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æt-sacan

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</b&gt; </b&gt; absolute Gif man ætsace, ládige hine mid þry-fealdre láde, Ll. Th. i. 404, 2 : ii. 298, 7, 10, 13. with gen.

feorh-cwealm

(n.)
Grammar
feorh-cwealm, es; m.

A mortal pangdeathslaughtermorscædes

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A mortal pang, death, slaughter; mors, cædes Ne þearft ðú ðé ondrǽdan deáþes brógan, feorhcwealm nú giet thou needest not dread the pain of death, the mortal pang as yet, Cd. 50; Th. 63, 26; Gen. 1038.

gearwe

(adv.)
Grammar
gearwe, comp. gearwor; sup. gearwost, gearwast; adv.

Entirelywellvery wellenoughpĕnĭtusprorsusbĕneoptĭmesătis

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Grm. 945. Gearwost, Beo. Th. 1435; B. 715. Gearwast, Elen. Grm. 329

be-scerian

(v.)
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Ger. bi-scerian frustrare: O. H. Ger. pi-scerien privare, fraudare.] Add:

gearolíce

(adv.)
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ús is seó mǽste ðearf, Gr.

of-lǽte

(n.)
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Add: <b&gt;-lát</b&gt; (?), e ; f. Add Noldest þú ná ofrunga and ofláta (-an ?) náne sacrificium el oblationem noluisti, Ps. Th. 39, 6.

tó-slítan

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<b&gt;III a.</b&gt; to make a wound by biting :-- On þá wunda þe se wurm tóslát, Hml.

twégen

(n.; num.; adj.)
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twégen, (twegen? In the later MSS. of the Gospels tweigen and twegen are found, but ei may represent earlier e, e. g. weig, Lk. 1, 79, eige, 2, 9; or é, e. g. wreigende, 23, 10, wreigeð, 23, 14: Layamon has tweiȝe, tweien: in the Ormulum the form is tweȝȝen); m.: twá, twuá; f.: , tuu, twá; n.: gen. twéga, twégea, tweágea, twíga, twégera, twégra (later Gospels have tweigre, tweire); dat. twám, twǽm Besides these West Saxon are the following forms, nom. acc. twǽgen, twœgen, tuoegi, tuoege, tuóge, tuoe, tué; m.: f. tuoege: gen. tuoega, tuoe, twégen, tuoegara, twoegra, tuoera.

Twoabsolutelydistributively

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Ger. zwéne; m. zwá, zwó f. zwei; n.; gen. zweio, zweiio, zweiero; dat. zweim: Icel. tveir; m. tvær; f. tvau; n.; gen. tveggja; dat. tveim; acc. tvá; m. tvær; f. tvau; n.]

Linked entries: tuu twá

á-beódan

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I have offered you a choice Gen. 1919. Fela mé earda áboden habbaþ, . 280. to announce what is to be obeyed, to bid, command Hé up lócade, swá se ár ábeád, El. 87 : Gen. 1362. Ábeád cyning þegnum sínum, ðæt hié . . . 1869.

Linked entry: eoton-weard

cunnan

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Add: to know. absolute Ge þá þe cunnon, ge þá þe ne cunnon, Bt. 21; F. 72, 31. with acc. Seó óþru leofað, þá ic cann on ansýne and ne can ná hire naman altera superest, quam facie scio, sed nomine nescio, Gr. D. 283, 12.

gylt

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Gl. 849. <b&gt;II a.</b&gt; a penalty, payment on account of crime, Cht. Th. 423, 3 (v. Dict. ). responsibility for an offence, a (person's) fault, Chr. 1048; P. 173, 11. (v.

inn

(adv.)
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inn, in; adv.

Inwithin

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In, within Ic wæs cuma and mé ne in ne gelaðodun I was a stranger, and ye did not invite me in, Mt. Kmbl. 25, 43. Waciaþ and gebiddaþ eów ðæt in ne gán on costunge vigilate et orate ut non intretis in temtationem, 26, 41.

hǽtu

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Þæs folces wæs fela forworden ǽgðer ge for þurste ge for hǽte ( ardore solis ), Ors. 6, 31; S. 286, 21. heat as an element in all bodies Geðweorod sint . . . cele wið hǽto, wǽt wið drýgum, Met. 20, 73.

leóf

(n.)
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used as a form of address to one or to many, cf. modern 'dear sir' Wé biddap ðé leóf ðæt ðú hlyste úre sprǽce oramus, domine, ut audias nos, Gen. 43, 20: 3, 10 : Ælfc. Gen. Thw. 1, 5, 14.

a-wédan

(v.)
Grammar
a-wédan, p. -wédde ; pp. -wéd ; v. n.

To be madto rageto be angryto go or wax madrevoltapostatizein furorem agi

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To be mad, to rage, to be angry, to go or wax mad, revolt, apostatize; in furorem agi Awéddon ða nýtena the cattle became mad, Ors. 5, 10; Bos. 108, 31. Se ðe for sleápe awéd phreneticus = φρενιτικόs, Ælfc. Gl. 78; Som. 72, 40; Wrt. Voc. 45, 72

Linked entry: wédan

gegninga

(adv.)
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gegninga, -nunga; adv.

Plainlywhollyaltogethercertainlydirectlyomnino

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Ðæt hit gegnunga from Gode cóme that it came directly from God, Cd. 32; Th. 42, 35; Gen. 683 : Exon. 44 b; Th. 150, 27; . 785

Linked entries: génunga geagninga

beácen

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Similar entries v. ge-beác(e)n

horn

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Hé geseah ánne ramm betwux þám brémelum be þám hornum gehæft, Gen. 22, 13. Úr feohteð mid hornum, Rún. 2. Atol deór monig írenum hornum, Sal. 470. <b&gt;I a.

wita

(n.)
Grammar
wita, an; m.

one who knowsa person of understanding or learninga wise manone able to give counsela counsellorone able to give counsel in affairs of stateone who takes part in the councils of a nation a leading manan eldera chief personseniorone who has knowledgea witnessa wise manone professing supernatural knowledge

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Gif hwá on ealdormannes húse gefeohte, oþþe on óðres geþungenes witan, L. In. 6; Th. i. 106, 6. Ðis is seó gerǽdnes ðe Engla cyng and ǽgðer ge gehádode ge lǽwede witan gecuran (cf. de Engla rǽdgifan gecuran, vi. 1; Th. i. 314, 3), L.

Linked entries: weota wieta wiota

þanc

(n.)
Grammar
þanc, es; m.
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Ðonne wǽron ǽgþer góde, ge ða ǽrran ge ðás æfterran, and nǽron náðere an þance quid aliud colligi datur, nisi semper bona esse, sed ingrata? Ors. 2, 5; Swt. 86, 10.

Linked entries: þancung þonc