wífian
To take a wife ⬩ to marry ⬩ on
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Be ðam men ðe on his mágan wífaþ de homine qui inter cognatas suas uxorem ducit, 18, tit. ; Th. ii. 180, 30. Se ðe wífaþ on ðam forlǽtenum wífe, Homl. Th. ii. 322, 34.
wundor
a wonder ⬩ a circumstance ⬩ act that excites astonishment ⬩ a circumstance that excites astonishment as being out of the usual course of nature, ⬩ a prodigy ⬩ portent ⬩ a wonder ⬩ miracle ⬩ a miracle ⬩ a wonderful object ⬩ wondrous thing ⬩ wonderful ⬩ miraculous power ⬩ wonder ⬩ admiration
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Ðæt (the turning of Lot's wife into a pillar of salt) is wundra sum, ðara ðe geworhte wuldres Aldor, Cd. Th. 155, 14; Gen. 2572. On eallum mínum wundrum in cunctis mirabilibus meis, Ex. 3, 20. For ðínum wundrum a signis tuis, Ps. Th. 64, 8.
HÁD
person ⬩ persona ⬩ sex ⬩ degree, rank, order, condition ⬩ state, condition, kind, nature, form ⬩ manner, way ⬩ honour ⬩ persona, sexus, ordo, gradus.
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Seofon hádas syndon gesette on bócum tó Godes þénungum intó Godes circan seven orders are appointed in books for God's ministries in God's church, L. Ælfc. P. 34; Th. ii. 378, 1 : L. Ælfc. C. 10; Th. ii. 346, 25.
Linked entries: acolitus diácon dúru-weard hádelíce -hád
GEÁTAS
the Jutes ⬩ Jutæ ⬩ GAUTS ⬩ Gauti in Suecia ⬩ Γαυτοί,
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De Anglis vēnēre Orientāles Angli, Mediterrānei Angli, Merci, [et] Nordanhymbrōrum prōgĕnies, id est, de illa patria quæ Angŭlus dīcĭtur inter provincias Jutārum et Saxŏnum, Bd. 1, 15; S. 483, 20-26. the GAUTS, the inhabitants of the south of Sweden,
míðan
to conceal ⬩ dissemble ⬩ To be concealed ⬩ lie hid ⬩ to avoid ⬩ refrain from ⬩ forbear
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Ðá hié ús gesáwon hié selfe sóna in heora húsum deágollíce hié miðan visis nobis continuo inter tectorum suorum culmina delituerunt, Nar. 10, 18. Ne sceal ic míne onsýn for eówere mengu míðan, Exon. 43 a; Th. 144, 18; Gú. 680.
feówer
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Þá feówer gesceafta, Bt. 39, 8; F. 224, 8. combined with a multiple of ten: Bituih ðǽm feóer and feórtigum and hund' ðúsenda inter illa CXLIIII milia, Rtl. 104, 12. as part of an ordinal: On þissum feówer and feówertigoban sealme, Ps. Th. 44, arg.
under-fón
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<b>Ill</b> i. add: — Geoweorða wæs Mecipsuses mǽg, and hé hiene on his geogoðe underféng, and hiene fédan hét and tyhtan mid his twám sunum Jugurtha, Micipsae adoptivus, heresque inter naturales ejus filios factus, Ors. 5, 7; S. 228, 8.
lád
excuse
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Ða nǽnige láde gedón ne mágon on dómes dæge ah sceolon mid deóflum in éce wíte gefeallan those will not be able to make any defence at the day of judgment, but will have to fall with devils into everlasting punishment, Blickl.
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þurh-teón
to carry through ⬩ get a proposal accepted, a request granted ⬩ to carry out a plan, orders, etc. ⬩ give effect to an intention ⬩ to carry through ⬩ carry on to a (successful) end ⬩ to accomplish ⬩ perform ⬩ to perpetrate ⬩ to carry on ⬩ continue ⬩ to bring to a successful issue ⬩ to achieve ⬩ bring about ⬩ bring to pass ⬩ to afford ⬩ to go through ⬩ undergo ⬩ to draw ⬩ drag
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Lucius bæd ðæt hé cristen gedón wǽre, and hé þurhteáh ðæt hé bæd ( by a later hand this is turned into him wærð tíþod ðæt hé bæd), Chr. 167; Erl. 8, 15. to carry out a plan, orders, etc., give effect to an intention Bið oft synleás yfel geðóht ðǽm gódum
þegnung
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Hé brǽd hine on feala bleóna þurh deófles þegnunga he changed himself into many forms by the devil's good offices, Blickl. Homl. 175, 5. <b>I a.
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midd
Mid ⬩ middle
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Hé mé lǽdde betweoh midde ða þreátas inter choros medios, 5, 12; S. 629, 26. Hálettend midemesta finger salutarius; ǽwiscberend midmesta finger impudicus, Wrt. Voc. i. 283, 21-22. Gif hí ðone midmestan weg áredian willaþ, Bt. 40, 3; Fox 238, 23.
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un-rím
A countless number ⬩ an incalculable number or amount
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Betwuh óþerra unrím ǽwyrdleana inter alia detrimenta innumera, Bd. 1, 3; S. 475, 21: Andr. Kmbl. 1408; An. 704. Hé gehét unrím máþma promisit se ei innumera ornamenta largiturum, Bd. 3, 24; S. 556, 8: Exon. Th. 245, 12; Jul. 43.
óþer
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Betweoh hire óðer twá sweostor inter duas alias sorores suas, Gr. D. 286, 9 (2 a) add :-- Þá byrig hé geseah eall on óþre wísan gewend, on óþre heó ǽr wæs, and þá gebotla eall getimbrode on óþre wísan, on óþre hí ǽr wǽron, Hml. S. 23, 509-512.
hleóðrian
To sound, ⬩ make a sound [with the voice], ⬩ to speak, ⬩ sing, ⬩ cry, ⬩ exclaim, ⬩ resound
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Hé sæde ðæt hé openlíce hí gehýrde betwyh óðer leóþ monig hleóðrian and singan referre erat solitus, quod aperte eos inter alia resonare audiret, Bd. 3, 19; S. 547. 37.
Beda
Venerable Bede
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D. 674 + 7 = 681] cura propinquorum datus sum educandus reverentissimo Abbati Benedicto, ac deinde Ceolfrido cunctumque ex eo tempus vitæ in ejusdem Monasterii habitatione peragens, omnem meditandis Scripturis operam dedi atque inter observantiam disciplinæ
þeón
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MS.) sió earnung ðæs geswenctan flǽsces inter virtutes ceteras afflictae carnis meritum proficit, Past. 14; Swt. 86, 25: Hpt. Gl. 420, 37. Þeónde florentis (pudicitiae ), 511, 50
ge-sprǽc
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Hí betwyh heom þá hálgan gespræcu (-sprecu, v.l.) sprǽcon inter sacra colloquia, 167, ii. Gesprecu (sprǽcu, v.l. ), 168, 17. (Cf. O.H.Ger. ge-spráhhi[n] oraculum. v. god-gesprǽce, god-gesprec.)
werian
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Ealles ðæs landes is án hund hída: ac ða gódan cynegas . . . ǽlc æfter óðran, ðæt ylce land swá gefreódon Gode tó lofe and his þeówan tó bryce intó fóstorlande, ðæt hit man ǽfre on ende for áne híde werian sceolde, Cod. Dip. Kmbl. iii. 112, 5-24.
wudu
wood ⬩ the substance of growing trees ⬩ a tree ⬩ (hewh) wood ⬩ the material obtained from trees ⬩ wood which forms something ⬩ something made of wood ⬩ wood ⬩ wood ⬩ the wood ⬩ woods ⬩ a wood ⬩ wild
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Hé rǽsde intó ðam wudu, Homl. Skt. ii. 30, 31. Of ðam wudu, Cod. Dip. Kmbl. iii. 390, 1. Wæs hé eall mid wudu(silva) beweaxen, Nar. 12, 8. Of ðæm wudo, 21, 19. Hét ic ceorfan ða bearwas and ðone wudu fyllan jwbeo cedi nemus, 12, 19.
þeóf-feng
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., ut omnes agros sint libera ab omni regali seruitio (then follows a list of exemptions ),... et ab omnibus difficultatibus regalis uel saecularis seruitutis, cum furis comprehensione intus et foris, praeter pontis constructione et expeditione liberata