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hwæðer

(con.)
Grammar
hwæðer, hweðer; conj.

Whether

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Hwæðer hit sig ðe sóþ ðe leás utrum vera an falsa sint, Gen. 42, 16. Josep áxode hig hwæðer hira fæder wǽre hál oððe hwæðer hé lyfode ille interrogavit eos dicens: Salvusne est pater vester? adhuc vivit? 43, 27.

sefa

(n.)
Grammar
sefa, an ; m.
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Kmbl. 28 ; Leás. 16. Módcræfte séc þurh sefan snyttro, Exon. Th. 28, 5 ; Cri. 442. Sécan sefan ge*-*hygdum, Cd. Th. 219, 4 ; Dan. 49. Sefan sídne geþanc, 249, 26 ; Dan. 536. Sefan (seofan, MS. A.) snytro, Salm. Kmbl. 133 ; Sal. 66.

Linked entries: seofa siofa

EÓWU

(n.)
Grammar
EÓWU, gen. eówe ; pl. nom. acc. eówa; gen. eówena; dat. eówenum; f; ewe, an; f. A

EWE, female sheepŏvis fēmĭna

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The milk was used for domestic purposes: butter and cheese were made from it; for Ælfric teaches the shepherd [sceáp-hyrde] to say, 'On fórewerdne morgen ic drífe sceáp míne to heora lease, and ic agénlǽde híg to heora loca, and melke híg tweówa on dæg

þreágung

(n.)
Grammar
þreágung, þreáwung (v. þreápung), þreáung, þreáng, e; f.

reproofrebukea threatchastisementpunishment

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correction : -- Æfter deáþe nán þreágincge ys leáf post mortem nulla correctionis est licentia, Scint. 48, 16

Linked entries: þreáung þreáwung

wrenc

(n.)
Grammar
wrenc, es; m.

a trickartificewilestratagema stratagema modulation of the voice

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Ðæt lease lot, ðe beoþ mid ðám wrencum bewrigen fraus, mendaci compta colore. Bt. 4; Fox 8, 17: Met. 4, 47. Tó fela manna wearð mid þyllícan wrencan þurh deofol forlǽred, Wulfst. 54, 12. Tógeánes ðæs deófles wrencum, 198, 12.

Linked entry: wrencan

hǽþ

(n.)
Grammar
hǽþ, a heath, hǽþ a plant. Take these together, for ' e ; f. ' substitute es; n.
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. ¶ the word is found in many compounds, as the first part of words denoting localities, hǽþ-beorh, -burh, dún, -feld, -gára, -hricg, -leáh, -slæd, v. C. D. vi. 293, 294. as part of proper names, v. Txts. 595

hlinian

(v.)

to reclineto lean

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L. 7, 49. to lean for support Þá stuðu þe se bysceop on hleonigende forðférde illa destina cui incumbens obiit Bd. 3, 17; Sch. 269, 18. to incline in thought, be favourably disposed to Eallra willa hlinede (hleonade, hleonodon, v. ll.) tó gehýranne

rǽs

(n.)
Grammar
rǽs, es; m.
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Ðá wearð líg tólýsed, leád wíde sprong, hæleþ wurdon acle for ðý rǽse, Exon. Th. 277, 27; Jul. 587. Hé gúðe rǽs mid his freádryhtne fremman sceolde, Beo. Th. 5246; B. 2626. Gúðe rǽsum, 4702; B. 2356

Linked entry: rǽs-bora

eówer

youryouryours

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Add: qualifying a noun, your Ðiós eówru leáf, Past. 451, 32. Eóweres andleofan, Bl. H. 169, 16. Eówres Fæder, 171, 21. Mid eówrum (eórum, v. l.) ágenum willan gé sculon ðencean for eówre heorde, Past. 137, 19. For eówerre fortrúwodnesse, 211, 12.

sceáwere

(n.)
Grammar
sceáwere, es; m.

an observer,a spya watch-towera mirrora buffoon, an actor

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Leáse sceáweras, Beo. Th. 511; B. 253. Moises sende twelf sceáweras, Num. 13, 4: Jos. 2, l. a watch-tower (?) Sceáwere(the word occurs in a list of military terms), speculia Wrt.

Linked entry: sceáwend-sprǽc

BRINGAN

(v.)
Grammar
BRINGAN, part. bringende ; ic bringe, brincge, ðú bringst, he bringeþ, brincgeþ, bringþ, pl. bringaþ; p. ic, he brang, brong, ðú brunge, pl. brungon; pp. brungen; v. a.

To BRING, adduce, lead, produce, bear, carryferre, adducere, ducere, producere, offerre, proferre

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To BRING, adduce, lead, produce, bear, carry: ferre, adducere, ducere, producere, offerre, proferre Hwǽr is ðæt tiber, ðæt ðú bringan þencest where is the gift which thou thinkest to bring?

sprengan

(v.)
Grammar
sprengan, de

To cause to spring.to scatter to sprinkle to burst, crack (cf. to spring a leak,sprung, applied to a bat)to apply a clysterquassare, rorareto burst, scatter, sprinkleto burst

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Nime se sacerd his blód arid dyppe his finger ðǽron and sprenge on dæt ryft, Lev. 4, 17, 6. government uncertain Ðá ðá hé sprencde dum rorat, Germ. 402, 43. to burst, crack (cf. to spring a leak,sprung, applied to a bat) Hé sceáf mid ðam scylde, ðæt

Linked entry: sprængan

cealf

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On cealfa leáge, Cht. E. 294, 25. Calfra vitulorum, Rtl. 21, 12. Calfero vitulos, 119, 28. Cealfru, Ps. L. 49, 9: 50, 21. Cealfas, Ex. 24, 5: Ps. Spl. 28, 6. Hé ðá cealfas tó cúum lǽdde, Shrn. 61, 19. v. cú-, hind-cealf; cealfa hús in Dict. Add

fǽr-béna

(n.)
Grammar
fǽr-béna, fær-béna (-u), an; m.
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Substitute: one that has to ask leave to go (faran) from his lord (? v. fær; I 2), a person of the churl class Gif ǽni man ágiten wurðe ꝥ ǽnige hǽðenscipe dreóge . . . gif hé sí cynges þegn . . . Gif hit sí elles landágende man . . .

ge-dirfan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-dirfan, pp. ed.
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Betere ys þæt for manegra hǽlþe án beó genyþerud, þænne þurh ánes leáfe manega beóð gedyrfede ( periclitentur ), Scint. 115, 20. Scypu beóð gedyrfed (per[i] clitautur) on wídsǽ, Archiv cxx. 297, 19

hearmian

(v.)
Grammar
hearmian, p. ode

To harm, hurt, injurecalumniarito afflict, grieveto be annoyed

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To harm, hurt, injure Gif preóst óðerne un-warnode lǽte ðæs ðe hé wite ðæt him hearmian wille if a priest leave another unwarned of that which he knows will harm him, L. N. P. L. 33; Th. ii. 294, 26: Lchdm. iii. 202, 33.

ge-wita

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H. 177, 14. one that attests Ne beó gé nǽfre on nánre leásre gewitnysse, for þon se leása gewita ne bið hé nǽfre ungewítnod, Ll. Th. ii. 422, 38. Leáse gewitan stǽldon on mé, Ps. Th. 34, 12.

be-swícan

to decoyensnarebeguileto betrayto defraudsupplantto circumventto seducemislead

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Gezabel beswác Naboð tó his feóre þurh leáse gewitnysse, Hml.

Linked entry: be-swícende

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.

hyht

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Hí gehátað holdlíce, swá hyre hyht ne gǽð, Leás. 14. Úsic lust hweteð on þá leódmearce, micel módes hiht tó ðǽre mǽran byrig, An. 287.