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weorold-cræft

(n.)
Grammar
weorold-cræft, es; m.
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A secular craft or art Ne sí nán man swá dysig, ðæt hé ðás gelícnysse tó ǽnigum hálgum þinge áwende, for ðan de ðis ( grammar) is woruldcræft (weorld-, v.l. ), Ælfc. Gr. 41; Zup. 246, 2. Ðé gebletsige woruldcræfta wlite and weorca gehwilc, Cd.

and-swaru

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Him andswaru (an-, v. l. ) ne com, Hml. S. 18, 117. Seó góde andswaru (ant-, v. l. ), R. Ben. 55, 8. Hnesce andswore responsio mollis, Kent. Gl. 502. Underfón andswore ( responsum ), R. Ben. I. 112, 6. Ondsuære, Jn. L. 1, 22.

ánfealdlíce

(adv.)
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Add: in the singular Hé ne cwæþ ná menifealdlíce 'tó úrum anlícnissum,' ac andfealdlíce 'tó úre anlícnisse,' Ælfc. Gen.

á-hwǽnan

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Þæt hí wydewan and steópcild tó oft ne áhwǽnan, ac georne hý gladian, 309, 3: Ll. Th. i. 326, 25. For ðisum wearð Theodosius þearle áhwǽned, and hé his líc for ðǽre sárignysesse mid wácon reáfe scrýdde . . .

Linked entry: hwǽnan

cyrf

(n.)
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'Ælc treów ðe ne wyrcð gódne wæstm bið forcirfen.' . . . Be ðisum cyrfe spræc se Hǽlend, Hml. Th. ii. 406, 33. v. of-, ymb-cyrf. what is cut off Tódál ł cyrf comma, An. Ox. 18 b, 9. v. æ-cyrf in Dict., where read <b>ǽ-cyrf,</b> es; m

dysig

(adj.)
Grammar
dysig, adj.
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Nys drenc cilda ne dysigra ( stultorum ), Coll. M. 35, 19. Þú dysegost manna, Hml. Th. ii. 416, 13. Add

fæsten-dæg

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Gif wé on þǽm syx wucan fotlǽtaþ þá syx Sunnandagas þæs fæstennes (Lent), þonne ne bið þára fæstendaga ná má þonne syx and þrítig, Bl. H. 35, 24. On ðám fæstendagum in quibus diebus quadrigesimae, R. Ben. 74, 12.

feorran-cumen

(adj.)
Grammar
feorran-cumen, adj.

stranger

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Ꝥ hí ælþeódige men and feorrancumene ne tyrian, Ll. Th. i. 326, 27

Linked entry: feorren

flǽsc-mete

Flesh

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Ðæt hié ne wilnoden flǽscmetta cibos carnis non appetere, Past. 319, 8. Gyt flǽscmettum (carnibus) ic brúce, for þám cild ic eom, Coll. M. 34, 21.

ge-þweorod

(v.)
Grammar
ge-þweorod, (<b>ge-þweórod ?</b>
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according to the metre the syllable is long) Þeáh ánra hwilc sié gebunden gesiblíce tógædre, ꝥte heora ǽnig óðres ne dorste mearce ofergangan, ac geþweorod sint ðegnas tógædre, cele wið hǽto, hǽt wið drýgum; winnað hwæðre tu numeris elementa ligas, ut

Linked entry: -þweorod

ge-fréfran

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Hé þone nacodan mid náhte ne gefréfrode, Hml. Th. ii. 500, 25. Ðá earman men gefréfra mid þínum gódum, i. 180, 6. Gifroefrað gié bituién consolamini invicem, Rtl. 28, 41. Þæs cildes dreórignysse gefrefrian, ii. 134, 19 : i. 338, I.

grimlíce

(adv.)
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Ús mon nénigre déda grimlícor ne mengaþ þanne þæs Seternes dæges weorces, 225, 25. Ðá hét se cing þone hyra ealra grimlícost ácwellan. Shrn. 111, 22. of action by animals or things Þá deór gewrǽðað grimlíce ongén, Nar. 34, 7.

mése

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Ben. l. 69, 2) ne sceal beón bútan háligre rǽdinge, R. Ben. 62, 3

ná-hwǽr

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ná-hwǽr, <b>. I.</b>
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Hié ne dorston þæt land náwér (náwǽrn, -wérn, v. ll. ) gesécan on þá healfe, Chr. 918; P. 98, 26. Hé of mynstere nolde náwár beón gemét, Hml. Th. ii. 506, 4. <b>I a.

wǽdelness

(n.)
Grammar
wǽdelness, e; f.

Povertywantindigencepenury

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Ðonne ðæs sellendan mód ne cann ða wǽdelnesse (inopiam) geðolian, Past. 44; Swt. 325, 14. Wédelnisse, Ps. Surt. 43, 24

Linked entry: wǽdlness

wederung

(n.)
Grammar
wederung, e; f.

Weather

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Weather Ðæs ilcan geáres wæs swíðe hefelíc gear . . . swá mycel ungelimp on wæderunge swá man náht ǽþelíce geþencean ne mæg; swá stór þunring and lǽgt wes, swá ðæt hit ácwealde manige men, Chr. 1085; Erl. 219, 21.

Linked entry: wederian

on-médla

(n.)
Grammar
on-médla, (-medla, Grimm, Grein), an; m.

pride, glory, magnificencepride, arrogance, presumptioncourage, boldness

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Th. 291, 11; Sat. 429. courage, boldness For hwam ne móton wé ealle mid onmédlan ( boldly ) gangan in Godes ríce, Salm. Kmbl. 704; Sal. 351

Linked entries: on-mǽdla on-médan

ge-swiðrian

(v.)
Grammar
ge-swiðrian, p. ode, ade; pp. od, ad

To weakendestroyimminueredebilitareconficere

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Ne mót innan geondscínan sunne for ðǽm sweartum mistum ǽr ðæm hí geswiðrad weorþen the sun cannot shine through from within for the black mists before they are dissipated, Bt. Met. Fox 5, 90; Met. 5, 45.

tó-weorpan

(v.)
Grammar
tó-weorpan, -werpan, -worpan, -wurpan, -wyrpan; p. -wearp, pl. -wurpon; pp. -worpen.

To throw in different directionsthrow awaythrow downto scatterdispersedestroyoverthrowto scatterdisperseto break in piecesscatter the parts of a connected wholeto overthrowto overturnto throw downdestroy a buildingdemolishto overthrowto destroy the power of a person,to destroyto overthrow an institution, a practice, regulation, law, etc.,to put downput an end todestroymake voidbreakdissolveto throw out

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Hí wolde tóweorpan wuldres Aldor . . . ðæt hé hí ne tówurpe geond werþeóda dixit ut disperderet eos . . . ne disperderet eos, Ps. Th. 105, 19.

-becc

(suffix)
Grammar
-becc, -bec, -beck,
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used for the name of places, or as a termination to the names of places, denotes the situation to be near a brook or river