be-wendan
To turn, turn round or about, convert ⬩ vertere, convertere
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To turn, turn round or about, convert; vertere, convertere Bewend to ðære menigu conversus ad turbam, Mk. Bos. 5, 30. Se Hǽlend bewende hyne the Saviour turned himself about, Mt. Bos. 9, 22: Mk. Bos. 8, 33. Æt sumum cyrre bewend aliquando conversus,
and-weard
Present ⬩ præsens
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Present; præsens Ðǽr is Dryhten andweard where the Lord is present, Exon. 48 b; Th. 167, 7; Gú. 1056. Andweard Gode present with God, 30 b; Th. 95, 29; Cri. 1564. Fór ðé andweardne before thee present, Cd. 40; Th. 54, 2; Gen. 871: Andr. Kmbl. 2449; An
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folc-weras
Men of the people ⬩ people ⬩ pŏpŭlāres ⬩ pŏpŭlus
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Men of the people, people; pŏpŭlāres, pŏpŭlus Hátaþ Físon folcweras people call it Pison, Cd. 12; Th. 14, 21; Gen. 222: 89; Th. 110, 30; Gen. 1846.. [O. Sax. folk-werós]
ge-wǽde
A garment ⬩ clothing ⬩ vestimentum
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A garment, clothing; vestimentum Saga hwæt ðis gewǽde [gewædu, MS.] sý say what this vestment is, Exon. 109 a; Th. 418, 5; Rä. 36, 14. He nywolnessa him to gewǽde woruhte abyssus amictus ejus, Ps. Th. 103, 7. Míne gewǽda vestimentum meum, 68, 11: Homl
ge-weaxan
To grow ⬩ grow up ⬩ crescere
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To grow, grow up; crescere Gúþ sceal geweaxan war shall grow, Exon. 90 a; Th. 338, 27; Gn. Ex. 85. Moises geweóx Moises creverat, Ex. 2, 11. Geweaxen auctus, Exon. 99 b; Th. 372, 22; Seel. 96: Gen. 38, 11. Ðǽm landbúendum is beboden, ðæt ealles ðæs ðe
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ge-hefeldian
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woof Forcorfen is swylce fram wefendum wífe líf mín þá gyt þe ic wæs gehefaldad praecisa est uelut a tenente uita mea dum adhuc ordirer Cant. Ez. 12. Gehefeldad, Ps. Srt. ii. 184, 34; An. Ox. 3731
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meox
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Add: manure Ne forhtige gé for ðæs fyrnfullan þreátum, for ðan þe his wuldor is wyrms and meox, Hml. S. 25, 261. Hit ys bysmorlic dǽd ꝥ ǽnig man . . . þone múð ufan mettum áfylle and on óðerne ende him gange ꝥ meox út fram, E. S. viii. 62, 16. Ic hine
Dofere
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He to Dofran gewende he went to Dover, 1048; Th. 313, 32, 34, 35, Col. 1; 315, 18, col. 1: 1052; Th. 319, 26, col. 1
ilca
The same
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Gelíce ðisse ilcan ðe wé ymb sprecaþ like the very one we are talking about, Bt. Met. Fox 26, 5 ; Met. 26, 3. Ðisne ilcan þreát this same band, Exon. 16 a; Th. 36, 2 ; Cri. 570. Ðyssum ylcum tídum his temporibus, Bd. 5, 7; S. 621, 14.
end-werc
A pain in the buttocks ⬩ nătium dŏlor
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A pain in the buttocks; nătium dŏlor Ðes drænc is gód wið endwerce this drink is good for pain in the buttocks, Lchdm. iii. 50, 11
bi-wáwan
To blow against ⬩ afflare
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To blow against; afflare Winde biwáwne [MS. biwaune] waved or shaken by the wind, Exon. 77 b; Th. 291, 2; Wand. 76
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Eðan-dún
EDDINGTON. near Westbury, Wiltshire ⬩ lŏci nōmen in agro Wiltonensi
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EDDINGTON. near Westbury, Wiltshire; lŏci nōmen in agro Wiltonensi He fór to Eðandúne he went to Eddington, Chr. 878; Erl. 81, 12
swerian
To swear, make oath. ⬩ absolute ⬩ to swear by or on ⬩ to swear to anything ⬩ to swear an oath by something ⬩ to swear by, on . . . that . . .
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To swear, make oath. absolute Se ðe sweraþ (swereþ, Ps. Th. Surt.) néhstan his qui jurat proximo suo, Ps. Spl. 14, 6. Ðæt land ðe ic fore swór heora fæderum terram pro qua juravi patribus eorum, Num. 14, 23. Ðæt land ðe ðú hira fæderum fore swóre, 11
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ge-wendan
To turn ⬩ change ⬩ translate ⬩ incline ⬩ bring about ⬩ To turn [one's self] ⬩ change ⬩ go ⬩ return
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Drusiana hám gewende Drusiana went home, Homl. Th. i. 60, 20. Drihten gewende to heofenum the Lord returned to heaven, 74, 19. Gewendon ealle heom hám they all went home, Chr. 1052; Erl. 183, 11, 6, 12, 15.
ge-wépan
To weep ⬩ lament ⬩ flere
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To weep, lament; flere Petrus geweáp bitterlíce Petrus flevit amare, Lk. Skt. Lind. 22, 62. Giweópun alle flebant omnes, Rush. 8, 52. Gewópen fletum, Ælfc. Gr. 26, 1; Som. 28, 28
wearr
A piece of hard skin (particularly on the hands or feet), callosity
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Wearras and weartan on weg tó ðonne, 362, 17: ii. 150, 1, [Warre or knobbe of a tre vertex, Prompt. Parv. 516, and see note.]
swilc
where the word points to what has been already described ⬩ such ⬩ the like, the same ⬩ such . . . as ⬩ such as ⬩ so (as) much, so (as) many
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Ná hýrde wé ðæt ǽnig wurde hús árǽred swylic ðæt mǽre wæs, Anglia xi. 9, 30. Gódfremmendra swylcum gifeðe biþ to such as it shall be granted, Beo. Th. 604; B. 299: Met. 26, 87. Swilce wé ðé daga cígen on such day as we call to thee, Ps. Ben. 19, 9.
be-weaxan
To overgrow, cover over ⬩ obducere, obserere
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To overgrow, cover over; obducere, obserere Sindon burgtúnas brérum beweaxene [MS. beweaxne] the city-dwellings are overgrown with briers, Exon. 115 b; Th. 443,17; Kl. 31. Scyllum biweaxen overgrown with scales, 60 a; Th. 219, 21; Ph. 310
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æt-rihte
Rightly or justly at ⬩ near ⬩ at hand ⬩ almost ⬩ pæne ⬩ haud multum abest quin
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Rightly or justly at, near, at hand, almost; pæne, haud multum abest quin Ætrihte wæs gúþ getwǽfed, nymþe mec God scylde, the contest had almost been finished, had not God shielded me, Beo. Th. 3319; B. 1657. Wæs him endedógor ætryhte his final day was
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ár-wéla
The wealth of oars ⬩ the sea ⬩ divitiæ remorum ⬩ mare
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The wealth of oars, the sea; divitiæ remorum, mare, Andr. Kmbl. 1705; An. 855