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wyrm

(n.)
Grammar
wyrm, wurm, weorm, es; m.

a reptileserpenta creeping insecta worm

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Wyrma gifl food for worms (the body), 368, 16; Seel. 22. Weormum tó hróðre, Apstls. Kmbl. 190; Ap. 95. Wið weormum, Lchdm. iii. 4, 5. Wið wyrmas on innoðe, i. 272, 10. fig. Ic eam wyrm (vermis) and nales mon, Ps. Surt. 21,-7. Wyrm (weorm, v.l.), R.

Linked entries: weorm wurm

wulf

(n.)
Grammar
wulf, es; m.

a wolfused in reference to outlaws

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. ¶ an early admiration for the wolf seems shewn by the frequency of wulf in proper names; see e. g. Txts. 554 sqq. ; and its presence in early England is marked by the numerous place-names; see e. g. Cod. Dip. Kmbl. vi.

Linked entry: wulfheáfod-treów

bodian

(v.)

to declareproclaimto foretellprophesycelebratepraiseto preacha persona doctrinebelief

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Weorþian wé Sancta Marian, for þon þe heó engla þreátas eádige bodedon, II, 12.

cniht

(n.)
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Ic gean Wulmǽre mínum cnihte landes for his gódra gearnunge, Cht. E. 238, 19. Cnihta parasitorum, An. Ox. 4165. <b>II a.</b> a man engaged in military service, a soldier :-- Byrð se cniht his swurd portat miles gladium, Ælfc. T.

éhtan

Grammar
éhtan, éhtian.
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For ðǽm mín mon éht þe ic bodige ymb ðone tóhopan deádra monna ǽristes de spe et resurrections mortuorum judicor, Past. 362, 3. Hé férde and éhte þǽra hǽþenra and mid ealle ádrǽfde, Hml. S. 25, 244. Þá Egyptiscan þe hira ǽr éhton, Ex. 14, 31.

ge-timbran

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For ðǽm búton hé ðæt wóh ǽr tówurpe ne meahte hé nóht nytwyrðlíce ðæt ryht getimbran Past. 441, 30-34. to use as building material Swá hwá swá getimbrað ofer ðisum grundwealle gold oððe seolfor si quia superaedificat super fundamentum hoc aurum, argentum

ge-wislíce

(adv.)
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endebyrdlíce hiora stede and hiora ryne funden on hiora stówum and on hiora tídum non tam certus naturae ordo procederet, nec tam dispositos motus locis, temporibus explicaret, Bt. 35, 2; F. 158, 3. knowingly, accurately, in a way that shews knowledge For

hǽlan

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Wið úrne Drihten Hǽlendne Críst, 159, 33- v. for-hǽlan, ge-hǽlan, þurh-hǽlan, un-hǽlan

lim

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Is áwriten ðæt hé bícne mid ðǽm eágum, and sprece mid ðǽm fingrum, and trit mid ðǽm fét; for ðǽm ðe innor bið se hierde þe hielt ðá leomu (limu, v. l.) útan (interior est custodia, quae ordinata servat exterius membra), Past. 359, 5. a part or member

pening

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Hig of þám Iúdéum for ánum penige .xxx. gesealdon ongeán þæt þæt þá Iúdéas ǽr úrne Hǽlend . . . myd þryttegum penegum gebohton, 187, 168-170. Wiþ þrím hundred penegon (peninga, R., penninga ł scillinga, L.), Jn. 12, 5. Twégen penegas (peñd.

sceádan

(v.)
Grammar
sceádan, scádan; scéd,sceád ; sceáden.

to separate, divide, make a line of separation betweento distinguish, decideto scatter, shedto separate, divide, partto be distinguished, to differto scatter, shed

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His blode þet he shedde for us, 312, 19. Scheaden þet chef urom þe clene cornes, 270, 27. Blod isched, 402, 21. So wurð ligt fro ðisternesse o sunder sad, Gen. and Ex. 58. On sunder shad, 148

BÚGAN

(v.)
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BÚGAN, part. búgende; ic búge, ðu búgest, býhst, býgst, he búgeþ, býhþ, býgþ; p. ic, he beág, beáh, ðú buge, pl. bugon; imp. búg, búh; pp. bogen; v. intrans.

To BOW or bow down oneself, bend, swerve, give way, submit, yield, turn, turn away, fleese flectere vel inclinare, curvare, declinare, desistere, cedere, vertere, divertere, fugere

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Bos. l, 7; I knelinge am not worthi for to undo the thwong of his schoon, Wyc.

Linked entries: beág beáh

ge-bídan

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Wand. 70 : El. 865. to await, wait for a person, time, an event. . with acc. : — Wræcmon gebád lástweard, Exod. 137. Þá þe gebiodon lésing qui expectabant redemtionem, Lk. L. 2, 38 with gen. Hé stille gebád áres sprǽce ( or acc. ?), Gen. 2909.

ge-wit

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Ic þín gewit mid ealle ne forlét, Bt. 5, 3; F. 14, 8. Þú man geworhtest, and him sealdest word and gewitt ( speech and reason ), Hy. 9, 56.

hát

(adj.)
Grammar
hát, adj.
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Licgað mé ymbútan heardes írenes háte geslægene ( forged while the iron glowed ) grindlas greáte, Gn. 383. Ær hé bǽl cure, háte heaðowylmas, B. 2819. Lége hátra, Rä. 41, 57.

riht

(adj.)
Grammar
riht, adj.

erect, directright, straight agreeable to the spirit of law, human or divine, just, equitable the requirements of a lawregulation, legitimate, lawful, regular satisfying the demands of conduct, right, proper, fitting satisfying the requirements of a standard, right, correct, true, orthodox

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Gif hire forþsíð getímige ǽr him, ðonne is hit rihtast ðæt hé ðanon forþ búton ǽlcum wífe wunige, Wulfst. 304, 23.

wann

(adj.)
Grammar
wann, adj.

Darkdustysableluridlividblue-blacklividswarthydustydark-hueddarkdingy

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Gif him (the stars) wan fore wolcen hangaþ (cf. ðonne sweartan wolcnu him beforan gáþ, Bt. 6; Fox 14, 22) ne mægen hí leóman ansendan nubibus atris condita nullum fundere possunt sidera lumen, Met. 5, 4.

Linked entries: wan wanniht

stille

(adj.)
Grammar
stille, adj.
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Th. ii. 410, 20. quiet, unchanging, undisturbed, stable Ðú ðe unstilla ágna gesceafta tó ðínum willan wíslíce ástyrest and ðé self wunast swíðe stille unáwendendlíc á forð simle stabilis manens das cuncta moveri, Met. 20, 16. quiet, not vehement, gentle

ge-gangan

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</b> with the idea of attainment, to get by going. to get by force Sé þe hine gefó and gegange he that seizes and secures him, Ll. Th. i. 42, 17. Wé witan óþer ígland . . . wé eów fultumiað ꝥ gé hit magon gegangan, Chr. P. p. 3, 13.

scearp

(adj.)
Grammar
scearp, adj.

sharppungent, acidacridsharp-tonguedsharp, keen, severe,sharp, roughsharp, keen, active, strenuouseffectual, penetrating,sharp, keensharp, keen, acute,

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Ða Walas ádrifon sumre eá ford ealne mid scearpum pílum, Chr. Erl. 5, 10. Scearpre ðonne ǽni sweord, Ps. Th. 44, 4. Nǽdle scearpran, Exon. Th. 373, 33; Seel. 119. Scearpeste stánas cautes vel murices, Wrt.

Linked entries: un-scearp scearpness