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wyrt

(n.)
Grammar
wyrt, e; f.
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Ðeós wyrt, ðe man betonicam nemneþ, Lchdm. i. 70, 1: 90, 2, and often. Seó wyrt (herba ) weóx, Mt. Kmbl. 13, 26. Gemolsnad wyrt, Ps. Th. 89, 6. Wyrta wynsume, Exon. Th. 233, 23; Ph. 529.

Linked entries: blód-wyrt candel-wyrt

á-búgan

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Hé wiste ðæt se man ábúgan (yield to temptation) wolde, Angl. vii. 24, 224. abandonment Ðá ðe ábúgað (declinant) from bebodum ðínum, Ps. L. 118, 21. of shaping, to bend, curve; fig. to be humble Heó wæs ábogen erat inclinata, Lk. 13, 11.

á-hwǽr

Grammar
á-hwǽr, l. -hwer, -wer,
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Deófol gelǽrð þæt ungesǽlig man ne árige áhwár, 53, 23: 166, 33. Heó nele ábúgan fram hyre Drihtne áhwár, Hml. A. 28, 100: Hml. S. 16, 93. Gif hé ðé áhwár geyfelode, þæt ðú scealt forgifan, Hml. Th. i. 54, 25. Áwár, ii. 100, 33: i. 484, 7: 500, 5.

án-forlǽtan

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D. 345, 29. to lose as the result of fault Tó náhte nyt ne biþ ꝥ man gódne mete ete . . . gif ꝥ gelimpeþ ꝥ hé hit eft spíwende ánforlǽteþ; swá wé þá gástlican láre unwærlíce ne sceolan ánforlǽtan, Bl. H. 57, 5-9.

Linked entry: for-lǽtan

be-tweoh

Grammar
be-tweoh, (i, y, u), -tuh.

between ⬩ among ⬩ between ⬩ among

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Wæs heora lár sáwen and strogden betuh feówer sceátum middangeardes, 133, 33. temporal Betweoh (-twyh, v. l.) þám þe hine man lácnode inter medendum, Bd. 4, 26; Sch. 509, 18. of mutual relation For ðǽre dǽde ðe hié dóð betwuh him, Past. 399, 27. marking

búr

(n.)
Grammar
búr, es; m. (not n.).
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On búr in triclinium, 480, 68. the chamber of a great man Drihten behýdde mé on his búre ( tabernaculo ), Ps. L. 26, 5. Hé ( the emperor ) wæs him ána on his inran búre, Hml. S. 23, 395. Com se apostol intó ðæs cyninges búre, Hml. Th. i. 458, 27.

Englisc

(n.)

(the) English ⬩ the English language

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Ǽlc man . . . Frencisce and Englisce, 1087; P. 224, 34. Ǽrost Engliscra cininga Ercenbriht gesette Eástorfæsten, 639; P. 27, 18.

ge-limp

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Þǽr eardode sum man Garganus geháten: of his gelimpe ( he was accidentally shot) wearð seó dún swá gecíged, Hml. Th. i. 502, II. Hé þá hire árehte ealle his gelymp, and æt þáre sprǽcan ende him feóllon teáras of ðám eágum, Ap.

hǽþen-gild

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On þǽre óþerre ylde man árǽrde hǽðengild wíde geond þás woruld, Ælfc. T. Grn. 4, 15: Jul. 15. <b>I a.</b> a particular form of idolatry :-- Tó manega of þám folce . . . tó þám hǽðengilde bugon fliae Moab vocaverunt eos ad sacrificia sua.

Gúþ-lác

(n.)
Grammar
Gúþ-lác, es; m.

The hermit ⬩ saint of Crowland died at the age of 41,in A. D. 714

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Onginne ic nú be ðam lífe ðæs eádigan weres, Gúþlaces I begin now concerning the life of the blessed man Guthlac, Guthl. 4; Gdwin. 26, 2; Exon. 34b; Th. 110, 15; 113, 17; 115, 29.

Linked entry: Crúland

tirgan

(v.)
Grammar
tirgan, tirwian, tirigan, tirian; p. tirgde, tirwede, tirigde

To vex, ⬩ irritate, ⬩ provoke ⬩ exasperate

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Ǽnig man óðerne ne tyrie ne ne týne, 70, 8. Ðæt hí elðeódige menn ne tyrian ne ne týnan, 309, 4. Hé ðás leóde mid here and mid ungylde tyrwigende wæs, Chr. 1100; Erl. 236, 2, Mǽgþ tyrwiende generatio exasperans, Ps. Lamb. 77, 8.

scotian

(v.)
Grammar
scotian, sceotian; p. ode.

to shoot a person with a weapon ⬩ to shoot a weapon at a person ⬩ to hurl ⬩ to shoot ⬩ to shoot ⬩ move rapidly

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Gif ðé man scotaþ tó, Homl. Th. ii. 538, 10. Scotiaþ scríðende scín scearpum wǽpnum, Exon. Th. 385, 28; Rä. 4, 51. Mid ðám strǽlum ðæs hálgan sealmsanges hé wið ðám áwerigedum gástum sceotode, Guthl. 3; Gdwin. 24, 12.

Linked entries: sceotian scotung

will

(n.)
Grammar
will, well, wyll, es; m.

A well, spring, fountain (lit, and fig.)

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Gif hwylc man his ælmessan geháte oððe bringe tó hwylcon wylle ( ad fontem aliquem ), . . .fæste . iii. geár on hláfe and on wætere, L. Ecg. P. ii. 22; Th. ii. 190, 24. Gif hwá his wæccan æt ǽnigum wylle hæbbe, iv. 19; Th. ii. 210, 12.

Linked entry: well

for-tredan

(v.)
Grammar
for-tredan, ðú -tretst, -trydst, -trytst; p. -træd, pl. -trǽdon; pp. -treden

To tread upon ⬩ tread under foot ⬩ conculcāre ⬩ calcāre

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Búton ðæt hit sý fram mannum fortreden nĭsi ut conculcētur ab hŏmĭnĭbus, Mt. Bos. 5, 13. Hierusalem biþ fram þeódum fortreden Jerūsālem calcābĭtur a gentĭbus. Lk. Bos. 21, 24. Seó fortredene heorte the trodden down heart, Homl. Th. ii. 90, 16

nerian

(v.)
Grammar
nerian, p. ede

To save

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To save Wyrd oft nereþ unfǽægne eorl if a man's death be not doomed, oft destiny saves him, Beo. Th. 1149; B. 572. Of neádum heora hé nerode ( eripuit ) hig, Ps. Spl. 106, 6. Hié hálig God nerede, Cd. Th. 84, 13; Gen. 1397: 90, 6; Gen. 1491.

bisceop-wyrt

(n.)
Grammar
bisceop-wyrt, biscop-wyrt, biscep-wyrt, e; f.

BISHOP'S-WORT, bishop's weed, betony, vervain, marsh-mallow ⬩ ammi = άμμι [ammi majus, Lin.], betonica, verbena, hibiscum = ίβίσκos

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To monnes stæmne nim biscopwyrt for a man's voice take bishop's-wort, Lchdm. iii. 46, 26: Ælfc. Gl. 40; Som. 63, 93; Wrt. Voc. 30, 43. Genim ða brádan biscopwyrt take the broad bishop's-wort, Lchdm. iii. 46, 2.

Linked entries: biscep-wyrt biscop-wyrt

ge-rád

(n.)
Grammar
ge-rád, es; n.

Consideration, account, condition, reason, wisdom, prudence, manner ⬩ ratio, conditio

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Consideration, account, condition, reason, wisdom, prudence, manner; ratio, conditio Ðá he ðæt gerád sette cum coepisset rationem ponere, Mt. Bos. 18, 24. Se hláford dyhte hym gerád dominus posuit rationem cum eis, 25, 19.

þrǽstan

(v.)
Grammar
þrǽstan, p. te.

to twist ⬩ writhe ⬩ roll about ⬩ to torture ⬩ torment ⬩ harass ⬩ plague ⬩ afflict ⬩ to press ⬩ constrain

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Hé misenlícum styrenessum ongan his limu ðrǽstan diversis motibus coepit membra torquere, 3, 11; S. 536, 15. to torture, torment, harass, plague, afflict Ǽnne of ðám mannum ðe hí on ðam fýre bærndon anð ðrǽston unum de eis quos in ignibus torrebant,

un-gelíce

(adv.)
Grammar
un-gelíce, adv.

Not in like manner ⬩ differently ⬩ diversely

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Not in like manner, differently, diversely Hwæðer ðú mæge gemunan ðætte ǽlces monnes ingeþanc wilnaþ tó ðære sóþan gesǽlþe tó cumenne, ðeáh hé ungelíce hiora earnige meministine intentionem omnem voluntatis humanae, quae diversis studiis agitur, ad beatitudinem

un-weorþlíce

(adv.)
Grammar
un-weorþlíce, adv.

unworthily ⬩ in an unsuitable manner ⬩ with indignity ⬩ with contempt ⬩ ignominiously ⬩ with indignation

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unworthily, in an unsuitable manner Him is micel ðearf ðæt hié geornlíce geðencen ðæt hié tó unweorþlíce ne dǽlen ðæt him befæsð bið necesse est, ut sollicite perpendant, ne commissa indigne distribuant, Past. 44; Swt. 321, 14. Unwurðlíce, Cd.