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þeów

(adj.)
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þeów, adj.
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Servile, not free, bond Ðes ðeówa mann hic manceps, Ælfc. Gr. 9, 55; Zup. 67, 2. Gif þeów noun wyrce on Sunnandæg be his hláfordes hǽse, sié hé frioh, L. In. 3; Th. i. 104, 2. Ðeów swán and ðeów beócere, L. R. S. 6; Th. i. 436, 19. Ðeáh hwá bebycgge

wenian

(v.)
Grammar
wenian, p. ede
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To accustom. to accustom, train, prepare, fit, with prep. tó marking the end of the training Lǽrde hé ða leóde on geleáfan weg, wenede tó wuldre weorod unmæte, tó ðam hálgan hám, Andr. Kmbl. 3360; An. 1684. Hine his goldwine wenede tó wiste, Exon. Th

wóp

(n.)
Grammar
wóp, es; m.

a whoopcrya cry of griefwailinglamentationweeping

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a whoop, cry. Similar entries v. here-wóp. mostly a cry of grief, wailing, lamentation, weeping Hlúde swégde ðæra muneca wóp on Marlines deáðe, Homl. Th. ii. 518, 16. Wóp (fletus) and tóþa gristbítung, Mt. Kmbl. 8, 12 : 13, 42. Wóm and wóp, Cd. Th. 285

wræc-síþ

(n.)
Grammar
wræc-síþ, es; m.

travel in a foreign landperegrinationpilgrimageexilebanishmentmiserywretchedness

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travel in a foreign land, peregrination, pilgrimage Hí noldon geþafian ðæt swá getogen mann (Gregory) ða burh forléte, and swá fyrlen wræcsíð genáme, Homl. Th. ii. 122, 15. Gif hwá weófodþén áfylle, sý hé útlah, búton hé þurh wræcsíð (wrec-, v. l. )

á-drífan

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Add: to drive, cause to move (with violence) Heó geseh niman hyre cild, and ádrífan ísene næglas þurh ðá handa, Hml. Th. i. 146, 11. to drive off, drive away Ic ádrífe depellar, Wrt. Voc. ii. 27, 68. Hé ðá hereláfe tó his lande ádráf, Ælfc. T. 9, 38

beran

to carrybringto bearto sufferto carryfruit

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Add: Fero ic bere gǽð ðus; fers ðú berst (byrst), fert hé berð (byrð), Ælfc. Gr. Z. 199, 6. Bierð bajulat. Wrt. Voc. ii. II, 66. Bireþ gestat, 41, 59. with sense of motion, to carry, bring. with concrete object Hié mé on heofenas beraþ, Bl. H. 183,

for-cweþan

to reproachupbraidblamereproverebuketo reproveto refusedeclineto excuseto refuseto receiveto rejectdisapprove of

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Substitute: to reproach a person, upbraid, blame, reprove, rebuke Ðá fortrúwodan, ðonne hié him selfum tó swíðe trúwiað, hié forsióð óðre menn and eác forcueðað protervi, dum valde de se praesumunt, exprobrando ceteros dedignantur. Past. 209, 6. Forcueð

fore-secgan

to foretellprophesyproclaimpronouncedeclareto preach

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Add: with reference to the past Hé hí gefréfrode swá swá wé hér foresǽdon (as we have already mentioned in this narrative), Hml. A. 78, 138: Hml. S. 26, 169. Þæs Cýres sunu þe wé ǽr foresǽdon, Hml. A. 103, 24. Se foresǽda wiðerwinna the aforesaid adversary

fremede

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Add Extra vel ultra, aliena, alia, plus, praeter vel fremde, Wrt. Voc. ii. 145, 32, Fremde exter, alienus, 61. Fremdra externorum, 30, 44. of another family, stranger Ne bearh nú gesib gesibban þe má þe fremdan. Wlfst. 159, 16. Ðú hit becweðe swá gesibre

geornlíce

(adv.)
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Add Geornlíce anxie, Wrt. Voc. ii. 8, 60: enixe, 29, 36: examusim, 30, 6: 107, 73: obnixe, 115, 20: 65, 30. Geornlícor enixius, 32, 60. Geor[n]lí[cor] sollertius, An. Ox. 56, 132. Geornlícost instantissime, Kent. Gl. 1159. with a will, with all one's

ge-strangian

(v.)
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Add: <b>A.</b> trans. to strengthen a person, in respect to bodily health Wundorlíce þeós wyrt gestrangað, Lch. i. 134, 5. Hý (certain herbs) tó mete geþigede mycelon ðone líchaman gestrangiað, 320, 20. Gif hé on fefore sý, syle drincan on

ge-þreátian

(v.)
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Add: to press, oppress, afflict Þæs middaneard is for miclum geswenct and mid manegum earfoðnyssum yfele geþreátod, Hml. S. 28, 166. Þeód wæs oflysted metes ... hungre wǽron þearle geþreátod, An. 1117. to press, urge, force to do something Sua chuá

gearwian

(v.)
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Dele 'gerwan, ... gierian,' and add: to make ready Farað and gearwiað (earwiað, v. l.) ús, ꝥ wé úre eástron gewyrcon, Lk. 22, 8. <b>I a.</b> to make ready to do something :-- Huér wiltu ꝥ wé gearuiga (iarwan, R.) ðé til eottanne eástro?,

gást

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Add: breath Oroþ oððe gást flamen Wrt. Voc. ii. 37, 12 : An. Ox. 18, 43. spirit, ghost, principle of life Ic eallunga unástyrigendlic bútan gáste læg, Hml. S. 23 b, 576. Sóna swá hé þás word gecwæð, hé his gást onsende, Bl. H. 191, 29. Heó ágeaf hire

ge-feón

(v.)
Grammar
ge-feón, to rejoice.
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Add: absolute Ic gefeoge gaudebo, Ps. Rdr. 74, 10. Alle gefióð (gefeagaþ, Ps. L.) omnes exultabunl, Ps. Srt. 5, 12. Gefiáð (gefeogaþ, Ps. L.) bán, 50, 10. Gefeádon (gifeádun. R.) ł gefeánde gaudentes, Lk. L. 19, 37 : Jn. L. 20, 20. Gefæg wel (geblissa

godcundnys

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Add: the quality of being divine. in a general sense Hú ne hæfdon wé ǽr gereaht ꝥ ðá gesǽlþa and sió godcundnes án wǽre? ... swá wé cweðað ꝥ ꝥ sié God þe þá godcundnesse hæfð and ðá gesǽlða, and ǽlc gesǽlig bið God beatitudo uero est ipsa divinitas .

hærfest

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Add: I. autumn, the third ofthe four seasons. [It began on August 7 and November 6 was its last day Þæs (after Lammas day) hærfest cymð ymb seofon niht bútan ánre wonan . . . Syþþan (after All Saints' day) wintres dæg on syx nihtum genimð hærfest mid

hwón

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Add: : [For construction cf. feáwa.] substantival of number, alone, a few persons or things Ofer lytla ł huón ðú wére leáffull, ofer monigo ðec ic setto super pauca fuisti fidelis, super multa te constituam Mt. L. 25, 21. with gen. Hrippes feolo, wyrcendra

lystan

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Add: to cause pleasure in a person, absolute Lysteð juvabat, Wrt. Voc. ii. 48, 2. with acc. of person, alone Gif þé lyste si placet, Bt. 7, 3; F. 22, 7. Úre frið is wyrs gehealden ðonne mé lyste ( placeat ), Ll. Th. i. 220, 2. with gen. of that in which

leás

Grammar
leás, <b>. II.</b>
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Add Sóðfæst verax, sóðsagol veridicus, leás fallax vel mendax, unsóðsagol falsidicus Wrt. Voc. i. 76, 17-20. of persons (or personifications). not truthful Ic cwæð þæt wǽron ealle menn ungemete leáse ego dixi, 'Omnis homo mendax,' Ps. Th. 115, 2. not