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wrecan

(v.)
Grammar
wrecan, p. wræc, pl.wrǽcon; pp.wrecen

To drivepressto driveforce to moveto drive outexpelto drive outto expressutterreciteto drive inimpressinlayto drivepractisecarry outonto drivepress onto wreakto punishto punishto punishto punishto avengeto avengeto avengeto avengeto avengeto take vengeance (on)

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Homl. 49, 3. to punish a person Grammar wrecan, (dat.) for a fault Grammar wrecan, (acc. or clause) Ongset gumena aldor hwæt him Waldend wræc wíteswingum, Cd. Th. 112, l; Gen. 1864.

irfe

(n.)
Grammar
irfe, ierfe, yrfe, es; n.

Inheritanceproperty

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Gif hé wite hwá ðæs deádan ierfe hæbbe tiéme ðonne tó ðam ierfe and bidde ða hond ðe ðæt ierfe hafaþ ðæt hé him gedó ðone ceáp unbeceásne oððe gecýde ðæt se deáda nǽfre ðæt ierfe áhte if he know who has the property of the dead, let him then vouch the

wítega

(n.)
Grammar
wítega, an; m.

a wise manone who has knowledgeone who has knowledge from a superhuman sourceprophetwise mandivinersoothsayera presage

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Homl. 105, 9. Ðæt in fyrndagum wítegan sǽdon, 293, 32; Sat. 464. Ða wítigan þrý (Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob), Andr. Kmbl. 1602 ; An. 802. Hú on worulde ǽr wítgan sungon, gásthálige guman, be Godes bearne, Elen. Kmbl. 1119; El. 561: Exon.

Linked entry: wítiga

eard

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Eard gesécan to return to their country, 2, 4; S. 70, 15. of a more limited area, the place where a person lives, habitation, dwelling, home Hé leng on þám lande gewunian ne mihte, ac of his cýððe gewát and of his earde, Bl. H. 113, 12.

ge-lǽran

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Philippus þá hé cniht wæs . . . mid Paminunde gelǽred wearð Philippus apud Epaminondam . . . eruditus est, Ors. 3, 7; S. 110, 23. with acc. of person and of thing Ic ðé geongne gelǽrde snytro, Bt. 8; F. 24, 28. to train an animal or bird Wildu hors

ge-þolian

(v.)
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L. 5, 26. to bear evil, be patient under, submit to Ic þæt sár for þé þurh eáðmédu eall geþolade, hosp and hearmcwide, Cri. 1443.

rúm

(adj.)
Grammar
rúm, adj.

roomy, spacious, ample, extensive roomy, open, unencumbered. long, extended ample, great, liberalunrestricted, clear, free from conditionslaxample, far-reachingliberal.great, noble, august

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Mi nest is holȝ and rum, O. and N. 643. He made ys wey roume ynou, R. Glouc. 303, 28. Make this place rom, Chauc. Reeves T. 206

swícan

(v.; prep.)
Grammar
swícan, p. swác, pl. swicon; pp.swicen.

to move about, wanderto move away, depart, escapefrom to turn from, to withdraw favour or allegiance from, to rebelto desist from (dat. or prep.), cease fromto deceiveto fail in one's duty to another, be a traitor to, desert ceaseto deceive, leave in the lurch

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Hé biþ on ðæt wynstre weorud wyrs gesceáden, ðonne hé on ða swíþran hond swícan móte, Exon. Th. 449, 25; Dóm. 76.

Linked entry: be-swicenness

on

Grammar
on, Add: <b>A. I.</b> 5 ¶
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Ic on máðma hord mínne bebohte fróde feorhlege, B. 2799. Ǽr wæs eall weoruld sprecende on án gereord, and nú synd gereord twá and hundseofontig, Wlfst. 211, 19. Tó brúcanne on éce ærfe, C. D. i. 316, 18.

ge-settan

(v.)
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Wæs se fruma fæstlic geseted wið synnum, Gú. 746. to assign something to a person, allot, appoint. of human agency Gesettan destinare (hoc opuscidum vobis ], An. Ox. 5427.

simble

(adv.)
Grammar
simble, symble, simle, siemle, semle, symle ; adv.
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Hé symle Drihtne folgode, Homl. Th. i. 58, 17. Symle wesan on lustum, Cd. Th. 30, 26 ; Gen. 472. Ne swylteþ hé symle ac him eft cymeþ bót he does not die for ever, does not remain dead, but remedy comes again to him, Exon.

Linked entries: symble symle

síþ-fæt

(n.)
Grammar
síþ-fæt, es ;
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Homl. 231, 26-8 : Andr. Kmbl. 840 ; An. 420 : Elen. Kmbl. 458 ; El. 229. Ðæt gewin ðæs síþfætes labor itineris, Bd. 1, 23 ; S. 486, 1. Ðone intingan his síþfætes itineris sui causam, 4, 1 ; S. 563, 24 : Andr. Kmbl. 407 ; An. 204. Síþfates, Elen.

Linked entry: fæt

Þú

(pronoun.)
Grammar
Þú, pers. pron.

Thou

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Homl. 233, 27. Se ðe mid þé (ðec mið, Lind. Rush.) wæs qui erat tecum, Jn. Skt. 3, 26. Ne biþ þec mǽlmete, nymþe móres græs, ne rest witod, Cd. Th. 252, 7; Dan. 575. Þú gesyxst þás menigu þé (ðec, Lind.: on ðec, Rush.) ðringende, Mk. Skt. 5, 31.

Linked entries: þec þeh þistel

fandian

(v.)

to tryto temptto tryto trytastefeelto tryto visittemptprovokeattempt

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.), tempt, provoke Manega oft ceorodon, and fandodon Godes and gremedon mid sprǽcon, Homl.

feorm

provisionsstoresa feastan entertainmententertainment

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Tíd farmes hora caenae, Lk. L. 14, 17. Tó feorme ad agapem, An. Ox. 4834. Æt ánre feorme convivio, Ors. 237, 4. Aman unþances cóm tó þǽre cwéne feorme, Hml. A. 99, 247. Árás from ðǽr farma (feorme, R.) surgit a cena, Jn. L. 13, 4. Færma, 21, 20.

ǽr

(adv.; con.)
Grammar
ǽr, adv.

earlyexpressing readiness, quickness, soonearlier, beforepreviously, beforehandsooner beforesoonerfirst

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Ǽr ic mé sylfne ofsleá, ǽr ðon ic sende míne hond on ðás fǽmnan, Shrn. 130, 26. superlative (ǽrest), first Ðú meaht ǽlcne unðeáw on ðǽm men ǽresð be sumum tácnum ongietan . . . ǽr hé hit mid wordum cýðe, Past. 157, 19.

GÝMAN

(v.)
Grammar
GÝMAN, géman, gíman, giéman; p. de

To care fortake care oftake heed toheedobserveregardkeep

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Ða ðe bet cunnon sceolon gýman óðra manna those who know better are to take care of other men, Homl. Th. ii. 282, 1; Ps. Th. 77, 10; Exon. 31 a; Th. 96, 5; Cri. 1569. Gif his ðé géman lyst if you pleased to care about it, Bt. Met.

lytel

(n.; adj.)
Grammar
lytel, adj., and neut. of adj. Add:: , lýtel (?). A. adj.
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Þǽr dydon Rómáne lytla triéwþa þæt him þá wǽron unweorþe þe hiera hláford beswican in hoc solo Romanis circa eum fortiter agentibus quod percussores ejus indignos judicarent, Ors. 5, 2 ; S. 218, 17. with pl., few Wræccum lytlum (feáwum, W.

fón

(v.)

to takecatchto takearrestapprehendto getgainto getsufferexperienceto beginto beginto taketo set aboutundertaketo attackto begin atto take taketo set to work atdeal withreceiveacceptto taketo taketake possession ofto taketo takeundertaketo taketo take toallow ofto take toto take tojoin battleto join togetherto struggle with

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Gif hé þonne gecyrran wyle and tó sybbe fón homo qui . . . adeo durus sit ut juramenta praestet se nullam pacem admittere velle cum eo qui in eum deliquerit. . Si autem resipiscere velit et pacem admittere. Ll.

ge-weorþan

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how could it seem pit to you to come to the coast without money ?, An. 307. Gif þæs geweorðe gesíðcundne mannan, ꝥ hé unrihthíémed genime if it please a gesith-cund' man to take to adultery, Ll. Th. i. 38, 4.