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ge-réfa

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Cuómon . iii. scipu, and se geréfa þǽr tó rád, and hié wolde drífan tó þæs cyninges túne, Chr. 787; P. 54, 4. He ne róhte hú swíðe synlíce þá geréfan hit begeáton of earme mannon, ne hú manige unlaga hí dydon, 1086: P. 218, 17.

gilp

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Ic com on móde from, þæt ic wið þone gúðflogan gylp ofersitte, B. 2528. (3 a) a par-ticular instance of boasting, a boast, vaunt, promise to do great things :-- Ic wát hwæt se Rómána gelp swíþost is, for þon þe hió monega folc oferwunnan, and monege cyningas

slege

(n.)
Grammar
slege, slæge,es; m.

a stroke, blowof a serpent's sting,a striking, beating,stamping, coiningclashing, collisiona crash, clap of thundea fatal stroke, slaying, slaughter, death (by violencea defeat, loss inflicted on an army; cladesa stroke of affliction, punishment, diseasean instrument for striking a slaya plectrumplectro]a stroke, blowslayingplaga, ictus, tusio, percussio :a blow, defeat; n. a blow; a defeat, slaughter, loss; a stroke of apoplexy

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Mid micelre gnornunge ymb ðæs cyninges slege Ors. 2, 4; Swt. 76, 23. þurh ðæs hyrdes slege byþ seó heord tódrǽfed Mt.

Linked entries: slæge hearp-slege

níwe

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Hé hié mid þǽm ilcan wrence beswác þe hé æt heora ǽrran gemétingge dyde, and eác mid þǽm níwan þe hié ǽr ne cúðon, Ors. 4, 9 ; S. 188, 33. with things, places, or persons Cóm Hasterbal se níwa cyning, Ors. 4, 6 ; S. 176, 33.

tweógan

(v.)
Grammar
tweógan, tweón; p. tweóde.
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Tweógende cyningas reges dubii, 4, 26; S. 603, 17. Tweógende hesitantes, Wrt. Voc. ii. 43, 22: 74, 19

Linked entries: tuáes tweón twiógan

on

(prep.)
Grammar
on, an ; prep. adv. A.

expressing local relations, rest upon and contact with an object, ondependence upon an objectextension over a surfacenearnessin or at a place, or with a personrest where one object is contained in another, or is surrounded by others, within, among; and metaphorically inmarking the seat of feeling, thought, etc., in, within, at on, at, in within, in the course of, in, during on, a-fromon, in, at by, with of, consisting of or inin respect to, in the matter of, inin, ofat (a distance), of (the weight of),with, inin accordance withofinmotion, actual or figurative, which is external to the object expressed by the word which on governs, upon, on, on to, tomarking motion from without to the inside, into, among continuously, together, anon, at once expressing temporal relations,on, in, atinto (one's power, etc. )against in accordance withmarking the object of thought, emotion, speech, trust, sightmarking pricein (the name of), by (in adjuration)

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Ða ǽrestan cyningas ðe West-Seaxna lond on Wealum geeodon, Chr. Erl. 2, 10: Exon. Th. 118, 20; Gú. 242. Náðer ne mehte on óðrum sige gerǽcan, Ors. 3, 1; Swt. 96, 33.

Linked entries: an un-reordian

ge-hwirfan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-hwirfan, ge-hweorfan.
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Cf. ge-hweofan; 3 a Se hálga stede wæs gehwyrfed ðám cyninge tó handa locus regali fisco subditus erat, C.

Linked entry: ge-hweorfan

sellan

(v.)
Grammar
sellan, sillan, sylian; p. salde, sealde; pp. sald, seald
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Ðæt hý ealle ðam sémende syllan, ðæt cyninges mund stande, L. E. G. 12 ; Th. i. 174, 22. Slaga sceal his forspecan on hand syllan, and se forspeca mágum, ðæt se slaga wille bétan wið mǽgþe.

swíðe

(adv.)
Grammar
swíðe, adv.
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Swá swýþe swá hé ðam cyninge wæs líciende, swá swýþe hé him sylfum mislícade, Bd. 5, 13; S. 632, 8. Mé swá swýþe ne lyst, swá . . . Bt. 5, 1; Fox 10, 18. Hí swíþor clypodon illi magis clamabant, Mt. Kmbl. 27, 23.

Linked entry: swíðor

weorþ-mynd

(n.)
Grammar
weorþ-mynd, (-mynt), es; m. : e; f. : -myndu (-o); indecl. f. Honour
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Hit nán wundor nys ðæt sé hálga cynincg untrumnysse gehǽle, nú hé on heofonum leofaþ . . . hæfð hé ðone wurðmynt ( the privilege of healing sickness ) for his gódnesse, Homl. Skt. ii. 26, 277. Syndrige wyrðmenta privilegia Hpt. Gl. 517, 2.

Linked entry: wirþu

wyn

(n.)
Grammar
wyn, wynn, e; f.

delightpleasuredelightfullypleasantlya delightthat which causes pleasurethe best of a class,the pride of its kind.the name of the w-rune

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Wunn, 3423; An. 1715. of the Deity Lífes wynn, . . . tíreádig cyning, Hy. 3, 1. Mægna God, . . . æþelinga wyn, Exon. Th. 286, 12; Jul. 730 : 466, 15; Hö. 121. Neoman ús tó wynne weoroda Drihten, Cd. Th. 277, 2; Sat. 198.

Linked entry: mód-wén

ge-trymman

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Heora cyning mid þǽm scopleóðe heora mód getrymede, Ors. 1, 14; S. 58, 1. Getrym ( confirma ) bróðro ðíno, Lk. p. 11, 4. Getrymeg (-tryme, R.), Lk. L. 22, 32. Ðæt sió hering getrymme ðæs wácmódan monnes mód wið ðá tǽlinge, Past. 213, 2.

wíf

(n.)
Grammar
wíf, es; n.

a womana female persona being in the form of a womana married womana wife

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Se cyning mid his wífe and twám sunum. Homl. Th. i. 468, 1. Æt his méder ðe wǽre tó ǽwum wífe forgifen his fæder, L. Alf. pol. 42; Th. i. 90, 29. Ðe wíf hæfð uxoratus Wrt. Voc. i. 50, 44. Be ðon ðe mon wíf bycgge, L. In. 31; Th. i. 122, 3.

Linked entry: BRÝD

niman

(v.)
Grammar
niman, p. nam, pl. námon; pp. numen (kept in the slang word nim = steal. Cf. Shakspere's Corporal Nym).

to takereceivegetsumereaccipereto takekeepholdtenereto takecatchto containto take (with one)carrybringto take (to one)giveto take forciblyseizetake awaycarry offtollerecapessereauferrerapere

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Heofones cyning sylf cymeþ, nimeþ eard in ðé, Exon. Th. 5, 1; Cri. 63. Freónd-rǽdene niman amicitias jungere, Ex. 34, 12. Friþ niman wið to make peace with, Chr. 867; Erl. 72, 17 : 868; Erl. 72, 29 (often in the Chronicle).

Linked entry: bi-nom

wendan

(v.)
Grammar
wendan, p. -de

To turnTo cause to moveto change alterconvertto translateinterpretto move one's self take one's waygoproceedwendTo wendgoproceed

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Se cyning hine west wende Chr. 894; Erl. 92, 5. Hé wende hine ðanon, Cd. Th. 31, 31; Gen. 493: 34, 33; Gen. 547. Hé wende hine of worulde he departed this life Elen. Kmbl. 877; El. 440. Wend ðé from wynne Cd.

swilce

(adv.)
Grammar
swilce, swelce; adv. conj.
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Fífe cyningas, swilce seofene eác eorlas, Chr. 937; Erl. 112, 30. And ic ðé on hleóðre hearpan swylce eác gecwéme, Ps.

Linked entry: swálíce

ge-nídan

(v.)
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Hé geniédde þá cyningas þæt hié sealdon hiera suna tó gíslum, Ors. 4, 11; S. 204, 3. Ealle Asiam hié geniéddon ꝥ hié him gafol guldon perdomitam Asiam vectigalem fecere, 1, 10; S. 44, 18.

ge-swencan

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Hié monege cyningas geswencton, tó þon ꝥ hié eall gesealdon . . . wiþ hiera earman lífe inquietudo bellorum qua illi (reges) adtriti sunt, Ors. 5, 1 ; S. 214, 19.Hié magon ðá gódan swá micle swíður geswencean swá hié hiora ánmódlícor éhtað bonos deterius

hebban

(v.)
Grammar
hebban, occurs with dat.

to liftto liftto raiseliftmake a soundto exaltelevateto extolexaltto set upinstituteto raisebring upto directbearTo risemount

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Hí hófun Pendan suna tó cynincge leuato in regem filio Pendan, Bd. 3, 24; Sch. 314, 21. Tó ðǽm ðæt hí hí hæbben (áhebben, v. l.) ofer ðá ðe hié heora sellað ne super eos se, quibus terrena largiuntur, extollant, Past. 319, 17.

ge-mengan

(v.)
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Wæs on blóde brim weallende, ýða geswing eal gemenged, B. 848 : 1593. the object non-material Ðæs cyninges ríce ge foreweard ge forðgang swá monigum styrenessum wiðerweardra þinga ýðiað and gemengde syndon, ꝥ ꝥ mon nú gyt gewitan ne mæg, hwæt be þissum