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wit-seóc

(adj.)
Grammar
wit-seóc, adj.

Lunaticpossessed

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Ælfc. P. 34; Th. ii. 378, 7: Homl. Skt. i. 7, 392

wrítian

(v.)
Grammar
wrítian, p. ode.

to drawto writecompose

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Stud. viii. 478, 49. to write, compose, Similar entries v. wrítan, IV a Writigaþ and singaþ onbútan him ǽlc on his wísan, Engl. Stud. viii. 478, 42. [(later) Icel. ríta ; p. rítadi.]

blis

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Þú woldest mé laðian, þæt ic swíðor drunce swilce for blisse ofer mínum gewunan, Ælfc. T. Grn. 21, 30. Blisse, gefeá tripudio .i. gaudio, An. Ox, 1346. Gá intó þínes hláfordes blisse (gaudium), Mt. 25, 21. Add

dǽd-bót

Grammar
dǽd-bót, penitence, penance.
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Hí clipodon tó Gode mid sóðre dǽdbóte, Ælfc. T. Grn. 6, 24. Bútan hé mid fulre dǽdbóte his ungeþanc gebéte si non cum satisfactione emendaverit, R. Ben. 21, 6.

eálá

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Eálá ðú láreów O magister ... eálá, gif hé gecyrde intó ðǽre byrig pro, si remeasset in urbem, Ælfc. Gr. Z. 280, 4-8. Eálá reówlic tíd wæs þæs geáres, Chr. 1086; P. 218, 26. Eálá hú leás is þysses middaneardes wela, 219, 6.

Fríge-niht

(n.)
Grammar
Fríge-niht, e; f.
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Hig hyra clǽnnysse healdon ǽfre Sunnannihte and Frígenihte, Ll. Th. ii. 190, 19. Hé wæs sume Frígeniht in ciricean. Þá on þá þriddan tíde ðǽre nihte . . . Shrn. 113, 4. Ne mæssenihtum ne Frígenihtum, Wlfst. 305, 24

Linked entry: Fríge-ǽfen

fúl-lic

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Fúllic fedus, Ælfc. Gr. Z. 292, 4. Hit is fúllic þingc and Gode láð, þæt hí . . . befýlað hí selfe . . . þæt hí farað fram wífe tó wífe, eall swá stunte nýtenu dóð, Wlfst. 305, 7.

módig-ness

Grammar
módig-ness, <b>. I.</b>
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Ǽlc yfel cymð of módignysse, Hml. A. 40, 405. Geseoh heora módignysse and úre æádmódnysse, 107, 163. Hé on assan hricge rád eádmódlíce mannum tó bysne ꝥ hí módignysse onscunion, Hml. S. 27) 99. v. ofer-, un-módigness. Add

will

Grammar
will, will.
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Hé geseah þá sóna ꝥ hé his sylfes geweóld ( he was his own master), Ælfc. T. Grn. 17, 10. Hié ealle þá worold on hiora ágen will onwendende wǽron they were turning all the world just as they pleased, Ors. l, 10; S. 48, 10

scearn

(n.)
Grammar
scearn, es; n.

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B. 17), dung, filth Scearn, scern fimus, Ælfc. Gr. 13; Zup. 83, 13. Gor, scear[n] letamen, Wrt. Voc. ii. 50, 38. Swé swé scearn ( stercus ) eorþan, Ps. Surt. 82, 11. Góse scearn, ðonne hió ne ete, Lchdm. ii. 92, 15. Scearnes fimi, Wrt.

Linked entry: scern

weald-genga

(n.)
Grammar
weald-genga, an; m.

A weald-goer bandit brigant

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Ðá ætstód se wealdgenga . . . and áwearp his wǽmna, Ælfc. T. Grn. 17, 30-18, 31

æppel-tún

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'Ǽlc gód treów . . . and yfel treów . . .' mǽnde úre Drihten ðá treówa ðe on æppeltúne weaxað, Hml. Th. ii. 406, 10. On æppeltúne gán anxsumnysse getácnað, Lch. iii. 206, 17. Binnon his æppeltún in hortum arboribus consitum, Hml. A. 100, 269.

pening

(n.)
Grammar
pening, penning, pending, penig, pennig, es; m.
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Ðá onféngon hig ǽlc his pening (suindrigo penningas, Lind.) ... syadrige penegas singulos denarios, 20, 2-10. Pening, Homl. Th. ii. 78, 27. Mé sind wana penegas desunt mihi nummi, Ælfc. Gr. 32; Som. 36, 37.

Linked entry: pending

fæste

shakenfirmlyfasturgentlystrictlysolemnlysecurelyfastfastspeedily at once

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Hé nam of hire eall ꝥ áhte, for ðám heó hit heóld ǽr tó fæste wið hine, Chr. 1043; P. 162, 26. Fæste bewunden, An. 58: El. 937.

Linked entry: fæstlíce

(n.; adj.)
Grammar
má, indecl. cpve. used as subst. and adj.

More

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Ne synd ná má namanspeligende bútan ðás fífténe there are no more pronouns than these fifteen, Ælfc. Gr. 15; Som. 17, 46

Linked entries: mǽst

swícan

(v.; prep.)
Grammar
swícan, p. swác, pl. swicon; pp. swicen.
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Ger. swíhante vagus.] to move away, depart, escape Wiþ ðæt beón æt ne fleón, genim veneriam and gehóh hý tó ðære hýfe; ðonne beóþ hý wunigende and nǽfre ne swícaþ, Lchdm. i. 98, 2.

Linked entry: be-swicenness

help

Grammar
help, hylp (an i-stem noun? Cf. u-grade forms, hulpa, hulfa in O. L. Ger. and O.H.Ger. But cf. also hylpan = helpan):

helpassistancesuccouran aida thinga placea refugea cureremedy of disease

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æt him helpe gemétton, G. i. 894: El. 1032: Ps. Th. 105, 24: 117, 13.

Linked entry: helpe

on-ginnan

(v.)
Grammar
on-ginnan, p. -gan, -gann; pl. -gunnon; pp. -gunnen.

to begin, set about, set to workto attempt, endeavour (with infin.)to act strenuouslyto make an attempt upon, to attack

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Óþ hé ongite ðæt hé mǽge ábiddan æt Gode ðæt hé ongiene (-ginne, MSS. Cot.) until he finds that he can obtain by prayer from God what he endeavours to get, Past. 10; Swt. 61, 22.

ge-wyrcan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-wyrcan, -wyrcean; p. -worhte, ðú -worhtest; pp. -worht.

to workmakebuildformdisposedoperformcelebratecommitto get by workinggainobtainmerit

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Sió wund ðe him se eorþdraca ǽr geworhte the wound that the dragon had before given him, Beo. Th. 5418; B. 2712. Hie geweorc geworht hæfdon they had made a fort, Chr. 894; Erl. 90, 2.

Linked entry: ge-worht

wær

(adj.)
Grammar
wær, adj.

wareawarehaving knowledge of something which is to be guarded againstwareprepared foron guard against something that might be hurtfulwarecareful to avoid somethingon guard against doing somethingwareobservant ofattentive to a warning warycautioussagaciousprudentcunning

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Hig sint wære and cunnon þénunga, and hig cennaþ ǽr ðam ðe wyt cumon tó him ipsae obstetricandi habent scientiam, et priusquam veniamus ad eas pariunt, Ex. i. 19. Se wísdóm gedéþ his lufiendas wíse and wære, Bt. 27, 2; Fox 98, 1.