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on-ginnan

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Add Gelíce ðǽm monnum ðe swíðe eáðmódlíce onginnað ( use great endeavour to appear humble; magna submissione blandiuntur) beforon rícum monnum, Past. 421, 26.

sóna

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Sóna swá ic þé ǽrest geseah ðus murciende, ic ongeat ꝥ þú wǽre út áfaren of þínes fæder éþele, Bt. 5, 1; F. 8, 27. v. eft-, efter- sóna

sceaga

(n.)
Grammar
sceaga, an; m.

A shaw, small wood, copse, thicket Shaws broad belts of underwood Shaw a natural copse of wood

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Rihte út þurh ðone sceagan óþ ða lége, 406, 27. Of ðære byrig þwyres ofer ðane sceagan, 460, 2. Þurh Beaddes scagan, v. 166, 10. At a schaȝe syde, Gaw. 2161.

wǽl

(n.)
Grammar
wǽl, es; m. n.

A weela deep poolgulfdeep water of a stream or of the sea

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Sume weriaþ on gewitlocan wísdómes streám, ðæt hé on unnyt út ne tóflóweþ, ac se wǽl wunaþ on weres breóstum dióp and stille. Past. 65; Swt. 469, 4. Hic gurges ðis wǽl, ðæt is, deóp wæter, (ðis with e overi, MS. F. ðes, MSS. D.O.) Ælfc.

wíg-cræft

(n.)
Grammar
wíg-cræft, es; m.

war-craftmilitary skilla warlike arta warlike enginewarlike forcemilitary power

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or concrete) On Thessali hé ðæt gewinn swíþost dyde for ðære gewilnunge ðe hé wolde hî him on fultum geteón for heora wígcræfte, for ðon hié cúþon on horsum ealra folca feohtan betst Thessaliam ambitione habendorum equitum Thessalo-rum, quorum robur ut

sum

(adj.; pronoun.)
Grammar
sum, indef. prn.
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with this use of sum 'Ásend him twá scrúd and sum pund.

Linked entry: ÁN

for

beforein front ofbeforesinceagoforfromthroughon account offorfromthroughinstead of in place ofin exchange forin return forin expiation ofin redemption foron behalf ofin support ofin respect toin relation toas regardsagainstfromin spite ofnotwithstandingin accordance withaccording toas representative offorto takein compensation foras punishment forfor the sake ofon behalf of for the benefit ofAs representative of

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Hé mycel for úre lufan geþrowcde from love of us he suffered much, Bl. H. 25, 3: Men. 86. Hig hyne for andan (per invidiam) him sealdon, Mt. 27, 18. Swá gecwæð se deófol for hole and for æfste, Gr. D. 122, 19: An. 610.

ild

(n.)
Grammar
ild, e ; f.

an ageævumsæculumageyearsætasmatureeldsenectusvetustasage

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Deóplícor mid ús ðú smeágast ðonne yld úre anfón mǽge profundius nobiscum disputas quam ætas nostra capere possit, Th. An. 33, 11. Hé wæs ðá sixhund geára on ylde he was six hundred years of age, Gen. 7, 6.

Linked entries: yld eld

swín

(n.)
Grammar
swín, es;
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' Asende us on ðás swína heorde' . . . And hig férdon on ða swín, Mt. Kmbl. 8, 30-32. Hé (Ohthere) hæfde tamra deóra syx hund . . Hé wæs mid ðǽm fyrstum mannum on ðæm lande (Norway); næfde hé þeáh má ðonne twentig swýna.

Linked entries: swín-líca swýn swun

tela

(adv.)
Grammar
tela, teala, teola, telo, tiolo; adv.

Well.well, rightly, aright, correctlywell, perfectly, completely, thoroughly, certainlywell, prosperously, happilywell, in a beneficial or pleasant mannermarking degree, very, to a great extentas an exclamation, well, good

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Similar entries v. un-tela; til; and cf. wel for similar uses

þeóden

(n.)
Grammar
þeóden, es; m.
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Se drihten, se ðe deáð for ús geþrowode, þeóden engla, Cd. Th. 306, 19; Sat. 666: Elen. Kmbl. 971; El. 487

wísian

(v.)
Grammar
wísian, p. ode.

shewguidedirectto shewshewpoint putguidedirectindicate

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Ðæt wé ǽgðer ge ús sylfe, ge ða ðe wé wísian sceolan, swá gewísian mótan, swá swá úre ealra þearf sý, L. P. 21; Th. ii. 332, 24.

Linked entry: riht-wísian

wlitig

(adj.)
Grammar
wlitig, adj.

Beautifulcomelyfairbeauteousglorious

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Ðonne hé ús selð micle getyngnesse and wlitige sprǽce ymb sóðfæsðnesse tó cýðanne cum nobis lwce veritatis plena eloquia subministrat, Past. 48 ; Swt. 369, 14. Hine wlitegum wordum herigeaþ, Ps. Th. 146, 1. Wlitige and unclǽne, tile and yfle, Cd.

bót

mendingrepairremedyimprovementhelpamendmentamendsreparationrepentancepenance

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Þás tída úre Drihten ús tó bóte and tó clǽnsunga úrra dǽda forgifen hafaþ, 131, 1. Ic þá bóte gemon, cume tó gif ic mót, Hy. 4, 19. amends, reparation, compensation for injury, in a general sense Him eft cymeð bót in bósme, Rä. 38, 7.

efne

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Simle ic beó gemyndig efne ( etiam ) betweoh tweóndan frecnisse úra gefeohta, Nar. 1, 9. Ꝥ hé efne munuclífe gyta swíþor lifde þonne lǽwedes mannes, Bl. H. 213, 10.

hwanan

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S.) byge hláfo?, Jn. L. R. 6, 5. Hwanon hæfst þú lífes wæter?, Jn. 4, 11. source from which things are derived Hwanon ys þysum þes wísdóm and þis mægen?, Mt. 13, 54: 56. origin of a person or thing Hwanon eart þú?, Jn. 19, 9.

innan

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Ússe hreðer-cofan innan uncyste, 1330.

swá

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D. 318, 26. ꝥ hé sealde þám óðrum swá hé nyste áttor drincan ut ei nescienti in potu venenum daret, 158, 29 : 327, 8 : Hml. S. 30, 88.

wela

(n.)
Grammar
wela, weola, weala, an; m.

wealthrichesabundancewealthwealprosperityhappy estate

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Úre ieldran begeáton welan, and ús lǽfdon Past. pref.; Swt. 5, 15. Se man áhte mycelne welan Blickl. Homl. 197, 30. Æhte síne, beágas and botlgestreón welan, wunden gold Cd. Th. 116, 4; Gen. 1931: Exon. Th. 331, 1; Vy. 61: Andr. Kmbl. 603; An. 302.

Linked entries: wala weala weola

éþel

fatherland

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. ¶ The Rune is used instead of the word, which is its name, in Ors. 4, 5; S. 168, 11, and Vald. 1, 31