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weall

(n.)
Grammar
weall, es; m.

a wall that is made, ⬩ wall of a building, of a town, ⬩ side of a cave ⬩ a natural wall ⬩ a steep hill ⬩ a cliff.

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a wall that is made, wall of a building, of a town, side of a cave Weal murus, Wrt. Voc. i. 36, 35: Exon. Th. 281, 23; Jul. 650. Ofer wealles hróf super muros Ps. Th. 54, 9. Wealles rihtungþréd perpendiculum, Wrt. Voc. i. 39, 64. Seó heánnes ðæs walles

for-weddod

(v.)
Grammar
for-weddod, = for-weddad; pp. [wed a pledge]

Pledged ⬩ oppignĕrātus

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Pledged; oppignĕrātus Forweddod [MS. for-weddad] feoh pledged property; fīdūcia, Ælfc. Gl. 14; Som. 58, 13; Wrt. Voc. 21, 8

Icenhilde strǽt

(n.)
Grammar
Icenhilde strǽt, or <b>weg</b>
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the old road running from the coast of Norfolk through Bedfordshire, Buckinghamshire, and Berkshire, thus connecting g Ðis synd ðá landgemǽre intó Uffentúne ( Upton in Berkshire ) . . . intó Ikenilde strǽte; of Ikenilde strǽt, C. D. v. 252, 30. Úp on

æt-wæsend

(adj.; part.)
Grammar
æt-wæsend, -wesend, -weosend [æt at, wesende being; part of wesan to be]

At hand ⬩ approaching ⬩ hard by ⬩ imminens

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At hand, approaching, hard by; imminens, Cot. 107

full-wiht

Grammar
full-wiht, fulluht,
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Take here and add: Grammar full-wiht, The word is masc. and fem. as well as neut. Grammar full-wiht, masc. Sió hreówsung scolde bión ǽr ðǽm fulwihte. Se fullwuht ðone mon geclǽnsað, Past. 427, 6. Þurh þæne fulluht, Ll. Lbmn. 413, 22, 36. Grammar full-wiht

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fulwuht

(n.)
Grammar
fulwuht, es; n.

Baptism ⬩ baptismus

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Baptism; baptismus Hér Birínus bisceop bodude West-Seaxum fulwuht in this year [A.D. 634] bishop Birinus preached baptism to the West-Saxons, Chr. 634; Erl. 24, 9

a-wédan

(v.)
Grammar
a-wédan, p. -wédde ; pp. -wéd ; v. n.

To be mad ⬩ to rage ⬩ to be angry ⬩ to go or wax mad ⬩ revolt ⬩ apostatize ⬩ in furorem agi

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To be mad, to rage, to be angry, to go or wax mad, revolt, apostatize; in furorem agi Awéddon ða nýtena the cattle became mad, Ors. 5, 10; Bos. 108, 31. Se ðe for sleápe awéd phreneticus = φρενιτικόs, Ælfc. Gl. 78; Som. 72, 40; Wrt. Voc. 45, 72

Linked entry: wédan

ge-gyrian

(v.)
Grammar
ge-gyrian, p. ode; pp. od, wed; v. a.

To clothe ⬩ put on ⬩ adorn ⬩ endow ⬩ vestire

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To clothe, put on, adorn, endow; vestire Ðú gegyrydist, Ps. Spl. C. 103, 2. Ðone líchoman gegyredon clothed the body, Bd. 4, 30; S. 609, 21. Gegyrewod endowed, Bt. 14, 3; Fox 46, 12

Frys-land

(n.)
Grammar
Frys-land, Fres-lond, es; n.

Friesland ⬩ Frīsia

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Friesland; Frīsia Be westan Eald-Seaxum is Ælfe múþa ðære eá and Frysland to the west of the Old Saxons is the mouth of the river Elbe and Friesland, Ors. 1, 1; Bos. 18, 36.

Linked entry: Fres-lond

rihtes

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Add: v. eást-, norþ-, þǽr-, west-rihtes; wiþer-ræhtes

seonu

(n.)
Grammar
seonu, sionu, senu, sinu, synu; gen. seonwe, sine; weak forms also occur; f.

A sinew ⬩ nerve ⬩ tendon

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A sinew, nerve, tendon Sionu nervus, Wrt. Voc. ii. 114, 67. Sinu, i. 71, 42. Gif sin[o] scrince . . . and gif sino clæppette. Lchdm. ii. 6, 13 - 15. Ðá æthrán hé his sine on his þeó tetigit nervum femoris ejus, Gen. 32, 25. Healt for ðære sinwe (synewe

Linked entry: sinu

-hád

(suffix)
Grammar
-hád, a suffix forming abstract nouns, e. g. bisceop-, cild-, man-, wer-hid, etc. In the oldest English it is found combined only with nouns, while in the later stages of the language, as in O. Sax. O. Frs. O. H. Ger. words are formed with it from adjectives. An early instance occurs in the Land MS. of the Chronicle 'druncenhed,'
  • 1070
  • ;
  • Erl. 209, 35
. In later English it takes two forms, -hode, -hede; in modern times, -hood, -head.

westansúþan-wind

(n.)
Grammar
westansúþan-wind, es; m.
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A south-west wind Westansúðanwind austrum Ps. Spl. C. 77, 30

Centingas

(n.)
Grammar
Centingas, pl. m.

Men of Kent, Kentish men ⬩ Cantiani

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Men of Kent, Kentish men; Cantiani Hí forneáh ealle west Centingas fordydon they ruined nearly all the west Kentish men, Chr. 999; Th. 248, 12, col. 2: 1011; Th. 267, 7, col. 1

eást-lang

(adv.)
Grammar
eást-lang, adv.

Along the east ⬩ orientem versus

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Along the east; orientem versus Se wudu iséastlang and westlang hund twelftiges míla lang oððe lengra the wood, from east to west [lit. along the east and along the west], is one hundred and twenty miles long, or longer, Chr. 893; Th. 162, 30

BET

(adv.)
Grammar
BET, bett; [? from bet well; comp. betor better? contracted to bet; sup. betost contracted to betst, q. v.]

BETTER ⬩ melius

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BETTER; melius Ðá acsode he, to hwylcum tíman him bet wǽre interrogabat ergo horam ab eis in qua melius habuerit, Jn. Bos. 4, 52. Ðæt se hwǽte mǽge ðý bet weaxan that the wheat may grow the better, Bt. 23; Fox 78, 24. Hwonne his horse bett wurde till

Linked entries: a-bet bett

Bægere

(n.)
Grammar
Bægere, Bægware; gen. a; dat. um; pl. m.

The Bavarians ⬩ Bavarii ⬩ the Boiari ⬩ Bajuvarii

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Hí Maroaro habbaþ, be westan him, Þyringas, and Behemas, and Bægware healfe they, the Moravians, have, on their west, the Thuringians, Bohemians, and part of the Bavarians, Ors. 1, 1; Bos. 18, 42

westsúþ-ende

(n.; adj.)
Grammar
westsúþ-ende, es; m.
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The south-west extremity Se westsúþende Európe, Ors. 1, 1; Swt. 8, 23

eást-lang

(adv.)
Grammar
eást-lang, adv.
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Dele bracket, and add: v. west-lang; adv

ge-sceádan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-sceádan, -scádan; p. -scéd, -sceód; pp. -sceáden [in the Northern Gospels weak forms occur]

To separate, distinguish, discern, decide ⬩ to separate

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To separate, distinguish, discern, decide Wéron gesceádad from exceptis, Mt. Kmbl. Lind. 14, 21. Ðú ðe gesceádest qui separasti, Rtl. 182, 31: 36, 27. Gesceád distingue, 36, 29. Wolde hilde gesceádan would decide the war, Cd. 167; Th. 209, 25; Exod.