hwanne
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Him þúhte ǽfre tó lang hwonne hé móste beón ymbe þæs líchaman oferfylle, Wlfst. 236, 11: By. 67. with indefinite force. of time, at some time or other, some day Hé nú hwonne bið árísende quandoque resurrecturus, Bd. 2, 1; Sch. 107, 10: Bl.
wunian
To dwell ⬩ remain ⬩ to dwell ⬩ abide ⬩ stay ⬩ remain ⬩ live ⬩ to inhabit a place, live in or on ⬩ to live, be in certain conditions or circumstances, ⬩ to abide ⬩ be present with a person to comfort or help ⬩ to be ⬩ rest ⬩ reside ⬩ remain ⬩ occupy a position ⬩ to consist of or in, ⬩ subsist, exist ⬩ to remain ⬩ last ⬩ continue ⬩ endure ⬩ to be wont
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Seó ðe ǽfre wæs and eác nú wunaþ, Homl. Skt. i. 15, 217. Þenden ðǽr wunaþ húsa sélest, Beo. Th. 574; B. 284. Swá hwylc swá on elne óþ his ende wunaþ, se bid hál, Blickl. Homl. 171, 26: Homl. Th. ii. 502, 21.
un-þanc
disfavour ⬩ displeasure ⬩ anger ⬩ ill-will ⬩ an unpleasing act ⬩ a displeasure ⬩ an offence ⬩ annoyance ⬩ not thanks ⬩ displeasure expressed in words ⬩ unwillingly ⬩ without consent ⬩ on compulsion ⬩ ingratis ⬩ without (a person's) consent ⬩ not of (one's own) accord ⬩ against (one's) will
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Kmbl. 197; Sal. 98. an unpleasing act, a displeasure, an offence, annoyance Cweðe gé ðæt ic eów dide ǽfre ǽnigne unþanc? Ap. Th. 26, 3. Nú ic wolde ðé ðone unþanc mid yfele leánian, Gen. 31, 29.
Linked entry: un-þances
wróht
accusation ⬩ a false accusation ⬩ slander ⬩ calumny ⬩ fault ⬩ crime ⬩ offence ⬩ a quarrel ⬩ strife ⬩ cause of complaint ⬩ injury ⬩ hurt
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Mars macode ǽfre gewinn and wróhte, Wulfst. 106, 25. Ða ðe wróhte sáwaþ seminantes jurgia, Past. 47 ; Swt. 357, 14, 22. cause of complaint, injury, hurt Næs hyra wlite gewemmed, ne nǽnig wróht on hrægle, Cd. Th. 243, 17; Dan. 437.
Linked entries: wróht-bora wróht-dropa wróht-georn
mǽg
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Th. i. 88, 2J. by the law of the church marriage was forbidden within certain limits of kinship Wé lǽrað . . . ꝥ ǽnig crísten mann binnan .vi. manna sibfæce on his ágenan cynne ǽfre ne gewítie, ne on his mǽges láfe þe swá neáhsib wǽre, Ll.
wamm
a spot, mark, blot. stain ⬩ filth, impurity, corruption ⬩ a blot, disgrace, damage, hurt ⬩ moral stain, impurity, uncleanness, defilement ⬩ evil, sin, shameful word or deed:
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Ne ic culpan in ðé ǽfre onfunde womma geworhtra, and ðú ða word spricest, swá ðú sié synna gehwylcre gefylled, 12, l;Cri. 179. Hié wǽron womma ðríste, inwitfulle, Cd. Th. 77, 9;Gen. 1272.
hád
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Eallum crístenum mannum gebyrað ꝥ hig . . hádas. . . ǽfre griðian and frinan, and ꝥ hí háda gehwylcne weorðian be mǽðe, 360, 25-28 : 336, 1: 334, 33-
gód
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Seó sáwl bið forð lǽdende eall þá weorc þe heó ǽfre gefremode gódes oððe yfeles. Gif þonne byð þǽra misdǽda má and þæs gódes tó lyt, Wlfst. 254, 2-5: Dóm. 43. Gódes oððe gáles, Cri. 1035.
ge-wyrcan
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Ne mihton hí áwiht æt mé ǽfre gewyrcean, Ps. Th. 128, 1. the object a clause ꝥ hiá sé gewyrces suno Goddes esse facit filios Dei Jn. p. 3, 3. Gif hé gewyrce ꝥ hine man áfylle, Ll.
láf
remnant ⬩ remains ⬩ relic ⬩ remainder ⬩ rest ⬩ lave ⬩ legacy ⬩ heirloom ⬩ a relict ⬩ widow
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And ǽfre ne geweorþe ðæt Cristen man gewífige on ðæs láfe ðe swá neáh wǽre on woroldcundre sibbe and never let it happen that a Christian man marry the relict of him who was so near [within the prohibited degrees] in worldly relationship, L.
swilce
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Ne wé swylc ne gefrugnan ǽfre gelimpan, ðæt ðú in sundurgiefe swylce ( in such manner ) befénge, Exon. Th. 6, 7; Cri. 80. as, like Ðonne ic wæs mid ludéum ic wæs swelce hié, Past. 16; Swt. 100, 7.
Linked entry: swálíce
þeówian
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Ic ðǽr Englisce scole gesette, ðe ǽfre for úre þeóde Gode þýwian scolde, Chart. Th. 116, 35. Þeówigende (ðió hérde Gode, Rush.) on fæstenum and on hálsungum, Lk. Skt. 2, 37. Wæs heó Drihtne ðeówiende on ðam mynstre, Bd. 3, 8; S. 531, 15.
un-weorþ
of no value ⬩ of no dignity ⬩ little esteemed ⬩ unworthy ⬩ not of sufficient merit ⬩ worthless ⬩ bad ⬩ contemptible ⬩ despicable ⬩ ignoble ⬩ ignominious ⬩ dishonouring
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Se ídela gylp ús beó ǽfre unwurð (-wyrð, MS. U.), Hornl. Skt. i. 16, 367. Philippus him dyde heora wíg unweorð Philip made light of their fighting power, Ors. 3, 7; Swt. 118, 3. Bisceopun gebyreþ, ðæt hí ǽghwylc gefleard heom unwyrð lǽtan, L. I.
á
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A forþ heonan, Cri. 582. emphasized by noun phrases Ǽfre sig Dryhten gebletsod, á worulda woruld, Nic. 19, 24. Á on worlda forþ, Hy. 7, 123. Á tó worulde forþ, 6, 13. Á tó worulde, á bútan ende, Sae. 315. A bútan ende éce, Cri. 415.
ge-munan
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Swá mycel swá nán man ne gemunet ꝥ hit ǽfre ǽror dyde, Chr. 1099; P. 235, 7. Gemunde ic hú ic geseah . . . hú ðá ciricean stódon bóca gefyldæ, Past. 5, 8. Ðætte ðæt mód . . . gemyne of ðǽm suingum tó hwǽm eal monncynn gesceapen is, 255, 18.
ge-féra
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Th. i. 84, 20. with preposition Ǽfre seó sǽand se móna beóð geféran on wæstme and on wanunge, Lch. iii. 268, 13. a consort Ic Aelfréd aldormon and Werburg mín geféra, Txts. 175, 4. a follower, adherent, one of a retinue Þá dyde Eustatius on his byrnan
réðe
Fierce, cruel, savage ⬩ severe, stern, austere, zealous ⬩ wild, savage, fierce; ⬩ severe, cruel, fierce, dire;
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God sylfa ðonne ne gýmeþ nǽnges mannes hreowe . . . ac biþ ðonne réðra and þearlwísra ðonne ǽnig wilde deór, oððe ǽfre ǽnig mód gewurde, Blickl. Homl. 95, 30.
Linked entry: hréðe
má
More ⬩ rather ⬩ further
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Wénestú recce hé hire ǽfre má numquid revertetur ad eam ultra, Past. 52, 3; Swt. 405, 12 : Cd. 216; Th. 273, 21; Sat. 140. Ne synga ðú nǽfre, má, Jn. Skt. 8, 11. Ðæt ðú má ne síe mínra gylta gemyndig, Elen. Kmbl. 1630; El. 817.
nǽnig
not any ⬩ none ⬩ no ⬩ no one ⬩ not any one
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Grammar nǽnig, used as an adjective, not any, none, no, Grammar nǽnig, without another negative Nǽnig óðer hý ǽfre má eft onlúceþ, Exon. Th. 20, 27; Cri. 324. Ðeáh ðe nǽnegu nédþearf wǽre, Met. 20, 25. Ðǽr nǽngu biþ niht on sumera, 16, 13.
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ge-sécan
to seek, inquire, ask for ⬩ quærere, requirere, inquirere ⬩ to seek, go to, approach, look for, visit, come to ⬩ adire, ire vel proficisci, aliquo vel ad aliquem, visitare, venire, pervenire aliquo ⬩ to seek with hostile intention, to persecute, afflict, invade ⬩ hostiliter aggredi, invadere, corripere ⬩ to seek; go to, visit ⬩ ire, proficisci ⬩ to appoint, dispose, beset ⬩ exigere, disponere
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Nǽnig heora þohte ðæt he scolde eft eardlufan ǽfre gesécean not one of them thought that he should ever seek his loved home again, Beo. Th. 1389; B. 692. Land swíðe feor to gesécanne the land is very far to seek, Andr. Kmbl. 847; An. 424: Beo.