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ge-scénan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-scénan, p. de; pp. ed

To break, bruise, wound ⬩ contĕrĕre, vulnĕrāre

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To break, bruise, wound; contĕrĕre, vulnĕrāre Hí woldon ǽninga heafolan gescénan they would at once wound the head, Andr. Kmbl. 2286; An. 1144. Forðon he ǽren dór gesceeneþ quia contrivit portas æreas, Ps. Th. 106, 15

weorold-feoh

(n.)
Grammar
weorold-feoh, gen. -feós; n.
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Worldly wealth, this world's goods Nis woruldfeoh ðe ic mé ágan wille sceat ne scilling ( I will not take from a thread even to a shoe-latchet, Gen. 14, 23), Cd. Th. 129, 12 ; Gen. 2142

wræclíce

(adv.)
Grammar
wræclíce, adv.

abroad ⬩ to foreign parts ⬩ strangely ⬩ wonderfully

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abroad, to foreign parts Hé férde wræclíce (peregre) on feorlen ríce, Lk. Skt. 15, 13. strangely, wonderfully Wræclíce mirabiliter, Ps. Th. 75, 4. Gemunaþ hú hé mænig wundor worhte wræclíce, 104, 5 : 105, 7: 148, 5

á-sciran

(v.)
Grammar
á-sciran, (e, y); p. -scær, pl. -scǽron; pp. -scoren
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To cut off, away Gif hé þone beard of áscire (-scyre, v. l. ), Ll. Th. i. 84, 8. Wæs án ormǽte clif áscoren rihte ádúne, Hml. S. 31, 316. Of áscoren raderetur, An. Ox. 2, 337

Linked entry: á-sceran

grad

Grammar
grad, l. grád,
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Th. ii. 512, 11 with :-- Martinus stáh tó ánre úpflóra; þá wǽron þǽre hlǽddre stapas áléfede ... ꝥ hé feól ádúne, Hml. S. 31, 601.]

lim-leás

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Hwæt sceole wé smeágan embe ðá þe gewítað tó ðám écum forwyrde, hwæðer hí áléfede beón ciðe limleáse?, Hml. Th. i. 236, 28-33

síþ

Grammar
síþ, <b>. IV.</b>
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Add Hé cóm tó his bréðer, and his síð be endebyrdnysse sǽde, Hml. Th. ii. 358, 25. 1. Add Ǽne síþa semel, Ps. Srt. 61, 12: 88, 36

tredan

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add: to press with the foot, hold the foot on something Hé worhte him áne anlícnesse þe ... mid ðáre swíðran hand þone hwǽte hlód, and mid þám winstran fét þá mittan træd, Ap. Th. 10, 13

út-weard

(adj.)
Grammar
út-weard, adj.

Outward ⬩ lending to the outside

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Outward, lending to the outside Eoten wæs útweard, Beo. Th. 1526; B. 761. Dynt mið honde uutearde alapam, Jn. Skt. Lind. 18 22, Wæs gesýne ðæt ða swaðo wǽron ǽrest útwearde ongunnen, Blickl. Homl. 207, 12

swaðrian

(v.)
Grammar
swaðrian, swæðorian; p ode

To retreat, withdraw, subside

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To retreat, withdraw, subside Geofon swaðrode . . . geótende gegrind grund eall forswealg, Andr. Kmbl. 3169; An. 1587. Hærn eft onwand . . . wædu swæðorodon, 1066; An. 533. Brimu swaþredon, ðæt ic sǽnæssas geseón mihte, Beo. Th. 1145; B. 570

Linked entries: swæðorian swodrian

swipian

(v.)
Grammar
swipian, sweopian; p. ode

To scourge, strike, beat, lash ⬩ to whip; to move swiftly

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To scourge, strike, beat, lash Hafaþ hé gyrde lange and ðone feónd sweopaþ, Salm. Kmbl. 185, MS. A.; Sal. 92. Rodor swipode meredeáða mǽst the destroying sea lashed the skies, Cd. Th. 207, 8; Exod. 463

Linked entry: swippan

full-berstan

(v.)

to be shattered

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to be shattered On þyssum þrým stapelum sceall ǽlc cynestól standan . . . and áwácie heora ǽnig, sóna se stól scylfð; anð fulberste heora ǽnig, þonne hrýsð se seól nyðer, Ll. Th. ii. 308, 1: Wlfst. 267, 18

wín-hús

(n.)
Grammar
wín-hús, es; n.

A wine-house

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Ne mót mid rihte nán preóst drincan æt wínhúsum ealles tó gelóme, L. Ælfc. P. 49; Th. ii. 386, 8

Linked entry: wín-ærn

cirran

(v.)
Grammar
cirran, de; ed

To turn ⬩ vertere

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To turn; vertere Him cirde to Þurferþ eorl earl Thurferth turned to him, Chr. 921; Erl. 107, 27: Invent. Crs. Recd. 1833; El. 915

ge-tweónian

(v.)
Grammar
ge-tweónian, p. ode; pp. od; v. impers.

To seem doubtful to any one ⬩ dŭbium vĭdēri alĭcui

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To seem doubtful to any one; dŭbium vĭdēri alĭcui Getweónode hí hwæðer ... it seemed doubtful to them whether..., Ors. 1, 14; Bos. 37, 28

Linked entry: tweónian

ge-hǽlan

(prep.)
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Add: to heal, cure. to heal a person who is sick in body or mind Antecríst geuntrumað þá ðe ǽr hále wǽron; and hé nǽnne gehǽlan ne mæg, búton hé hine ǽrest áwyrde.

wítan

(v.)
Grammar
wítan, p. wát, pl. witon; pp. witen.

to see to ⬩ take heed to ⬩ guard ⬩ keep ⬩ to lay t ⬩ charge ⬩ lay the blame of ⬩ impute ⬩ to go ⬩ depart

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Þe vif wittes, þet witeð þe heorte alse wakemen, 14, 6. Wite mine Bruttes a to þines lifes, Laym. 28604. Crist . . . wite his soule, Havel. 405. To witen ant to welden, Marh. 2, 23.

Linked entry: ge-wítan

werlíce

(adv.)
Grammar
werlíce, adv.
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Ðeáh gif wífmann bið werlíce geworht, and strang tó Godes willan, heó bið ðonne geteald tó ðám werum ðe æt Godes mýsan sittaþ, Homl. Th. i. 188, 28-34: 360, 13: 542, 25

wiþ-metan

(v.)
Grammar
wiþ-metan, p.-mæt, pl. -mǽton; pp. -meten

To compare

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Th. ii. 200, 33: 456, 13. Grammar wiþ-metan, with prep. Ða cræftas ne sint tó wiþmetanne (metanne, v. l. ) wiþ ðære sáwle cræfta ǽnne, Bt. 32, 1; Fox 116, 2

Linked entry: wiþer-metan

for-leósan

to lose ⬩ to destroy

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Th. i. 378, 11