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wracu

(n.)
Grammar
wracu, e; f.

painsufferingmiserysufferingpunishmentvengeanceretributionpersecutionhostilityactive enmityvengeancerevenge

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Open wracu ys on his yrsunga ira in indignations ejus, Ps.Th. 29, 4. Him becom seó godcundlíce wracu. Homl. Th. i. 86, 1. Him com on Godes wracu(irato Deo) an gefeohtum tóeácan óþrum yflum, Ors. 4, 4; Swt. 164, 22. Wraco, 1. 3; Swt. 32, 9.

folgian

(v.)

to pursueto accompany be attendant uponto followbe guided byfollowto followpractise

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R. 8, 19. of things Ðǽm oferblíðan oft folgað firenlusð and ðǽm unrótan ierre habent laeti ex propinquo luxuriam, tristes iram, Past. 189, 5. Þǽra twelf mónða naman, and . . . eall ꝥ gerád þæt heora gehwylcum folgað, Angl. viii. 305, 28.

wrecan

(v.)
Grammar
wrecan, p. wræc, pl.wrǽcon; pp.wrecen

To drivepressto driveforce to moveto drive outexpelto drive outto expressutterreciteto drive inimpressinlayto drivepractisecarry outonto drivepress onto wreakto punishto punishto punishto punishto avengeto avengeto avengeto avengeto avengeto take vengeance (on)

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God hit suíðe hrædlíce wræc vox illius irae vindictam aperte pertulit, Past. 4 ; Swt. 39, 20. Hygeteónan wræc Metod on monnum, Cd. Th. 83, 16; Gen. 1380. Wrec ágen blód esna ðínra vindica sanguinem servorum tuorum, Ps. Th. 78, II.

LǼTAN

(v.)
Grammar
LǼTAN, p. lét, leórt; pp. lǽten. The ellipsis of a verb in the infinitive, the meaning of which may be inferred from the context, not unfrequently takes place after lǽtan; and the connection of many of the meanings which follow with the simple one seems explainable in this way.

to LETallowpermitsufferto letlet gogive updismissleaveforsakeletto letcausemakegethavecause to beplace make as ifmake outprofesspretendestimateconsidersupposethinkto behave towardstreatto let

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Ðá onlýsde hé hine and lét hine féran æfter ðam biscope absolvit eum, et post Theodorum ire permisit, Bd. 4, 1; S. 565, 3.

Linked entries: aweg-lǽtan leórt

sleán

(v.)
Grammar
sleán, p. slóh, slóg, slógh, pl. slógon; pp. slagen, slægen, slegen. <b>A.</b> trans. I.
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</b> to strike as a smith does :-- Hé sulh heóld and on íren slóh and corn ðærsc and windwode. Shrn. 61, 18. to kill (the object not being expressed) Ne sleah ð ú, L. Alf. 5; Th. i. 44, 17. Slyh (sleh, MS. A. ), Mk.

Linked entries: a-sleán feoh slege

ládian

(v.)
Grammar
ládian, p. ode.

to excuseclearexculpatedefend

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Gif hé hine ládian wille gá hé tó ðam hátum ísene and ládige ða hand mid ðe man týhþ ðæt hé ðæt fácen mid worhte if he be willing to clear himself, then let him undergo the ordeal by hot iron, and therewith clear the hand with which he is accused of committing

Linked entries: lǽdend be-ládian

wandian

(v.)
Grammar
wandian, p. ode.
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For hira feónda yrre ic wandode propter iram inimicorum distuli, 32, 27. Ne hit for ðæm bryne wandode ðæs hátan léges nec ignium tardatus ardori*-*bus, Nar. 15, 20.

Linked entries: ge-wand á-wandian

ge-bídan

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Seó herepád æt hilde gebád . . . bite írena, B. 2258. Feala ic ( the cross ) gebiden hæbbe wráðra wyrda, Kr. 50. to live through a period, live (many) years Mín fæder gebád wintra worn, B. 264.

ge-fæstnian

(v.)
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S. 23 b, 164. to confirm, corroborate a statement Ofer ðone ungeleáffulle wrǽððo geunia gefæstnað super incredulum iram manere confirmat, Jn. p. 4, 3: Lk. p. 7, 19. Dóm his sóð uoere gefæstnade iudicium suum uerum esse confirmans, Jn. p. 5, 11.

þanc

(n.)
Grammar
þanc, es; m.
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Ðú hæfst tó þance geþénod ðínum hearan, hæfst ðé wið Drihten dýrne geworhtne (cf. habda ira Drohtine gethionód te thanka, Hél. 506), Cd. Th. 32, 20; Gen. 506 : Beo. Th. 763; B. 379.

Linked entries: þancung þonc

þanan

(adv.)
Grammar
þanan, þonan (-on, -un, -en); adv.
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The eldest was Irad (v. Gen. 4, 17, 18), Cd. Th. 65, 4; Gen. 1061 : 210, 14; Exod. 515. with relative force, whence, referring to the point from which motion takes place Ic gecyrre on mín hús þanon ( unde ) ic út eode, Mt. Kmbl. 12, 44.

lád

(n.)
Grammar
lád, e; f.

excuse

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In the ánfeald lád, if the purgation were by oath, the oaths of the accused, and two others were necessary, in the þrýfeald lád, the accused was to bring five compurgators; if the ordeal was used, in the former case the iron weighed one pound, in the

Linked entry: ládian

ge-weald

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Th. ii. 362, 19. (7 a) with clause :-- Ǽlc tiónd áge geweald swá hwæþer hé wille swá wæter swá ísen it depends upon the accuser whether the ordeal be by water or iron, Ll.

hand

(n.)
Grammar
hand, hond, a; f.

HAND, side, power, control

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Middeweard hand vola vel tenar vel ir, Ælfc. Gl. 72; Som. 70, 130; Wrt. Voc. 43. 54. Ðín seó, swýðre hand dextera tua, Ps. Th. 59, 5. Ðǽr unc hwíle wæs hand gemǽne there for a time we two had a hand to hand struggle [cf.

ge-gán

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Mið ðý geeódon tó bycganne dum irent emere, Mt. L. 25, 10. by a substantive (with tó) denoting or implying an action to be performed Tó ðæhtunge ðonne geeódon consilio inito, Mt.

witan

(v.)
Grammar
witan, prs. ic, hé wát, ðú wást, wǽst, pl.witon; p. wiste; pp. witen.

to witknowhave knowledgebe aware,to knowhave knowledge of, be aware ofto be wisebe in one's sensesto be conscious ofto knowto feelshew

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Ðæt hí nǽnige incan tó him wiston se mentem ad ilium ab omni ira remotam habere, Bd. 4, 24; S. 598, 41. Wite máran þanc ðæs ðe ðú hæbbe, ðonne ðæs ðe ðú wéne, Prov. Kmbl. 22. Ǽlc ðe gescád wite every rational person, L. C. S. 75; Th. i, 424, 19.

Linked entries: weotan wietan

ge-hwilc

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Add: each, every; in pl. all. as noun, alone Gif man in mannes tún ǽrest geirneð, .vi. scillingum gebéte ; sé þe æfter irneð .iiii. scillingas; sibban gehwylc scilling. Ll. Th. i. 6, 17. Gehwilc, 16, 4.

on

(prep.)
Grammar
on, an ; prep. adv. A.

expressing local relations, rest upon and contact with an object, ondependence upon an objectextension over a surfacenearnessin or at a place, or with a personrest where one object is contained in another, or is surrounded by others, within, among; and metaphorically inmarking the seat of feeling, thought, etc., in, within, at on, at, in within, in the course of, in, during on, a-fromon, in, at by, with of, consisting of or inin respect to, in the matter of, inin, ofat (a distance), of (the weight of),with, inin accordance withofinmotion, actual or figurative, which is external to the object expressed by the word which on governs, upon, on, on to, tomarking motion from without to the inside, into, among continuously, together, anon, at once expressing temporal relations,on, in, atinto (one's power, etc. )against in accordance withmarking the object of thought, emotion, speech, trust, sightmarking pricein (the name of), by (in adjuration)

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Th. ii. 268, 1-3. in accordance with :-- Ðæt hé irne on his willan, Bt. 11, 1; Fox 32, 21. of (such and such a name) :-- Wæs sum man on naman ZacheusLk. Skt. 19, 2: 23, 50.

Linked entries: an un-reordian

ge-wyrcan

(v.)
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., as in wrought iron), labour a subject, expend labour upon material to prepare it for a purpose, adorn with Geworht land novalis ager Wrt. Voc. i. 37, 53. Þæs temples segl wundorbleóm geworht, Cri. 1140.

(prep.)
Grammar
tó, prep. adv.

to, atso as to producebecometo (the satisfaction, etc. )to some end,for some purposefornext to,at,by,alongsidein,onnext toaftertoasfortoasforat,inof,fromto (in to do something to anything)according to,at,aftercompared to,in comparison with,besidein addition to,besidesfor,atto be sufferedatin the course of,in,onfor,duringtoto,forin,atto the extent,to such a degreeto,up to,until,tillat,in,onin addition,besides,tootoo

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.: feran, Rush.) timuit illite ire, Mt. Kmbl. 2, 22. Álýfe mé tó farenne and bebyrigean mínne fæder, 8, 21. Ys álýfed on restedagum wel tó dónne (dóanne, Rush.) licet sabbatis bene facere, 12, 12. God geðafaþ Antecriste tó wyrcenne tácna, Homl.

Linked entry: -anne