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DRǼDAN

(v.)
Grammar
DRǼDAN, ic drǽde, ðú drǽdest, drǽtest, drǽst, he drǽdeþ, drǽt, pl. drǽdaþ; p. dréd, dreórd, pl. drédon; pp. drǽden

DREAD, fear timēre, pavēre

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To DREAD, fear; timēre, pavēre: found in the compounds a-drǽdan, an-, on-drǽdan, ondrǽd-endlíc, on-drǽd-ing: of-drǽd

FÓN

(v.)
Grammar
FÓN, to fónne; ic , ðú féhst, he féhþ, pl. fóþ; p. ic, he féng, ðú fénge, pl. féngon; impert. fóh, pl. fóþ; subj. pres., pl. fón; p. fénge, pl. féngen; pp. fangen, fongen; v. trans.

To graspcatchseizeto seize with hostile intentiontakeundertakeacceptreceivemănu comprehendĕrecaptārecăpĕreaccĭpĕre

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To grasp, catch, seize, to seize with hostile intention, take, undertake, accept, receive; mănu comprehendĕre, captāre, căpĕre, accĭpĕre Ne sceolde fón bíspell should not take a fable, Bt. 35, 5; Fox 166, 20. Mæg man fón folcgesteallan one may take his

wunung

(n.)
Grammar
wunung, e; f.

dwellinglivinga dwellinghabitationplace to live inbeingexistenceliving

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Gesceafta nabbaþ náne wununge þurh hí sylfe, ac ðurh God, se ðe ána is þurh hine sylfne wunigende, ii. 236, 17. Yfel nis nán þing þurh hit sylf, and náne wununga næfð búton on sumum gesceafta, Boutr. Scrd. 20, 44

Linked entry: wunian

HWÝ

(con.; pronoun.)
Grammar
HWÝ, hwí; inst.of hwæt.

WHY.

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Ða oðre ða ðe ðǽr nǽron þurh gewrite atíwdon hwí hí ðǽr beón ne mihton the others who were not there shewed by letter why they could not be there, Chr. 1070; Erl. 206, 6

Linked entries: hwí hwig

wíte-dóm

(n.)
Grammar
wíte-dóm, es; m.

knowledgeprophecyforeknowledge

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Ðæt wundor, ðæt þurh wítedómes cræft [hé] wiste and him cýdde, Guthl. 17 ; Gdwin. 70, 2. Wítedóme vaticinatione, Hpt. Gl. 520, 17. Hí þurh wítedóm eal ánemdon, Exon.

rýmet

(n.)
Grammar
rýmet, rýmett, es; n.

space, extentclear space, roomextension, clearance

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Ná swylce on eástdǽle synderlíce sý his (God's) wunung ... se ðe ǽghwár is andweard ná þurh rýmyt ðære stówe ac þurh his mægenþrymmes andweardnysse he who is everywhere present, not through the extent of the place in which he dwells, but through the presence

Linked entry: rýmetleást

ofer-swíðan

(v.)
Grammar
ofer-swíðan, p. -swíðde, but also -swáð

To prove stronger than or superior to another, to overcome, overpower, conquer, surpass

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þurh Godes mihte ðone cwelmbǽran drenc oferswíðde, Homl. Th. i. 72, 12. Heó þurh martyrdóm ðisne middaneard oferswáð. Homl. Skt. i. 2, 4. Hé ðone feónd oferswáð, Shrn. 13, 30. Ða ðe mid sygefæstum deáþe mid-dangeard oferswíðdon, Homl.

FYRWET

(n.)
Grammar
FYRWET, -wit, -wyt, es; n.

Curiositycūriōsĭtas

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Þurh fyrwet through curiosity, Exon. 9 a; Th. 6, 30; Cri. 92

Linked entries: firwet fyrwit fyrwyt

mid-wist

(n.)
Grammar
mid-wist, e; f.

The being with otherspresencesociety

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The being with others, presence, society Þurh font-hálgunge gewyrþ sóna Godes midwist by the hallowing of the font God becomes at once present, Wulfst. 36, 2.

un-treów

(n.)
Grammar
un-treów, e; f.

Bad faithfaithlessnessperfidyfraud

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Heó ðæt leóht geseah ellor scríðan, ðæt hé hire þurh untreówa tácen iéwde, Cd. Th. 48, 10; Gen. 773

dwol-líce

(adv.)
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Þurh ðone deófol þe hé dwollíce gehýrsumede, 7, 172: 18, 391: Hml. Th. ii. 140, 19. Þá deóflu oncneówon Críst, and þæt Iudéisce folc hine dwollíce wiðsóc, 380, 2. Woruldmen ðus dwollíce ( so erroneously ) mé oncnáwað, i. 366, 13.

ge-bisnian

(v.)
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Swá swá úre Hǽlend þurh hine gebysnode (-bisnode, v. l. ), Hml. A. 45, 529. to model, form in accordance with a model or exemplar Swá swá hit áwriten is on þára apostola drohtnunge, be þám muneca líf is gebysenod, R. Ben. 57, 7

ge-heán

(v.)
Grammar
ge-heán, ge-hín, ge-hýn, ge-hién, ge-hígan (?); pp. ge-heád, ge-hýd, ge-híged.
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Geuferod, gehýd þurh láréwlicum basincge fretus, i. functus magistri melote An. Ox. 1470

ge-tyhtan

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Þæs rihtwísan weres líf þurh þá rǽdinge háligra bóca tó Gode bið getyhted, Ll. Th. ii. 402, 36. to urge, instigate Gemanod ł getiht instigatus, i. praemonitus, An. Ox. 602. to train, educate Ðǽre getyhtan exercitatae, Wrt. Voc. ii. 108, 7: 30, 15.

ham

(n.)
Grammar
ham, a piece of enclosed land, a ham (v.
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On brádan leá on énne ham; þurh út ðone leá súð út on óðerne ham ; of ðan hamme . . . on brádan ham westeweardne; of brádan hamme . . . of mǽde on flexhammas; of flexhamman on minthammas . . . of ðan wæterwege on waterhammes; of ðan hamman, C.

mearcung

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Wæs þæt Godes folc áhredd fram ðám fǽrlican deáðe þurh ðæs lambes offrunge and his blódes mearcunge, Hml. Th. ii. 264, 14. cf. mearcian; Gif ic ásceáde mid mearcunge ( praenotatione ) þára namena, Gr.

ceást

(n.)
Grammar
ceást, e; f? es; n?

Strife, contention, murmuring, sedition, scandallis, rixa, seditio

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Gif he þurh unnytte ceáste man ofsleá fæste x geár si in inutili rixa hominem occident, x annas jejunet, L. Ecg. P. iv. 68, § 22; Th. ii. 230, 29. Ne he ceaste ne astirige he shall not stir up strife, L. Ælf. P. 50; Th. ii. 386, 12.

feónd-lic

hostilediabolicdevilishoutrageous

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Seó wan þurh geleáfan wið þá feóndlican ealdras, Hml. S. 7, 10. diabolic, of the devil Feóndlices nearaþances spiritalis nequitiae, An. Ox. 377. Þínne feóndlican drýcræft, Hml. S. 7, 183. Feóndlicra spiritalium, An. Ox. 762: 856.

mann-swica

Grammar
mann-swica, mán-swica ?. [In favour of mán- it may be noted that mann- does not occur as the first part of this compound, but does occur with -slaga; in Wlfst. 55, 6 the a has the accent in two MSS. (though in one of these mán- is written in mánslagan, Wlfst. 26, 14), and at 114, 13 manswican is a v. l. for mánsworan.]
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Seó éhtnes þe crístene þoledon oft and gelóme þurh wælhreówe manswican, 83, 18

wíf-lác

(n.)
Grammar
wíf-lác, es ; n.

Intercourse with women

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Intercourse with women Gif hwá openlíce Lengcten*-*bryce gewyrce . . . þurh wíflác (concubitum, Lat. vers. Cf. qui in Quadrigesima ante Pascha nupserit, .i. annum peniteat, L. Ecg. E. 108; Th. ii. 113, 3.