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sirwan

(v.)
Grammar
sirwan, sirwian, sirewan ; p. sirwde, sirwede, sirede, sirewede, sirwode.
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Mé seredon ymb secgas monige, hú heó mé deáþes cwealm hrefnan mihten, Cd. Th. 296, 6 ; Sat. 498. Gif hwá ymb cyninges feorh sierwie (syrwie, MSS. B. H.), L. Alf. pol. 4 ; Th. i. 62, 15. Seó næddre wolde syrwan ongeán hire hó, Boutr. Scrd. 20, 12

sweostor

(n.)
Grammar
sweostor, swistor, swystor, swustor (-er, -ur); indecl. in sing.; pl. sweostor, sweostra, sweostru (u, y); f.
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Ðá ongan heó on gesomnunge ðare sweostra sécan . . . Heó nǽnige andsware findan mihte, ðeáh ðe heó georne sóhte æt ðám swustrum, 4, 7; S. 574, 35, 40.

ge-wyrd

(n.)
Grammar
ge-wyrd, fate.
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Ger. ge-wurt oblectatio, delectatio] Hit is of heora ágenre gewyrde ꝥ; ꝥ hié secgað what they say is of their own good pleasure Ors. 3, 9; S. 126, 33. what is agreed upon, a condition, stipulation, v. ge-weorþan ; i b Conditio gecwide vel gewyrd (or

on-sacan

(v.)

to attack, strive againstto, resist, refuse to comply with a demandto declare that one has no knowledge of a personto refuse a person what he wantsto refuse to acknowledge a claim, not to allow the truth of a statement, in a legal sense to deny a chargeto make excuseto sacrifice

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Similar entries Cf. of-sacan. to sacrifice Similar entries (v. on-secgan) Onsacende litaturus, Wrt. Voc. ii. 53, 57

Linked entries: an-sacan sacan on-sacan

sníðan

(v.)
Grammar
sníðan, p. snáð, pl. snidon; pp. sniden

to cut, make an incision in anythingto cut as a surgeon does, to lance to amputateto cut up or to piecesto cut so as to kill, to slay an animal to cut stone, to hewto cut hairto cut corn, to reap to reap to cut secare, resecare, caedere, putare, dolere, attondere to cut, prune

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Hié wǽron snidene mid snide secti sunt Past. 30; Swt. 205, 13. to cut so as to kill, to slay an animal Similar entries (v. of-sníðan, sníðung, II.) Ðæra éwena meolc gé brucon and ða ðe fǽtte wǽron gé snidon (mactavistis) L. Ecg.

ge-weorþian

(v.)
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Secg . . . wǽpnum geweorðad, B. 250. Adam stóp, gáste geweorðad, Gen. 1137, Sweót . . . sigore geweorðod, Jud. 299. Æitele eorlgebyrdum, welum geweorðad, Met. 10, 28. Geweorþad fretns (cf. (?) meterlicere getincnesse gegódod (fretus ), An.

ge-wis

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Add of persons or personal attributes. certain, not having doubt Se mǽsta dǽl monna ne sécþ on ꝥ ꝥ him forgifen is, ꝥ is gesceádwísness ( ratio), ne ꝥ ne sécþ ꝥ him ofer is, ꝥ is ꝥ englas habbaþ and wíse men, ꝥ is gewis andget (intelligentia ). . . .

EÁC

(con.)
Grammar
EÁC, conj.

EKE, also, likewise, moreover, and etiam, quoque, et Nevertheless, however nihilōmĭnusSo also, also, moreover, very like, even so, as if parimŏdo, tamquamQuin etSo also, even so, likewise

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Ic eów secge, eác máran ðonne wítegan I say unto you, and more than a prophet. Mt. Bos. 11, 9. Adam hæfde nigen hund wintra and þrítig eác Adam had nine hundred winters, and thirty also, Cd. 55; Th. 68, 31; Gen. 1126: 58; Th. 71, 3; Gen. 1165.

tweó

(n.)
Grammar
tweó, twý; gen. tweón, twýn; m.
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Ðonne secge ic eów búton ǽlcum tweón, 16, 1; Fox 50, 27. Ðæt hé ðæt on gehðu gesprǽce and tweón, Elen. Kmbl. 1332; El. 668. Tó tweón weorðan to become doubtful, Exon. Th. 310, 4; Seef. 69.

Linked entries: tuá tweón twý

gilp

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Ðonne se mon nó his ágenne gielp ( gloriam ) mid ne sécð, ac ðæs úplican Fæder . . . hé hæfð gewitnesse. . . ðæt hé hit for Gode dyde, næs for gielpe, 451, 15-18.

tweógan

(v.)
Grammar
tweógan, tweón; p. tweóde.
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Hine wile tweógan, hwæðer heó him sóð secge, Wulfst. 3, 7. Nǽnigne tweógean ne þearf, ðæt seó wyrd geweorþan sceal, Blickl. Homl. 83, 9.

Linked entries: tuáes tweón twiógan

ge-streón

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sécð ðisses middangeardes gestreón (lucrum) . . . Hé scolde his gestreón (lucrá) tóweorpan, Past. 55, 9-11. Gestreón emolumenta, i. lucra, An. Ox. 557 : Wrt. Voc. ii. 32, 70. Gestreónu lucra, Scint. 76, 12.

wracu

(n.)
Grammar
wracu, e; f.

painsufferingmiserysufferingpunishmentvengeanceretributionpersecutionhostilityactive enmityvengeancerevenge

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Ic eów secge ðæt hé raþe hyra wrace déð, Lk. Skt. 18, 7, 8

BERAN

(v.)
Grammar
BERAN, beoran, ic bere, beore, ðú birest, birst, byrst, he bireþ, byreþ, birþ, byrþ, pl. beraþ; p. ic, he bær, ðú bǽre, pl. bǽron; pp. boren; v. a.

to BEARcarrybringbear or carry a sacrificeofferbear offcarry outextendwearsupportenduresufferferreportareafferreofferredeferreproferreextenderegereretolerareto BEARproducebring forthfacereferreedereparere

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Secgas bǽron beorhte frætwa the warriors bare bright arms, Beo. Th. 432; B. 213. Ðe bǽron byrðena on ðises dæges hǽtan qui portavimus pondus diei et æstus Mt. Bos. 20, 12 : Lk. Bos. 11, 27. Ne bere ge sacc nolite portare sacculum Lk.

wirs

(adv.)
Grammar
wirs, cpve.: wirrest, wirst; spve.;

Worseworst

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Ðonne hié wénen ðæt hié hæbben betst gedón, ðæt wé him ðonne secgen ðæt hié hæbben wierst (wyrst, Cott. MSS.) gedón cum ea, quae bene egisse se credant, male acta monstramus, Past. 32; Swt. 209, 17.

Linked entries: wyrs wiers wirrest

ge-teohhian

(v.)
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Wé gehéraþ hwílum secgan ꝥ hit scyle eall swá geweorþan swá swá God æt fruman getiohhod hæfde, Bt. 41, 2; F. 246, 17. to destine something for or to a person Ðá leán ðe him God getiohchod hæfð, Past. 387, 18.

gréne

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Foldweg tredan, gréne grundas, An. 777. (1 a) fig. of a path, pleasant :-- Gearwian ús tógénes gréne strǽte úp tó englum, Sat. 287. of a tree, in leaf Hwæðer gé willen on wuda sécan gold þæt reáde on grénum triówum?

eo

(n.)
Grammar
eo, I. unaccented, generally stands before two consonants lc, ld, lf, rc, rd, rf, rg, rh, rl, rm, rn, rp, rr, rt, rþ, x; as, Geolca a yolk, sceolde should, seolfor silver, deorc dark, sweord a sword, ceorfan to carve, beorgan to protect, beorht bright, eorl earl, beorma barm, eornost earnest, weorpan to throw, steorra a star, heorte the heart, eorþe the earth, meox dung. II. eó accented, the diphthong, generally stands before the consonants c, d, f, g, h, l, m, n, p, r, s, st, t, w; as, Seóc sick, beódan to bid, þeóf a thief, fleógan to fly, hreóh rough, hweól a wheel, leóma a ray of light, beón to be, deóp deep, beór beer, ceosan to choose, breóst the breast, fleótan to float, leóþ a song, ceówan to chew. 2. eó is also the termination of many words, and then the ó in eó is always accented; as, Beó a bee; ic beó

I shall be

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I shall be; freó free; gleó glee; seó the; seó sim, sis, sit; treó a tree; breó three, etc

ge-witnes

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Gif hé láðleés beó séce swylcne hláford on þá gewitnesse swylcne hé wille si culpa careat, perquirat sibi dominum in testimonio quem voluerit, Ll. Th. i. 220, 25.

wundor-líc

(adj.)
Grammar
wundor-líc, adj.

Wonderfulexciting admirationsurprise

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Hit is wundorlíc, ðæt ic secgan wille, Bt. 20; Fox 70, 27. Ðys is fram Drihtne geworden, and hit ys wundorlíc (wundurlíc, Lind.: wunderlíc, Rush. mirabile) on úrum eágum, Mt. Kmbl. 21, 42: Ps. Th. 117, 21.