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wérig

(adj.)
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wérig, adj.
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Th. 61, 32; Cri. 993. weary, impatient of the continuance of anything painful Sunu mín, ne ágiémeleása ðú Godes suingan, ne ðú ne beó wérig for his ðreáunge ( neither be weary of his correction; neque fatigeris, cum ab eo argueris, Prov. 3, 11), Past

wítega

(n.)
Grammar
wítega, an; m.

a wise manone who has knowledgeone who has knowledge from a superhuman sourceprophetwise mandivinersoothsayera presage

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Hú on worulde ǽr wítgan sungon, gásthálige guman, be Godes bearne, Elen. Kmbl. 1119; El. 561: Exon. Th. 5, 3; Cri. 64. Ǽ and wítegena bebod (wítgas ł wítgo, Lind., wítgu, Rush.) lex et prophete, Mt. Kmbl. 7, 12. Wítgena word, Exon.

Linked entry: wítiga

witod

(adj.)
Grammar
witod, adj. (ptcpl. )

appointedordainedassuredcertaincertaincertainlyassuredly

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Uutedo certa, Rtl. 171, 41. with much the same force as witodlíce, with definite sense, it is certain, certainly, assuredly Witod, se ðe his broces bóte sécð, búton tó Gode sylfum, hé drýhð deófles wyllan, Wulfst. 12, 11: 85, 14.

Linked entries: ge-witod witud

eard

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Férde Godes folc fram ðeówte tó ðám behátenan earde, Hml. Th. ii. 282, 17. Seó sunne scínð on Hierusalem and on Rómebyrig and on þisum earde and on eallum eardum, i. 286, 35. Tó þysan earde, Chr. 959; P. 115, 13.

ge-bǽru

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Ongeán Godes ege deófol syleð dyrstignesse mid dwǽslicum gebǽrum réceleásum mannum, Wlfst. 59, 20. Wé wéndon þæt þú wǽre godfyrht and hæfdest gástlice gebǽru, 240, 27. Placidus þágyt heóld his cnihtþeáwas and gebǽru (-o, v.l.)

on-drǽdan

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Hié him ondrédon Godes hete, Gen. 767. Ne ondrǽd ðú ðé deáð tó swíðe, Prov. K. 16. Sé sceolde lytel sáwan, sé ðe him ðone wind ondréde; and eft lytel rípan, sé ðe him ðá wolcn ondréde, P. 285, 24.

rest

(n.)
Grammar
rest, e; ;f.;

rest, quiet, freedom from toilrest, repose, sleepa place of rest, resting-placea bed, couch

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Seó ræst is mid Gode, Bt. 25; Fox 88, 29-32 ; Met. 13, 71. Ne ðǽr biþ hungor ne þurst . . . ac ðǽr biþ seó éce ræste, Blickl. Homl. 65, 20. Heó reste stówe funde, Cd. Th. 88, 17; Gen. 1466. Wæs him ræste neód, Exon. Th. 167, 31; Gú. 1068.

Linked entries: ræst reste

rúm

(adj.)
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rúm, adj.

roomy, spacious, ample, extensive roomy, open, unencumbered. long, extended ample, great, liberalunrestricted, clear, free from conditionslaxample, far-reachingliberal.great, noble, august

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Goth. rúms wigs) ðe tó forspillednesse gelǽt spatiosa via quae ducit ad perditionem, Mt. Kmbl. 7, 13. Ðeós sǽ micel and rúm (spatiosum), Ps. Spl. 103, 26.

scearp

(adj.)
Grammar
scearp, adj.

sharppungent, acidacridsharp-tonguedsharp, keen, severe,sharp, roughsharp, keen, active, strenuouseffectual, penetrating,sharp, keensharp, keen, acute,

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Ðá geceás hé him geféran ða ðe ǽgðer ge on heora dǽdum ge on heora gelǽrednesse frome and scearpe wǽron Godes word tó bodienne and tó lǽranne electis sociis strenuissimis et ad praedicandum verbum idoneis, utpote actione simul et eruditione praeclaris

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wǽd

(n.)
Grammar
wǽd, e; f.: wǽde, es; n.

a weedan article of dressa garmentclothingdress

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Ðæt gebyreþ tó wǽde and tó wiste ðám ðe Gode þeówian, L. Eth. vi. 51; Th. i. 328, 7. Heó wæsceþ his warig hrægl and him syleþ wǽde níwe, Exon. Th. 339, 25; Gn. Ex. 99. of other covering, equipment, or dressing.

LÆS

(adv.)
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LÆS, adv. also used in conjunctional phrases and as a noun.

Lesslest

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Hú gé fullecost mágon Gode þiówian ðæt eów læst þing mierþ quod facultatem præbeat sine impedimenta Domino observiendi, Past. 51, 7; Swt. 401, 17

Linked entry: læsast

ge-mynd

(n.)
Grammar
ge-mynd, es; n: e; f.

Mind, memory, memorial, memento, remembrance, commemorationremembrance

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Ic wilnode ðǽm monnum to lǽfanne ðe æfter me wǽren mín gemynd on gódum weorcum I desired to leave to the men that should be after me my memory in good works, Bt. 17; Fox 60, 16; Blickl. Homl. 197, 5. Ðín gemynd memoriale tuum, Ps.

þweorh

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

crookedcrossadverseopposedcrossangrybitterperversewrongevildepravedfrowardwronglyevilly

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Ða ðwyran beón geðreáde, ðæt hí tó Godes rihte gebúgan, ii. 96, 5. On þweorra (ðwyrra, Wells Frag.) manna ( pravorum ) gewit, R. Ben. 119, 23. Ðwyrra, Homl. Th. i. 552, 35. Ðweorum pravis, Wülck. Gl. 251, 23. Mid þweorum ðeáwum, Homl.

burg

(n.)
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burg, burh, burhg, buruh (-ug, -ig), byrg, byrig; gen. byrig, burge, burhge, burcge; dat. byrg, byrig, byrh, burh; n. acc. pl. byrg, byrig, burh, burga, burha; gen. pl. burga, burha; dat. pl. burgum, burhum, byrgum.
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Byrgum tómiddes þǽr þá ǽrendracan synd Godes inter apostolicas arces, Dóm. L. 284. <b>I a.</b> a residence surrounded by a wall (v. burg-geat) :-- Þá geáscode hé þone cyning on Merantúne, and hine þǽr berád and þá burh útan beeóde ...

ceaster

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Godes ealdorburg gesécan, rodera ceastre, Rä. 60, 16. Wunian cestre and cynestól, Sat. 298. <b>I b.

deáþ

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S. 7, 11. personified (or localized) Se deáþ him tó cymeþ Godes dóm tó ábeódenne, Bl. H. 59, 11. Frecces deáðes ambronis orci (faucibus ), An. Ox. 11, 107. Deáðe orco, Wrt.

elles

(adj.)

otherwisedifferentlyelsewhereelseelse

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Add: with indef. or interrog. pronouns, or indeterminate numeral words Búton hit mid úrum hláforde sý, oððon elles hwylc þe máran Godes ege habbe, Wlfst. 269, 12. Gif him sylfum ælles hwæt sǽle . . . elles hwæt, C. D. i. 311, 12, 13.

etan

to devourconsumedestroy

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Ðá þá se Godes wer æt (ætt, v. l.), se munuc stód him ætforan, Gr. D. 144, 1. Ðíne suna and ðíne dohtra ǽton and druncon mid heora yldestan bréðer, Hml. Th. ii. 450, 16. Hí ǽton ǽne on dæg, Bt. 15; F. 48, 8. Éton manducaverunt, Ps. Srt. 21, 30.

ge-girwan

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Icel. göra to send, dispatch) Lǽd ðíne willas gind ðín lond, and gegier (-gierwe, v. l.) ðæt hié iernen bi herestrǽtum deriventur fontes tui foras, Past. 373, 5.

ge-eáþmédan

(v.)
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Gif ǽnig man geeáðméde hine tó sunnan and tó mónan adoret solem et lunam, Deut. 17, 3. where submission is made Geeádmédaþ eów sylfe tó Godes willan, Hml. A. 165, 23, Þ folc ne sceal forhycggan ꝥ hí tó him ( the clergy) hí geeáþ-médon, Bl.