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un-wærlíce

(adv.)
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Heora geféran æt hám fuhton unwærlíce. . . ofer lúdan leáfe . . . and wurdon ðá ofslagene wel fela manna, ðá ðá hí fuhton búton wísdóme, Hml. S. 25, 455. Add

witan

(v.)
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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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Ðæt wissen (wiston, v.l.) hwæt hé wǽre, Bt. 42; Fox 256, 2. Ðæt ic wite gearwe on hwylcne weg ic gange, Ps. Th. 142, 9. Wite ðú hú wíd and síd helheoðo, and mid hondum ámet, Cd. Th. 308, 27; Sat. 699.

Linked entries: weotan wietan

teágan

(v.)
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teágan, teán; p. teáde; pp. teád

To dress, prepare

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Wel geteád alwe, Lchdm. ii. 226, 14

dóm-bóc

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Ic gedó ꝥ man sceall þé wel fæste gewríðan, and þé, eall swá seó dómbóc be swilcum mannum tǽcð, oft and gelóme swingan, Hml. S. 23, 714. Add

fæderen-cnósl

(n.)
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fæderen-cnósl, fædren-cnósl, es; n. [cnósl a race, kin]

A paternal race, father's kin păterna prōgĕnies, părentēla

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A paternal race, father's kin; păterna prōgĕnies, părentēla Be ðæs fædrencnósles wére according to the 'wer' of the father's kin, L. Alf. pol. 9; Th. i. 68, 2

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weorþung-dæg

(n.)
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weorþung-dæg, es; m.
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Voc. ii. 132, 29. [ a day for worship or celebration Setteres dei wes heore Sunedei, and bet heo heolden heore wurðingdei þene we doð, O. E. Homl. i. 9, 9. ]

discipul

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Hira discipulas wǽron wel gelǽrede, Bd. 4, 2; Sch. 344, 19. Discipulas discipuli, Mt. L. 26, 8. Bǽdon hine his discipulos, Bl. H. 227, 11. synd discipuli Drihtnes, 233, 15. Ofer ǽnne his discipula, 235, 12.

on-bryrdan

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Þæt hé ús onbrirde and on þæt tihte þæt ǽrest wel willen, Solil. H. 30, 9. Hé þurh gǽstes blǽd breóstum onbryrded beald reordade, Ph. 550. Add Mid onbryrdum móde andettan compuncto animo confiteri, Ll. Th. ii. 178, 20

unc

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Þá úp cómon, þá næs úre módor mid ús, nát ic for hwí þá genam úre fæder unc, and bær ús wépende forð on his weg, Hml. S. 30

for-swíþe

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Cf. for-wel. Add

ge-dyrstlic

(adj.)
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ge-dyrstlic, adj.
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Bold, audacious, presumptuous Þæt wíf wel ge-dyrstlice dǽde dyde þæt heó Drihtnes hrægle gehrán bene praesumsit quae uestimentum Domini tetigit. Bd. l, 27 ; Sch. 83, 9

Linked entry: dyrst-lic

ge-wítigian

(v.)
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ge-wítigian, -wítgian; p. ode; pp. od

To prophesy

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To prophesy Wel gewítgade Esaias bene prophetavit Esaias, Mt. Kmbl. Lind. 15, 7: 11, 13. Swá hit gewítgod wæs as it was prophesied, Blickl. Homl. 93, 29: 83, 28

BYRGAN

(v.)
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BYRGAN, birgan, byrigan, birigan, birgean, byrigean, byrian; p. de; pp. ed [beorg tumulus]; v. trans.
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Hine man byrigde swá him wel gebýrede they buried him as well became him, Chr. 1036; Th. 294, 21: Hy. 10, 29; Hy. Grn. ii. 293, 29

eond-lýhtan

(v.)
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eond-lýhtan, p. -lýhtde = -lýhte; pp. -lýhted = -lýhtd = -lýht [eond = geond through; lýhtan to shine]

To shine through, enlightenperlūmĭnāre, illūmĭnare

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To shine through, enlighten; perlūmĭnāre, illūmĭnare We ealle eondlýhte wǽron we were all enlightened, Nicod. 24; Thw. 12, 21. Swylce gylden sunna wǽre ofer us ealle eondlýhte a golden sun as it were shone over us all, 24; Thw. 12, 23

ge-buterod

(adj.; part.)
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buttered, dressed with butter Seóþ henne and hocces leáf on wætre, ádó þone fugel of and þá wyrta, sele súpan ꝥ broð wel gebuterod, Lch. ii. 336, 14

Linked entry: buterian

un-sóþfæst

(adj.)
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un-sóþfæst, adj.

untruthfulunveraciousunjustunrighteous

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unsóþfæste ealle wǽron injuste egimus, 105, 6. Sóðfæst fore unsóðfæstum justus pro injustis, Rtl. 21, 32

Linked entry: sóþ-fæst

sciftan

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sceolan úre lífes weg wíslíce scyftan iter nostrum temperare debemus, Chrd. 65, 20. Sciftende ordinans, Angl. xiii. 448, 1187

ge-lícweorþ

(adj.)
Grammar
ge-lícweorþ, ge-lícweorþe, ge-lícwirþe, ge-lícwyrþe; adj.
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Ðonne mæg hé eówian ðǽr Gode suíðe gelícweorðe (lícwyrðe, v. l. ) forhæfdnesse, Past. 315, 19. v. wel-gelícwirþe

ge-punian

(v.)
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Genim þás wyrte on mortere wel gepunude, 312, 11. Gepunede beáne fabe frese vel pilate, Wrt. Voc. i. 21, 26. Add

ge-gifod

(v.)
Grammar
ge-gifod, part.

Enriched with gifts

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Enriched with gifts Se cyng him wel gegifod hæfde on golde and on seolfre the king had bestowed many gifts of gold and silver on him, Chr. l001; Erl. 136, 17

Linked entry: ge-geafian