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regol

(n.)
Grammar
regol, es; m.

a rulea rule, pattern, standard, normprescript, a canonrule

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Rúme regulas geongra monna the lax rules of young men, Exon. Th. 131, 23;Gú. 460. a rule, pattern, standard, norm Ða leásan wítegan wǽron gedwolmen, and woldon áwendan ðone sóðan geleáfan of ðam rihtan regole tó heora gedwyldum, Homl.

Linked entries: regol-bryce regul

tweónian

(v.)
Grammar
tweónian, twínian, twýnian; p. ode.
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A.) him haesitabat, Lk. Skt. 9, 7: Homl. Th. ii. 392, 5. Hwí twýnode ðé?, 17. with gen. of object of doubt Ðý læs ðe hwam twýnige ðyssere gereccednysse, Homl. Th. i. 598, 31. Hú mæg ðé nú twýnian ðæs écan leóhtes?

Linked entries: twínian twýnian

unc

(pronoun.)
Grammar
unc, dat.: unc, uncet (-it), acc.: uncer; gen.

Us twome and theeme and him

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Is ðæt land healf ðæs cinges, healf uncer Bretinges, Cod. Dip. Kmbl. iii. 422, 11. Uncer Grendles of me and Grendel, Beo. Th. 4009; B. 2002

Linked entries: uncet ungc wit

wirs

(adv.)
Grammar
wirs, cpve.: wirrest, wirst; spve.;

Worseworst

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Ðý læs hira lufu áslacige, and hé him ðe wirs lícige, Past. 19; Swt. 143, 10. Se æfterra anweald git wyrs lícode ðonne se ǽrra, Bt. 16, 2; Fox 50, 13. Ic mín fulluht wyrs geheóld ðonne icbehéte, L. Edg. C. 9; Th. ii. 264, 8: L.

Linked entries: wyrs wiers wirrest

wítnian

(v.)
Grammar
wítnian, p. ode

To punishtormentplague

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Ðý læs hit him sié wítnod lest it be punished in him, Past. 9; Swt. 59, 17

wreón

(v.)
Grammar
wreón, (from wríhan); p.wráh, wreáh, pl.wrigon, wrugon; pp.wrigen, wrogen

To coverto put a covering onto cover with clothesto clotheto coverto bindto concealhideto serve as a coveringbe spread over

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Ic wses nacod, and gé clǽððon ł wrigon (wriogan, Rush.) meh eram nudus, et operuistis me, Mt. Kmbl. Lind. 25, 36. He ne nrihte hine handum self mid hrægle wryón, Cd.

Linked entry: wríga

á-feallan

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D. 83, 15. metaph. of health, to fall sick Sé þe áfealð earfoðlíce hé ætwint, Lch. iii. 150, l. (l a) of moral failure, to fall into sin :-- Hí áfellað on hefegum scyldum, Past. 437, 3.

drincan

(v.)
Grammar
drincan, [druncaþ prs. pl.,
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Add: Seel. 114; druncan bibere, tó druncenne ad bibendum, Scint. 107, 1, 3. absolute, to take a draught of a liquid Druncðú (drunce,v. l.) bibisti?, Ælfc. Gr. Z. 226, 13. Drince hé gelóme, Lch. ii. 314, 14. Syle drincan on wíne, i. 316, 5.

lyft

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land ymbclyppað, Met. 9, 40.

leógan

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Ben. l. 79, 12. Hé ne leág fela wyrda ne worda, B. 3029. to deceive a person ( as a translation of Latin fallere), Hymn. Surt. 33, 15 (in Dict.)

wæcce

(n.)
Grammar
wæcce, an; f.

wakefulnesssleeplessnesswatchingwatchfulnessa watchvigila division of the nighta watch

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On ðære æfteran wæccan in secunda uigilia, Lk. Skt. 12, 38. Embe ða feórðan wæccan, Mk. Skt. 6, 48

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Iówih (iuih, L.) mið vobiscum Jn. R. 14, 30. Mid iówh, Mt. L. 26, 11. Iúch uobis Jn. L. 1. 15. Iúh, Mt. L. 3, 7. Iwh, 26, 21. Iouh (iów, R.), Mk. L. 4, 11. Iucgh, Rtl. 107, 3. Ofer eówic. . . eów super vos . . . vobis Ps. Srt. 128, 8: 113, 14.

timbran

(v.)
Grammar
timbran, timbrian; p. ede, ode.

to build (lit. or fig.)constructto instruct,edifyto cut timber

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Letten þa kinges timbrien þa hallen, Laym. 5940. To timbren me mine crune, A. R. 124, 8. To timmbrenn himm an hus, Orm. 13368. Who tauȝte hem (peacocks) on trees to tymbre so heighe, Piers P. 11, 352

wracu

(n.)
Grammar
wracu, e; f.

painsufferingmiserysufferingpunishmentvengeanceretributionpersecutionhostilityactive enmityvengeancerevenge

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Gif há wrace dó, ǽr hé him ryhtes bidde, L. In. 9; Th. i. 108, 4. Se ðe þeóf wrecan wille . . . Gif hé man ofsleá on ða wrace, L. Ath. v. l, 5 ; Th. i. 230, 12, Ne mæg wé ðæs wrace gefremman, Cd. Th. 25, 14; Gen. 393.

gód

(n.)
Grammar
gód, es; n.
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Þú hæfst mycele gód (feolo gódo, L., feolu góda, R., multa bona ), Lk. 12, 19

teón

(v.)
Grammar
teón, (from teóhan); p. teáh, pl. tugon; pp. togen, tigen (v. of-teón)
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<b>II a.</b> </b> Gif fáh mon cirican geierne, hine seofan nihtum mon út ne teó, L. Alf. pol. 5; Th. i. 64, 10. Belǽwende eów on gesamnungum and teónde tó cynegum, Homl.

wlanc

(adj.)
Grammar
wlanc, adj.

proudhigh-spiritedboldproudboldarroganthaughtyinsolentproudelateexultantsplendidgreathighaugustmagnificentrich

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Similar entries v. wlencu, Welig ł wlonc diues, Lk. Skt. Lind. 12, 21: 16, 22. Wlonc dives . . . ðe wlonca divitem, Mt. Kmbl. Lind. 19, 23, 24. Summ monn wlong quidam homo dives, 27, 57. Ðú, weliga, ðínne Drihten ne lufadest . . .

Linked entry: wlencu

biddan

to askto askto pray to

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Nele se sláwa erian on wintra, ac hé wile biddan on sumera, Past. 285, 6. þ hé þon bid*-*dendan líf forgeáfe, Bl. H. 19, 35. to ask, make request to a person (acc.) Gehýrð Drihten þá þe hine biddað. Ll. Th. ii. 394, 4.

wén

(n.)
Grammar
wén, e; f.

suppositionopinionthoughtideahopeexpectationlikelihoodprobabilitychanceperhapsperchancemay beprobably

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Cum mid ús, ðý læs wén is hí ús eft genimon come with us, lest haply they take us again Blickl. Homl. 239, 9. Ðý læs wén sié ðæt hine God gefreólsige 243, 19: 247, 2. Wén is ðæt ic gefyrenode perhaps I have sinned 235, 32: 239, 29: Homl.

Linked entry: wéna

be-gán

(v.)

passageto go roundto reach by goingcome uponget atto gopass byto gocomegetto pass byTo come byget atto comefall to one's lotto fallget into debtto surroundto confineto occupyto go about a businessto attend toto cultivateto worshipto honourvenerate a placeto exercise, practise an art, mode of life, &c.to practise a religionfollow the dictates of to practisecarry ondo (habitually)to devote one's self to a practiceto exercise a personto behaveto exercise in somethingto exerciseuseemployto professpretend

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Grn. l, 9. Hí Godes ðeówdðm beeódan, Chr. 995; P. 129, 34. Hym álýfed ne byð ꝥ hé on ceápstówe ǽnige cýpinge begá (merca-turam ullam exercere), Ll. Th. ii. 174, 19. Godes lof begán, Bl. H. 43, 5.