wecgan
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Þeáh hit wecge (cf. ástyroð, Bt. 12; Fox 36, 19) wind, Met. 7, 35
wirman
To warm ⬩ make warm
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Cnuca mid wíne, and wyrm hit, Lchdm. i. 108, 7. Wyrm tó fýre, 374, 10. Wirman fovere, Wrt. Voc. ii. 33, 34. For ðý hé cwæð be ðam cólan wætere, ðæt nán man ne ðorfte hine beládian, ðæt hé fæt næfde, on hwý hé hit wyrman mihte, Homl. Ass. 141, 84.
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wrídian
To put forth shoots ⬩ be productive ⬩ grow ⬩ flourish
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Mín hyge blissaþ, wynnum wrídaþ my mind rejoices, blossoms with joyous thoughts, Andr. Kmbl. 1269; An. 635. Him oninnan oferhygda dǽl weaxeþ and wrídaþ, Beo. Th. 3486; B. 1741. Mán wrídode geond beorna breóst. Andr. Kmbl. 1534; An. 768.
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wrixl
change ⬩ alteration ⬩ vicissitude ⬩ alternation ⬩ exchange ⬩ interchange ⬩ place ⬩ stead ⬩ a loan ⬩ what is given in return ⬩ return ⬩ requital
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change, alteration, vicissitude Ðæt is wræclíc wrixl in wera lífe, ðætte moncynnes Scyppend onféng æt fǽmnan flǽsc, and sió weres friga wiht ne cúþe, Exon. Th. 26, 12; Cri. 416.
á-cuman
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Hé wítu ácóme, Hml. S. 23, 119. Ðæt hí ðone cyle ácóman, 11, 221. Ácuman (impetum) ferre, perferre, Kent. Gl. 1014: An. Ox. 7, 314. Ácuman costnunge, ceáste, módleáste, graman, Hml. Th. i. 4, 8: Hml. S. 7, 243: 9, 125: Hml. A. 100, 266.
á-stellan
To set up, ⬩ to set an example ⬩ to do something first ⬩ to found a place ⬩ institute an office ⬩ to establish a practice ⬩ doctrine, ⬩ to establish ⬩ confirm
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Sé þe gód beginnan þence, hé þæt angin on him sylfum ástelle let him make a beginning with himself, Lch. iii. 438, 32. to found a place, institute an office Heó hæfde ásteald mynster, Hml. S. 2, 310.
á-wegan
to carry off ⬩ to put away ⬩ renounce ⬩ to weigh. ⬩ to put in a balance ⬩ to estimate ⬩ consider ⬩ to be equal in weight to
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Voc. ii. 86, 4, Áweh wiþ ǽnne pening, Lch. ii. 88, 5. Oððe gemetan oððe getellan oððe áwegan, Ll. Th. i. 194, 8. Sié áwegen expendatur, Wrt. Voc. ii. 30, 32.
ceorian
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A. 32, 207. to complain with just cause Be ðǽre gýmeleaste spræc se wítega mid ceorigendre stefne, Hml. Th. i. 404, 24
fǽrlíce
suddenly ⬩ unexpectedly ⬩ soon ⬩ immediately ⬩ by chance ⬩ haphazard
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Manegum men fǽrlíce gelimpeþ ꝥ hé hine wiþ þás world gedǽleþ, 125, 10. Mið ðý gecymmes feerlíce (repente), Mk. L. 13, 36. Férlíce cliopað subito clamat, Lk. R.
folgere
a successor ⬩ a follower ⬩ adherent
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Seó sóþe gesǽlþ mæg ǽlcum hire folgera sellan þurhwunigendne welan, Bt. 33, 3; F. 126, 12. as a legal term, in contrast with heorþfæst man. [v. Andrews' Old English Manor. s.v.]
ge-fultuman
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. ¶ the object to be got expressed by a clause :-- Bæd Burgréd Æþelwulf þæt hé him gefultumade þæt him Norþ-Walas gehiérsumode, Chr. 853; P. 64, 25. (3 b) to help a person (dat. ) to do something :-- Hí bǽdon þæt hié him gefultumadon þæt hié wiþ þone
ge-recedness
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II. explanation, exposition, interpretation :-- Hé sylð his gife ðám ðe hé wile . . . sumum men he forgifð gereccednysse mislicra sprǽca ( ali datur interpretatio sermonum, l Cor. 12, 10), Hml. Th. i. 322, 29.
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ge-fillan
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Srt. 105, 26. to cut down wood Þá hét ic of þǽm wudo þe þǽr gefylled wæs, ꝥ mon fýr onǽlde, Nar. 12, 28. to strike down with disease, destroy Hæfde hé gefylled frumbearna fela, Exod. 38. to overthrow in argument, confute Gefælde deslruxit (temtantes
ge-dwola
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Sé þe him (the apostles and wise teachers) wiðcwyð and heora gesetnessum, hé byð gedwola, 22, 199 : Hml. S. l, 19. Valens wæs on Críste gefullod, ac hé ne cúþe his geleáfan, ac folgode gedwylde . . . Se gedwola, 3, 299.
ge-wuna
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</b> accustomed to, with dat. or dat. infin. :-- Sincalda sǽ . . . æflástum gewuna, Exod. 473. Seó gyfu ne bið oncnáwen of þǽre medemnesse, ac gewuna is hí tó getácnigenne of þǽre sáwle dǽdum, Hml. S. 23 b, 241.
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grénnes
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Hé wile forlǽtan dǽre lufan grénnisse, and forseárian on ðǽre ungeðwǽrnesse qui separantur a uiriditate dilectionis arefiunt, Past. 359, 15, Ne næfð ǽnig bóh grénnysse (printed spen-; uiriditatem ) gódes weorces, sé þe ná wunað on wyrtruman sóðre lufe
lyt-hwón
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<b>I a</b>. with gen. :--- Lythwón monna geflit paucorum homimum contentio, Mt. p. 2, 10. as adv. of distance Þ á hé wæs lythwón þanon ágán progressus pusillum Mt 26, 39.
on-cweþan
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Him þá oncwæd, Gú. 983-996: El. 1167. with cognate accusative, to make a response (?) Oncweð þisne cwide, Dóm. 114. Add Seó neólnes cliopað tó þǽre neólnesse, and heó oncwyð, Ps. Th. 41, 8. [Cf. O. H. Ger. in-quedan respondere.] Cf. and-cwis
swilce
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</b> with antecedent and relative combined (such, so) as :-- Hé wæs swelce Rómáne þá wyrþe wǽron he was such as the Romans then deserved, Ors. 6, 3; S. 256, 24. Dó þú þá lǽcedómas swilce þú þá líchoman gesié, Lch. ii. 84, 15.
wrecan
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</b> add :-- Hé wile forgiefan ðæt hé wrecan sceolde remittit quod ferire debuit, Past. 149, 21.