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ge-ceápian

(v.)
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Þǽr is máðma hord grimme gecea[po]d ( purchased with Beowulf's life ), B. 3012

hwætlíce

(adv.)
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D. 36, 11. of prompt action. of persons, with activity of body or mind Hors[c]líce, hwætlíce naviter (cf.? triumphum ... viribus naviter (v. Wrt. Voc. ii. 74, 58) nanciscuntur, Ald. 2, 17), Wrt. Voc. ii. 59, 47.

rǽcan

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L. 26, 50. to hold out a thing and give to a person, a material thing Cuidestú ðone stán ráeceð (rǽceð, R.) ł seles him ? numquid lapidem porrigit ei?, Mt. 7, 9. Rǽces, 10.

wǽgan

(v.)
Grammar
wǽgan, p. de

To deceivedelude

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To deceive, delude Ne gewurðe hit ðæt ic on dam hálgum gerecednyssum wǽge, Homl. Skt. ii. 23 b, 18. Bepǽhst vel wǽgest deludis, i. decipis, Wrt. Voc. ii. 138, 53. Uuégið fefellit, 108, 46. Wǽgeþ fefellit, i. eludit, 35, 28. Wégð mentitur, Kent.

wagian

(v.)
Grammar
wagian, p.ode

To move (intrans.).to wag, wave, shake, move backwards and forwardsto shake, totter

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Homl. ii. 175, 19. Deor gunnen waȝeȝen (pleoye, 2nd MS.), Laym. 26941

Linked entry: wagung

hæft

(n.)
Grammar
hæft, es; m.

one seized or taken, a captiveone taken and enslaved, a slave, servanta prisoner, bondmanjoinedvinctus, captivus

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Hweorfon ða hǽðenan hæftas fram ðám hálgan cnihton the heathen slaves went from the holy youths, Cd. 187; Th. 232, 28; Dan. 267. Gearwe stódun hæftas heársume ready stood the slaves obedient, Exon. 43 a; Th. 145, 19; Gú. 697

Linked entry: hæftan

Wiltún-scír

(n.)
Grammar
Wiltún-scír, (Wiltúnes-), e; f.

Wiltshire

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Sum ungerád mann wæs mid Ælfstáne bisceope on Wiltúnscíre on híréde, Homl. Skt. i. 12, 42. Brihtwold biscop féng tó ðam ríce on Wiltúnscíre, Chr. 1006; Erl. 140, 2.

willes

(adv.)
Grammar
willes, adv.

Willingly, voluntarily, of one's own accord

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Hwílum willes, hwílum geneádode, Homl. Ass. 145, 45. Gif hit geweorðeþ ðæt. man un-willes oþþe ungewealdes ǽnig þing misdéð, ná bið ðæt ná gelíc ðam ðe willes and gewealdes sylfwilles misdéð, L. Eth. vi. 52; Th. i. 328, 22 : L.

of-geótan

(v.)

to moisten by pouring, souse, soakto put out a fire by pouring water on it

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Hí woldon ðæt fýr mid wætere ofgeótan, Homl. Th. ii. 166, 7

on-wacan

(v.)

to awake, cease to sleepto arise, spring, be derived, be born

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Homl. 89, 20: Cd. Th. 292, 12; Sat. 439. Hér Ida féng tó ríce, ðonon Norþanhymbra cynecyn onwóc, Chr. 547; Erl. 16, 8. Him onwóc heáh Healfdene, Beo. Th. 112; B. 56. Beornas onwócan, cynn æfter cynne cende wǽron, Ps. Th. 104, 11.

Linked entries: wacen á-wacan

orþian

(v.)
Grammar
orþian, p. ode

To breathe, pant

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Hé ne gedyrstlǽceþ ðæt hé furþon orþige he dare not even breathe, Homl. Th. i. 456, 10. Hé earfoþlíce orþian mihte, 86, 8.

Linked entry: oreþian

tó-eácan

(adv.)
Grammar
tó-eácan, adv., prep.

In addition,besidesIn addition to,besides

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Homl. 217, 5. Tóécanðæm ðe hé hiénende wæs his folc, hé wæs sinþyrstende monnes blódes, Ors. 3, 9; Swt. 130, 30

wendan

(v.)
Grammar
wendan, p. -de

To turnTo cause to moveto change alterconvertto translateinterpretto move one's self take one's waygoproceedwendTo wendgoproceed

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Homl. 191, 2. Byð his horn wended on wuldur cornu ejus exaltabitur in gloria, Ps. Th. 111, 8. Wyrd bið wended hearde the course of fate is hard to turn, Salm. Kmbl. 871; Sal. 435. to turn round or over.

ge-met

(n.)
Grammar
ge-met, es; nom. acc. pl. -u, -a; n.

a measure, space, distancemensura, spatium, intervallumthat by which anything is measured, a measuremensura, modius, satummeasure, capacity, ability, power, etcmensura, facultas, potestas, vismeasure, proportion, moderation, bounds, limit, boundary, means, way, mannermensura, modus, finis, terminus, limes, ratioa rule, order, lawnorma, regula, lexa poetical measure, metremetrum

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Eal ic hit arǽfnede ðæt ic eów æteówe hwylcum gemete gé sceolan arǽfnan I suffered it all to shew you how you ought to suffer, Blickl. Homl. 237, 12. Ealle gemete omni modo, Bd. 1, 27; S. 491, 9.

ge-þencan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-þencan, -þencean, ic -þence, ðú -þencest, -þencst, he -þenceþ, -þencþ, pl. -þencaþ, -þenceaþ; p. ic, he -þohte, ðú -þohtest, pl. -þohton; pp. -þoht.

to thinkconceiveperceivereflect uponweighmeditariconsiderarepensareto think aboutrememberconsider maturelyto take to heartrecogitareiterum cogitarereminiscito think ofbear in mindrememberrecordaricogitarememor esseto excogitatedeviseinventconceiveexcogitarestruereinvenireto resolveintendwishintenderevelle

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Se geréfa hét ða hálgan margaretan on karcerne betýnan óþ ðæt he geþohte hú he hire mægþhád forspilde the prefect ordered the holy Margaret to be shut up in prison until he had devised how he might destroy her virginity, Nar. 41, 17.

leán

(n.)
Grammar
leán, es; n.

Rewardrecompenseremunerationrequitalretribution

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Homl. 41, 21. Leánum míne gife gyldan to requite my gift, Cd. 22; Th. 27, 4; Gen. 412. Nealles ic ðám leánum forloren hæfde, mægnes méde, Beo. Th. 4296; B. 2145.

Linked entries: leahan be-leán

ge-witnes

(n.)
Grammar
ge-witnes, -ness, e; f.

knowledgecognisancewitnesstestimonyused of persons

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Homl. 153, 5. Ðæt is to gewitnesse ðæt hit him ne lícode that is for a testimony that they did not like it, Past. 21, 6; Swt. 165, 13; Hat. MS. In gewitnisse hiora in testimonium eorum, Mt. Kmbl. Lind. 10, 14.

Linked entry: witness

scildan

(v.)
Grammar
scildan, scyldan, sceldan, sceoldan; p. de.
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Homl. 225, 19. Ne þearf him ondrǽdan ǽnig, gif hine God scildeþ, Exon. Th. 49, 6; Cri. 781. Se godcunda anweald hí scilde, Bt. 39, 10; Fox 228, 12 : Exon. Th. 195, 33 ; Az. 165. Mé nama Dryhtnes scylde, Ps. Th. 117, 12 : Cd. Th. 247, 31; Dan. 505.

Linked entries: scyldan scehdun

GYLT

(n.)
Grammar
GYLT, gilt, gelt, gielt, es; m.

Guiltcrimesinoffencefaultwrongdebtfineforfeiture

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Homl. 9, 5: 23, 5; Exon. 61 b; Th. 226, 19; Ph.408. For ðam gylte ðe hig worhton ðæt gildene celf for the sin of making the golden calf, Ex. 32, 35; Deut. 9, 21.

Linked entry: gelt

snotor

(adj.)
Grammar
snotor, snottor (-er, -ur); adj.

Prudent, wise, sagacious prudens

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Homl. i. 117, 19. Uþwitess unndersstodenn þurrh snoterr gyn Orm. 7087.]

Linked entry: snytre