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helpan

(v.)
Grammar
helpan, p. healp, pl. hulpon; pp. holpen; v. trans.

To helpaidassistsuccour

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on ðisum lífe mágon helpan ðám forþfarenum ðe on wítnunge beóþ we in this life may help the departed that are being punished, Homl. Th. ii. 356, 11. sceolon earmra manna helpan we ought to help poor people, 442, 14. Helpa fovere, Rtl. 122, 37

Linked entries: a-helpan ge-helpan

on-bídan

(v.)
Grammar
on-bídan, p. -bád; pl. -bidon; pp. -biden.

to abide, wait, remainto wait for, expect,to wait on, attend upon

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Gif wífes wer sig on hæftnýde gelǽded, onbýde expectet heo his .vi. winter, L. Ecg. C. 26; Th. ii. 152, 4. sculon óðres onbídan, Lk. Skt. 7, 20. Willaþ gé mín onbídan? Blickl.

gist-hús

(n.)
Grammar
gist-hús, (<b>gæst-hús,</b> q. v. in Dict.), es; n.
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Befrán se hálga wer on hwæs gesthúse hí metes onbirigdon, ii. 168, 2. Onféng hé þá in his gesthúse ( hospitio ), Gr. D. 194, 13.

be-swícan

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Add Gif þurh deófles searocræftas wurðað æt þám sáwlum beswicene ( frustratis animabus insidiis antiqui hostis ), Chrd. 88, 12. Add Ðurh gítsunge wearð beswicen Sawl . . . Ahab yfele wearð beswicen for Naboðes wínearde, Hex. 54, 6-11

ciric-pæþ

Grammar
ciric-pæþ, v. cyric-pæthorn; in Dict., and add: [O. Frs. kerk-path.]
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Cf. ciric-stíg, -weg

wósig

(adj.)
Grammar
wósig, adj.

Juicysucculent

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Juicy, succulent Ðeós wyrt is wel wósig, Lchdm. i. 270, 21. Genim ðás wyrte swá wósige gecnucude, 278, 23. Ða beóð fulle of gehwǽdum leáfum wel wósigum, 258, 3

ang-sum

(adj.)
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Hí þæne ancsuman weg geceósað, be þǽm se Hǽlend cwyð, &#39;Ancsum and neara is se weg þe tó lífe lǽt,&#39; R. Ben. 20, 9. Add

óþ-feallan

(v.)
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to fall away, cease to have connection with Óþ-fealle se wer (in the case of a man who, upon a charge of theft, being forsaken by his kinsmen, forfeits his freedom) ðám mágum the kinsmen shall have no further concern in the &#39;wer&#39; L.

þancol-mód

(adj.)
Grammar
þancol-mód, adj.
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Having the mind addicted to thought, of acute mind, wise, intelligent þancolmód wer, þeáwum hýdig, Cd. Th. 102, 24; Gen. 1705. Seó gleáwe hét hyre þínenne þancolmóde heáfod onwríðan, Jud. Thw. 24, 5; Jud. 172.

meter-fers

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Eall swylce sum getýd wer sitte and sum meterfers mid his feðere áwríte, viii. 317, 22. Oft þá þeódwitan þus heora meteruersgewurðiað, 332, 15. Hig gewurðiað heora spǽce and heora meterversa gesetnyssa, 313, 29. Add

á-wacnian

(v.)
Grammar
á-wacnian, -wæcnian.

to awakento arisespring

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Áwæcnode se wer of slǽpe, 21, 251. Clypiað . . . ꝥ hé áwacnige, 18, 120. to arise, spring Þæt þeós weoruld mihte of hym áwæcnian, Wlfst. 206, 28. Þanon wæs áwæcnod ꝥ æþeluste cynn, Angl. xi. 3, 56

Linked entry: -wacnian

hú-lic

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Hé giémde hwæt hé hæfde monna gerímes, and ne nóm náne ware húlice hié wǽron, Ors. 5, 4; S. 224, 22. used substantively Ðá ðe geségon húlic (hwelce, R.) geworden wére, Mk. L. 5, 16. Hé ædeáude húlco ( qualia ) wéro ðrouendo hreáferas, Lk. p. 9, 3.

gegnum

(adv.)
Grammar
gegnum, adv.

Forwardobviam

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Forward; obviam For hwam ne móton we ðonne gegnum gangan why then may we not go forward? Salm. Kmbl. 705; Sal. 352. Eódon ðú gegnum ðanonne they thence went on forward, Judth. 11; Thw. 23, 21; Jud. 132 : Beo. Th. 633; B. 314 : 2813; B. 1404

un-strenge

(adj.)
Grammar
un-strenge, adj.

Weak

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Weak Paulus cwæð: ' strange sceolon beran ðæra unstrengra byrðene' debemus nos firmiores imbecillitates infirmorum sustinere (Rom. 15, 1), Homl. Th. ii. 390, 26

Linked entry: strenge

full-fremednes

completeness

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Fulfremednesse weg þe on féran sceolan, Bl. H. 21, 16. Fulfremednysse perfectionem, An. Ox. 1011

port-strǽt

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Add: Cf. port-herpaþ, -weg

bétende

(n.; v.; adj.)
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bétende, bétend, es; m.
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v. bétan, I (1), burh-bót, ge-bétung) Brosnade burgsteal bétend crungon the buildings were in ruins, those who should have repaired them were dead, Ruin. 28. Substitute:

twégen

(n.; num.; adj.)
Grammar
twégen, (twegen? In the later MSS. of the Gospels tweigen and twegen are found, but ei may represent earlier e, e. g. weig, Lk. 1, 79, eige, 2, 9; or é, e. g. wreigende, 23, 10, wreigeð, 23, 14: Layamon has tweiȝe, tweien: in the Ormulum the form is tweȝȝen); m.: twá, twuá; f.: , tuu, twá; n.: gen. twéga, twégea, tweágea, twíga, twégera, twégra (later Gospels have tweigre, tweire); dat. twám, twǽm Besides these West Saxon are the following forms, nom. acc. twǽgen, twœgen, tuoegi, tuoege, tuóge, tuoe, tué; m.: f. tuoege: gen. tuoega, tuoe, twégen, tuoegara, twoegra, tuoera.

Twoabsolutelydistributively

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Miððý wéron onfence fíf hláfo and twé fiscas, Mk. Skt. Lind. 6, 41. Brýda twá, Cd. Th. 65, 33; Gen. 1075. Twá þeóda . . . twá folc, Gen. 25, 23. Sinhíwan twá, Cd. Th. 49, 9; Gen. 789. Ðæt tweágea (twégea, Hatt.

Linked entries: tuu twá

æþele

(adj.)
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On þære stówe wunode swýþe æþel wer (sum æðele wer, v. l.) quo in loco vir nobilis manebat, Gr. D. 61, 30. Sum æþel (æðele, v. l.) wer vir quidam nobilis, 140, 3. Cwén ... þeáh hió æðelu sí, Rä. 78, 5.

Linked entry: æþel

sticol

(adj.)
Grammar
sticol, adj.
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Se weig is swíðe nearu and sticol, se ðe lǽt tó heofonan ríce . . . Ðonne máge ðurh Godes fultum ástígan ðone sticolan weg, ðe ús gelǽt tó ðam écan lífe, Homl. Th. i. 162, 23-35.

Linked entry: sticel