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a-wrítan

(v.)
Grammar
a-wrítan, p. -wrát, pl. -writon ; pp. -writen ; v. a. [a, wrítan to engrave, write] .

to write out or down ⬩ to transcribe ⬩ describe ⬩ compose ⬩ transcribere ⬩ describere ⬩ conscribere ⬩ contexere ⬩ to inscribe ⬩ inscribere ⬩ inscriptione ornare ⬩ to carve ⬩ delineate ⬩ draw ⬩ sculpere ⬩ delineare

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to write out or down, to transcribe, describe, compose; transcribere, describere, conscribere, contexere Ðæs hálgan fæder and biscopes Sancti Cuþberhtes líf ǽrest eroico metro and æfter fæce gerǽde worde ic awrát I wrote out the life of the holy father

Linked entry: a-wrát

fore-wrítan

(v.)
Grammar
fore-wrítan, p. -wrát, pl. -writon pp. -writen

To proscribe ⬩ banish ⬩ proscrībĕre

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To proscribe, banish; proscrībĕre, Som. Ben. Lye

bi-wrítan

(v.)
Grammar
bi-wrítan, p. -wrát, pl. -writon; pp. -writen

To write after, by, or out of, to copy ⬩ postscribere, exscribere,

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[be by, wrítan to write] To write after, by, or out of, to copy; postscribere, exscribere,Past. pref; Hat. MS

-ere

(suffix)
Grammar
-ere, -er, es; m. as the termination of many nouns, signifies a person or agent, v. fulwer and fullere a fuller, bleacher, Mk. Bos. 9, 3: from wer a man; plegere a player; sǽdere a sower; wrítere a writer.

ge-wrítan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-wrítan, to write together the names of things to be granted
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and make the grant, to make a grant in writing. Cf. gewrit-rǽden Nú gewríte ic hire ðæt ðreóra hída lond, C. D. ii. 100, 12. Ðis earon þára manna noman þe gewritene earon from Bynsingtúne in ꝥ bisceopríce tó Uueogornacestre mid heora teáme and mid þý

be-wrítan

(v.)
Grammar
be-wrítan, bi-wrítan; p. -wrát, pl. -writon; pp. -writen

To write down, inscribe ⬩ inscribere

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To write down, inscribe; inscribere,Exon. 92 b; Th. 347, 27; Sch. 19

Linked entry: bi-wrítan

dryht-weorþ

(n.; adj.)
Grammar
dryht-weorþ, adj. -weorþa, an; m. Divine; a divine, theologian [as epithet of St. John (θεολόγος)]
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Ióhannes se drihtwurða wrítere, Hml. S. 15, 200

notere

(n.)
Grammar
notere, es; m.

One who makes notes

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One who makes notes Notera ł wrítera notariorum, Hpt. Gl. 473, 12

Linked entry: not-wrítere

mearcere

(n.)
Grammar
mearcere, es; m.

A notary ⬩ writer

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A notary, writer Mærcerum, wrí[terum] notariis, Hpt. Gl. 528, 67

stihtian

(v.)
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Hé wæs wrítere in þissere hálgan Rómáne cyrican, þǽre íc þeówige Gode stihtigendun mínum ordfruman (þǽre ic þeówie under Godes anwealde, v. l.) sanctae Romanae ecclesiae, cui Deo auctore deservio, notarius fuit, Gr. D. 52, 5. Add

un-dilegod

(adj.)
Grammar
un-dilegod, adj.

Not blotted out ⬩ not effaced

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Not blotted out, not effaced Swá se wrítere, gif hé ne dilegaþ ðæt hé ǽr wrát, ðeáh hé nǽfre má náuht ne wríte, ðæt bið ðeáh undilegod, ðæt hé ǽr wrát neque enim scriptor, si a scriptione cessaverit, quia alia non addidit, etiam illa, quae scripserat

beorcan

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Se wrítere sǽde ꝥ sum hund burce hetelice on ánne man, Hml. S. 31, 1132. Add

pliht

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Lóce hwá þás bóc áwríte, wríte hig be þǽre bysne and for Godes lufon hí gerihte, þæt heó tó leás ne beó þám wrítere tó plihte and mé tó tále, Ælfc. T. Grn. 21, 40.

þanécan

(adv.; con.)
Grammar
þanécan, þe
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antiquated and have perished, as soon as ever it was done, in the same way as the writers did, and those too about whom they wrote; quamquam quid ipsa scripta proficiant, quae cum suis auctoribus premit longior atque obscura vetustas?

DILEGIAN

(v.)
Grammar
DILEGIAN, dilgian, dielgian; p. ode; pp. od
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To destroy, abolish, blot out, erase; delēre, abŏlēre Gif se wrítere ne dilegaþ ðæt he ǽr wrát if the scribe does not erase what he wrote before, Past. 54, 5; Hat. MS. Swá swá fenn strǽta is dilgie híg ut lutum plateārum delēbo eos, Ps.

Linked entry: dilgian

dihtian

(v.)
Grammar
dihtian, p. ode
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Se Drihtnes wer him tó gehét his wrítere and him dihtode ( dictavit ) þus cweðende, 193, 22. Se Hálga Gást dihtode ealle þá þing þe hálige men writon, Bl. H. 133, 1. Dihtade instigavit, Lk. p. 2, 6

Linked entries: dihtan dihtere

hálsian

(v.)
Grammar
hálsian, heálsian [Ettmüller connects this verb in the sense obsecrare with hals, and writes halsian, healsian; the forms in which ea occurs seem to favour this writing, while reference to cognate dialects seems to point to á]

To beseech, entreat, implore, adjure, conjure, exorcise ⬩ augurari ⬩ to salute, greet

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To beseech, entreat, implore, adjure, conjure, exorcise Ic hálsige and bidde ðone gelǽredan ðæt hé ðæt ús ne wíte I beseech and beg the learned not to blame us for it, Guthl. prol; Gdwin. 2, 10: Blickl. Homl. 57, 33. Ic hálsige ðé þurh ðone lifiendan

Linked entries: heáls-bóc hǽlsian hálsere heálsian

un-wlitig

(adj.)
Grammar
un-wlitig, adj.

Not beautiful ⬩ ugly ⬩ foul

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Hú fægerne and hú wlitigne monnan ic hæbbe átǽfred, swá unwlitig wrítere swá swá ic eom pulchrum depinxi hominem pictor foedus, Past. 65; Swt. 467, 19. Ðes and ðeós unwlitige hic et haec dedecor; Ælfc. Gr. 9, 21; Zup. 47, 15.

Linked entry: un-gewlitig

smireness

(n.)
Grammar
smireness, e; f.

Ointment, unguent

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Ointment, unguent Cwæþ se wrítere ðæt Maria genáme án pund deórwyrðre smyrenesse (smerenesse, 69, 1) . . . .Ðeós smerenes wæs geworht of ehtaténe cynna wyrtum Blickl. Homl. 73, 17-20. Smirinis (smerenisse, Rush.) unguentum Mt. Kmbl. Lind. 26, 12.

Linked entry: smereness

sárlíce

(adv.)
Grammar
sárlíce, adv.

sorely, painfully ⬩ sorely, grievously, lamentably ⬩ sorely, bitterly, heavily

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Hit oft swíðe sárlíce gebyrede ðæt wríteras forléton unwritene ðara monna dǽda ðe on hiora dagum foremǽroste wǽron it has often happened most lamentably, that writers have left unwritten those men's deeds that in their days were most distinguished, Bt

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