seonu-wealt
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Hæfde ðæt deór seonowealt heáfod swelce móna, Nar. 20, 27. Heó is leáfun sine-wealton. Lchdm. i. 290, 8, 18. round, spherical, globular, of a building, having a concave roof or dome Seó heofen is sinewealt, Lchdm. iii. 232, 20 : Boutr.
Linked entries: sine-wealt sino-walt sin-wealt syne-wealt
þweál
washing ⬩ what is used in washing ⬩ ointment
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Ðeáh swín áðwægen sié, gif hit eft filþ on ðæt sol, ðonne biþ hit fúlre ðonne hit ǽr wæs, and ne forstent ðæt ðweál náuht, Past. 54; Swt. 421, 3. Hwæt forstent him ðæt ǽrre ðweál ( lavatio ), 21.
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á-bítan
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. = on-bítan, to taste, partake of God lýfde Adame, ðæt hé móste brúcan ealra wæstma, bútan ánes treówes wæstm hé him forbeád, ðæt hé ðæs nǽfre ne ábite, Wlfst. 9, 8. [Þu starest so þu wille abiten al þat þu miht mid clivre smiten, O. and N. 77. O.
fór
a journey ⬩ an expedition ⬩ march
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Be þǽre wídgalnisse his (Alexander's) síðfata and his fóra þe hé geond middangeard férde, Nar. I. 7. of private war Sé þe on þǽre fóre wǽre þǽr mon monnan ofslóge, getriówe hine þæs sleges, and þá fóre gebéte, Ll. Th. i. 122, 16: 74, 7 note
ge-friþian
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Gif hé for slǽwðe his hláfordes forgýmð, ne bið his ágnum wel geborgen ; gif hé eal wel gefriðað þe hé healdan sceal, ðonne bið hé leánes weorðe, Ll. Th. i. 440, 17.
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ge-limplíce
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Be ðám is gelimplícor þonne máre tó reccenne þonne nú sý, Hml.
ge-brúcan
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Ðú úsig Ióhannes giléfes symbelcennesse ꝥte ué gibrúca nos Ióhannes concedis natalicia perfrui, Rtl. 56, 15. Gebro[cen] fretus, i. functus, An. Ox. 2042. [Swá ibrúce ic mine rice, ne scule gié mine mete ibite, O. E. Hml. i. 233, 3. O. H.
geap
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Sé þincð nú wærrest and geápest þe óðerne mæig beswícan, 17, 23
glídan
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Besweþe ꝥ hió áweg ne glíde, Lch. ii. 250, 19. to pass away Þæt þá sáule wunde . . . glídan móte, Ps.
weald
perhaps ⬩ may be ⬩ in dependent clauses, with indefinite pronouns or adverbs (cf. gif), in case
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Wén ys ðæt hé sig on gáste up áhafen, and onuppan muntum geset; ac uton ða muntas eondfaran; weald þeáh wé hyne gemétan magon, Nicod. 19; Thw. 9, 25, 31. in dependent clauses, with indefinite pronouns or adverbs (cf. gif), in case Bið nú wíslícor ðæt
wefan
to weave a web ⬩ to weave, construct, put together, arrange, plan, contrive
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Ða of ðæs treówes leáfum and of his flýse spunnon and swá eác tó godewebbe wǽfon and worhtan gens foliis arborum ex siluestri uellere uestes detexunt, Nar. 6, 19. Ðá onféng Maria hwít godweb tó wefanne . . .
GYRD
A staff ⬩ rod ⬩ twig ⬩ a yard ⬩ the fourth part of a hide ⬩ virga ⬩ virgata
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Swá swýðe nearwelíce he hit létt út aspyrian ðæt næs án ǽlpig híde ne án gyrde landes ðæt næs gesæt on his gewrite so very narrowly did he have things searched out that there was not a single hide nor a rood of land that was not put down in his book,
ofer-stǽlan
to confute, convince, convict
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Ne beó ðú tó ánwille; forðam ðe is gerisenlícre ðæt ðú sí mid rihte oferstéled, ðonne ðú oferstéle óðerne man mid wóge, Prov. Kmbl. 8. Ðæt hi ðæs deófles leásunge mid Godes sóðfæstnysse oferstǽlan, Homl. Th. ii. 100, 9.
COSTIAN
To tempt, try, prove ⬩ probare, tentare.
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Ne costa ðú ðínne Drihten God tempt not the Lord thy God Homl. Blick. 29, 33; Ps. Spl. C.
á-syndran
to separate objects already connected ⬩ to distinguish ⬩ to except ⬩ to place at a distance ⬩ to prevent intermixture ⬩ keep apart ⬩ to prevent association ⬩ participation ⬩ cut off
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Hiera weorc ne wurdon from him ásyndred, Past. 269, 19. Ásyndrod gemaca separ, Ælf. Gr. Z. 43, 2. Ásyndred spoliata ł segregata, An. Ox. 3648. to distinguish Ásyndrede sequestrantur (trifaria qualitate), An.
Cynewulf
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An Anglo-Saxon poet, who has preserved his name in Runes, in his poem on Elene's Recovery of the Cross. Mr.
síd
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Hí habbaþ beardas óþ cneów síde and feax óþ helan barbas habentes usque ad genua, comas usque ad talos, Nar. 35, 2 : 38, 8. Wíf habbaþ beardas swá síde óþ heora breóst, 38, 2
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swéte
Sweet ⬩ of food, sweet in sweet-meat, delicate ⬩ of smell, sweet, fragrant ⬩ of freedom from unpleasant taste or smell, sweet, pure, untainted ⬩ of sound, sweet, harmonious ⬩ in reference to the feelings, sweet, agreeable, pleasant
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Ðara swétestena wyrta, Bd. 3, 8; S. 532, 20. of freedom from unpleasant taste or smell, sweet, pure, untainted Mere in ðæm wǽre fersc wæter and swéte genóg (stagnum dulcissime aque), Nar. 11, 26.
BEÁM
a tree ⬩ arbor ⬩ the tree ⬩ cross ⬩ patibulum ⬩ crux ⬩ a column ⬩ pillar ⬩ columna ⬩ wood ⬩ a ship ⬩ lignum ⬩ navis ⬩ a BEAM ⬩ splint ⬩ post ⬩ a stock of a tree ⬩ trabs ⬩ stipes ⬩ A ray of light ⬩ a sun-BEAM ⬩ radius ⬩ a trumpet ⬩ tuba
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Ðú ne gesyhst ðone beám on ðínum ágenum eágan trabem in oculo tuo non vides, Mt. Bos. 7, 3, 5.
á-biddan
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Th. 170, 30. govt. uncertain Gif hwá him ryhtes bidde, and ábiddan ne mæge, L. In. 8 ; Th. i. 106, 21