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wíf-mann

(n.)
Grammar
wíf-mann, (wím-, wim-?), es; m. (but seó wífman occurs). I.

a womanfemale

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a woman Wé lǽraþ ðæt ǽnig wífman neáh weófode ne cume ða hwíte ðe man mæssige, L. Edg. C. 45 ; Th. ii. 254, 3. Ðara manna sum wæs bescoren preóst, sum wæs lǽwede, sum wæs wífmon ( femina, ) Bd. 5, 12 ; S. 628, 35.

Linked entry: wím-man

wíd

(adj.)
Grammar
wíd, adj.
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</b> of f wide, having no limit near, open, cf. wíd-sǽ Sume hí wǽron on wíddre sǽ besencte, Homl.

eft

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Nú wille ic eft þám líge neár, Gen. 760. Hig æðelinges eft ne wéndon they did not expect the prince back, B. 1596. to a condition Þú tó eorþan scealt eft geweorþan, Cri. 624.

smeálíce

(adv.)
Grammar
smeálíce, adv.

searchingly, carefully, narrowly, closely closely, deeply, acutely, with penetration clearly, accurately, exactlyclosely

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Kmbl. 171; Sal. 85. closely Án cliwen suíðe nearwe and suíðe smeálíce gefealden Past. 35; Swt. 241, 24

hearde

firmlytightly

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Hwílum mé bryne stígeð, hyge heortan neáh hearde (hædre. v. l.) wealleð, Sal. 62. of painful physical sensation, e. g. thirst, Hml. Th. ii. 256, 31 (in Dict.). of painful, violent, intense emotion Hé (St. Martin) cóm tó húse hearde gedréfed (cf.

hríðer

(n.)
Grammar
hríðer, hrýðer, es; n.

oxcowheifer

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F: neáta, MS. D.] heáfdum they stoned him to death with bones and heads of cattle, Chr. 1012; Erl. 146, 18. Hrýðra fald bucetum, Ælfc. Gl. 1; Som. 55, 23; Wrt. Voc. 15, 22. Of hríðerum de armento, Lev. 1, 3.

Linked entries: hruðer hrýðer

hér

here . . . there

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Hér syndon inne dóhtor míne, 2464. neáh Ic wát heáhburg hér áne neáh, Gen. 2517. of Hé sum þing hér of undergyte, Angl. viii. 317, 39. on-gemang. Similar entries v. hér-ongemong in Dict. tó Hér tó bið understanden se Hálga Gást, Hml.

rand

(n.)
Grammar
rand, es; m.
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Th. 4825 : hlǽw holmwylme neáh, 4814), Ben. Th. 5069; B. 2538. Of ðam fúlan bróce wið westan randes æsc to the west of the ash tree on the bank (?), Cod. Dip. B. ii. 259, 8. [Cf. later English rand border, strip, slice :-- Raweȝ and randeȝ, Allit.

Linked entry: rand-beáh

ge-sceaft

(n.)
Grammar
ge-sceaft, -scæft, -sceft, e; f: es; n.

the creation, a created being or thing, creature, an elementcreātio, creātūra, plasma, ĕlĕmentuma decree, destiny, fate, conditiondestĭnāta, sors, fātum, condĭtiocreation, creaturedecree of fatecreatura, elementum, habitus, fatum

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Biþ ðæt gesceaft swíðe nearu geþuht the creation will appear very narrow, Homl. Th. ii. 186, 7. He awende ðæt gesceaft he changed the creature, ii. 72, 10: i. 276, 8, 10, 14, 15, 20.

feówer

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Bifora feóro nétno ante quatuor animalia, Rtl. 47, 28. with a pronoun: Ðás féwera godspelles haec quattuor evangelia, Mt. p. 9, 8. as multiplicative, four times: Se earma man wile drincan feówer swá feala swá his neád wǽre, Hml.

gaderian

(v.)

to join, uniteto bring togetherto bring togethercollectaccumulate, amassto bringgarnerto gatherto gathercompile

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Þonne feor and neáh hé (the Phenix) þá swétestan somnað and gædrað wyrta and wudubléda tó þám eardstede colligit hinc succos et odores divite silva, Ph. 193. Hé him of hira ceasterwarena forðrycnesse gestreón gaderiað, Ll.

BE

(prep.)
Grammar
BE, [abbreviated from big = bí, q. v.]; prep. dat. and instr.

BYnear totoatinonuponaboutwithjuxtapropeadsecusincumoffromabouttouchingconcerningdequoadforbecause ofafterbythroughaccording topropropterersecundumbesideout ofeex

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BY, near to, to, at, in, on, upon, about, with; juxta, prope, ad, secus, in, cum Be wege by the way, Mk. Bos. 8, 3. Wunode be lordane he dwelt by Jordan, Cd. 91; Th. 116, 6; Gen. 1932.

flǽsc

Grammar
flǽsc, pl. flǽscu: flǽsce (?), an; /.

fleshanimalshuman beings

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Ex. 4, 7. marking near kinship Hé ys úre brððor and áre flǽsc, Gen. 37, 27. of the marriage relation Beóð twégen on ánum flǽsce.

ge-þóht

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Eóde se Wísdóm neár mínum hreówsiendan geþóhte, Bt. 3, 1; F. 426: Wand. 88. Wé ágyltaþ þurh feówer þing, þurh geþóht and þurh word and þurh weorc and þurh willan, Bl. H. 35, 14.

Linked entry: þóht

sib

(n.)
Grammar
sib, sibb, e; f.
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Homl. 103, 29. v. bróðor-, cneów-, dryht-, friðu-, mǽg-, mǽgþ-, neáh-, níd-, un-sib[b], and next word

wérig

(adj.)
Grammar
wérig, adj.
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Ða wéregan neát ðe man drífeþ and þirsceþ, Elen. Kmbl. 714; El. 357. <b>I a.</b> </b> with gen., weary of or from doing something Wérig ðæs weorces, Exon. Th. 436, 20; Rä. 55, 10. Síþes wérig, Beo. Th. 1162; B. 579.

wiþ

(prep.; adv.)
Grammar
wiþ, prep. (adv. conj. ).

towardstoin the direction oftowardstoatwithtowardstoatagainstover againstopposite toagainstfrombynearagainstbesideuntoatagainstwithagainst onover againstoppositeagainstin the way ofwith.withpart withfromforin return foras payment forforin consideration offorin exchange forforfor in reward ofin return forin answer toforas compensation forin consideration ofin return foron condition ofagainstagainstas a set-offby the side ofcompared within contrast withwithtowithwithagainstto.withforagainstfromforagainstcontrary toin opposition to.withatagainstbeside by,atbyagainstatuntowithfromforwithagainstto weigh one thing with or against anotherin comparison withwithtowith a personwithtowardswith in respect towithwith againsttowithto.againstfromforagainst contrary toagainstbythrough,to rest on the armtill.till tountil

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Be norðan is se sǽ, ðe ǽgþer is ge nearo ge hreóh wið Italia ðam lande (opposite Italy), Ors. 1, 1 ; Swt. 28, 12. Grammar wiþ, obstruction, against, in the way of Bordrand onswáf wið ðam gryregieste, Beo. Th. 5113 ; B. 2560.

EORL

(n.)
Grammar
EORL, es; m. I. an Anglo-Saxon nobleman of high rank, the yarl of the Danes, about the same as an ealdorman. He who was in early times styled ealdorman, was afterwards denominated

an earl cŏmes, sătelles princĭpis

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Its more general use among us dates from the later Scandinavian invasions, and though originally only a title of honour, it became in later times one of office, nearly supplanting the older and more Saxon one of 'ealdorman:' — Swá we eác settaþ be eallum

Linked entries: ealdor-man eorl-dóm

wól

(n.)
Grammar
wól, es; m. : e; f.

Pestpestilenceplaguemurrain

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Ǽlcum fiþerfétum neáte ðe on wóle winne, 328, 13. For ðæm wóle (pestis) ðe on ðæt lond becom, Ors. 1, 5; Swt. 34, 15.

dǽl

(adv.)
Grammar
dǽl, pl. dǽle (gelimplice daele conpetentes portiunculas,
    Wrt. Voc. ii. 104, 79
), dǽlas.
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K. 150, 13. v. eástsúþ-, middel-, neáh-, twi-dǽl