weaxan
To wax, grow. ⬩ to grow, be produced, ⬩ to grow, grow up ⬩ to grow, increase, wax ⬩ to grow in honour, grow great, flourish, prosper ⬩ to be productive ⬩ to grow, take shape
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MS.) ðurh his geðylde, 33; Swt. 216, 1. Wesaþ and weaxaþ ealle werþeóde, lifgaþ bi ðám lissum, Exon. Th. 192, 30; Az. 113. Weóx and wriðade mǽgburg Semes, Cd. Th. 102, 18; Gen. 1702. Seó ádl dæghwamlíce weóx, Bd. 4, 30; S. 609, 25: 5, 12; 627, 12.
tilian
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Ða tyliaþ Gode, ða ðe ne sécaþ heora ágen gestreón ðurh gýtsunge, ii. 76, 32-34. Ðæt hé ða eorðan worhte and him ðéron tilode ( he should provide for himself from ii), Gen. 3, 23.
húsel
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Gif man mæssepreóst tihtlige . . . mæssige gif hé durre, and ládige hine on þám húsle, Ll. Th. i. 344, 13, 14. Gif preóst húsl forgíme, ii. 292, 23.
un-weorþ
of no value ⬩ of no dignity ⬩ little esteemed ⬩ unworthy ⬩ not of sufficient merit ⬩ worthless ⬩ bad ⬩ contemptible ⬩ despicable ⬩ ignoble ⬩ ignominious ⬩ dishonouring
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Grammar un-weorþ, with gen. of that of which one is unworthy : -- Ðý læs ǽnig láreówdóm underfón durre ðara ðe his unwierðe sié ne temerare sacra regimina, quisquis his impar, audeat, Past. 3; Swt. 33, 8.
hiw
shape ⬩ form ⬩ shape ⬩ figure ⬩ a form ⬩ shape ⬩ writing ⬩ appearance ⬩ aspect ⬩ colour ⬩ form ⬩ kind ⬩ nature ⬩ character ⬩ formula ⬩ form ⬩ type ⬩ model ⬩ a pretex ⬩ a fancy ⬩ a kind ⬩ species
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Ðý lǽs ǽnig durre on eáðmódnesse híwe (sub humilitatis specie) hit forcweðan, Past. 51, 3. Sume men onderfóð eáðmódnesse híw, sume ofermódnesse, 301, 25. a pretext Híwe praetextu, An.
warenian
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Wé ágan þearfe, ðæt wé godcunde heorda warnian, hú hý Antecriste wærlícast magan wiðstandan, Wulfst. 80, 2. used reflexively, to be on one's guard, to look to one's self, take heed to one's self, take warning Ðurh gítsunge forlýst oft se árleása his
Linked entries: ge-warenian warnian wærnian wearnian
werian
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Paul's ) geðanc, ðæt hé éhte geleáffulra manna ðurh ware ðære ealdan ǽ, and hine gespræc :-- 'Saule . . . ic eom seó sóðfæstnys ðe ðú werast,' Homl. Th. i. 390, 8. Hé unheánlíce hine werede, Chr. 755; Erl. 48, 33.
wudu
wood ⬩ the substance of growing trees ⬩ a tree ⬩ (hewh) wood ⬩ the material obtained from trees ⬩ wood which forms something ⬩ something made of wood ⬩ wood ⬩ wood ⬩ the wood ⬩ woods ⬩ a wood ⬩ wild
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Ðurh ðane wioda, Cod. Dip. B. ii. 202, 10. On ðone wuda ; ofer ðone wuda, Cod. Dip. Kmbl. v. 317, 29. Hé hearpode ðæt ða wudas bifodon, and ða eá stódon silvas currere mobiles, amnes stare coëgerat, Bt. 35, 6; Fox 168, 8.
sweord
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Ðurh sweordes bite gedǽlan feorh wið flǽsce, Apstls. Kmbl. 68; Ap. 34. Hig feallaþ on swurdes (sweordes, MS. A.: suordes, Lind.: swordana, Rush.) ecge cadent in ore gladii, Lk. Skt. 21, 24. Standan mid átogenum swurde, Jos. 5, 13.
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ge-weald
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Ðæt gesuinc hié him selfe ðurh hira ágena scylda hira ágnes gewealdes him on getióð, 239, 5. power to determine what another does (where another's action is dependent upon oneself, v. ge-wealdes; ) Ic bidde nú, gif hwá þás bóc áwrítan wylle, ꝥ hé hig
ládian
to excuse ⬩ clear ⬩ exculpate ⬩ defend
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Bútan hé hine ládian durre be ðæs flýman were [the degree of lád to be determined by the status of the fugitive] ðæt hé hine flýman nyste, i. 20; Th. i. 210, 13. Ládián be ðæs cynges wergilde oððe mid þrýfealdan ordále, L. Eth. v. 30; Th. i. 312, 6.
þúsend
a thousand
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Hé heora monig ðúsend ofslóg, Ors. 3, 7; Swt. 110, 33, Ðurh ðás bodunge gelýfdon fela ðúsend manna, Homl. Th. ii. 296, 22. Manega ðúsenda engla, 334, 16. Heora fela ðúsenda gefongen wæs, Ors. 3, 4; Swt. 104, 11. Ic ðé þúsenda þegna bringe, Beo.
ge-gán
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Hí beóð ðurh gódre fremminge Gode betǽhte, and gé sylfe him gegáð þurh gódum geearnungum, 554, 24. Ǽlc man, se ðe wile Gode gegán, sceal gelýfan on ðá Hálgan Ðrynnysse, 604, 23.
ge-þafian
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Ðá wæs Adam . . . ðurh Euan lustbǽrnesse oferswíðed, ðæt hé geðafode (ðá synne spiritus victus delectatione consentit. . . Eva quasi caro delectationi subdidit, Adam delectatione superatus assensit, Past. 417, 24-29: 18.
hwilc
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Mid þǽm þe hié þára dura hwelce opene gesáwon, Ors. 3, 5; S. 106, 16. Ðeáh hé ðára góda hwylc forleóse, Bt. 34, 6 ; F. 140, 34. Gif mon ánra hwilc ofslóh, 39, 4; F. 216, 21. combined with swá. adjectival Swá hwylc man swá mildheortnesse nafað, Bl.
HÚ
How
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Fox 3, 1, 2; Met. 3, 1. in dependent clauses with indic. or subjunct Nú wundraþ gehwá hú se deófol dorste geneálǽcan tó ðam Hǽlende now every one will wonder how the devil durst come near Jesus, Homl. Th. i. 166, 32.
ge-þeódan
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(bb) used reflexively, to come up to an object, arrive at :-- Ic mé eft tó þǽre dura geðeódde, Hml.
irnan
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Ox. 1580. of machinery (a mill or millstone) Þá orn seó cweorn ðurh godcunde miht, Shrn. 145, 23.
winter
a season of the year ⬩ winter ⬩ wintry weather ⬩ cold ⬩ a year
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Nys hit swá stearc winter ðæt ic durre lutian æt hám, Coll. Monast. Th. 19, 17. Sam hit sý sumor sam winter, Ors. 1, 1; Swt. 21, 17. Wintres brumae Wrt. Voc. ii. 12, 43.
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wer
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Bútan hé hine ládian durre be ðæs flýman were, L. Ath. i. 20; Th. i. 210, 13. Be his ágnum were geládige hé hine, L. In. 30; Th. i. 120, 18. Hé hine be his were geswicne, 15; Th. i. 112, 3.