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wil

(n.)
Grammar
wil, will, es; n.

will, pleasure ⬩ a pleasant or desirable thing

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Gif þeówa and þeówen hyra bégra wylles hig gesomnigon si servus et ancilla mutua voluntate se conjunxerint L. Ecg. C. 25; Th. ii. 150, 15.

mód-sefa

(n.)
Grammar
mód-sefa, an; m.

The inner man

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Ne sceal se Dryhtnes þeów in his módsefan (in his heart) máre gelufian eorþan ǽhtwelan, Exon. 38a; Th. 125, 22; Gú. 358: 66b; Th. 247, 1; Jul. 72. Man cweþeþ on his módsefan dicet homo, Ps. Th. 57, 10. On módseofan, 115, 2.

forþ

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Tó forð þeós þeód is bedǽled rǽdes and rihtes, 243, 5. Hé ðá lufan tó dæs forð wið heó gecýdde ꝥ ..., Hml. A. 152, 30. Sé þe hine sylfne þus forð forscyldigað, Ll. Th. ii. 280, 28. See also the verbs given with forþ as prefix in Dict., and forþmest

seonu

(n.)
Grammar
seonu, sionu, senu, sinu, synu; gen. seonwe, sine;
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Ðá æthrán hé his sine on his þeó tetigit nervum femoris ejus, Gen. 32, 25. Healt for ðære sinwe (synewe, MS. B.) wunde, L. Alf. pol. 75; Th. i. 100, 5. Gif man on sinwe besleá æt blódlǽtan. Lchdm. ii. 16, 8. Gif mon ða. greátan sinwe (synewe, MS.

Linked entry: sinu

swǽr

(adj.)
Grammar
swǽr, swǽre, and swár; adj. [Halliwell gives sweer unwilling as a Northumbrian word, and swere dull, heavy, as a Durham one. In Jamieson's Dictionary the forms sweir, swere, sweer, swear are given with meanings lazy, indolent; unwilling; unwilling to give.]
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heavy as a burden, of great weight (lit. or fig.), oppressive Swǽr is seó byrðen ðe Godes bydel beran sceall, gif hé nele georne unriht forbeódan, L. I. P. 5; Th. ii. 308, 35: Wulfst. 178, 8. Hé bið deófles tempel, and byrð swíðe swǽre byrðene on his

Linked entry: swár

þrí

(n.; num.; adj.)
Grammar
þrí, þrý, þrié, þreó; m.: þreó, þrió, þré; f. n. (ðreá, ðriá, ðreó, ðrió in North.); gen. þreóra, þrióra (and ðreána in North.); dat. þrim (þrím? ðriim in North., but cf. Goth. þrim), later þreom.

Three

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Three Tres þrý gebyriaþ tó masculinum and femininum, tria þreó tó neutrum, Ælfc. Gr. 49; Zup. 281, 3, Grammar þrí, used adjectivally Þrié Scottas cuómon, Chr. 891; Erl. 88, 5. Ða þreó clystru ðæt sind þrí dagas, Gen. 40, 12. Ða þrí windlas ðæt sind

Linked entries: þreó þrió þrý

reáf-lác

(n.)
Grammar
reáf-lác, es; n. m.
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Þe vox of giscungehaueð þeos hweolpes ... þeofþe, reflac ... A. R. 202, 19. Þe king his ræflac makede (his land al forverde, 2nd MS.), Laym. 9939.

ge-bringan

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Gif mon þeóf on carcerne gebringe . . . forgyldan hý hine oþþe hine eft þǽrinne gebringan, 198, 21-26. Þæt man crístene men on hǽðendóme ( in heathen lands) ne gebringe, 378, 1. Cuce orf hé on gemǽnre lǽse gebringe, 274, 26.

Linked entry: ge-brengan

grist

(n.)
Grammar
grist, (?) gnashing of teeth, in the cpds. grist-bátian, grist-bátung, grist-bite, grist-bitian, grist-bitung. [Cf. O. Sax. grist-grimmo gnashing of teeth in rage: O. H. Ger. gris-gramón stridere, fremere dentibus; gris-grimmón stridere; grist-grimmung stridor.]
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rǽswa

(n.)
Grammar
rǽswa, an; m. (a word used only in poetry).
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Ealwealdan Gode, þeóda rǽswan, Andr. Kmbl. 3243; An. 1624, Folccyningas, leóde rǽswan, Cd. Th. 125, 6; Gen. 2075. a leading man, chief person, leader Ðá wearð forht manig folces rǽswa many a chief man among the Mermedonians, Andr.

gódian

(v.)
Grammar
gódian, p. ode, ede; pp. od, ed.
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to be or become good, to improve, get better Ðonne gódiaþ ðæra lendena sár and ðæra þeóna swýðe hræðe then the pains in the loins and thighs will very speedily get better, Herb. 1, 28; Lchdm. i. 80, 1.

Linked entry: ge-gódian

wita

(n.)
Grammar
wita, an; m.

one who knows ⬩ a person of understanding or learning ⬩ a wise man ⬩ one able to give counsel ⬩ a counsellor ⬩ one able to give counsel in affairs of state ⬩ one who takes part in the councils of a nation ⬩ a leading man ⬩ an elder ⬩ a chief person ⬩ senior ⬩ one who has knowledge ⬩ a witness ⬩ a wise man ⬩ one professing supernatural knowledge

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Ic Íne . . . mid eallum mínum ealdormonnum and ðǽm ieldstan witum mínre þeóde and eác micelre gesomnunge Godes þeówa wæs smeágende be ðære hǽlo úrra sáwla and be ðam staðole úres ríces, L. In. proem.; Th. i. 102, 6.

Linked entries: weota wieta wiota

-ere

(suffix)
Grammar
-ere, -er, es; m. as the termination of many nouns, signifies a person or agent, v. fulwer and fullere a fuller, bleacher, Mk. Bos. 9, 3: from wer a man; plegere a player; sǽdere a sower; wrítere a writer.

folgere

(n.)
Grammar
folgere, es; m.

aFOLLOWER ⬩ attendant ⬩ disciple ⬩ assecla ⬩ pĕdĭsĕquus ⬩ assectātor

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Ðý þriddan dæge þeóda Wealdend arás, and he feówertig daga folgeras síne rúnum arétte on the third day the Ruler of nations arose, and for forty days he comforted his followers [ = disciples] with words, Hy. 10, 35; Hy.

þeówen

(n.)
Grammar
þeówen, þíwen, [n]e; þeówene, an; f.
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Gif hwá ásleá his þeówe oþþe his þeówenne (-ene, MS. H.) ðæt eáge út, L. Alf. 20; Th. i. 48, 24. Þeówne (or adj.?) bernam, Wrt. Voc. ii. 12, 24. Ðeáh hwá bebycgge his dohtor on þeówenne, L. Alf. 12; Th. i. 46, 12.

Linked entries: þeów þióen þíwen þýwen

ofer-cuman

(v.)

to overcome, vanquish, subdue ⬩ to come upon, reach, obtain

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Æþelfriþ Scotta þeóde mid gefeohte ofercom praelio conterens Bd. 1, 34; S. 499, 17: Cd. Th. 178, 33; Exod. 21. Hé ðone feónd ofercwom, Beo. Th. 2551; B. 1273. Hié feónd heora þurh ánes cræft ofercómon, 1403; B. 699.

teón

Grammar
teón, [On p. 978, ll. 2, 3 for leáh, tongne l. teáh, longne.]
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</b> add :-- Ic nelle ꝥ ǽnig mann áht þǽr on teó búton hé and his wícneras (cf. ic nelle ꝥ éni man énig þing þér on theó, bútan hí and heara wícneras nolo ut aliquis hominum se intromittat nisi ipsi et ministri eorum, 347, 3), Cht. E. 233, 7.

ge-wita

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Ꝥ hé nelle þeóf beón ne þeófes gewita, 388, 7. (3 b a) where the crime is denoted by prep. :-- Se hláford þe his þeówan æt þýfðe gewita sý, Ll.

wrecan

(v.)
Grammar
wrecan, p. wræc, pl.wrǽcon; pp.wrecen

To drive ⬩ press ⬩ to drive ⬩ force to move ⬩ to drive out ⬩ expel ⬩ to drive out ⬩ to express ⬩ utter ⬩ recite ⬩ to drive in ⬩ impress ⬩ inlay ⬩ to drive ⬩ practise ⬩ carry out ⬩ on ⬩ to drive ⬩ press on ⬩ to wreak ⬩ to punish ⬩ to punish ⬩ to punish ⬩ to punish ⬩ to avenge ⬩ to avenge ⬩ to avenge ⬩ to avenge ⬩ to avenge ⬩ to take vengeance (on)

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Ða ðe þeóf wrecon, L. Ath. i. 6; Th. i. 202, 19. Ðæt beorna gehwylc Byrhtnóð wrǽce, Byrht. Th. 139, 21 ; By. 257. Se ðe þeóf wrecan wille, and nánne man ne gewundige, L. Ath. i. 6 ; Th. i. 202, 20: 20; Th. i. 210, 10: v. 1, 5; Th. i. 230, 10.

Linked entries: wracian a-wrecan wreogan ǽrend-wreca

GLEÁW

(adj.)
Grammar
GLEÁW, adj.

Clear-sighted ⬩ wise ⬩ skilful ⬩ sagacious ⬩ prudent ⬩ good ⬩ sagax ⬩ prudens ⬩ astutus ⬩ sapiens ⬩ gnarus

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Gleáw þeów servus prudens, Mk. Skt. 24, 45: 25, 2, 4. Ic gehírde secgan ðæt ðú wǽre gleáw ðǽron I heard say that thou wast skilled therein, Gen. 41, 15. Sumne wísne man and glǽwne a discreet and wise man, 33.

Linked entries: glǽw gléw

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