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óþ-wítan

(v.)
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to reproach with a fault, lay to a person's charge, to taunt Óþwíteþ improperabit, Ps. Spl. M. 73, 11. Hwý óðwíte gé wyrde eówre, ðæt híó geweald nafaþ? Met. 27, 4. Wé sindon cumen tó ðǽm gódan tídun ðe ús Rómáne óþwítaþ we are come to the good

rípan

(v.)
Grammar
rípan, p. ráp, pl. ripon
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To reap, cut corn; metaph. to derive advantage Ic rípe meto, Ælfc. Gr. 28, 3; Som. 30, 63. Ðú rípst ðíne æceras tui agros metis, 15; Som. 19, 46. Hláford ðú rípst ðǽr ðú ne seówe.... Ðú wistest ðæt ic rípe (hrippo, Lind.) ðǽr ic ne sáwe, Mt. Kmbl. 25

Linked entry: rýpan

geómrian

(v.)
Grammar
geómrian, geómerian, geómran; part. geómrigende, geómriende, geómerigende, geómrende; p. ode; pp. od [geómor sad, sorrowful]

To be sad, to sigh, groan, murmur, mourn, sorrow, lament, bewailgĕmĕre, murmŭrāre, ingĕmĕre, ingĕmiscĕre, lūgēre, quĕri

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To be sad, to sigh, groan, murmur, mourn, sorrow, lament, bewail; gĕmĕre, murmŭrāre, ingĕmĕre, ingĕmiscĕre, lūgēre, quĕri Se ðe á wile geómrian on gihða who for ever will mourn in spirit, Salm. Kmbl. 701; Sal. 350. Béna geómrigende we asendaþ prĕces

þingung

(n.)
Grammar
þingung, e; f.
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Intercession, intervention, mediation Þingunge interventu, Wrt. Voc. ii. 111, 28: 48, 76. Hí on friþe wunedon þurh ðære cwéne þingunge, Homl. Ass. 101, 313. ¶ Especially intercession to the Deity :-- Ðæt ic mid eallum ðone wæstm árfæstre ðingunge geméte

ymb-hweorfan

(v.)
Grammar
ymb-hweorfan, p. -hwearf.
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to go round, revolve round Se roder ǽlce dæg úton ymbhwyrfð ealne ðisne middaneard, Bt. 39, 3 ; Fox 214, 16. Ymbhwyrfeþ, Met. 20, 137. Ymbhwerfeþ, 28, 4. Hí ðære eaxe útan ymbhwerfaþ (-eþ, MS. ) ðone norðende, 28, 13. to go about, in the neighbourhood

be-sprecan

(v.)

mentionto claimTo complain ofblameTo complain

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Substitute: to speak about, mention. Cf. be-secgan, I: Hit is ús swíþor bismre gelíc þæt wé þæt besprecað erubescant de recordatione praeteritorum, Ors. 3, 11; S. 152, 30. Hé begeat sumne ðe hine bespræc tó ðám cásere, Hml. Th. i. 374, 13. of legal proceedings

gráf

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Add: [The word seems feminine in the compound wíþig-gráf in the following passage On beorg; ðonne on wíðiggráfe; ðonne on ðone weg, C. D. v. 147, 32.] :-- Ic ongyte þæt þá worlde lustas ne sint eallunga áwyrtwalode of ðínum móde, þeáh se gráf gerýd sí

in-cund

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Add: physical, of the inner part of the body Búton þæt incunde blód ðe anbútan þǽre heortan is út yrne, E.S. viii. 62, 40. Tó incundum ad intima (ventris ), Kent. Gl. 999. Incundum imis (ilibus ), An. Ox. 5, 23. non-physical, in reference to mind, feeling

be

Grammar
be, <b>. A. 11 b.</b>
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Add For hé forð bi (bie, v.l. ) ðǽm scræfe, Past. 197, 13: Bl. H. 213, 34. Add Gé bundon hine be þam fótum, Shrn. 151, 35. 2. add Be Wihtgáres dæge and be óðra cinga dæge, Chr. 7915 ; P. 56, 39. Eallu ðing be dæges leóhte ( luce adhuc diei) gefyllede

Linked entry: bi-wrítan

reordian

(v.)
Grammar
reordian, ;p.; ode.

to speak, say, talkto read

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; to speak, say, talk ; Sleáþ synnigne ofer múþ, tó feala reordaþ, Andr. Kmbl. 2604; An. 1303. Ðus reordiaþ ryhtfremmende, Exon. Th. 240, 1; Ph. 632. Ðá reordade Waldend and worde cwæþ, Cd. Th. 76, 6; Gen. 1253. Reordode, 161, 30; Gen. 2673. Heáhcyning

scead

(n.)
Grammar
scead, scæd, scad, sced, es; n.

Shade

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Shade; fig. shelter, protection Æfter sceades sciman, Salm. Kmbl. 233; Sal. 116. Scedes, Cd. Th. 271,15 ; Sat. 106. On sceade (scade,MS. B.) áhón. Lchdm. i. 284, 21. On ðam sceade his geteldes in abscondito tabernaculi sui, Ps. Th. 26, 6. Manna bearn

willian

(v.)
Grammar
willian, p. ode.

to willto desire,with a genitivewith infinitivewith gerundial infin.with a clauseabsolute

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to will: Gode willigende Deo volente, Guthl. 20; Gdwin. 78, 20. to desire, with a genitive Mæg snottor guma his gǽste forð weges willian. Exon. Th. 104, 15; Gú. 8. Ne sceolde nan wis man willian (wilnian, séftes lífes, v. l.) Bt. 40, 3; Fox 238, 13.

Cnut

(n.)
Grammar
Cnut, es; m.

Cnut was the Danish king of England for twenty-one years, from A. D. 1014-1035

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Cnut was the Danish king of England for twenty-one years, from A. D. 1014-1035 Hér, on ðissum geáre, Swegen ge-endode his dagas to Candelmæssan iii n Feb'. And se flota ðá eal gecurón Cnut to cyninge here, in this year, A. D. 1014, Sweyn ended his days

hiwung

(n.)
Grammar
hiwung, hiwing, e; f.

Forming, shaping, form, figure, pretence, feigning, hypocrisy, dissimulation

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Forming, shaping, form, figure, pretence, feigning, hypocrisy, dissimulation Hé ne biþ ðonne geleáfa ac biþ hiwung it is not then belief but hypocrisy, Homl. Th. i. 250, 21. Hywung, ii. 220, 32. Gé sind wiðinnan áfyllede mid hiwunge and unrihtwísnysse

Linked entry: hiwing

wan-hál

(adj.)
Grammar
wan-hál, adj.

Imperfect as regards health or soundness of bodyweaksickmaimedinfirmunsound

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Imperfect as regards health or soundness of body, weak, sick, maimed, infirm, unsound Wanhál inbecillis, Wrt. Voc. i. 51, 23. Betere ðé ys ðæt ðú gá wanhál (debilis) oððe healt tó lífe, Mt. Kmbl. 18, 8: Mk. Skt. 9, 43. Hú God mæ̂rsodon swá oft swá ǽnig

Linked entry: wan-hǽle

á-þweán

Grammar
á-þweán, pp.-þwagen,-þwægen,-þwogen.

to washcleanse an object from impurityto wash impurity from an object

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Add: to wash,cleanse an object from impurity Ic eów fram synnum áðweá, Hml. Th. i. 464, 17. Gif ic ne áðoá ðé, Jn. L. 13, 8. Se storm áðwyhð swá hwæt swá þæt fýr forswǽlð. Hml. Th. i. 618, 12. Áþwehð, ii. 48, 29. Áðweahð, 56, 7. Áðweað iów, ðæt gé sín

Linked entry: on-þweán

wénan

(v.)
Grammar
wénan, p. de.

to weensupposethinkimagineopinebelieveto hopeexpectlook for

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to ween, suppose, think, imagine, opine, believe absolute Ic wéne autumo Wrt. Voc. ii. 4, 68. Wénð opinatur 62, 53. Hé wénð estimat Kent. Gl. 870. Hwílum ic gewíte, swá ne wénaþ men (cf. Aldhelm's riddle: Cernere me nulli possunt) Exon. Th. 381, 24;

Linked entries: for-wénan wǽnan

þanne

(adv.)
Grammar
þanne, þænne, þonne; adv. conj.
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Then, when. Generally if the subject follows the verb the word is to be rendered by then, if the subject precedes the verb, by when. [þanne and þá differ in force; the former is used where the time of an action is indefinite, and is found with the future

Linked entries: þonne þænne

Cerdic

(n.)
Grammar
Cerdic, es; m.

CerdicCerdĭcus

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Cerdic, the founder of the West-Saxon kingdom; Cerdĭcus Ðý geáre ðe wæs agán fram Cristes acennesse cccc wintra and xcv [MS. xciiii] wintra, ðá Cerdic and Cynríc his sunu cwom up æt Cerdices óran mid v scipum. Ond ðæs ymb vi geár, ðæs ðe hie up cwómon

freónd

(n.)
Grammar
freónd, friónd, es; pl. nom. acc. freóndas, frénd, frýnd, freónd; gen. freónda; dat. freóndum; m. [freónde loving, part. of freón,

A FRIENDămīcus

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A FRIEND; ămīcus Se feónd and se freónd the fiend and the friend, Elen. Kmbl. 1904; El. 954: Exon. 43 a; Th. 144, 33; Gú. 687. Mánfulra and synfulra freónd publicānōrum et peccātōrum amīcus, Mt. Bos. 11, 19: Lk. Bos. 7, 34. He wæs Godes freónd he was