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Dene-mearc

(n.)
Grammar
Dene-mearc, Dene-marc,e ; f: -marce, -mearce, -merce, an; f.

DENMARK Dānia

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Weonoþland him wæs on steór-bord, and on bæc-bord him wæs Langa land, and Lǽland, and Falster, and Scon-ég; and ðás land eall hýraþ to Denemearcan Wulfstan said that he went from Haddeby.

Linked entry: Dena mearc

botl

(n.)
Grammar
botl, es; n.

An abode, a dwelling, mansion, house, halldomus, ædes, domicilium, atrium

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An abode, a dwelling, mansion, house, hall; domus, ædes, domicilium, atrium Gif he him nán botl ne selþ if he do not give him an abode, L. In. 67; Th. i. 146, 5. Fordrífe ðý botle let him be driven from the abode, 68; Th. i. 146, 8.

Linked entry: ge-bytlu

ge-rád

(n.)
Grammar
ge-rád, es; n.

Consideration, account, condition, reason, wisdom, prudence, mannerratio, conditio

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On ðæt gerád ðet he gesylle ǽlce geáre on the condition that he give every year, Th. Chart. 147, 31: Chr. 945:Erl. 116, 31. To ðam geráde ðe ... on the condition that ..., Th. Chart. 168, 13. On ða ylcan gerád under the same conditions, Ps.

wódness

(n.)
Grammar
wódness, e; f.

madnessfuryfrenzyrageblasphemy

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Surt. 132, 18. blasphemy, Similar entries v. wód (1 a) Ðá sæt tǽlende ðone Hǽlend . . . His wódnys wearð gewrecen ðurh God, Homl. Ass. 60, 212

á-bycgan

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Lay. 8158, Bute ȝif he abugge þe sunne þet he wrouhte, A.

ge-leánian

(v.)
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Him ofðyncð ðæt hit suá geðyldelíce forbær ðæt ðæt bismer ne forgeald, and ðencð ðæs tíman hwonne hit wyrs geleánian mæge ut . . . se non reddidisse contumelias doleat, et deteriora rependere, si occasio praebeatur, quaerat, Past. 227, 23

ge-sceádwíslíce

(adv.)
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Add: distinctly, clearly Þæt ic wille gescád-wíslecor gesecgean, þæt hit mon geornor ongietan mæge quod utrum ita sit, apertissime expedire curabo, Ors. 2, l ; S. 60, 9. discreetly, prudently, sagaciously Gif self wénð ðæt sié wís and gescádwíslíce

gleáwnes

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I. 59, 14. a sign, token, distinguishing mark Se eásterlica dæg wæs on þǽre ealdan ǽ tribus argumentorum indiciis preceptum, ꝥ ys mid þrým gleáwnyssum wæs beboden; ꝥ ys, ꝥ wǽre æfter þǽre eásterlican emnihte, and on þám forman mónðe, and on þǽre

leóhtlíce

(adv.)
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A. 115, 431. of sleeping þá dyde swylce leóhtlíce slépe ille ac si leviter dormiens, Gr. D. 85, 7

strengþu

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Add wæs þǽr áseted, þǽr hit gesewen wæs ꝥ þæs líges mægn and strengð (strencgeo, v. l.) mǽst wæs in eo loco positus est, ubi tota vis flammae videbatur incumbere, Gr.

ge-strangian

(v.)
Grammar
ge-strangian, -strongian; p. ode, ade; pp. od, ad [strangian to strengthen]

To make strongstrengthenconfirmestablishrōbŏrārecorrōbŏrāreconfortāreconflrmāre

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To make strong, strengthen, confirm, establish; rōbŏrāre, corrōbŏrāre, confortāre, conflrmāre Ðá wolde he heora geleáfan gestrangian and getrymman then would he strengthen and confirm their belief, Homl. Th. i. 152, 34.

Linked entries: ge-strongian strangian

trog

(n.)
Grammar
trog, es; m.

a troughtubbasinvessel for containing liquids or other materialsa trough-shaped thinga cradlea boata water-pipeconduita basin of water

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wæs biddende ánes lytles troges, ðæt mehte his feorh generian exiguo contentus latere navigio, Ors. 2, 5 ; Swt. 84, 15. a water-pipe, conduit, Similar entries v. mylentrog. a basin of water (?)

forþ-gang

Grammar
forþ-gang, (-geong).

a going forth of a placea going forth to a place a going oncourseprogresssuccessful progresssuccessan exita passagea privy

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Gif on þám gástlican gefeohte forðgang habban sceall, Hml. S. 26, 856. ꝥte é in a local sense, an exit, a passage (of part of the body) Him eóde se innoð út æt his forðgange, Hml. S. 16, 207.

wan

(adj.)
Grammar
wan, adj.

wantingabsentlackingnot possessed ofless

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wanting, absent Ðá getreówde in godcundne fultom, ðǽr se mennesca wan wæs confidens in divinum, ubi humanum deerat, auxilium, Bd. 2, 7 ; S. 509, 23. Him won (wona, MS.

burg

(n.)
Grammar
burg, burh, burhg, buruh (-ug, -ig), byrg, byrig; gen. byrig, burge, burhge, burcge; dat. byrg, byrig, byrh, burh; n. acc. pl. byrg, byrig, burh, burga, burha; gen. pl. burga, burha; dat. pl. burgum, burhum, byrgum.
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Ðá þá geseah ꝥ seó burh (buruh, burg, v.ll. ) wæs tó þan fæst ꝥ ne mihte hié ábrecan, áslát þá túnas ymb þá burhg onweg, Bd. 3, 16; Sch. 265, 5-14. Tó burge and tó wealle ad arcem et ad moenia, Kent. Gl. 287.

wǽdla

(n.; adj.)

poorneedyindigentwantingdeficient inpoor inbeggingpoorneedya poor, needy persona poor, needy persona beggar

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wearð wǽdla coepit egere, Lk. Skt. 15, 14. Ðá wǽdla (mendicus) wæs, Jn. Skt. 9, 8. Se welega nát ðæt is wǽdla, Homl. Th. ii. 88, 27. Ðonne se mon wǽdla biþ, wilnaþ welan, Bt. 33, 2; Fox 122, 32: Exon.

weorc

(n.; adv.)
Grammar
weorc, es; n.

Work opus.workoperative actionoperationworkingdoingperformanceworkdoingsactionswhat a person does what happens worklabouroccupationemploymentany form of long-sustained or habitual activitya particular act of labourworkmanshipa workdeedany actionof action that gives affect to anythinga work, what is wroughta strong building, fortresswork, what is done, effect producedpain, travail, grief,the instrumental or dative is used in the phrase weorce wesan with the dative of the person — to be painful to a person

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Wæs tó ðæs árfæst, ðæt him wæs on weorce, ðæt leng from Cristes onsýne wǽre Blickl. Homl. 225, 28. ðæs weorc gehleát, frécne wíte Cd. Th. 166, 10; Gen. 2745. ðæs gewinnes weorc þrowade, leódbealo longsum Beo. Th. 3447; B. 1721: Apstls.

Linked entries: weorce weorc-sum werc

dǽl

(adv.)
Grammar
dǽl, pl. dǽle (gelimplice daele conpetentes portiunculas,
    Wrt. Voc. ii. 104, 79
), dǽlas.
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cúðe be dǽle Lýden understanden he knew a little Latin, Ælfc. T. Grn. 22, 14. Be sumum dǽle to some extent, Past. 231, 2, 15: Wlfst. 166, 4. Be ǽnigum dǽle in any measure, 165, 2: Bt. 38, 7; F. 210, 9.

lǽwede

(adj.)
Grammar
lǽwede, adj.

Laylaiclewd

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munuclíce leofode betwux ðam lǽwedan folce he lived as a monk among laymen, 97, 67. Sum wer wæs on lǽwedum háde fuit vir in laico habitu, Bd. 5, 13; S. 632, 7.

Linked entry: lǽwed

miltsian

(v.)
Grammar
miltsian, mildsian; p. ode

To have or take pity upon a personshew mercybe mercifulpity

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Gif ús árian and miltsian wile, 51, 30. Biþ sóna ús efenþrowiende and hraðe miltsiende, 19, 30. Hǽlend wæs miltsigende Adame, 87, 35. Grammar miltsian, with genitive þearfendra miltsude, Ps. Th. 106, 40. Miltsa mín miserere mei, 56, 1.