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wrixlan

(v.)
Grammar
wrixlan, wrixlian; p. ede.

to changevaryalterto changealternateto exchangedealconversationintercourseto lendof what is lentof wordsto speak

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Wrislan, 72, 18. with dat. of what is lent, fig. of words, to speak Secg eft ongan síð Beówulfes snyttrum styrian, . . . wordum wrixlan, Beo. Th. 1752; B. 874. Lyt ic wénde ðæt ic ǽfre sceolde múðleás sprecan, wordum wrixlan, Exon.

Linked entries: wrislan wrixlung

hú-líc

(adj.)
Grammar
hú-líc, pron.

qualis

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Nú ic wille secgan húlucu heó wæs I will tell you what it [Carthage] was like, Ors. 4, 13; Bos. 99, 57. Húlíc is ðes qualis est hic? Mt. Kmbl. Rush. 8, 27. Húlíc is se organ tó begonganne, Salm. Kmbl. 107; Sal. 53. Húlig, Lk. Skt. Lind. 1, 29.

nefa

(n.)
Grammar
nefa, an; m.

a nephewneposa grandsona step-son

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Hé swylces hwæt secgan wolde eám his nefan, Beo. Th. 1766; B. 881. a grandson Nefena bearnum pronepotibus, filiis nepotum, Hpt. Gl. 426, 50. Ealdra nefena pronepotum, 445, 56. a step-son Nefa prifignus, Wülck. Gl. 41, 28

wine-leás

(adj.)
Grammar
wine-leás, adj.

Friendless

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Ic mé féran gewát folgaþ sécan, wineleás wræcca, 442, 9; Kl. 10. Ánhoga leódwynna leás, wineleás wræcca, 457, 27; Hy. 4, 90. Cain gewát gongan Gode of gesyhðe, wineleás wrecca, Cd. Th. 64, 16; Gen. 1051. Wreccan wineleásum bana, Beo.

snytro-cræft

(n.)
Grammar
snytro-cræft, (or snytro (gen.) cræft, cf. þurh snyttra cræft,
  • Andr. Kmbl. 1261;
  • An. 631
), es; m.

Prudent skill, prudence, wisdom

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Se mæg eal secgan, ðam biþ snyttrucræft bifolen on ferhðe 42, 4; Cri. 667: 239, 18; Ph. 622. Sefan sídne geþanc and snytrocræft Cd. Th. 249, 27; Dan. 536. Daniel gespræc þurh snyttrocræft 253, 14; Dan. 595.

swefen

(n.)
Grammar
swefen, swefn, es; n.
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Ic swefna cyst secgan wylle, Rood Kmbl. 1; Kr. 1. Hí áféngon andsware on swefnum, Mt. Kmbl. 2, 12. On swefnum (soefnum. Lind.) gemynegod, 22: Homl. Th. i. 88, 15. Heó ádrǽfe swefnu pellat sompnia, Hymn. Surt. 37, 6

Linked entry: swefn

hlystan

(v.)
Grammar
hlystan, p. te

To list, listen to, hear, hearken

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Hlystaþ hwæt ic secge hear what I say, L. I. P. 5; Th. ii. 310, 8. Hlyste hé gódes rǽdes let him hearken to good counsel, Homl. Th. i. 54, 16. Wé biddaþ ðé leóf ðæt ðú hlyste úre sprǽce oramus, domine, ut audias nos, Gen. 43, 20.

byldan

(v.)
Grammar
byldan, p. bylde; pp. bylded; v. trans. [beald bold; v. byld]
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Bǽdon hí Sigebyrht ðæt he mid him to ðam gefeohte fóre and hyra fultum trymede and bylde rogaverunt Sigberctum ad confirmandum militem secum venire in prælium, Bd. 3, 18; S. 546, 20, col. 1

Linked entry: bældan

trymming

(n.)
Grammar
trymming, e; f. <b>I.a</b>
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Nú wylle wé eów secgan sum ðing ðe eów máge tó trymminge that may serve for your edification, Homl. Ass. 26, 50. Tó geleáfan trymminge for the confirmation of belief, 5, 111. Trim*-*minge, Ælfc. T.

Linked entry: truming

geofon

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Add: ocean, sea, flood Ic gewíte sécan gársecges grund; gifen bið gewréged, Rá. 3, 3. Gársecg, geofon geótende, An. 393. Geofon ( the Red Sea ), Exod. 447. On geofones staðe, 580. Ymb geofenes stæð gearwe stódon sǽmearas, El. 227.

Pater-noster

(n.)
Grammar
Pater-noster, m. n.
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Se láreów sceal secgan þám lǽwedum mannum ꝥ andgyt tó þám Paternostre, 265: Hml. Th. ii. 604, 18. Seofon gebedu sint on þám Paternoster, i. 262, 21: 270, 17. Wrít on ǽgðere sticcan án paternoster oð ende, Lch. i. 386, 6

sǽtian

(v.)
Grammar
sǽtian, sǽtan; ode

To lie in wait for, waylay

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To lie in wait for, waylay (with gen. ) Forðam hé hine ne meahte mid openlícum gefeohte ofersuíðan sǽtaþ ðonne diógollíce and sécþ hú hé hine mǽge gefón quia enim publico bello perdidit, ad exercendas occulte insidias exardescit, Past. 33, 7; Swt. 227

Linked entries: sǽt sǽtan sǽtnian

wil-cuma

(n.)
Grammar
wil-cuma, an; m.

One whose coming is pleasanta welcome person (or thing)

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Hé wilcuman ( Christ come to hell ) grétte : ‘ Ðé ðæs þonc sié, ðæt ðú ús sécan woldest, ' 462, 26; Hö. 58. Ðegnas cwóman, geségon wilcuman heofones Waldend, 35, 7; Cri. 554. Gé sind wilcuman. Cd. Th. 303, 22; Sat. 617 : Beo. Th. 794; B. 394.

ge

andevenevenboth . . . and . . . and

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Him bið leófre ðæt hé secge . . . ge ðeáh hé nyte hwæt hé sóðes secge, 217, 15. Hé líð inne mónað, ge hwílum twégen (sometimes even as long as two months), Ors. l, I; Swt. 20, 21. Swá ꝥ þá hǽðenan ðe raðor gelífdan.

ge-neahhe

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Hí him on healfa gehwone ymbútan farað . . . geneahhe, Cri. 930.Ic þín sóð weorc séce geneahhe justificationes tuas exquisivi, Ps. Th. 118, 94 : 141, 2.

folgaþ

(n.)
Grammar
folgaþ, es; m.

a trainretinueid quod sĕquĭturcŏmĭtātusservice of a followercŏmĭtis servĭtusministĕrium

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Ic gewát folgaþ sécan I departed to seek my service, Exon. 115a; Th. 442, 8; Kl. 9. Áhte ic fela wintra folgaþ tilne, holdne hláford I had for many years a good service, a kind lord, 100b; Th. 379, 25; Deór. 38. v. Stubbs' Const. Hist. comitatus

un-tíma

(n.)
Grammar
un-tíma, an; m.

a wrong timean improper timea bad timean unhappy condition of thingsa mishap

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a wrong time, an improper time Se lǽce ðonne hé on untíman lácnaþ wunde, hió wyrmseþ and rotaþ secta immature vulnera deterius infervescunt, Past. 21; Swt. 153, 2.

Linked entries: un-tíme un-tímness

butsa-carlas

(n.)
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This seems clear from a passage in Domesday: " quando Rex ibat in expedhione uel terra uel mari, habebat de hoc burgo aut .xx. solidos ad pascendos suos buzecarlos, aut unum hominem ducebat secum pro honore . v. hidarum. "' Chr. P. ii. 239.]

CLIF

(n.)
Grammar
CLIF, clyf, cleof, es; n.

A CLIFF, rock, steep descentpromon ory, clivus, rupes, promontorium

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Be clifum on the cliffs, Exon. 81b; Th. 306, 15; Secf. 8. Ðæt hie Geáta clifu ongitan meahton that they might perceive the cliffs of the Gauts, Beo. Th. 3826; B. 1911. Ofer cald cleofu over the cold cliffs, Andr.

Linked entries: cleof cliof clyf

hwílend-líc

(adj.)
Grammar
hwílend-líc, adj.

temporaltemporarytransitory

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Ðá se cyning wæs ceasterwara gefremed ðæs écan ríces and wolde eft ðæt éþel sécan his hwílendlícan ríces rex æterni regni jam civis effectus, temporalis sui regni sedem repetiit, Bd. 3, 22; S. 552, 33.

Linked entry: hwílwend-líc