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hwá

(n.; adj.; con.; pronoun.)
Grammar
hwá, m, f; hwæt; n.

Who ⬩ what. ⬩ any one ⬩ some one ⬩ anything ⬩ something ⬩ whosoever ⬩ whatsoever, ⬩ whatever

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Who; what. in direct questions [with indic. or subj.] Quis hwá is werlíc hád que hwilc is wíflíc, cujus hwæs, cui hwama quo fram hwam ... Gif ic cweðe quis hoc fecit hwá dyde ðis ðonne biþ se quis interrogativum ðæt is áxigendlíc, Ælfc. Gr. 18; Som.

weorpan

(v.)
Grammar
weorpan, (wurpan, wyrpan); p. wearp, pl. wurpon; pp. worpen.
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to cast, throw, fling. with acc. of what is thrown Heó wearp twégen feorðlingas misit duo minuta, Mk. 12, 42. Hé wearp wundenmǽl, ðæt hit on eorðan læg. Beo. Th. 3066; B. 1531. Hí wurpon tán betweox him, Homl. Th. i. 246, 3. Swá swá mid unmǽtnesse micles

Linked entries: worpian wurpan

wyn

(n.)
Grammar
wyn, wynn, e; f.

delight ⬩ pleasure ⬩ delightfully ⬩ pleasantly ⬩ a delight ⬩ that which causes pleasure ⬩ the best of a class, ⬩ the pride of its kind. ⬩ the name of the w-rune

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delight, pleasure Wyn luxus, Wrt. Voc. ii. 71, 11. Wynn luxoria, wynne luxus, 49, 67, 65. Genihtsumere wynne opulenti luxus, Hpt. Gl. 413, 71. Wyn eal gedreás, Exon. Th. 288, 25; Wand. 36. On Gode standeþ wuldor mín and wyn mycel, Ps. Th. 61, 7. Mín

Linked entry: mód-wén

hál

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Add: whole, not divided Gif hit tódǽled biþ, þonne ne biþ hit nó hál, Bt. 34, 12 ; F. 152, 28. with no part wanting: — Befeste þé hálne Gode Deo te totum committe, Solil. H. 53, 12. of physical well-being. whole, hale, sound, in good health

Linked entry: tunge

weaxan

(v.)
Grammar
weaxan, weacsan, weahsan, weahxan, wexan, wehsan; ic weaxe; ðú wyxt; hé weaxeþ, weaxþ, weaxt, waexit, weaxst, wexeþ, wexþ, wixt, wihst, wihxþ, wyxþ, wyxt, wyxst, wycxþ; p. weóx, weócs, weóhs, pl. weóxon, weóhson, weóxson ; pp. weaxen

To wax, grow. ⬩ to grow, be produced, ⬩ to grow, grow up ⬩ to grow, increase, wax ⬩ to grow in honour, grow great, flourish, prosper ⬩ to be productive ⬩ to grow, take shape

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To wax, grow. glossing the following Latin words Ic weaxe glesco, weaxeþ glescit, Wrt. Voc. ii. 41, 60, 57. Weaxð gliscit, Hymn. Surt. 132, 6. Waexit surgit, Txts. 99, 1955. Weacsaþ pullulant, Kent. Gl. 1163. Weóx mature-sceret, Wrt. Voc. ii. 90, 40:

wendan

(v.)
Grammar
wendan, p. -de

To turn ⬩ To cause to move ⬩ to change ⬩ alter ⬩ convert ⬩ to translate ⬩ interpret ⬩ to move one's self ⬩ take one's way ⬩ go ⬩ proceed ⬩ wend ⬩ To wend ⬩ go ⬩ proceed

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To turn. trans. To cause to move, alter the direction or position of something (lit. or fig.) God on gesyhðe wæs . . . mín on ða swíðran, ðanon ic ne wénde onsión míne Elen. Kmbl. 696; El. 348. Swá hwá swá his mód went tó yflum Bt. 35, 6; Fox 170, 20

wilnian

(v.)
Grammar
wilnian, p. ode.

of animate objects ⬩ to desire, ask for ⬩ with gen. or uncertain ⬩ with accusative ⬩ with infinitive ⬩ with geniudial infinitive ⬩ with genitive and gerundial infinitive ⬩ with a clause ⬩ absolute or uncertain ⬩ to desire to go ⬩ to tend to an end

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of animate objects, to desire, ask for (the source from which marked by tó), with gen. or uncertain Wilnigaþ monige men anwealdes... Se ealra forcúiþesta wilnaþ ðæs ylcan, Bt. 18, I; Fox 60, 27. Hwí wilnige wé ǽnigre óþre sage? quid adhuc egemus testibus

Linked entry: willnian

wiþ-sacan

(v.)
Grammar
wiþ-sacan, p. -sóc, pl. -sócon; pp. -sacen

To deny ⬩ refuse ⬩ reject ⬩ to say no ⬩ to refuse permission ⬩ refuse ⬩ reject ⬩ decline ⬩ to deny ⬩ reject ⬩ refuse assent ⬩ to renounce ⬩ reject ⬩ give up ⬩ refuse ⬩ withhold ⬩ not to give ⬩ to declare hostility

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To deny, refuse, reject Ic wiþsace recuso, Ælfc. Gr. 28, 6; Zup. 178, 13. Sume (adverbs) syndan abnegativa, ðæt synd wiðsacendlíce, mid ðám wé wiðsacaþ, 38; Zup. 226, 4. Wé wiðsacaþ diffitemur, Wrt. Voc. ii. 28, 21. Ic ne wiþsóc non abnui, 60, 32. Wiðsóc

þǽr

(adv.)
Grammar
þǽr, þár, þára; adv.

There ⬩ where ⬩ local ⬩ there ⬩ in that place ⬩ thither ⬩ to that place ⬩ where ⬩ in which place ⬩ whither ⬩ to which place ⬩ there (where, thither, whither) ... where (there, thither, whither) ⬩ where ⬩ where ⬩ whither ⬩ there ⬩ in that case ⬩ then ⬩ then when, when, ⬩ when ⬩ in case that ⬩ if ⬩ there

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There, where. local, with demonstrative force, (i) there, in that place Hig cómon tó ðære stówe, and hé gebæd hine þǽr tó Gode, (ibi) Gen. 13, 4 : 18, 24. Gif ðú þǽr (ðér, Lind. : ðǽr, Rush. ibi) geþencgst ðæt ðín bróðor hæfþ ǽnig þing ágén ðé, lǽt þǽr

Linked entry: þár

ge-mǽre

(n.; v.)
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Add: <b>ge-mǽru, ge-mǽro</b>, e (or indecl. ?); f. A border, margin, coast Tó ðǽm gemǽrum ad oras, Wrt. Voc. ii. 10, 52. in the case of a country or district. frontier, border, (by the sea) coast -Þá brycge þe æt þǽm gemǽre wæs, Ors. 2,

ge-býrian

(v.)
Grammar
ge-býrian, l. -byrian, take here ge-berian
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in Dict., and add: to happen. where the subject is a noun (or pronoun) Gif him forðsíð gebyrige, Ll. Th. i. 236, 35: 434, 27. Ǽlc þing cymþ of sumum ðingum, for ðý hit ne biþ weás gebyred; ac þǽr hit of náuhte ne cóme, þonne wǽre hit weás gebyred, Bt

nama

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Add: as the individual designation of a single person, animal, place, or thing Mín nama ys Adonai, Ex. 6. 3. Mann wæs fram Gode ásend, þæs nama wæs Ióhannes ( cui nomen erat Johannes ), Jn. 1, 6. Ðæs biscepes tíd and his módor, þǽre noma wæs Sc̃e Anthiæ

warenian

(v.)
Grammar
warenian, warnian, wearnian ; p. ode.

To take heed ⬩ beware ⬩ be on guard ⬩ to take heed of ⬩ guard against ⬩ abstain from ⬩ to take heed that something is not done, does not happen ⬩ to take heed that something does happen ⬩ To put on guard ⬩ to warn ⬩ to be on one's guard ⬩ to look to one's self ⬩ take heed to one's self ⬩ take warning ⬩ to keep something from a person ⬩ to ward off

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intrans. To take heed, beware, be on guard Warniaþ and waciaþ uidete, vigilate, Mk. Skt. 13, 33. Hé wolde warnian on ǽr he would take precautions, Gen. 6, 6, Man sceal wacigean and warnian symle Wulfst. 90, 2. to take heed of, guard against, abstain

weorþ

(adj.)
Grammar
weorþ, worþ, wurþ, wirþ, wyrþ, wirþe, wierþe, wyrþe, weorþe; adj.
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worth, of value, referring to saleable things Éwe bið mid hire giunge sceápe sciłł. weorð, L. In. 55; Th. i. 138, 7. Oxan horn bið .x. pæninga weorð, 58; Th. i. 138, 21. Hú mycel feós hit wǽre wurð, Chr. 1085 ; Erl. 218, 33. Næs án híd landes, ðæt hé

ge-settan

(v.)
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Add: [The participle of ge-sittan seems used in Lk. p. 9, 6 Geseteno posita; and in Lk. L. 22, 41 :-- Gesetnum positis.] to set, put, place, lay Ðá gesettan inditas, Wrt. Voc. ii. 111, 38 ; 48, 82. to move a material object to a position of rest Geseton

ge-þeódan

(v.)
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Add: ge-þiódan, ge-þiédan, ge-þídan, ge-þýdan Geþeóded conexa, Wrt. Voc. ii. 21, 71. Geþeód textum, Germ. 399, 302. <b>A.</b> trans. of local relations. to bring into contact. to join together several things Geþeóddum þínum þrím fingrum

rǽdan

(v.)
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Two verbs originally distinct seem to coalesce under this form, the strong rǽdan; p. reórd, réd; pp. rǽden : Goth. ga-rédan : O. Sax. rádan; p. réd, ried : O. Frs. réda; p. réd : O. H. Ger. rátan; p. riet, riat : Icel. ráða; p. réð, and the weak rǽdan

fore

before ⬩ in front of ⬩ at the head of ⬩ before ⬩ for ⬩ from ⬩ through ⬩ because of ⬩ on account of ⬩ for ⬩ from ⬩ through ⬩ in place of ⬩ instead of ⬩ for the sake of ⬩ on behalf of ⬩ to the honour of ⬩ of ⬩ about ⬩ before ⬩ into the presence of

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Take here fóre (l. fore), and add: with dat. or uncertain. local, before, in front of Gif him wan fore wolcen hangað (cf. þonne sweartan wolcnu him beforan gáþ, Bt. 6: F. 14, 22), Met. 5, 4. Ásetton on gesyhðe sigebeámas þrý eorlas fore Elenan cneó,

for-gifan

to give ⬩ bestow ⬩ grant ⬩ dispense ⬩ to give ⬩ to give ⬩ to give ⬩ to give up ⬩ hand over ⬩ deliver up ⬩ commit ⬩ practice ⬩ to give back ⬩ restore ⬩ to marry ⬩ to grant ⬩ permit ⬩ allow ⬩ to grant ⬩ to give ⬩ cause ⬩ to forgive

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Add: to give, bestow, grant, dispense Gewelegade, forgæf donat, Wrt. Voc. ii. 141, 72. Forgeaf contulit, hié forgeáfan contulerunt, 24, 26, 7. Hwá mæg þám gýtsere genóh forgifan? Swá him mon máre selþ, swá hine má lyst, Bt. 7, 4; F. 22, 34. Forgyfende

ge-þafian

(v.)
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Add: ge-þeafian. to permit Ne cweðo ic nó ðæt bebeódende, ac lǽrende and geðafigende hoc autem dico secundum indulgentiam, non secundum imperium, Past. 397, 28. with acc. Ðone gedwolan ðe hé stiéran sceolde hé oft tó suíðe geðafað, Past. 143, 11. Ðonne