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ge-wurþian

(v.)
Grammar
ge-wurþian, p. ode, ade; pp. od, ad

To distinguishhonouradorncelebratepraiseinsignīrehonōrāreornārecelebrāre

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On Dryhtnes naman se dæg is gewurþod the day is celebrated in the Lord's name, Hy. 9, 30; Hy. Grn. ii. 292, 30: 7, 59; Hy. Grn. ii. 288, 59.

fiscian

(v.)
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Ofer þone man becóm fǽringa godcund wracu for þám þe ficsode on Sunnandæg, Shrn. 126, 23. mid nette fixodon on sǽlicum ýðum, Hml. Th. i. 576, 21.

grétan

(v.)
Grammar
grétan, to greet.
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( Lot ) grétan eóde cuman cúðlíce, Gen. 2430. to bid farewell hié grétte and hié forlét, Bl. H. 247, 36. ðá gréttan and him cýddan nǽfre má sécan woldan ualedicunt sociis tanquam ultra non reuersuri, Bd. 1, 12; Sch. 34, 12.

hetelíce

(adv.)

violentlyfuriouslyfiercelymalignantlywith ill-will

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Add: of action or motion, violently, furiously, fiercely Hét him his seax árǽcan . . . and hine sylfne hetelíce ðýde, þæt him on ácwehte, Hml. Th. i. 88, 10: Hml. S. 15, 24. Þá Engliscan hindan hetelíce slógon, Chr. 1066; P. 199, 15.

hird-ness

watchful caretaking chargetaking carea watchguarda watch

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On mycelre Godes heordnysse (custodia) beóð þá þe cunnon sylfe forseón on þysum lífe, 39, 30.

wealdan

(v.)
Grammar
wealdan, p. weóld, pl. weóldon; pp. wealden

To have power over to control the movements of that which is moved to regulate wield a weaponwith gen. with dat. or inst. to control that which moves itself to have control of a person, an emotionto govern,with gen. with acc. of the control exercised by one in authority, to rule govern have dominion overbear sway wield power, with gen. with dat. or inst. with acc. with a preposition absolute fig. where the subject is an abstract noun, with gen. with acc. with a preposition to have power over things to possess be in possession of have at command be master of, with gen. with dat. or inst. with acc. to have power to decide or choose what shall take place to determine ordain have the decidingcontrol of matters, with gen. with dat. or inst. with a clause absoluteto have power that brings something to pass, to cause be the cause, author, source of something, with gen. with dat. or acc. of things, with gen. of motives to have power to dobe able

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Ðǽr dý fyrste wealdan móste,Beo. Th. 5141; B. 2574. with a clause Petre ðæne ealdorscipe betǽhte, and hét, ðæt weólde be manna gewyrhtum, hwá ðǽrin móste and hwá ná ne móste, Wulfst. 176, 16.

Linked entries: án-waldan wealdian

first

timerespite(additional) timein time

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Wolde ic gebétan, gif ic ábídan móste, . . . ic ne eom wyrðe þæs fyrstes, Hml. S. 26, 254. On medmycclum fyrste tó ende cuman, Bl. H. ill, 25. hæfde fyrst áne feáwa geára, Hml. S. 12, 121. Áge þreóra nihta fierst him tó gebeorganne, Ll.

Linked entry: fyrst

býtlian

(v.)
Grammar
býtlian, p. ode, ede; pp. od, ed [býtla a builder]
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To build; ædificare ongunnon býtlian heora burh they began to build their town, Cd. 90; Th. 112, 33; Gen. 1880: 99; Th. 131, 15; Gen. 2176. He ne býtlaþ of ðam grúndwealle he builds not from that foundation, Homl. Th. i. 368, 25.

Linked entry: byggan

gærsum

(n.)
Grammar
gærsum, gersum, es; m. n.

Treasurerichesthēsaurusŏpes

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Treasure, riches; thēsaurus, ŏpes He lét niman of hyre ealle ða betstan gærsuma he caused all the best treasure to be taken from her, Chr. 1035; Erl. 164, 23 : 1090; Erl. 226, 25.

Linked entries: gærsama gersum

byldan

(v.)
Grammar
byldan, p. bylde; pp. bylded; v. trans. [beald bold; v. byld]
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Bǽdon Sigebyrht ðæt he mid him to ðam gefeohte fóre and hyra fultum trymede and bylde rogaverunt Sigberctum ad confirmandum militem secum venire in prælium, Bd. 3, 18; S. 546, 20, col. 1

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wíce

(n.)
Grammar
wíce, an; f.
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Ne gedyrstlǽce nán lǽwede man ðæt wissunge oððe ealdordóm healde ofer Godes ðeówum. dear ǽnig lǽwede man him tó geteón Cristes wícan? Homl. Th. ii. 592, 28. Þonne hig bysega nabbon on heora wícum quando vacant, R. Ben. 84, 19

fandung

trialtestingtrialexperiment

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Wel God wát hit getímað on þǽre fandunge . . . þurh ðá fandunge se man sceal geþeón, gif þám costnungum wiðstent, Hml.

ádlig

Grammar
ádlig, (dele ádlíc and addle).
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Mín ádlige cneów is yfele gehæfd, Hml. Th. ii. 134, 32. Tácn ádlies magan, Lch. ii. 174, 20. ðonehis ádligum mǽge on ðone múð begeát, Hml. Th. ii. 150, 10. Gesáwon hine ádligne, 24, 28. Middaneard ádligne mundum languidum, Hy. S. 34, 24.

eorþ-reced

(n.)
Grammar
eorþ-reced, es; n. [reced a house]

An earth-house, a cave subterrānea dŏmus, antrum

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An earth-house, a cave ; subterrānea dŏmus, antrum ða stánbogan éce eorþreced healde how the stone arches held the eternal earth-house, Beo. Th. 5431; B. 2719

wel-dónde

(adj.)
Grammar
wel-dónde, adj. (ptcpl.)

Doing wellacting rightly

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Doing well, acting rightly se reccere sceal bión ðǽm weldóndum monnum for eáðmódnesse geféra ut sit rector bene agentibus per humilitatem socius Past. 17; Swt. 107, 5

swefnian

(v.)
Grammar
swefnian, p. ode.
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with acc. of person, cf. mǽtan, To appear in a dream to a person Swá bwæt swá hine swefnaþ whatever he dreams, Lchdm. iii. 184, 9. Swá hwæt swá ðé geswefnaþ, 154, 24. Áhicgan on sefan ðínne ðé swefnede, Cd. Th. 224, 5; Dan. 131.

wan-sceaft

(n.)
Grammar
wan-sceaft, e; -sceafte(-a; m.?), an ; f.
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Láð biþ ǽghwǽr fore his wonsceaftum wineleás hæle, 329, 10 ; Vy. 32. some form of disease mon sceal ða wǽtan and wonsceafta (ða wonsceaftan in the section, 246, 6, where no other malady than ða wǽtan is referred to except ða áheardodan swilas) útan

dreósan

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Druron deófolgyld, Exod. 47. to fall, not remain alert, droop, fail, sink Nǽnig manna wát mín hyge dreóseð, bysig æfter bócum, Sal. 60

epactas

(n.)
Grammar
epactas, (-e, -an ?); gen. pl. epacta, epactana,

epacts

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fela epactas beón on geáre, 329, 35: Lch. iii. 228, 5, 8. On grécisc synt gecwedene epacte, Angl. viii. 302, 32. Swá fela epacte beóð, 301, 21. Swá fela epacta þú scealt habban þý geáre, Lch. iii. 226, 28.

rihte

(adv.)
Grammar
rihte, adv.

right, due, directly, straight directly, straightway rightly, well, in a manner suited to the circumstances of a case, fittingly, properly, dulycorrectly, in the proper manner, exactly, accurately, truly

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Swylce wǽron rihte ... swilce nú sindon they were exactly such then as they are now, Bt. 7, 2; Fox 18, 1. Heó is swíðe ryhte feówerscýte it (Babylon) is very accurately quadrangular, Ors. 2, 4; Swt. 74, 13.