wrecca
one driven from his own country ⬩ a wanderer in foreign lands ⬩ an exile ⬩ a stranger ⬩ pilgrim ⬩ a wretch ⬩ an evil person ⬩ a wretched person ⬩ a miserable, feeble creature ⬩ a wretched ⬩ unhappy ⬩ miserable ⬩ poor person
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Ne mæg mon ǽnne wræccan his cræftes beniman, 10, 38. Heó áhredde ða húþe, and tó hám bedrǽf wreccan (the hapless wight?) ofer willan. Exon. Th. 413, 6 ; Rä. 30, 10.
cuman
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Hé hine áhsode hwǽr hé his mǽg-cildum cumen hæfde, Lch. iii. 426, 1. with past ptcpl., to become, get Þá cóm Gallicanus eác tó Gode gebogen then Gallicanus also got converted, Hml. S. 7, 336.
hring
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S. 7, 30. a ring of a coat of mail. v. Hring-Dene Hringum hamis, circulis loricę, An. Ox. 50, 50. a ring employed as a means of attachment, suspension, compression, &c.
slege
a stroke, blow ⬩ of a serpent's sting, ⬩ a striking, beating, ⬩ stamping, coining ⬩ clashing, collision ⬩ a crash, clap of thunde ⬩ a fatal stroke, slaying, slaughter, death (by violence ⬩ a defeat, loss inflicted on an army; clades ⬩ a stroke of affliction, punishment, disease ⬩ an instrument for striking ⬩ a slay ⬩ a plectrum ⬩ plectro] ⬩ a stroke, blow ⬩ slaying ⬩ plaga, ictus, tusio, percussio : ⬩ a blow, defeat; ⬩ n. a blow; a defeat, slaughter, loss; a stroke of apoplexy
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a stroke, blow Mé and míne geféran mid ánum slege (ictu) hé (the whale) mæg besencan Coll. Monast. Th. 24, 33. Gif hine mon geyflige mid slege oððe mid bende L. Alf. pol. 2; Th. i. 62, 3. Geswell ðe wyrð of fylle oððe of slege Lchdm. ii. 6, 28.
Linked entries: slæge hearp-slege
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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Ne mæg se flǽschoma swéte forswelgan, Exon. Th. 311, 20; Seef. 95. of smell, sweet, fragrant Ðǽr wæs swíþe swéte stenc, Blickl. Homl. 145, 29. Wyrta wearmiaþ, willsele stýmeþ swétum swæccum, Exon. Th. 212, 22; Ph. 214.
á-wendan
To turn. ⬩ to give a certain direction to ⬩ to return ⬩ to reduce ⬩ bring into subjection ⬩ to turn aside, ⬩ to remove ⬩ divert ⬩ to avert ⬩ to pervert ⬩ to change ⬩ to turn into something else ⬩ transform ⬩ to translate ⬩ reproduce something with other material ⬩ to exchange ⬩ To turn ⬩ take a certain direction
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Ic ne mæg áwendan Godes word, (immutare) Num. 22, 18. Ǽfre on ǽfen byð his (the moon's) ylde áwend, Angl. viii. 309, 17. Áwende móde mutata mente, Past. 39, 22.
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weaxan
To wax, grow. ⬩ to grow, be produced, ⬩ to grow, grow up ⬩ to grow, increase, wax ⬩ to grow in honour, grow great, flourish, prosper ⬩ to be productive ⬩ to grow, take shape
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Ealle men witon ðæt hit ðǽr ne weaxt, ðe má ðe gimmas weaxaþ on wíngeardum, Bt. 32, 3; Fox 118, 8-11. Wexð, Met. 19, 8. Him wyxþ wind on ðære heortan, Lchdm. ii. 60, 7. abstract Of ðissum syx tídum wihst se quadrans, Anglia viii. 298, 34.
DRIGE
DRY ⬩ siccus, arĭdus
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Worhte his tolme foldan drige arĭdam fundavērunt manus ejus, Ps. Th. 94, 5: Cd. 8; Th. 10, 29; Gen. 164. Uppan dríe eorþan super arĭdam, Ex. 4, 9. Se ðe gecyrde sǽ on drige land qui convertit mare in arĭdam, Ps. Spl. 65, 5.
þeód-scipe
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(regular) custom, (proper) mode of conduct Béte ðara ǽghwelc mid ryhte þeódscipe ge mid were ge mid wíte let him make amends for each in the regular way both with wer and with wíte, L. Alf. pol. 2; Th. i. 62, 4.
þrowian
To suffer ⬩ to suffer as opposed to to act ⬩ to suffer what is painful ⬩ to suffer martyrdom ⬩ to make to suffer ⬩ to crucify ⬩ to suffer for something ⬩ pay for ⬩ atone for
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Voc. ii. 86, 39: 52, 46. to make to suffer, to crucify : -- Æfter ðonne ðe hé þrowad wæs after he was crucified, Mt. Kmbl. Rush. 27, 44. Cf. Geðrowod under Pilate, Homl. Th. ii. 596, 15. Ðone geðrowodan Crist, 292, 13.
Linked entry: a-þrówian
æfter
among, through, along ⬩ (pursuit, search, inquiry, &c.)
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Ðisse ádle fruman mon mæg ýþelíce gelácnian . . ., and æfter unéð, Lch. ii. 232, 17. Ðá æfter féng tó ðám ercebiscopdóme Iustus, Chr. 616; P. 24, 23. of position His wíf beláf æfter in ðám castele, Chr. 1076; P. 211, 29. of direction, cf.
þicgan
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., to eat or drink, consume Hú ðæt ne gemylt, ðæt se maga þigeþ, Lchdm. ii. 158, 16. Þigð, 186, 21. Fýr þigeþ lǽnne líchoman, Exon. Th. 213, 4; Ph. 219. Nó hé þigeþ mete, 215, 27; Ph. 259: 357, 28; Pa. 35.
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earfoðe
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Hí ne magon nán earfoþa (-u, v. l. ) áberan, Bt. 39, 10; F. 228, 2. Ðe ðú him earfoðu ǽnig geáfe quem percussisti, Ps. Th. 68, 27. Ic wíte þolade, yfel earfeðu, Cri. 1453.
ge-nídan
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.), and clause (cf. 2. above) Ungecyndelic is ǽlcre wuhte ꝥ hit wilnige frécennesse oððe deáþes, ac þeáh manig þing biþ tó þǽm genéd ꝥ hit willnaþ ðára ǽgþres, Bt. 34, 11; F. 152, 9. to force a condition on a person Nele God habban genýdne þeówdóm,
Linked entries: ge-neádian ge-nédan genende ge-nýdan
hebban
to lift ⬩ to lift ⬩ to raise ⬩ lift ⬩ make a sound ⬩ to exalt ⬩ elevate ⬩ to extol ⬩ exalt ⬩ to set up ⬩ institute ⬩ to raise ⬩ bring up ⬩ to direct ⬩ bear ⬩ To rise ⬩ mount
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In various figurative expressions. to raise, lift up the voice, give utterance to words, make a sound Wé hófan lofsonga word, Sat. 154. Cleopa, hefe úp ðíne stefne suá bíme quasi tuba exalta vocem tuam, Past. 91, 19: Wlfst. 283, 1.
tó-slítan
To tear in two, ⬩ tear to pieces, ⬩ tear asunder ⬩ to tear in two, ⬩ in pieces, ⬩ rend material, ⬩ to give a torn appearance to anything ⬩ to serrate ⬩ to rend, ⬩ cleave, ⬩ break asunder that which is hard or bulky ⬩ to tear the flesh, ⬩ rend, ⬩ bite, ⬩ wound ⬩ lacerate ⬩ to tear asunder ⬩ part ⬩ separate what has been joined ⬩ sever ⬩ to pull to pieces ⬩ destroy the existence of an object, abstract or concrete ⬩ to destroy ⬩ dissipate ⬩ to distract the mind ⬩ To be different
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Hé tóslát sǽ interrupit mare, Ps. Lamb. 77, 13. Stánas tósliten ł tobrocen wéron petrae scissae sunt, Mt. Kmbl.
hǽlu
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Waldend him mæg syllan hǽlo on heáfodgimme, Gn.
sittan
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On ðam setle ðe hé ðǽr sæt during the stay he made there, Chr. 922; Erl. 108, 22. Inne on ðæm fæstenne sǽton feáwa cirlisce men a few common men were living in the fort, 893; Erl. 88, 33. Wé on ðam gódan ríce sǽton, Cd. Th. 27, 1; Gen. 411.
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níþ
envy ⬩ hatred ⬩ enmity ⬩ rancor ⬩ spite ⬩ ill-will ⬩ jealousy ⬩ action which arises from hatred ⬩ strife ⬩ war ⬩ hostility ⬩ the effect of hatred ⬩ persecution ⬩ trouble ⬩ vexation ⬩ annoyance ⬩ affliction ⬩ tribulation ⬩ grief ⬩ evil ⬩ wickedness ⬩ malice
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Paulus ehte cristenra manna, ná mid níþe ( rancorously ), swá swá ða Iudéiscan dydon, ac hé wæs bewerigend ðære ealdan ǽ, Homl. Th. i. 388, 31.
þrymm
a host ⬩ great body of people ⬩ a force ⬩ multitude ⬩ a great body of water ⬩ force ⬩ power ⬩ might ⬩ glory ⬩ majesty ⬩ magnificence ⬩ greatness ⬩ grandeur
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wreáh þrym mid þýstro night covered the great mass of water with darkness, Cd. Th. 148, 1; Gen. 2450. force, power, might Ðǽr wæs módigra mægen forbéged, wígendra þrym, Andr. Kmbl. 3142; An. 1574: 6; An. 3.
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