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wilnian

(v.)
Grammar
wilnian, p. ode.

of animate objectsto desire, ask forwith gen. or uncertainwith accusativewith infinitivewith geniudial infinitivewith genitive and gerundial infinitivewith a clauseabsolute or uncertainto desire to goto tend to an end

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Hé wilnode him tó Gode sumre frófre he asked of God for some comfort for himself, Ps. Th. 15, arg. Helpan nánum ðara ðe tó him áre wilnodan. Blickl. Homl 223, 3.

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ge-weald

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E. 236, 5. (4 a) a dominion :-- ꝥ eall crísten folc mínra gewealda sóðe sibbe healde, Ll.

weg

(n.)
Grammar
weg, (wig,
  • Kent. Gl. 207
  • :
  • 475
  • :
  • 772
; pl. , weogas,
  • 21
), es; m.

a road (lit. or fig.) made for passengers, a path commonly usedspace to be traversed, a journeymanner, mode, method, plan way, way,

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Ex. 145. in the plural, in some compounds, the word has the sense of way, in al-way, -ways Cf. Icel. -vegir. v. eást-, norþ-, súþ-, síd-, wíd-wegas

warenian

(v.)
Grammar
warenian, warnian, wearnian ; p. ode.
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Icel. varna einum eins to dewy a person something) Snyttra brúceþ ðe fore sáwle lufan warniaþ him wommas worda and dǽda he uses wisdom, that far love of his soul wards off from himself (avoids) sins of word and deed, Exon.

nama

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Naman, Chr. 959; P. 115, 3.. the reputation of some character or attribute, with gen. or clause Hí mé habbaþ benumen mínes naman þe ic mid rihte habban sceolde; þone naman ic sceolde mid rihte habban ꝥ ic wǽre wela and weorþscipe, Bt. 7, 3; F. 20, 27

wiþer-weard

(adj.)
Grammar
wiþer-weard, (-word, -wurd), and -wierde; adj.

contraryadversehostileadversaryenemyopponentfiendhostile to rightful authorityrebelopposed to what is rightarrogantperversedepravedreprobatefalsehereticapocryphalopposed to the good or pleasure of anythingunfavourableadversehurtfulperniciousdisagreeablecontraryopposite

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unfavourable, adverse, hurtful, pernicious, disagreeable Nánwuht ne byð yfel, ǽr mon wéne ðæt hit yfel seó; and þeáh hit nú hefig seó and wiþerweard, þeáh hit biþ gesǽlþ gif hit mon geþyldlíce áræfnþ nihil est miserum, nisi cum putes; contraque beata sors

irnan

(v.)
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Lbmn. 269, 16. of a plant, to grow rapidly Þ þæs wæstmes yrð þǽr má upp yrnende wǽre . . . þá georn (arn, v. l.) sóna úp genihtsumlic yrð ut illius frugis ibi potius seges oriretur . . . mox copiosa seges exorta, Bd. 4, 28 ; Sch. 521, 14-22.

wíte

(n.)

punishmentpain that is inflicted as punishmenttormenta meansimplementa fine.tormentplaguediseaseevilpain

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Se gást nimeþ æt Gode swá wíte swá wuldor, swá him ǽr ðæt eorðfæt geworhte, Soul Kmbl. 13; Seel. 7 : Blickl. Homl. 23, 6. In éce wíte gefeallan, 57, 21. Se ðæt wíte ǽr tó wrece gesette, Cd. Th. 295, 28; Sat. 494.

fore

beforein front ofat the head ofbeforeforfromthroughbecause ofon account offorfromthroughin place ofinstead offor the sake ofon behalf ofto the honour ofofaboutbeforeinto the presence of

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Him tó móde fore monlufan sorg gesóhte, 324. Hé sceal fore hǽðenra handgewinne gást onsendan, An. 186, 1034. marking reason, ground, on account of. Similar entries v. for; A. III. 2 Geswænced from his moniendum fore .xii. scillingum, Gr.

ge-gán

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Gegáð þá buruh and forbernað hí sóna cum ceperitis civitatem, succendite eam, Jos. 8, 7. God him ( William the Conqueror ) geúðe ꝥ hé móste Engleland gegán, Chr. 1086; P. 219, 25: 1066; P. 196, 5.

ge-bétan

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Hyt þá deáfan gebéteþ, 362, 22. to remedy, do away with an unsatisfactory condition, mend matters, ameliorate Gif ðé wæs gold tó lytel oððe seolfor . . . ic ðæt sóna gebéte, ac ne forlǽt mé, Shrn. 140, 27. þú Hróðgáre wídcúðne weán gebéttest, B. 1991

ge-wítan

(v.)
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Petrus eówode þǽm hundum þone hláf, and hié sóna onweg gewitan and náhwǽr ne æteówdon ( they fled at once and were seen no more ), Bl. H. 181, 23.

heard

firmsteadfastresoluteboldresoluteobduraterigidunyieldingoppressiverigorousstrictharsh

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Þincð sió sóðe gesǽlð þý wynsumre þe hé má heardra hénða ádreógeð, Met. 12, 21: B. 166. Heardra hearma, An. 1447. Þeán ðe þæt wíte hwéne heardre and strengre gedón sié cum paulo districtius agitur, Bd. 1, 27; Sch. 66, 16.

(pronoun.)
Grammar
hé, [In p. 513, col. 1. l. 60 Enachis (Num. 13, 29) should be read for Enac his: cf. the accusative Enachim in Jos. 11. 21. For -is as gen. in foreign names cf. Num. 13, 11, 12.]
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Beseó hé tó þǽre nǽddran, and hé leofað sóna swá hé besihð on hig.

æt

(prep.)
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H. 29, 31. marking object in respect to which some condition or circumstance is given, in the case of of persons Sé ðe scyldunga bǽde æt ( in the case of ) ofslagenum þeófe, Ll. Th. i. 204, 27.

ende-byrdnes

Grammar
ende-byrdnes, (-bred-, in Northern specimens).

a rowseriesa rankgradedegreerankpositiondegreean orderorderorderordermethodregulationorderingan injunctionordinance

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Eall þás þing of endebyrdnysse (ex ordine) gefyllede wǽron, Bd. 3, 15; Sch. 263, 2. course of life: Hé him mid sóðe wítegunge his lífes endebyrdnysse sǽde, Hml. Th. ii. 148, 14: Hml.

hád

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Th. ii. 170, 5), oððe máran underfó þonne þú nú hæfst; sóðlíce on swá hwilcum dæge swá þí geþrístlǽcst ꝥ þú underféhst þone hálgan sácerdhád, sóna þú bist eft mid deófles anweald gehæftned ad sacrum ordinem nunquam accedere praesumas; quacumque die sacrum

hǽþen

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Gif ungefullod cild fǽrlíce bið gebróhte tó þám mæssepreóst, ꝥ hé mót fullian sóna, ꝥ hit ne swelte hǽden, 352, 17. Cf. Gif hit bútan fulluhte gewit, 412, 24. barbarous. Cf.

here

(n.)

an armyan armya hosta division of an armyarmy corpslegioncohorttroopinfantrycavalryan armyan armymultitudehostcrowdmultitudeharryingdevastationplunderingravaging

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Sóna swá hé wiste ꝥ hé wið þá twégen heras sceolde, Ors. 3, 1; S. 96, 15. a particular kind of armed force, e. g. infantry, cavalry Pharon hæfde syx hund wígwægna, and fela þæs óðres heres wæs exercitum curribus equitibus instructum egit, Ors. 1. 7;

út

(adv.)
Grammar
út, adv.

outbeyond the bounds within which a thing is enclosedout on an expeditionoutoutoutoutforthto knock outpull outoutaway from homeabroadoutaway from landoutoutsidenot within doorsnot in the houseabroadoutexternally

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Ic of ðé út síðode, Soul Kmbl. 110; Seel. 55. Ðǽr ic út swícan ne mæg non egrediebar, Ps. Th. 87, 8. Hionan út wítan, Met. 24, 52. with words denoting whither motion proceeds Ic wæs út ácymen on ǽlþeódig land advena fui in terra aliena, Ex. 2, 22.