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swerian

(v.)
Grammar
swerian, p. swór (but a weak swerede occurs; cf.
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Ðá ásweartode eall se king and swór under God ælmihtine and under ealle hálgan ðártó, ðæt hit næs ná his rǽd, Chart. Th. 340, 1. where noun and clause both occur Swerige hé ðone áð, ðæt hé sý unscyldig, L. Ath. i. 73; Th. i. 210, 31.

Linked entry: fore-swerian

féða

(n.)
Grammar
féða, an; m.

a band on footinfantrya hosttrooptribecompanyphălanx pĕdestrispĕditeslĕgioăciestrĭbuscătervaa battlepugna

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Ðǽr wæs ungemetlíc wæl geslagen Persa, and Alexandres næs ná má ðonne hund-twelftig on ðam rǽde-here, and nigon on ðam féðan there was a very great slaughter made of the Persians, and no more than a hundred and twenty in Alexander's cavalry, and nine

Linked entry: féðu

þearf

(n.)
Grammar
þearf, e; f.
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Gif eall geférrǽden ðone rǽd missrǽdaþ, and þeáh feáwa witena on ðam geférscipe beón, ðæt ða þearfe wíslícor tócnáwan cunnon þonne sume, stande ðæra rǽd ðe ða ðearfe geceósaþ, R. Ben. 116, 20. <b>V a.

Linked entries: þærf þarf

elles

(adj.)

otherwisedifferentlyelsewhereelseelse

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Ox. 2, 252. else, under other conditions Ne mæg ðæt scip nó stille gestondan, búton hit ankor gehæbbe, oððe mon mid róðrum ongeán tió; elles hit gelent mid ðý streáme, Past. 445, 13. else, as an alternative Wæs his seó æþeleste ræst on his hǽran oþþe

ge-swinc

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Ic nát hú nyt ic beó, bútan þæt ic mín geswinc ámirre, Ors. 4, 13; S. 212, 26. ꝥ is sió án ræst eallra firra geswinca haec requies laborum, Bt. 34, 8; F. 144, 27.

hǽl

Grammar
hǽl, health.
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Tó hǽle and tó rǽde, Bl. H. 227, 4. Oncnáwan hwá him tó hǽle and tó helpe and tó feorhnere on þás world ástág, 105, 32. Hé wolde þrowian for ealra manna hǽle and ús gefreólsian from deófles þeówdóme, 65, 33 : 73, 7 : 129, 14.

eo

(n.)
Grammar
eo, I. unaccented, generally stands before two consonants lc, ld, lf, rc, rd, rf, rg, rh, rl, rm, rn, rp, rr, rt, rþ, x; as, Geolca a yolk, sceolde should, seolfor silver, deorc dark, sweord a sword, ceorfan to carve, beorgan to protect, beorht bright, eorl earl, beorma barm, eornost earnest, weorpan to throw, steorra a star, heorte the heart, eorþe the earth, meox dung. II. eó accented, the diphthong, generally stands before the consonants c, d, f, g, h, l, m, n, p, r, s, st, t, w; as, Seóc sick, beódan to bid, þeóf a thief, fleógan to fly, hreóh rough, hweól a wheel, leóma a ray of light, beón to be, deóp deep, beór beer, ceosan to choose, breóst the breast, fleótan to float, leóþ a song, ceówan to chew. 2. eó is also the termination of many words, and then the ó in eó is always accented; as, Beó a bee; ic beó

I shall be

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I shall be; freó free; gleó glee; seó the; seó sim, sis, sit; treó a tree; breó three, etc

biddan

to askto askto pray to

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Th. i. 90, 3. with construction of II a. 1 Hé bæd him fultumes willgeþoftan, Gen. 2025. with construction of II a. 4 Hé bæd him þá rincas rǽd áhicgan, Gen. 2030. with construction of II b ꝥ þú him tó þeossum hálgum helpe bidde, Gr.

spell

(n.)
Grammar
spell, es; n.

a storynarrativeaccountrelationa historical narrativehistorya false or foolish storya fablean instructive talkdiscoursea philosophical argumenta sermonhomilya sayingremarksentencestatement of a single pointdictuma saying that is to be repeated to anothera messagean announcementspeechlanguage of prosea fable, talefabulatio, parabolasermo, narratio, parabola, fabula, mythusa saying

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Spella and lára rǽd-hycgende, Exon. Th. 301, 27; Fä. 25. Ða twá béc on hundeahtatigum spellum (homilies), Ælfc. Gr. pref.; Zup. 2, 15. Bæd ðæt [hé] him on spellum gecýðde, onwrige worda gongum, hú . . . Exon. Th. 171, 28; Gú. 1133: Cd.

Linked entry: spel

licgan

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Ic læg on heardum stáne cildgeong in crybbe, Cri. 1425. ꝥ Wæs his ræst . . . on nacodre eorðan . . . cwæð hé: ' Ne gedafenað Crístenan men ꝥ hé elles dó bútan swá hé efne on axan and on dúste licge, ' Bl. H. 227, 15.

gán

to gowalkto move along, proceedto take a specified course to be guideddeterminedto be habitually in a specified conditionto gobe pregnantto pass, elapseto happen, come to pass, take placeto pass, be currentto be accepted to have a specified issue turn out so and soto move away, depart to relinquishto take one's way, proceedgomove in a specified directiongoandto applybetake oneselfto turnbetake oneselfgoto be carried, moved, impelledto pass, be paid, be allottedto be appropriatedto be one of the constituent elements be amongst the conditions requisiteto amount, be equivalentto attain, reach, extendto come to take precedence of.to produce, came out withto accompany, be withto be uttered to begin, startto go to the closet, have an evacuationto leave a permanent habitationoccupation to proceed to the business of a court

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Hex. 8, 31. of a circumstance, event, to happen, come to pass, take place Rǽd forð gǽð, Exod. 525. Gif se hund losige, gá þeós bót hwæðere forð, Ll. Th. i. 78, 5 : 130, 15.

wirsa

(adj.)
Grammar
wirsa, (wirra occurs once in the Chronicle); cpve.; wirrest, wirst; spve. adj.

Worseworst

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Hé tǽhte Absalone óðerne rǽd wyrsan tó his willan, Homl. Skt. i. 19, 206. Wéne ic tó ðé wyrsan þinga, gif ðú Grendles dearst bídan, Beo. Th. 1055; B. 525. Grammar wirsa, of that which is harmful, painful, etc.

ge-winnan

(v.)
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II</b> Him wæs manna lufu tó ðæs mycel ꝥ him nǽnig gewin tó lang ne tó heard ne þúhte þæs þe hé heora sáulum tó hǽle and tó rǽde gewinnan mihte in him was the love of men so great that none of the labour seemed to him too long or too hard that

reccan

(v.)
Grammar
reccan, p. reahte, rehte.
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rǽt ús and recþ reget nos, 47, 12 : Mt. Kmbl. 2, 6. Receþ regit, Bd. 5, 18; S. 635. 34. Ðes cásere framlíce rehte ða cynewísan fortissime rempublicam rexit, 1, 8; S. 476, 7.

sél

(adj.)
Grammar
sél, (the positive form does not occur, but is found in Layamon) ; cpve. sélra, sélla ; spve. sélest, sélost; adj.
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Ne mæg ðec séllan rǽd mon gelǽran, 119, 4 ; Gú. 249. Wé ðé mágon sélre ge*-*lǽran, Andr. Kmbl. 2706 ; An. 1355. Ðá forléton wé ða frécnan wegas and ðǽm sélran wé férdon, Nar. 17, 13.

Linked entry: sélost

wita

(n.)
Grammar
wita, an; m.

one who knowsa person of understanding or learninga wise manone able to give counsela counsellorone able to give counsel in affairs of stateone who takes part in the councils of a nation a leading manan eldera chief personseniorone who has knowledgea witnessa wise manone professing supernatural knowledge

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Similar entries v. ǽ-, burh-, folc-, fyrn-, ge-, láh-, lár-, leód-, rǽd-, rún-, scír-, stíg-, un-, úþ-, þeód-, weorold-wita

Linked entries: weota wieta wiota

dóm

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Dóme, rǽde decretum, i. judicium, i. secretum, An. Ox. 2676. ' Canst ðú þone dóm mýnre dohtor gifta?' Apollonius cwæð: 'Ic can þone dóm, and ic hine æt þám geate geseah,' Ap. Th. 4, 8-10.

heals-fang

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And riht is ðæt se slaga . . . finde wærborh . . . þonne þæt gedón sý, ðonne rǽre man cyninges munde . . . Of ðǽm dæge on .xxi. nihtan gylde man LXX. scłł, tó healsfange æt twelfhyndum were.

FOR

(prep.)
Grammar
FOR, prep. dot. acc. and inst.

FORon account ofbecause ofwithbypropropterperaccording toprosĕcundumjuxtaForinstead ofprolŏcovĭceForon account ofbecause ofthroughpropropterper

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Hæleþ wurdon acle arásad for ðý rǽse the men were seized with fear on account of its force, Exon. 74a; Th. 277, 27; Jul. 587. Ne mum ðú for ðí méce mourn not for the sword, Wald. 43; Vald. 1, 24.

wuldor

(n.)
Grammar
wuldor, (-ur, -er), es; n.

Gloryvainglory

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Wuldres ræst the rest of heaven, Exon. Th. 103, 19 ; Cri. 1690. Wuldres neótan to enjoy heaven, 365, 15; Wal. 89. Wuldres eard agan, 74, 8; Cri. 1203. Wuldres wynlond, 317, 13; Mod. 65. Wuldres bearnum (angels), Cd. Th. i. 22; Gen. ii.

Linked entries: wulder wuldor-full