ymb-weorpan
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Sió sunne wæs eall útan ymbworpenu mid þryfealde gyldene hringe, Verc, Forst. 97, 16. Add
ceorl
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add: — Fram þám dysigum ceorla folce wæs weorþod se hǽþena god, Gr. D. 121, 19
weald
power
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power Se wæs on his wealde (gewealde, MS. L. ), Ors. 4, 11; Bos. 97, 23
æftum
After
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After Swilce ne wæs oþ þis nú ne æftum ne weorþaþ, Mt. R. 24, 21
sixtig-wintre
sixty years old
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sixty years old Hé wæs fíf and sixtigwintre, Gen. 5, 15, 18, 20, 21, 23
ge-sprǽc
Speech ⬩ discourse ⬩ conversation ⬩ advice
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Speech, discourse, conversation, advice Se cyning wæs on gesprǽce wynsum erat rex affatu jucundus, Bd. 3, 14; S. 540, 8. Ic wæs mid his gesprǽce wet geréted allocutione ejus refecti, 5, 1; S. 613, 22.
wilde
Having power ⬩ powerful ⬩ strong
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Having power, powerful, strong Hit næs þeáw ðæt mon ǽnig wæl on ða healfe rímde ðe ðonne wieldre wæs mos est, ex ea parte quae vicerit occisorum non commemorare numerum Ors. 4, l; Swt. 156, 22.
an-sín
a view ⬩ sight ⬩ figure
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Gúþlác wæs on ansíne mycel Guthlac was tall in figure, Guthl. 2; Gdwin. 18, 1
tǽl-wirþe
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Án þing wæs ꝥ gesewen wæs on him tǽlwyrðe ( reprehensibile ) beón, Gr. D. 203, 21. Gif hié on ðǽm cúðan gewislíce ongietað hwæt ðǽron tǽlwyrðes bið si de expertis, quidquid disputationis audiunt, veraciter cognoscunt. Past. 441, 16.
ge-wéd
A raging ⬩ madness ⬩ fŭror insānus ⬩ răbies
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He langre tíde ealle heora mǽgþe mid gewéde wæs geondfarende multo tempŏre tōtas eōrum provincias debacehando pervăgātus, Bd. 2, 20; S. 521, 27
Linked entry: -wéd
ge-wuna
Accustomed
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Suǽ ðætte he gewuna wæs sicut consueverat, Mk. Skt. Lind. 10, 1. Gewuna wæs se groefa consueverat præses, Mt. Kmbl. Lind. 27, 15: Cd. 166; Th. 207, 27; Gen. 473
be-corfen
Cut off ⬩ beheaded ⬩ truncatus
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Cut off, beheaded; truncatus Becorfen wæs heáfde capite truncatus est, Bd. 1, 27; S. 491, 19
dropen
stricken
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stricken Wæs feorh dropen life was stricken, Beo. Th. 5955, note; B. 2981; pp. of drepan
éde
A flock ⬩ grex
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A flock; grex Wæs ðǽr éde erat ibi grex, Lk. Lind. War. 8, 32: 12, 32
Linked entry: eówd
fyðer-scýte
Four-cornered ⬩ quadrangular ⬩ quadrangŭlus
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Four-cornered, quadrangular; quadrangŭlus Se arc wæs fyðerscýte the ark was quadrangular, Boutr. Scrd. 21, 3
hundeahtatig-wintre
Eighty years old
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Eighty years old Hundeahtatigwintre and sixwintre wæs Abram ðá ðá Ager ácende Ysmael, Gen. 16, 16
hyðe-líc
Convenient ⬩ advantageous
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Convenient, advantageous Ðæt wæs hyðelíc that was convenient, Exon. 124 b; Th. 478, 17; Ruin. 42
Linked entry: be-hyðlíc
ge-bótad
Bettered ⬩ mended ⬩ resartus
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Bettered, mended; resartus Ðá him gebótad wæs when he was better, Chr. 1093; Erl. 228, 30
ge-fædera
A godfather ⬩ compater
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A godfather; compater Mauricius wæs his gefædera Mauricius was his godfather, Homl. Th. ii. 122, 24
Linked entry: -fædera
teld-wyrhta
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A tent-maker Paulus se ðe wæs on woruld-cræfte teldwyrhta, Homl. Th. i. 392, 21