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Sadducéas

(n.)
Grammar
Sadducéas, pl.

The Sadducees

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The Sadducees Eodun tó him Fariséas and Sadducéas, Mt. Kmbl. Rush. 16, 1. Sadducéa Sadducaeorum, 16, 6

Saracene

(n.)
Grammar
Saracene, Sarocine, Sarcine ; pl.

Saracens

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Saracens Sarracene Sarasene, Ors. 1, 1; Swt. 12, 5. Wǽron ðǽr Sarocine gesamnode ðæt hig sǽtnodan manna, Shrn. 37, 34. Wit urnon for Sarcina hergunge, 42, 9. Se hefegosta wól Sarcina þeóde Gallia ríce forhergedon gravissima Sarracenorum lues Gallias

Linked entries: Sarcine Sarocine

Sceltifére

(n.)
Grammar
Sceltifére, (?); pl.

The Celtiberians

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The Celtiberians Se mǽsta ege fromSceltiuérin ingens Celtiberorum metus, Ors. 4, 12; Swt. 208,24

uppe-godu

(adj.)
Grammar
uppe-godu, (?); pl. adj.

up-waras

(n.)
Grammar
up-waras, (-an, -e); pl.

The dwellers abovethe celestials

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The dwellers above, the celestials Tó upwarum ad superos, Wrt. Voc. ii. 9, 67

wadan

(v.)
Grammar
wadan, p. wód, pl. wódon; pp. waden

To gopassproceed.

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To go, pass, proceed. of actual movement, absolute Wód wíges heard,... and wið ðæs beornes stóp, Byrht. Th. 135, 38; By. 130: 139, 13; By. 253. Brimmen wódon, 140, 29; By. 295. Ðá com hæleða þreát wadan, Andr. Kmbl. 2543; An. 1273. Gesión wadan wǽgflotan

Linked entry: ge-wadan

wǽd-bréc

(n.)
Grammar
wǽd-bréc, pl. f.

Breechesa covering for the loins

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Breeches, a covering for the loins Wǽdbréc perizomata vel campestria vel succinctoria, Wrt. Voc. i. 25, 62: perizomata vel campestria, 81, 64. Hig siwodon fícleáf and worhton him wǽdbréc (perizomata), Gen. 3, 7

Waller-wente

(n.)
Grammar
Waller-wente, pl.

The Celtic inhabitants of Cumbria

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The Celtic inhabitants of Cumbria Nime hé his mága .xii. and .xii. Wallerwente, L. N. P. L. 51;Th. ii. 298, 8

wealdan

(v.)
Grammar
wealdan, p. weóld, pl. weóldon; pp. wealden

To have power over to control the movements of that which is moved to regulate wield a weaponwith gen. with dat. or inst. to control that which moves itself to have control of a person, an emotionto govern,with gen. with acc. of the control exercised by one in authority, to rule govern have dominion overbear sway wield power, with gen. with dat. or inst. with acc. with a preposition absolute fig. where the subject is an abstract noun, with gen. with acc. with a preposition to have power over things to possess be in possession of have at command be master of, with gen. with dat. or inst. with acc. to have power to decide or choose what shall take place to determine ordain have the decidingcontrol of matters, with gen. with dat. or inst. with a clause absoluteto have power that brings something to pass, to cause be the cause, author, source of something, with gen. with dat. or acc. of things, with gen. of motives to have power to dobe able

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To have power over Wealdeþ imperitat, Wrt. Voc. ii. 44, 43. Ǽlc mon biþ wealdend ðæs ðe hé welt; næfþ hé nánne anweald ðæs ðe hé ne welt quod quisque potest, in eo validus: quod non potest, in hoc imbecillis esse censendus est, Bt. 36, 3; Fox 176, 17

Linked entries: án-waldan wealdian

weallan

(v.)
Grammar
weallan, p. weóll, pl. weóllon; pp. weallen.

of water, &c. issuing from a source to well, bubble forth, spring out, flow of the source, to well with, flow with, with a noun absoluteimplying abundanceto swarm, exist in large numbers of production in large numbers or great quantity, to swarm with flow with of violent movement, to boil, rage, heave of movement in liquids caused by heat, to boil (intrans.), to be hot used of a vessel in which a liquid boils of other than liquids, to be hot, burn, blaze, ragefiguratively, of persons, passions, emotions, to be fervent, to burn, rage, to be strongly moved trans. ( = willan?) To roll, turn

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of water, &c. issuing from a source, to well, bubble forth, spring out, flow Ic wealle bullio, Ælfc. Gr. 30, 5; Zup. 192, 3. Of ðæm neáhmunte wealleþ hlúter wæter, ðonne drincaþ ða menn ðæt cadente rivo puram ex vicino monte potant aquam, Nar

Linked entry: for-weallen

wearg-cweþan

(v.)
Grammar
wearg-cweþan, p. -cwæþ, pl. -cwǽdon

To curse

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To curse Wergcweoðaþ maledicent, Ps. Surt. 108, 28. Wergcweódon maledicebant, 61, 5. Wercweoðende maledicentes, 36, 22

Linked entry: wer-cweþan

Weder-Geátas

(n.)
Grammar
Weder-Geátas, pl.

The Geats

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The Geats Weder-Geáta leód (Beowulf), Beo. Th. 2989; B. 1492 : 3229; B. 1612. Hé Weder-Geátum weóld, 4747; B. 2379

Linked entry: Wederas

weg

(n.)
Grammar
weg, (wig,
  • Kent. Gl. 207
  • :
  • 475
  • :
  • 772
; pl. , weogas,
  • 21
), es; m.

a road (lit. or fig.) made for passengers, a path commonly usedspace to be traversed, a journeymanner, mode, method, plan way, way,

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A way. of the direction in which motion (lit. or tig.) takes place Ða tungelwítegan ðurh óðerne weg tó heora earde gecyrdon. Úre eard is neorxnawang, tó ðam wé ne magon gecyrran ðæs weges ðe wé cómon, Homl. Th. i. 118, 20-23. þonne rídeþ ǽlc hys weges

wegan

(v.)
Grammar
wegan, p. , pl. ; pp.

to move, bear, carry, bring, transport to bring, cause to bear, support to bear, carry, to have bearwearto haveto be under the influence of havebear to bear, submit toto weigh,to put something in a balance to be equal to To move

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trans. to move, bear, carry, bring, transport Ic wege oððe ic ferige ueho, Ælfc. Gr. 28, 5; Zup. 176, 4. (Scip) wist in wigeþ, Exon. Th. 415, 14; Rä. 33,11. Ðone (a dog) on teón wigeþ feónd his feónde, 433, 28 ; Rä. 51, 3. Hám wegaþ advehunt, Wrt. Voc

Linked entry: æt-wegan

Wendlas

(n.)
Grammar
Wendlas, Wendelas, (-e ?), pl. a;
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The people of Vendil (the northern part of Jutland, Icel. Vendill) ?, the Vandals ? Wulfgár maþelode, ðæt wæs Wendla leód Beo. Th. 702; B. 348. Mid Wenlum ic wæs and mid Wærnum Exon. Th. 322, 6; Víd. 59. v. Grmm. Gesch. D. S. 332 sqq.; P. B. xii. 7

ǽ

(n.)
Grammar
ǽ, ǽ(w); g. d. ac. ǽ, ǽe, ǽwe (g. ǽs in N. Gospels); g. pl. ǽa; f. and n.
    (? in
  • Bd. 4, 5
  • ;
  • S. 573, 17
  • ).

law, &c.matrimony

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Add: law, &c. Ðis is seó ǽ lex ðe Moises foresette, Deut. 4, 44: Past. 5, 25. Ðætte ǽnigum folce his ǽgenu ǽ gelícade tó healdenne, Ors. 5, 15; S. 250, 19. Æew Dryhtnes, Ps. Srt. 18, 8. Ðǽre ǽ (ǽs, L.) láréow, Mt. 22, 35. Ǽwe juris, Wrt. Voc. ii.

ǽfen-gereord

(n.)
Grammar
ǽfen-gereord, e; f. es; n. Substitute: add: Used in pl. for a single meal
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Gif hit beó seó tíd ǽfengereordes, árísen hý sóna swá hý heora mete hæbben, and sitten on ánre stówe si tempus fuerit prandii mox ut surrexerint a cena sedeant omnes in unum, R. Ben. 66, 15. Æfter his ǽfengereorde post caenam, Bd. 3, 11; S. 536, 12: Angl

Wigestas

(n.)
Grammar
Wigestas, (-e ?); pl. m.

The name of some people in England

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The name of some people in England Wigesta landes is nygan hund hýda, Cod. Dip. B. i. 414, 20

Wiht-sǽtan

(n.)
Grammar
Wiht-sǽtan, -sǽte; pl. m.

The inhabitants of the Isle of Wight

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The inhabitants of the Isle of Wight Geata fruman syndon Wihtsǽtan ( Victuarii ), ðæt is seó ðeód ðe Wiht ðæt eálond oneardaþ, Bd. l, 15 ; S. 483, 22. v. next word

Wiht-ware

(n.)
Grammar
Wiht-ware, pl. m.

The people of the Isle of Wight

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The people of the Isle of Wight Cantware and Wihtware (-wara, v. l.), Chr. 449; Th. i. 20, col. I. Hé bróhte Wiht-warum (-an, v. l.) fulwiht ǽrest, 661; Th. i. 54, col. I. v. preceding word