wudu
wood ⬩ the substance of growing trees ⬩ a tree ⬩ (hewh) wood ⬩ the material obtained from trees ⬩ wood which forms something ⬩ something made of wood ⬩ wood ⬩ wood ⬩ the wood ⬩ woods ⬩ a wood ⬩ wild
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wood, the substance of growing trees Hú ne mint ðú gesión ðæt ǽlc wyrt and ǽlc wudu (-a, v. l.) (cum herbas atque arbores intuearis), wile weaxan on ðærn lande sélost, ðe him betst geríst. . . . Sumra wyrta oððe sumes wuda eard biþ on dúnum. . . .
fela
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Hé fela þing wiste ǽr þan þe hit gewurde, Hml, S. 31, 1009. Þú worn fela sprǽce, B. 530. Hé ofslóg fela þúsend monna, Ors. 6, 13; S. 268, 17. Hié innwit feala ýwdan, Ps. Th. 108, 2. Þú scealt fela gewinn habban, Hml.
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ge-þeódan
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Voc. ii. 136, 37. to serve as a link between Seó miht geswutelað hwæt þes dǽl ( the conjunction ) mæge fremman, for ðan ðe hé hwílon geþeót óðre dǽlas and hwílon tóscǽt, Ælfc. Gr.
god
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Ꝥ ǽlc biscop béte Godes hús . . . and eác þone cyning myngige ꝥ ealle Godes cyrcan sýn wel behworfene, Ll. Th. i. 246, 9-12. Hí Godes hús griðedan, 334, 24.
ge-myndig
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Hié wǽron gemyndige ealra Godes beboda, and þǽre godcundan ǽ swíþe gehýrsume erant justi ante Deum incedentes in omnibus mandatis et justificationibus Domini (Lk. l, 6), Bl. H. 163, 2.
meaht
- Ps, Th. 70, 18
Might ⬩ power ⬩ virtue ⬩ ability ⬩ an exercise of power ⬩ mighty work
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Mihte lufigend amans virtutis, Ælfc. Gr. 43; Zup. 255, 10. His ríces ongin, ne his mehte, ne his mægenþrymmes nǽfre gewonad ne weorþeþ, Blickl. Homl. 9, 17. Ðínes mihtes þrym potentiam tuam, Ps. Th. 70, 18. Meahte nutu, Wrt. Voc. ii. 60, 78: 91, 31.
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styrian
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To stir, move Ic styrige moveo, Ælfc. Gr. 26, 5; Zup. 156, 9. intrans. To be in motion Hé sig ofer ða deór and ofer ealle ða creópende ðe stiraþ on eorþan praesit bestiis omnique reptili, quad movetur in terra, Gen. 1, 26.
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wrégan
To bewray ⬩ accuse ⬩ denounce ⬩ to accuse ⬩ to accuse ⬩ to accuse ⬩ to denounce
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Ðæs wrégendan mussantes, 58, 34. to accuse a person Dysne man ic wrége hunc hominem accuse, Ǽlfc. Gr. 7 ; Zup. 22, 22. Ic ðé wrége beforan Crystes þrymsetl. Shrn. 154, 9. Hié yfel gewitnes ne wrégde, Blickl. Homl. 163, 1.
ge-sǽlig
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Ðú miht ongitan ꝥ ǽlc gód man biþ eádig, and ꝥ ealle gesǽlige men beóþ Godas bonos omnes, eo ipso quod boni snnt, fieri beatos liqnet; sed qui beati sunt, dees esse convenit, Bt. 37, 2 ; F. 190, 6. <b>III a.
hrædlíce
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Ne hádige man ǽfre wudewan tó hrædlíce, Ll. Th. i. 416, 16. in respect to time during which action continues, quickly, shortly, briefly Hý wǽron gebrytte swá hrædlíce swá swá hradu ýst windes scip tóbrycð, Ps. Th. 47, 6.
tyhtan
to draw ⬩ stretch ⬩ to draw the mind to something ⬩ to incite ⬩ exhort ⬩ provoke ⬩ solicit ⬩ prompt ⬩ urge ⬩ persuade ⬩ to suggest ⬩ bring to the mind ⬩ to instruct ⬩ teach
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Troynisce tuhten (toȝe, 2nd MS.) to þon Gricken,810.] but mostly in a metaphorical sense, to draw the mind to something, to incite, exhort, provoke, solicit, prompt, urge, persuade, where the construction is uncertain Ic tyhte ortor, Ælfc.
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wís-dóm
wisdom ⬩ discretion ⬩ knowledge ⬩ cognizance ⬩ wisdom ⬩ knowledge ⬩ learning ⬩ philosophy
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Philosophus is se ðe lufaþ wísdóm: of ðam is philosopher ic smeáge embe wísdóm, Ælfc. Gr. 36; Zup. 215, 6-8. Ða scearpþanclan witan ðe ðone twydǽledan wísdóm tócnáwaþ, ðæt is andweardra þinga and gástlicra wísdóm, Lchdm. iii. 440, 29.
in-tó
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Gá ǽlc cyric*-*sceat intó þám ealdan mynstre, Ll.
sceaft
A smooth, round, straight stick or pole, a shaft ⬩ the shaft of a spear ⬩ a spear ⬩ the shaft of an arrow ⬩ a pole ⬩ a taper
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Ðes sceft (scæft, sceaft) cuspis, Ælfc. Gr. 9, 28; Zup. 56, 4. Scyld sceal cempan, sceaft reáfere, Exon. Th. 341, 23; Gn. Ex. 130. Scæftes ł speres ðínes hastae tuae, Cant. Ab. 11.
ord
a point, ⬩ of a weapon ⬩ a spear, pointed weapon ⬩ one who is at the topmost point, a head, chief, prince ⬩ head, front ⬩ line of battle, forefront ⬩ the beginning, origin, source (applied to persons and things)
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Th. 6242; B. 3125. line of battle, forefront Se ord on here acies, Ælfc. Gr. 5; Som. 4, 14. Hí Pantan streám bestódon, Eást-Seaxena ord and se æschere, Byrht. Th. 133, 52; By. 69. Elamitarna ordes wísa, Cd. Th. 121, 3; Gen. 2004.
BEÓN
To BE ⬩ exist ⬩ become ⬩ esse ⬩ fieri
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Bos. 19, 21 : Bt. 5, 3; Fox 12, 12 : Ælfc. Gr. 25; Som. 26, 48. Ic ðæs folces beó hyrde I am the people's pastor Cd. 106; Th. 139, 24; Gen. 2314. Ic beó gearo sóna I shall be soon ready Beo.
DEÓRE
DEAR, beloved ⬩ cārus, dilectus, familiāris ⬩ dear of price, precious, of great value, desirable, excellent, glorious, magnificent, noble, illustrious ⬩ pretiōsus, magni æstimandus, desiderabĭlis, exĭmius, gloriōsus, magnifĭcus, nobĭlis, illustris
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1309 . dear of price, precious, of great value, desirable, excellent, glorious, magnificent, noble, illustrious ; pretiōsus, magni æstimandus, desiderabĭlis, exĭmius, gloriōsus, magnifĭcus, nobĭlis, illustris Deóre [MS. deor] hit is pretiōsum est, Ælfc
ge-ceósan
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Healde gehwá mid riht his ǽwe ... búton ꝥ gewurðe ꝥ hí búta geceósan ... hí getwǽman, Ll. Th. ii. 300, 27. <b>I a.
mǽg
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Th. i. 88, 2J. by the law of the church marriage was forbidden within certain limits of kinship Wé lǽrað . . . ꝥ ǽnig crísten mann binnan .vi. manna sibfæce on his ágenan cynne ǽfre ne gewítie, ne on his mǽges láfe þe swá neáhsib wǽre, Ll.
welig
Wealthy ⬩ rich ⬩ opulent
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Ðes and ðeós welega hic et haec diues Ælfc. Gr. 6, 2; Zup. 18, 12. Earfoðlíce se welega (-iga, Rush.) gǽð on Godes ríce Mt. Kmbl. 19, 23: Ps. Th. 71, 12: Blickl. Homl. 51, 2. Se welega man 197, 28. Weliga Exon. Th. 245, 1; Jul. 38.
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