⬩ proud ⬩ bold ⬩ arrogant ⬩ haughty ⬩ insolent ⬩ proud ⬩ elate ⬩ exultant ⬩ splendid ⬩ great ⬩ high ⬩ august ⬩ magnificent ⬩ rich
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Summ monn wlong quidam homo dives, 27, 57. Ðú, weliga, ðínne Drihten ne lufadest . . . Hwæt, wéndest ðú, wlanca, gif ðú mé sealdest ówiht ðínes, ðæt ðé ðonne wǽre ðín woruldgestreón gelytlad? Wulfst. 260, 18.
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