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wan-sceaft

(n.)
Grammar
wan-sceaft, e; -sceafte(-a; m.?), an ; f.

misfortune ⬩ misery ⬩ unhappiness ⬩ some form of disease

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misfortune, misery, unhappiness Hí sorge ne cúðon, wonsceaft wera, wiht unhǽlo, Beo. Th. 240; B. 120. Ic ne wrecan meahte on wigan feore wonnsceaft míne, ac ic ealle þolige, Exon. Th. 499, 16; Rä. 88, 16.

god-spell

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Ꝥ is nú mánfullic ... on þám crístendóme þe Críst ástealde, on þæs godspelles tíman nú under Godes gyfe, Hml.

ge-híran

(v.)
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Diórwyrþra hrægla hí ne girndan . . . ne hió nánwuht ne gehérdon . . . ne gehérde nán mon þá get nánne sciphere, ne furþon ymbe nán gefeoht sprecan, Bt. 15 ; F. 48, 5-15. Hú mihte þæt gewyrðan þæt þú ne gehýrde Hǽlendes miht?, An. 574.

helpend

(n.)
Grammar
helpend, es; m.

A helper

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Helpend ne halo ic I have no helper, Jn. Skt. Lind. 5, 7. Syððan hé ne hæbbe helpend ǽnne quia non est qui eripiat eum, Ps. Th. 70, l0. Helpendra leás without helpers, Exon. 28 b; Th. 86, 27; Cri. 1414

cuma

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Ne aron gié gestas and níwe cumo non estis hospites et advenae, Rtl. 82, 30. Add

wáclíce

(adv.)
Grammar
wáclíce, adv.

weakly ⬩ feebly ⬩ poorly ⬩ meanly ⬩ cheaply

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Voc. ii. 29, 32: enerviter, turpiter, 143. 56. poorly, meanly, cheaply Eówer reáf ne beó tó ranclíce gemaeod, ne eft tó wáclíce, ac werige gehwá swá his háde tó gebyrige, L. Ælfc. C. 35; Th. ii. 358, 7.

Iotas

(n.)
Grammar
Iotas, Iutan ; pl.

The Jutes

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Of Iotum cómon Cantwara and Wihtwara ðæt is seó mégð ðe nú eardaþ on Wiht and ðæt cyn on West Sexum ðe man nú git hǽt Iutna cyn then came the men from three tribes of Germany, from old Saxons, from Angles, from Jutes.

Linked entries: Eota land Iútan

ge-sirwan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-sirwan, -serwan, -syrwan; p. ede; pp. ed.

to plot ⬩ contrive ⬩ conspire ⬩ deliberate ⬩ to furnish with arms ⬩ equip

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Ðonne ne gesirede hit nó ðæt hit þurhtuge swelce synne then would it not have designed to carry out such sin, Swt. 435, 4. Ic gesyrede I plotted, Exon. 72 b; Th. 270, 20; Jul. 468.

Linked entries: ge-syrwan ge-serwan

feoh-gestreón

(n.)
Grammar
feoh-gestreón, es; n.

Treasure ⬩ riches ⬩ θησαυρόs ⬩ dīvĭtiæ

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Treasure, riches; thēsaurus = θησαυρόs, dīvĭtiæ Næbbe ic ne feohgestreón I have no riches, Andr. Kmbl. 602; An. 301: Exon. 66 a; Th. 245, 10; Jul. 42. Elþeódig hafaþ mec bereáfod feohgestreón a stranger has bereaved me of my treasures, Elen.

hére

(n.)
Grammar
hére, e; f.

Dignity ⬩ majesty ⬩ greatness

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The prose, Fox 70, l0, has 'Hwæt is heora nú tó láfe bútan se lytla hlísa and se nama mid feáum stafum áwriten signat superstes fama tenuis pauculis inane nomen litteris.'

mæc

(adj.)
Grammar
mæc, adj.

Well-matched ⬩ equal ⬩ agreeable

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Hár hildering hréman ne þorfte macan (other MSS. mecca, meca, mecga) gemǽnan the grey-haired warrior had no need to boast of well-matched intercourse, i. e. would not boast of being a match for those against whom he fought, and by whom he had been defeated

ge-dwelian

(v.)
Grammar
ge-dwelian, -dweligan.

to deceive ⬩ lead astray ⬩ to err

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to deceive, lead astray Ðæt his me nán man gedweligan mæg that no man can seduce me from it, Bt. 23, 3; Fox 126, 18. Ne weorðe ic ðínra dóma gedweled ǽfre judicia tua non sum oblitus, Ps.

cól

Grammar
cól, cool.
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Hé bæþes brúce, ná swáþeáh cóles, ne hé cólne wǽtan þicge, Lch. i. 238, 9. Cólre frigenti, An. Ox. 5486. Cóle algida (aequora ), 18, 15. Cólum algosis, 8, 8. Add

ge-læswian

(v.)
Grammar
ge-læswian, l. ge-lǽswian,
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Hú is nú gelǽswod seó heord Crístes gesamnunga, Hml. S. 23 b, 254

ge-tang

(adj.)
Grammar
ge-tang, adj.
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Seó geogað ná getang licge (getanglíce ne licge, v. l.), ac sió yld þá geogoðe tólicge adolescentiores fratres juxta se non habeant lecta, sed permixti cum senioribus, R. Ben. 47, 15

ge-forewyrdan

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ge-forewyrdan, ge-forewordan.
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., and add: To settle the terms of an agreement, agree Nú wille ic ðæt heora cwide stande swá swá hit geforewird wes on gódre manna gewitnesse, C. D. iv. 201, 4. Standan ðá forword ðe ǽr wið ðæne arcebiscop ge-forwyrd wǽran, iii. 352, 5

land-ár

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Þæt hé ná cíde be lǽssan landáre ne causetur de minori substantia R. Ben. I. 16, 13. Gehealdenum him sylfan landáre reservato sibi usufructorio 100, 1. Hí lǽfdon heora ǽhta . . . Iulianus þá dǽlde heora landáre þe him lǽfed wæs, Hml. S. 4, 82.

mǽþ

Grammar
mǽþ, mowing.
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Se Godes þeówa cwæð: 'Árís and ber þis gréne híg þám horsum . . . nú is lytel tó láfe þysses mǽþes (cf. hé máweþ heig on þissere dene, 2), and swá þis gedón byþ, ic gá æfter þá' leva fenum viride, porta pabulum jumentis; ecce ego, quia parum superest,

leód-rǽden

(n.)
Grammar
leód-rǽden, <b>, leód-rǽdenn,</b> e; f.
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A population; people, the country of a people Hwylc wundor is, þeáh þe wé þis be mannum secgan, nú seó úplice leódrǽden þǽre ængellican gecynde of sumum dǽle æfwerdlan áræfnede of hyra efenceasterwarum quid mirum quod hoc de homine dicitur, quando illa

tó-licgan

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Add Seó geogoð ná getanglíce né licge, ac sió yld þá geogoðe tólicge adolescentiores fratres juxta se non habeant lecta, sed permixti cum senioribus, R. Ben. 47, 16