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wǽpen

(n.)
Grammar
wǽpen, wǽpn, es; n.

a weaponmembrum virile

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Wápen healdan, méce, gár and gód swurd, Byrht. Th. 138, 45; By. 235. Wépen and sceldas. arma et scuta, Ps. Surt. 45, 10. Ealle his wǽpnu (woepeno, Lind.: wépeno, Rush.) hé him áfyrð, Lk. Skt. 11, 22. Hé áwearp his wǽmna, Ælfc. T. Grn. 18, 31.

mæsse-preóst

(n.)
Grammar
mæsse-preóst, es; m.

A priest not of the Christian churcha priest of the Christian church, who had attained the last of the seven appointed orders, and might celebrate the mass

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Se hálgaþ Godes húsel, L. Ælfc. C. 17; Th. ii. 348, 20. Beggen sind on ánum háde, se biscop and se mæssepreóst, ðæt is on ðam seofoþan ciricháde, L. Ælfc. P. 35; Th. ii. 378, 14.

wyrt-truma

(n.)
Grammar
wyrt-truma, (wyrtruma), an: -trum, es; m.: -trume, an; f. (v. Be ðare wyrtruman,
    Cod. Dip. Kmbl. iv. 93, 7).
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Seó grǽdignys is wyrtruma ǽlces yfeles, and seó sóðe lufu is wyrtruma ǽlces gódes, Homl. Th. ii. 410, 3. Ðætte of wyrtruman besmitenes geþóhtes ácenned bið, Bd. 1, 27; M. 80, 13. <b>II a.

Linked entry: -truma

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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Ꝥ þing ðe mon eall gód fore déþ, Bt. 34, 7; F. 142, 36. Þý lǽs fore þǽre mǽrðe him mód ástíge, Crä. 101.

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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Seó cwén bebeád cræftum getýde girwan Godes tempel the queen commanded men skilled in crafts [= trades] to make a temple of God Elen. Kmbl. 2034; El. 1018.

for-beran

to bearenduresustainto bear withtolerateto bear withput up withto do withoutto abstain fromdesist fromto abstainto restrain

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Th. i. 56, 25. to refrain from using Ðá fæstendan ne forsáwen ðá etendan, for ðǽm ðe hié ðǽre Godes giefe brucaí ðá ðe óðre forberað, Past. 319, 10. to restrain.

Linked entries: fór-beran fóre-beran

be-fón

to seizecatchtake,to seizetake forcible possession ofto seize a criminallost propertyto catchget to see a personto getattain toto surroundencompassto enclose,to serve as a covering forcontainto put into a coveringto encircle,to lie roundto place roundto includecontaincompriseto surround with wordsfurnish with a commentaryto have to do with an objectto engage in an occupationget involved in an action

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Ðonne se Godes ðiów on ðæt gemearr ðǽre woruldsorga beféhð quem curarum secularium impedi-mentum praepedit, 401, 21.

setl

(n.)
Grammar
setl, sedl, seðl, seotl, sotl, seatl, sitl (-el, -ol, -ul), es; pl. setl, setlu, sotelas, setlas (
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., a throne, judgment-seat :-- On swiðre sedles Godes, Rtl. 27, 33. Fore sedle before the throne, 47, 26. Ðú Scippend heofones ðú ðe on ðam écan setle rícsast, Bt. 4; Fox 6, 30. Setle solio , Wrt. Voc. ii. 142, 13.

twégen

(n.; num.; adj.)
Grammar
twégen, (twegen? In the later MSS. of the Gospels tweigen and twegen are found, but ei may represent earlier e, e. g. weig, Lk. 1, 79, eige, 2, 9; or é, e. g. wreigende, 23, 10, wreigeð, 23, 14: Layamon has tweiȝe, tweien: in the Ormulum the form is tweȝȝen); m.: twá, twuá; f.: tú, tuu, twá; n.: gen. twéga, twégea, tweágea, twíga, twégera, twégra (later Gospels have tweigre, tweire); dat. twám, twǽm. Besides these West Saxon are the following forms, nom. acc. twǽgen, twœgen, tuoegi, tuoege, tuóge, tuoe, tué; m.: f. tuoege: gen. tuoega, tuoe, twégen, tuoegara,twoegra, tuoera.
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Seóð ðú hit twá swá swíðe swá hit ǽr wæs, Lchdm. iii. 12, 21. [ Goth. twai; m. twós; f. twa; n.; gen. twaddjé; dat. twaim; acc. twans; m. twós; f. twa; n.: O. Sax. twéne; m. twá, twó; f, twé; n.; gen. twéió; dat. twém: O.

Linked entries: tuu twá

geond

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Þá heáfodleásan man héngc on ðá portweallas . . . flugon hrócas and hremmas geond þá portweallas and tósliton ðá hálgan Godes dýrlingas, Hml. S. 23, 79. within a space, through, about, in Heó hwearf geond þæt reced, B. 1981.

ymb

(prep.)
Grammar
ymb, ymbe, umbe, embe, emban; prep.
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Hé ymb Godes word and Cristes geleáfan (Godes word ymbe Cristes geleáfan, M. 422, 9) bodude and lǽrde, Bd. 5, 11; S. 626, 29. Ymb ðín líf sprecan, Cd. Th. 32, 25; Gen. 508: 110, 34; Gen. 1848: Beo. Th. 3194; B. 1595. Hé sægde ymb Godes ríce, Blickl.

hwíl

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Næs ic nǽefre gít náne hwíle swá emnes módes, Bt. 26, I; F. go, 25. Monige hwíle bið þám men full wá, Gen. 634. Óðer hwíle aliquando Lk. L. R. 22, 32.

HEFIG

(adj.)
Grammar
HEFIG, hefeg; adj.

HEAVYweightyoppressivegrievousdifficultseriousgrievedimportantgravismolestus

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Wíð fótádle ðeáh ðe heóhefegust sý for gout, though it be very bad, Herb. 132; 4; Lchdm. i. 246, 22. Mid ðon gewunon ðære heofogoston gewemmednesse synna with the habit of the most grievous impurity of sins, Blickl. Homl. 75, 6

Linked entry: hefig-mód

land-riht

(n.)
Grammar
land-riht, es; n.
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Áhte ic fela wintra folgaþ tilne holdne hláford óððæt Heorrenda nú leóðcræftig mon londryht geþah ðæt mé eorla hleó ǽr gesealde good service had I for many a winter, a kind lord; until now Heorrenda, a man skilled in song, has received land right; the

loc

(n.)
Grammar
loc, es; n.

A lockboltbarenclosurefoldA closeconclusionsettlement

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Godes engel undyde ða locu ðæs cwearternes, Homl. Th. i. 572, 27 : Exon. 12 b; Th. 20, 21; Cri. 321. A close, conclusion, settlement Loces syllogismi, conclusionis, Hpt. Gl. 481, 65. And ðises loces ǽrendracan wǽran . . .

Linked entry: loca

prica

(n.)
Grammar
prica, an; m. pricu (e), an, e (?) ; f.
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Heó hæfþ on ǽghwylcum leáfe twá endebyrdnyssa fægerra pricena, and ða scínaþ swá gold, Lchdm. i. 188, 14. a very small portion (cf.

Linked entry: pric-mǽlum

scúr

(n.)
Grammar
scúr, sceór, scyur, es; m. : e; f. (?)
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Ðá wæs geblissod seó Godes burh for ðam cyme ðæs scúres ðe hý geclǽnsode fluminis impetus laetificat civitatem Dei, Ps. Th. 45, 4. Scúre nimbo, Wrt. Voc. ii. 61, 54: inserenae, Hpt. Gl. 514, 15. Scúras imbres, Ps. Lamb. 77, 44.

Linked entries: scýr-mǽlum sceór

seóþan

(v.)
Grammar
seóþan, p. seáþ, pl. sudon; pp. soden.
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Ðú mé sude mid ðam fýre monegra earfoþa swá swá gold igne me examinasti, Ps. Th. 16, 3. to subject to great pain, to afflict grievously Mé elþeódige searonet seóþaþ me barbarian snares afflict (?), Andr. Kmbl. 127; An. 64.

Linked entry: for-seóþan

þeówet

(n.)
Grammar
þeówet, (-ot, -ut), þeówt, [t]es; m.
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Service; in an unfavourable sense, servitude, bondage, slavery Is óðer ðeówt neádunge búton lufe, óðer is sylfwilles mid lufe, se gedafenaþ Godes ðeówum, Homl.

Linked entries: þeówot þeówt

ágan

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Sé þe him þás idese ágán wolde, Gen. 2702. of accomplishment Gif þet Godes wille seó, þæt heó ꝥ færeld áge, Cht. Th. 481, 12. de-scribing a state or condition, to have need, &amp;c. Drihten þæs áh þearfe, Bl. H. 71, 1.