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ge-wítan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-wítan, ic -wíte, ðú -wítest, -wítst, he -wíteþ, -wít, pl. -wítaþ; p. ic, he -wát, ðú -wite, pl. -witon; pp. -witen.

to seebeholdviderespectareto turn one's eyes in any direction with the intention of taking that directionto set out towardsstartpass overto godepartwithdrawgo awayretreatretiredietransirediscedere

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Heó on síþ gewát wésten sécan she on her journey went seeking the desert, Cd. 103; Th 136, 29; Gen. 2265: 93; Th. 120, 24; Gen. 1999: Beo. Th. 230; B. 115: 3811; B. 1903.

bunda

(n.)
Grammar
bunda, bonda, an; m.

a wedded or married man, a husbandmaritus, sponsusthe father or head of a family, a householderpaterfamilias, œconomuswedlock, marriage,lawfully born, born in wedlockwedlock breaker, an adulterermarriage-fast-man, a wedded man, a husband:to wed, take a wifea wedded man, husband, householderone wedded or bound, a husbandto bindpersonagenta hammera hammererrule, government,a ruler, governorboundone bound, a husband

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B, bunda] sæt uncwyd and unbecrafod sitte ðæt wif and ða cild on ðam ylcan unbesacen. And gif se bonda [MS.

Linked entry: bonda

medume

(adj.)
Grammar
medume, medeme, meodume; adj.

middlingmoderatecommonoccupying the middle or mean position as regardsobserving the just meanperfectmeetfitworthy

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Hwylc ðæt medeme gód wæs hwylc ðæt unmedeme quæ sit imperfecti, quæ perfecti boni forma, 35, 1; Fox 134, 4. Medeme fæsten a proper fast, L. E. I. 39; Th. ii. 436, 35. Medeme lác, Blickl. Homl. 37, 32. Ful medomne wæstm, 55, 5.

Linked entry: medeme

ge-medemian

(v.)
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Sý gemedemud ǽt metes sit temperatus cibus escae, Scint. 50, 14. V. to deem worthy to be in a state, position, & c. Cf. Hml. Th. i. 424, 15 :-- Hié cwǽdon, ' Deo gratias, for ðon wé wǽron tó dæge ealle on ánnesse gemedemode.'

ge-þingian

(v.)
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Hé nát hwæðer him selfum geðingod bið utrum sibi sit placatus ignorat, Past. 63, 10. to obtain by intercession Geþingedon repropitiarent (deorum favorem ), An. Ox. 4724. to make terms, settle. absolute Geðingadon paciscitur, Wrt. Voc. ii. 116, 54.

háwian

(v.)
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Ðreó þing sint neódbehǽfe ðám eágan élcere sáwle; án is þæt hál sién, óððer þæt heó háwien ðes þe heó geseón wolden, þridde þæt hí magen geseón þæt þæt hí geháwian tria ad animam pertinent, ut sana sit, ut aspiciat, ut videat, 4. where the direction or

HÁTAN

(v.)
Grammar
HÁTAN, ic háte, ðú hátest, hætsþ, hé háteþ, hát, hǽt, pl. hátaþ; p. héht, hét, pl. héhton, héton; pp. háten.

to bid, order, commandto promise, vowto call, name, give a name toto name, call, bid, commandto call, name, promise, vownominare, appellare, jubere, præcipere

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Ðá hét hé mé on ðysne síþ faran then he bade me go on this journey, Cd. 25; Th. 32, 7; Gen. 499. Hie hine héton ðæt áttor etan they bade him eat the poison, Blickl. Homl. 229, 17.

Linked entry: ge-hátan

á-bisgian

(v.)
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Ðeáh hé mid ðǽre mænigfealdnysse ðǽre synne bysgunge ábysgod sig licet multiplicitate negotii peccati suspensus sit L. Ecg. P. i. 9; Th. ii. 176, 8.

Linked entry: a-bysgian

færeld

(n.)
Grammar
færeld, (n. and) m.

goingwalkinga goingcoursejourneya wayroadthe runcarriagevehicle a trainretinuecourseproceeding

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S. 29, 337. a going, course, journey Þes mónan færeld, on hwilcum tungle hé nú is oþþe on hwilce hé ðanon géð quo cras signo luna cursura sit, Solil. H. 17, 18: 20, 16.

(adv.; con.; int.)

Nowat this timeNowsincewhen

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Ðǽr sitt nú ðá mid his hálgum, Homl. Th. i. 182, 30 : Beo. Th. 857; B. 426 : Cd. Th. 51, 24; Gen. 831. Grammar nú, conj.

scír

(n.)
Grammar
scír, e ; f.
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Ne gewanige se reccere ná ðone ymbhogan ðære inneran scíre for ðære ábisgunge ðære úterran sit rector internorum curam in exteriorum occupatione non minuens, Past. 18, l; Swt. 127, 13.

Linked entry: scýr

glæd

(adj.)
Grammar
glæd, adj.
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Þǽr ic ( a woodpecker ) glado sitte, Rä. 25, 7. Ðone gladan giefan hilarem datorem, Past. 323, 12. On óðre wísan sint tó manianne ðá gladan ( laeti. Cf. ðá blíðan, 14), on óðre ðá unrótan (tristes ), 187, 12.

mearc

(n.)
Grammar
mearc, e; f.

a limitboundterma limitboundarya boundary ( = gemǽre) of a particular estatea boundaryconfine of a districtborderthe territory within the boundariesfines

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Unc módige ymb mearce sittaþ ( sit on our borders ), 91; Th. 114, 21; Gen. 1907. Merce gemǽrde wið Myrgingum, Exon. 85 a; Th. 321, 6; Víd. 42.

ge-tǽcan

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(ordo est deinceps, quae sit vera monstrare ), Bt. 33, 1; F. 120, 1.

wealh

(n.)
Grammar
wealh, gen. weales; m.

a foreigner properly a Celt a Celt of Britain; the word occurs mostly in pl., the British the WelshWales a Romana slave servanta shameless person

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Wiþ ðæs landes gewrixle ðe on Wealum is æt Pendyfig pro commutatione alterius terre que sita est in Cornubio, ubi ruricole illius pagi barbarico nomine appellant Pendyfig, Chart. Erl. 192, 5.

wine

(n.)
Grammar
wine, es; m.

A friend.applied to an equalapplied to one who can help or protecta friendly lorda (powerful) friendused of a husband or loverapplied to an inferior or subordinate, one to whom favour or protection may be shewn

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Ne ceara incit duguða ellor sécan, winas uncúðe, ac wuniaþ hér, 165, 19; Gen. 2734. used of a husband or lover Mín freónd siteþ, wine wérigmód... Dreógeþ se mín wine micle módceare, Exon. Th. 444, 15-22; Kl. 47-51.

Linked entries: dæg-wine wine-leás

CWÉN

(n.)
Grammar
CWÉN, gen. dat. cwéne; acc. cwén, cwénn, cwéne; pl. nom. acc. cwéne, cwéna; gen. cwéna; dat. cwénum; f: cwéne, cwýne; gen. dat. acc. cwénan, cwýnan; pl. nom. acc. cwénan; gen. cwénena; dat. cwénum; f.

a woman femina a wife uxor a king's or emperor's wife, a QUEEN, empress regina, imperatrix, augusta

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Gif preóst cwénan forlǽte, and óðre nime, anaþema sit if a priest forsake his wife, and take another, let him be excommunicated, L. N. P. L. 35 ; Th. ii. 296, 1.

hwanan

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Hé nyste hwanon hyt (the wine made from water) cóm, Jn. 2, 9. (2 d) from what quarter action should proceed :-- Þæt ic ongiton mæge hwonan ic þín tilian scyle (from what side I am to set about thy care) and hú ut, qui modo sit tuae curationis, intelligam

útan

(prep.; adv.)
Grammar
útan, (-on); adv. prep. A. adv.

from withoutwithouton the outsideon the outsideon the surfaceoutwardlyaboutroundoutaway from land

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Ðæt nán neód sý útan tó farenne ut non sit necessitas vagandi foris, R. Ben. 127, 7. Se ðe sceal healdan folc útan wið feóndum, Ps. Th. 120, 4. Se fugel ymbseteþ útan líc hálgum stencum, Exon. Th. 212, 3; Ph. 204.

Linked entries: útane úton út-weard

hors

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Hié ásettan him on ánne síþ ofer mid horsum mid ealle, 893; P. 84, 4. Fleáh ðæt Englisce folc, for ðan þe hig wǽran on horsan, 1055; P. 186, 6. Ǽlc man wite his getýman be mannum and be horsum and be oxum, Ll. Th. i. 154, 14.