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wǽg

(n.)
Grammar
wǽg, es; m.

movement ⬩ a wave ⬩ water ⬩ the wave ⬩ sea

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Hié scufon wyrm ofer weallclif, léton wǽg niman, flód fæðmian frætwa hyrde, Beo. Th. 6256; B. 3132. Sum fealone wǽg stefnan steóreþ, streámráde con, Exon. Th. 296, 19; Crä. 53. On sealtne wǽg, 361, 30; Wal. 27: Cd. Th. 236, 19; Dan. 323.

FÁG

(adj.)
Grammar
FÁG, fáh; def. se fága, seó, ðæt fáge; adj.

Coloured, stained, dyed, tinged, shining, variegated ⬩ tinctus, cŏlōrātus, vărius, versicŏlor, discŏlor

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Ofer næddran and fágum wyrme ðú gǽst sŭper aspĭdem et basiliscum ambŭlābis, Ps. Spl. C. 90, 13. He me habban wile dreóre fáhne he will have me stained with gore, Beo. Th. 898; B. 447.

ge-tímian

(v.)
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Getímode his wífe wyrs ðonne hé beðorfte, Hml. Th. ii. 142, 2. Getímige ðám óðrum swá him getímige, 36, 4

hwý

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Uncúð hwí sió wyrd swá wó wendan sceolde, Met. 4, 40.

DILE

(n.)
Grammar
DILE, dyle, es; m.
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Genim ðas wyrte, ðe man anēthum, and óðrum naman dyle, nemneþ take this herb, which is named anēthum, and by another name dill, Herb. 123, 1; Lchdm. i. 234, 20: Wrt. Voc. 79, 9

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stela

(n.)
Grammar
stela, steola, stæla; m.
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Genim ðysse wyrte wós oððe ðone stelan mid ðam wæstme, 156, 21: 160, 11: 184, 20. Eleleáfes stelan, ii. 272, 23. Heó hafap nigon wyrttruman and swá fela stelena, i. 238, 17. Mid feówer reádum stælum (stelum, MS. B.), 154, 15.

ge-sceádan

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D. ii. 86, 26. to arrange Gesceáden gisomnung distincta congeries, Mt. p. 4, 3. to scatter, shed Genim þás wyrte tó dúste gecnucude, gesceád (-scád, v.l. ) tó ðám sáre, Lch, i. 290, 12. non-material objects, to distinguish Ðú ðe dæg gisceádas (discernis

húsel-hálgung

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Nis se mæssepreóst on worulde swá synfull, gyf hé ðǽra þénunga áþere déð, swá swá ðǽrtó gebyreð, . . . ne byð seó þénung þæs ná þe wyrse. Ne eft nis ǽnig swá mǽre þæt áðor ðǽra þénunga gegódian mæge, Wlfst. . 34, 3-11

hreóf-lig

Grammar
hreóf-lig, (l. hreóflig).
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Hreófligum wyrmse elephantino tabo, 3584. Hreóflige þicnysse elefantina (cutis) callositate, 4927

níten

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Gif sió ádl nétnum sié; and gif sió ádl wyrde mannan, Lch. ii. 14, 11. Add

ofer-stígan

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Dó ealu ꝥ þá wyrta oferstíge ( rise above ), Lch. ii. 104, 17. Oferstigan praecellerent (ut pyrae cacumina obelisci proceritatem triginta cubitis praecellerent ), An. Ox, 3530.

ge-mǽnnes

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Þæt wé his ríces gemǽnnesse mid him ágan móten ut regni ejus mereamur esse consortes, 6, 3. fellowship, communion with people Ne bið hé ná wýrðe ǽnigre gemǽnnysse (communione) mid eáwfæstum mannum, Ll.

huntaþ

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Add: hunting, the chase Bið gód huntoð on þám mónþe, Lch, iii. 182, Se cyng, for þan hé of huntaþe (-oþe, v. l.) cóm ( uenerat enim de uenatu), gestód æt þám fýre and hine wyrmde, Bd. 3, 14; Sch. 258, 17 : Gen. 27, 30.

word

Grammar
word, <b>. II</b> I.
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Eft cwæð God, 'Gif se synfulla wyrcð dǽdbóte . . . , ' Hml. S. 12, 145-155. (10) :-- Ic gewunode in Laurenties worde (cf.

wág-rift

(n.)
Grammar
wág-rift, es; n.

A wall-covering, a curtain, veil (of the temple)

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Ðǽr synt eác wáhriftu, sum ðe hyre wyrðe bið, Chart. Th. 538, 29. Wágryfta curtinarum, velarum. Wrt. Voc. ii. 77, 11 : 18, 6. Wáhrefta, Hpt. Gl. 430, 66. Hé hæfð ðiderynn gedón . . . .ii. wáhræft, Chart. Th. 429, 29.

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weg-nest

(n.)
Grammar
weg-nest, es; n.

Food for a journey

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. ¶ the word is used of the sacrament administered to the dying Gif se man on his ýtemestan dæge gyrneþ Cristes líchaman tó underfónne, ne wyrne him man ná, . . . ðæt bið his wegnyst (viaticum), and ǽlces ðæra manna ðe tó Godes ríce becymð, L. Ecg.

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ge-swétan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-swétan, p. -swétte; pp. -swéted, -swét [swéte sweet]

To make sweet ⬩ sweeten ⬩ season ⬩ condīre ⬩ indulcāre ⬩ indulcōrāre

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Ic genam ða reliquias and mid swótum wyrtum gesweótte I took the relics and sweetened with sweet herbs, Nar. 49, 8. Geswéted wín sweetened wine; defrucatum, Wrt. Voc. 290, 58. Geswét wín mĕlicrātum = μελίκρατoν, Ælfc. Gl; 32; Som. 61, 113; Wrt.

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eá

(n.)
Grammar
eá, a river.
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Cymþ ꝥ wæter úp æt ðám ǽwelme, wyrþ ðonne tó bróce, ðonne tó eá, ðonne andlang eá oþ hit wyrþ eft tó sǽ, Bt. 34, 6; F. 140, 20. On twá healfe þǽre é, Chr. 894; P. 87, 22. On ǽgþere healfe eás, 918; P. 100, 6.

for-beódan

(v.)

to forbid ⬩ to restrain ⬩ check ⬩ to prevent

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Th. ii. 220, 2: Ph. 404: Gú. 819. of time, in which it is forbidden to do something: Gif frí man an þane forbodenan tíman wyrce, Ll. Th. i. 40, l. to restrain, check, prevent the action of Ðeós wyrt forbýt yfele lácnunga, Lch. i. 102, 9.

MǼD

(n.)
Grammar
MǼD, e and we; mǽdwe, an; f. also (?) mǽdwa, an; m. A

MEAD ⬩ meadow

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Ðeós wyrt biþ cenned on mǽdum this plant is produced in meadows, Herb. 1, 1; Lchdm. i. 70, 2

Linked entries: mǽdwa wudu-mǽd