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ge-féstran

(v.)
Grammar
ge-féstran, ge-féstrian.
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to nourish Wæs geféstred uesceretur, An. Ox. 5035. Wǽre geféd, ꝥ hé wæs gefést[r]ud uesceretur, i. reficeret, 3053

Linked entry: féstran

wísian

(v.)
Grammar
wísian, p. ode.

shewguidedirectto shewshewpoint putguidedirectindicate

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where movement takes place, to shew the way, guide, direct, Grammar wísian, absolute Hé stóp on strǽte, stíg wísode, Andr. Kmbl. 1970; An. 987. Hé lét his francan wadan þurh ðæs hysses hals, hand wísode, Byrht. Th. 135, 61 ; By. 141. Snyredon ðǽr secg

Linked entry: riht-wísian

weorold-wǽpen

(n.)
Grammar
weorold-wǽpen, es; n.
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A weapon used in this world's warfare Ðá wæs feówer geár ǽr his fulwihte, ðæt hé woroldwǽpno Wæg ( he bore this world's arms ), Blickl. Homl. 213, 4

geócor

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For passage from Beowulf substitute Þæt [he, MS.] wæs geócor síð þæt se hearmscaða tó Heorute áteáh, B. 76, 5. Add: :-- Ne hé sorge wæg, geócorne sefan, dreórigne hyge, Gú. 1111

þearfedness

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Bonefacies cyrican gelamp ꝥ þǽr wæs hefigu wǽdl and þearfednes hujus ecclesiae gravis valde paupertas inerat, Gr. D. 56, 31. Se wara weard his ágenre þearfednesse sollicitus suae paupertatis custos, 201, 11. Add

Norþan-hymbre

(n.)
Grammar
Norþan-hymbre, pl.

The NorthumbriansNorthumbriathe people or province north of the Humber

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Ðǽr wæs ungemetlíc wæl geslægen Norþanhymbra, 867; Erl. 72, 15. Norþanhymbra mǽgþ ðe Ceólwulf ofer is, Bd. 5, 24; S. 646, 28. Hér fór se here of EástEnglum on Norþanhymbre, Chr. 867; Erl. 73, 7

Linked entries: Norþ-hymbre Hymbre

hróf-stán

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Add:after hrófstáne: yrnð dropmǽlum swíðe hluttor wæter (cf. wæs of þǽm ilcan stáne þǽre ciricean hrófes swíðe hluttor wǽta út flówende (cf. ꝥ ilce hús (the church) on scræfes onlícnesse wæs æteówed, 207, 19), Bl. H. 209, 1.)

godcundlíce

(adv.)
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Add: of action by the Deity, by God, from heaven Þá cóm micel wæl and moncwild godcundlíce ( diuinitus ) sended, Bd. 4, 3; Sch. 357, 22.

Wandale

(n.)
Grammar
Wandale, Wænle, Wendle; pl.
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Wandali) rícsodon . . . án wydewe sǽde ꝥ hire sunu wǽre gelǽded in hæftnýde fram Wænla (Wendla, v.l. ) cyneges áðume, Gr. D. 179, 14-21. Wændla (Wendla, v.l. ) ríce, 181, 7.

Linked entry: Wendlas

-mód

(suffix)
Grammar
-mód, Add: v. ǽ-, fast-, ge-, geþyld-, hefig-, hoh-, hræd-, leás- [v. leásmód-ness], lytel-, mád-, seóc-, stearc-, strang-, swǽr-, þole-, unrót-, wác-, weá-, wiþer-mód.

wyrt-gemang

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Wæs sóht hwǽr se lǽce wǽre þe cúþe wyrt-gemang wyrcan cum medicus atque pigmentarius esset quaesitus, Gr. D. 318, 2. Add

ríþ

(n.)
Grammar
ríþ, es; m. (v. eá-ríþ) : e; f. : ríþe, an; f .A rithe (v. Halliw. Dict. and Leo A. S. Names of Places, p. 86 : the word is still to be found in North Frisian in the form ride, rie, to denote the bed of running water),
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a small stream Ríþ rivus ... lytel ríþ rivulus, Wrt. Voc. i. 54, 20-27 : rivus, 80, 62. Burne ł ríþe latex, Hpt. Gl. 447, 4. Norþ tó blacan ríþe, andlang ríþe, Cod. Dip. B. i. 296, 33. On fúlan ríþe, andlang ríþe, Cod. Dip. Kmbl. i. 257, 32. On áne ríþe

morgen-spell

(n.)
Grammar
morgen-spell, es; n.

A story or narrative told in the morning

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A story or narrative told in the morning Ðá wæs wíde lǽded mǽre morgenspel . . . ðæt Cristes ród funden wǽre, Elen. Kmbl. 1936; El. 970

þeów

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Hé cwæð þæt hit ná geweorþan sceolde þæt sé wǽre leóda cyning, sé þe ǽr wæs folce þeów, Ors. 4, 6; S. 178, 21. Add

ge-wítan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-wítan, ic -wíte, ðú -wítest, -wítst, he -wíteþ, -wít, pl. -wítaþ; p. ic, he -wát, ðú -wite, pl. -witon; pp. -witen.

to seebeholdviderespectareto turn one's eyes in any direction with the intention of taking that directionto set out towardsstartpass overto godepartwithdrawgo awayretreatretiredietransirediscedere

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[wítan, I. to see] to see, behold; videre, spectare Gewíte and beseoh wíngeard ðisne vide et visita vineam istam, Ps. Th. 79, 14. with the infin. of a verb of motion to turn one's eyes in any direction with the intention of taking that direction, to

tó-brǽdan

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Ox. 23, 47. add: — Se consul wæs wénende þæt eall þæt folc wǽre gind þæt lond tóbrǽd, Ors. 4, 8; S. 188, 12

of-hæccan

(v.)
Grammar
of-hæccan, p. -næhte
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To hack off Hí cweðað ꝥ Petrus gewǽpnod wǽre, þá ðá hé his Drihten werian wolde; ꝥ wæs þá hé ofhæhte (amputavit) þæs forscildgdon eáre, Ll. Th. ii. 386, 22

Linked entry: hæccan

eorþ-hele

(n.)
Grammar
eorþ-hele, es; m.

A heaptŭmŭlus

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A heap; tŭmŭlus Wæs ðæt deáw abútan ða fyrdwíc, swilce hit hagoles eorþhele wǽre the dew was about the camp, as it were a heap of hail, Ex. 10, 14

Linked entry: hele

un-geworht

(adj.)
Grammar
un-geworht, adj.

not madenot finished

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not made Gif Hé geworht wǽre, ne wurde Hé nǽfre ælmihtig God ... Hé wæs ǽfre ungeworht, Homl. Skt. i. 1, 69. not finished Ungeworht infectum, Wrt. Voc. ii. 45, 17

Linked entry: ge-wyrcan

ge-lecgan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-lecgan, p. -legde; pp. -leged, -legd, -léd

To laypōnĕre

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Hwár he geléd wǽre ubi pōnĕrētur, Mk. Bos. 15, 47. He wæs unscyldig ðæs ðe him geléd wæs he was guiltless of that which was laid to him, Chr. 1053; Erl. 187, 21