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twiwa

(adv.)
Grammar
twiwa, tweowa, twuwa, tuwa, tuwwa, tua, twiga, twigea, twige, twía; adv.
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Twice hine twiwa (tuwa, MS. L.) mid fyrde gesóhte, Ors. 5, 2; Bos. 102, 37. Ðæt heó on geáre twigea (twiwa, MS. H.: tuwa, MS. B.) blówe, Lchdm. i. 320, 13. gefeaht II (tweowa, MS. C.) wið ðone cyning, Ors. 6, 30; Swt. 280, 9.

be-weddian

(v.)

to betrothpledgeplight

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Heó wæs ær beweddad sumum æþelum were, Shrn. 86, 14. Gif beweddodu fǽmne hié forlicgge, Ll.

cirran

(v.)
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Þá hí tó sǽ cóman, þá hét hí man cyrran, Chr. 1094; P. 229, 22. (2 a) with reflex. dat. :-- forlét þá fyrde and cyrde him eft tó Lundene, Chr. 1016; P. 147, 12. of change in conduct, to turn, reform Hí geeácniað heora wíta, gif hí ǽr ende ne cyrrað

Linked entries: cerran cyrran

for-fón

to take awayto seizeto anticipate

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Ðá arn se ealda wið hire weardes mid gebígedum cneówum tó þon ꝥ hine on þá eorþan ástrehte . . . Heó þá þone ealdan forene forféng, and him ne geþafode fulfremodlíce on þá eorðan ástreccan, Hml. S. 23 b, 605. Sý forne forfangen preoccupetur, An.

ǽrende

(adj.)
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Add: a message Mycel wæs ðes ǽrendwreca, and mycel ǽrende bróhte , Bl. H. 9, 13. Ðíslic ǽrende se pápa onsende and ðás word cwæð, 205, 22. geswór ðæt ðæt ǽrende ábeódan wolde . . .

Linked entry: ǽrend

el-þeódig

foreignstrangerforeign

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lǽdde þá elðeódgan (æll-, v. l.) ǽrendracan on his máðmhús venientibus ad se alienigenis aromatum cellas ostendit, Past. 39, 3. of local relation, living in another land than one's own wende tó Scottum, þæt ælþeódig on lǽre geðuge, Hml.

ge-forþian

(v.)
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Þ under him ðane hálgan regol geforþæde aefter mynsterlicum þeáwe that he might carry out the holy rule according to monastic custom, Cht. Th. 242, 5.

swilc

(pronoun.)
Grammar
swilc, swelc; pron. (the word can take the weak declension).
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Mid swelce hrægle in eode, mid swelce gange út, L. Alf. 11; Th. i. 46, 3. Swylce mǽla swylce hira mandryhtne þearf gesǽlde, Beo. Th. 2502; B. 1249. Eahtige hine selfne suelcne suelcne ondrǽtt ðæt sié, Past. 17; Swt. 119, 8.

Linked entries: swelc swylc swá-lic

hweorfan

(v.)
Grammar
hweorfan, hworfan, hwurfan

To turnchangegoreturndepartgo aboutwanderroam

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Ierre hwearf ðonan tó his ágnum, Chr. 584; Erl. 18, 25. ána hwearf mondreámum from he went alone from human joys [i.e. died ], Beo. Th. 3433; B. 1714. Hwearf geond ðæt healreced Hæreðes dóhtor, 3965; B. 1981.

libban

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</b> to remain alive after risk of death, bf. saved from death :-- sceal fleón . . . and libbe, Past. 167, 3. Ðæt fleó tó ðára burga ánre, ðæt on sumre ðára weorðe genered, ðæt móte libban, 166, 18.

hlehhan

(v.)
Grammar
hlehhan, hlæhan, hlihhan, hlichan, hlihan. hlihgan; p. hlóh; pl. hlógan
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sǽde ðæt gesáwe crist selfne and ðæt him hlóge tó he said that he saw Christ himself, and that he smiled upon him, Shrn. 70, 9. Hlehhan ne þorftun they had no need to laugh, Chr. 937; Erl. 114, 13; Æðelst. 47.

Beda

(n.)
Grammar
Beda, an; m.

Venerable Bede

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He wrote his Historia Ecclesiastica gentis Anglorum about A.

ende

(v.; adj.; part.)

a regionquartersidequarterpartproportiondeathendfinishedissueeventgoalultimatelyalwaysultimatelycontinuouslyconsecutivelykindsort

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cóm intó Afenan múðan and hergode ofer eall þone ende, 1067; P. 203, 12. a division of an army fór on þone ende Hannibales folces þe self on wæs, Ors. 4, 9; S. 192, 12.

Linked entry: ende-dæg

ǽg-ðer

(pronoun.)
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ǽg-ðer, [ = ǽg-hwæðer] ; pron.

Eithereachbothuterqueambo

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Ǽgðer ge heonan ge ðanan both here and there. Hí hatedon ǽgðer ge me ge mínne fæder they hated both me and my father, Jn. Bos. 15, 24

Linked entry: égðer

be-scúfan

(v.)
Grammar
be-scúfan, p. -sceáf, pl. -scufon; pp. -scofen; v. a.
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Seó heord wearþ on sǽ bescofen grex precipitatus est in mare, Mk. Bos. 5, 13

Linked entry: be-sceófan

weoloc

(n.)
Grammar
weoloc, es; m.
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Hér beóþ swýþe genihtsume weolocas, of ðám biþ geweorht se weolocreáda tælhg sunt et cochleae satis superque abundantes, quibus tinctura coccinei coloris conficitur, Bd. 1. 1 ; S. 473, 19. Uuiolocas, uuylocas cocleas, Txts. 53, 542. Wilocas, Wrt.

Linked entries: weluc weolc wulluc

egesa

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Uton wé þæs dæges fyrhto and egsan on úre mód settan, 125, 6. what excites fear or horror, a terrible thing Mannum þincþ heora deáð leófra þonne ðone egesan tó gehýranne it will seem to men better to die than to hear that awful tempest, Wlfst. 196, 7

on-bæcling

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Þá gehýrde ic swég mé onbæcling audio post terga sonitum, 5, 12; Sch. 620, 3. with the back towards a person Onbæcling gewend with the back turned towards her, Hml. S. 23 b, 218. of recurrence to a subject Eft ł eft on bæcgling rursum, Mt. p. 3, 8

leán

(n.)
Grammar
leán, es; n.

Rewardrecompenseremunerationrequitalretribution

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Gif eal wel gefriðaþ [ðe] wealdan sceal ðonne biþ gódes leánes ful wel weorðe if he protects well all that he has to keep, then is he quite entitled to good pay, L. R. S. 20; Th. i. 440, 18.

Linked entries: leahan be-leán

INNOÞ

(n.)
Grammar
INNOÞ, innaþ, es; m. f.

the insidestomachwombbowelsthe breastheart

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biþ swíðe líþe on ðam innoþe it is very mild in the stomach, Bt. 22, 1; Fox 76, 31. Ealle ðás yfelu of ðam innoþe cumaþ omnia hæc mala ab intus procedunt, Mk. Skt. 7, 23.