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ELLES

(adv.)
Grammar
ELLES, adv.

ELSE, otherwise, in another mannerălĭter, ăliōquin, ăliunde, sĕcus

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Nyton hwæt hý elles sprecon they know not what else they speak, Ps. Th. 43, 16. Áhwǽr or ǽghwǽr elles anywhere else Ps. Th. 71, 12: 102, 15. Ná elles, ná hú elles not otherwise, no how else; haud sĕcus, Ælfc.

Linked entry: el

ildu

(n.)
Grammar
ildu, indecl. f.

an ageævumageætasagesenectus

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an age; ævum Nis ðæt tó geortrýwianne ðæt on úre yldo ðæt beón mihte ðæt forþgongendre yldo oft geworden getreówe spell secgaþ nec diffidendum est nostra etiam ætate fieri potuisse, quod ævo præcedente aliquoties factum fideles historiæ narrant, Bd.

Linked entries: ældu eldo ilda ildo

irfe-numa

(n.)
Grammar
irfe-numa, an; m.

an heir

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Se ðe sitte uncwydd and uncrafod on his áre on lífe ðæt nán man on his yrfenuman ne spece after his dæge he who sits without contest or claim on his property during life, that no one bring an action against his heir after his day, L.

Linked entry: -numa

wer-þeód

(n.)
Grammar
wer-þeód, e; f.
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Ongunnon wercan werþeóda (cf. leáse men, Bt. 38, 1; Fox 194, 30) spell, Met. 26, 73. Werþióda, 29, 28. Werðeóde, Cd. Th. 211, 1; Exod. 519. Ðæt is ðæs wyrðe, ðætte werþeóde secgen Dryhtne þonc, Exon. Th. 38, 2; Cri. 600: 281, 9; Jul. 643.

ge-scot

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., and add: a weapon shot or hurled, an arrow, a dart, spear, javelin Gesceot cateia, i. telum, Wrt. Voc. i. 34, 30. Ánes cynnes gesceot clava vel cateia vel teutona, 35, 44.

ge-frédan

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Gefrédan hiere feónda speru, 277, 22. Ðon má ðe mon his, feax mæg gefrédan bútan ðám felle, 139, 21. Sé þe bær líc gefréddan wolde, hé hyt scolde myd barum handum gefrédan, Solil.

gást-lic

Grammar
gást-lic, Add:

pertaining to the spirit, spiritualspiritualspiritualdivine, heavenly, holy, sacred

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Sé forlét his gástlican wǽpna and féng tó his spere and tó his sweorde, Chr. 1056; P. 186, 27.; of relationship, spiritual as opposed to natural Godes gelaðung bewýpðhire gástlican cild, Hml.

leger

(n.)
Grammar
leger, es; n.

a lyingdeadsicknessdeatha coucha laira grave

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a lying Hys spéda hý forspendaþ mid ðan langan legere ðæs deádan mannes inne they squander his wealth with the long lying of the dead man in the house, Ors. 1, 1; Swt. 21, 9. a lying sick or dead, sickness, death Nis ðǽr hungor ne þurst ne slǽp ne swár

Linked entries: clǽne ÁDL

wyn-sum

(adj.)
Grammar
wyn-sum, adj.

winsomeagreeablepleasantpleasantjoyous

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'Is ðis winsum spell ðæt ðú nú segst.' Ðá cwæþ hé: 'Nis nán wuht winsumre ðonne ðæt þing ðæt ðis spell ymbe is,' Bt. 34, 5; Fox 140, 11. Biþ micle ðe winsumre sio sóþe gesǽlð tó habbenne æfter ðám eormþum ðisses lífes, 23; Fox 78, 30.

a-wrítan

(v.)
Grammar
a-wrítan, p. -wrát, pl. -writon ; pp. -writen ; v. a. [a, wrítan to engrave, write] .

to write out or downto transcribedescribecomposetranscriberedescribereconscriberecontexereto inscribeinscribereinscriptione ornareto carvedelineatedrawsculperedelineare

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Ðara abbuda stǽr and spell ðysses mynstres on twám bócum ic awrát I wrote a history and narrative of the abbots of this monastery in two books, Bd. 5, 23 ; S. 648, 30: 5, 23 ; S. 649, 11. to inscribe; inscribere, inscriptione ornare Wæs se beám bócstafum

Linked entry: a-wrát

ge-byrd

(n.)
Grammar
ge-byrd, gen. dat. -byrde; acc. -byrde, -byrd; pl. nom. gen. acc. a; dat. um; f : ge -byrdo; indecl. in s; f : found in both s. and pl. without any apparent difference of meaning.

birthoriginbeginningparentagefamilylineagenativitasorigostirpsgenusnaturequalitystateconditionlotfatenaturaqualitasconditiosorsfatum

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Hie on gebyrd hruron gáre wunde they fell according to their fate, wounded by the spear, Beo. Th. 2153 : B. 1074. Or in the last two instances may 'gebyrd' be referred to 'gebyrian' to happen?

scildan

(v.)
Grammar
scildan, scyldan, sceldan, sceoldan; p. de.
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Wið ða speru hié hié scildaþ, Past. 35, 4; Swt. 245, 10. Mé sóðfæstnes mín scylde wið feóndum scuto circum-dabit te veritas ejus, Ps. Th. 90, 5. Scilde, Lchdm. ii. 238, 5 : Exon. Th. 126, 22; Gú. 375.

Linked entries: scyldan scehdun

swipu

(n.)
Grammar
swipu, e; swipu(-e), an; f.: swipa (?), an; m.
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Frome folctogan faraþ him tógegnes, habbaþ leóht speru lange sceaftas, swíðmóde sweopan, swenga ne wyrnaþ, deórra dynta, Salm.

Linked entries: swipa swipe

wrixlan

(v.)
Grammar
wrixlan, wrixlian; p. ede.

to changevaryalterto changealternateto exchangedealconversationintercourseto lendof what is lentof wordsto speak

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Wrislan, 72, 18. with dat. of what is lent, fig. of words, to speak Secg eft ongan síð Beówulfes snyttrum styrian, . . . wordum wrixlan, Beo. Th. 1752; B. 874. Lyt ic wénde ðæt ic ǽfre sceolde múðleás sprecan, wordum wrixlan, Exon.

Linked entries: wrislan wrixlung

ge-namian

(v.)
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I a. to call by a name :-- Ðú sunu ðínne tuoelf nomun genomadest Filium tuum .xii. nominibus nominasti, Rtl. 145, 12. where a descriptive epithet is applied to an object, to speak of as (tó) Eal seó gelaðung ðe stent on mǽdenum and on cnapum, on ceorlum

nemnan

(v.)
Grammar
nemnan, nemnian; p. nemde.

to namegive a name to a person or thingto use such and such a name or title in speaking of a person or thingto call upon the name ofaddress by nameto invoketo mention by nameto mentionrelateto namenominate

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Homl. 67, 13. to use such and such a name or title in speaking of a person or thing Ðone wé wifel wordum nemnaþ which we call beetle, when we speak of it, Exon. Th. 426, 14; Rä. 41, 73.

Linked entries: a-nemnan namnian

a-lecgan

(v.)
Grammar
a-lecgan, -lecgean; he -legeþ, -legþ, -lehþ, pl. -lecgaþ; p. -legde, -léde , pl. -legdon, -lédon; pp. -legd, -léd; v. trans. [a from, lecgan to lay] .

to placelay downthrow downsuppresslay asidecease fromponerecollocareprosterneredeponereabjicererelinquereomittereto imposeinflict uponimponereimmittereto diminishtake awayrefuseimminueredeprimerereprimere

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hér is dǽd a deponent verb is so called in Latin, because while it keeps its passive inflections it has deposed or laid aside its passive signification, and has only an active meaning; as the Latin luctor = ic wraxlige I wrestle; loquor=ic sprece I speak

grípan

(v.)
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(αα) to take hold of with an instrument :-- Gráp on heofones tóðe, Rä. 84, 4. a non-material object, to seize on, take for use or as a possession Him on fultum gráp heofonríces weard God took speedy means to help him, Gen. 2072.

wín

(n.)
Grammar
wín, es; n.

Wine

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Ic ne eom swá spédig ðæt ic mæge bicgean mé wín; and wín nys drenc cilda, ne dysigra, ac ealdra and wísra, 35, 9-22. Ðonne ðú wín habban wille, ðonne dó ðú mid ðínum twám fingrum swilce ðú tæppan of tunnan onteón wille, Techm. ii. 120, 9.

rihte

(adv.)
Grammar
rihte, adv.

right, due, directly, straight directly, straightway rightly, well, in a manner suited to the circumstances of a case, fittingly, properly, dulycorrectly, in the proper manner, exactly, accurately, truly

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Th. 139, 13. correctly, in the proper manner, exactly, accurately, truly Wé biddaþ ðé, Láreów, ðæt ðú tǽce ús sprecan rihte to speak Latin correctly, Coll. Monast. Th. 18, 8. Bæd ðæt hé hyra randan rihte heóldon, Byrht. Th. 132, 23; By. 20.