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á-wanian

(v.)
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D. iii. 344, 23. Ðá ðe áwonað biðon in líchoma qui macerantur in corpore, Rtl. 15, 3. Add

be-cwelan

(v.)
Grammar
be-cwelan, p. -cwael

To die

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To die Hit becwæð and becwæl sé þe hit áhte he that owned it bequeathed it and died, Ll. Th. i. 184, 1

Linked entry: cwelan

wen-sealf

(n.)
Grammar
wen-sealf, e; f.

A salve for wens

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A salve for wens Wensealf Lchdm. ii. 128, 13, 19. Ðás wyrta sceolon tó wensealfe i. 382, 15 : ii. 128, 6:12, 19

big-spell

(n.)
Grammar
big-spell, bí-spell; g. -spelles; pl. nom. acc. -spell, -spellu; n. [big, bí, spell a history]

A by-history, a parable, fable, example, proverb, story ⬩ parabola, fabula, exemplum, proverbium, narratio

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Ic ahylde on bigspelle eáre mín inclinabo in parabolam aurem meam, Ps. Spl. 48, 4.

Linked entries: an-lícnes bí-spell

ge-openian

(v.)
Grammar
ge-openian, -openigean; p. ode; pp. od, ad.

To open, manifest, shew, reveal ⬩ To open

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Th. ii. 128, 24: 260, 11: i. 78, 27. Geopena ongeán me lífes geat open to me the gate of life, 76, 3. Ðæt he geopenige that he shew, Past. 21; Swt. 159, 24; Hat. MS.

Linked entry: openian

bryttian

(v.)
Grammar
bryttian, <b>bryttian,</b> brytian.
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Substitute: to dispense, distribute, grant a share of Exhibeo, i. porrigo, prebeo, tribito ic bryttie, dono, ostendo ic bringe, Wrt. Voc. ii. 145, 2. Hé missenlíce monna cynne his giefe bryttað, Crä. 105: Cri. 682: B. 1726.

fen

mud ⬩ mire ⬩ dirt ⬩ fen

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Wá ðǽm ðe gaderað an hine selfne ðæt hefige fenn (densum lutum) . . . ðæt ðicke fenn, 329, 18, 19. fen Cenum, i. luti vorago vel lutum sub aquis fetidum, i. wáse vel fæn, Wrt. Voc. ii. 130, 75.

furh

Grammar
furh, gen. furh, fúre
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B. iii. 188, 35. Add:

ge-wilnian

(v.)
Grammar
ge-wilnian, -wilnigan, to -wilnienne; p. ode; pp. od [wilnian to desire]

To wish ⬩ desire ⬩ expect ⬩ seek ⬩ strive for ⬩ cŭpĕre ⬩ concŭpiscĕre ⬩ desīdĕrāre ⬩ expĕtĕre ⬩ ambīre

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Ic nánes eorþlíces gestreónes ne flǽsclíces lustes ne gewilnige I desire no earthly treasure nor fleshly pleasure, Homl. Th. i. 458, 31: 512, 13. Gif hwá gewilnigeþ to gewitane if any one desires to know, Chr. 1086; Erl. 221, 10.

Linked entry: wilnian

ymb-fón

(v.)
Grammar
ymb-fón, p. -féng.

to grasp, clasp ⬩ to encompass, surround, comprehend ⬩ to comprehend, conceive ⬩ to put something round an object, surround, envelope

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Th. 297, 16; Sat. 518. to comprehend, conceive :-- Embféhþ concipit, i. intelligit, Wrt. Voc. ii. 136, 21. to put something round an object, surround, envelope Genim foxes gecynd, ymbfóh (ym-, v. l. ) ðæt heáfod útan, Lchdm. i. 340, 19.

ymb-hweorfan

(v.)
Grammar
ymb-hweorfan, p. -hwearf.

to go round, revolve round ⬩ to go about, in the neighbourhood of ⬩ to go about, over, through ⬩ to go about a business, be occupied with, attend to, cultivate ⬩ to turn round

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Hí ðære eaxe útan ymbhwerfaþ (-eþ,MS.) ðone norðende, 28, 13. to go about, in the neighbourhood of. Similar entries v. ymb, I. 1 b Ic ymbehwyrfe weófod ðín circumdabo altare tuum, Ps.

Linked entry: ymb-hwyrft

á-spendan

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Hú þes freólsdæg beó áspend mid lofe, i. 436, 29. with the object of expenditure also given Þeáh ðe ic áspende míne ǽhta on ðearfena bigleofan, Hml. i. 54, 2. Hé þás fíf andgitu áspent on unnyt, ii. 374, 2 : Hml. S. 12, 135.

locc

(n.)
Grammar
locc, es; m.

a hair ⬩ a curl ⬩ ringlet

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Voc, ii. 18, 70. Hí ne scoldon hira loccas lǽtan weaxan non comam nutrient, Past. 18, 7; Swt.139, 13. Teóh him ða loccas and wringe ða eáran and ðone wangbeard twiccige, L. M. 2, 16; Lchdm. ii. 196, 13.

Linked entry: loca

ge-þreátian

(v.)
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Voc. ii. 44, 59. with prep, to force to (tó) an action Ðonne ús se deáð tó forðsíðe geðreátað, Hml. Th. i. 414, 31. Gif mon ceorles mennen tó nédhǽmde geþreáteð, Ll. Th. i. 78, 12. Gif mon wífmon tó niédhǽmde geþreátige, 18.

hrér-ness

(n.)
Grammar
hrér-ness, e; f.

Motion ⬩ disturbance ⬩ agitation ⬩ commotion ⬩ storm

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Swá ðú hí on yrre ehtest and dréfest ðæt hí on hrérnesse hraðe forweorþaþ ita persequeris illos in tempestate tua; et in ira tua conturbabis eos, Ps. Th. 82, 11

wudu-weaxe

(n.)
Grammar
wudu-weaxe, an: -weax, es; n.

Wood waxen ⬩ wood wex

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Plant Names); genista tinctoria Wuduweaxe, Lchdm, ii. 66, 11. Weoduweaxe, iii. 30, 13. Wuduweaxan gódne dǽl, ii. 324, 21 : iii. 28, 28. Nime wuduweaxan nioþoweard, wealwyrt nioþowearde, ii. 118, 2.

neowol

Grammar
neowol, <b>. I.</b>
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Add Drohtnoð habban . . . in neowlum áttre ( in the poison of the bottomless pit), Wlfst. 188, 8. On neowlum in imo, Scint. 21, 12. Tó neowlum ad ima, 4, 17: 20, 8. Neolum imis, Lch. i. lxxv, 3. Þeáh se man gewíte in ðá neowelestan scrafa, Verc.

gǽst-gerýne

(n.)
Grammar
gǽst-gerýne, es; n.

A ghostly or spiritual mystery ⬩ a mystery of the mind ⬩ spīrĭtāle mystērium ⬩ ănĭmi mystērium

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Bí ðon Salomon song, giedda snottor, gǽstgerýnum of whom Solomon, wise in song, sang in spiritual mysteries, Exon. 18 a; Th. 45, 3; Cri. 713 : 14 a; Th. 28, 2; Cri. 440

ge-hyhtan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-hyhtan, p. te

To hope ⬩ trust

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To hope, trust We sceolan gehyhtan on godes ða gehálgodan cyricean we must trust in God's holy church, Blickl. Homl. 111, 8. On his naman ðeóda gehyhtaþ in nomine ejus gentes sperabunt, Mt. Bos. 12, 21. On hine gehyhtton trusted in him, Blickl.

Linked entry: hyhtan

leóht

(adj.)
Grammar
leóht, léht, líht; adj.

Light ⬩ bright ⬩ cheerful ⬩ shining ⬩ clear

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Th. i. 26; Gen. 265.