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wígbed-heorþ

(n.)
Grammar
wígbed-heorþ, es; m.

The altar-hearththe part of the altar where the offering is burnt

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The altar-hearth, the part of the altar where the offering is burnt genom on ðam wíbedheorðe ðæs dustes dǽl, Lchdm. iii. 364, col. 1

Linked entry: heorþ

ofer-heáfod

(adv.)
Grammar
ofer-heáfod, adv.

Generally, in every case

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Generally, in every case Ǽlc man oferheáfod sceolde cennan his gebyrde and his áre on ðære byrig ðe tó gehýrde, Homl. Th. i. 30, 4

nemnan

(v.)
Grammar
nemnan, nemnian; p. nemde.

to namegive a name to a person or thingto use such and such a name or title in speaking of a person or thingto call upon the name ofaddress by nameto invoketo mention by nameto mentionrelateto namenominate

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Ðis andwerde líf nemde for weg this present life he spoke of as a way, L. E. I. 35; Th. ii. 432, 23.

Linked entries: a-nemnan namnian

weorþung

(n.)
Grammar
weorþung, e ; f.
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Gif on ríce becymð, for ðære weorðunge ðæs folces bið on oferméttu áwended and gewunaþ tó ðæm gielpe si ad regiminis culmen eruperit, in elationem protinus usu gloriae permutatur Past. 3 ; Swt. 35, 12.

á-feallan

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mid þý horse áfeóll, Ors. 3, 7; S. 118, 5. áfeóll ofdúneweard, Gr. D. 24, 25. Þá englas þe þanon áfeóllon, Hml. A. 2, 34. Nán mon ne bitt óðerne ðæt hine rǽre, gif self nát ðæt áfeallen bið.

fægere

(adv.)
Grammar
fægere, fægre, fegere; adv.

Pleasantly, softly, gently, fairly, beautifully suāvĭter, bĕnigne, cōmĭter, dĕcenter, pulchre

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He fægere mid wætere oferwearp wuldres cynebearn he gently sprinkled with water the royal child of glory, Menol. Fox 314; Men. 158. Him fægere éce Drihten andswarode the eternal Lord answered him fairly, Cd. 107; Th. 141, 27; Gen. 2351: Frag.

Linked entries: fægre fegere

for-déman

(v.)
Grammar
for-déman, to for-démanne; p. de: pp. ed

To condemndamndijudĭcāredamnārecondemnāre

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On middele sóþlíce godas he fordémþ in mĕdio autem deos dijūdĭcat, Ps. Spl. 81, 1. Ðá geseah Iudas ðe hyne belǽwde, ðæt he fordémed wæs, ðá ongan he hreówsian tunc vĭdens Iudas, qui eum tradĭdit, quod damnātus esset, pænĭtentia ductus, Mt.

Linked entry: for-déming

geócor

(adj.)
Grammar
geócor, [or geocor? cf. geocsa]; adj.

Strong, fierce, harsh, dire, sadstrife, anger

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Wiste his fingra geweald on grames grápum ðæt he wæs geócor he [Grendel] knew that his fingers' power was in the gripe of the fierce one, so that he was sad, Beo. Th. 1535. Similar entries v. B. 765 for a different reading.

tímlíce

(adv.)
Grammar
tímlíce, adv.
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Ase timliche as he hefde iherd þis (sone so he iherde þis, other MS. ), Jul. 9, 5. He wolde timliche him speken wið, Laym. 31369. Bute ȝef þu þe timluker ( nisi maturius ) ure godes grete, Kath. 2086. Icel. tímaliga timely, early.] Cf. tídlíce

ge-rýnelic

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Ǽr þon þe þǽre gerýnelican gegaderunge menniscre gebyrde onfénge before he was formed in the secrecy of his mother's womb, Bl.

ge-fég

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God gesette twégen sunnstedas and geendebyrde þá twelf mónðas on twám emnihtum ... eác mid his ágenre mihte geglengde ꝥ gér mid feówrum gesceaftum, swá þis gefeig ætýwð eallum þe hyt sceáwiað he adorned the year with four seasons, as this framework

wel

Grammar
wel, <b>. I</b> 1 b.
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Þonne mæg witan ꝥ bið on sýðfæte and wel gysthúses beþearf, Ll. Th. ii. 430, 25. Add Sum man wæs blind wel seofon geár fulle, Hml. S. 21, 202. Add Hí lá hí and wel lá well and ðyllice óðre sindon englisce interjectiones, Ælfc. Gr.

wíde

(adv.)
Grammar
wíde, adv.
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geseah dríge stówe wíde æteówde, Cd. Th. 10, 31 ; Gen. 165. Ðú meaht swá wíde ofer woruld ealle geseón, 36, 1; Gen. 565. Ðǽr is wóp wíde gehéred ( heard on all sides ), 285, 6; Sat. 333: Andr. Kmbl. 3107; An. 1556.

bísen

(n.)
Grammar
bísen, l. bisen, e; bisene, an; f. (also n. in North.),

an exemplar a modelpatternexampleprecedenta ruleprescriptpreceptparablesimilitudetype

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Gif hwá ðás bóc áwritan wylle, þæt hí gerihte be ðǽre bysne (the original), Hml. Th. ii. 2, 21: Ælfc. Gr. Z. 3, 21. monig tácen unwitende dyde on Godes bisene, Ors. 5, 14; S. 248, 14.

diácon

(n.)
Grammar
diácon, deácon,es ; m.

A deacon, minister of the church, levitediācōnus = διάκoνos a servant, waiting man = Lat. minister, levīta, levītes = λευίτηs

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Se mót fulligan cild, and ðæt folc húsligan [i.e. he mót eác hláf sillan, gif þearf biþ he may also give the bread, if need be, L. Ælf.

Linked entry: deácon

swán-geréfa

(n.)
Grammar
swán-geréfa, an; m.
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In ða tiid wæs hama suángeréfa tó súðtúne and rád ðæt wæs et ceastre and ðone aað gesceáwade suá hine his aldormon héht Eádwulf there was then a very great case about pasture in the wood at Sutton (in Worcestershire).

wrítere

(n.)
Grammar
wrítere, es; m.

a draughtsmanpaintera writerscribecopyista writerauthora scribe

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Sewrítere (scriptor), gif ne dilegaþ ðæt ǽr áwrát, ðeáhhé nǽfre má náuht ne wríte, ðæt bið ðeáh undilegod, ðæt ǽr wrát, Past. 54; Swt. 423, 32. Mín tunge ys gelícost ðæs wríteres feþere ðe hraðost wrít, Ps. Th. 44, 2.

Linked entries: ge-wrítere wrítan

teón

Grammar
teón, [On p. 978, ll. 2, 3 for leáh, tongne l. teáh, longne.]
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</b> add :-- ofslóg Tetricum for þý þe hí him teáh tó anwalde, Ors. 6, 26; S. 276, 23. <b>III 3.</b> add: to usurp :-- Ealle naman mǽst teóð genitiuum, Ælfc. Gr. Z. 250, 13.

wadan

(v.)
Grammar
wadan, p. wód, pl. wódon; pp. waden

To gopassproceed.

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Ða men ðe on eallum þingum wadaþ on heora ágenum willan, and on heora lustum heora líf áspendaþ, Homl. Skt. i. 17, 239. Ðæt seó wyrd on ðínne willan wóde, Bt. 20; Fox 72, 19

Linked entry: ge-wadan

ǽht

(n.)
Grammar
ǽht, e; f. [ǽhte = áhte had; p. of ágan to own, possess]

possessionspropertylandsgoodsrichescattleopessubstantiapossessiogregespossessionpowerpossessiopotestas

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Esau nam ealle his ǽhta, and eall ðæt he ǽhte Esau took all his goods, and all that he possessed, Gen. 36, 6. Grúndleás gítsung gilpes and ǽhta bottomless avarice of glory and possessions, Bt. Met. Fox 7, 30; Met. 7, 15.