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wícian

(v.)
Grammar
wícian, p. ode.
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Ðú cans eal ðis wésten and wásð hwǽr wícian magon tu nosti, in quibus locis per desertum castra ponere debeamus, Past. 41; Swt. 304, 16. Ðá hét ic míne fyrd restan and wícian ego jussi castra poni, Nar. 8, 26.

Linked entry: ge-wícian

wirs

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

Worseworst

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Ðonne hié wénen ðæt hié hæbben betst gedón, ðæt him ðonne secgen ðæt hié hæbben wierst (wyrst, Cott. MSS.) gedón cum ea, quae bene egisse se credant, male acta monstramus, Past. 32; Swt. 209, 17.

Linked entries: wyrs wiers wirrest

á-feallan

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Ðæt ne mægen ástígan on ðá áre ðe hé of áfeóll. Past. 361, 5. of deterioration, to fall off, away, to sink, decline, decay Sé áfealleþ, sé þe deófol weorþeþ, Bl. H. 31, l. Ǽlc þára áfealð þe þé ( God ) flýgð, Shrn. 166, 24.

fíftig

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Th. i. 70, 19. as ordinal: sceolon þone fíftigan sealm syngan, oððe þone .xxiiii., Ll.

ge-hlýd

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Ben. 73, 14. violent speech, outcry Betere áhreddon ús sylfe of ðissere burhware gehlýde, Hml. S. 23, 202 : 22, 187. Ðá hǽðenan clypodon mid gehlýde . . . 'Beo se árleása ofelagen, ' 22, 160: 23, 612.

ge-mittan

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nǽfre wyrsan handplegan on Angelcynne ne gemitton þonne Ulfcytel him tó bróhte, Chr. 1004; P. 136, note I. io come into association with, into the company of Þá hié gemitton weorces wísan, Gen. 1687. (3 a) with reflex, pron. used reciprocally Þonne

ge-teohhian

(v.)
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gehéraþ hwílum secgan ꝥ hit scyle eall swá geweorþan swá swá God æt fruman getiohhod hæfde, Bt. 41, 2; F. 246, 17. to destine something for or to a person Ðá leán ðe him God getiohchod hæfð, Past. 387, 18.

ge-þwǽrlǽcan

(v.)
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Godes word is úre wiðerwinna ... sceolon geðwǽrlǽcan wið ꝥ word, Hml.

Linked entry: þwǽrlǽcan

ícan

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Gif þonne gyld árǽrdon ꝥ him man ýhte ufon on ꝥ be his wlites weorðe, Ll. Th. i. 234, 6. with the idea of increase, augmentation Meotud umbor ýceð, Gn. Ex. 31.

on-cnáwan

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Þás mǽrsunga oncnáwaþ (cognoscimus) wesan gefyllede, An. Ox. 40, 11. Þá dómas þe ic oncneów þé sylfne secgean judicia quae te dixisse cognovi, Gr. D. 139, 12. Lufe gecneordlǽcan synden oncnáwene affectum exercere noscuntur, An. Ox, 242.

un-wís

(adj.)
Grammar
un-wís, adj.

unwisefoolishstupidignorantignorant of something

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ðæs londes ungleáwe and unwíse wǽron, Nar. 10, 7

wæcce

(n.)
Grammar
wæcce, an; f.

wakefulnesssleeplessnesswatchingwatchfulnessa watchvigila division of the nighta watch

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Ðæs líchaman wæcce is ðonne waciaþ on cyrcan æt úrum úhtsange, ðonne óðre men slápaþ ... Ðæs módes wæcce is micele betere, ðæt se man hogie hú hé gehealden beó wið ðone deófol, Homl. Ass. 51, 35-49: R. Ben. 35, 2.

weald

(n.)
Grammar
weald, es; m.

High land covered with woodwoodforest.

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Se Limene múþa is on eásteweardre Cent, æt ðæs miclan wuda eástende ðe Andred hátaþ . . . seó eá líð út of ðæm wealda. On ða eá hí tugon up híora scipu óþ ðone weald iiii míla fram ðæm múþan útanweardum, Chr. 893; Erl. 88, 26-32. On wealda, Cod.

tó-foran

(prep.)
Grammar
tó-foran, prep, with dat., gen.

Before.in front of,in presence of,previous toabove,in a greater degree thansuperior toover and above,beside,beyond

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Tóforan eallum þingum myngiaþ, ðæt. . . 58, 7: Wulfst. 239, 17. Tóforon. Bd. 42; Fox 260, 12. marking excess, over and above, beside, beyond Tóforan ðám praeterea, Ælfc. Gr. 38; Zup. 234, 9.

tó-stregdan

(v.)
Grammar
tó-stregdan, -strédan. [For conjugation see stregdan.]

To dispersescatterdestroyspargereaspergeredispergeredisperderedissiparedispertiredestruereTo be dispersednot to keep within proper bounds

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C.) hié disperdamus eos, 82, 5. Hé ne tóstrugde hié ne disperderet eos, 105, 23. Tóstrogden biþ dispertiatur, Mk. Skt. Rush. Lind. 3, 25. Ne biþ forléten stán ofer sláne se ðe ne sié tóstrogden (destruatur), 13, 2: Lk. Skt. Lind. 21, 6.

ge-dǽlan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-dǽlan, <b>. I.</b>
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Ox. 1686. to spend Ne þurfon ná tó úrum mǽgum . . . ðencean tó ðám swýþe, þæt him man æfter his forðsýþe tó ðám micel fore gedǽle, þæt hí hine fram wítan álýsan, Wlfst. 306, 5.

DRÍFAN

(v.)
Grammar
DRÍFAN, drýfan,ic drífe , ðú drífest , drífst , he drífeþ , drífþ , dríft , pl. drífaþ; p. ic, he dráf, ðú drife, pl. drifon, dreofon; pp. drifen .

DRIVE, force, pursue pellĕre, mināre, impellĕre, persĕqui To drive, rush with violence ruĕre

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Flinte ic eom heardra, ðe ðis fýr drífeþ of ðissum strongan stýle I am harder than flint, which this fire drives from this strong steel, Exon. 111 b; Th. 426, 24; Rä. 41, 78, Hwílum ðæt drige dríft ðone wǽtan sometimes the dry drives away the wet, Bt.

swǽs

(adj.)
Grammar
swǽs, adj.
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Heó Adame hyre swǽsum were scencte, Exon. Th. 161, 11; Gú. 975. Wið fæder swǽsne, 39, 4; Cri. 617. Gif ðú sunu áge, oððe swǽsne mǽg, oððe freónd ǽnigne, Cd. Th. 150, 28; Gen. 2498 : 203, 11; Exod. 402. Heora swǽs cynn, Ps. Th. 105, 21.

Linked entries: swáse swés

þicce

(adj.)
Grammar
þicce, adj.
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</b> growing thickly, abundant :-- Gebeorh Godes bringep tó genihte wæstme weorðlíce and wel þicce (or adv.?) montem Dei, montem uberem; mons coagulatus, mons pinguis, Ps. Th. 67, 15.

færeld

(n.)
Grammar
færeld, (n. and) m.

goingwalkinga goingcoursejourneya wayroadthe runcarriagevehicle a trainretinuecourseproceeding

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Þú on hrædum færelde þone heofon ymbhweorfest rapido coelum turbine versas, Bt. 4; F. 6, 31. a particular mode of travel: Mót hé swá rídan, swá rówan, swá swilce færelde faran swylce tó his wege gebyrige, Ll.