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Add Wæs gecweden tó ðǽre byrig ðe Sídón hátte, sió stód bí ðǽre sǽ: 'Ðiós sǽ cwið ðæt ðú ðín scamige.' Swelce sió burg wǽre ðurh ðæs sǽs stemne tó scame geworden, Past. 409, 32-35. Ofer sę́as hé gestaðolode hié, Ps. Vos. 23, 2.

ge-dreóg

(n.; adj.)
Grammar
ge-dreóg, ge-dreóh; adj.
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. ; (Take here <b>ge-dreóh</b> in Dict.) of animals, gentle, tame; mitis Hé áwrát Crístes róde tácen on þæs horses heáfde and ealle his réðnysse áwende on geþwǽrnysse, swá þæt hit wæs stillre and gedreóhre (mitior) þonne hit wǽre ǽr þǽre

on-sígan

(v.)

of gentle, gradual movement, to sink, decline, descendof violent movement

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Hé bodode ðæt him wæs Godes grama onsígende, 246, 17. Mé wæs onsígende se stranga wynd, St. And. 28, 13. Onsígendum ingruenti, Hpt. Gl. 503, 32

mynster

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Wæs se abbud gehádod tó þǽm mynstre þe Eádgár cyning mid munecum gesette, Lch. iii. 438, 26. Þes þeáw lange on Angelcynnes mynsterum forþweard wæs, 434, 20. Hé began georne mynstera wíde geond his cyneríce tó rihtlǽcynne, 440, l.

for-liden

(adj.)
Grammar
for-liden, adj.

Much-travelled

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Much-travelled, that has travelled far and wide Se ilce Nathan wæs forliðen (cf. gelyðen, 26, 13), þæt hé wæs gefaren fram ǽlcen lande tó óðren, and fram sǽ to sǽ, swá þæt hé hæfde ealle eorðe gemǽren þurhfaren, St. A. ix. 11

wæscestre

(n.)
Grammar
wæscestre, an; f.
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One who washes. used of a man Iobinus wæs mín wæscestre (fullo), Gr. D. 191, 23 : 192. of a woman Hé wæs lufigende his wæscestran (presbyteram) swá swá his ágne swuster . . . þá þá hine geseah seó his wæscestre, Gr. D. 276, 1-14

ge-styrian

(v.)
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Gestyred wæs (commota est) all ðiú ceaster, Mt. L. 21, 10. Mið miltheortnisse gestyred wæs (motus est), Lk. L. 15, 20. Gestyred wæs (turbatus est), and ondo gefeóll ofer hine, Lk. L. R. l, 12.

tó-sceád

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Wæs heora ǽghwæðer Heáwold nemned.

ge-búr

Grammar
ge-búr, ge-býr.
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Dudda wæs gebúr into Hǽðfeldan, vi. 211, 28. Bráda hátte wæs gebúr tó Hǽðfelda, and Hwíte hátte ðæs Brádan wíf, wæs gebúres dohtor tó Hǽðfelda, 212, 15-17.

Linked entry: ge-býr

leóht-berend

(n.)
Grammar
leóht-berend, es; m.

Lucifer

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Ðá wæs ðæs teóþan werodes ealdor swíðe fæger and wlitig gesceapen swá ðæt hé wæs geháten Leóhtberend, Homl. Th. i. 10, 22. Se hátte Lucifer, ðæt ys Leóhtberend, Ælfc. T. Grn. 2, 35

Numentisc

(adj.)
Grammar
Numentisc, adj.

Of Numantia

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Of Numantia Se wæs Numentisc, Ors. 5, 3; Swt. 222, 14

scill

(adj.)
Grammar
scill, adj.
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-Scyl wæs hearpe, Exon. Th. 353, 44; Reim. 27

ungesceád-micel

(adj.)
Grammar
ungesceád-micel, adj.

Excessively great

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Excessively great Ǽled wæs ungesceádmicel, Cd. Th. 231, 6; Dan. 243

eáþ-dǽde

(adj.)
Grammar
eáþ-dǽde, adj.
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Easy to do Wæs hit hyre eáðdǽde, Lch. iii. 428, 30

hundnigontig-wintre

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þá hé wæs nigon-and-hundnigon*-*ligwintre, Gen. 17, 1. Add

ǽht

Grammar
ǽht, <b>. I d.</b>
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wæs riht ǽht tó Hǽðfelda, Cht. E. 276, 18. Add

hweóled

(adj.)
Grammar
hweóled, adj.
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Provided with wheels Héhhwiólad wǽn a waggon having high wheels, Lye

pyrtan

(v.)
Grammar
pyrtan, p. te
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To strike, beat Wæs sceacen vibratur, pyrte ferit, Germ. 401, 47

Linked entry: portian

þreótíne-geáre

(adj.)
Grammar
þreótíne-geáre, adj.

Thirteen years old

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Thirteen years old Seó fǽmne wæs .xiii. geáre, Shrn. 153, 32

á-hátan

(v.)
Grammar
á-hátan, p. -hét
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To call, name Wæs áhéten dicebatur (Barabbas), Mt. L. 27, 16