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un-geþyldig

(adj.)
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un-geþyldig, adj.

Impatient

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Impatient Ðæt wæs ungeþyldig heretoga ... hé wǽpn gegráp mid tó campienne, ǽr ðon ðe hé tó his líchoman leomum becóme, Blickl. Homl. 165, 33.

Linked entry: ge-þyldig

of-sittan

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Add Wæs álýfed þám ealdum mannum þæt hí móston heora fýnd mid stranglicre mihte ofsittan, and mid wǽpne ácwellan, Hml. Th. i. 522, 15. <b>II a.

bóc-stæf

(n.)
Grammar
bóc-stæf, es; pl. nom. acc. -stafas; g. -stafa; d. -stafum; m.

A bookstaf, a letter, characterlitera, character

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A bookstaf, a letter, character; litera, character = χαρακτήρ Awrítaþ hie on his wǽpne wælnota heáp, bealwe bócstafas they cut upon his weapon a heap of fatal marks, baleful letters, Salm. Kmbl. 325; Sal. 162.

on-þræc

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Tengdon þá hǽþenan mid andþrecum wǽpnum tó þám ǽwfæstum heápe, Hml. S. 28, 67. Add

blæse

(n.)
Grammar
blæse, blase, an; f.

a BLAZE, flameardor, flammathat which makes a blaze,- A torch, lampfax, facula, lampasfax, lampas

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Iudas com ðyder mid leóhtfatum, and mid blasum, and mid wǽpnum Iudas venit illuc cum laternis, et facibus, et armis, Jn. Bos. 18, 3. Blæsum faculis, Mone B. 3487. Blase lampas, Ælfc. Gl. 30; Som. 61, 54; Wrt. Voc. 26, 53

Linked entries: blysa blase

íren

(n.)
Grammar
íren, es; n.

Irona swordblade

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Mé sceal wǽpen niman, ord and íren, Byrht. Th. 139, 12. Áres and írenes æris et ferri, Bd. 1, I ; S. 473, 23, note. Heardes írenes grindlas gratings of hard iron, Cd. 19 ; Th. 24, 25; Gen. 383.

tyhtan

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Hí tihton heora geféran ꝥ hí unforhte wǽron, and bǽdon ꝥ hí áwurpon heora wǽpna him fram, 28, 61. with dat. of person, to urge something on a person Hé arn swá swá him his nytenlice yld tihte plegende mid his efenealdum, Hml. Th. ii. 134, 4

on-winnan

(v.)
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Þæt gé eówerne eard bewerian mid wǽpnum wið onwinnendne here, Ælfc. T. Grn. 11, 18: Hml. S. 25, 818. Hí weredon hí cénlíce wið þone onwinnendan here, 589: 719. Hé gefeaht wið heora onwinnendan he fought with their assailants, 687.

be-settan

(v.)
Grammar
be-settan, p. -sette, pl. -setton; pp. -seted, -sett; v. a. [be by, settan to set]

To BESET, set near, appoint, to place, own, posesscircumdare, collocare, ponere

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Wǽpna smiþ besette swínlícum hine the armour-smith beset it with figures of swine, Beo. Th. 2910; B. 1453. Se hálga wæs searoþancum beseted the saint was beset with various thoughts, Andr. Kmbl. 2511; An. 1257: Exon. 60 a; Th. 218, 19; Ph. 297.

Linked entry: bi-settan

crisma

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</b> the sacred character conferred by unction :-- Se biscop forlét his crisman and his róde and his gástlican wǽpnu, and féng tó his spere and tó his swurde, Chr. 1056; P. 187, 24.

weax

(n.)
Grammar
weax, es; n.

Wax

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God hét wǽpen wera wexe gelícost fomeltan, Andr. Kmbl. 2292; An. 1147. Mon ðaet weax ágæfe tó cirican. Cod. Dip. Kmbl. i. 293, 20. Ontend .iii. candella, drýp ðæt weax, Lchdm. i. 393, 11. On gemelt weax gedón, ii. 72, 7. Ic gefrægn weax ( dough ?)

Linked entries: wex wexen wæx

ge-rǽcan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-rǽcan, -rǽcean; p. -rǽhte; pp. -rǽht

To reach, obtain, seize, get, lay hold on, attain, reproach, present, offer

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Ðe gerǽcaþ wǽpen whom weapons reach, 102 a; Th. 386, 7; Rä. 4, 58. Ðú me gerǽhtest mid handa extendisti manum tuam, Ps. Th. 137, 7. Hyne Wulf wǽpne gerǽhte Wolf reached him with his weapon, Beo. Th. 5923; B. 2965: 1117; B. 556: Byrht.

Linked entry: mis-rǽcan

nátes-hwón

(adv.)
Grammar
nátes-hwón, adv.

Not at allby no means

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Hé ne áwyrpþ náteshwón his wǽpna him fram, ǽr ðam ðe ðæt gewinn wurðe geendod, Basil admn. 2; Norm. 36, 9. Ne sculon mæssepreóstas náteshwón bútan óðrum mannum mæssan syngan, L. E. I. 7; Th. ii. 406, 21

Linked entry: ná-wiht

ge-spédan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-spédan, p. -spédde; pp. -spéded, -spédd

To speedprospersucceedprogrediprosperaresuccedere

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To speed, prosper, succeed; progredi, prosperare, succedere Ðæs ðe blódgyte, wæll-fyll weres, wæpnum gespédeþ because that bloodshedding, slaughter of man, speedeth by means of weapons, Cd. 75; Th. 92, 12; Gen. 1527.

un-sláw

(adj.)
Grammar
un-sláw, -slǽw, -sleáw; adj.

Not slownot sluggishactivereadyquick

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Hí slógon tógædere unsláwe mid wǽpnum, Homl. Skt. ii. 25, 375

Linked entries: sláw un-sleáw

ge-teón

(v.)
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ge-teón, ic -teó, ðú -týhst, he -týhþ, pl. -teóþ; p. -teáh, -teág, -téh, pl. -tugon; pp. -togen.

to drawleadinciteexciteconstrainrestrainbring upinstructbring to an endcompletedraw or bind togetherstring a musical instrumenttrahereducereperducerestringereevaginareexcitareconstringereeducareinstitueread finem perducerecomplerenervis aptare vel instruereto bring as an offering or giftcontributebestowgiveconferre

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Ap. 25, 15. to bring as an offering or gift, contribute, bestow, give; conferre Onweald geteáh wicga and wǽpna gave possession of war-horses and weapons, Beo. Th. 2093; B. 1044: 4337; B. 2165.

of-beátan

(v.)
Grammar
of-beátan, p. -beót; pp. -beáten

To kill by beatingto beat to deathto beat to pieces

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Sume wǽron mid wǽpnum ofslagene óðre mid swipum ofbeátene some were slain with weapons, others scourged to death, Homl. Th. i. 542, 27

scotung

(n.)
Grammar
scotung, e; f.
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Wið ðám scotungum ðara werigra gásta hé hine mid gástlícum wǽpnum gescylde, Guthl. 3; Gdwin. 24, 5. For ðæs fýres sceotungum on account of the flashes of lightning, Lchdm. iii. 280, 15

Linked entry: sceotung

wer-fǽhþ

(n.)
Grammar
wer-fǽhþ, e; f.
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Gif hé (a man's foe) wille on hond gán and his wǽpenu sellan, and hwá ofer ðæt on him feohte, gielde swá wer swá wunde, swá hé gewyrce, Th. i. 90, 19] Be werfǽhðe tyhtlan. Se ðe bið werfǽhðe betogen, and hé onsacan wille ðæs sleges mid áðe, L.

on-león

(v.)
Grammar
on-león, p. -láh, -leáh; pl. -ligon; pp. -ligen.

to grant the loan of something (gen. of loan)to grant, bestow

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to grant the loan of something (gen. of loan) Gielde se ðæs wǽpnes onláh, L. Alf. pol. 19; Th. i. 74, 6; Beo. Th. 2939; B. 1467. Onligenre inpactae, Wrt. Voc. ii. 111, 31. to grant, bestow Sum ǽhta onlíhþ, sum biþ wonspédig, Exon.