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CRÆFT

(n.)
Grammar
CRÆFT, es; m.

powermightstrength as of body or externals visroburpotentiaan artskillCRAFTtradework arsperitiaartificiumoccupatioopuscraft of mind, cunning, knowledge, science, talent, ability, faculty, excellence, virtue astutia, machinatio, scientia, facultas, præstantia, virtusa CRAFTany kind of ship navis qualiscunque

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Ða cræftas de we ǽr ymbe sprǽcon ne sint to wiðmetanne wið ðære sáwle cræfta ǽnne the faculties which we have before spoken about are not to be compared with any one of the faculties of the soul 32, 1; Fox 116, 1, 2, 4.

on-findan

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Gif man onfinde ꝥ heora ǽnig on wóhre gewitnesse wǽre, Ll. Th. i. 204, 23. Nán man ne mihte onfindan ꝥ heó wæs fǽmne, Shrn. 31, 11. to suffer, feel pain, discomfort, &c. Hé onfindeþ swile and ꝥ þá óman beóð inne betýnde, Lch. ii. 174, 22.

wealdend

(n.)
Grammar
wealdend, es; m.

one who exercises power over persons or things, a controller masterone who exercises dominion a ruler governor sovereign applied to the Deity a possessor master lord

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one who exercises power over persons or things, a controller, master Ǽlc mon biþ wealdend ðæs ðe hé welt, næfþ hé nánne anweald ðæs ðe hé ne welt quod quisque potest, in eo validus: quod non potest, in hoc imbecillis esse censendus est, Bt. 36, 3; Fox

torht

(adj.)
Grammar
torht, adj.

Bright,splendidof the brightness of light,of splendid appearancebrightbeautifulsplendidsplendid,glorious,noble,illustrious,having splendid qualities or properties,bright,clear

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Se torhta æsc, 429, 24; Rä. 43, 9. In ðære torhtan byrig, 34, 14; Cri. 542. Of ðam torhtan temple Dryhtnes, 12, 15; Cri. 186. Beám tánum torhtne, 435, 17; Rä. 54, 2. Him hildedeór hof torht getǽhte, Beo. Th. 631; B. 313.

á-wrítan

to write out or downwrite wordsto transcribecopy in writingto state in writingto write a book, letter,to write of or about somethingto write toto write an account ofdescribeto inscribe the name of a personto write on materialcover with writingto make a symbol other than a letter

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Th. i. 8, 10. to state in writing Swá holde ꝥ hié on monegum templum áwriten, ꝥ ǽlc crísten mon hæfde frið . . . and Antonius hét forbærnan ꝥ gewrit þe hit on áwriten wæs hwæt mon on geáre ágiefan sceolde, Ors. 6, 13;S. 268, 18-23.

Linked entry: wrítan

wudu

(n.)
Grammar
wudu, (-o), widu, wiodu ; gen. wuda, wudes; dat, wuda, wudu (-o), wyda ; acc. wudu, wuda ; pl. wuda, wudas ; m.

woodthe substance of growing treesa tree(hewh) woodthe material obtained from treeswood which forms somethingsomething made of woodwoodwoodthe woodwoodsa woodwild

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wood, the substance of growing trees Hú ne mint ðú gesión ðæt ǽlc wyrt and ǽlc wudu (-a, v. l.) (cum herbas atque arbores intuearis), wile weaxan on ðærn lande sélost, ðe him betst geríst. . . . Sumra wyrta oððe sumes wuda eard biþ on dúnum. . . .

Linked entries: widu wude- wiodu

fela

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Hé fela þing wiste ǽr þan þe hit gewurde, Hml, S. 31, 1009. Þú worn fela sprǽce, B. 530. Hé ofslóg fela þúsend monna, Ors. 6, 13; S. 268, 17. Hié innwit feala ýwdan, Ps. Th. 108, 2. Þú scealt fela gewinn habban, Hml.

Linked entry: feald

ge-þeódan

(v.)
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Seó wiðerwearde wyrd gefreóþ ǽlc þára þe hió tó geþiéð (-ðiét, S. 47, 24), Bt. 20; F. 72, 3. to adhere to a condition, action, &c. Bys[num] tó geþeóddon exemplis herescunt, An. Ox. 4916.

DRÍFAN

(v.)
Grammar
DRÍFAN, drýfan,ic drífe , ðú drífest , drífst , he drífeþ , drífþ , dríft , pl. drífaþ; p. ic, he dráf, ðú drife, pl. drifon, dreofon; pp. drifen .

DRIVE, force, pursue pellĕre, mināre, impellĕre, persĕqui To drive, rush with violence ruĕre

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Ælf. C. 35; Th. ii. 356, note 2, 4: Th. Diplm. 376, 11. Wóh drífan to practise wrong, L. I. P. 11; Th. ii. 320, 4. v. intrans.

(n.; adj.)
Grammar
má, indecl. cpve. used as subst. and adj.

More

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Hé ne úde ðæt ǽnig óðer man ǽfre mǽrða ðon má gehédde ðonne hé sylfa he would not allow that any other man should have any more distinctions than he himself had, Beo. Th. 1012; B. 504. Wát ic sorga ðý má, Cd. 42; Th. 54, 33; Gen. 886.

Linked entries: mǽst

nán

(n.; adj.; pronoun.)
Grammar
nán, [ = ne án]; pron.

not onenonenononeno mannothing

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Grammar nán, with partitive genitive Næs ǽnig engel geworden, ne ðæs miclan mægen-þrymmes nán, Exon. Th. 22, 17; Cri. 352. Him ne mæg ealdfeónda nán átre sceþþan, 229, 2; Ph. 449. Gúþbilla nán, Beo. Th. 1610; B. 803: 1980; B. 988.

wrégan

(v.)
Grammar
wrégan, (wrecan) ; p. wrégde, wréhte; pp. wreged, wreht

To bewrayaccusedenounceto accuseto accuseto accuseto denounce

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Gif ǽnig mann óðerne wrége and him hwitcne gilt on secge si steterit testis mendax contra hominem accusans eum praevaricatiottis, Deut. 19, 16. Hit is betre ðæt mon wrége ðone scyldigan, Bt. 38, 7; Fox 210, 5. Hí águnnon hyne wrégan (accusare), Lk.

ge-sǽlig

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Ðú miht ongitan ꝥ ǽlc gód man biþ eádig, and ꝥ ealle gesǽlige men beóþ Godas bonos omnes, eo ipso quod boni snnt, fieri beatos liqnet; sed qui beati sunt, dees esse convenit, Bt. 37, 2 ; F. 190, 6. <b>III a.

furþor

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Hié sceoldon habban éce eardungstówe on ðæs fæder húse furðor ðonne his ǽgnu bearn in domo, Patris aeterna mansione filiis praeferuntur, Past. 409, 5. (4 a) denoting greater importance or significance, more :-- Nó ꝥ án ꝥ hí magon geféran beón, ac þý furþor

DǼD

(n.)
Grammar
DǼD, gen. dat.dǽde ; acc. dǽde, dǽd; pl. nom. acc. dǽda, dǽde; f. A

DEED, action actio, actus, factum

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Fox 9, 36; Met. 9, 18: Chr. 1036; Erl. 165, 11; Ælf. Tod. 6.

Linked entry: dyd

swincan

(v.)
Grammar
swincan, p. swanc, pl. swuncon; pp. swuncen.
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Hé nǽre ná ælmihtig, gyf him ǽnig gefadung earfoðe wǽre. His nama is omnipotens, ðæt ys, ælmihtig, for ðan ðe hé mæg eall ðæt hé wile, and his miht náhwár ne swincþ his power nowhere works with effort, Lchdm. iii. 278, 17.

in-tó

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ǽlc cyric*-*sceat intó þám ealdan mynstre, Ll.

DEÓRE

(adj.)
Grammar
DEÓRE, dióre; adj.

DEAR, belovedcārus, dilectus, familiāris dear of price, precious, of great value, desirable, excellent, glorious, magnificent, noble, illustrious pretiōsus, magni æstimandus, desiderabĭlis, exĭmius, gloriōsus, magnifĭcus, nobĭlis, illustris

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Cot.] ðonne ǽnig wéla good fame is better and more precious than any wealth, Bt. 13; Fox 38, 24: Exon. 128 b; Th. 493, 16; Rä. 81, 31. Ða me synd golde deórran they are dearer to me than gold, Ps. Th. 118, 127.

Linked entries: dýre dióre

ge-ceósan

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Healde gehwá mid riht his ǽwe ... búton ꝥ gewurðe ꝥ hí búta geceósan ... hí getwǽman, Ll. Th. ii. 300, 27. <b>I a.

ge-dréfan

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Ne aenig monn gedroefað gié neminem concutiatis, Lk. L. R. 3, 14. to cause sorrow, anxiety, fear &amp; c. in a person For hwý eart þú unrót, mín sáwl, and hwý gedréfst þú (gedroefes ðú, Ps. Srt.) mé ?, Fs. Th. 41, 13.