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witan

(v.)
Grammar
witan, prs. ic, hé wát, ðú wást, wǽst, pl.witon; p. wiste; pp. witen.

to witknowhave knowledgebe aware,to knowhave knowledge of, be aware ofto be wisebe in one's sensesto be conscious ofto knowto feelshew

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Hé ne wisse word ne angin, Cd. Th. 223, 25; Dan. 125. Ealle ða ðe ðone gylt mid him wiston conscii servi, Ors, 4, 4; Swt. 164, 2.

Linked entries: weotan wietan

for-spanan

(v.)
Grammar
for-spanan, he -spaneþ, -spenþ; p. -spón, -speón, pl. -spónon, -speónon; pp. -spanen, -sponen; v. trans. [spanan to allure]

To enticeseduceillĭcĕresedūcĕre

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Hine his hyge forspeón, ðæt he ne wolde Drihtnes word wurþian his mind seduced him, that he would not revere the Lord's word, Cd. 18; Th. 22, 34; Gen. 350. Forspanen beón seductum esse, sedūci, Prov. 30, Lye

Linked entry: for-spennan

mid-lifiend

(n.)
Grammar
mid-lifiend, es; m.

One co-existent with another

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.], Bd. 3, 17; S. 545, 24, note. v. next word

Linked entry: -lifiend

scyld-hata

(n.)
Grammar
scyld-hata, an; m.
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Scyldhatan, egle ondsacan, 2295; An. 1149. v. next word

grépe

(n.)
Grammar
grépe, an; f.
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See preceding word

hwaþerung

(n.)
Grammar
hwaþerung, hwoþrung, e; f.
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See preceding word

Linked entry: hwoþrung

on-gratian

(v.)
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See next word. (?)

Linked entry: gratian

purpul

(adj.)
Grammar
purpul, (?); adj.
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See next word

hrepung

(n.)
Grammar
hrepung, e; f.

Touchtouching

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Hé mihte mid his worde hine gehǽlan búton hrepunge ac hé geswutelode ðæt his hrepung is swíðe hálwende geleáfullum he could have healed him with his word without touching; but he shewed that his touch is very salutary to believers, Homl.

grút

(n.)
Grammar
grút, indecl. but also dat. grýt

GROUTthe wet residuary materials of malt liquorcondimentum cerevisiæ

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Cf. next word; also cf. Icel. grautr; m. porridge

sceáwere

(n.)
Grammar
sceáwere, es; m.

an observer,a spya watch-towera mirrora buffoon, an actor

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Sceáwere(the word occurs in a list of military terms), speculia Wrt. Voc. i. 36, 4. a mirror Sceáwere(in a list of words connected with dress.) speculea Cf.

Linked entry: sceáwend-sprǽc

gegaf-sprǽc

Grammar
gegaf-sprǽc, buffoonery.
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Gegafsprǽce and ídele word and þá word þe leahter ástyrien on eallum stówum wé forbeódaþ scurrilitales vel verba otiosa et risum moventia in omnibus locis dampnamus, R. Ben. 22, 4. Add

weorold-cund

(adj.)
Grammar
weorold-cund, adj.
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Woruldcunde (world-, v.l. ), L. C. S. proem.; Th. i. 376, 4. Hwelce wutan wǽron geond Angelkynn ǽgðer ge godcundra háda ge woruld*-*cundra, Past. pref.; Swt. 2, 3. Woroldcundra, Chart. Th. 132, 2

clǽnsung-drenc

(n.)
Grammar
clǽnsung-drenc, es; m.
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A cleansing-drink, purgative Ne bið áléfed on ðyssum dagum ðæt mon blód lǽte oððe [cl]ǽsnungdrenceas drince, Shrn. 80, 5. v. preceding word

hamacgað

(v.)
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The word glosses convalescet, so probably the true form is part of a verb corresponding to O. H. Ger. ge-magén convalescere, cf. magian

heáh-þrymme

(adj.)
Grammar
heáh-þrymme, (?); adj.
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Of exalted glory Hú andrysne heáhþrymme (or a case of preceding word ?) cyningc heár wile déman quam celsithronus metuendus adveniet Judex, Dóm. L. 95

Linked entry: -þrymme

wræc

Grammar
wræc, <b>. II.</b>
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add: See preceding word. Add Adam wæs ádrifen of neorcxnawanges gefeán . . . and becóm in þá yrmðe þises wræces (exilii), Gr. D. 260, 7-18

éc-nes

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On écnesse in aeernum, Mk. 11, 14. eternity On écnesse in ealra worlda world á búton ende, Bl. H. 53, 32. In ǽcnesse in aeternum, Jn. L. 4, 14

eorþ-fæt

(n.)
Grammar
eorþ-fæt, es; n.

An earthen vessel, the body vas terrâ factum, corpus

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An earthen vessel, the body; vas terrâ factum, corpus Se gǽst nimeþ swá wíte swá wuldor, swá him in worulde ðæt eorþfæt ǽr geworhte the spirit receives either punishment or glory, as the body has worked for him before in the world, Exon. 98 a; Th. 367

ge-brosnodlíc

(adj.)
Grammar
ge-brosnodlíc, adj.

Corrupted

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Corrupted: Ðeós world is gebrosnodlíc this world is corrupted, Blickl. Homl. 115, 3