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lytel

(n.; adj.)
Grammar
lytel, adj., and neut. of adj. Add:: , lýtel (?). A. adj.
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Mé ne þincþ náuht lytel gód þisses andweardan lífes gesǽlþa, ne eác náuht lytel yfel his ungesǽlþa in hac ipsa fortuna populari nonnihil boni malive inesse perpendo, Bt. 39, 2 ; F. 212, 14.

winnan

(v.)
Grammar
winnan, p. wann , pl. wunnon; pp. wunnen.

intransto labourtoilworkto labour, endeavour, strive afterto labour, struggle, be troubledto labour under, suffer fromto strive, contend, fightof hostile action towards a personof competitionof opposition to things of the action of inanimate objectsto make warfightof the action of inanimate objectswith cognate accusativeto winmake one's waytransto labour atbestow labour uponto labour undersufferundergoto wingetattain

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Ne wynne gé ongén ða ðe eów yfel dóð non resistere malo, Mt. Kmbl. 5, 39. Heó (Hagar) ongan wið Sarran winnan, Cd. Th. 135, 12; Gen. 2241. of competition Eart ðú se Beówulf, se ðe wið Brecan wunne, ymb sund flite, Beo.

Linked entry: on-winnende

þe

(adv.; con.; pronoun.)
Grammar
þe, indecl.
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Wið gehwylce yfelu þe on ðam innoðe dereþ, Lchdm. i. 280, 18. where the antecedent clause contains a demonstrative Hé fór tó ðæm iglande þe monn ðæt folc Mandras hǽtt ( the people of which are called Mandras ), Ors. 3, 9; Swt. 134, 5.

Linked entry: þý

ge-þencan

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Fácen on heortan geþencendra yfelu, Scint. 138, 8.

þanc

(n.)
Grammar
þanc, es; m.
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Ðonne sió sául hire unðonces gebǽdd wierð ðæt yfel tó forlǽtanne ðæt hió ǽr hire ágnes ðonces gedyde, Past. 36; Swt. 251, 14. [Hi wenden alle fra þe king, surge here þankes and sume here unþankes, Chr. 1140; Erl. 265, 12.

Linked entries: þancung þonc

weorold

(n.)
Grammar
weorold, (-uld), weorld, worold (-uld, -eld), world, e; f. (but se woruld, Prov. Kmbl. 40: worldes, Lk. Skt. l, 70: ðissum worulde, Met. 10, 70)
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Nafa ðú tó yfel ellen, ðeáh ðé sum unwilla on becume; oft brincð se woruld ðone willan ðe bið eft, Prov. Kmbl. 40. Onwendeþ wyrda gesceaft weoruld under heofonum, Exon. Th. 292, 31; Wand. 107

findan

to come acrossto obtainfindto meet withexperiencebe exposed tofind difficultyprocureto visitlearnarrangesettleto determineto supplyprovidefurnish

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Funde hé swíðe yfel geðeaht consilium praebuii, Past. 423, 15. Þysne cræft funde Camillis, Ors. 2, 8; S. 92, 2. Hié ꝥ tó rǽde fundon ꝥ hié ciricean árǽrdon, Bl. H. 205, 13.

wunian

(v.)
Grammar
wunian, p. ode

To dwellremainto dwellabidestayremainliveto inhabit a place, live in or onto live, be in certain conditions or circumstances,to abidebe present with a person to comfort or helpto berestresideremainoccupy a positionto consist of or in,subsist, existto remainlastcontinueendureto be wont

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Hwæþer him yfel ðe gód under wunige, 82, 4; Cri. 1333. Þéh mín líchama on niðerdǽlum eorðan wunige, Ps. Th. 138, 13. Saga mé hwǽr seó ród wunige, Elen. Kmbl. 1244; El. 624. Tó manna heortan, ǽr Drihtnes weorc ðǽr wunian móte, Blickl.

Linked entries: wunung wynian

for

beforein front ofbeforesinceagoforfromthroughon account offorfromthroughinstead of in place ofin exchange forin return forin expiation ofin redemption foron behalf ofin support ofin respect toin relation toas regardsagainstfromin spite ofnotwithstandingin accordance withaccording toas representative offorto takein compensation foras punishment forfor the sake ofon behalf of for the benefit ofAs representative of

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B. 5 Hú mycel yfel þé gelamp for þínre gítsunga and oforhýdo and for þínum ídlan gilpe, Bl. H. 31, 13: Gen. 2670: Dan. 657. in expiation of Hé þrowode on þám gealg-treówe for guman synnum, Kr. 146. in redemption for. Cf.

wíse

(n.)
Grammar
wíse, an: wís, e; f.

a wise waymannermodefashionstate conditionan arrangementinstructiona dispositiondirectionconditiona thingres negotiuma causereasonres

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Ne sette ic mé fore eágum yfele wísan (rem malam). Ps. Th. 100, 3. Secgan ymb surne wísan, Salm. Kmbl. 852 ; Sal. 425.

Linked entry: wís-fæst

under-fón

(v.)
Grammar
under-fón, p. -féng, pl. -féngon; pp. -fangen.

to receiveto have givento getto receivesubmit toa riteto receive a personto receive for the purpose of entertaining, sheltering, harbouringto receive for safe conduct, custodyto receive as a servant or dependentto receive, admit into a societyto receive as a masterto submit toto receiveadmit the claims ofto receive, admit the force of a person's wordsaccept testimonyto receive what is offeredto acceptto receiveserve as a receptacle forto receive or accept an office, a duty, etc.to take upon one's selfto undertake a labour, task, etc.to receive what is burdensomeundergobearto take surreptitiouslyto steal

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Interl. 97, 4. to receive as a master, to submit to Gif se anweald of his ágenre gecynde gód wǽre,ne underfénge hé nǽfre ða yfelan ac ða gódan, Bt. 16, 3; Fox 54, 23. to receive, admit the claims of Se ðe eów underféhð, hé underféhð mé, and se ðe mé

Linked entry: under-niman

níþ

(n.)
Grammar
níþ, es; m.

envyhatredenmityrancorspiteill-willjealousyaction which arises from hatredstrifewarhostilitythe effect of hatredpersecutiontroublevexationannoyanceafflictiontribulationgriefevilwickednessmalice

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Gif him þince ðæt hé næddran geseó ðæt biþ yfeles wífes níþ if he fancies he sees a snake, that means a bad woman's spite, Lchdm. iii. 174, 17. Blátende níþ livid envy, Cd. Th. 60, 14; Gen. 981 : Andr. Kmbl. 1536; An. 769.

wundor

(n.)
Grammar
wundor, es; n.

a wondera circumstanceact that excites astonishmenta circumstance that excites astonishment as being out of the usual course of nature,a prodigyportenta wondermiraclea miraclea wonderful objectwondrous thingwonderfulmiraculous powerwonderadmiration

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Th. 3219; B. 1607. a circumstance that excites astonishment as being out of the usual course of nature, a prodigy, portent Gewurdon on Róme ða yfelan wundor obscoena et dira prodigia vel visa Romae vel nunciata sunt, Ors. 4, 2; Swt. 160, 17.

Linked entries: wunder wundrum

hér

here . . . there

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Þ ðá yfelan hér on worulde habban sceoldan, Bt. 38, 2; F. 198, 15: Gen. 474. In worulde hér, GO. 864. in reference to speech or action, at this point of a book Hér endaþ seó ǽreste bóc, Bd. I. 34; Sch. 105, 14.

hwá

(n.; adj.; con.; pronoun.)
Grammar
hwá, m, f; hwæt; n.

Whowhat.any onesome oneanythingsomethingwhosoeverwhatsoever,whatever

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Ic wundrige for hwý se góda God lǽte ǽnig yfel beón I wonder for what reason the good God allows any evil to exist, Bt. 36, 1; Fox 172, 4. For hwig, St. And. 32, 13.

healf

(n.)
Grammar
healf, e; f.

Sidepartsidehandbesidedisputebehalfaccountsidequarterdirection

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Gerǽdden þá witan on ǽgðer halfe ꝥ man yfeles geswác, and geaf se cyng his freóndscipe on ǽgðre healfe, Chr. 1048; P. 174, 17-19. Man freóndscipe gefæstnode mid wædde on ǽgðere healfe, 1014; P. 145, 11.

warenian

(v.)
Grammar
warenian, warnian, wearnian ; p. ode.
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Se man mót geornlíce warnian, ðæt hé eft ðám yfelum dǽdum ne geedlǽce, Homl. Th. ii. 602, 23. Hé mé warnian hét, ðæt ic on ðone deáðes beám bedroren ne wurde, Cd. Th. 33, 29; Gen. 527.

lǽran

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Ðás leásan spell lǽraþ gehwilcne man . . . ꝥ hé hine ne besió tó his ealdum yfelum, Bt. 35, 6; F. 170, 15. Þú synfulle simle lǽrdes ꝥ hió cerrende Críste hérdon, Ps. C. 55. Se deófol þone Iúdas lǽrde ꝥ hé Drihten belǽwde, Hml. A. 154, 66.

on

Grammar
on, Add: <b>A. I.</b> 5 ¶
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Gif seó wyrd swá hweorfan mót on yfelra manna gewill, Bt. 4; F. 8, 19. On þæs arcebisceopes geméde, Cht. Th. 355, 23. Gif hé hine on bismor tó homolan bescíre, Ll. Th. i. 84, 5.

sprecan

(v.)
Grammar
sprecan, specan; spræc, spæc; sprǽcon, spǽcon; sprecen, specen

To speak. to exercise the faculty of speechto use words in conversation, discourse, etc.to mentionto sayto speakto sue for, make a claim against, lay claim to

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Míne fýnd sprǽcon mé yfeles, Ps. Th. 40, 8. with inst., to speak in a language, with words Ic sprece mongum reordum, Exon. Th. 390, 13; Rä. 9, 1. Beówulf beótwordum spræc, Beo. Th. 5014; B. 2510: Exon, Th. 253, 24; Jul. 185.