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wérig

(adj.)
Grammar
wérig, adj.
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Th. 5866; B. 2937. weary at heart, sad, grieved Ne mæg wérig mód wyrde wiðstondan, ne se hreó hyge helpe gefremman a soul that is sad may not stand against fate, nor the mind that mourns minister help, Exon. Th. 287, 16; Wand. 15.

ge-búgan

(v.)
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Mid þǽm monnum þe him tó gebugon, Chr. 901; P. 92, 7. ꝥ ðú ú Behát Gode ꝥ ðú tó him gebúge, gif hé þé nú gehelpð, 353: Ll. Th. i. 424, 4. ꝥ Mid þám flotan þe him tó gebogen wæs, Chr. 904; P. 93, 24. to a belief, practice, condition, &c.

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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Ðis is seó gerǽdnes þe Eádgár cyng mid his witena geþeahte gerǽdde, Ll. Th. i. 262, l : 358, 5. Seó gerǽdnes þe míne witan gerǽdilon (cf. institue-runt, 336, 15), 272, 3 : 350, 6: 168, 15 : Angl. ix. 259, 6.

tyhtan

(v.)
Grammar
tyhtan, p.te.

to drawstretchto draw the mind to somethingto inciteexhortprovokesolicitprompturgepersuadeto suggestbring to the mindto instructteach

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Troynisce tuhten (toȝe, 2nd MS.) to þon Gricken,810.] but mostly in a metaphorical sense, to draw the mind to something, to incite, exhort, provoke, solicit, prompt, urge, persuade, where the construction is uncertain Ic tyhte ortor, Ælfc.

wlanc

(adj.)
Grammar
wlanc, adj.

proudhigh-spiritedboldproudboldarroganthaughtyinsolentproudelateexultantsplendidgreathighaugustmagnificentrich

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Weras duguðum wlance Drihtne guldon gód mid gnyrne, Cd. Th. 146, 8; Gen. 2419. [He wes prud and wlonc, O. E. Homl. i. 35, 16. Neuer upen eorþe to wlonk þu ny uurþe, Misc. 112, 184. Godelike on horse, wlanc on werge, and unwurþ on wike, 121, 315.

Linked entry: wlencu

Mægelan

(n.)
Grammar
Mægelan, Mægelang,

Milan

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Milan Tó Mægelan [Mægolange, MS. C.] apud Mediolanum, Ors. 6, 36; Swt. 294, 30

mylen-bróc

(n.)
Grammar
mylen-bróc, es; m.

A mill-brook

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A mill-brook On mylenbróc; ðonne andlang streámes, Cod. Dip. Kmbl. v. 198, 30

bere-tún

Grammar
bere-tún, (ber-).
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Ic wille rýman mínne bertún, Hml. Th. ii. 104, 17 : Wlfst. 286, 16. Add

mylen-feld

(n.)
Grammar
mylen-feld, m.
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A field where there is a mill Tó mylenfelda, C. D. v. 381, 34

un-áwemmende

(adj.)
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Hé gesette unáwemmendne (immaculatam) weg mínne. Ps. L. 17, 33

Linked entry: á-wemman

wyrm-galere

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Þá wurmgaleras ic mihte gewyldan tó mínum willan ǽfre, Hml. S. 35, 177. Add

ece

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Ic þrowode mycelne ece mínre heortan and líflicra leoma, Gr. D. 243, 18. Add

up

(adv.)
Grammar
up, (úp?), upp; adv.

Up.upon high uperectlyupto a high point

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Ðá genam hine God mid sáwle and mid líchaman up in ðone heofon, Salm. Kmbl. p. 182, 14. Áteó he áne hringan up of ðare þrýh ... Gif seó hringe nele up þurh his ánes tige, Homl.

cistian

(v.)
Grammar
cistian, to put in a coffin. v. cist, <b>I a</b>
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Forðferede þearfan mild*-*heortlíce cestian (cystian, v. l. ) and syððan bebyrian, Wlfst. 119, 10. Cystian, 209, 7

Linked entry: cestian

pipor-cweorn

(n.)
Grammar
pipor-cweorn, e; f.
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A pepper-mill, pepper-grinder Grinde reádes caules sǽdes áne handfulle on piporcwyrna, Archiv lxxxiv. 326 d

tó-fleám

(n.)
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refuge Geworden is mé [Drihten] on tófleám factus est miki Dominus in refugium, Ps. Rdr. 93, 22

Linked entries: fleám fleám

wealh-word

(n.)
Grammar
wealh-word, es; n.

A wanton word

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A wanton word Ic eom ondetta ðæt ic onféng on mínne múð wealworda, Anglia xi. 98, 37

Linked entry: weal-word

weg

(n.)
Grammar
weg, (wig,
  • Kent. Gl. 207
  • :
  • 475
  • :
  • 772
; pl. , weogas,
  • 21
), es; m.

a road (lit. or fig.) made for passengers, a path commonly usedspace to be traversed, a journeymanner, mode, method, plan way, way,

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On eallum ðám wegum ðe gé fóron, Deut. 1. 31. in reference to conduct, action, practice, manner, mode, method, plan Geriht mínne weg (se weg is mín weorc), Ps. Th. 5, 8. Ealle his wegas sint dómas, Deut. 32, 4.

for-hwǽga

(adv.)
Grammar
for-hwǽga, -hwága; adv.

At leastsaltem

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Forhwága on ánre míle fram ðæm túne at least within one mile from the town, 1, 1; Bos. 22, 30

fǽmn-hád

(n.)
Grammar
fǽmn-hád, es; m.
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Ic mínne fǽmnhád besmát. . . ne forleás ic mínne fǽmnhád for ǽniges mannes gyfum, Hml. S. 23 b, 328, 335. Add