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swencan

(v.)
Grammar
swencan, p. te; pp. swenced, swenct (cf. swinkt = wearied, Comus v. 293)
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Perseus wæs ealne ðone geár Rómáne swíþe swencende, Ors. 4, 11; Swt. 208, 13. Forhwon sindun gé swæncende ( molesti ) ðam wífe? Mt. Kmbl. Rush. 26, 10. Fram unclǽnum gáste swenced beón ab immundo spiritu vexari, Bd. 3, 11; S. 536, 11.

wræc

(n.)
Grammar
wræc, es; n.

wrackmiserysufferingsuffering that comes as punishment,retributive punishmentvengeancewhere the punishment or misery is exile or banishment

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Hé wæs ðǽr iii. gear on wrece (wræce, wreccesíð, v. ll. ) ; hæfde hine Penda ádrifenne, Chr. 658; Erl. 34, 4. Hé (Abraham) on wræce lifde he lived a wanderer, Cd. Th. 202, 5; Exod. 383.

for

beforein front ofbeforesinceagoforfromthroughon account offorfromthroughinstead of in place ofin exchange forin return forin expiation ofin redemption foron behalf ofin support ofin respect toin relation toas regardsagainstfromin spite ofnotwithstandingin accordance withaccording toas representative offorto takein compensation foras punishment forfor the sake ofon behalf of for the benefit ofAs representative of

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Nú hit is for eahta and þrýttíðan geáran ꝥ mín dohtor mé losode, Hml.

uppan

(prep.)
Grammar
uppan, (-on); prep. dat. acc.

upononaboveuponatafteruponon touponagainst

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On ðisum geáre wǽron Eástron on viii kal. Apr., and ðá uppon Eástron on Sce Ambrosius mæsseniht, ðæt is .ii. non.

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á-wrítan

to write out or downwrite wordsto transcribecopy in writingto state in writingto write a book, letter,to write of or about somethingto write toto write an account ofdescribeto inscribe the name of a personto write on materialcover with writingto make a symbol other than a letter

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Th. i. 8, 10. to state in writing Swá holde ꝥ hié on monegum templum áwriten, ꝥ ǽlc crísten mon hæfde frið . . . and Antonius hét forbærnan ꝥ gewrit þe hit on áwriten wæs hwæt mon on geáre ágiefan sceolde, Ors. 6, 13;S. 268, 18-23.

Linked entry: wrítan

ealdor

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Hé wæs mænig geár ealdor þæs mynstres annis multis monasterio praefuit, Gr. D. 96, 9. Geworhtum beácne fram þám ealdre facto signo a priore, R. Ben. 46, 3. Sýn þá ealdras (decani ) swylce gecorene, þæt se abbod his byrðenna on hý tódǽlan mæge, 12.

ge-wuna

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H. 201, 12. systematic arrangement, system, method Rómánisce leóde ongynnað heora geár æfter hǽðenum gewunan, Lch. iii. 246, 16. referring to things, wont, usual character of a thing Wæs ꝥ hús hwemdragen, nalas æfter gewunan mennisces weorces ꝥ þá wágas

tó-slúpan

(v.)
Grammar
tó-slúpan, p. -sleáp, pl. -slupon; pp. -slopen

To slip apart or awaybe relaxeddissolvedto have the connection between several objectsthat between the parts of the same object relaxedto be dissipated,destroyedto be loosedundoneto get relaxed,to be relaxed,get remissto get paralysed,get powerless,

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Se læg seofon geár toslopenum limum. Homl. Skt. i. 6, 255. in reference to the mind Ðá wearð heora heorte tóslopen and heora gást ne beláf on him dissolutum est cor eorum et non remansit in eis spiritus, Jos. 5, 1

Linked entry: tó-swífan

þegnung

(n.)
Grammar
þegnung, e; f.
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Gearwa úre þénunga ðæt hig magon etan mid mé instrue convivium, quoniam mecum sunt comesturi, Gen. 43, 16: Mt. Kmbl. 26, 17. Ic wolde ðíne ðénunge sylf nú gearcian, gif ic mé mid féðunge ferian mihte, Homl. Th. ii. 134, 31.

FEORM

(n.)
Grammar
FEORM, fiorm, fyrm, e; f.

foodprovisiongoodssubstancevictussubstantiabŏnaan entertainingentertainmentfeasthospĭtālĭtasconvīviumcœnaa place where provisions are keptprovision-quarters of an armyvictus stătiousebenefitprofitenjoymentūsusfructus

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Bos. 14, 12, 16: Homl, Th. ii. 370, 31: 372, 1, 3. a place where provisions are kept, provision-quarters of an army; victus stătio Se here eódan him to heora gearwan feorme út þuruh Hamtúnscíre into Bearrucsíre to Reádingon the army went to their ready

irre

(n.)
Grammar
irre, es; n.

Angerwrathirerage

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gearwe wiste ðæt hie godes yrre habban sceoldon, Cd. 33; Th. 43, 24 ; Gen. 695: Exon. 61 b ; Th. 226, 20; Ph. 408. Godes yrre bær the wrath of God was upon him, Beo. Th. 1427; B. 711

Linked entries: ir eorre erre

hǽðen

(n.; adj.)
Grammar
hǽðen, adj.

HEATHEN, pagan, gentilea heathena heathen, gentile womanethnicus, gentilis, paganus, samaritanusa heathen

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Ða ealdan Rómání on hǽðenum dagum ongunnon ðæs geáres ymbryne on ðysum dæge the old Romans, in heathen days, began the circuit of the year on this day, Homl.Th. i. 98, 20.

elcor

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Næs náht elcor (nóht elles, nán þing elles) tó ealles geáres andlyfne búton ꝥ án ( nihil aliud . . . nisi . . . ), Gr. D. 57, 2: 290, 21. otherwise, in another way Gif nasu þyrel weorð . . . Gif nasu ælcor sceard weorð, Ll. Th. i. 14 13.

wíf

(n.)
Grammar
wíf, es; n.

a womana female persona being in the form of a womana married womana wife

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Ðæt ða ( criminals ) ealle beón gearwe mid him silfum and mid wífe and mid ærfe tó farenne þider ic wille, L. Ath. iv. proem, ; Th. i. 220, 6.

Linked entry: BRÝD

holm

(n.)
Grammar
holm, es; m.

A mound, hill, rising groundwave, ocean, water, sealand rising from the water,an island in a river

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., holm [in local names] Ðý ilcan geáre wæs ðæt gefeoht æt ðam Holme Cantwara and ðara Deniscra, Chr. 902; Th. 180, col. 2. Hér fór Cnut Cyng tó Denmearcon mid scipon tó ðam holme æt eá ðære hálgan, 1025; Erl. 163, 7

wana

(n.; adj.)
Grammar
wana, adj. generally indeclinable. I.
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X. geár búton. xv. wucan wanan (fifteen weeks were wanting to complete the ten years), Chr. 1068 ; Erl. 206, 17.

ge-hergian

(v.)
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Her wæs Gypeswíc gehergod, 991 ; P. 127, to harass by attack or exaction after conquest Hí wurdon gehergode and gehýnde eahtatýne geár under heora handa afflicti sunt et oppressi per annos decem et octo Jud. 10, 8. to make captive in war, carry off as

mótan

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Þæt þú ne móte began þæt þæt þú wilnast, 46, 12. the subject a thing : where the natural processes in connection with an object are given Se heofon mót brengan leóhte dagas, . . . ꝥ geár mót brengan blósman, . . . seó sǽ mót brúcan smyltra ýþa, and ealle

túdor

(n.)
Grammar
túdor, tuddor, es; n.
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Brengþ eorþe ǽlcne westm and ǽlc túdor ǽlce geáre, Bt. 39, 13; Fox 234, 14 : Met. 29, 58. metaphorical Weá wæs árǽred, tregena tuddor, Cd. Th. 60, 27; Gen. 988.

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fédan

(v.)

to sucklenurseto feed upfattento supportmaintainnurtureeducatefosterto nourishsustainto bring forthTo graze

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D. 69, 25. of things, to nourish, sustain. of material things Bere is swíðe earfoðe tó gearcigenne, and þeáhhwæðere fét ðone mann þonne hé gearo bið, Hml. Th. i. 188, 5. Saga mé ðás iiii wæteru ðe ðás eorðan fédað, Sal. K. p. 192, 4.