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wine

(n.)
Grammar
wine, es; m.

A friend. ⬩ applied to an equal ⬩ applied to one who can help or protect ⬩ a friendly lord ⬩ a (powerful) friend ⬩ used of a husband or lover ⬩ applied to an inferior or subordinate, one to whom favour or protection may be shewn

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Ne sint mé winas (friends who will protect) cúðe eorlas elþeódige, Andr. Kmbl. 396; An. 198. Ðǽr him folcweras fremde wǽron, wine uncúðe, Cd. Th. 110, 32; Gen. 1847. Ic fela folca gesóhte, wina uncúðra, 163, 14; Gen. 2698.

Linked entries: dæg-wine wine-leás

ge-hwá

(n.; adj.; pronoun.)
Grammar
ge-hwá, <b>A.</b> as noun.
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Æðelinga wyn and eorla gehwæs wyn and weorðmynd, Rún. 27. Fæder frymða gehwæs, Ph. 197 : Cri. 47. Þá wyrda gehwǽre sóð oncnáwest, An. 630. Freá folca gehwæs, Dan. 401. Góda gehwæs, An. 338 : Jul. 323. In daga gehwám, Dan. 287.

weardian

(v.)
Grammar
weardian, p.ode.

to guard, keep, defend ⬩ with gen. (cf. O. Sax. wardón with gen. to have charge of something) ⬩ to act as guardian to, to rule ⬩ to keep, have charge of ⬩ to hold a country, to occupy a place, inhabit. ⬩ in the phrases lást, swaðe weardian to keep a track, ⬩ to follow ⬩ to remain behind

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Reced weardode unrím eorla, 2479; B. 1237. Heó gefylled wæs wísdómes gife; hálig gást hreðer weardode, Elen. Kmbl. 2288; El. 1145: Exon. Th. 169, 30; Gú. 1102. Wé sele weardodon, Beo. Th. 4157; B. 2075. Sume stede weardedon ymb Danúbie, Elen.

Linked entries: weardere ge-weardian

LAND

(n.)
Grammar
LAND, es; n.

LAND ⬩ earth ⬩ a land ⬩ country ⬩ region ⬩ district ⬩ province ⬩ land ⬩ landed property ⬩ estate ⬩ cultivated land ⬩ country

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Hér geswutelaþ on ðissum gewrite ðæt Leófríc eorl and his gebedda habbap geunnen twá land hac inscriptione manifestatur Leofricum comitem et Godgivam comitissam duas villas concessisse, Cod. Dip. Kmbl. iv. 72, 20.

spéd

(n.)
Grammar
spéd, e; f.

Speed ⬩ success ⬩ means ⬩ speed ⬩ quickness ⬩ speedily ⬩ quickly ⬩ speed ⬩ success ⬩ prosperous issue ⬩ means ⬩ substance ⬩ abundance ⬩ wealth ⬩ power ⬩ faculty ⬩ opportunity ⬩ means of doing anything ⬩ progeny ⬩ celeritas, successus, provectus, prosperitas, substantia

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Spédum sægde eorlum Abimeleh egesan geðreád Waldendes word, 161, 19; Gen. 2667. Him ða bróðor þrý spédum miclum (very speedily) hǽldon hygesorge heardum wordum, 122, 30; Gen. 2034.

hand

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Gyrnde se cyng ealra þára þegna þe þá eorlas hæfdon, and hí létan hí ealle him tó handa, Chr. 1048; P. 174, 30. Belandod of þám þe se eorl him tó handa gelǽten hæfde, 1091; P. 226, 21. Tó handan, 4.

læt

(adj.)
Grammar
læt, adj.

Late ⬩ slow ⬩ sluggish ⬩ tardy

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Nalæs late wǽron eorre æscberend tó ðam orlege, Andr. Kmbl. 92; An. 46. On heortan læte [hlatto, Lind.] tó gelýfenne tardi corde ad credendum, Lk. Skt. 24, 25. Ðæt hé ðý lætra biþ tó uncystum that it [the body] be the less ready to vices, L. E.

be-swícan

(v.)
Grammar
be-swícan, bi-swícan; ic -swíce, ðú -swícest, -swícst, he -swíceþ, -swícþ, pl. -swícaþ; p. -swác, pl. -swicon; pp. -swicen; v. a. [be by, swícan to deceive]

To deceive, entice, seduce, delude, betray, offend, supplant, weaken, evade ⬩ decipere, illicere, seducere, illudere, prodere, scandalizare, supplantare, deficere, evadere

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Hiora ealdormen wǽron beswicene principes eorum seducti sunt, Ps. Th. 106, 39. Forðamðe ðú me beswice quia illusisti mihi, Num. 22, 29. Sindon ge beswicene ye are deluded, Exon. 41 b; Th. 139, 22; Gú. 597.

Linked entries: be-swác bi-swícan

ed-wít

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Ic þec hálsige þæt þú furður mé fraceþu ne wyrce, edwít for eorlum, Jul. 542. On edwít sellan in opprobrium dare, Ps. Th. 56, 3.

ge-hýdan

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Ic gehýdde ( abscondi ) cræft ðín on eorðo, Mt. L. 25, 25. Gehýdde ł dégelde, 13, 33. to hide an object in order that it may not be found Strión monn gehýdde, Mt. L. 13, 44.

gingra

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Th. i. 246, 18. in special senses. a vassal, follower, servant of a prince (human or superhuman) [cf. liberata ab pastu regis et principis, uel iuniorum eorum, C. D. ii. 25, 7] Hwane manaþ God máran gafoles þonne þone biscop?

þafian

(v.)
Grammar
þafian, p. ode.

to consent to, ⬩ agree with, ⬩ approve of, ⬩ assent to, ⬩ allow, ⬩ permit ⬩ to submit to, ⬩ bear, ⬩ suffer, ⬩ endure ⬩ to bear with, ⬩ tolerate

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Ða eorlas þafigan ne woldon ðæt hié forléton leófne láreów Andr.

hér

here . . . there

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Hér is ǽghwylc eorl óðrum getrýwe, B. 1228. used with a noun qualified by this: Rufinus wolde habban him self þon anwold þǽr east, and Stileca wolde sellan his suna þisne hér west, Ors. 6, 37; S. 296, 7. Hér sægeð on þissum bócum, Bl.

ge-wrecan

Grammar
ge-wrecan, In l. 9 before 84 insert. Ps. Th.,
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. ¶ of the action of the Deity :-- Þú heora ætþancan ealle gewrǽce vindicans in omnia studio eorum, Ps. Th. 98, 9. Gewrec nú, Dryhten, . . . þæt mé ys þus torne on móde, Jud. 92.

yfelian

(v.)
Grammar
yfelian, p. ode.

to do evil to, to maltreat, afflict, injure, wrong ⬩ to get bad

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[Wæstmes ne synd swá góde swá heó iu wǽron, ac yfeleð swýðe eall eorðe wæstme, Shrn. 17, 21. Ne scal us na mon uuelien, O. E. Homl. i. 15, 13.]

ge-limpan

(v.)
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Hire se willa gelamp, þæt heó on ǽnigne eorl gelýfde frófre, B. 626 : El. 963. Gif him þyslicu þearf gelumpe, B. 2637. Ðá ðingo him gelimpa scealde quae ei euenturä . Mk. L. 10, 32.

hwǽr

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Wundur hwár þonne eorl ellenróf ende gefére lífgesceafta, þonne leng ne mæg mon mid his mágum meduseld búan.

wyrd

(n.)
Grammar
wyrd, e; f.

What happens ⬩ fate ⬩ fortune ⬩ chance ⬩ fate ⬩ the otherwise than humanly appointed order of things ⬩ one of the Fates ⬩ fate ⬩ fortune ⬩ an event ⬩ an event ⬩ occurrence ⬩ circumstance ⬩ incident ⬩ fact ⬩ what happens to a person ⬩ fate ⬩ fortune ⬩ lot ⬩ condition ⬩ fate ⬩ death ⬩ chance ⬩ accident

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Wyrd oft nereþ unfǽgne eorl, Beó. Th. 1149; B. 572 : Exon. Th. 165, 18; Gú. 1030. Tó eallum ðám gesǽlðum ðe seó wyrd brengð, Bt. 16, 3 ; Fox 54, 25 : 14, 1 ; Fox 40, 31.

Linked entry: weord

for-gitan

(v.)
Grammar
for-gitan, -gytan, -gietan; ic -gite, ðú -gitest, -gitst, he -giteþ, -gitt, -git, pl. -gitaþ; p. ic, he -geat, -gæt, ðú -geáte, pl. -geáton, -gǽton, -géton, impert. -git , pl. -gitaþ; subj. pres. -gite, pl. -giton; p. -geáte, pl. -geáten; pp. -giten; v. trans. gen. acc. [for-, gitan to get]

To FORGET ⬩ neglect ⬩ oblīvisci ⬩ neglĭgĕre

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Óþ-ðæt he forgite ða þing, ðe ðú him dydest dōnec oblīviscātur eōrum, quæ fēcisti in eum, Gen. 27, 45. Ðæt gé nǽfre ne forgiton Drihtnes wedd ne quando oblīviscāris pacti Dŏmĭni, Deut. 4, 23: 6, 12.

Linked entry: for-gietan

sulh

(n.)
Grammar
sulh, suluh, sul[l]; gen. sule, but also sules; dat. sylg, sylh, syl; acc. sulh, sul; n. pl. sylh, syll; gen. sula; dat. sulum: a weak genitive seems also to occur in sylan scear;
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Heora sylh unrihte gangaþ aratra eorum non recte incedunt, Bd. 5, 9: S. 623, 12. Ðíne syll eodon, Homl. Th. ii. 450, 6. Þeáh hé erige his land mid ðúsend sula, Bt. 26, 3; Fox 94, 14. Sulum aratris, Wück. Gl. 254, 6.