self
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Wé magon cweþan ꝥ sé wǽre mid him sylfum þe gesǽd is on ðám godspelle ꝥ hé fæder forléte and feorr land sóhte, 106, 24. 1 γ Nú wille ic ꝥ þú sitte þé sylf on þínre cytan, Hml. S. 33, 167. <b>II a.
ge-wyrcan
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L. 7, 17: Hy. 3, 52. to celebrate a festival Doeg ðe symbel mid ðý geworht wæs, Jn.
CYN
every being of one kind, a kindred, kind, race, nation, people, tribe, family, lineage, generation, progeny, KIN ⬩ genus, gens, natio, populus, stirps, tribus, familia, natales, origo, generatio, proles, progenies ⬩ Gender ⬩ genus ⬩ a sex ⬩ sexus
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Ðæt wíf wæs hǽðen, Sirofenisces cynnes erat mulier gentīlis, Syrophœnissa genere, Mk. Bos. 7, 26. Lá næddrena cyn progenies viperarum, Mt. Bos. 3, 7. Of cynne on cynn from generation to generation; a progenie in, progeniem, Ps. Th. 84, 5: 88, 1.
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for-dón
to do for ⬩ destroy ⬩ kill ⬩ perdĕre ⬩ destruĕre ⬩ dēlēre ⬩ contĕrĕre ⬩ interfĭcĕre ⬩ occīdĕre ⬩ to seduce ⬩ defile ⬩ corrupt ⬩ sedūcĕre ⬩ scĕlĕrāre
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Ðǽr wæs cirm micel, fordénera gedræg there was a great noise, a tumult of the defiled, Andr. Kmbl. 85; An. 43. Seóðeþ swearta lég synne on fordónum the swart flame of sin shall seethe on the corrupted, Exon. 22 b; Th. 62, 2; Cri. 995. [O.
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Lǽden
Latin ⬩ speech ⬩ language
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Swá gelǽred ðæt hé Grécisc gereord of miclum dǽle cúþe and Léden him wæs swá cúþ swá swá Englisc in tantum institutus, ut Græcam linguam non parva ex parte, Latinam non minus quam Anglorum noverit, 5, 20; S. 641, 34.
máðum
A precious or valuable thing ⬩ a treasure ⬩ jewel ⬩ ornament
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Ðǽr wæs máðma fela, frætwa gelǽded, 72; B. 36. Mádma, 81; B. 41. Dýrwurþre eallum máðmum omnibus ornamentis pretiosior, Bd. 2, 12; S. 514, 41.
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under-standan
to understand ⬩ have insight into ⬩ to understand ⬩ perceive ⬩ know certainly ⬩ to understand in such and such a sense ⬩ to conceive of ⬩ consider ⬩ to accept as correct ⬩ to observe ⬩ notice ⬩ consider
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Swǽ clǽne hió ( learning ) wæs óðfeallenu on Angelcynne ðæt swíðe feáwa wǽron behionan Humbre ðe hiora ðéninga cúðen understondan, Past. pref.; Swt. 3, 14. Gehwá ðe his ágene þearfe wille understandan, L. Eth. vi. 27; Th. i. 322, 9.
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worn
A swarm ⬩ band ⬩ Jlock ⬩ crowd ⬩ multitude ⬩ many ⬩ a great number ⬩ a great quantity ⬩ much ⬩ many
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Wæs ðér worn (grex) swína michil, Mk. Skt. Lind. Rush. 5, ii. 13. Ðǽr witena biþ worn ætsomne, 295, 35; Crä. 43 : Salm. Kmbl. 802 ; Sal. 400. Weard Seme suna and dohtra worn áféded, Cd. Th. 99, 5; Gen. 1641.
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feorm
provisions ⬩ stores ⬩ a feast ⬩ an entertainment ⬩ entertainment
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Feorma (farma, L.) giworden wæs cena facta, Jn. R. 13, 2. Tíd farmes hora caenae, Lk. L. 14, 17. Tó feorme ad agapem, An. Ox. 4834. Æt ánre feorme convivio, Ors. 237, 4. Aman unþances cóm tó þǽre cwéne feorme, Hml. A. 99, 247.
flíma
a run-away ⬩ deserter ⬩ an apostate ⬩ an outlaw ⬩ exile ⬩ an outcast ⬩ wretch
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Wesseaxan . . . ꝥ is mundbryce and hámsócne . . . and flýmena fyrmðe (cf. 1óc hwá þðne flýman feormie, gylde fîf pund þám cyninge, 382, 21; and: On Dena lage hé áh griðbryce and hamsócne . . . and gif hwá þæne friðleásan man feormige, béte ꝥ swí hit ǽr lagu wæs
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ge-girwan
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Golde gegerede and gimcynnum, Met. 25, 6. to equip, furnish, supply Seó wiht wæs wundrun gegierwed, hæfde feówere fét under wombe, Rä. 37, 2: 68, 2: 30, 3: Sch. 61. to direct. v. gegirwung. (Cf.
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ge-freógan
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Leáfa gebohte . . . ðis land mið ðý friádðme ðe hit hǽr gefriád wæs, C. D. B. ii. 154, 18. to free from evil, trouble, & c. Gefrig úsich from ýfle, Mt. L. 6, 13.
hálsian
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Dryhten cwæð : 'Hé wæs þurh mé gehálsod', Shrn. 135, 18-25, Hé é where the entreaty is made in the interests of the person addressed. with acc. of person Lǽre hié and healsa ( obsecra ), Past. 291, 16. with acc. and clause Ic þé healsige ꝥ ðú gesceádwíslíce
hlutor
clear ⬩ bright ⬩ shining ⬩ splendid ⬩ bright ⬩ untroubled ⬩ peace ⬩ clear ⬩ splendid ⬩ glorious ⬩ illustrious ⬩ brilliant ⬩ guilt ⬩ deceit ⬩ pure ⬩ sincere
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Voc. ii. 143, 14. of persons, splendid, glorious, illustrious, brilliant Wæs hé on wordum hlúttor and scínende sermone nitidus, Bd. 5, 15; Sch. 651, 13.
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óleccan
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Be ðǽm wæs swíðe ryhtlíce gecweden ðætte Sihhem Dinan líðelíce ólehte, ðá ðá hé hí geunrótsod hæfde tristem blanditiis delinivit . . . Recte adjungitur, 'Tristem blanditiis delinivit', 415, 18-30.
mearc
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hæbbe gesett áne mearke beforan þám rǽdingun, anð þá ic wylle hér ámearkian, Angl. viii. 333, 14. a visible trace or impression diversifying a surface, as a line, written character, or the like Hí ymb hine gemearcodon ánne hriug on þǽre eorðan and hé wæs
ge-standan
to stand ⬩ stand still ⬩ remain ⬩ last ⬩ exist ⬩ be ⬩ stāre ⬩ mănēre. existĕre ⬩ esse ⬩ to stand against any one ⬩ oppose ⬩ oppress ⬩ attack ⬩ urge ⬩ seize ⬩ insurgĕre ⬩ ingruĕre ⬩ urgĕre ⬩ corrĭpĕre
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Wæs heó gestanden mid hefigre untrumysse líchoman she was seized with a heavy illness, Bd. 4, 23; S. 595, 16: 5, 13; S. 632, 17: Blickl. Homl. 227, 6
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tó-slúpan
To slip apart or away ⬩ be relaxed ⬩ dissolved ⬩ to have the connection between several objects ⬩ that between the parts of the same object relaxed ⬩ to be dissipated, ⬩ destroyed ⬩ to be loosed ⬩ undone ⬩ to get relaxed, ⬩ to be relaxed, ⬩ get remiss ⬩ to get paralysed, ⬩ get powerless,
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To slip apart or away, be relaxed, dissolved Heó wæs tólésed ł tóslopen dissolvebatur, collabebatur, Hpt. Gl. 502, 7. Tóslopen remissus, Germ. 393, 137: dissipatum, Wrt. Voc. ii. 139, 31.
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ge-dihtan
to direct, order, give direction to a person ⬩ with acc. of direction, to give a direction :-- ⬩ to direct what is to be written or spoken, dictate a letter, speech, c. ⬩ to appoint, ordain ⬩ to order, manage, rule ⬩ of the divine ordering :-- ⬩ to compose a letter, verse, c. ⬩ o draw up regulations, laws, c. :-- ⬩ to construct, mate ⬩ to perform, do ⬩ to arrange ⬩ to deck, adorn
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Ǽrendgewrit þe on þyson and gíte wæs gediht, Hml. S. 23, 792. Þás vers mid gyldenum stafum áwritene þus wǽron on his sprǽce gedihte, Angl. viii. 325, 48. o draw up regulations, laws, c. :-- Ðás týn beboda God sylf gedihte and áwrat, Wlfst. 66, 21.
FÚS
Ready ⬩ prepared ⬩ prompt ⬩ quick ⬩ eager ⬩ hastening ⬩ prone ⬩ inclined ⬩ willing ⬩ ready for death ⬩ dying ⬩ promptus ⬩ cĕler ⬩ părātus ⬩ prōnus ⬩ cŭpĭdus ⬩ propĕræ morti devōtus ⬩ mŏrĭbundus
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Geseah ic ðæt fúse beácen wendan wǽdum and bleóm I saw the hastening beacon change in hangings and colours, Rood Kmbl. 42; Kr. 21.