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wenn

(n.)
Grammar
wenn, es; m.

A wen

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A wen Eágan wenn impetigo Wrt. Voc. ii. 45, 39 : i. 43, 62. Wið wenne (τύλος) on eágon Lchdm. ii. 34, 9. Wænne, 34, 3. Wiþ sceótendum wenne 324, 25. Gif men synd wænnas gewunod on ðæt heáfod foran oððe on ða eágan iii. 46, 21. Sealf wið wennas 12, 22

Linked entry: wæn

un-wéned

(adj.)
Grammar
un-wéned, adj.

Unhoped forunexpected

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Unhoped for, unexpected Ic him eft his ríce ágeaf, and ðá ðære unwéndan áre ðæs ríces (ðe hé him seolfa nǽniges ríces ne wénde) ðæt hé ðá mé eall his goldhord æteówde regna Poro restitui, qui, ut ei insperatus honor donatus est, mihi thesauros suos manifestavit

Linked entry: un-gewéned

ed-wenden

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Substitute for first passage Hyne Geáta bearn gódne ne tealdon, ne hyne on medobence micles wyrðne drihten wereda gedón wolde . . . edwenden cwóm tíreádigum menn torna gehwylces there came for the glorious man an end to all griefs, B. 2188. Add: :--

ge-wenge

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Þonne þú geslegen sié on án gewenge, wænd ꝥ óðer tó, R. Ben. 28, 1. Add

hár-wenge

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Add: grey-bearded [cf. wang (wenge)] Cóm sum hárwencge manu ( St. Peter ) intó þám cwearterne . . . þá cwǽð se hárwencga, Hml. S. 8, 131-138. Sum geleáfful bócere hárwencge and eald, sé hátte Eleazarus ( Eleazar, one of the principal scribes, an aged

Waller-wente

(n.)
Grammar
Waller-wente, pl.

The Celtic inhabitants of Cumbria

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The Celtic inhabitants of Cumbria Nime hé his mága .xii. and .xii. Wallerwente, L. N. P. L. 51;Th. ii. 298, 8

hál-wenda

(n.)
Grammar
hál-wenda, an; m.

A saviour

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A saviour Míne eágan habbaþ gesewen ðínne Hálwendan. Se hálwenda ðe hé embe spræc is úre Hǽlend Crist se ðe com tó gehǽlenne úre wunda ðæt sindon úre synna mine eyes have seen thy Saviour [viderunt oculi mei salutare tuum]. The Saviour that he spoke

ge-wenge

(n.)
Grammar
ge-wenge, es; n.

The cheekmaxilla

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The cheek; maxilla And ðam ðe ðé slihþ on ðín gewenge et qui to percutit in maxillam, Lk. Bos. 6, 29; and to him that schal smyte thee on o cheke, Wyc. Án strǽl hyne gewundode on hys óðer gewenge an arrow wounded him in one of his cheeks, Shrn. 97, 14

ed-wendu

Grammar
ed-wendu, l.
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-wend

Wendel-sǽ

(n.)
Grammar
Wendel-sǽ, (generally masc.)

the Mediterranean.In Alfred's Orosius the word is used to translate several Latin terms denoting the Mediterranean or parts of it

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the Mediterranean. In Alfred's Orosius the word is used to translate several Latin terms denoting the Mediterranean or parts of it Andlang Wendelsǽs (mare Nostrum, quod Magnum generaliter dicimus) Ors. 1, 1; Swt. 8, 12. Wendelsǽ mare Nostrum 12, 14:

hár-wenge

(adj.)
Grammar
hár-wenge, adj.

Hoary, grey-haired

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Hoary, grey-haired Hé wearþ fǽrlíce geþuht cnapa and eft hárwenge he suddenly appeared a youth, and again grey-haired, Homl. Th. i. 376, 13. Hé hæfþ síde beardas hwón hárwencge he has a good deal of hair on his face, rather grey, 456, 18

Linked entry: wang

or-wéne

(adj.)
Grammar
or-wéne, adj.
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with gen. not having ground for hope, without hope, despairing Biþ orwéne ðæt hé ne mǽge ða bóte áberan desperet posse se emendationem perferre, L. Ecg. P. i. 4; Th. ii. 172, 23. Hé wearþ his lífes orwéne. Homl. Th. i. 86, 28. Hé læg his lífes orwéne

Linked entries: wéne orenum

ge-wend

Grammar
ge-wend, l. ge-wind; q. v.

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-wend-endness

(suffix)

Similar entry: á-wendendness

ge-wend

(n.)
Grammar
ge-wend, es; n.

A spiral shellsnail-shellcoclea

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A spiral shell, snail-shell; coclea, Ælfc. Gl. 49; Som. 65, 81; Wrt. Voc. 34, 13

ge-wéne

(adv.)
Grammar
ge-wéne, adv.

Perhapsforte

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Perhaps; forte Gewoene forte, Mk. Skt. Rush. 14, 2

Linked entry: ge-wén

un-wéne

(adj.)
Grammar
un-wéne, adj.

hopelessnot having hope or expectationnot hoped forunexpected

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hopeless, not having hope or expectation. Similar entries Cf. or-wéne Wæs ðǽr án cnapa geǽttrod þurh næddran, swíðe tóswollen þurh ðæs wyrmes siege, unwéne his lífes, Homl. Th. ii. 514, 7. Hé gehǽlde ánre wydewan sunu ðe unwéne læg, Homl. Skt. i. 6,

ge-wéne

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Dele, and see ge-wénan; II

or-wéne

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add: with clause; and for last passage substitute Ealle Italiam geswicon Rómánum and tó Hannibale gecirdon, for þon þe hié wǽron orwéne hwæðer ǽfre Rómáne tó heora anwealde becómen omnis Italia ad Annibalem, desperata Romani status reparatione, defecit

a-went

Grammar
a-went, -wenþ, -wendeþ

turns

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turns, Lk. Bos. 15, 8