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ofer-méttu (o)

(n.)
Grammar
ofer-méttu (o), indecl. in sing. ; but declined in pl. , where it is used with singular meaning, cf. ofer-hygd, -méde : perhaps all the instances which follow may belong to the plural, since eáþmétto takes a verb in the plural; f.

Pride, arrogance, haughtiness

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Pride, arrogance, haughtiness Hine his hyge gespeón and his ofermétto ealra swíðost, Cd. Th. 22, 35; Gen. 351. þurh heora miclan mód, and þurh ofermétto, 22, 7; Gen. 337 : 21, 30; Gen. 332. Hé biþ on oferméttu (-métto, Cott. MSS.) áwended . . . hé ástág

ge-weorþan

Grammar
ge-weorþan, <b>;
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</b> add Hæfð Ælfréd gehaldene Herewinne on ǽghwelcre wihte ðæs ðe hió an geworden wæs ðæs ðe hió seulf geðafigan wolde A. has maintained H. in every bit of what she had come to feel she would herself consent to, C.D.B. ii. 146, 29

lǽwed

(n.)
Grammar
lǽwed, léud, es; m.

A layman

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Wih. 25; Th. i. 42, 13

Linked entry: lǽd

eáwan

(v.)
Grammar
eáwan, p. de; pp. ed

To shew, manifest ⬩ ostendĕre, manifestāre

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Ne sindon ðíne ǽhta wiht, ða ðú monnum eáwdest thy possessions are nought, which thou didst shew to men, Exon. 99 a; Th. 371, 14; Seel. 75.

Linked entries: æt-eówian an-ýwan eówan eówian íwan

wealdende

(v.; adj.; part.)
Grammar
wealdende, adj. (ptcpl.)

Ruling ⬩ powerful

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Nis under mé ǽnig óþer wiht waldendre, ic eom ufor ealra gesceafta, Exon. Th. 427, 6; Rä. 41, 87

Linked entry: ge-wealdende

wíteg-dóm

(n.)
Grammar
wíteg-dóm, es; m.

prophecy ⬩ divination

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Lind. 19, 30 margin. divination Ne meahte seó manigeo þurh wítigdóm wihte áþencean, ne áhicgan, Cd. Th. 224, 34; Dan. 146

Linked entries: wíte-dóm wítga-dóm wítig-dóm

sundor-cræft

(n.)
Grammar
sundor-cræft, es; m.
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Ða rícan on ðam woruldwelan nabbaþ nǽnne sundorcræft, Seó wiht sundorcræft hafaþ, Exon. Th. 420, 14; Rä. 40, 3. Ðæt hý sundorcræfta sumne eác cunne that each have some craft of his own that he knows, L. I. P. 9; Th. ii. 314, 29.

clifian

(v.)
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Áhryse þá moldan of, ꝥ hyre nán wiht on ne clyfie, Lch. i. 70, 9. Ꝥ feax þe on þám cambe cleofige (clyf-, v. l. ), 332, 21. Add

torht

(adj.)
Grammar
torht, adj. [The word with its derivatives is almost confined to poetry. It is, however, found not unfrequently as one of the components in proper names. v. Txts. 576: cf. beorht in the same class of words. See, also, torhtness.]
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Bright, splendid. of the brightness of light, literal or figurative, referring to things in this world Æþelast tungla, torht tácen Godes the sun, Exon. Th. 204, 11; Ph. 96. Leóma leóhtade leóda mǽgþum torht, 15, 12; Cri. 235. Upheofon torhtne mid his

-hád

(suffix)
Grammar
-hád, a suffix forming abstract nouns, e. g. bisceop-, cild-, man-, wer-hid, etc. In the oldest English it is found combined only with nouns, while in the later stages of the language, as in O. Sax. O. Frs. O. H. Ger. words are formed with it from adjectives. An early instance occurs in the Land MS. of the Chronicle 'druncenhed,'
  • 1070
    • ;
  • Erl. 209, 35
. In later English it takes two forms, -hode, -hede; in modern times, -hood, -head.

þrýþ

(n.)
Grammar
þrýþ, e; þrýþu (? indecl. v. mód-þrýþu); f.

Force ⬩ power ⬩ strength ⬩ forces ⬩ troops ⬩ hosts ⬩ vehemently ⬩ mightily ⬩ fiercely ⬩ greatly

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Ic seah wiht ( a cask ), wombe hæfde micle þrýþum geþrungne, 495, 3; Rä. 84, 2. Ic wiht ( bellows ) geseah, womb wæs þríþum áþrunten, 419, 7; Rä. 38, 2. Þrýðum dealle, Beo. Th. 992; B. 494. ¶ Þrýþ is used in the formation of many proper names. v.

Linked entry: gebéldan

-noþ

(suffix)
Grammar
-noþ, v. droht-, fisc-, fód-, fóddor-, fóstor-, fugel-, hæft-, hleó-, hunt, sǽd-, wig-noþ (-naþ).

Linked entry: -naþ

weallan

(v.)
Grammar
weallan, p. weóll, pl. weóllon; pp. weallen.

of water, &amp;c. issuing from a source ⬩ to well, bubble forth, spring out, flow ⬩ of the source, to well with, ⬩ flow with, ⬩ with a noun ⬩ absolute ⬩ implying abundance ⬩ to swarm, exist in large numbers ⬩ of production in large numbers or great quantity, ⬩ to swarm with ⬩ flow with ⬩ of violent movement, ⬩ to boil, rage, heave ⬩ of movement in liquids caused by heat, ⬩ to boil (intrans.), ⬩ to be hot ⬩ used of a vessel in which a liquid boils ⬩ of other than liquids, ⬩ to be hot, burn, blaze, rage ⬩ figuratively, of persons, passions, emotions, ⬩ to be fervent, to burn, rage, to be strongly moved ⬩ trans. ( = willan?) To roll, turn

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of water, &amp;c. issuing from a source, to well, bubble forth, spring out, flow Ic wealle bullio, Ælfc. Gr. 30, 5; Zup. 192, 3. Of ðæm neáhmunte wealleþ hlúter wæter, ðonne drincaþ ða menn ðæt cadente rivo puram ex vicino monte potant aquam, Nar

Linked entry: for-weallen

eá-land

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Hié genámon Wihte eálond, 530; P. 16, 6. Add

swǽr

(adj.)
Grammar
swǽr, swǽre, and swár; adj. [Halliwell gives sweer unwilling as a Northumbrian word, and swere dull, heavy, as a Durham one. In Jamieson's Dictionary the forms sweir, swere, sweer, swear are given with meanings lazy, indolent; unwilling; unwilling to give.]
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heavy as a burden, of great weight (lit. or fig.), oppressive Swǽr is seó byrðen ðe Godes bydel beran sceall, gif hé nele georne unriht forbeódan, L. I. P. 5; Th. ii. 308, 35: Wulfst. 178, 8. Hé bið deófles tempel, and byrð swíðe swǽre byrðene on his

Linked entry: swár

worþ

(n.)
Grammar
worþ, weorþ, wurþ, wierþ, wyrþ, e; f; es; m. : wyrþe, wirþe
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(v. wyrþe-land, and first extract under I),
es; m.

a close ⬩ an enclosed place ⬩ an enclosed homestead ⬩ a habitation with surrounding land ⬩ land ⬩ a place enclosed by buildings ⬩ a court ⬩ hall ⬩ a place ⬩ street

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a close (?), an enclosed place (?) Út on rigewyrðe (the rye-close ?) westeweardne, Cod. Dip. Kmbl. iii. 437, 35. Uppan rigeweorðe on ða ealdan díc; of ðære die út on rigewurðe heal, v. 377, 21. On lindwyrðe, iii. 375, 6. an enclosed homestead, a habitation

Linked entries: ryge weorþ

folc-frig

(adj.)
Grammar
folc-frig, folc-frý; adj.

Folk-free ⬩ līber ăpud plēbern

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Wih. 8; Th. i. 38, 15. cf. Grm. RA. 349

níd-hǽs

(n.)
Grammar
níd-hǽs, e; f.

A command which is attended by compulsion

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Wih. 1; Th. i. 36, 16

Linked entry: hǽs

Wæwærðlíce

(adv.)
Grammar
Wæwærðlíce, adv.

Well, successfully (?)

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Of ðissum syx tídum wihst se quadrans swýðe wæwerðlíce, and forð stæpð wel orglíce swylce hwylc cyng of his giftbúre stæppe geglenged, Anglia viii. 298, 34.

Linked entry: wæwærð-líc

cænnan

(v.)
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Wih. 17; Th. i. 40, 13: 22; Th. i. 42, 3: L. Edg. S. 11; Th. i. 276, 12

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