weorold-wlencu
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Syððan hý hit habbaþ, hí glencgaþ heora wíf mid ðam ðe hí weofoda sceoldan, and maciaþ eall heom sylfum tó woruldwlence, 19 ; Th. ii. 328, 9.
wiþ-metenness
Comparison
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Th. i. 618, 20. Næs hé geteald tó ðyssere wiðmetennysse he was not included in this comparison, ii. 38, 3. Sume naman synd diminutiva, ða geswuteliaþ wanunge, ná wiðmetennysse, Ælfc. Gr. 5; Zup. 16, 18
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weallian
to wander ⬩ roam ⬩ to go as a pilgrim
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Kmbl. 44; Sal. 22. to go as a pilgrim Of earde weallige hé wíde and dǽdbóte dó ǽfre ða hwíle ðe hé libbe a patria longe peregrinetur, et poenitentiam usque agat, quamdiu vivet, L. M. I. 44; Th. ii. 276, 31.
ofer-drincan
to overdrink (one's self)
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to overdrink (one's self) Ne oferdrincaþ gé eów wínes, L. E. I. 40; Th. ii. 438, 19. Gif hwylc bisceop hine oferdrince se inebriet L. Ecg. P. iv. 33; Th. ii. 214, 12. Beón oferdruncen inebriari, Lk. 12, 45.
hoh-
Mindful, ⬩ careful, ⬩ anxious, ⬩ wise, ⬩ prudent
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Th. 240, 8. Ðá wearþ ðæt mǽden mycclum hohful hú heó ǽfre wæras wissian sceolde then became the maiden very anxious how she was ever to direct men, Homl. Skt. 2, 121.
Greátan leag
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Ath. i. 26; Th. i. 214, 7. To-écan ðám dómum ðe æt Greátanleá and æt Exanceastre gesette wǽron, and æt Þunresfelda in addition to the dooms which were fixed at Greatley, and at Exeter, and at Thunresfeld, v. pref; Th. i. 228, 9
á-werian
to defend against attack ⬩ to protect from hurt ⬩ secure
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Grammar á-werian, Add: to defend against attack Þá burg áwerede þæt folc þe þǽr binnan wæs, Chr. 921; P. 101, 9.
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lystan
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Ic hys hæbbe goodne dǽl gehýred, and ic hys eác gelífe; ac mé lyste hyt nú bet tó wítanne þonne tó gelýfanne it would be pleasanter to me for it to be known than to be believed, Solil.
be-fealdan
to fold up ⬩ roll up ⬩ to bendthe body ⬩ to fold up in something ⬩ wrap up ⬩ to entwine; ⬩ implicare ⬩ to involve ⬩ implicate ⬩ to attach
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Ðæt hié ne sién tó wyrsan gecirde and ðǽron befealdne deterioribus implicantur, Past. 271, 12. to attach Tó befeóld applicavit, Wrt. Voc. ii. 3, 43. Hé (the town) wæs tó þæs pápan ǽhte bifealden, Hml. A. 199, 150
for-sittan
To mis-sit ⬩ to be absent from ⬩ neglect ⬩ delay ⬩ defer ⬩ diminish ⬩ obstruct ⬩ besiege ⬩ abesse a ⬩ neglĭgĕre ⬩ supersĕdēre ⬩ desĕrĕre ⬩ præstruĕre ⬩ obsĭdēre
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Be ðon ðe man fyrde forsitte in case a man neglect the army, L. In. 51; Th. i. 134, 7, 8. Ne forsæt he ðý síðe he delayed not the journey, Cd. 138; Th. 173, 10; Gen. 2859. Ne he tíd forsæt he deferred not the time. Exon. 37 b; Th. 122, 26; Gú. 311.
ge-sweotulian
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Add: to shew a material object to a person Ic ne mæg mé þé geswutelian . . . for þon ic eom wífhádes mann and wǽfelsum bereáfod, Hml.
wíc-weg
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The road to a wíc (q. v.) Tó ðæm midlestan wíc-wege; ondlong ðæs weges eft tó ceastergeate, Cod. Dip. Kmbl. iii. 260, 11. Cf. wíc-herpaþ
ge-fégan
conpingite ⬩ of construction, to join the parts of a structure, construct, compact ⬩ to attach, join ⬩ to join in friendship, unite ⬩ to constrain, confine ⬩ to square, adapt
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Voc. ii. 15, 43. of construction, to join the parts of a structure, construct, compact Þæt fær ( the ark ) wið ýða gewyrc, gefég fæste, Gen. 1310. Gefégde compacta, i. conjuncta (delubra), An.
hlehhan
To LAUGH [with gladness or contempt], ⬩ to deride
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Ðú hlóge and ic weóp thou didst laugh and I wept, L. E. I. pref; Th. ii. 398, 15. Se eorl wæs ðé blíðra hlóh ðá, Byrht. Th. 136, 6; By. 147: Judth. 10; Thw. 21, 17; Jud. 23: Cd. 33: Th. 45, 10; Gen. 724. Hlógun ł téldon hine deridebant eum, Lk. Skt.
sél
Better ⬩ excellence ⬩ advantage ⬩ profit ⬩ with (more) success ⬩ (more) effectually ⬩ to (more) purpose
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Th. 79; Fins. 39. For ðý ðe mon ðás feorme ðý soel gelǽste, Chart. Th. 474, 12. Næs him wihte ðe sél he did not succeed any the better, Beo. Th. 5368; B. 2687. Sél æfter wælrǽse wunde gedýgan to be more successful in escaping wounds, 5054; B. 2530.
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leoþuwǽcan
to assuage ⬩ soften
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To become or to make soft, or pliant, to grow calm, to assuage, soften Liþewǽcaþ brymmas sǽs the surges of the sea become still, Hymn. Lye Liþewǽhte lentesceret, Hpt. Gl. 479, 30. Liþewǽhtan mollescerent, delenirent, 481, 13.
stefnian
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To cite, summon (with dat.) Stefnode man God wine eorle and Harolde eorle tó ðon gemóte ... Ðá hí ðider cómon, ðá stefnede heom man tó gemóte, Chr. 1048; Erl. 180, 3-6. Se cing him steofnode tó Glóweceastre, 1093; Erl. 228, 33
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ge-healdendlic
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The word glosses custodienda, and its form seems to be due to a confusion of the gerundial tó gehealdenne = custodiendus with an adjective like lufigendlic = amandins ) and þá gelóhgenlican, R. Ben. I. 63, 5
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þiccian
To thicken (trans. and intrans.) ⬩ to make or to become thick, ⬩ of persons, to throng
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To thicken (trans. and intrans.), to make or to become thick, of persons, to throng Ic ðiccige denso and denseo, Ælfc. Gr. 37; Zup. 220, 8. Þiccaþ densescit, spissat, Wrt. Voc. ii. 138, 94. Ðá þiccodan þider semninga þa Ismahéli, Shrn. 38, 4
irfe-gewrit
a will ⬩ testament
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Th. 486, 7. On ðam yrfegewrite in the testament, 32