hwón-líc
Little ⬩ slight ⬩ small
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Th. ii. 534, 26, Ic wearþ belocen on ánre lytlan byrig mid hwónlícum fultume I was shut up in a little town with an inconsiderable force, Homl. Swt. 7, 347
cwician
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S. 12, 31. to become sensitive, recover feeling, power Gif wund on men ácólod sý . . . heó cwicaþ and wearmað, Lch. i. 194, 25. Wæs sum mǽden licgende on paralisin . . . ealle hire lima cucodon, Hml.
niþer
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Wearþ hine niðer on þæt nióbedd, Gen. 343. Niðer under næssas, Sat. 31. Sé sceal heán wesan niðer gebíged, Mód. 55. Funde þreó róda under neólum niðer næsse gehýdde, El. 832. Add
eald
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Ðá alde wearas, Jn. R. 4, 1. Æfter gesetnisse ældra ( seniorum ), Mk. L.R. 7, 5. From ældum a senioribus, 8, 31
and-wlita
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Wearp seó eorþe hit tó þæs mannes andwleotan, Bl. H. 127, 2 : 223, 35. Ond-wleatan vultu. Ps. Srt. 37, 4: 45, 6. ꝥ Habban glædne andwlitan bútan blácunge and forhtunge, Hml. Th. i. 72, 27. Ondwliotan vultum, Ps. Srt. ii. p. 202, 34.
ge-openian
To open, manifest, shew, reveal ⬩ To open
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To open, manifest, shew, reveal He bæd him engla weard geopenigean uncúðe wyrd he prayed the guardian of angels to reveal to him the unknown fate, Elen. Kmbl. 2201; El. 1102.
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regn
Rain
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Se rén wearð forboden, Gen. 8, 2. Ðá com rén (regn, Lind.: rǽgn, Rush.) descendit pluvia, Mt. Kmbl. 7, 25. Nǽnig dǽl regnes ne ungewidres in cuman ne mæg, Blickl. Homl. 125, 33. Hé áríman mæg rægnas scúran dropena gehwelcne, Cd. Th. 265, 22;Sat. 11.
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wang-stede
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Hé eode in burh hraðe, . . . stóp on strǽte . . . swá him nǽnig gumena ongitan ne mihte; hæfde sigora weard on ðam wangstede (cf. Hė wang sceáwode fore burg*-*geatum, 1678; An. 841. But perhaps wangstede - wang, and the passage means that St.
ge-fillan
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Ne wearð wæl máre folces ge-fylled sweordes ecgum, Chr. 937 ; P. I 10, (I a) fig. :-- Hé úp áhóf hond his ofer hié ðæt hé gefælde hié (ut prosterneret eos), Ps.
íþe
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þingum ne on rénum, Shrn. 204, 3. easy, not troublesome, pleasant Hé sǽde þæt him nǽre nǽfre ǽr swá éðe ne swá myrige, swá him þá wæs, Wlfst. 237, 7. of persons, not exacting, not harsh Wearð Tiberius Rómánum swá wráð and swá heard swá hé him ǽr wæs
neáh-lǽcan
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Hé wearð áweht tó his neálǽcendan stefne, Gr. D. 85, 8. of movement in time. with a noun or pronoun as subject Se dóm neálǽceþ, Bl. H. 91, 19. Nú neálǽceþ ǽgþer ge þín onwrigennes ge uncer gecýþnes, 187, 22. Ic neálǽhte mínum ende, Gr. D. 243, 20.
on-cweþan
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Clipiendra gehwylc wolde ꝥ him man oncwǽde omnis inuocans cupit audiri, Angl. ii. 373. to say in reply to a question 'Hwæt wearð eów . . . ?' Earmsceapen ágef andsware . . . and his fæder oncwæð, An. 1348. Ongan his magu frignan . . .
tíd
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Wearð ðáre sǽ smiltnesse áwænd fǽringa betwux twám tídum ( in the course of two hours ), Ap. Th. 10, 25. v. bell-, cenning-, dæg-, edmǽl-, frum-, gereordung-, gewin-, hǽlu-, hwíl-, mǽl-, mæsse-, onríp-, úhtan-, unriht-tíd. Add
bed
a bed ⬩ couch ⬩ a surface on which something rests?
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Reced geondbrǽded wearð beddum and bolstrum, B. 1240. Ic syndrigra hús and bedd (bed, v. l.) geseah singulorum casas ac lectos inspexi, Bd. 4, 25; Sch. 500, 12. a surface on which something rests?
in-híréd
Household ⬩ family ⬩ house
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Ðá wearþ gefullod fæder and sunu mid heora innhýréde then was baptized the father and son with their household, Homl. Skt. 5, 308
ge-sceón
To happen, come upon ⬩ accidere, contingere
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Egyptum wearþ ðæs dægweorces deóp leán gesceód to the Egyptians for that day's work a deep requital was given, Cd. 167; Th. 209, 29; Ex. 506
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ge-met
Fit, meet, proper ⬩ aptus, congruus, conveniens
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Fit, meet, proper; aptus, congruus, conveniens Wearþ him hýrra hyge ðonne gemet wǽre he had a loftier soul than were meet, Cd. 198; Th. 247, 5; Dan. 492 : 186; Th. 231, 21; Dan. 250: Andr.
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rodor
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Rodra weard, Exon. Th. 394, 23; Rä. 14, 7. Rodera weard God, Cd. Th. 1, 2; Gen. 1. Rodora ríce heaven, 308, 5; Sat. 688. Under roderum, 7, 21; Gen. 109. Steám up árás swylce réc under radorum, Elen. Kmbl. 1604; El. 804.
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eáwunga
Openly, publicly ⬩ mănīfeste, pălam, cōram
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He wearþ dígellíce cristen, forðon he eáwunga ne dorste he was secretly a christian, because he durst not openly. Ors. 6, 21; Bos. 123, 29: Exon. 126 b; Th. 487, 2; Rä. 72, 22. Oððe eáwunga oððe dearnunga either publicly or privately, L.
feohte
A fight ⬩ combat ⬩ pugna
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A fight, combat; pugna Wearþ him seó feohte tó grim the fight was too severe for them, Exon. 84 a; Th. 317, 16; Mód. 66. Nó ic gefrægn heardran feohtan I have not heard of a harder fight, Beo.