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síþ

(n.)
Grammar
síþ, es ; m.
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Gif ðú hafast mid ðé wulfes hrycghǽr on síþfæte, bútan fyrhtu ðú ðone síþ gefremest, ac se wulf sorgiaþ ymbe his síþ, Lchdm. i. 360, 22. Gegán sorhfulne síþ, Beo. Th. 2560 ; B. 1278. Síþ ásettan, Elen. Kmbl. 1990 ; El. 997.

Linked entries: síþemest síþmæst

heorte

breastbosomwillintellectmindsoulintentwilldesireinclinationdispositiontemperamentcharacter

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Bídan hwonne of heortan hunger oððe wulf sáwle and sorge somed ábregde, 2276. Ic (the baker) heortan mannes gestrangie, Coll. M. 28, 35: Ps. Th. 103, 15. Heáfodiswíma heortan clypte, Gen. 1569. Heora heortan onfóð mægene (leofað heorte heara, Ps.

frignan

(v.)
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Voc. ii. 14, 63 : consulo, i. requiro vel inquiro, Wülck. Gl. 209, 30. Frunian (frunnan ?) consuluerunt, Wrt. Voc. ii. 14, 54. to ask, inquire Gif ic fregno (frægno, L. ) ne gí ondsworiað mé si inierrogauero non respondebitis mihi, Lk.

sceáwian

(v.)
Grammar
sceáwian, ode.

to lookto look atobservebeholdseeto look at, look on with favour, to regard, have respect toto look at with care, consider, inspect, examine, scrutinize, reconnoitreto look out, seek for, select, choose, provideto shew (favour, respect, etc.)to grant

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Th. 60, 9 ; Gen. 979. to look at with care, consider, inspect, examine, scrutinize, reconnoitre Sceáwaþ speculatur, Wülck. Gl. 250, 8.

hláf

breada loafcakebreadbreadmannacake

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Th. ii. 392, 6. a loaf, cake Smal hláf artocobus (cf. artocopus a symynel, Wülck. Gl. 564, 43), Wrt. Voc. ii. 10, 47.

Linked entry: hláf-gang

steóran

(v.; prep.)
Grammar
steóran, stióran, (and with umlaut) stiéran, stéran, stíran, stýran; p. de.
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Stýrþ regit, Wülck. Gl. 254, 29. Steórdes gubernasti, Ps. Surt. ii. p. 188, 5. Se stýrde Dǽre Blickl. Homl. 191, 28.

spéd

(n.)
Grammar
spéd, e; f.

Speedsuccessmeansspeedquicknessspeedilyquicklyspeedsuccessprosperous issue meanssubstanceabundancewealthpowerfacultyopportunitymeans of doing anything progenyceleritas, successus, provectus, prosperitas, substantia

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Hwǽr sind spéda rícera ubi sunt opes potentam, Wülck. Gl. 253, 38: Ors. 1, 1; Swt. 18, 8. Eorðan spéda, Soul Kmbl. 154; Seel. 77. Ðínre sprǽce spéde eloquia tua, Ps. Th. 118, 172.

ge-trymman

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Getrymed féða cuneus, Wülck. Gl. 216, 12. Getrimmed, Wrt. Voc. i. 18, 31.

ge-faran

(v.)
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To get by going, go and get. to get to, reach a place Gefærð adit, Wülck. Gl. 254, 18. On Indeas, þá nán man mid gefeohte gefór búton Alexander Indis bellum intulit: quo praeter illam et Alexandrum nullus intravit, Ors. 1, 2; S. 30, 20.

weaxan

(v.)
Grammar
weaxan, weacsan, weahsan, weahxan, wexan, wehsan; ic weaxe; ðú wyxt; hé weaxeþ, weaxþ, weaxt, waexit, weaxst, wexeþ, wexþ, wixt, wihst, wihxþ, wyxþ, wyxt, wyxst, wycxþ; p. weóx, weócs, weóhs, pl. weóxon, weóhson, weóxson ; pp. weaxen

To wax, grow.to grow, be produced,to grow, grow upto grow, increase, wax to grow in honour, grow great, flourish, prosper to be productiveto grow, take shape

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Wehsan crescere, Wülck. Gl. 252, 39. Weaxende pubescentem, Wrt. Voc. ii. 82, 64: 66, 20. Wexende, Hpt. Gl. 491, 15: crebrescens, 499, 13.

fela

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Fala, Wülck. Gl. 250, 10. uncertain Hé cýdde fela be Crístes godcundnysse . . . feáwa hé áwrát be his menniscnysse, Hml. Th. i. 70, 18. with gen. gen. sing. Hrippes sóðlíce feolo (feolu, R.) messis quidem multa, Lk. L. 10, 2.

Linked entry: feald

mód

(n.)
Grammar
mód, es; n.

the inner manthe spiritual as opposed to the bodily part of manspiritsoulmindsoulheartspiritminddispositionmoodCouragehigh spiritPridearroganceGreatnessmagnificencepride

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Mód mentes, Wülck. 253, 30. with reference to the passions, emotions, etc., soul, heart, spirit, mind, disposition, mood God biþ ðonne þearlwísra ðonne ǽfre ǽnig mód gewurde God shall then be more severe than ever any soul might be, Blickl.

þúsend

(n.; num.; adj.)

a thousand

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Mid þúsend gemetum mille modis, Wülck. Gl. 254, 44. On hund þúsend wintrum ... on syx þúsend wintrum, Anglia viii. 335, 46-336, 20. Ott six þúsend wintrum, Wulfst. 244, 2. Tén ðúsend síðan hundfealde ðúsenda, Homl. Th. i. 348, 3.

wíte

(n.)

punishmentpain that is inflicted as punishmenttormenta meansimplementa fine.tormentplaguediseaseevilpain

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Tintregung vel wíte tormenlum, Wülck. Gl. 178, 20.

ge-wítan

(v.)
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H. 127, 24. to depart from this world, die. v. ge-witennes Wé gewítaþ occidimus, i. deficimus, Wülck. Gl. 256, 19. Hreás, gewát occubuit (machera crudeliterpercussus occubuit, Ald. 49, 14), An. Ox. 3582.

heard

firmsteadfastresoluteboldresoluteobduraterigidunyieldingoppressiverigorousstrictharsh

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Hearde laga rigidas (i. duras) leges, Wülck. Gl. 256, 33. Heardran hǽle, B. 719. Nǽfre ic geférde heardran drohtnoð, An. 1404. Nýd bið wyrda heardost.

þanc

(n.)
Grammar
þanc, es; m.
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Bluðeliche he wule herkieu þet þe preost him leið on; ah þenne þe preost hine hat aȝefen þa ehte þon monne þet hit er ahte, þet he nulle iheren his þonkes he will not listen to that if he can help it, O. E. Homl. i. 31, 8.

Linked entries: þancung þonc

æt

(prep.)
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Hí áhreddon þæt cild æt þám wulfe, Hml. S. 30, 186. (i) marking object of which one is deprived :-- Gif hwylc man reáfige óðerne æt his dehter si homo quis alterum filia sua spoliaverit, Ll. Th. ii. 208, 7.

wrecan

(v.)
Grammar
wrecan, p. wræc, pl.wrǽcon; pp.wrecen

To drivepressto driveforce to moveto drive outexpelto drive outto expressutterreciteto drive inimpressinlayto drivepractisecarry outonto drivepress onto wreakto punishto punishto punishto punishto avengeto avengeto avengeto avengeto avengeto take vengeance (on)

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Wræc egit, i. ducit, compulit, Wülck. Gl. 227, 6. Wrecende, drífende agens, Wrt. Voc. ii. l, 3. to drive, force to move Hwílum mec mín freá sendeþ under sǽlwonge, and on bid wriceþ, Exon. Th. 382, 29 ; Rä. 4, 3.

gildan

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Geald þone gúðrǽs Geáta dryhten Iofore and Wulfe mid ofermáðmum, B. 2991. Swétne medo Hnæfe guldon his hægstealdas, Fin. 40. Mé leánum míne gife gyldan, Gen. 413: B. 2636. (l a) with clause :-- Gyld mé mid hyldo, þæt ic þé hneáw ne wæs, Gen. 2823.