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wénan

(adj.)
Grammar
wénan, <b>. I.</b>
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Ic wundrige hwí ðú éfre þæs wénan mahte be mannum sáwlum þæt hý nǽran ǽcan, 62, 23. (4 a) :-- Ðý lǽs men wénan ðæt ðú náne næbbe, Prov. K. 76. Tó þám ꝥ sceolde beón wéned ꝥ hé wǽre se cyning ut rex esse putaretur. Gr. D. 131, 15. I.

feorh-ner

(n.)
Grammar
feorh-ner, -nere, es; n.

Life's preservation or salvation, a refuge, sustenance, nourishmentfoodvītæ servātiorefŭgiumălĭmentumcĭbus

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Hwílum him to honda, hungre geþreátad, fleág fugla cyn, ðǽr hý feorhnere fundon sometimes the race of birds, forced by hunger, flew to his hands, where they found sustenance, Exon. 46 a; Th. 157, 10; Gú. 889.

lind

(n.)
Grammar
lind, e; and linde, an; f.

a shield

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Hwíte linde, Cd. 158; Th. 107, 4; Exod. 301

nett

(n.)
Grammar
nett, es; n.

a neta mosquito-netnet- workweb

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On feala wísan ic beswíce fugelas, hwílon mid nettum, 25, 11. Hí forléton hyra nett (netta, Lind.) relictis retibus, Mt. Kmbl. 4, 22 : Homl. Th. i. 578, 21. a mosquito-net Nette, fleógryfte conopio, Wrt.

ge-mǽnan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-mǽnan, p. de; pp. ed [ge-mǽne communis] .

to MEAN, to signifysibi velle, significareto communicate, announce, pronounce, uttercommunicare, pronuntiareto MOAN, to groaningemiscere, plangereto considercolloqui, considerareto make common, contaminate, defile, violatecommunicare, coinquinare, violarecommunicare alicuito make knowndicere, monstrare, judicare

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They indicate . . . 21, 40. to communicate, announce, pronounce, utter; communicare, pronuntiare Hwílum ic glidan reorde múþe gemǽne sometimes in a kite's voice I utter with my mouth, Exon. 106 b; Th. 406, 24; Rä. 25, 6. to give expression to one's feelings

Linked entries: mǽnan mǽnan

wirman

(v.)
Grammar
wirman, p. de

To warm make warm

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Heó mec wǽteþ in wætre, wyrmeþ hwílum tó fýre, Exon. Th. 393, 35; Rá. 13, 10. Se cyning gestód æt ðam fýre and hine wyrmde, rex coepit consistens ad focum calefieri Bd. 3, 14; S. 540, 34.

Linked entry: wyrman

for-cirran

(v.)
Grammar
for-cirran, p. de.

to turnavoidpervertsubvert

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Gif hé ágiémeleásað ðæt hé ðá lytlan hreówsige and hwílum forcierre qui peccata minima flere ac devitare negligit, Past. 437, 22. to turn (trans.) aside For hwon onsiéne ðíne ðú forcerrest (avertis)?, Ps. Srt. 43, 24.

Linked entries: for-búgan for-cyrran

hæft-níd

(n.)
Grammar
hæft-níd, e; f. ; es; n.
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Ic hwílum hæftnýd arære bring about captivity, Rä. 80, 10. ¶ with gen. of person or thing by which one is held captive Hé mancynn of deófles hæftnýde álýsde, Ll. Lbmn. 413, 6. Of deófles onwalde and of helle hæftnéde, Bl. H. 87, 13.

Linked entries: hæfte-neód hæft-néd

wecgan

(v.)
Grammar
wecgan, p. wecgdewecgede

To wag (trans.),move, shake

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.), move, shake Hwílum mec wonfeax wale wegeþ and þýð, Exon. Th. 393, 31; Rä. 13, 8: 403, 10; Rä. 22, 5. Hí wecgaþ heora heáfdu moverunt caput, Ps. Th. 21, 6. Wecggeaþ, 43, 16.

Linked entries: a-wecgan wagian

heals-fang

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Lbmn. 358, 14. to be paid as a penalty Gif for godbótan feohbót áríseð, swá swá wise woroldwitan tó steóre gesettan, ꝥ gebyreð . . . for woroldsteóran tó godcundan neódan, hwílum be wíte, hwílum be wergylde, hwílum be halsfange. Ll.

lecgan

(v.)
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', and add: to cause to take a horizontal position Swá swá gód scipstýra hǽt fealdan ꝥsegl and eác hwílum lecgan þone mæst, Bt. 41, 3; F. 250, 15. <b>I a.</b> to fell a person, slay :-- Gif hine hwá lecge binnan þǽm fyrste, Ll.

ǽstel

(n.)
Grammar
ǽstel, es; m.

A tableta table for notesa waxed tabletindicatoriumastulapugillaris

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Ðá ongan ic [Ælfréd cyning] ða bóc wendan on Englisc, ðe is genemned on Lǽden Pastoralis, and on Englisc Hierde-bóc, hwílum word be worde, hwílum andgit of andgite, swá swá ic hie geliornode æt Plegmunde mínum Ærcebiscepe, and æt Assere mínum Biscepe,

irre

(adj.)
Grammar
irre, yrre; adj.

Gone astraywanderingconfusedperversedepravedangryenragedwrathfulindignant

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Hwí eart ðú yrre quare iratus es? Gen. 4, 6. Se cyning wæs yrre wið mé, 41, 10. Hé wæs mé yrre, Deut. 1, 37. Ðá wearþ, yrre god and ðam werode wráþ, Cd. 2; Th. 3, 12; Gen. 34.

slæc

(adj.)
Grammar
slæc, sleac, slec (v. slæcness); adj.
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Tó swilcum sleacum cweð se hírédes ealdor: ' Tó hwí stande gé hér ealne dæg ýdele?' Homl.

Linked entry: sleac

cunnan

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Gif þú canst on cræftum swá swá þú cwǽde, hwí wolde þín hláford þé álǽtan tó mé?, Hml. S. 36, 64. Þá þe ón stáne cunnon and gecwémlíce on treówe, 38. Ealle þá eásternan and þá Egiptiscan þe sélost cunnan on gerímcræfte, Lch. iii. 256, 7.

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Hwí nis nú anweald tó tellanne tó sumum ðára héhstena góda ? . . . Hwæþer ꝥ nú sié tó talianne wáclic . . . ?, Bt. 24, 4; F. 86, 14-16. with preposition Oð nú usque nunc, Ps. Srt. 70, 17. Add Nú, ic secge eów ecce prædixi vobis, Mt. 28, 7

sagu

(n.)
Grammar
sagu, e; and indecl.? f.

a saw, say (to say one&#39;s say), saying, statement, story, talesaying, narration, telling, reportstatement of a witness, testimonya saying beforehand, foretelling

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B. ) tó ús becom opinio quae traditione majorum ad nos perlata est, Bd. 2,1 ; S. 501, 2. statement of a witness, testimony Tó hwí wilnige wé ǽnigre ððresage quid adhuc egemus testibus, Mt. Kmbl. 26, 65.

(pronoun.)
Grammar
wé, pron.

We. used of more than one person, dual plural used by a king in reference to himself and his counsellors used of one person, by a writer or speaker by a prince

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Skt. 10, 35. plural Hwí fæste wé (woe, Lind.)? Mt. Kmbl. 9, 14. Wé þonne synt ðe fylgeaþ it is we that follow, Blickl. Homl. 81, 33. Wé men sculon, Exon. Th. 46, 33; Cri. 746. Wé selfe cúþen, 147, 7; Gú. 723.

Linked entry: ús

hogian

(v.)
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Hwilce méde hæfde hé for þám ꝥ hé swá holdlíce hogode embe mé ? quid pro hac fide praemii consecutus est? Hml.

grípan

(v.)
Grammar
grípan, ic grípe, ðú grípest, grípst, he grípeþ, gripþ, pl. grípeþ; p. gráp, pl. gripon; pp. gripen; v. a.
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Hwílum flotan grípaþ sometimes they seize the sailor, Salm. Kmbl. 304; Sal. 151. Grípaþ láre apprehendite disciplinam, Ps. Spl. 2, 12.

Linked entry: ge-grípan