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hwerfan

(v.)
Grammar
hwerfan, hwierfan, hwirfan, hwyrfan; p. de; pp. ed.

to turnrevolvemove aboutgoreturndepartto turnchangeto exchangebarter

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Fox 20, 422; Met. 20, 211. Hwærfþ, 434; Met. 20, 217. Hwerfeþ, 28, 30; Met. 28, 15. Hwyrfeþ, Exon. 103 b; Th. 394, 3; . 13, 12. Hægl hwyrft of heofones lyfte hail whirls down from the sky, Runic pm. 9; Kmbl. 341, 5.

óþ

(prep.; con.)
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Grn. 7, 13. marking extent, degree, so much as Nis se ðe gód, nis óþ ánum ( usque ad unum ), Ps. Spl. 13, 2: 52, 4. with acc. local, marking a point reached, to, up to, as far as Óþ eorþan endas, Deut. 28, 64: Ps. Th. 71, 8.

Linked entry: ót-

ufan

(adv.)
Grammar
ufan, adv.

from abovedownaboveat the top

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Th. 374, 7; Seel. 122. Ic férde foldan ufan from éðle, Cd. Th. 296, 2; Sat. 496. feóllon ufon of heofonum, 20, 11; Gen. 308. Ufan cumende of heánisse oriens ex alto, Ps. Surt. ii. p. 199, 40: Cd. Th. 248, 7; Dan. 509.

Linked entries: ufan ufon on-ufan

wræc

(n.)
Grammar
wræc, es; n.

wrackmiserysufferingsuffering that comes as punishment,retributive punishmentvengeancewhere the punishment or misery is exile or banishment

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Ne wæs ungelíc wræce (ultioni) ðam ðe Chaldéas bærndon Hierusaleme weallas, Bd. 1, 15; S. 483, 41. God ðæt wíte wrece gesette, Cd. Th. 295, 29 ; Sat. 494.

ge-grípan

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Add: to lay hold of a material object, to take with the hand, grasp wǽpn gegráp mid campienne, Bl. H. 167, 1. Se Hélend áþenede hond his and gegráp hine ( apprehendit eum ), Mt. R. 14, 31. Ealle þá apostolas hié gegrípan on hire middel, Bl.

ge-leornian

(v.)
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Add: to acquire knowledge of a subject by study, thought, instruction, &c. ne durre beón wísdómes láreów óðres mannes, þe hine ǽr him sylfum ne geleornað, Gr. D. 12, 27.

ge-þolian

(v.)
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Add: to suffer what is evil, be subjected to. of persons Sáules his loswist geðolas animae suae detrimentum paliatur, Mt. L. 16, 26. Ðá ðe oehtnisse geðolas fore sóðfæstnisse, 5, 10. Blódes flóuing geðolade, 9, 20.

ge-dál

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Cf. ge-dǽlan ; <b>III, IV</b> Ne bið leófra gedál, ne láþra gesamnung, Bl. H. 65, 20. Críst leng mid him líchomlice wunian nolde . . . him ne wæs nǽnig earfoþe þæt líchomlíce gedál ( that bodily parting), 135, 31.

on-drǽdan

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sceolde lytel sáwan, ðe him ðone wind ondréde; and eft lytel rípan, ðe him ðá wolcn ondréde, P. 285, 24. Nis ðæt andrǽdanne (ondrǽdonne, v. l.) ðǽm hirde, 105, 25. Him Rómáne þæt swíðe ondrǽdende wǽron, Ors. 2, 4; S. 70, 1. with gen.

cneóres

(n.)
Grammar
cneóres, cneórys, cneóris, cneórnis, -ress, e; f.

A generationposterityracetribefamily; generatioposteritasgenstribusfamilia

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Bos. 11, 29. Hwí sécþ ðeós cneóris tácen quid generatio ista signum quærit Mk. Bos. 8, 12; Ps. Lamb. 23, 6; Bd. 1, 27; S. 491, 9. Cneóresse generationis Mone B. 896. Mid ðisse cneórysse mannum cum viris generationis hujus Lk. Bos. 11, 31.

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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Rush. 7, 12. Ne nim ðú náne sibbe wið ðæs landes menn, ðe læs ðe hira ǽnig ðé swíce, Ex. 34, 15. to fail in one's duty to another, be a traitor to, desert Hwider hweorfaþ (St.

Linked entry: be-swicenness

wíc

(n.)
Grammar
wíc, The word is generally neuter, but as it is often used in the plural where a singular might express the meaning, the similarity of neuter plural and feminine singular accusatives seems to have caused the word to be taken sometimes as feminine, e. g. tó ánre wíc, Homl. Th. i. 402, 22. A weak form also seems to be used, Chart. Th. 446, 29.
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cómon ánre wíc processerunt vicum unum (Acts 12, 10), ii. 382, 13. Tǽme wíc cyngæs sele... gekýþe ... ðæt ðæt feoh in wíc gebohte, L. H. E. 16; Th. i. 34, 6-10. Andlanges ðære ðære wíc; fram thære wíc ðære cortan, Cod.

ge-tæl

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ealle gesceafta gesette on ðrím ðingum: in mensura, et pondere, et numero, þæt is on gemete, and on hefe, and on getele, ii. 586, 32. Numeralia syndon ðá ðe getácniað getel (-tæl, v. l.), Ælfc. Gr. Z. 232, 6: 280, 18. <b>VII a.

AC

(con.)
Grammar
AC, ach, ah, oc; conj.

butsedforbecausenamenimquiabut alsobut yetsed etiamsed etsed tamen

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but; sed Ne com ic towurpan, ac gefyllan non veni solvere, sed adimplere, Mt. Bos. 5, 17.

Linked entries: ach ah oc

a-settan

(v.)
Grammar
a-settan, p. -sette ; pp. -seted, -sett.

to setputplaceappointlayset uperectbuildto set or taketo plantponerestatuereconstituereinstituerecollocaredeponeredesumereplantareto make a journeyiter facere

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Hét ǽnne weall asettan he ordered a wall to be built, Ors. 6, 15 ; Bos: 122, 34. Hét eft asettan he bade her again be taken, Exon. 69 a; Th. 256, 14; Jul. 231.

Linked entries: a-seted a-sette

be-cuman

(v.)
Grammar
be-cuman, he -cymþ; p. -com, -cwom, pl. -cómon, -cwómon; pp. -cumen; v. intrans.

to BECOMEhappenbefallmeet withfall in withcontingereeveniresupervenireincidereto comeentercome or attain tocome togethervenireingredipervenireattingereconcurrere

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Hannibal to ðam lande becom Hannibal came to that land, Ors. 4, 8 ; Bos. 90, 14. Gehlýde mín to ðé becume clamor meus ad te perveniat, Ps. Th. 101, 1.

Linked entries: be-com be-cwom be-cymþ

DEÓR

(n.)
Grammar
DEÓR, diór,es ; n.

An animal, any sort of wild animal, a wild beast, DEERfĕra, bestia

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Ðæt is wrætlíc deór, hiwa gehwylces that is a curious beast, of every hue, 95 b; Th. 356, 29; Pa. 19.

Linked entries: dýr diór

FINGER

(n.)
Grammar
FINGER, gen. fingeres, fingres; dat. fingre; pl. nom. acc. fingras; gen. fingra, fingrena; m.

A FINGERdigĭtus

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Ne gelýfe ic, búton ic mínne finger on ðæra nægla stede nisi mittam digĭtum meum in lŏcum clāvōrum non crēdam, Jn. Bos. 20, 25, 27: Lev. 4, 17.

Linked entry: fincer

folc-riht

(n.)
Grammar
folc-riht, -ryht, es; n.

Folkrightcommon lawpublic rightthe understood compact by which every freeman enjoys his rights as a freemanpublícum juscommūneτὸ κοινόν

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C. S. 1; Th. i. 376, 10: L. Ed. 11; Th. i. 164, 20: L. Edg. ii. 1; Th. i. 266, 4: L. Eth. vi. 8; Th. i. 316, 28. Hit he becwæþ mid fullan folcrihte he bequeathed it with full folk-right, L. O. 13; Th. i. 184, 1: 2; Th. i. 178, 13.

Linked entries: folc-geriht leód-riht

for-hergian

(v.)
Grammar
for-hergian, -heregian, to -hergianne; part, -hergiende, -hergende; p. ode, ade, ede; pp. od, ad, ed

To lay wastedestroyravagedevastateplundervastāredevastāredepŏpŭlāre

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Mid ðý se ylca cyning gedyrstelíce here lǽdde to forhergianne Pehta mǽgþe idem rex, cum tĕmĕre exercĭtum ad vastandam Pictōrum prōvinciam duxisset, Bd. 4, 26; S. 602, 16. Forhergiende depŏpŭlans, 1, 15; S. 483, 44. Forhergende, 4, 7; S. 574, 30.

Linked entry: hergian