hlutor
clear ⬩ bright ⬩ shining ⬩ splendid ⬩ bright ⬩ untroubled ⬩ peace ⬩ clear ⬩ splendid ⬩ glorious ⬩ illustrious ⬩ brilliant ⬩ guilt ⬩ deceit ⬩ pure ⬩ sincere
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Freá, hlúttor heofones weard, Sch. 52. of personal attributes: ꝥín willa mid ús weorðe gelǽsted on eardunge eorðan ríces, swá hlúttor is in heofonwuldre gewlitegod, Hy. 6. 12. clear from evil, guilt, deceit, &c., pure, sincere Þæt gebed sceal beón
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wǽdla
poor ⬩ needy ⬩ indigent ⬩ wanting ⬩ deficient in ⬩ poor in ⬩ begging ⬩ poor ⬩ needy ⬩ a poor, needy person ⬩ a poor, needy person ⬩ a beggar
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Ðý læs hwá him self weorðe tó wǽdlan, Past. 44; Swt. 325, 7. Hé álýseþ ðæne wǽdlan (wéðlan, Ps. Surt.) liberavit inopem, Ps. Th. 71, 12: (wédlan, Ps. Surt.) egenum, 34, 11. Sóna swá ðú geseó nacodne wǽdlan, Blickl. Homl. 37, 21.
teóna
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Ðis weorc biþ deóflum se mǽsta teóna this work will prove the greatest vexation to devils, Blickl. Homl. 47, 6. Hit him wyrþ tó teónan it will turn to his hurt, 51, 9. Ne him wiht gescód ðæs ðe hý him tó teónan þurhtogen hæfdon, Exon.
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þolian
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Ðæt ðam weligan wæs weorc tó þolianne, Exon. Th. 276, 21; Jul. 569. Hé lét, torn þoliende, teáras geótan, 165, 15; Gú. 1029. Syle ðam þoligendan ðicgean ... ðú hine gelácnast wundorlíce, Lchdm. i. 220, 17: 17: 188, 1.
sellan
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Eall ðæt feoh ðe hié wið ðæm weorce sellan woldon, Ois. 4, 12; Swt. 210, 4. Syllan feoh wið freóde, Byrht. Th. 132, 58; By. 39. to give into the keeping of, hand over, deliver, commit, entrust Gif ðú mé sylst underwedd, Gen. 38, 17.
þencan
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Smeágan and þencan hwylce ðæs gódan marines weorc and his dǽdawǽron, 55, 12. where the construction is uncertain Ðenð excogitat (de domo impii, Prov. 21, 12), Kent. Gl. 775.
nealles
Not ⬩ not at all
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Ðonne telle ic ða weorþ-mynd ðæm wyrhtan, nealles ðé I ascribe the honour to the maker, not to thee, Bt. 14, 1; Fox 42, 19 note. Swá sceal mǽg dón, nealles inwitnet óðrum bregdan, Beo. Th. 4340; B. 2167 : 4365; B. 2179.
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ge-hergian
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captive in war, carry off as spoil Seó fird gehergade swíðe micel on þǽm norðhere ǽgðer ge on mannum ge on gehwelces cynnes yrfe the English took much spoil from the northern army both in men and in cattle of every kind, Chr. 910; P. 94, 29. ꝥ mín weorod
heá-líc
High, elevated, lofty, sublime, proud, chief, very great, noble, distinguished, deep, profound
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Heálíc on his weorcum actione præcipuus, Past. 12; Swt. 75, 8. Gebletsod ys Abram ðam heálícan Gode ... and gebletsod ys se heálíca God blessed be Abram of the most high God ... and blessed be the most high God, Gen. 14, 19, 20.
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þæt
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Byþ ðé meorð, þæt ðú ús on láde líðe weorðe, Andr.
Sunnan-dæg
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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
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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.
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.
heáp
a band ⬩ company ⬩ the clergy ⬩ a choir ⬩ an army ⬩ a host ⬩ a troop ⬩ company ⬩ a crew ⬩ a collection ⬩ in company ⬩ together
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[Þa þe uerde wes isomne of ælche moncunne, þa heo weoren þer on hepe an hunddred þusende, Laym. 28292. v. N. E.
wá
Woe ⬩ ill ⬩ woe ⬩ alas ⬩ vae, ⬩ well-a-way ⬩ well-a-day ⬩ ah ⬩ vah
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Ne weorðe ðé nǽfre tó ðæs wá, ðæt ðú ne wéne betran andergilde, Prov.
lǽran
To teach ⬩ instruct ⬩ educate ⬩ to preach ⬩ to exhort ⬩ admonish ⬩ advise ⬩ persuade ⬩ suggest
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Ðæt willsume weorc ðám þeódum godspell tó lǽranne desideratum evangelizandi gentibus opus, 5, 11; S. 625, 33. Godcunde láre tó lǽranne on Angelþeóde, 2, 2; S. 502, 10. Tó lǽrenne, Blickl. Homl, 233, 17. Lǽrende and strangende hira heortan, 249, 17.
lagu
Law ⬩ statute ⬩ decree ⬩ regulation ⬩ rule ⬩ fixed 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.
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 ...
wǽpen
a weapon ⬩ membrum virile
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Gif man mannan wǽpnum bebyreþ ðǽr ceás weorð, L. Ethb. 18; Th. i. 6, 19. Ðæt folc com mid wǽpnum (woepnum, Lind. wépenu, Rush.) venit cum armis, Jn. Skt. 18, 3: Andr. Kmbl. 2140; An. 1071. Gegearwod wǽpnum, Elen. Kmbl. 95; El. 48.
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MÆGEN
MAIN ⬩ might ⬩ strength ⬩ force ⬩ power ⬩ vigour ⬩ efficacy ⬩ virtue ⬩ faculty ⬩ ability ⬩ an exercise of power ⬩ effort ⬩ a mighty work ⬩ miracle ⬩ a force ⬩ military 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.
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