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þearle

(adv.)
Grammar
þearle, adv.
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Ðæt folc wearð þearle geswenct mid ðam síðfate taedere coepit populum itineris ac laboris, Num. 21, 4: Ps.

wlencu

(n.)
Grammar
wlencu, (-o); indecl.: wlenc, e; f.

pridehigh spiritpridearrogancehaughtinessinsolencedistinctionsplendourpompdignitymagnificencewealthgreatness

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Þeáh hwá wexe mid micelre æþelcundnesse his gebyrda, and þeó on eallum welum and on eallum wlencum magnet titulis fulgeat claris domus, Bt. 19; Fox 68, 32: Met. 10, 28.

Linked entries: wlanc wlanc

wrégan

(v.)
Grammar
wrégan, (wrecan) ; p. wrégde, wréhte; pp. wreged, wreht

To bewrayaccusedenounceto accuseto accuseto accuseto denounce

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Th. ii. 250, 10. to accuse a person to (to, wiþ) somebody Ne wéne ge ðæt ic eów wrége tó fæder(apud paírent). Se is ðe eów wrégð Móyses, Jn. Skt. 5, 45. Hié mon wrégde tó dæm cásere, Blickl. Homl. 173, 10. Wréhte, Homl. Skt. ii. 25, 597.

færeld

(n.)
Grammar
færeld, (n. and) m.

goingwalkinga goingcoursejourneya wayroadthe runcarriagevehicle a trainretinuecourseproceeding

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Þú on hrædum færelde þone heofon ymbhweorfest rapido coelum turbine versas, Bt. 4; F. 6, 31. a particular mode of travel: Mót hé swá rídan, swá rówan, swá swilce færelde faran swylce tó his wege gebyrige, Ll.

ge-rǽdan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-rǽdan, to advise, ge-rǽdan to arrange. [These two verbs seem to have coalesced (v. rǽdan), and are taken together.]
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Hi rǽddon swá ꝥ hí woldon þone cyng gesettan út of þám cynedóme, and hit wearð sona gecýdd þám cynge hú hit wæs gerǽd, Chr. 1075; P. 211, 2. Næs nán máre unrǽd geréd (-rǽd, v. l. ) þonne së wæs, 1016 ; P. 151, 4.

holm

(n.)
Grammar
holm, es; m.

A mound, hill, rising groundwave, ocean, water, sealand rising from the water,an island in a river

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Holm storme weól, Beo. Th. 2267; B. 1131. Holm heolfre weóll [of the lake where Grendel dwelt ], 4282; B. 2137: 3189; B. 1592. Wíde rád ofer holmes hrincg hof séleste [of the ark], Cd. 69; Th. 84, 5; Gen. 1393.

furþor

localto or at a more advanced point of progressto a greater degree or extentmore thoroughlycompletelydenoting superioritydenoting greater importance or significance, moredenoting excess, beyondover and abovedenoting transgressiondenoting increasedenoting continued actionlater

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Th. 104, 29. of time, later Gé sægdon þæt gé cúðon míne aldorlege, swá mé ǽfre wearð oððe ic furðor findan sceolde, Dan. 140. Hé furðor cymeð ufor ánre niht ús tó túne, Men. 33. Ofer midne winter furðor fíf nihtum, 125

tíma

(n.)
Grammar
tíma, an; m.

Timehourtempus horatime when,time at which an event takes place a time when a thing can or ought to be done,a proper time,opportunity in time in good timebe-timesproper timean appointed timea period of time time during which certain events are happening, during which a particular person is living, etc. a season of the yearan age of the world time of pronouncing a syllable, quantity time, condition of things

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Ús is tíma ðæt onwæcnen of slǽpe hora est nos de somno surgere, 63; Swt. 459, 33. Hwænne wylle gé singan? Þonne hyt tíma byþ, Coll. Monast. Th. 34, 5. Se wísa hit ieldcaþ and bítt tíman, Past. 33; Swt. 220, 10.

Linked entries: tíme týma

ceorl

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Wearð forðféred sumes wífes ceorl ... and sæt ꝥ wíf ofer þám líchaman hire forðférdan ceorles, Gr. D. 215, 18: Gn. Ex. 97. Þú wilnast ceorles, Hml. S. 3, 396. Wǽron wydewan fornýdde on unriht tó ceorle, Wlfst. 158, 11. Ceorl maritum, An. Ox. 5166.

háwian

(v.)
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Þý mon sceal fæsðne weal wyrcean, ðý mon ǽr geháwige ðæt se grund fæsst sié, ðǽr mon ðone grundweall on lecgge tunc fabrica robusta construitur, cum prius locus solidus, in quo fundamentum poni debeat, providetur, Past. 308, 3. where a condition, stated

ord

(n.)
Grammar
ord, es; m.

a point,of a weapona spear, pointed weaponone who is at the topmost point, a head, chief, princehead, frontline of battle, forefrontthe beginning, origin, source (applied to persons and things)

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Burgwarena ord, 462, 22; Hö. 56. of position, head, front Se ðe on orde geóng he who went at the head of the band, Beo. Th. 6242; B. 3125. line of battle, forefront Se ord on here acies, Ælfc. Gr. 5; Som. 4, 14.

Linked entries: ór ord-wíga

DÉMA

(n.)
Grammar
DÉMA, an; m. [déman to deem, judge, think] .

a deemer, thinker, judge, an umpire censor, consul, jūdex, arbĭter the judge, who gave a wrong judgment, was subject to a fine of one hundred and twenty shillings; and if a man could not obtain justice, the judge to whom he applied was fined thirty shillings. As the judge represented the king, he was at the king's disposal

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Gif hwá him ryhtes bidde befóran hwelcum scírmen oððe óðrum déman, and abiddan ne mǽge, and him wedd mon sellan nelle, gebéte xxx scillinga, and binnan vii nihton gedó hine ryhtes wierþne if any one demand justice before a sheriff or other judge, and

Linked entries: dǽma doema

un-þanc

(n.)
Grammar
un-þanc, es; m.

disfavourdispleasureangerill-willan unpleasing acta displeasurean offenceannoyancenot thanksdispleasure expressed in wordsunwillinglywithout consenton compulsioningratiswithout (a person's) consentnot of (one's own) accordagainst (one's) will

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Ðá wearð hé gecristnod his mága unþances, Homl. Skt. ii. 31, 24. Scealt ðú ðínes unþances ðone hord ámeldian, Homl. Skt. i. 23, 716. Án his manna wolde wícian æt ánes búndan húse his unðances, Chr. 1048; Erl. 177, 36.

Linked entry: un-þances

wlitig

(adj.)
Grammar
wlitig, adj.

Beautifulcomelyfairbeauteousglorious

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Ðe weorð wæstm ðý wlitegra, Cd. Th. 33, 14 ; Gen. 520. Þúhte ðeós woruld wlitigre, 38, 9 ; Gen. 604. Wífa wlitegost, 39, 17 ; Gen. 627. Mid ðam wlitegostum nebbe, Homl. Th. i. 430, 14.

innan

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Th. i. 236, 10. with dat. local, of rest, within Him þæs tácen weard for eorlum innan healle, Dan. 719. Hé is bebyrged innan þám mynstre innon Ses Nicolaus portice. Chr. 1072 ; P. 209, 5.

útan

(prep.; adv.)
Grammar
útan, (-on); adv. prep. A. adv.

from withoutwithouton the outsideon the outsideon the surfaceoutwardlyaboutroundoutaway from land

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from without Wearð mé on hige leóhte útan and innan, Cd. Th. 42, 21; Gen. 677. Gif ðú wénst ðæt him áhwonan útan cómon ða gód ðe hé hæfþ, ðonne wǽre ðæt þing betere, ðe hit him fram cóme, ðonne hé, Bt. 34, 3; Fox 136, 26. Ælfréd com útan (úton, MS.

Linked entries: útane úton út-weard

swíþ

(adj.)
Grammar
swíþ, adj.

strongproducing a powerful effect strong, violent (of wind, stream, etc.)strong, not easily broken right (hand, side, etc.)the right hand, the right strong, quickquick, wise

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Hí swíðra oferstág weard, Exon. Th. 116, 3; Gú. 201. Biþ seó módor frommast and swíþost, 493, 1; Rä. 81, 23. of things, in reference to material things, producing a powerful effect Swíð drenc wiþ áswollenum milte, Lchdm. ii. 256, 14.

síd

(adj.)
Grammar
síd, adj.
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Setton síde scyldas wið weal, 656; B. 325. Síde weallas, Exon. Th. 1, 9; Cri. 5. applied to a number of people who cover a wide space, v. síd-folc Sécan síde herge, Exon. Th. 33, 12; Cri. 524. Weorode, síde herge, Beo. Th. 4683; B. 2347.

Linked entry: síd-folc

þeóstru

(n.)
Grammar
þeóstru, (sometimes written þr- instead of þ-) and þiéstru, þístru, þýstru; f.: and þeóstre, þýstre; n. [cf. O. Sax. thiustri; n.]
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'Uton áwurpan þeóstra weorc...,' Homl. Th. i. 604, 1-5. Ðara þióstra ðisse worulde, Bt. 36, 2; Fox 174, 26. Þýstra (ðióstrana, Lind. Rush.) anweald, Lk. Skt. 22, 53: 11, 36. Ðiéstra dæg and mistes, Past. 35; Swt. 245, 5. On þýstra bealo, Exon.

þreát

(n.)
Grammar
þreát, es; m.

a troopbandcrowdbody of peopleswarmpressthrongviolencecompulsionforceoppressionpunishmentill-treatment

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Hié ealle worlde weán and ealle þreátas ( all the woes of the world and all miseries ) oferhogodan ... hié ealle worldlíce tintrega and ealle lichomlícu sár oforhogodan, Blickl. Homl. 119, 16