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wannian

(v.)
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Add: to become dark coloured Þonne wannað hé and doxaþ, Nap. 13, 16

on-sín

(n.)
Grammar
on-sín, -sién, -sýn, e; f.

Lack, want

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Lack, want Ðæt eów nǽfre ne biþ þurh gife míne gódes onsién, Exon. Th. 30, 16; Cri. 480. Him nǽnges wæs willan onsýn, ne welan brosnung, 151, 24; Gú. 800.

Linked entries: -sín on-sýn

ge-wítan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-wítan, ic -wíte, ðú -wítest, -wítst, he -wíteþ, -wít, pl. -wítaþ; p. ic, he -wát, ðú -wite, pl. -witon; pp. -witen.

to seebeholdviderespectareto turn one's eyes in any direction with the intention of taking that directionto set out towardsstartpass overto godepartwithdrawgo awayretreatretiredietransirediscedere

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[wítan, I. to see] to see, behold; videre, spectare Gewíte and beseoh wíngeard ðisne vide et visita vineam istam, Ps. Th. 79, 14. with the infin. of a verb of motion to turn one's eyes in any direction with the intention of taking that direction, to

CURS

(n.)
Grammar
CURS, es; m.

CURSEmaledictio

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Git híg ǽnig man útabrede, hæbbe he Godes curs if any man take them away let him have God's curse, Wanl. Catal. 81, 5: Cod. Dipl. 310 ; A.

Linked entry: cors

fore-þingung

(n.)
Grammar
fore-þingung, e; f.

A pleading for anyoneintercessionintercessio

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Þurh foreþingunga ealra háligra ðínra gehýr me per intercessiōnes omnium sanctōrum tuōrum exaudi me, Wanl. Catal. 294, 20, col. 2. Mid gódum foreþingungum with good intercessions, Bd. 4, 3; S. 568, 21, note, MS. Ca.; Rtl. 49, 34

un-steaððigness

(n.)
Grammar
un-steaððigness, e; f.

unsteadinessinstabilityinconstancywant of sedatenesslevitywantonness

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Th. ii. 176, 18. want of sedateness, levity, wantonness Of gálnysse cumaþ ungemetegod lufu and eágena unstæððignys, Homl. Th. ii. 220, 7.

wǽdlian

(v.)
Grammar
wǽdlian, p. ode.

to be poorindigentneedyin wantto be in want of somethingto lacknot to have enoughto beg

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to be poor, indigent, needy, in want Ic wǽdlige egeo, Ælfc. Gr. 26, 2; Zup. 154, 15. Hé wédlaþ egebit, Kent. Gl. 835. Se ðe wédlat qui indiget, 333. Ða welegan wǽdledon (wéðladon, Ps. Surt.) and eodon biddende divites eguerunt, Ps. Th. 33, 10.

ge-níwian

(v.)
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Sorg bið geníwad, Wand. 50: B. 1322. Cearo bið geníwad, Wand. 55: B. 1303. Þá se wyrm onwóc, wróht wæs geníwad, 2287. <b>II a.</b> to repeat :-- Giníwia frequentare, Rtl. 9, 13

sceadu-genga

(n.)
Grammar
sceadu-genga, an; m.

One who walks in darkness

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One who walks in darkness Com on wanre niht scríðansceadugenga (Grendel), Beo. Th. 1410; B. 703.

hól

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Sennacherib mid hóle (v. 2 Kings xviii. 19 sqq.) him ( Hezekiah ) on wan, Hml, S. 18, 396. Se feónd cwæð : ' Maledicte, non Benedicte', and ꝥ swá gecwæð se deófol for hóle and for æfste, Gr. D. 122, 19. Add

a-cýðan

(v.)
Grammar
a-cýðan, p. -cýðde; pp. -cýðed, -cýd

To showannounceconfirmmanifestareannuntiareconfirmare

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Exon. 78a; Th. 293, 8; Wand. 113. Ðǽr me wæs yrre ðín on acýðed in me confirmata est ira tua, Ps. Th. 87, 7

Linked entry: a-cýd

CNOTTA

(n.)
Grammar
CNOTTA, an; m.

A KNOTfasteningknitting; nexus

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D. 1035; 334, 9: Wanl. Catal. 42, 23. Mid cnottum nexibus Mone B. 3128; Homl. Th. ii. 28, 26

ge-efenlǽcan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-efenlǽcan, p. -lǽhte; pp. -lǽht, -lǽced; v. trans.

To be likeequalto imitateæquāreassĭmĭlāriimĭtāri

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Spl. 88, 7 : Wanl. catal. 5, 1. Ongann Augustinus mid his munecum to geefenlǽcenne ðæra apostola líf Augustine with his monks began to imitate the life of the apostles, Homl. Th. ii. 128, 32.

wíg-bil

(n.)
Grammar
wíg-bil, wíg-bill, es; n.

A battle-bladea sword

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A battle-blade, a sword Ðæt sweord ongan æfter heaþoswáte hildegicelum, wígbil wanian, Beo. Th. 3218; B. 1607

forst

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Se mere wæs mid forste oferþeaht, and se winterlica wind wan mid þám forste, Hml. S. ii. 143. hoarfrost, rime In forste in pruina, Ps. Srt. 77, 47

FETER

(n.)
Grammar
FETER, fetor, e; f.

A FETTERchain for the feetcompespĕdĭca

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Ic módsefan mínne sceolde feterum sǽlan I must bind my thought in fetters, 76b; Th. 287, 29; Wand. 21: Salm. Kmbl. 141; Sal. 70

Linked entries: feoter fetor

ge-blódegian

(v.)
Grammar
ge-blódegian, -blódgian; p. ode, ade; pp. od, ad [ge-, blódegian to make bloody]

To make bloodycover with bloodcruentāre

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Th. ii. 272, 27; Wanl. Catal. 43, 16. Gif ðæt flet geblódgad wyrþe if the dwelling be covered with blood, L. H. E. 14; Th. i. 32. 14

stán-hliþ

(n.)
Grammar
stán-hliþ, es; n.
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Th. 292, 18; Wand. 101. Se æðeling hét stormas restan ymb stánhleoðu, Andr. Kmbl. 3152; An. 1579. Æfter dúnscræfum ymb stánhleoðo, 2467; An. 1235. Ofereode æþelinga bearn steáp stánhliðo, stige nearwe, Beo. Th. 2822; B. 1409

flint

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Hét se ealdorman heora neb beátan mid blacum flintum . . . þá gelæhte se ealdorman ǽnne ormetne flint, wearp tó þám hálgum, ac hé wand tó þám heáhgeréfan and his heáfod tóbræc. Hml.

íþan

(v.)
Grammar
íþan, to lay waste.
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ydwe, MS. ) wylce wan wætere gelíc /te clothed himself with cursing. . . it laid waste kis inward parts, fought like a flood; induit se maledictione . . . etintravit sicut aqua in interiora ejus, Ps. Th. 108, 18. Íðende depopulans, Wrt.

Linked entry: ydwe