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on-wacan

(v.)

to awake, cease to sleepto arise, spring, be derived, be born

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Beornas onwócan, cynn æfter cynne cende wǽron, Ps. Th. 104, 11. Hwǽr ús hearmstafas onwócan, Cd. Th. 58, 2; Gen. 940. Hié begeton feówertíg bearna ðæt ðonon menio onweócon, 294, 25; Sat. 476

Linked entries: wacen á-wacan

BÁR

(n.)
Grammar
BÁR, es; m.

A BOARaper

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A BOAR; aper Cyng Willelm forbeád sleán ða heortas swylce eác ða báras king William forbade men to kill the stags, and also the boars, Chr. 1087; Ing. 296, 12.

ge-dwola

Grammar
ge-dwola, error.
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Hé geseah ꝥ eal manna cynn on missenlicum gedwolum from heora Scyppende gewitene wǽron, Bl. H. 103, 5. a practice that deceives, leads into error.

Hæestingas

(n.)
Grammar
Hæestingas, Hestingas, Hæstinga ceaster

Hastings

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Ðá férde se cyng tó Hæstingan then the king went to Hastings, 1094; Erl. 229, 35. Hí heafdon ofergán Súþseaxe and Hæstingas [Hæsting, l. 36] they had overrun Sussex and Hastings, 1011; Erl. 144, 27. Tó Hæstinga ceastre at Hastings, L.

un-gemetfæst

(adj.)
Grammar
un-gemetfæst, adj.

immoderateimmodestintemperateimmoderateexcessiveirretentive

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Ðám monnum ðe beóþ neátenum gelíce, ðæt beóð unrihtwíse and ungemetfæste, 14, 1; Fox 42, 4. in reference to physical things, immoderate, excessive Hwílum cymð of ungemetfæstre hǽto, hwílum of ungemetfæstum cyle, Lchdm. ii. 56, 16.

leger

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Ðá beád se bisceop his wer þám cynge. Ðá cwæð se cyng ꝥ mihte béon geboden him wið clǽnum legere (to obtain burial in consecrated ground [cf. C. D. i. 310, 33, given at leger-stów]), Cht. Th. 208, 31

ge-festnian

(v.)
Grammar
ge-festnian, p. ode; pp. od

To fastenmake fastconfirmshut upimprisonfirmāreconfirmāreinclūdĕre

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Se cyng genam Roger eorl his mǽg, and gefestnode hine the king took earl Roger his kinsman and imprisoned him, 1075; Erl. 214, 5. Ðe be swylcre gewittnesse gefestnod is which is confirmed by such witness, Th. Diplm. A. D. 856; 117, 18

Linked entry: ge-fæstnian

hearm-cwide

(n.)
Grammar
hearm-cwide, es; m.

Injurious, abusive speech, calumny, blasphemy, a sentence pronouncing harm or sorrowcalumnia

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Judéa cynn wið godes bearne áhóf hearmcwide the race of the Jews against God's son blasphemed, Andr. Kmbl. 1121; An. 561: 157; An 79. Áhrede mé hearmcwidum heánra manna redime a calumniis hominum, Ps. Th. 118, 134: Exon. 24 a; Th. 69, 15; Cri. 1121

Linked entries: hearm hearm-sprǽc

for-wrecan

(v.)
Grammar
for-wrecan, p. -wræc, pl. -wrǽcon; pp. -wrecen [wrecan to drive]

To drive outbanishexpelexpellĕrepropellĕrefŭgāre

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Hý forwrǽcon wícinga cynn they expelled the race of the vikings, Scóp Th. 95; Wíd. 47. Eart ðú ána forwrecen on Hierusalem tu sōlus peregrīnus es in Jerusalem? Lk. Bos. 24, 18

gold-smiþ

(n.)
Grammar
gold-smiþ, es; m.
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Ðe Eádréd cyng gebócode Ælfsige his goldsmipe which king Edred gave by charter to his goldsmith Ælfsig, Cod. Dipl. Kmbl. iii. 431, 24: vi. 211, 7: Bt. Met. Fox 10, 67; Met. 10, 34

swicollíce

(adv.)
Grammar
swicollíce, adv.
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Aman smeáde swicollíce embe ðæt hú hé eall ludéisc cynn fordyde Haman plotted how to destroy all the Jewish race, Homl. Ass. 96, 145

synlíce

(adv.)
Grammar
synlíce, adv.

Sinfully, wickedly

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Se cyng and ða heáfodmenn lufedon swíðe and oferswíðe gítsunge on golde and on seolfre and ne róhtan hú synlíce hit wǽre begytan, Chr. 1086; Erl. 220, 6, 12

eáwu

(n.)
Grammar
eáwu, e; f.

A ewe ovis fēmĭna

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A ewe; ovis fēmĭna Agefe mon to Liming l eáwa and v let fifty ewes and five cows be given to Lyming, Th. Diplm. A. D. 835; 470. 29. 32

Linked entry: eówu

furður

(adv.)
Grammar
furður, adv.

Furthermoreultĕriusultra

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Ðæt ðé cyning engla gefrætwode furður micle ðonne eall gimma cynn that the king of angels adorned thee much more than all the kinds of gems, 3035; An. 1520

be-geát

(n.)
Grammar
be-geát, es; n. (f.
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Ox. 2698: 3915. what is acquired, possessions, property Cýð mildheortnysse earmum mannum mid þínum begeáte, Hml. Th. ii. 104, 27. Mid þínum begeátum, Wlfst. 286, 29. Hí læccað of manna begeátum lóc hwæt hí gefón magan, Ll. Th. ii. 328, 4.

mǽrlíce

(adv.)
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Se cyng þæt hús (the temple) mǽrlícost tó Gode betǽhte þe ǽfre ǽr ǽnig gewurde Wlfst. 278, 4. Hú hé be Gode mihte mǽrlícost wrítan, Hml. S. 15 202. Add

ár-leás

(adj.)
Grammar
ár-leás, def. se ár-leása; adj. [ár, leás].

void of honourhonourlessdisgracefulinfamouswickedimpiousinhonestusimpiusinfamispitilessmercilesscruelcrudelis

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void of honour, honourless, disgraceful, infamous, wicked, impious; inhonestus, impius, infamis Him árleáse cyn andswarode the honourless race answered him, Cd. 114; Th. 149, 15; Gen. 2475 : 91; Th. 116, 10; Gen. 1934.

ilde

(n.)
Grammar
ilde, pl. m.

Men

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Ilda cyn the race of men, Elen. Kmbl. 1040; El. 521, Ylda bearn the children of men, Cd. 113 ; Th. 149, 6; Gen. 2470: 177; Th. 222, 17; Dan. 106.

Linked entries: ælde elde

blind-nes

obscurity

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Eal þis mennisce cyn wæs on blindnesse, seoþþan þá ǽrestan men ásceofene wǽron of gefeán neorxna wanges, 17, 14. Ðá inran þeóstru sind þæs módes blindnyssa wiðinnan, Hml.

geornan

(v.)
Grammar
geornan, giornan, giornian; p. de, ade, ede; pp. ed

To desire, begdesīdĕrāre

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Se cyng and his witan georndon friþes the king and his witan desired peace, Chr. 1011; Erl. 144, 21. To geornanne mendicare, Lk. Skt. Lind. 16, 3. Giornade, giornede, giornde begged, Mk. Skt. Lind. 10, 46: 1, 40: Jn. Skt. Lind. 9, 8

Linked entry: gyrnan