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ge-wunian

(v.)
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Suǽ ðió palmtreó ne mæge gebrenge wæstem búta geuuniga in wíngearde, suǽ ne gié búta in mec gié gewunige, Jn. L. 15, 4.

weaxan

(v.)
Grammar
weaxan, weacsan, weahsan, weahxan, wexan, wehsan; ic weaxe; ðú wyxt; hé weaxeþ, weaxþ, weaxt, waexit, weaxst, wexeþ, wexþ, wixt, wihst, wihxþ, wyxþ, wyxt, wyxst, wycxþ; p. weóx, weócs, weóhs, pl. weóxon, weóhson, weóxson ; pp. weaxen

To wax, grow. ⬩ to grow, be produced, ⬩ to grow, grow up ⬩ to grow, increase, wax ⬩ to grow in honour, grow great, flourish, prosper ⬩ to be productive ⬩ to grow, take shape

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Ealle men witon ðæt hit ðǽr ne weaxt, ðe má ðe gimmas weaxaþ on wíngeardum, Bt. 32, 3; Fox 118, 8-11. Wexð, Met. 19, 8. Him wyxþ wind on ðære heortan, Lchdm. ii. 60, 7. abstract Of ðissum syx tídum wihst se quadrans, Anglia viii. 298, 34.

þes

(pronoun.)
Grammar
þes, þæs; m.: þeós, þiós, þiús; f.: þis, þiss, þys; n. demons. pron. This
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Wíngeard ðeosne vineam istam, Ps. Surt. 79, 15. Þás woruld ofgifan, Cd. Th. 68, 32; Gen. 1126: Blickl. Homl. 5, 28. Ðás, 117, 35. Ðiós (þás, Rush.) istam, Mt. Kmbl. Lind. 15, 15. Ðæt folc þis wundor geseah, Blickl. Homl. 15, 29.

Linked entries: þás þis

wyrcan

(v.)
Grammar
wyrcan, weorcan ; p. worhte ; pp. worht.

to work ⬩ labour ⬩ to make ⬩ to make ⬩ form ⬩ construct ⬩ to be the source ⬩ cause of, to produce ⬩ to make ⬩ constitute ⬩ to work ⬩ do ⬩ perform ⬩ to perform a rite ⬩ keep a season ⬩ to work ⬩ effect a purpose ⬩ attain an object,

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Hé won and worhte, wíngeard sette, Cd. Th. 94, 7; Gen. 1558. Gá and wyrce (wyrc, Rush.: wuirc, Lind. operare) on mínum wíngerde, Mt. Kmbl. 21, 28. Gáð and wircaþ, Ex. 5, 18. Wyrceaþ eów syx dagas, L. Alf. 3; Th. i. 44, 10.

Linked entries: weorcean wercan wyrcend wyrcness wircan

winnan

(v.)
Grammar
winnan, p. wann , pl. wunnon; pp. wunnen.

intrans ⬩ to labour ⬩ toil ⬩ work ⬩ to labour, endeavour, strive after ⬩ to labour, struggle, be troubled ⬩ to labour under, suffer from ⬩ to strive, contend, fight ⬩ of hostile action towards a person ⬩ of competition ⬩ of opposition to things ⬩ of the action of inanimate objects ⬩ to make war ⬩ fight ⬩ of the action of inanimate objects ⬩ with cognate accusative ⬩ to win ⬩ make one's way ⬩ trans ⬩ to labour at ⬩ bestow labour upon ⬩ to labour under ⬩ suffer ⬩ undergo ⬩ to win ⬩ get ⬩ attain

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Hé won and worhte, wíngeard sette, Cd. Th. 94, 7; Gen. 1558. Ðerh alle næht wé wunnon per totam noctem laborantes, Lk. Skt. Lind. 5, 5. Ðú sylest úrum leomum ræste, for ðon ðe hié on ðínum noman wunnon, Blickl. Homl. 141, 12.

Linked entry: on-winnende

tilian

(v.)
Grammar
tilian, tiligan, tilgan, teolian, tiolian, tielian; p. ode
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Se ðe him sylfum teolaþ, ná Gode, ne com se ná gyt binnon Godes wíngearde. Ða tyliaþ Gode, ða ðe ne sécaþ heora ágen gestreón ðurh gýtsunge, ii. 76, 32-34.

Linked entries: teolian tylian telge

ge-settan

(v.)
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R.) hys wíngeard myd óðrum tilion, Mt. 21, 41. Hú þis land wǽre gesett oððe mid hwylcon mannum, Chr. 1085 ; P. 216, 16. (l b) to plant ; — Nóe yrðling began tó wircenne þæt land and gesette (plantavit) wíneard, Gen. 9, 10: Mt. L. 21, 33.

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