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geond-wlítan

(v.)
Grammar
geond-wlítan, p. -wlát, pl. -wliton; pp. -wliten.

To look through, see through, look overperspĭcĕre, ŏcŭlis lustrāreTo look about, look aroundcircumspectāre

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To look through, see through, look over; perspĭcĕre, ŏcŭlis lustrāre He selfa mæg sǽ geondwlítan he can himself look through the sea, Cd. 213; Th. 265, 18; Sat. 9: Beo. Th. 5335; B. 2771.

sundor-gifu

(n.)
Grammar
sundor-gifu, e; f.
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Syndergyfa, Hpt. Gl. 468, 53

Linked entry: synder-gifu

un-forworht

(adj.)
Grammar
un-forworht, [different from preceding word.
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v. fór-wyrcan
(l. for-), and cf.
O. H. Ger. furi-wurchen obstruere
]; adj.

Unobstructedwithout hindrancefreeimmunis

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Unobstructed, without hindrance, free; the term is used of land that after several lives was to revert to the grantor, and seems to render the word immunis in the Latin charters On ða gerád, weorce ðæt weorce, ðæt ðæt land seó unforworht intó ðære

weorold-ár

(n.)
Grammar
weorold-ár, e; f.
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wilnaþ micie woroldáre habban, 1; Swt. 27, 5. Gif worldáre hæbbe, 9; Swt. 55, 16. Woruldáre, Bt. 7, 3; Fox 20, 11. Woroldáre, Beo. Th. 34; B. 17. Gewonie him God his weorldáre ond eác swá his sáwle áre, Chart.

wíd-sǽ

(n.)
Grammar
wíd-sǽ, f. m.
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Gif massere geþeáh, ðæt férde þrige ofer wídsǽ, L. R. 6; Th. i. 192, 9. lét him ealne weg ðæt wéste lond on ðæt steórbord, and ða wídsǽ on ðæt bæcbord, Ors. 1, 1; Swt. 17, 10

wyn-líc

(adj.)
Grammar
wyn-líc, adj.

Delightfulpleasingagreeablecharming

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Delightful, pleasing, agreeable, charming Hæfde hine swá hwítne geworhtne, swá wynlíc wæs his wæstm, Cd. Th. 17, 5; Gen. 255. Onstæl wynlíc, fæger and gefeálíc, Exon. Th. 151, 17; Gú. 796.

bledu

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Hml. S. 31, 631. Hrer on blede, Lch. ii. 314, 3 : 308, 29. Drince góde blede fulle, 118, 24. Hæbbe blede fulle hwéges, Ll. Th. i. 438, 24. On bleda in pateras (fialas), Germ. 389, 17. IIII. cuppan and IIII. bleda, Cht. Th. 519, 24.

ciric-sceat

Grammar
ciric-sceat, v. cyric-sceat
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On þæt gerád þe ǽlce geáre of þám lande geerige twégen æceras, and þǽron his circsceat gesáwe, and þæt eft gerípe and in gebringe, 398, 20.

deáþ-lic

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cóm deáðlic . . . árás undeáðlic, Hml. Th. i. 222, 10: Bl. H. 21, 31. On þyssum deáðlican (deád-, v. l.) líchaman in hac mortali carne, Bd. 1, 27; Sch. 82, 18.

ge-wlitegian

(v.)
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with mid þám hræglum þus gewlitegod wæs gangende in ꝥ mynster, Gr.

neáh

(adj.)
Grammar
neáh, adj.
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Th. i. 414, 9. add Se Sunnandæg waes ealra daga se ǽresta, and bið eft se néxta ł ættemesta, Wlfst. 210, I. Ǽr his néxtan dæge, Hml. Th. ii. 152, 8. Þá þá sceolde álǽtan þæt níhste orað and ágyfan his gást cum extremum spiritum ageret. Gr.

sand

Grammar
sand, sending.
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sende him gelóme sanda and éstas, ac se cniht forseah þá sanda and drencas, Hml. S. 35, 56

sang-cræft

(n.)
Grammar
sang-cræft, es; m.

the art of singing, musican art of singingthe art of composing poetry

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the art of singing, music (vocal or instrumental) Sangcræft musica (in a list of the arts), Hpt. Gl. 479, 46. Wæs swýðest on cyricean sangcræft getýd Rómánisce þeáwe maxime modulandi in ecclesia more Romanorum peritum, Bd. 4, 2; S. 566, 19.

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treów-leás

(adj.)
Grammar
treów-leás, adj.

faithlessperfiduswithout beliefinfidelinfidelis

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Tríwleásra, 24, 21. without belief, infidel; infidelis Se ðe ne gímþ ðara ðe his beóþ wiðsæcþ Godes geleáfan and biþ treówleás qui suorum curam non habet, fidem negavit, et est infideli deíerior, Past. 18; Swt. 139, 3

treówan

(v.)
Grammar
treówan, triéwan, tríwan, trýwan; p. de.

to trustto prove one's self trueto clear one's self of a charge of untrue conductto make firm and trusty

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to trust Trnaþ ealle endemes, ða ðe hiora ærninge tréwaþ those who have confidence in their powers of running, Bt. 37, 2; Fox 188, 10. Gehwylc hiora his ferhite treówde, ðæt hæfde mod micel, Beo.

Linked entries: triéwan trýwan

be-bycgan

Grammar
be-bycgan, be-bycgean.
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bebohte his lond, Shrn. 90, 22. Críst bebohte for feós lufon, Bl. H. 63, 7. Swá hwæt swá ðú hæbbe bibyge (bebyg, L.) vende, Mk. R. 10, 21. Sylle ł bebycge (-byg,L.), Mt. R. 19, 21.

wela

(n.)
Grammar
wela, weola, weala, an; m.

wealthrichesabundancewealthwealprosperityhappy estate

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Sege mé nú hwæþer se ðín wela (divitiae) ðínes þances swá deóre seó . . . ða welan beóþ leóftǽlran ðonne ðonne hié mon selþ, ðonne hié beón ðonne mon hesly . . .

Linked entries: wala weala weola

a-reccean

(v.)
Grammar
a-reccean, p. -reahte. -rehte; pp. -reaht, -reht; v. trans.

To tell outrelaterecountexpresstranslateenarrareeloquiexprimerereddere

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To tell out, relate, recount, express, translate; enarrare, eloqui, exprimere, reddere Hwá is ðæt ðe eall ða yfel, ðe dónde wǽron, mǽge areccean who is there that can relate all the evils which they did? Ors. 1, 8 ; Bos. 31, 24: Hy. 3, 17; Hy.

elcra

(adj.; adv.)
Grammar
elcra, adj.
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Gif hié cumen of oferfyllo, mid spiweðan mon sceal lytlian.

ge-ríman

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Ic geríme dinumerabo eos, Ps. L. 138, 18. Hi gerímdon (dinumerauerunt) ealle bán míne, 21, 18. Wé sceolon geríman úre misdǽda, Hml. Th. ii. 430, 7. Seó ungemetlice mengeo þæs folces wæs þá iéðre tó oferwinnanne þone heó ús sié nú tó gerímanne.