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ge-feoht

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Æfter þissum gefeohte, Chr. 871; P. 72, 5. On folces gefeohte in bello publico, Ll. Th. ii. 150, 32: 386, 16. Ne gehérde nón mon ymbe nán gefeoht sprecan, Bt. 15; F. 48, 15. Ungelimplico gefeoht, Bl. H. 107, 28. Gefeoht bella, Wülck. Gl. 255, 6.

ge-wyrht

(n.)
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Reddet Deus unicunque secundum opera sua ; þæt is on úre geþeóde: hé forgylt ánra gehwylcum æfter his ágenum gewyrhtum, Wlfst. 184, 9.

híwisc

Grammar
híwisc, l. híwisce, híwisc. For suffix cf. ídisc(e).

a familyhouse

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Geaf hé him týn híwisca (hída, v. l.) landes ... and æfter medmiclum fæce sealde him mynster þrítiges híwisca (hída, v. l.) donauit terram x familiarum ... et non multo post monasterium xxx familiarum, Bd. 5, 19; Sch. 662, 3-7

híwung

shapingshapeframemakeconstitutionshapeformspecieskindtransformationan illusory shapedeceptive appearancea pretencetricksimulationhypocrisyfictionirony

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Voc. ii. 148, 78. shaping, forming of material Adam lifde æfter þǽre menniscan híwunge .dcccc. wintra and þrittig wintra; and þé sexteoþegan geáre fram his híwunge hé gegylte, Angl. xi. 1, 13-16. shape of a material object, frame, make, constitution

wine

(n.)
Grammar
wine, es; m.

A friend.applied to an equalapplied to one who can help or protecta friendly lorda (powerful) friendused of a husband or loverapplied to an inferior or subordinate, one to whom favour or protection may be shewn

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Æfter wines (cf. freán úserne, leófne mannan (Beowulf), 6206; B. 3107) dǽdum, Beo. Th. 6184; B. 3096. Hé sóhte holdne wine (Hrothgar), 758; B. 376. Wine Deniga, freán Scyldinga, 706; B. 350.

Linked entries: dæg-wine wine-leás

widuwe

(n.)
Grammar
widuwe, widewe, weoduwe, weodewe, wuduwe, wudewe, wydewe, widwe, an; f. A widow, v. wíf, <b>III a</b>
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Geong wuduwe mót eft ceorlian æfter hire weres forðsíðe, L. Ælfc. P. 43 ; Th. ii. 382, 32. Mund ðære betstan widuwan eorlcundre, L. Ethb. 75; Th. i. 20, 10. Ðínes wuduwan hádes viduitatis tuae, Past. 31; Swt. 207, 12.

Linked entries: weodewe weoduwe

ealdor-dóm

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Hé him æfter fyligde on ðæs mynstres ealdordóme ( regimine ), Gr. D. 96, 7. Israhéla folc geceás Ionatham, biddende þæt hé wǽre heora heáfod and heretoga; and hé féng ðá tó ealdordóme swá swá hí bǽdon, Hml. S. 25, 718.

ge-þyncþ

Grammar
ge-þyncþ, ge-þyncþu.
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Ne derode Ióbe náht þæs deófles costnung, ac fremode, for ðan ðe hé wæs fulfremedre on geþincðum and Gode neár æfter ðæs sceoccan éhtnysse, Hml. Th. ii. 450, 2.

glæd

(adj.)
Grammar
glæd, adj.
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Ðæt wé ðone Hǽlend hæbben ús glædne, and hé ús gewissige and úrne eard gehealde and æfter geendunge ðæt éce líf ús forgife ut nos Deum placatum rectorem habere queamus, C.

preóst

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Seofon preóstlice tíde fram munecum æfter þeáwe preósta (canonicorum) tó wyrþenne synd, Angl. xiii. 426, 867.

for-gildan

(v.)

to pay backrestorepay damagesto pay forbuy offto repaypay outrequiteto payperform

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Wæs him forgolden æfter his ágenum gewyrhtum, Bl. H. 45, 2. with acc. of action that is recompensed Ic heora synne swinglum forgylde visitabo in verberibus peccata eorum, Ps. Th. 88, 29. Forþon þú ús þus dydest, wé hit þé forgyldaþ, Bl. H. 241, 18.

leóht

(n.)
Grammar
leóht, a light.
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Þá cóm óeth;er dæg, leóht æfter þeóstrum, Gen. 144. Leóht eástan cóm, B. 569: An. 124. On leóhtes deorcunge in lucis crepusculo, Angl. xiii. 398, 475. Æfter leóhtes cyme, Jul. 161. Ǽr leóhte ante lucem, Ps. Vos., Rdr. 77, 34.

FLÓD

(n.)
Grammar
FLÓD, es; n. m.

a flowing of waterflowflowing waterwavetideFLOODsearunning streamriverflūmenfluctusfluentumæstusaccessusflŭviusthe Flooddelugedilŭvium

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Com flówende flód [m. or n.] æfter ebban . . . se flód [m.] út gewát the flowing tide came after the ebb . . .the tide receded, Byrht. Th. 133, 45, 58; By. 65, 72.

Linked entry: flóde

teóna

(n.)
Grammar
teóna, an; m.
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Hí ( two well-born nuns ) wǽron æfter æþelborennysse oferhýdige and hearmcwydole, and ðone wer oft gedrehton. Ðá cýdde se wer Benedicte, hú micelne teónan hé forðyldegode mid ðám mynecenum, Homl. Th. ii. 174, 10. Teónan calumniae, Wrt.

Linked entry: teóne

wǽta

(n.)
Grammar
wǽta, an; m.:wǽte, an; f.

wet, moisturea liquid a liquid that may be drunkor used in cookery, medicine,etc., liquor, drinkmoisture in an animal body, humourwater, urinemoisture of plants, juice, sap

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Homl. 209, 2.B Æfter sóðum gecynde ðæt wæter is brosniendlíc wǽta, Homl. Th. ii. 270, 5. Wolde ðæt folc ðæt fýr ádwæscan, gif hit ǽnig wǽta wanian mihte, 140, 17.

Linked entries: wǽt wǽte

FUGEL

(n.)
Grammar
FUGEL, fugol, fugul; gen. fugeles, fugles; m.

A birdFOWLăvisāles

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He spyraþ æfter fuglum he seeks after birds, Bt. 39, 1; Fox 210, 29: Exon. 126 b; Th. 487, 16; Rä. 73, 3: Judth. 12; Thw. 25, 37; Jud. 297: Ps. Th. 78, 2. Ða fugelas he ne todǽlde ăves non divīsit, Gen. 15, 10: Ps. Spl. 8, 8: 49, 12: 77, 31: Bt.

Linked entries: fen-fugelas fugol fugul

hreósan

(v.)
Grammar
hreósan, p. hreás; pl. hruron; pp. hroren

To fallfall downruerecorruere

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Hit hreósan wile sígan sond æfter réne, Bt. Met. Fox 7, 44; Met. 7, 22. Hió is má hreósende for ealddóme ðonne of ǽniges cyninges niéde magis imbecillitate propriæ senectutis quam alienis concussæ viribus contremiscunt, Ors. 2, 4; Swt. 76, 2.

tawian

(v.)
Grammar
tawian, p. ode.

to taw, dress or prepare materialto intreat shamefully or evilly, treat badly, abuse, insult.

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.), and see Halliwell Oft týne oððe twelfe (flotmen) ǽlc æfter óðrum scendaþ and tawiaþ tó bysmore ðæs þegnes cwenan and hwílum his dohtor oððe nýdmágan, ðær hé on lócaþ ðe lǽt hine sylfne rancne and rícne, ǽr ðæt gewurde, Wulfst. 162, 20.

Linked entry: ge-tawian

þider

(adv.)
Grammar
þider, þieder; adv.
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Ðyder ðe hé sylfa tóweard wæs æfter deáþe, ðider hé his módes eágan sende ǽr his deáþe ubi erat futurus post mortem, ibi oculos mentis ante mortem misit, Bd. 5, 14; S. 634, 41. Þider ðe Stephanus forestóp, ðider folgode Paulus, Homl.

Linked entry: þyder

waru

(n.)
Grammar
waru, e (but acc. waru, Ps. Th. 118, 17) ; f.
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Gl. 471, 61, Ðú mé behéte fulle wære (ware, v. l.) wið æfter*-*sprǽce thou didst promise complete protection against claim, L. O. 7; Th. i. 180, 23. Hý ðæs wære cunnon, healdaþ hine twá hund wearda, Salm. Kmbl. 518 ; Sal. 258.

Linked entry: wer-genga