níþ
envy ⬩ hatred ⬩ enmity ⬩ rancor ⬩ spite ⬩ ill-will ⬩ jealousy ⬩ action which arises from hatred ⬩ strife ⬩ war ⬩ hostility ⬩ the effect of hatred ⬩ persecution ⬩ trouble ⬩ vexation ⬩ annoyance ⬩ affliction ⬩ tribulation ⬩ grief ⬩ evil ⬩ wickedness ⬩ malice
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Ða hwíle ðe hé nýþ oððe andan hæbbe on his heortan wið his ðone néhstan quamdiu invidiam vel malitiam in corde suo cum proxima suo habet, L. Ecg. P. ii. 27; Th. ii. 192, 27. Siððan genam Saul micelne níþ tó Davide, Homl. Th. ii. 64, 16.
wundor
a wonder ⬩ a circumstance ⬩ act that excites astonishment ⬩ a circumstance that excites astonishment as being out of the usual course of nature, ⬩ a prodigy ⬩ portent ⬩ a wonder ⬩ miracle ⬩ a miracle ⬩ a wonderful object ⬩ wondrous thing ⬩ wonderful ⬩ miraculous power ⬩ wonder ⬩ admiration
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Héhbiscopes micla wundra pontificis magnolia, Rtl. 77, 19. a wonderful object, wondrous thing Wén is ðæt hwilc wundor ineode on ðæt carcern and ða hyrdas ácwælde, Blickl. Homl. 239, 30. Heofonbeácen ... óðer wundor syllíc ... byrnende beám, Cd.
ÁN
ONE ⬩ unus ⬩ una ⬩ unum ⬩ alone ⬩ only ⬩ sole ⬩ another ⬩ solus ⬩ alius ⬩ sole ⬩ alone of its kind ⬩ singular ⬩ unique ⬩ without an equal ⬩ unicus ⬩ eximius ⬩ a certain one ⬩ some one ⬩ quidam ⬩ a ⬩ an ⬩ a ⬩ an ⬩ each ⬩ every one ⬩ all ⬩ unus-quisque ⬩ una-quæque ⬩ unum-quodque ⬩ One ⬩ other
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Áne lytle hwíle a little while, Bt. 7, 1; Fox 16, 4. Cynric ofslógon ǽnne Bryttiscne cyning Cynric slew a British king, Chr. 508; Ing. 21, 6. Grammar ÁN, singuli, -æ, -a.
steóran
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Swá hwilc ðissa (various punishments) swá man gerǽde; swá man mæg stýran, and eác ðære sáwle gebeorgan, L. C. S. 30; Th. i. 394, 16.
DÓN
To DO, make, cause ⬩ agĕre, facĕre
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Hwí dést ðú wið me swá why doest thou with me so? Gen. 12, 18: Jn. Bos. 6, 30. Se ðe hit déþ, se biþ mycel he who does it shall be great, Mt. Bos. 5, 19: 13, 23: 18, 35: Boutr. Scrd. 19, 41: Ælfc. Gr. 33; Som. 37, 44: Salm. Kmbl. 364; Sal. 181: Ps.
gód
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Gif wé gód underféngon of Godes handa, hwí ne sceole wé eác yfel underfón ?, Hml. Th. ii. 452, 31. goodness, virtue, excellence Gif hit gewurþ þæt se anweald becume tó gódum men, hwæt biþ ðǽr lícwyrþe búton his gód, nas ðæs anwealdes?
læssa
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Hié werod lǽsse hæfdon þonne Húna cyning, El. 48. of time Scyld wel gebearg líf lǽssan hwíle, B. 2571. of qualities, emotions, conditions, actions, or occurrences, expressing extent or degree Wæs se gryre lǽssa efne swá micle swá bið wíggryre wífes
feor
avoidance ⬩ widely ⬩ widely ⬩ far ⬩ far
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"Mé gecýð hwilc se wer wǽre". . . Cwæð se þearfa: "Se man wæs swíþe feorr and ungelíc þysum mannum" "mihi qualis vir fuerit innotesce." Qui ait: "Homo ille longe fuit ab istis hominibus," Gr.
hús
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Se Treówyrhta segþ Hwilc eówer ne notaþ cræfte mínon, þonne hús (. domos) . . . eów eallum ic wyrce (fabrico ) ?, Coll. M. 31, 11. Hús gurgustia (virginibus condunt gurgustia cellae, Aid. 171, 21), Wrt. Voc. ii. 41, 45. Húso (húse, R. ) domos. Mk.
for
before ⬩ in front of ⬩ before ⬩ since ⬩ ago ⬩ for ⬩ from ⬩ through ⬩ on account of ⬩ for ⬩ from ⬩ through ⬩ instead of ⬩ in place of ⬩ in exchange for ⬩ in return for ⬩ in expiation of ⬩ in redemption for ⬩ on behalf of ⬩ in support of ⬩ in respect to ⬩ in relation to ⬩ as regards ⬩ against ⬩ from ⬩ in spite of ⬩ notwithstanding ⬩ in accordance with ⬩ according to ⬩ as representative of ⬩ for ⬩ to take ⬩ in compensation for ⬩ as punishment for ⬩ for the sake of ⬩ on behalf of ⬩ for the benefit of ⬩ As representative of
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For hwí dréfe gé eówru mód . . . oððe for hwý ætwíte gé eówerre wyrde . . . oððe hwí ne magon ge gebídan deáþes?, Bt. 39, l; F. 210, 24-27. Similar entries v. hwá, sé. with gen. ?
for-lǽtan
to let ⬩ permit ⬩ allow ⬩ suffer ⬩ to suffer ⬩ to let ⬩ grant ⬩ to leave ⬩ to leave ⬩ to leave ⬩ consuming ⬩ to leave alone ⬩ leave undone ⬩ abstain from ⬩ neglect ⬩ to leave out ⬩ omit ⬩ to spare ⬩ leave to ⬩ to leave ⬩ quit ⬩ to abandon ⬩ forsake ⬩ desert ⬩ abandon ⬩ to leave ⬩ to leave ⬩ to leave ⬩ die ⬩ to defend ⬩ to abandon ⬩ to leave ⬩ to abandon ⬩ to leave ⬩ to leave of ⬩ give up ⬩ to abandon ⬩ abandon ⬩ to let go ⬩ to restrain ⬩ to release ⬩ restore ⬩ to give up ⬩ relinquish ⬩ to remit ⬩ forgive ⬩ to lose ⬩ to put away ⬩ dismiss ⬩ lay aside ⬩ to send
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Tó hwí forléte (-leorte, L., -létes, R. dereliquisti) mé, Mt. 27, 46. Forleortes, Mk. L. 15, 34. Forleorte, Ps. Srt. 21, 2. Hé forlét his man, Chr. 1090; P. 225, 32. Godríc þone gódan (Byrhtnoth) forlét, By. 187.
ge-cynd
- (Bl. H. 31, 32)
- (Bl. H. 121, 30)
birth(?) ⬩ a native place or position, that to which one has a natural right ⬩ natural condition, lot to which one is born :-- ⬩ the character or quality derived from birth or native constitution, natural disposition, nature ⬩ nature in general, in the abstract, the established order of things ⬩ natural state or condition ⬩ a natural quality, property, or characteristic ⬩ gender, sex ⬩ VII a. sexual organs, ⬩ the manner or way natural or proper to any one, mode of action ⬩ character as determining the class to which a thing belongs, generic nature or quality ⬩ a race, a natural group of animals or plants having a common origin ⬩ a family, a tribe, nation ⬩ descendants, progeny :-- ⬩ a class distinguished by common attributes, genus, sort
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Hwí ꝥ is weorþe, and eft for þǽre sunna scíman tó his ágnum gecynde weorþe, Bt. 39, 3; F. 216, 1: Met. 28, 62.
wesan
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Ða hwíle ðe hé wæs while he lived, Chart. Th. 167, 9. Manige hálge wítgan wǽran ǽr Sancte Ióhanne, Blickl. Homl. 161, 12. Ðæt hé his móste brúcan, ða hwíle ðe hé wǽre, Chart. Th. 140, 30.
Linked entries: cniht-wesende æt-eom a-weosung eom weosan fóre-wesan
LǼTAN
to LET ⬩ allow ⬩ permit ⬩ suffer ⬩ to let ⬩ let go ⬩ give up ⬩ dismiss ⬩ leave ⬩ forsake ⬩ let ⬩ to let ⬩ cause ⬩ make ⬩ get ⬩ have ⬩ cause to be ⬩ place ⬩ make as if ⬩ make out ⬩ profess ⬩ pretend ⬩ estimate ⬩ consider ⬩ suppose ⬩ think ⬩ to behave towards ⬩ treat ⬩ to let
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Hwilce hwíle hine wille Drihten hér on worlde lǽtan how long the Lord will leave him in this world, Blickl. Homl. 125, 9. Hé sceal lǽtan his unnyttan geþancas of his móde he must dismiss his idle thoughts from his mind, Wulfst. 234, 26.
Linked entries: aweg-lǽtan leórt
secgan
To say ⬩ to say certain words ⬩ to mean ⬩ to tell a tale ⬩ recite a poem ⬩ pronounce ⬩ deliver ⬩ to speak of ⬩ tell ⬩ relate ⬩ narrate ⬩ declare ⬩ announce ⬩ give an account of something ⬩ to express in words feelings of gratitude, admiration, etc. ⬩ to give thanks, glory, etc., to a person ⬩ to declare a person or thing so and so ⬩ to say ⬩ tell ⬩ to speak of ⬩ to ascribe to a person ⬩ lay to the charge of ⬩ accuse of ⬩ attribute to
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Ðæt is nú hraðost tó secganne, ðæt ic wilnode weorþfullíce tó libbanne ða hwíle ðe ic lifede, 17; Fox 60, 14. Sægd is, ðæt . . . Blickl. Homl. 61, 16.
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ge-standan
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D. iii. 272, 33. to remain undisturbed Léton hí hine áne hwíle ábídan and gestandan sistere illum paullisper fecerunt, Guth. Gr. 129, 153. to cease to move, stop, stand still Se Hǽlend gehýrde þone blindan cleopian, and hé sóna gestód, Bl.
ge-weald
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Gif þá gesǽlþa þurh hié selfe heora selfra geweald áhton, Bt. 16, 3; F. 56, 9. where control is against the will of the controlled: e.g. slavery Hwilc gefreólseþ þé nú of úrum gewealde?, Bl. H. 243, 9. Hér is fǽmne ( Hagar ) on gewealde (cf.
ge-býrian
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Gif þonne gebyrige ꝥ heora hwilc bige habban wille, Ll. Th. i. 156, 2. <b>I a.</b> with dat. of person, to happen to a person :-- Swá gebyreþ ǽlcum, Bt. 35, 4; F. 162, 27. Ic eów cýðe hú eówer ǽlcon gebyreð, Gen. 49, 1.
on
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Hé heom on ealre hwíle metes tilian sceolde, Hml. S. 23, 219. 2 Seó fird gehergade swíðe micel on þǽm norðhere, Chr. 910; P. 94, 29. Mæg ic þis setl on eów geþringan, Gú. 215.
swilc
where the word points to what has been already described ⬩ such ⬩ the like, the same ⬩ such . . . as ⬩ such as ⬩ so (as) much, so (as) many
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Kmbl. 64; El. 32. in expressions relating to quantity or number, so (as) much, so (as) many Hwítes sealtes swilc swá mǽge mid feówer fingrum geniman as much white salt as may be taken with four fingers, Lchdm. ii. 130, 2.