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wraþu

(n.; adv.)
Grammar
wraþu, e; f.

A propstaysupportsupportassistance

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Wéne ic mé wraðe tó ðé ego in te sperabo, Ps. Th. 55, 3. Wyrta ðú geworhtest tó wraðe manna producens herbam servituti hominum, 103, 13. Se mé wraþe healdeþ, Exon. Th. 117, 7; Gú. 220. Ðǽr hí wraðe métaþ, 215, 3; Ph. 247.

wyrt

(n.)
Grammar
wyrt, e; f.
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Seó wyrt (herba ) weóx, Mt. Kmbl. 13, 26. Gemolsnad wyrt, Ps. Th. 89, 6. Wyrta wynsume, Exon. Th. 233, 23; Ph. 529. Sumra wyrta eard biþ on dúnum, sumra on merscum, sumra on mórum, Bt. 34, 10; Fox 148, 22.

Linked entry: blód-wyrt

á-lǽdan

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Gang on ðá ceastre and álǽde hine of ðáre ceastre, 237, 3. of guidance Ꝥ dysig ðá earman men gedwelaþ and álǽt of þám rihtan wege, Bt. 32, 3; F. 118, 7.

hǽþen-gild

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Oft hé hǽðengield ofer word Godes weóh gesóhte, Jul. 22

híw-rǽden

Grammar
híw-rǽden, In
  • Ps. L.
the word is neuter

a familya housea housefamilytribenation

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Hé nigontýne wera and wífa his híwisces gefullode, Hml. Th. i. 422, 21. Nime ǽghwylc híwrǽden of ǽlcum húse án lamb (cf. nyme ǽlc mann án lamb tó his híwrǽdene tollat unusquisque agnum per familias et domus suas, Ex. 12, 3), Angl. viii. 322, 6.

wild-deór

(n.)
Grammar
wild-deór, wildeór, es; n.

A wild animalwild beast

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Ðis wilddeór (wildeór, v. l. ) well fremaþ, Lchdm. i. 330, 7. Wildeór fera Wrt. Voc. i. 77, 76. Ne mæg hit wæter ne wildeór beswícan, Salm. Kmbl. 571; Sal. 285. Wildiór leena Kent. Gl. 989. Wildeór bestiae Bd. 3, 23 ; S. 554, 24: Coll. Monast.

Linked entry: wildedeór

tirgan

(v.)
Grammar
tirgan, tirwian, tirigan, tirian; p. tirgde, tirwede, tirigde

To vex,irritate,provokeexasperate

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Terwyn̄ or make wery lasso, fatigo, terwyd lassatus, fatigatus, Prompt. Parv. 489

heorte

breastbosomwillintellectmindsoulintentwilldesireinclinationdispositiontemperamentcharacter

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Þæt wæs torn were hefig æt heortan, 980: Cri. 500: 1494. Is mín mód gehǽled, hyge ymb heortan gerúme, Gen. 759: 354. He hafað wérige heortan, se.

hwæðer

(pronoun.)
Grammar
hwæðer, pron.

eitherboth

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Drihtenes áre oððe deófles þeówet swá hwæðer geearniaþ hér on lífe, Hy. Grn. ii. 289, 99; Hy. 7, 99

Linked entry: hwæðer

lǽce-dóm

(n.)
Grammar
lǽce-dóm, es; m.

Medicinea medicineremedycure

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Ús is nédþearf ðæt sécan ðone lǽcedóm úre sáuwle, Blickl. Homl. 97, 31. Þurh his lǽcedóm by means of the remedy he has provided, Cd. 226; Th. 301, 30; Sat. 589. Lǽcedóm findan, Exon. 31 a; Th. 96, 13; Cri. 1573.

Linked entry: lǽce-cræft

þider

(adv.)
Grammar
þider, þieder; adv.
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Ǽrende þyder habbaþ, 233, 11. <b>I a.</b> in an indefinite sense :--- On healfa gehwǽr, sume hyder, sume þyder, Elen. Kmbl. 1093; El. 548. as antecedent Ðá ferede hine Godes hand þider, þǽr hine men siððan áredon, Shrn. 57, 5.

Linked entry: þyder

feld

Grammar
feld, gen. felda (v. Licetfelda)

plainfield

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Ne gesáwon nóht elles búton þá wéstan feldas and wudu and dúna be þǽm gársecge nihil praeter desertos in oceano campos, siluasque ac montes, Nar. 20, 10. field as opposed to garden Mid þǽre lactucan þe on felda wixð cum lactucis agrestibus, Ex. 12

sang

(n.)
Grammar
sang, es; m.

song, singinga singing, chantingsong, poetry,a songa poem

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Ðǽr ( in heaven ) hálgan Gode sang ymb seld secgan sceoldon, Cd. Th. 279, 9; Sat. 235. Gesǽton sigerófe sang áhófon lifted up their voices in song, Elen. Kmbl. 1733 ; Kl. 868. of birds or animals Winsum sanc ( of birds ), Met. 13, 50.

Linked entry: song

gaderian

(v.)

to join, uniteto bring togetherto bring togethercollectaccumulate, amassto bringgarnerto gatherto gathercompile

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geadredon ðá colligimus ea, Mt.

GE-RÉFA

(n.)
Grammar
GE-RÉFA, ge-reáfa, groefa, an; m.

A prefect, steward, fiscal officer of the shire or county, judge, reeve or sheriff, countpræpŏsĭtus, villĭcus, jūdex, præfectus, cŏmes

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Ðæt ǽlc geréfa náme ðæt wedd on his ágenre scire, ðæt hí ealle ðæt friþ healdan woldan that each reeve should take a pledge in his own shire, that they would all hold the peace, L. Ath. v. § 10; Th. i. 240, 1.

hál

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Wes þú, Hróðgár, hál, B. 407. alone Hál (hál beó þú, W. S.), láruwa have, Rabbi, Mt. L. R. 26, 49. Hál (hál wæs þú, W. S.), cynig Júdéana, 27, 29 : Mk. L. R. 15, 18 : Lk. L. R. 1, 28

fore

(prep.)
Grammar
fore, = for, q. v; prep. dat. acc.

foron account offor the sake ofpropropterperforon account offor the sake ofpropropterper

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Gé scofene wurdon fore oferhygdum in éce fýr ye were thrust into eternal fire on account of pride, Exon. 41 b; Th. 140, 6; Gú. 606. = for, Similar entries q.v. for, on account of, for the sake of; pro, propter, per; with the accusative; cum accusātīvo

un-strang

(adj.)
Grammar
un-strang, adj.

Not strongweakfeeble

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Not strong, weak, feeble Unstrang invalidus, Wrt. Voc. i. 51, 22: 83, 57. Heó ( Judith ) wæs lytel and unstrang, Homl. Ass. 114, 411. Hwæt is se intinga ðæt in þúsend manna ðé ne magon ástyrian, swá unstrang swá ðú eart? Homl. Skt. i. 9, 110.

un-hál

(adj.)
Grammar
un-hál, adj.

In bad healthsickweakinfirmunhealthyunsound

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In bad health, sick, weak, infirm, unhealthy, unsound, in reference to persons Ðǽr ðæt heáfod bið unhál languente capite, Past. 18; Swt. 129, 7. Ic eom unhál infirmus sum, Ps. Th. 6, 2. Unhál debilis, Mk. Skt. Lind. Rush. 9, 43.

blinnan

Grammar
blinnan, [= be-linnan].

to cease

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Hé hét blinnan fram éhtnysse cessari a persecutione praecepit, 1, 7; Sch. 26, 20. of things, to cease, come to an end Ic wéne ꝥ þes dæg blinneð (geendige, v. l.) (cessabit), ǽr mé spell áteorige, Gr. D. 7, 29.