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níwe

(adj.)
Grammar
níwe, neówe; adj.

newnot yet usednewrecentnot of long standingnot long madenew (to anything)inexperiencednewnoveldifferent from what has gone before

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And ne drincþ nán man eald wín and wylle sóna ðæt níwe, Lk. Skt. 5, 37-39. Ðá hé ( the Roman name ) com ǽrest tó Parþum, and wæs ðǽr swíðe níwe, Bt, 18, 2; Fox 64, 13. Níwe móna neomenia, Wrt, Voc. i. 16, 51. Se níwa neophytus, ii. 60, 64.

Linked entry: níwung

scrífan

(v.; prep.)
Grammar
scrífan, p. scráf, pl. scrifon; pp. scrifen
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Him ( God ) þonc ǽghwá secge ðæs ðe hé for his miltsum monnum scrífeþ, 333, 7; Vy. 98. to fix as his lot for a person Ic sceal sécan ða hámas ðe ðú mé ǽr scrife I must visit the abodes that you (the body) have made my (the soul's) portion, 371

Linked entry: be-scrifen

staþol

(n.)
Grammar
staþol, (-el, -ul), es; m.
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., and dó háligwæter ðǽron, and drýpe on ðone staðol ðara turfa (the lower side of the sods), Lchdm. i. 398, 11. <b>I b.</b> that on which a thing depends :-- Staðul cardo, Wrt.

Linked entry: scaþel

wist

(n.)
Grammar
wist, e; f. (and m.?
Similar entries
v. big-, dæg-, hús-, neáh-wist.
)

subsistencesustenancefoodprovisionsdainty fooda feasteatingfeasting

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Fox 388; Men. 195: Soul Kmbl. 49; Seel. 25. Genóh wǽre ðam wǽdlan his untrumnys, þeáh ðe hé wiste hæfde, Homl. Th. i. 330, 16. Mon tó andleofne eorðan wæstmas hám gelǽdeþ, wiste wynsume, Exon. Th. 214, 26; Ph. 245: Cd. Th. 81, 4; Gen. 1340.

wóh

(n.)
Grammar
wóh, gen. wóges, wós; dot. wóge, wó; n.

Wrongperversityinjusticeerrorwrongfullywrongly

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Sóna swá sacerda hwylc hwone on wóh gesyhð, hé sceal tilian ðæt hé hyne on rihtum gebrynge, L. E. I. 28 ; Th. ii. 424, 26. Weorþeþ (-aþ, MS. ) swíþe oft on wón (in error) se sido, Bt. 39, 9 ; Fox 226, 4.

wrecca

(n.)
Grammar
wrecca, wræcca, an ; m.

one driven from his own countrya wanderer in foreign landsan exilea strangerpilgrima wretchan evil persona wretched persona miserable, feeble creaturea wretchedunhappymiserablepoor person

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Ða lióð ðe ic wrecca geó lustbǽrlíce song, ic sceal nú heofiende singan. Bt. 2 ; Fox 4, 6 : Met. 2, 3. Ne mæg mon ǽnne wræccan his cræftes beniman, 10, 38. Heó áhredde ða húþe, and tó hám bedrǽf wreccan (the hapless wight?) ofer willan. Exon.

Linked entries: wræcca wrec

ge-irnan

(v.)
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106, 10. (1 b) with the idea of attack :-- Gelamp sume síðe, ðǽr hé sum gild bræc, ꝥ þǽr gearn mycel menigeo tó him . . . and ealle swíðe erre wǽron (cf.. to run to a place Georn xvi-wintre mǽden tó ðǽre bǽre, seó wæs blind ácenned, and heó meahte sóna

Linked entries: ge-urnen ge-yrnan

MÆGEN

(n.)
Grammar
MÆGEN, es; n.

MAINmightstrengthforcepowervigourefficacyvirtuefacultyabilityan exercise of powerefforta mighty workmiraclea forcemilitary force

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Ðú ne wénst ðæt heó mǽge swá mycel mægen habban you will not expect that the plant can have so great efficacy. Herb. 12, 4; Lchdm. i. 104, 12. Hé moncynnes mǽste hæfde mægen and strengo, Cd. 79; Th. 98, 19; Gen. 1632.

Linked entry: mægn

þeáw

(n.)
Grammar
þeáw, es; m.
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Ic geseó on eówres fæder þeáwum ðæt hé nys swá wel wið mé geworht, swá hé wæs gyrstandæg I see by your father's behaviour that he is not so well disposed to me as he was yesterday, Gen. 31, 5.

wundor

(n.)
Grammar
wundor, es; n.

a wondera circumstanceact that excites astonishmenta circumstance that excites astonishment as being out of the usual course of nature,a prodigyportenta wondermiraclea miraclea wonderful objectwondrous thingwonderfulmiraculous powerwonderadmiration

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Gé mec tó wundre (so as to excite wonder, wonderfully), wǽgan mótun, Exon. Th. 124, 21; Gú. 341: Homl. Skt. i. 23, 652. Wundrum monigo very many, Mk. Skt. Lind. Rush. 7, 8. Wundrum lytel wonderfully little, Bt. 11, 1; Fox 32, 21.

Linked entries: wunder wundrum

tíd

(n.)
Grammar
tíd, e; f.
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Beó ðám hálgum tídan eallum cristenum mannum sib and sóm gemǽne, L. Eth. v. 19; Th. i. 308, 28. marking duration, where the length of time is indefinite, time, a period of time; in pl. times (as in our times, etc.)

Linked entry: týd

líf

(adv.)
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Sundur gedǽlan líf wið líce to separate body and soul, B. 2423. Of þæs weres handa ic ofgange þæs mannes líf de manu viri requiram animam hominis, Gen. 9, 5. Líf spiraculum i. animam (exhalavit), An. Ox. 2822. a living person (?)

manian

(v.)
Grammar
manian, <b>, manigean, monian;</b> p. ode.

to bring to mind what ought to be doneto urge upon one what ought to be doneto admonishexhortinstigateto bring to mind what, should not be forgottento admonishremindsuggestpromptto tell what ought to be doneto teachinstructadviseto claim of a person (acc.) what is duein jus vocaread malium mannire

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Mec ðæs þearf monaþ, micel módes sorg, Exon. 76a; Th. 285, 21; Jul. 717. to tell what ought to be done, to teach, instruct, advise Hé hié mid ðissum wordum lǽrde and manode he taught them what they should do in these words, Blickl. Homl. 169, 12.

searu

(n.)
Grammar
searu, searo, [w]e; f. : [w]es; n.
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Hringíren song in searwum ( coats of mail), Beo. Th. 651; B. 323: 5053 ; B. 2530. Secg on searwum, 503; B. 249: 5392 ; B. 2700. Geseah on searwum (among the arms) sigeeadig bil, 3118; 8. 1557. Searwum gearwe equipped, 3631; B. 1813

Linked entries: searo siru

stów

(n.)
Grammar
stów, e ; f.
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Gange seó sócn intó ðære stówe ( the monastery at Ely ), Chart. Th. 243, 1. On ðære stówe ( the town of Zoar ) wé gesunde mágon bídan, Cd. Th. 152, 19 ; Gen. 2522.

un-þanc

(n.)
Grammar
un-þanc, es; m.

disfavourdispleasureangerill-willan unpleasing acta displeasurean offenceannoyancenot thanksdispleasure expressed in wordsunwillinglywithout consenton compulsioningratiswithout (a person's) consentnot of (one's own) accordagainst (one's) will

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Se deófol, ðe hine ǽr unðances forlét, hine sóna gelæhte, Homl. Th. ii. 170, 11. Ðú miht forleósan unðances ða ðing ðe áteorian magon, ac gif ðú sylf for Gode gód byst, ðæt ðú ne forlýst nǽfre unðances, 410, 26-28.

Linked entry: un-þances

bót

mendingrepairremedyimprovementhelpamendmentamendsreparationrepentancepenance

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D. i. 114, 27. as a religious term, amends for sin, repentance, penance (cf. dǽd-bót) Don wé úrum Drihtne sóþe hreówe and bóte, ꝥ wé þurh ꝥ gegearnian úra synna forlǽtnesse, Bl. H. 35, 36 : 79, 8. Dón bóte úre yfeldǽda, 99, 1: 101, 9

cépan

(v.)
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Hé cépte symle hú hé cwémde Gode, 18, 36. to keep, hold prisoner Swá hwylcne swá ic cysse, cépað his sóna ( tenete eum, Mt. 36, 48), Hml. Th. ii. 246, 11

ge-ceósan

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Þá þe Gode gecorene wǽron sóna swá hý geborene wǽron, Wlfst. 196, 10. ¶ geceósan tó to choose king, bishop, &amp;c., elect Ic þé gefyrþrede mid mínum lárum tó þon ꝥ þé mon tó dómere geceás, Bt. 8; F. 24, 30: Chr. 1041; P. 163, 10.

heofon-lic

chaste

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Heofonlic hleóðor and se hálga song gehýred wæs, Gú. 1297. Seó sáwl mót brúcan þæs heofonlican, siþþan heó biþ ábrogden from þǽm eorþlican, Bt. 18, 4; F. 68, 17. On ꝥ éce wuldor þæs heofenlican ríces. Bl. H. 61, 6.