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for-weorþan

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On mé earmre is mínes fæder nama reówlíce forworden, Ap. Th. 2, 22. [v. N. E. D. forworth. Goth. fra-wairþan: O. Sax. far-werðan: O. H. Ger. fer-werdan.]

ge-bedda

(n.)
Grammar
ge-bedda, . . . an ; f.
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Substitute: ge-bedda, an ; m. this is the usual form, but gebedde occurs in C. D. iii. 50, 3.

ge-hwǽde

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Hæbben hý scapulare, þæt is gehwǽde cugelan and slýfleáse, 89, 13. Mid hangiendre hande dó hé swilce hé gehwǽde bellan cnyllan wille, Tech. ii. 118, 7. Fulle of gehwǽdum leáfum and langum and scearpum and fǽttum. Lch. i. 258, 2.

geond-geótan

(v.)
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Th. 44, 3. to spread a liquid (lit. or fig.) over a surface Gindgoten is gife on welerum þínum, Ps. L. 44, 3. objects about or over a surface Geondgeótað (gend-, Hpt. Gl. 408, 19) diffundunt (densos exercitos per campos), An. Ox. 91. <b>II a.

gódian

(v.)
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Gl. 513, 77. non-material Mattheus ... þæt is Donatus, on Englisc 'Forgifen' oððe 'Gegódod.' God hine gódode swá þæt hé hine áwende of tollere tó apostol, Hml.

on-weald

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Swá hiora þeáw wæs, þonne hié onwaldas setton (when they appointed governments), 6, 4; S. 260, 2. (1 a) with gen. of persons over whom power is exercised :-- Ilirice gesetton Ueteromonem tó hiora anwealde in Illyrico Vetranionem imperatorem sibi milites

réðness

(n.)
Grammar
réðness, -e; f.

Fiercenessragecrueltyseverity.ferocitasausteritasferitas, i. crudelitas, inclementia, duritia furorferia, insaniasavagenessfiercenessferocityharshnessseverity

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Swá eác ðam láreówe is tó monianne ða liéðnesse wið ða réðnesse quisquis sanandis vulneribus praeest, in vino morsum doloris adhibeat ... Miscenda ergo est lenitas, cum severitate, Past. 17, 11; Swt. 125, 10-13.

weler

(n.)
Grammar
weler, weler, welur, welor, weolor, weolur, weoler es;m., e;f.

A lip

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., and occasionally elsewhere, the word is feminine Wégende welere lying lips; labium mentiens (cf. [wele]ra labium, 418) Kent. Gl. 596. Welure labia Ps. Surt. 11, 3. Weolure 62, 6: 65, 14: 70, 23. Weolere 30, 19: 62, 4. Weolre 11, 5: 118, 171.

Linked entry: weoler

ǽfre

eversemper,at all times, on every occasion ever, at any time, in any caseunquamwhatever, (as) ever, &c.

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Nǽnig ys sé ðe ǽfre lybbe, Scint. 215, 2. of continuity or continuous recurrence in time, at all times, on every occasion Ǽfri is deinceps, An. Ox. 56, 103. Wearð ǽfre fleám ástiht, and ǽfre hí æt ende sige áhton, Chr. 998; P. 131, 15.

ǽrende

(adj.)

a messagean errand, a mission

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Medmycel ǽrende wé ðyder habbað, and ús is þearf ðæt wé hit þéh gefyllon, Bl. H. 233, 11. Sǽdon ðæt hí hæfdon nyt ǽrende (ǽrend, v. l.) and nytne intingan sumne haberent aliquid legationis et causae utilis, Bd. 5, 10; Sch. 600, 9

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of-þyncan

(v.)

to cause regret or sorrowto cause displeasure or offence

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Ðá sceolde ðám gigantum ofþincan þæt hé hæfde hiera ríce it is said that the giants were displeased at his having their kingdom, Bt. 35, 4; Fox 162, II. Mæg ðæs ofþyncan þegna gehwam, Beo. Th. 4070; B. 2032.

wunian

(v.)
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wunian, p. ode

To dwellremainto dwellabidestayremainliveto inhabit a place, live in or onto live, be in certain conditions or circumstances,to abidebe present with a person to comfort or helpto berestresideremainoccupy a positionto consist of or in,subsist, existto remainlastcontinueendureto be wont

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Nis ná se Hálga Gást wunigende on his gecynde swá swá hé gesewen wæs, for ðan ðe hé is ungesewenlíc, Homl. Th. i. 322, 17. Him (man) is gemǽne mid stánum ðæt hé beó wunigende; him is gemǽne mid treówum ðæt hé lybbe, 302, 20.

Linked entries: wunung wynian

wyrcan

(v.)
Grammar
wyrcan, weorcan ; p. worhte ; pp. worht.

to worklabourto maketo makeformconstructto be the sourcecause of, to produceto makeconstituteto workdoperformto perform a ritekeep a seasonto workeffect a purposeattain an object,

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Skt. 9, 4. where the instrument or material of work is given Hé wið monna bearn wyrceð weldǽdum, Exon. Th. 191, 12; Az. 87. Ða ðe wyrcan cúðon stángefógum, Elen. Kmbl. 2038; El. 1020. Grammar wyrcan, with acc., of that on which the work is done.

ge-sellan

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Iúh gesald is tó uutanne vobis datum est nosse, Mt. L. 13, ii. <b>II b.</b> with clause :-- Ðú úsig hálgawara earnunga gisaldest ꝥte giwordia nos sanctorum merita tribuisti venerari, Rtl. 73, 30. Iúh gesald is ꝥ gé witte. Mt.

sél

(adj.)
Grammar
sél, (the positive form does not occur, but is found in Layamon) ; cpve. sélra, sélla ; spve. sélest, sélost; adj.
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Is hit ealles sélest tó sécenne hwæt ðæs willa sié, Blickl. Homl. 205, 27. good, honourable, noble, proper Deáþ biþ sélla eorla gehwylcum ðonne edwítlíf, Beo. Th. 5773 ; B. 2890.

Linked entry: sélost

teóðung

(n.)
Grammar
teóðung, teóðing, e; f.
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In a charter, which speaks of Edward as dead, a tithe of eight pennies from each hide is mentioned as due to Taunton Hér swutulaþ on ðisum gewrite hwylce gerihta langon into Tántúne. Ðæt is ... teóðung of ǽlcere híde eahta penegas, Cod. Dip.

Linked entry: tegðung

gifan

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Hí Waldend giefeð feóndum in forwyrd, Cri. 1614. where the object is a transactive act considered as given by the agent and received by the person or thing affected Þonne swíað hé and hlyst gefeð, Ph. 143.

grin

(n.)
Grammar
grin, gryn, e; f: es; n.
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Mid ðý ilcan grine in laqueo isto, Ps. Th. 9, 14. He ríneþ ofer ða synfullan grinu pluet super peccatores laqueos, Ps. Lamb. 10, 7: Ps. Th. 17, 5: 34, 9. Fótum heó mínum grine gearwodon laqueos paraverunt pedibus meis, 56, 7: 141, 4.

Linked entries: giren ge-grin

sécan

(v.)
Grammar
sécan, sécean; p. sóhte; pp. sóht
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Hwæt elles is tó sécanne wið ðam hungre nymbe andlyfen, Bd. 1, 27; S. 494, 16. Hé gǽþ sécende reste, Mt. Kmbl. 12, 43.

gildan

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Gielden his mǽgas þone wer, 148, 18. ꝥ man gulde ꝥ ceápgild, 208, 22. ꝥ hé þeófgyld ne gulde, 280, 13 : 294, 23. (3 a) with dat. of person paid :--- Swá forð ꝥ ful golden sý, 174, 29. where the object of the verb is that which is used to pay with, to