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ge-weorþan

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convenire. impersonal with acc. of person, to fall in with the views of, be agreeable to, suit, seem fit, please, where action or condition pleases a person, cf. (2 b α), the action not stated Hé déþ swá swá híne silfne gewyrþ he does as pleases him, Ælfc

weorþian

(v.)
Grammar
weorþian, wurþian, wyrþian; p. ode.
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Uton rihtne cristendóm geornlíce weorðian, and ǽlcne hǽðendóm mid ealle oferhogian, L. Eth. ix. 44; Th. i. 350, II.

Linked entries: a-wyrþian wyrþian

lytel

(n.; adj.)
Grammar
lytel, adj., and neut. of adj. Add:: , lýtel (?). A. adj.
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Nales fore lytlum . . . ac fore þám mǽstan mægenearfeðum, Cri. 963. not of importance, of things, trifling, trivial Þonne ongit hé hú lytel se hlísa bið and hú lǽne and hú tédre and hú bedǽled ǽlces gódes fama quam sit exilis et totius vacua ponderis

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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Th. ii. 332, 18: i. 104, 3: Ælfc. Gr. Z. 3, 12. Nú for lyttlum fyrste (nú unfyrn, v.l.), Gr. D. 71, 13. Nú hit is for eahta and þrýttíðan geáran ꝥ mín dohtor mé losode, Hml.

þanne

(adv.)
Grammar
þanne, þænne, þonne; adv. conj.
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Ðonne ic cume tó ðé tǽc mé quando veniam ad te, doce me, Ælfc. Gr. 38; Zup. 224, 7. Ðonne se hírédes ealdor ingǽð, gé standaþ þǽr úte, Lk. Skt. 13, 25. Ðonne ðú for unc ondwyrdan scealt, Exon. Th. 372, 5; Seel. 88.

Linked entries: þænne þonne

wesan

(v.)
Grammar
wesan, p. wæs, pl. wǽron
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</b>) condition or state of things Se hálga heáp wæs sprecende mid eallum gereordum; and eác, ðæt wunderlícor wæs, ðá ðá heora án bodade mid ánre sprǽce, ǽlcum wæs geþúht, ðe ða bodunge gehýrde, swilce hé sprǽce mid his gereorde, Homl.

(prep.)
Grammar
tó, prep. adv.

to, atso as to producebecometo (the satisfaction, etc. )to some end,for some purposefornext to,at,by,alongsidein,onnext toaftertoasfortoasforat,inof,fromto (in to do something to anything)according to,at,aftercompared to,in comparison with,besidein addition to,besidesfor,atto be sufferedatin the course of,in,onfor,duringtoto,forin,atto the extent,to such a degreeto,up to,until,tillat,in,onin addition,besides,tootoo

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Hí folgodon Cristes láre tó ðære níwan ǽ (according to the new law), Ælfc. Gen. Thw. 2, 23. Ðú ða unstillan gesceafta tó ðínum willan ástyrast, Bt. 33, 4; Fox 128, 9. Tó hwylcum gemete after what manner, Blickl.

Linked entry: -anne

a-bylg-nes

(n.)
Grammar
a-bylg-nes, æ-bylig-nes, æ-bylig-nys, -ness, e; f. [abylgan to offend]

An offencescandalangerwrathindignationoffensairaindignatio

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An offence, scandal, anger, wrath, indignation; offensa, ira, indignatio He him abylgnesse oft gefremede he had oft perpetrated offence against him, Exon. 843; Th. 317, 35; Mód. 71

ǽ

(n.)
Grammar
ǽ, indecl. f.

A riverstreamrivustorrens

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A river, stream; rivus, torrens On ðære ǽ ðú hý drencst thou shalt give them to drink of the stream; torrente potabis eos, Ps. Th. 35, 8

ǽ

(int.)

alas!

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alas! Ǽ, Hy. 1, 1. = eá, Lamb, MS. fol. 183b, line 11

æ-blǽcnys

(n.)
Grammar
æ-blǽcnys, -nes, -ness, e; f.

A palenesspallor

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A paleness; pallor Wið æblǽcnysse ðæs líchaman for paleness of the body, Herb. 164, 2; Lchdm. ii. 294, 3

Linked entries: a-blǽcnes æ-blécing

æ-blécing

(n.)
Grammar
æ-blécing, æ-blécnys

paleness

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paleness

ǽ-brec

(n.)
Grammar
ǽ-brec, [eá water, bræc]

A catarrhrheumrheuma

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A catarrh, rheum; rheuma

æ-bylg

(n.)
Grammar
æ-bylg, es; n.

Angeriraindignatio

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Anger; ira, indignatio, Exon. 50b; Th. 176, 17; Gú. 1211

æ-bylgan

Grammar
æ-bylgan, -byligan

To make angryexasperare

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To make angry; exasperare, Ps. Spl. 65, 6

æ-bylgþ

(n.)
Grammar
æ-bylgþ, -bylþ, -bylygþ, e; f: es; n? [bylgþ, v. belgan]

An offencea faultscandalwrongangerwrathindignationoffensainjuriairaindignatio

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An offence, a fault, scandal, wrong, anger, wrath, indignation; offensa, injuria, ira, indignatio To æbylgþe for offence, Ors. 4, 1; Bos. 76, 27. He sende on hí graman æbylygþe hys misit in eos iram indignationis suæ, Ps. Spl. 77, 54. Cristenum cyningce

Linked entries: a-bylgþ æ-bylg

æ-bylignes

(n.)
Grammar
æ-bylignes, -ness; -nys, -nyss, e; f.

Indignationwrathindignatio

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Indignation, wrath; indignatio Æbylignes yrres ðínes indignatio iræ tuæ, Ps. Th. 68, 25. He sende on hí graman æbylignysse hys misit in eos iram indignationis suæ, Ps. Spl. 77, 54

Linked entries: æ-bilignes ebylgnes

æ-céled

(v.)
Grammar
æ-céled, pp. of æ-célan = a-célan.

cooled

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cooled;

æ-drífan

(v.)

to expel

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to expel, Ps. Spl. T. 42, 2: 43, 26

ǽ-fæsten

(n.)
Grammar
ǽ-fæsten, es; n.

A legal fastlegitimum jejunium

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A legal fast; legitimum jejunium III ǽfæstenu fæste he tribus legitimis jejuniis jejunet, L. Ecg. C. 4; Th. ii. 138, 1

Linked entry: fæsten