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wrixlan

(v.)
Grammar
wrixlan, wrixlian; p. ede.

to changevaryalterto changealternateto exchangedealconversationintercourseto lendof what is lentof wordsto speak

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Th. 373, 29; Seel. 117. Wrixlian, Soul Kmbl. 226. Gleáwe men sceolon gieddum wrixlan, Exon. Th. 333, 14; Gn. Ex. 4. to lend Wrixlan mutuare, Wrt. Voc. ii. 56, 10.

Linked entries: wrislan wrixlung

ágan

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þe him þás idese ágán wolde, Gen. 2702. of accomplishment Gif þet Godes wille seó, þæt heó ꝥ færeld áge, Cht. Th. 481, 12. de-scribing a state or condition, to have need, &c. Drihten þæs áh þearfe, Bl. H. 71, 1.

dwelian

(v.)
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S. 25, 157. (2 a) of madness :-- Seó dohtor on wódum dreáme læg dweligende, Hml. Th. ii. 110, 19. of wrong conduct, to err Þú dwelast, geneálǽc and geoffra þíne lác, Hml. S. 14, 33.

ge-bícnan

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ge-bícnan, ge-bícnian.
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Mid þám þe hé cwæþ: 'Uton wircean,' ys seó Ðrinnys gebícnod, Ælfc. Gen. Thw. 3, 15

ge-bringan

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Se cyng sume hét on hæftneðe gebringan, Chr. 1095 ; P. 231, 34

Linked entry: ge-brengan

ge-férrǽden

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Ælfwíg abbud and eall seó geférrǽden on Baðan, C. D. iv. 171, 28. Geférrǽdene, inhíréde clientela, An. Ox. 2809. <b>II a.

gíme-leás

(adj.)
Grammar
gíme-leás, adj.
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Seó gehýrnes ne bið nyt on þǽm un-gelýfdum monnum and on þǽm gýmeleásum, Bl. H. 55, 32. Yfellibbendum and gímeleásum (neglegentibus), R. Ben.

wægn

(n.)
Grammar
wægn, wægen, wǽn, es; m.

A waggonwaincarriagevehicleCharles' wain

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Mid ðý hé ðá se wǽn (wægn, MS. T.) com ðe man ða bán on lǽdde cum venisset carrum in quo ossa ducebantur, Bd. 3, 11; S. 535, 17 note. Hé ofer wǽg gewát, wǽn æfter ran, Runic pm. Kmbl. 343, 32; Rún. 22. Wægnes hweól rotam, Ps. Th. 82, 10.

wǽt

(adj.)
Grammar
wǽt, adj.

wet, moist, damp, consisting of moisturewet, moist, having moisturewet, rainy

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Se wǽta wong roscida tellus, Exon. Th. 417, 7; Rä. 36, 1. In wǽtan sihtran; of ðam wǽtan síce; . . . in ðæt wǽte sícc, Cod. Dip. Kmbl. iii. 386, 10-16. Loca humentia, ðæt beóð wǽte stówa, Wulfst. 249, 17.

ge-þang

(n.)
Grammar
ge-þang, growth.
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The passage here given should read Fífte wæs gyfe pund, þanon hym wæs geseald sefa and geðang (= geðanc thought ), v. Mod. Lang. Rev. xi. 215

ge-hámian

(v.)
Grammar
ge-hámian, p. ode, ade; pp. od, ad

To make [one's self] familiar with(?)

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To make [one's self] familiar with(?) Aldred hine gihámadi mið ðæm ðriim dǽlum Aldred made himself familiar with the three parts, Jn. Skt. 188, 7

Linked entry: -hámian

wullian

(v.)
Grammar
wullian, p. ode

To wipe with wool

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To wipe with wool Wið scurfum; rammes smeoru; and meng ðǽrtó sót and sealt and sand, and hyt wulla on weg, Lchdm. i. 356, 24

wind-sele

(n.)
Grammar
wind-sele, e; m.

A windy hall

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Ðes windiga sele, 273, 14 ; Sat. 136), Cd. Th. 284, 11; Sat. 320: 288, 23; Sat. 386

Linked entry: wind-gerest

swegel-befealden

(adj.)
Grammar
swegel-befealden, adj.

Heaven-surrounded, with heaven around

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Heaven-surrounded, with heaven around Háfaþ wuldres bearn his seolfes seld sweglbefalden (-healden, Th.), laðaþ ús ðider tó leóhte, Cd. Th. 301, 28; Sat. 588

þurh-wunian

(v.)

to continuelastnot to come to an endnot to pass awayto continue in a place, with a personto remain, not to leaveto continue in a conditionnot to changeto perseverepersisthold out

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, not to change; where purpose or effort is implied, to persevere, persist, hold out, absolute Se þurhwunaþ (ðerhwunes ł ðerhwunia wælla, Lind.) óð ende, se byþ hál qui perseveraverit usque in finem, hic salvus erit, Mt.

wís

(adj.)
Grammar
wís, adj.

wisediscreetjudiciouscunningwiselearnedskilledexpertknown

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Se wísa mon eall his líf lǽt on gefeán, ðonne hé forsihþ ðás eorþlícan gód, Bt. 12; Fox 36, 24. Se wísa spræc sunu Healfdenes Beo. Th. 3401; B. 1698. Ðis is wæstm wíses and goodes, ðe his sóðfæst weorc symble lǽste, est fructus justo Ps. Th. 57, 10.

be-beorgan

to ward off somethingto guard one's self againstto save one's selfto guard one's self (acc.) against (wiþ) something

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Substitute: to ward off something (acc. or inst.) from one's self (dat.), to guard one's self against. with dat. of person only, to save one's self Hí heom sylfum beburgon mid Godes fultume, Gr. D. 335, 24.

wǽpen

(n.)
Grammar
wǽpen, wǽpn, es; n.

a weaponmembrum virile

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Seó wǽpna láf those whom the sword spared, 121, 5; Gen. 2005: 220, 20; Dan. 74. Se helm hafelan werede ... hine worhte wǽpna smið, Beo. Th. 2908; B. 1452.

freónd

(n.)
Grammar
freónd, friónd, es; pl. nom. acc. freóndas, frénd, frýnd, freónd; gen. freónda; dat. freóndum; m. [freónde loving, part. of freón,

A FRIENDămīcus

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A FRIEND; ămīcus Se feónd and se freónd the fiend and the friend, Elen. Kmbl. 1904; El. 954: Exon. 43 a; Th. 144, 33; Gú. 687. Mánfulra and synfulra freónd publicānōrum et peccātōrum amīcus, Mt. Bos. 11, 19: Lk. Bos. 7, 34.

níde

(adv.)
Grammar
níde, neáde, neóde, níde, niéde, nýde; adv. ( a case of níd, q. v.).

of necessityas a naturalinevitable consequencefrom force of circumstancesof necessitybecause a law, natural, moral or human, is to be satisfiedfrom forceunder compulsionwithout free-will

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Forðamðe wé witon ðæt án wealdend is eallra þinga wé sceolon beón néde geþafan ( we must inevitably assent to the conclusion ) ðæt hé síe se héhsta hróf eallra góda, Bt. 34, 12; Fox 154, 7.