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swilce

(adv.)
Grammar
swilce, swelce; adv. conj.
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in like manner, also, as well, too Se com swylce tó-dæg tó mé ad me quoque hodie venire dignatus est, Bd. 4, 3; S. 568, 17. Swylce hé brohte mycel feoh attulit autem et summam pecuniae non parvam, 4, 11; S. 599, 20. Hé wæs sóþ man, ðý hine dorste deófol

Linked entry: swálíce

un-weorþ

(adj.)
Grammar
un-weorþ, -wurþ, -wyrþ, -wierþe, -wyrþe; adj.

of no valueof no dignitylittle esteemedunworthynot of sufficient meritworthlessbadcontemptibledespicableignobleignominiousdishonouring

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of no value Mid deórwyrþum reáfum ne beóþ hý gescrýdde, ac mid unweorþum, R. Ben. 137, 9. Ðæt heora heortan mid wácum mettum and unweorþum ne sýn ofersýmede, 138, 11. of no dignity, little esteemed Gif munuc eáðhylde bið, þeáh hine man wácne and unweorðne

Linked entries: un-wurþ un-wyrþ

wyn-sum

(adj.)
Grammar
wyn-sum, adj.

winsomeagreeablepleasantpleasantjoyous

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winsome, agreeable, pleasant Wynsum suavis, Ælfc. Gr. 9, 28; Zup. 54, 5. Wynsum, wlitig elegans, i. speciosus, gratus, puncher, praecipuus, magnus, Wrt. Voc. ii. 142, 80. Ða wynsuman amoena, 1, 6. pleasant to the senses or to the mind Treów tó brúcenne

á

(adv.)
Grammar
á, <b> (ó);</b> adv.
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Ever.Add: <b>A.</b> always; semper. in reference to eternity, alone Ealle gesceafta woldon á bión; ǽlcere wuhte is gecynde ðæt hit wilnige ðæt hit á sié, Bt. 34, 12; F. 152, 18. defined by adverbs Á forþ éce, Az. 112. A forþ heonan, Cri.

fæder

a parenta step-fatherforefatherfathersancestorsfathera god-fathera patron

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Add: of human beings. a parent Þonne hwylcum men gelimpeþ ꝥ his ful leóf fæder gefærþ, ne mæg ꝥ ná beón ꝥ þá bearn þe unblíþran ne sýn, Bl. H. 131, 24. Þæs fæder and þǽre módor mægen, 163, 25. Hwæðer þára twégra dyde þæs fæder (fadres, L., fæderes, R

geár

(n.)
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Add: (n.) and m. as a unit of time-measurement, in the case of (approximately) exact measurement, the number of years being given Þá wæs syxte geár Constantínes cáserdómes, El. 7. Ánes geáres cild oððe lamb anniculus Ælfc. Gr. Z. 287, 11. Wé ealne þysne

ge-féra

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Add Geféra collega, Wrt. Voc. ii. 23, 68. a companion, associate Hé dyde suá suá ofermód geféra déð, Past. 305, 6. Wineleás mon genimeð him wulfas tó geféran . . . ful oft hine se geféra slíteþ, Gn. Ex. 148. Hwæt cunnon þás þíne geféran (socii) ?, Coll

hebban

(v.)
Grammar
hebban, occurs with dat.

to liftto liftto raiseliftmake a soundto exaltelevateto extolexaltto set upinstituteto raisebring upto directbearTo risemount

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Add: A weak past hefde Hml. S. 8, 212. trans. to raise material to a higher level or towards a vertical position Se esne his ágen hrægl ofer cneó hefað, Rä. 45, 5. Hine gelæhte án hors mid tóðum and hefde him upp, Hml. S. 8, 212. Hyse hóf his ágen hrægl

hlísa

famereputationreputegloryreputationreportfameapprobationapplause

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Add: in reference to persons. where knowledge of a person's greatness is widespread, fame His hlísa ásprang tó Syrian lande, Hml. S. 16, 137. Ásprang his hlísa geond þá land wíde, 26, 239. Gif hæleða hwone hlísan lyste, Met. 10, 1. Sé þe wile wíslíce

bunda

(n.)
Grammar
bunda, bonda, an; m.
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a wedded or married man, a husband; maritus, sponsus Ne mæg nán wíf hire bondan [bundan MS. B, note 57] forbeódan, ðæt he ne móte into his cotan gelogian ðæt ðæt he wille no wife may forbid her husband, that he may not put into his cot what he will,

Linked entry: bonda

ge-gaderian

(v.)
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Add: to join together. to put together Tó gesetedo ł gegeadrad adpositos, Mt. p. 12, 4. to unite the parts which form a whole Ðú gegæderast ðá hiofonlicon sáwla and ðá eorþlicon líchoman, Bt. 33, 4; F. 132, 22. Óðer biþ se mon, . . . óðer his gódnes

hús

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Add: a building for human habitation Hús domus vel lar, Wrt. Voc. i. 25, 37. Insǽte hús vel lytel hús caso vel casula, 58, 28. Húses domatis (in proprii domatis tigillo conflagrasse memoratur), ii. 80, 54; Kent. Gl. 971. Se scyppend gesceóp þone middaneard

losian

(v.)
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Add: <b>A.</b> intrans. to be lost, perish, of living creatures, in a physical sense, to die, be destroyed Mid hungre ic losigo fame pereo, Lk. L. 15, 17. Se líchoma losað þurh ðá oferfille, Hml. A. 6, 153. Lá, haesere, we losaiað praeceptor

tó-dǽlan

(v.)
Grammar
tó-dǽlan, p. de
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To divide, separate, distribute. in the following glosses Ic tódǽle infindo, Engl. Stud. xi. 66, 49 : discludo, Wrt. Voc. i. 39, 31. Ic tódǽle dispono, ii. 141, 45. Tódǽlan findere, 37, 33. Tódǽlende discrepantes, 25, 60: dirimentes, 28, 52: diremtas

þanan

(adv.)
Grammar
þanan, þonan (-on, -un, -en); adv.
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with demonstrative force, thence Þanan illic (-inc? ), Wrt. Voc. ii. 110, 55. Ðonan illinc, 44, 54. marking the point from which motion takes place Hé þanon (þonan, Rush.: þona, Lind. inde ) eode, Mt. Kmbl. 4, 21. Þanon h-e com on Iudéisce endas inde

wegan

(v.)
Grammar
wegan, p. wæg, pl. wǽgon; pp. wegen. <b>A.</b> trans.
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to move, bear, carry, bring, transport Ic wege oððe ic ferige ueho, Ælfc. Gr. 28, 5; Zup. 176, 4. (Scip) wist in wigeþ, Exon. Th. 415, 14; Rä. 33,11. Ðone ( a dog ) on teón wigeþ feónd his feónde, 433, 28 ; Rä. 51, 3. Hám wegaþ advehunt, Wrt. Voc. ii

Linked entry: æt-wegan

(pronoun.)
Grammar
hé, m: heó; f: hit; n.
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He, she, it Ðá hé gefór ðá féng his sunu tó ðam ríce when he died his son came to the throne, Chr. Erl. 2, 11. Him sprecendum hig cómon eo loquente veniunt, Mk. Skt. 5, 35. Hé hine miclum gewundode he wounded him severely, Chr. 755; Erl. 48, 34. Hé hiene

Linked entries: hió heó hie hig

gif

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Add: Conj, introducing a conditional clause. The indicative after gif implies the certain occurrence of a circumstance, the reality of a state, &amp;c., spoken of in the clause, admits the truth of the statement contained in the clause. Gyf þú wylt

sellan

(v.)
Grammar
sellan, sillan, sylian; p. salde, sealde; pp. sald, seald
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To give something (acc.) to somebody (dat. ). of voluntary giving, to put. into the possession of a person, transfer ownership from one to another Ic sello Werburge ðás lond, Chart. Th. 480, 30: 481, 5. Ðæt land ic sylle eów tó ágenne, Ex. 6, 8. Ealle

wealdan

(v.)
Grammar
wealdan, p. weóld, pl. weóldon; pp. wealden
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To have power over Wealdeþ imperitat, Wrt. Voc. ii. 44, 43. Ǽlc mon biþ wealdend ðæs ðe hé welt; næfþ hé nánne anweald ðæs ðe hé ne welt quod quisque potest, in eo validus: quod non potest, in hoc imbecillis esse censendus est, Bt. 36, 3; Fox 176, 17

Linked entries: án-waldan wealdian