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sealt

(adj.)
Grammar
sealt, salt; adj.
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Salt, of that which is naturally salt For hwam wæs seó sǽ sealt geworden? Moises áwearp ða .x. word in ða sǽ, and his teáras ágeát in ða sǽ; for ðam wearð seó sǽ sealt, Salm. Kmbl. 188, 15-19. Sealt wæter the sea, Ps. Th. 68, 2: Cd.

a-lefan

(v.)
Grammar
a-lefan, to become weak.
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Þæt þæt áléfed wæs, þæt ic gehǽle, 242, 16. Áléfed paralysed, ii. 546, 30. Þæt wanhál wæs and áléwed (álýfed, v. l.) quod debile erat, R. Ben. 51, 16. ꝥ wé fæston swá ꝥ úre líchama áléfed ne wurðe so that our body be not injured, Hml. S. 13, 104.

ge-cnǽwe

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Hí þá ongén hine gecnǽwne gedydon ( made him confess ) ... ꝥ hé hit wæs. Hml. S. 30, 274. cognizant of Ðyssa þinga is gecnǽwe ǽlc dohtig man on Kænt, Cht. Th. 313, 18.

hátan

(v.)
Grammar
hátan, p. hátte.
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Saga mé ðæt andweorc ðe Adam wæs of geworht. Ic ðé secge, of viii punda gewihte. Saga mé: hwæt hátton ðáge ? Ic ðé secge ðæt ǽroste wæs foldan pund . . . Sal. K. 180, 3-7

wefl

(n.)
Grammar
wefl, e; wefle (-a ; m.?), an; f.

weft, woof, thread which crosses the warpan implement for weavinga shuttle (?)

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Wundene mé (a coat of mail) ne beóð wefle (ueflæ, Txts. 151, 5), ne ic wearp hafu the threads of the woof are not twisted for me, nor have I a warp, Exon. Th. 417, 15 ; Rä. 36, 5.

Linked entry: wefta

swecc

(n.)
Grammar
swecc, swæcc,es; m.

a taste, flavour, savourthe sense, of tastean odour, a scent, smell the sense of smell an odourodor

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a taste, flavour, savour Ðæs ( the manna's) swæc (gustus ) wæs swilce smedema mid hunige, Ex. 16, 31: Bt. 34, 11 ; Fox 152, 1. Swæcces nectaris, saporis, Hpt. Gl. 488, 26. Búton swæcce ( sapore ) sealtes. Coll. Monast. Th. 28, 15.

Linked entries: swæc swice

wilisc

(adj.)
Grammar
wilisc, adj.

foreign, not Englishservile

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Ða Wylisce menn hí gegaderodon, and wið ða Frencisce ðe on Walon wǽron gewinn up áhófon, 1094 ; Erl. 230, 32. Hengest and Æsc gefuhton wiþ Walas, and .xii.

þrowian

(v.)
Grammar
þrowian, (þrówian?), þreowian (þreówian?); p. ode

To sufferto suffer as opposed to to actto suffer what is painfulto suffer martyrdomto make to sufferto crucifyto suffer for somethingpay foratone for

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Voc. ii. 86, 39: 52, 46. to make to suffer, to crucify : -- Æfter ðonne ðe hé þrowad wæs after he was crucified, Mt. Kmbl. Rush. 27, 44. Cf. Geðrowod under Pilate, Homl. Th. ii. 596, 15. Ðone geðrowodan Crist, 292, 13.

Linked entry: a-þrówian

ge-mengan

(v.)
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His líchama wæs gemengeð mid þǽre eorþan, Bl. H. 241, 26.

LECGAN

(v.)
Grammar
LECGAN, p. legde, lægde, léde

to layplaceputlayto slay

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Hine betellan æt ǽlc ðæra þinga ðe him man on léde to clear himself from every thing that was laid to his charge, Chr. 1048; Erl. 180, 12. Abraham legde hleór on eorþan, Cd. 107; Th. 140, 32; Gen. 2336.

ge-weorþian

(v.)
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Offa wæs geofum and gúðum wíde geweorðod Offa was for liberality and bravery far and wide held in honour, B. 1959.

BRECAN

(v.)
Grammar
BRECAN, ic brece, ðú bricest, bricst, he briceþ, bricþ, pl. brecaþ; p. ic, he bræc, ðú brǽce, pl. brǽcon; pp. brocen.

to BREAK, burst, violate break or burst through; frangere, confringere, rumpere, perfringere, perrurnpereto press, force, urge;urgereto rush intotakeby stormin locum irrumpere, expugnare, erumpere, prorumpere, crepare, fremere to breakburst forthmake a noisecrashto sail;navigareTo retch;screare

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Eádweard bræc ðone bordweall Edward broke through the wall of shields, Byrht. Th. 139, 60; By. 277. Brǽcon bordhreóðan [they] broke through the wall of shields. Elen. Kmbl. 243; El. 122.

á-weorpan

to throwcastcause rapidviolent movement of a body,to throw awayto throw upfoodto throw offfree one's self fromto cast out expelto rejectcast away or offrenounce,to cost downtrouble

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S. 3, 640. to throw upfood :-- Þonne se man mete þigð, þonne áwyrpð hé eft, Lch. ii. 204, 9. fig. of change in condition Heó on þis wræcwíte áworpen wæs, Bl.

wer

(n.)
Grammar
wer, and <b>were,</b> es; m. [The word seems to be interchangeable with wer-gild (q. v.), e. g.
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the first instalment of such payment was fixed.

á-brecan

(v.)
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Gl. 522, 3. (1 a) to break down a wall :-- Hié ðone weall ábrǽcon perfractis muris, Ors. 3, 9 ; S. 134, 22. Hé hét ábrecan ðone weall, ðeáh ðe hé brád wǽre, Hml.

brúcan

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Þá hé bisceopðegnunge brúcende wæs cum episcopatus officio fungeretur , Bd. 3, 23; Sch. 299, 1. Þá brúcende fungentes, i. utentes (monachica professione ), An. Ox. 3766

ge-munan

(v.)
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Seldon hié willað gemunan hú micel hié nimað, 343, 16. where and are combined ꝥ is ꝥ ic gefyrnost gemunan mæg, ꝥ mín fæder wæs cempena ealdorman the earliest thing that I can remember is that my father was a captain, Hml. S. 30, 322. <b>I a.

ge-nídan

(v.)
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To force one's way to(?) Se wynn genýdde tó mé, Seel. 119

ge-swencan

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Heó wæs swíðe geswenced (vexatus), Gr. D. 72, 30. Gé bióðun giswenced uapulabitis, Mk. R. 13, 9.

ge-fón

(v.)
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Geféngon ł wæs gefóen hine apprehensum eum, 21, 39. Mið ðý gefóen wéron ðegnas his apprehensis servis ejus, 21, 35. (2 b β) to seize in a struggle :-- Gráp þá tógeánes, gúðrinc geféng atolan clommum, B. 1501.