worþ-apulder
An apple-tree growing by a homestead
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Be hagan on weorðe hege; foið be ðan hege on weorðapeldre, Cod. Dip. Kmbl. v. 381, 31
Linked entries: apulder weorþ-apulder
bildan
to embolden ⬩ encourage
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to embolden, encourage Nán mon hiu hiéremonna mód ne bilt (bielt, v. l.) tó gǽstlicum weorcum nulla subditorum mentes exhortatio sublevat, Past. 129, 11
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ge-hyhtan
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On weorcum handa ðínra ic gehyhte ( exultabo ), Ps. Vos. 91, 5. Heorte mín and flǽsc mín gehyhton ( exultauerant ) on God, 83, 3. Add
wræc-hwíl
A period of misery ⬩ exile ⬩ the present life
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A period of misery or exile, the present life Ðǽr ða eádgan beóð æfter wræchwíle weorcum bifongen, Exon. Th. 233, 19; Ph. 527
Linked entry: wræc-fæc
útera
Outer ⬩ outmost ⬩ external ⬩ not of the inner man
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Ðara úterra weorca, Swt. 127, 12: 141, 8. Þeáh ðe ic næbbe ða úttran lác, ic geméte on mé sylfum hwæt ic lecge on weófode ðínre herunge, Homl. Th. i. 584, 15
Linked entry: ýtera
ge-resp
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Substitute: Proved against (on) a person Gif mon folcleásunge gewyrce, and hió on hine geresp (ge-rǽf, v. l. ) weorðe. Ll. Th. i. 80, 21
þurh-wacian
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To continue watching, maintain a vigil Hé nǽfre gódes weorces ne áblon. ah hé hwílum ealle niht þurhwacode on hálgum gebedum, Bl. H. 227, 7
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on-wealhlíce
Entirely
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Entirely Ða mægenu ðæs gódes weorces ðe hé Gode útan anwealglíce forgeaf tantae virtutis sacrificium, quod integrum foras immolant, Past. 33, 5; Swt. 220, 22
leás-sagol
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Saying what is false, mendacious Se ðe wǽre leássagol weorðe se sóðsagol he that told lies, let him tell the truth, Wulfst. 72, 16
forþ-weardness
Progress ⬩ growth in excellence
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Progress, growth in excellence Se níðfulla mæssepreóst ne mihte wiðstandan þæs hálgan weres forðweardnesse and gódum weorcum (ejus profectibus obviare), Gr. D. 117, 19
hæslen
Of hazel
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Of hazel Genim æt fruman hæslenne sticcan oððe ellenne wrít ðínne naman on ásleah þrý scearpan on gefylle mid ðý blóde ðone naman weorp ofer eaxle on yrnende wæter and stand ofer ðone man ða scearpan ásleá ðæt eall swíginde gedó take, to begin with,
strútian
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Menn ðæs wundrodon, hú ða weargas hangodon, sum on hlǽddre, sum leát tó gedelfe, and ǽlc on his weorce wæs fæste gebunden, Swt. A. S. Prim. 87, 177
clǽnsere
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Sé ðe wǽre gálsere on fúlan forligere, weorðe sé clǽnsere his ágenre sáwle, Wlfst. 72, 6. Sácerdas, ðæt is on Englisc clǽnseras, Past. 139, 15. Add
full-fremman
To do fully ⬩ fulfil ⬩ finish ⬩ perfect ⬩ practise ⬩ perfĭcĕre ⬩ perăgĕre ⬩ patrāre
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Ðæt ic fallfremme his weorc ut perfĭciam ŏpus ejus, Jn. Bos. 4, 34. Ðæt he hí eft fullfremme that he practise them [the vices] again, Bt. 35, 6; Fox 170, 18. Swá eówer heofonlíca fæder is fullfremed sīcut păter vester cœlestis perfectus est, Mt.
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á-fæstnian
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Hé þá weorc on gewritum áfæstnode, Ælfc. T. Grn. 5, 45. Áfestnige transfigat , Kent. Gl. 217. Áfæstnia untrymnisse hire muniat itifirmitatem suam , Rtl. 110, 1.
carful-nys
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Ágyfan Gode þínre carfulnysse weorc, Hml. Th. ii. 334, 24, 26. Ðá geniðerunge mid carfulnysse foresceáwian, i. 408, 29. Heó mid carfulnysse þone hýréd gewissode, Hml. S. 2, 127
dǽd
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Mid dǽdum gelǽstan to carry into effect, Ors. 2, 4; S. 72, 34: 76, 25. v. ælmes-, forþ-, fracod-, lác-, sceaþ-, un-, unriht-, weorc-, weorold-, wil-, wóh-, wundor-dǽd. Add
swíþe
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Nú miht þú wel witan þæt weorc sprecan swíðor þonne þá nacodon word, Ælfc. T.
ofer-brǽdels
A covering, veil, garment ⬩ a coverlet
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Hé þencþ on ðam oferbrǽdelse his módes ðæt hé sciele monig gód weorc wyrcan, and hé þencþ mid innewearde móde ðæt hé gierneþ for gilpe ... on hiera módes rinde ... ac on ðam piðan..., surface Past. 9, 1; Swt. 55, 18-23.
Linked entries: of-brǽdels brǽdels
ídel-georn
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Sé ðe wǽre ídelgeorn, weorðe sé notgeorn, Wlfst. 72, 9. lazy. v. ídel; n. See examples in Dict