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MÆGEN

(n.)
Grammar
MÆGEN, es; n.

MAINmightstrengthforcepowervigourefficacyvirtuefacultyabilityan exercise of powerefforta mighty workmiraclea forcemilitary force

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Nánne man ðæs ne tweóþ ðæt se seó strong on his mægene ðe mon gesihþ ðæt stronglíc weorc wyrcþ nemo dubitat esse fortem, cui fortitudinem inesse conspexerit, Bt. 16, 3; Fox 54, 28.

Linked entry: mægn

sceótan

(v.)
Grammar
sceótan, p. sceát, pl. scuton, sceoton ; pp. scoten.
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Sceóte man æt ǽghwilcre híde pænig oððe pæniges weorð, 181, 4. Wé cwǽdon ðæt úre ǽlc scute .iiii. pæng tó úre gemǽne þearfe ... and forgyldon ðæt yrfe ðe syððan genumen wǽre ðe wé ðæt feoh scuton, L. Ath.

Linked entries: fore fore-scét

se

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D. 47, 14. 2 d Lyt manna weorð lange fægen ðæs ðe óðerne bewrencð, Prov. K. 34: Exod. 51. 3. with prep. tó Hié tó don swíðe forslagene wurdon, ꝥ hiera feáwa tó láfe wurdon, Ors. 1. 13; S. 56, 9.

ge-wyrcan

(v.)
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Sé þe ꝥ weorc geworhte, Ll. Th. i. 418, 13. Habban leán þæs þe wé on lífe geworhtan, 370, 21. Ðaacute; scylda ðe hié wið hiene geworhton, Past. 343, 18. Gif hé mánweorc gewyrce. Ll.

(adv.)
Grammar
ná, <b>, ;</b> adv.

Nonotnon

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Telle ic ða weorþ-mynd ðæm wyrhtan, næs ná ðé, Bt. 14, 1; Fox 42, 19. Næs ná for ðam ðe ðæs landes swá fela wǽre, ac for ðam ðe se Wendelsǽ hit hæfþ swá tódǽled, Ors. 1, 1; Swt. 24, 25.

Linked entries: ne

Sunnan-dæg

(n.)
Grammar
Sunnan-dæg, es; m.
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S. 45; Th. i. 402, 13; in general terms it is said :-- [Ealra] Woroldlícra weorca on ðam hálgan dæge geswíce man georne, L. Eth. vi. 22; Th. i. 320, 12: L. C. E. 15; Th. i. 368, 18.

wandian

(v.)
Grammar
wandian, p. ode.
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Oft mon bið suíðe wandigende æt ǽlcum weorce and suíðe lætrǽde agendi tarditas, Past. 20; Swt. 149, 14. where the grounds for turning aside are given, to care for, be influenced by Ðú ne wandast for nánon menn non est tibi cura de aliquo, Mt.

Linked entries: ge-wand á-wandian

ge-swícan

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ꝥ hé ǽfre swylces geswíce, 202, 17. ꝥ hé é Cýpinga and folcgemóta and huntaðfara and woroldlicra weorca on þám hálgan dæge geswíce man georne, 320, 12 : 308, 11. ꝥ hí sunnandæges cýpinga geswícan, 326, 21. Mon sceal ídelra worda geswícan, R.

open

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Gif . . . wíf hig. . . forlicge, and hit open weorðe, Ll. Th. i. 406, 7. And hit him on open wurðe, 200, 20. Þá wanspédigan crístenan hé ne geþafode þæt hí openre wǽdlunge underþeódde wurdon, Hml. Th. i. 558, 26.

dǽl

(adv.)
Grammar
dǽl, pl. dǽle (gelimplice daele conpetentes portiunculas,
    Wrt. Voc. ii. 104, 79
), dǽlas.
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.) :-- Hé gewát féran út sum-dǽl óðres weorces (sum weorc, v. l.) tó wyrcanne ad exercendum opus aliquod discessit, Gr. D. 63, 28.

wilnian

(v.)
Grammar
wilnian, p. ode.

of animate objectsto desire, ask forwith gen. or uncertainwith accusativewith infinitivewith geniudial infinitivewith genitive and gerundial infinitivewith a clauseabsolute or uncertainto desire to goto tend to an end

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Wylnian, Wulfst. 277, 19. with accusative Ðú ne wilnast weora ǽniges -deáð (cf. nolo mortem impii, Ezech. 33, II ), Ps. C. 54. Ða æþelingas wilniaþ, Exon. Th. 433, 14; Rä. 50, 7. Eall hwæt hí willniaþ hí begitaþ, Bt. 40, 7; Fox 242, 22.

Linked entry: willnian

þearf

(n.)
Grammar
þearf, e; f.
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Is ðam weorce þearf, ðæt..., Exon. Th. 1, 21; Cri. 11. Ús is mycel ðearf, ðæt wé teolian, Blickl. Homl. 125, 11. Him wæs þearf micel, ðæt..., Cd. Th. 123, 32; Gen. 2054.

Linked entries: þærf þarf

lagu

(n.)
Grammar
lagu, e; f.

Lawstatutedecreeregulationrulefixed custom

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G. 7; Th. i. 172, 3 it is said :-- Gif hláford his þeówan freólsdæge nýde tó weorce gylde lahslitte inne on Deone lage and wíte mid Englum.

Linked entries: laga lah ge-lagu

hwæþere

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(a α) þeáh þe ... hwæþere :--- hwæþere ... þeáh Hwæþre hé getrymede heora geleáfan mid þon heofonlicon weorce, þeáh hié word þæs heofonlican gerýnes ne ongeáton, Bl. H. 17, 7. (b α) hwæþere ...

smeágan

(v.)
Grammar
smeágan, smeán; p. smeáde; ppr. smeágende, smeánde; pp. smeád

to consider, meditate, inquire, deliberateto consider, ponder, examine, inquire into, discuss, searchto seek an opportunityto accept as the result of inquiry, to suppose

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On eallum ðínum weorcum ic wæs smeágende 76, 10. to consider, ponder, examine, inquire into, discuss, search with acc. Ðenden ic Godes bebodu smeáge scrutabor mandata Dei, Ps. Th. 118, 115.

Linked entry: smeán

sib

(n.)
Grammar
sib, sibb, e; f.
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Ongeán ðæt sint tó manienne ða ðe ða sibbe sáwaþ ðæt hié swá micel weorc tó unwærlíce ne dón and húru ðǽr ðǽr hié nyton hwæðer sió sibb (sib, Cote.

hefig

ponderousdenseweightyimportantgravesevereseriousdeepprofoundmistfogcloudslowdulltroublesomeoppressiveonerousburdensomeoppressivegrievousdifficultlaborioustoilsomeoverpoweringweariness

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Ðynceað him sumu weorc suíðe hefug (hefgu, v. l.) quaedam sibi difficilia opponit, Past. 285, 1. Hefegast gewinna, þæt hí mid welerum geworht habbað labor labiorum ipsorum, Ps.

Linked entry: hefe-lic

læssa

Grammar
læssa, l. lǽssa,
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</b> having a quality mentioned to a slighter extent, less in respect to (on ) :-- Ic eom on mægne mínum lǽsse þonne se hondwyrm, Rä. 41, 95. of things. with respect to value Ꝥ man nǽnne ne slóge for lǽssan yrfe þonne .XII. pæniga weorð, búton

wed

(n.)
Grammar
wed, wedd, es; n.

a pledge, what is given as security a pledge, what is given as security a pledge, solemn promise, engagement, covenant, compact

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Genime mon .vi. sciłł. weorð wed, L. In. 49; Th. i. 132, 13. Æt cynges spǽce lecge man .vi. healfmarc wedd, æt eorles .xii. óran wedd, L. Eth. iii. 12; Th. i. 296, 25-6. Heora ǽlc sylle .vi. healfmearc wedd, 3; Th. i. 294, 7.

Linked entries: bád borg-wed borh-wed

swíðe

(adv.)
Grammar
swíðe, adv.
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Ða bróþra óþra weorca swýðor gýmdon paid more attention to other works, Bd. 3, 8; ii. 532, 30. Swá hé him swíþor bebeád swá hí swíðor bodedon quanto eis praecipiebat, tanto magis plus praedicabant, Mk. Skt. 7, 36.

Linked entry: swíðor