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wæter-scipe

(n.)
Grammar
wæter-scipe, es; m.

A body of water, a piece of water, water

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Ðæt monnum wǽre ðý éþre tó ðæm wæterscipe tó ganganne ut facilior aquatoribus esset accessus ad flumen, 12, 20. Wæs swíþe wynsum wǽta út flówende . . . Wæs ongeán ðyssum wæterscipe glæsen fæt, Blickl. Homl. 209, 4.

sáwlung

(n.)
Grammar
sáwlung, e; f.

expiring

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The giving up the ghost, expiring Cwæð sum hálig biscop ðá hé wæs on sáwlenga be ðeossum fæder: Arsenius ðú wǽre eádig forðon ðú hæfdest á ðás tíd beforan ðínum eágum a certain holy bishop, when he was expiring, said of this father: 'Arsenius, blessed

Linked entry: sáwlian

wǽcan

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.), in 1. 4 after wǽce (wecce, v.l.), and in 1. 9 after wǽced (áwéht, v.l.). Cf. leoþuwǽcan. Add

freom

(adj.)
Grammar
freom, adj.

Firm ⬩ strong ⬩ powerful ⬩ firmus ⬩ strēnuus ⬩ fortis

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Se wæs má on cyriclícum þeódscypum gelǽred, ðonne he freom wǽre in weoroldþingum măgis ecclesiastĭcis discĭplīnis instĭtūtum, quam in sēcŭli rēbus strēnuum, Bd. 4, 2; S. 566, 18

wegan

Grammar
wegan, <b>. A I.</b>
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Perhaps in Exod. 180 wǽpn might be inserted before wǽgon, aud the passage be removed to <b> A. III</b> 1

ge-uferian

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

To exalt ⬩ elevate ⬩ delay ⬩ put off

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Wæs ðá þurh his langsume fær ðæra cildra slege geuferod the children's slaying was delayed by his long journey, Homl. Th. i 80, 28

tó-brecan

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Add Micele sélre him wǽre þæt hé þone að tóbrǽce, Hml. Th. i. 484, 4

Beard-sǽtan

(n.)
Grammar
Beard-sǽtan, Beard-sǽte; pl.

The people (or district) of Bardney

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The people (or district) of Bardney Æþel-réde, se wæs ǽr cyning, wæs ðá Beardsǽtena abbud, Bd. 5, 19; S. 641, 5

nemning

(n.)
Grammar
nemning, e; f.
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Name, appellation Hé his yldrena naman nemde, hwæt þæs ánes nama wæs and hwæt þæs óþres næmnincg wæs, Hml. S. 23, 684

un-áræfnedlíce

(adv.)
Grammar
un-áræfnedlíce, adv.
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Intolerably Óðer den wæs légum full swýðe egesfullíce, óðer wæs náhte þon lǽs unáræfnedlíce cyle full, Bd. 5, 12 ; Sch. 616, 7

hergung

Grammar
hergung, hergiung, herung
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ǽr ꝥ frið geset wǽre, man eall onweig lǽte, Ll.

ge-þýwe

(adj.)
Grammar
ge-þýwe, adj.

Customary ⬩ usual

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Customary, usual Him geþýwe wæs ðæt he oft ðǽr wunode [other version has his gewuna wæs] sæpius ibidem diverti ac manere consueverat, Bd. 3, 17; S. 543, 24. Swá him geþýwe ne wæs as was not usual with him, Beo. Th. 4654; B. 2332

reád

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Him wæs gecynde ꝥ hé symble wæs reád on his andwlitan, Gr. D. 187, 16. v. blód-, bóc-, weolcen-, wræt-, wurm-reád. Add

sefa

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Fífte wæs gyfe pund, þanon hym wæs geseald sefa and geðang (cf. sefan, sídne geþanc, Dan. 536), Mod. Lang. Rev. xi. 215. Add

nǽder-fáh

(adj.)
Grammar
nǽder-fáh, adj.
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Hé wæs on dracan heówe and eall hé wæs nǽdderfáh, Hml. A. 175, 183

þearfa

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Add Hé waes þearfa woruldlicra ǽhta and hé wæs on his geearnungum welig pauper rebus, sed meritis dives erat, Gr. D. 281, 13

un-fracodlíce

(adv.)
Grammar
un-fracodlíce, adv.

Not dishonourably ⬩ honourably ⬩ virtuously

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Not dishonourably, honourably, virtuously Ic wilnode andweorces tó ðam weorce ðe mé beboden wæs tó wyrcanne, ðæt wæs, ðæt is unfracoðlíce and gerisenlíce mihte steóran and reccan ðone anweald ðe mé befæst wæs materiam gerendis rebus optavimus, quo ne

sixta

(num.; adj.)
Grammar
sixta, ord. num.

Sixth

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Siexta wæs Óswald, Chr. 827; Erl. 64, 4. Ðá wæs syxte gear. Elen. Kmbl. 14; El. 7. Wæs ðá sihste tíd. Exon. Th. 171, 8; Gú. 1123. Seista (sesta, Rush.), Mk. Skt. Lind. 15, 33

be-stéman

(v.)
Grammar
be-stéman, -stýman; p. de; pp. ed

To BESTEAM, bedew, make damp, make wet ⬩ humectare, madefacere, circumfundere

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Hwílum hit [beácen] wæs mid wǽtan bestémed at times it [the beacon] was damped with wet, Rood Kmbl. 44; Kr. 22. Ic wæs mid blóde bestémed begoten of ðæs guman sídan I was wet with blood poured from the man's side, 96; Kr. 48.

Linked entries: stíman be-stýman

líc

(adj.)
Grammar
líc, ; adj.
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Like Án bǽra feówer nýtena wæs gesewen swilce mannes ansýn, ꝥ óðer wæs líc (gelíc, v. l. ) ánre león híwe, Hml. S. 15, 182