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hrínan

(v.)
Grammar
hrínan, p. hrán; pp. hrinen

To touchreachstrike

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Gif ic hríno wéde his if touch his garment, Mt. Kmbl. Lind. 9, 21. Se hǽlend and hrán [or andhrán? cf. O. Sax. ant-hrínan] égum heora Iesus tetigit oculos eorum, Rush. 20, 34. Se hǽlend hrán him tangens eum, Mk. Skt.

hwón

(adj.)
Grammar
hwón, adj.

Littlefew

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Hé ðǽr bád westanwindes and hwón norþan he there waited for a wind rather from the north of west, 1, 1; Swt. 17, 15. Hwón lange rather long, Herb. 152, 1; Lchdm. i. 276, 24. Hwón weredre swæce of a rather sweet taste, 151, i; Lchdm. i. 276, 9.

wyrm

(n.)
Grammar
wyrm, wurm, weorm, es; m.

a reptileserpenta creeping insecta worm

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Se wyrm (a book-worm) forswealg wera gied sumes, Exon. Th. 432, 8; Rä. 48, 3. Ðes lytla wyrm ðe on flóde gǽð fótum drýge, 426, 20; Rä. 41, 76.

Linked entries: weorm wurm

wulf

(n.)
Grammar
wulf, es; m.

a wolfused in reference to outlaws

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[Gamelyn woluesheed was cryed and maad, Gam. 700.Cf. wearg, and see Grmm. R. A. 734.] applied to a cruel person Se biscop cwæþ tó ðæm hǽþnan kásere: 'Ne gang ðú ná on Godes hús; ðú hafast besmitene handa, and ðú eart deófles wulf,' Shrn. 58, 9.

Linked entry: wulfheáfod-treów

frófor

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Add: [A weak form occurs in the late Shrn. 202, 16.] consolation. the action of consoling Þé is nú frófres máre þearf þonne unrótnesse medicinae tempus est, non querelae, Bt. 3, 3; S. 9, 17.

ge-wemman

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</b> to destroy :-- 'Anlícnes, sænd mycel waeter ... swá þæt sién gewemmede ealle þá on þisse ceastre syndon' (cf. þæt þú on þis folc forð onsende wæter to wera cwealme, An. 1509) ... sió onlícnes sendde mycel wæter swá sealt, and hit æt manna líchaman

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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Lufian hine næs nó on gesundum þingum ánum, ac eác swylce on wiðerweardum þingum, Blickl. Homl. 13, 8.

wæstm

(n.)
Grammar
wæstm, (-em, -im, -um), es; m. n.:e; f.

Growth, increasegrowth, produceplant, fruitoffspring, progenyresultfruit, that which may be enjoyedproduce of money, usury.growth, growing,increasegrowth, thrivinggrowth, condition reached by growing, stature, form;

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gesáwon of ðam entcynne Enachis bearna micelra wæstma ( procerae staturae ), Num. 13, 34. Wundriaþ weras wlite and wæstma, Exon. Th. 221, 9; Ph. 332. Hé wæs lytel on wæstmum statura pusillus erat, Lk. Skt. 19, 3.

Cædmon

(n.)
Grammar
Cædmon, es; m. [Cædrnon, MS. C. C. C. Oxford: Cædrnon, Bd. 4, 24; S. 170, 50; Cedmon, S. 597, 12: Ceadmon, MS. B. S. 597, note 12: Cadmon, Runic Monmnts. by Prof. Stephens, fol. Cheapinghaven, 1868, p. 419, 11: cæd linter, mon homo]
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He is the first person of whom we possess any metrical composition in our vernacular language. So striking and similar are some of his thoughts to Paradise Lost, it has been supposed that Milton had read his Poems.

flǽsc

Grammar
flǽsc, pl. flǽscu: flǽsce (?), an; /.

fleshanimalshuman beings

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sceolon syllan þýne flǽscu heofenes fugelum. Nic. 6, 39. the animal or physical nature of man Hit þé ne onwreáh flǽsc (flésc, L.) and blód, Mt. 16, 17. Þ word wæs flǽsc geworden, Jn. 1, 14. Mín flǽsc on ðé getreóweð, Ps.

geár

(n.)
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ealne þysne geár lifdon mid úres líchoman willan, Bl. H. 35, 37. Án cométa ofer ealne geár sceán, Hml. ii. 300, 32. Se here þǽr sæt .i. geár, Chr. 869; P. 70, 4. Þǽr wǽron gehealdene heora líc án geár and seofan mónaþ, Bl. H. 193, 13.

ge-féra

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Th. ii. 290, 3. one of a society or profession Ðá Apostolas and þá eldran bróðor eów cýðað ꝥ geáscodon ꝥ úre geféran sume (quidam ex nobis) tó eów cómon. Ll.

ídel

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Gif hwelc of ðǽm ídlum ( curiosis ) wellæ wutta, Mt. p. 3, 2. of things, useless, having no useful effect, serving no useful purpose, super-fluous Þæs restedæges ǽmethwíle ídle ( superuacuum ) tellaþ, An. Ox. 40, 18.

úte

(adv.)
Grammar
úte, adv.

Outsidewithout.outfrom one's positionon the outsideoutsideon the outer sideoutout of doorsin the open airoutawayat a distanceoutaway from habitationsin open countryoutfrom home on serviceoutnot in one's own countryabroadoutaway from land

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Nú sind úte belocene fram ðam heofenlícan leóhte, Homl. Th. i. 184, 13. Ðǽr wæs Evan wóp úte betýned, Blickl. Homl. 7, 14 outside, on the outer side Gé ðæt úte is calices geclǽnsiaþ, Lk.

Linked entry: út

on-fón

(v.)
Grammar
on-fón, p. -féng; pp. -fangen ( with gen. dat. acc.).

to taketo take what another appoints or grants, to receive, have givento take what another offers, receive favourably, acceptto receive a personto undergo a rite, undertake a dutyto conceiveto take to, to beginincipere

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Geþencean , gif óðer nýten wǽre tó háligienne, ðonne onfénge hé heora hiwe, ac hé wolde úrum hiwe onfón, Blickl. Homl. 29, 2-6. Ðá nýddon hine hys yldran to ðæm ðæt hé sceolde woroldlícum wǽpnum onfón, 213, 2.

Linked entries: an-fón on-fónd

in

(prep.)
Grammar
in, prep.
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Ne swylc ne gefrugnan gelimpan þæt þú in sundorgiefe swylce befénge, Cri. 80.

ÁN

(n.; num.; adj.; pronoun.)

ONEunusunaunumaloneonlysoleanothersolusaliussolealone of its kindsingularuniquewithout an equalunicuseximiusa certain onesome onequidamaanaaneachevery oneallunus-quisqueuna-quæqueunum-quodqueOneother

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Ðá stód ðár án Iudeisc wer, ðæs nama wæs Nichodémus then stood there a Jewish man, whose name was Nicodemus, Nicod. 11; Thw. 5, 38. On ánum reste-dæge on a rest-day or sabbath, Lk. Bos. 24, 1: Jn. Bos. 20, 1.

fird

(n.)
Grammar
fird, faerd, ferd, fierd, fyrd(e).

an expeditioncampaignan armya camp

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Mid West-Seaxna fierde, 851; P. 64, 21. Of þǽre fierde, ge eác of þǽm burgum, 894; P. 84, 30. Cóm Byrhtnðð ealdorman mid his fyrde, 993; P. 126, 5: 1001; P. 133, 22.

a-stígan

(v.)
Grammar
a-stígan, ic -stíge, ðú -stígest, -stíhst, he -stígeþ, -stíhþ, pl. -stígaþ ; p. -stág, -stáh, pl. -stigon; impert. -stíh; pp. -stigen [a, stígan to go] .

to gocomestepproceedclimbireveniregradiprocederescandereto go in any directionto riseascenddescendsurgereascenderedescendere

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He astáh on scyp he went into a ship; ascendit in naviculam, Mt. Bos. 8, 23 : 9, 1.

Cerdic

(n.)
Grammar
Cerdic, es; m.

CerdicCerdĭcus

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And six years after they landed, they subdued the West-Saxons&#39; kingdom; and they were the first kings, who conquered the West-Saxons&#39; land from the Welsh; and he had the kingdom sixteen years; and when he died, then his son Cynric succeeded