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ge-wil

(adj.)
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Hé hét sumne biscep secgan on his gewill Alexander ordered a certain bishop to say what he (Alexander) wanted him to say, as to who his father was, S. 3, 13: 1, 12; S. 56, 1.

wǽg

(n.)
Grammar
wǽg, es; m.

movementa wavewaterthe wavesea

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Gewát se fugel earce sécan ofer wonne wǽg, 88, 8; Gen. 1462. Windas weóxon, wǽgas grundon, Andr. Kmbl. 746; An. 373: 911; An. 456: 3088; An. 1547. Hreó wǽgas, salte sǽstreámas, 1496; An. 749. Wonne wǽgas, Cd. Th. 8, 4; Gen. 119.

onettan

(v.)
Grammar
onettan, p. te.

to hasten, move rapidly to make a quick movement, to anticipate to be quick in one's movements or actions, be active, quick or busy

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Rǽd sceal mon secgan, dæges onettan (cf. the night cometh, when no man can work ), 342, 11 ; Gn. Ex. 141

open-líce

(adv.)
Grammar
open-líce, adv.

Openlypublicly, in a way by which not a few only are affectedwithout concealment, without reserve, freelyplainly, evidently, clearly, manifestlywithout obstruction, at large

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Ic wéne ðæt ðú nyte hwæt ðis gemǽne, búton wé of óðrum bócum ðis openlícor secgan ( give a fuller account), Boutr. Scrd. 18, 27. Ðás þing wé willaþ openlícor gecýðan ðonne ðæt lýden dó, Anglia viii. 298, 25: Chr. 1106; Erl. 240, 35

síþ

(n.)
Grammar
síþ, es ; m.
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Heó on síþ gewát wésten sécan, 136, 29 ; Gen. 2265. Hí tugon longne síþ in hearmra hond, Exon. Th. 228, 19 ; Ph. 440.

Linked entries: síþemest síþmæst

spell

(n.)
Grammar
spell, es; n.

a storynarrativeaccountrelationa historical narrativehistorya false or foolish storya fablean instructive talkdiscoursea philosophical argumenta sermonhomilya sayingremarksentencestatement of a single pointdictuma saying that is to be repeated to anothera messagean announcementspeechlanguage of prosea fable, talefabulatio, parabolasermo, narratio, parabola, fabula, mythusa saying

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Ic mæg singan and secgan spell in meoduhealle, hú mé cynegóde cystum dohten, Exon. Th. 321, 31; Víd. 54. a historical narrative, history Ic sette be háligra spelle (de historiis sanctorum) áne boc ...

Linked entry: spel

willan

(v.)
Grammar
willan, prs. ic, hé wille, wile, ðú wilt, pl. wé willaþ ; p. wolde, walde ; part. prs. willende

To will, wishto will, exercise the faculty of willingto will, purpose, think, mean, intendto tendto will, ordain, order, commandto will, wish, want, desireto will, be willing to do somethingto allow, permit, grant, consent toto be disposed, to have such and such a willto will, profess, claimwill, shall, to be about to

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Hwæþer gé willen on wuda sécan gold? Met. 19, 4.

Linked entries: fǽcan walde

fæder

a parenta step-fatherforefatherfathersancestorsfathera god-fathera patron

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Ic fare tó mínum fæder (feder, L.) and ic secge him: ' Eálá fæder (fader, L.), ' Lk. 15, 18. Cwæð se yldra tó his fæder (fæder, L., feder, R.): 'Fæder, ' 12. Úre worldcunde fædras (fæderas, v. l.), Past. 253, 25. Úre flǽslican fædras, 255, 10.

EAL

(n.; adj.)
Grammar
EAL, eall; gen. m. n. ealles; f.ealre , eallre ; dat. m. n. eallum ; f.ealre , eallre ; acc. m. ealne, eallne. f ealle, n. eal; inst. ealle; pl. nom. acc. ealle, ealla; gen. ealra, eallra; dat. eallum;

sometimes used indeclwithout substantive, and sometimes governing the genitiveare sometimes used, almost adverbially

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Ðæs we ealles sculon secgan þonc for all that we ought to give thanks, 16 b; Th. 38, 24; Cri. 611. Sió his rices wæs ealles éðel-stól it was the metropolis of his whole empire. Bt. Met. Fox 9, 21; Met. 9, 11.

Linked entries: al all eall

wearg

(adj.)
Grammar
wearg, werg, werig, wyrig; adj.

Evil, vile, malignant, accursed,

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Bearn Godes brýda on Caines cynne sécan, wergum folce, Cd. Th. 75, 34; Gen. 1250. Gé dyslíce dǽd gefremedon, werge wræcmæcgas, Elen. Kmbl. 773; El. 387. Werige, Andr. Kmbl. 1229; An. 615. Fealleþ ðé onda wynstran wergra þúsend, Ps. Th. 90, 7.

nǽnig

(n.; adj.; pronoun.)
Grammar
nǽnig, ( = ne ǽnig).

not anynonenono onenot any one

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Warna ðé ðæt ðú hyt nǽnegum men ne secge, Mt. Kmbl. 8, 4. Ðæt hé nǽnigum óðrum men ne sǽde, Bd. 5, 9; S. 623, 3 : Blickl. Homl. 221, 16. Hié eów tó nǽnigre áre ne belimpeþ, Blickl. Homl. 41, 23 : 179, 15.

Linked entry: nán

sum

(adj.; pronoun.)
Grammar
sum, indef. prn.
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Hé twelfa sum hire áð sealde ( secum acceptis undecim comparibus suis, p. 205), Chart. Th. 203, 2: L.

Linked entry: ÁN

ÉÐEL

(n.)
Grammar
ÉÐEL, æðel, ǽðel; gen. éðles; dat. éðle, éðele; m. n.

property, inheritance, country, realm, land, dwelling, home prædium ăvītum, fundus heredĭtārius, patria, terra, sēdes, domĭcĭlium, tabernācŭlum

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He wolde eft ðæt éðel sécan his hwílendlícan ríces tempŏrālis sui regni sēdem repĕtiit, 3, 22; S. 552, 33.

Linked entries: ǽðel éðyl óðel

mynster

(n.)
Grammar
mynster, es; n.

a monasterya place where a body of monks or of nuns resideda churchminster

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Wæs heó. . . on ðam mynstre ðe on Franclande wæs getimbrad fram ðære abbadissan ðe Fara hátte . . . forðon on ða tíd ne wǽron monige mynstra getimbrade on Angelþeóde; forðon monige of Breotone gewunedon sécan Francna mynstro, Bd. 3, 8; S. 531, 12-17.

ge-rihtlǽcan

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Gif ðú nelt gerihtlǽcan þone unrihtwísan wer and him sylfum secgan his unrihtwísnesse ( si non annunciaveris impio, neque locutus fueris ut avertatur a via sua impia, Ezechiel 3, 18), Hml. A. 12, 300.

Linked entry: rihtlǽcan

ge-feoht

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Mid gefeohte sécan, 3, 1; S. 98, 11. Mid gefeohte cnyssan, S. 96, 8. Ymb gefeoht sprecan, Met. 8, 32. (a α) rendering the personification Mars Wíg oððe gefeoht Mavors, Wrt. Voc. ii. 55, 37.

ge-wislíce

(adv.)
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Wé wyllað nú secgan be ðisum eallum gewislícor, Ælfc. Gr. Z. 242, 19: 21, 15. clearly, of mental perception Gyf ic gewislíce ongæáte, Solil. H. 41, 3.

hel

(n.)
Grammar
hel, hell, helle, e; f.
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Voc. ii. 97, 37: 31, 67. the abode of the fallen angels, the place of punishment of the wicked after death Ic wénde ꝥ ꝥ hell (hel, v.l.) wǽre be ðám tintregum unáræf-nendlicum ic oft secgan hýrde . . . ' Nis þis seó hell þe þú wénest,' Bd. 5, 12; Sch

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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Ne ceara incit duguða ellor sécan, winas uncúðe, ac wuniaþ hér, 165, 19; Gen. 2734. used of a husband or lover Mín freónd siteþ, wine wérigmód... Dreógeþ se mín wine micle módceare, Exon. Th. 444, 15-22; Kl. 47-51.

Linked entries: dæg-wine wine-leás

ge-wítan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-wítan, ic -wíte, ðú -wítest, -wítst, he -wíteþ, -wít, pl. -wítaþ; p. ic, he -wát, ðú -wite, pl. -witon; pp. -witen.

to seebeholdviderespectareto turn one's eyes in any direction with the intention of taking that directionto set out towardsstartpass overto godepartwithdrawgo awayretreatretiredietransirediscedere

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[b] with other infinitives :-- Ic gewíte sécan gársecges grund I go and seek the ocean's bottom, Exon. 101 a; Th. 381, 24; Rä. 3, 1.