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ge-weorc

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</b> workmanship Ðǽr wæs cyrice geworht and getimbrad wundorlices geweorces (mirandi operis ), Bd. 1, 7; Sch. 27, 7.

sceaft

(n.)
Grammar
sceaft, es; m.

A smooth, round, straight stick or pole, a shaftthe shaft of a speara spearthe shaft of an arrowa polea taper

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Ic lǽre ǽlcne ðara ðe manigne wǽn hæbbe, ðæt hé menige tó ðam ilcan wuda ðár ic ðás stuþan sceaftas cearf, Shrn. 163, 5-14.

gafol

(n.)
Grammar
gafol, gafel, gaful, es; n. [gifan to give]

Taxtributerentinterestvectīgaltrĭbūtumcensusūsūra

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Ðæt him leófre wǽre wið hine to feohtanne, ðonne gafol to gyldenne that they would rather fight against him, than pay him tribute, Ors. 1, 10; Bos. 32, 24, 28 : L. Edg. S. 1; Th. i. 270, 16 : L. O.

þeówet

(n.)
Grammar
þeówet, (-ot, -ut), þeówt, [t]es; m.
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Th. ii. 524, 5. of voluntary service Githro sǽde ðæt Moyses on dyslícum gesuincum wǽre mid ðæs folces eorðlícan ðeówote quod terrenis populorum negotiis stulto labore deserviat, Past. 18; Swt. 131, 14. of forced service Ǽlc ðeówt biþ geendod on ðisum

Linked entries: þeówot þeówt

þríste

(adj.)
Grammar
þríste, and þríst; adj.

Boldboldpresumptuousaudaciousshameless

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Swíþe þrýste ( audax ) ðú wǽre ðá, Coll. Monast. Th. 22, 19. Þríste sceal mid cénum, Exon. Th. 337, 8; Gn. Ex. 61. Gewát hé ( Andrew ) þríste on geþance, Andr. Kmbl. 473; An. 237. Elene, þríste on geþance, Elen. Kmbl. 533; El. 267.

Linked entries: þrístling þrýste

wrixlan

(v.)
Grammar
wrixlan, wrixlian; p. ede.

to changevaryalterto changealternateto exchangedealconversationintercourseto lendof what is lentof wordsto speak

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Ða wrixliende on twá halfe gesewene wǽron worpene beón vicissim hinc inde videbantur jactari, Bd. 5, 12; S. 627, 39 note. of reciprocal, mutual action, to exchange, deal Hé cwæð, ðæt him tó micel ǽwisce wǽre ðæt hé swá emnlíce wrixleden (that they should

Linked entries: wrislan wrixlung

duguþ

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wǽre wierðe ealra Rómána onwaldes for his monigfealdum duguðum vir strenuus et probus, atque Augusto dignus, 6, 35; S. 292, 16. power, strength Þonne land wurðeð for sinnum forworden and þæs folces duguð swíðost fordwíneð, þonne féhð seó weáláf synna

ge-férrǽden

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Hé ágsode hý hwá wolde on þǽre geférrǽddene beón þe hé wǽre, and ꝥ lufian ꝥ hé lufode. Ll.

gódnes

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Hwæt mihte seó gódnys ána, búton ðǽr wǽre miht mid þǽre gódnysse?, Hml. Th. i. 184, 19. Is swíþe sweotol ꝥte God ǽghwæs wealt mid þǽm helman his gódnesse Deus omnia bonitatis clauo gubernare jure creditur, Bt. 35, 5; F. 160, 15.

hírsumian

(v.)

to obeyto obeyto obeya feelingdesirean impulseto serveto serve God

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.), Past. 3, 6. of a people, to be subject to another: Þæt Crécisce and þæt Affricanisce wǽron swá swá hié him hiérsumedon and him underþiéded wǽre, Ors. 2, 1; S. 60, 8. to obey a thing. an order, injunction Gebudon him Perse þæt hié hæfden iii winter

on-sacan

(v.)

to attack, strive againstto, resist, refuse to comply with a demandto declare that one has no knowledge of a personto refuse a person what he wantsto refuse to acknowledge a claim, not to allow the truth of a statement, in a legal sense to deny a chargeto make excuseto sacrifice

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Se ðæs onsóce, ðætte sóþ wǽre Waldend, se hié álýsde, 244, 20; Dan. 451. Ðonne sceal hé be. LX. hýda onsacan ðære þiéfþe gif hé áðwyrðe biþ. Gif Englisc onstal gá forþ, onsace be twýfealdum, L.

Linked entries: an-sacan sacan on-sacan

sníðan

(v.)
Grammar
sníðan, p. snáð, pl. snidon; pp. sniden

to cut, make an incision in anythingto cut as a surgeon does, to lance to amputateto cut up or to piecesto cut so as to kill, to slay an animal to cut stone, to hewto cut hairto cut corn, to reap to reap to cut secare, resecare, caedere, putare, dolere, attondere to cut, prune

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[ Tacc Ysaac þin wennchell sniþ itt alls itt wære an shep Orm. 14666.]

Ælfréd

(n.)
Grammar
Ælfréd, es; m. [ælf an elf; réd = rǽd counsel, wise in counsel: v. Ælfred]

AlfredAlfrédusAlfred the Great

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Wulfstan also uses the language of personal narrative, — Burgenda land wæs on us bæcbord we had [lit. there was to us; erat nobis] the land of the Burgundians on our left, Ors. i, i; Bos. 21, 44.

ge-sécan

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Ðǽm micel gesald wæs, micel bið gesóht from him, Lk. L. R. 12, 48. to try to do, attempt, endeavour Hiá gesóhton ðec tó gestǽnane quaerebant te lapidare, Jn.

CRÆFT

(n.)
Grammar
CRÆFT, es; m.

powermightstrength as of body or externals visroburpotentiaan artskillCRAFTtradework arsperitiaartificiumoccupatioopuscraft of mind, cunning, knowledge, science, talent, ability, faculty, excellence, virtue astutia, machinatio, scientia, facultas, præstantia, virtusa CRAFTany kind of ship navis qualiscunque

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Wæs ǽfre unbegunnen Scyppend, se ðe gemacode swylcne cræft the Creator, who made such a work, was ever without beginning Hexam. 1; Norm. 4, 5. craft of mind, cunning, knowledge, science, talent, ability, faculty, excellence, virtue; astutia, machinatio

lád

(n.)
Grammar
lád, e; f.

excuse

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Dúnstan gedémde ðæt se mæssepreóst nǽre, gif hé wíf hæfde, ǽnigre óðre láde wyrðe, bútan eallswá lǽwede sceolde ðe efenboren wǽre, gif man mid tihtlan ðæne beléde, L. Edg. C. 60, note; Th. ii. 256, 38.

Linked entry: ládian

weaxan

(v.)
Grammar
weaxan, weacsan, weahsan, weahxan, wexan, wehsan; ic weaxe; ðú wyxt; hé weaxeþ, weaxþ, weaxt, waexit, weaxst, wexeþ, wexþ, wixt, wihst, wihxþ, wyxþ, wyxt, wyxst, wycxþ; p. weóx, weócs, weóhs, pl. weóxon, weóhson, weóxson ; pp. weaxen

To wax, grow.to grow, be produced,to grow, grow upto grow, increase, wax to grow in honour, grow great, flourish, prosper to be productiveto grow, take shape

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Ðonne sceal eów sóna weaxan tó hearme wǽdl and wáwa, sacu and wracu, Wulfst. 133, 2. Hé héht geond ðæt rǽdleáse hof weaxan wítebrógan, Cd. Th. 3, 33; Gen. 45.

sceþþan

(v.)
Grammar
sceþþan, p. sceþede
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Seó scæþþende wǽta, Bd. 4, 19; S. 589, 1. Ðú hýrdes sceþþendum sceaþan, Exon. Th. 85, 24; Cri. 1396

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gífre

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Hí ( the fallen angels' ) gedúfan sceoldun in þone deópan wælm . . . grédige and gífre, Sat. 32. (l a) of feeling or action Wé þurh gífre mód beswican ús sylfe, Hö. 95.

heáh-nes

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Add: in a physical sense. height Ǽr þon þe seó heáhnes ( altitudo ) þæs wealles gefylled wǽre, Bd. 2, 14; Sch. 170, 19. Egeslicere heáhnysse (heánnesse, Wrt. Voc. ii. 85, 48) (turrem) minaci proceritate, An. Ox. 4436.

Linked entry: heá-nes