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ge-wríþan

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Tó gehwylcum bryce, hundes brægen áléd on wulle and ꝥ tóbrocene tó gewriþen, 370, 19. of non-material objects, to connect Of þissum fíf vocales wyrcað preóstas heóm ánne circul.

Linked entry: ge-wriþen

þeón

(v.)
Grammar
þeón, p.þáh and þeáh, pl. þigon and þugon; p. pr. þíende and þeónde; pp. þigen and þogen

To thrive, ⬩ grow, ⬩ flourish, ⬩ prosper

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Þeó vigeat, Wülck. Gl. 257, 17. of persons in respect to either physical or moral growth. absolute Se his yldrum ðáh tó frófre he grew up a comfort to his parents, Cd. Th. 67, 28; Gen. 1107. Sunu weóx and ðáh, 138, 30; Gen. 2299.

ýtera

(adj.)
Grammar
ýtera, cpve.: ýtemest; spve. adj.

Outer: outmost, extreme ⬩ later, lower; last, lowest ⬩ external

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Ðan incundum internis, ða ýttran exteriora, Wülck. Gl. 248, 7; Scint. 226, 16.

Linked entry: ýtmest

þweorh

(adj.)
Grammar
þweorh, þwerh, þwyrh; adj.

crooked ⬩ cross ⬩ adverse ⬩ opposed ⬩ cross ⬩ angry ⬩ bitter ⬩ perverse ⬩ wrong ⬩ evil ⬩ depraved ⬩ froward ⬩ wrongly ⬩ evilly

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Ðweorum pravis, Wülck. Gl. 251, 23. Mid þweorum ðeáwum, Homl. Th. i. 302, 30. From þweorum and yfelum wordum, L. E. I. 21; Th. ii. 416, 33. Geðyldig wið ðwyrum mannum, Homl. Th. ii. 514, 11. Ða ðwyran improbos, R. Ben.

teár

(n.)
Grammar
teár, ( = teahor), teór, tæher, teher, tehher, es; m.

A tear. ⬩ a drop of water from the eye, ⬩ caused by emotion, generally by grief ⬩ in plural, used for the feeling of which the tears are a sign, grief, affliction ⬩ caused by weakness. ⬩ a tearlike drop ⬩ that which drops or exudes, e.g. honey from a comb

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A tear. a drop of water from the eye, caused by emotion, generally by grief Teár flemen, flentium humor, Wülck. Gl. 240, 13: lacryma, Wrt. Voc. i. 43, 7. Teáras lacrime, 282, 55. Sealtes pund, ðanon him ( Adam ) wǽron ða teáras sealte, Salm.

ge-bǽru

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Gebǽrum gestis (gestus, Wülck. Gl. 412, 8), 40, 27: gestibus, 43. behaviour, demeanour, conduct, bearing, manners Andrea orgete wearð folces gebǽro, An. 1572. Gebǽro gestu (strophoso fallere gestu, Ald. 157, 18), Wrt. Voc. ii. 91, 59: 40, 28.

help

Grammar
help, hylp (an i-stem noun? Cf. u-grade forms, hulpa, hulfa in O. L. Ger. and O.H.Ger. But cf. also hylpan = helpan):

help ⬩ assistance ⬩ succour ⬩ an aid ⬩ a thing ⬩ a place ⬩ a refuge ⬩ a cure ⬩ remedy of disease

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I. of, 10: praesidia, Wülck. Gl. 252, 5. Þá eorþlican helpas dón terrena subsidia prebere, Chrd. 66, 22. a place, a refuge: Stán help ílum petra refugium herenacis, Ps.

Linked entry: helpe

stede

(n.)
Grammar
stede, es; m.
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</b> state, condition :-- Stede status, Wülck. 254, 31. On stede statu, Hpt. Gl. 458, 10. Swá hwæt swá stede (statum) módes áhwyrfþ, Scint. 106, 7. <b>IV c.

Linked entries: bed-stede hám-stede

swincan

(v.)
Grammar
swincan, p. swanc, pl. swuncon; pp. swuncen.

to toil, labour, work with effort ⬩ to labour at, after, etc. , anything ⬩ to be troubled, travail, be in difficulty or distress

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Swince laboret, Wülck. Gl. 250, 31. Swunce máre se ðe unriht gestreón on his handa stóde and læsse se ðe áriht on sprǽce he in whose hand was unjust gain should take the greater trouble, he who made claim rightfully the less, L.

hwíl

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Þaacute; hwíle donec, i. dum, Wülck. Gl. 251, 9: dum 21. Heora nǽnig þá bǽre þá hwíle ( the while, meanwhile ) áhóf, Bl. H. 153, 3. Ic nát hú nyt ic þá hwíle beó þe ic þás word sprece, Ors. 4, 13: S. 212, 26.

wédan

(v.)
Grammar
wédan, p. de

To be mad or furious, to rage, rave ⬩ to be mad, out of one's senses ⬩ to act with violence, be furious, rage,

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Wétt saeuit, Wülck. Gl. 255, 16. Wét furit, irascitur, 245, 19. Wédende funeste, Wrt.

Linked entry: a-wédan

ge-ícan

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Geíht auctus, Wülck. Gl. 251, 2. God hæfð geéced mínne ege, Bt. 39, 2; F. 212, 33. Gehíhte macta, An. Ox. 4, 64. to furnish, endow. Cf. I. 4, and see eácen Þonne bið geýced and geedníwad moncyn þurh Meotud (cf.

be-healdan

(v.)
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Behealdan videre, Wülck. Gl. 255, 31. of the mind, to regard, consider, observe, with acc. Gif þú míne unrihtwísnesse behealdest, Bl. H. 89, 16. Beheald mé holdlíce and gehýr mé intende in me et exaudi me, Ps.

ge-dréfan

in a physical sense, to disturb, move violently, stir up, trouble water, make turbid ⬩ to trouble, perturb, disturb the proper operation or condition of ⬩ to trouble, cause an unfavourable condition in. ⬩ to afflict, vex, annoy, treat ill ⬩ to cause sorrow, anxiety, fear c. in a person ⬩ affliction, hurtful action ⬩ an untoward circumstance, an event or act of doubtful import ⬩ fear, anxiety, sorrow, c.

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Add Gedréfaþ perturbant, Wülck. Gl. 252, 7. in a physical sense, to disturb, move violently, stir up, trouble water, make turbid Se súþerna wind miclum storme gedréfeþ þá sǽ mare volvens turbidus auster, Bt. 6; F. 14, 24 : Met. 5, 8.

reccan

(v.)
Grammar
reccan, p. reahte, rehte.
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[Ic þe wulle recchen (telle of 2nd MS.) deorne runen, Laym. 14679. to unfold the meaning of anything, to explain, interpret, expound Eall hé his leorningcnihtum ásundron rehte ( disserebat ), Mk. Skt. 4, 34. Rehte interpraetabatur, Lk. Skt. 24, 27.

ge-dǽlan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-dǽlan, . I.

to divide a whole into parts. ⬩ here the parts are no longer in contact ⬩ where the parts remain in contact, to mark the limits of the parts. ⬩ of a non-material whole, to distinguish the component parts of ⬩ to dissolve union, part company ⬩ to separate ⬩ to part man and wife ⬩ to part from one another ⬩ to separate oneself from ⬩ to cease to do ⬩ to form a dividing line between objects :-- ⬩ To separate, ⬩ to go away from one another, part ⬩ of a whole, to separate into parts, split up ⬩ to share. ⬩ to divide into parts and take them, divide an inheritance, spoil, c. ⬩ of the partition and occupation of land ⬩ to get advantage from, have a share in ⬩ to get, enjoy ⬩ To make a division of work ⬩ to distribute. ⬩ to scatter objects ⬩ to spend ⬩ of almsgiving ⬩ to give as a person's share, hand over, give ⬩ of the dispensations of Providence, to allot, assign, grant ⬩ to utter words. ⬩ to diffuse, spread :--

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Ðonne ðú ealle gedǽlde hæfst, þonne bist ðú ðé self wǽdla, Bt. 13 ; F. 38, 35. to give as a person's share, hand over, give Sumne se hára wulf deáðe gedǽlde, Wand. 83.

nú

(adv.; con.; int.)

Now ⬩ at this time ⬩ Now ⬩ since ⬩ when

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Nú lá age jam, Wülck. Gl. 252, 43

þurh-wunian

(v.)

to continue ⬩ last ⬩ not to come to an end ⬩ not to pass away ⬩ to continue in a place, with a person ⬩ to remain, not to leave ⬩ to continue in a condition ⬩ not to change ⬩ to persevere ⬩ persist ⬩ hold out

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Voc. ii. 28, 58: Wülck. Gl. 256, 2. Úre ná þurh-wunedun fæderas nostri non mansere parentes, 6. Þa leornian on eorþan ðæra ús cýþ þurhwunige on heofenum illa discere in terris quorum nobis notitia perseueret in coelis, Scint. 218, 13.

ge-rád

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Voc. ii. 142, 20: Wülck. Gl. 87, l. Marius bæd þæt him mon sealde þone seofoþan consulatum and eác þæt gewin . . .

heá-lic

lofty ⬩ tall ⬩ high up ⬩ precious ⬩ elevated ⬩ raised ⬩ loud ⬩ profound ⬩ intense ⬩ extreme ⬩ noble ⬩ excellent

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S. 88, 7. of persons. of high rank, position or dignity Gedsæf on gehwǽdum forbúge heálic beón gehæfd contentus modicis uitet sublimis haberi, Wülck. Gl. 257, 33. Heálic atrox (quasi atrox regina imperium usurpans, Ald. 10, 29), Hpt. Gl. 422, 21.