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for-cweþan

to reproachupbraidblamereproverebuketo reproveto refusedeclineto excuseto refuseto receiveto rejectdisapprove of

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Þa wífmen cwǽdon ꝥ hié þá burg werian wolden, gif þá wǽpnedmen ne dorsten ... Ac þá consulas noldon hié selfe swá earge geþencan swá hié þá wífmen ǽr forcwǽdon the consuls would not believe themselves such cowards as the women had called them.

geóguþ

Grammar
geóguþ, l. geoguþ,
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Þá þe for geoguðe gyt ne mihton breóstnet werian, Exod. 235. Ic wæs on geoguðe, grame mé forhogedon adolescentior ego sum et contemtus, Ps. Th. 118, 141: El. 638.

Linked entry: giógoð

eard

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Hú man þisne eard werian sceolde, 1010; P. 140, 29. On þá gerád ꝥ hý nǽfre eft on eard ne cuman. And gif heó man ǽfre eft on earde geméte, Ll. Th. i. 220, 8-10.

flítan

to striveto striveto strivequarrelsomecontentiousto disputearguelay blame on

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Þaacute; fliton him on ðá werian gástas and mid gelómlicum oncunningum tiledon ꝥ hí him ðone heofonlican weg forsetton spiritus maligni crebris accusationibus inprobi iter illi caeleste intercludere contendebant, Bd. 3, 19; Sch. 278, 7.

fæstlíce

(adv.)

fastfirmlyconstantlypersistencefaststrictlyspeedily at once

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Fæstlíce werian, By. 82. Ic fæstlíce fyrenwyrcende elnode zelavi in peccatoribus, Ps. Th. 72, 2. Hé fæstlíce ealle þá costunga of his líchaman ádrígde omni carnis tentatione funditus caruit, Gr. D. 190, 23.

wróht

(n.)
Grammar
wróht, e; f. : es; m.

accusationa false accusationslandercalumnyfaultcrimeoffencea quarrelstrifecause of complaintinjuryhurt

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Ða werian gástas wróhta onsægdon sequuntur accusationes malignorum spirituum, Bd. 3, 19 ; S. 548, 35. a false accusation, slander, calumny.

ge-hæftan

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Sume weriað wísdómes streám, welerum gehæftað, ðæt hé út ne tóflóweð, 469, 3. to bind, fetter with material bonds Se geonga . . . gehæfted (cf. fetorwrásnum fæst, 1109), An. 1129. with non-material bonds Sé þe gehæft sié mid ðǽre unnyttan lufe þisse

wráþ

(adj.)
Grammar
wráþ, adj.

wrothangryincensed

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Burh wráðum werian, Cd. Th. 119, 7; Gen. 1976. Torn gewrecan on wráðum, 123, 1; Gen. 2038: Elen. Kmbl. 329; El. 165: Ps. Th. 104, 34. Wraþþum forstolen áhreddan, flýman feóndsceaþan. Exon. Th. 396, 2; Rä. 15, 17.

LÍF

(n.)
Grammar
LÍF, es; n.

LIFE

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Líf and land werian, 274, 17. Preóstas and nunnan heora líf rehtan let priests and nuns order their lives, 269, 15. Liif, Bd. 3, 18; S. 545. 42, col. 2.

hwæþer

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Werian his man swá hwæðer him þincð ꝥ hé hine eáð áwerian mæge, swá for frigne, swá for þeówne, 388, 2. Gewylde man hine swá hwæðer swá man mæge, swá cucne, swá deádne, 390, 21. Swá hwæðer swá (swaðor, v. l. ), 268, 17

lecgan

(v.)
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Búton hé hine werian wolde . . . ꝥ hine man þonne léde, 240, 30. to deposit. to place in a position of rest on the ground or other sup-porting surface, place in a receptacle Ðá lác ðe mon on ðæt weóbud legde, Past. 219, 6.

wandian

(v.)
Grammar
wandian, p. ode.
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., to refrain from, spare a per-son or thing (dat.). absolute Ðæt man nǽnne ne slóge . . . búton hé fleón wille oþþe hine werian; ðæt man ne wandode ðonne, L. Ath. v. 12, 3 ; Th. i. 242, 10.

Linked entries: ge-wand á-wandian

fleón

(v.)
Grammar
fleón, [/a the following passages given under I. in Dict. fleón is intransitive
    By.
  • 247
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  • Ps. L. 54, 8
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  • Gen. 2080
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  • Bt. F. 116, 17
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  • Ælfc. Gr. 36
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  • 28, 6
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  • Ps. Th. 103, 17
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  • Ps. L. 113, 3
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  • Met. l, 20
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  • Mt. 8, 33
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  • Ps. L. 30, 12
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  • El. 134
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  • Gú. 228
  • .]

to fleeto fleeto run awayto pass awayto flyto run away fromto avoidto declineto avoideschew

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Þ man nǽnne ne slóge . . . búton hé fleón wille oþþe hine werian, 242, 9. to flee from captivity, danger, evil, &c. From onsiéne ðínre hwiðer fleóm ic (fugiam) ?, Ps. Srt. 138, 7. Se hýra flýhþ (fliið, L. fles, R. ), Jn. 10, 13.

mann

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Gé hláfordas, dóð gé eówrum monnum ( servis ) ðæt ilcce, Past. 201, 24. (2a) of a female slave :-- Se e where both free and unfree are included Manig strec man wyle werian his man swá hwæðer him þincð ꝥ hé hine ýð áwerian mæge swá for frigne swá for

hrægl

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Gif mon næbbe búton ánfeald hrægl hine mid tó wreónne oþþe tó werianne, Ll. Th. i. 52, 24. Hí scínaþ on manegra cynna hræglum (cf. wǽdum, Met. 25, 4) purpura claros nitente, Bt. 37, 1; F. 186, 3.

rǽdan

(v.)
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Man rǽdan sceolde hú man ðisne eard werian sceolde, Chr. l010; Erl.144, 7. <b>II b.</b> to debate, speak in council (or (?) to read. v. VI b) :-- Rádaþ (rǽdaþ) ł maðeliaþ concionantur, sermocinantur, loquuntur, Hpt. Gl. 461, 1.

ende

(v.; adj.; part.)

a regionquartersidequarterpartproportiondeathendfinishedissueeventgoalultimatelyalwaysultimatelycontinuouslyconsecutivelykindsort

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Grammar ende, on ende on end, continuously, consecutively, without omission or intermission Hit man ǽfre on ende for áne híde werian scolde, C. D. iii. 112, 23; Ps. Th. 78, 5.

Linked entry: ende-dæg

weorþian

(v.)
Grammar
weorþian, wurþian, wyrþian; p. ode.
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Ðæt hí Godes þeówas werian and weorðian, L. Eth. vi. 45; Th. i. 326, 23. Hé gesiehð ða weorþigan (weorðian, Cott. MSS.) ðe ǽr wel ongunnon, ðá ðá hé ídel wæs eorum palmas respiciant, in quorum nunc laboribus otiosi perdurant, Past. 34; Swt. 229, 21.

Linked entries: a-wyrþian wyrþian

on-geagn

(prep.)
Grammar
on-geagn, -gegen, -gægn, -gegn, -geán, -gán, -geǽn, -gén.

opposite, over against, againsttowards, in the direction of, to meet, in the way ofagainstagainst, for the reception of, to receivein reply toin return for, as an equivalent for opposite, over againstagainst, in a direction opposite toagainst, with, contrary to, in opposition toin reply toas an equivalent for, in return for, in exchange foragainst, ready fortowardsoppositeagain, backLat re-in replytowardson the other handagain

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Ða wergendan ne sceal mon ná ongeán werian, R. Ben. 17, 13. Brimmanna boda, ábeód ongeán, Byrht. Th. 133, 13; By. 49. marking direction without actual motion, towards Ðonne hé síþ ongán cum viderit, Ps. Th. 57, 9.

Linked entries: a-gén a-gén on-gegen

wiþ

(prep.; adv.)
Grammar
wiþ, prep. (adv. conj. ).

towardstoin the direction oftowardstoatwithtowardstoatagainstover againstopposite toagainstfrombynearagainstbesideuntoatagainstwithagainst onover againstoppositeagainstin the way ofwith.withpart withfromforin return foras payment forforin consideration offorin exchange forforfor in reward ofin return forin answer toforas compensation forin consideration ofin return foron condition ofagainstagainstas a set-offby the side ofcompared within contrast withwithtowithwithagainstto.withforagainstfromforagainstcontrary toin opposition to.withatagainstbeside by,atbyagainstatuntowithfromforwithagainstto weigh one thing with or against anotherin comparison withwithtowith a personwithtowardswith in respect towithwith againsttowithto.againstfromforagainst contrary toagainstbythrough,to rest on the armtill.till tountil

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Unc wið hronfixas werian, Beo. Th. 1085 ; B. 540. Wið wráð werod wearde healdan, 643; B. 319. Hit ǽr hit nolde behealdan wið unnyt word, Past. 38 ; Swt. 279, 4. Geheald ðíne heortan wið unþeáwas. Wulfst. 247, 3.