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wraþu

(n.; adv.)
Grammar
wraþu, e; f.

A propstaysupportsupportassistance

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Him Freá ælmihtig fultum tióde, wíf áweahte, and ða wraðe sealde leófum rince, Cd. Th. 11, 13;Gen. 174.

on-wrigenness

(n.)
Grammar
on-wrigenness, e; f.

An uncovering, discoverya removal of that which obscures or concealsan explanation, expositionan exposure of a person's real charactera revelation, manifestation made to the eye or to the ear by divine power

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Gl. 435, 43. a removal of that which obscures or conceals Leóht tó onwrigennysse þeóda lumen ad revelationem gentium; a light to lighten the Gentiles, Homl. Th. i. 136, 22. an explanation, exposition ( Similar entries v. on-wreón, III.)

snell

(adj.)
Grammar
snell, snel; adj.

Quick, active, strongof rapid movement, quick, rapid, swiftactive, prompt, ready, quick in action, bold keen, severe; sharp acute firm, determined bold, active alacer, acer, agilis, strenuus, robustus, pernix valiant, brave; ready of speech, eloquent

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Snel 208, 29;208, 29 Hé is snel and swift and swíðe leóht est levis et velox 220, 8; Ph. 317. Wæterþissa snel 182, 2; Gú. 1304: Andr. Kmbl. 1009; An. 505. Snelle veloces Ps. Spl. T. 13, 6. Férend snelle swift emissaries Exon. Th. 246, 12; Jul. 60.

tirgan

(v.)
Grammar
tirgan, tirwian, tirigan, tirian; p. tirgde, tirwede, tirigde

To vex,irritate,provokeexasperate

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Hé ðás leóde mid here and mid ungylde tyrwigende wæs, Chr. 1100; Erl. 236, 2, Mǽgþ tyrwiende generatio exasperans, Ps. Lamb. 77, 8. Tirgen to get weary, Misc. 12, 362. Tariento fatigue, Chauc. Terren to wraþþe provocare ad iram, Wick. Deut. 4, 25.

hwæt

(adj.; int.; pronoun.)
Grammar
hwæt, neut. of hwá, used as an adv. or interj.

Whywhat!ah!

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Hwæt ðú leóda feala forleólce and forlǽrdest how many people hast thou deceived and seduced! 2726; An. 1365: Beo. Th. 1064; B. 530. Hwæt iudas hét ðá settan ðæt líc ah! then Judas bade them put down the body, H. R. 13, 26.

hyhtan

(v.)
Grammar
hyhtan, p. te

To hopetrustrejoice

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Wé cunnon hyhtan ðæt wé heofones leóht ágan móton we can hope that we may possess the light of heaven, Fragm. Kmbl. 84; Leás. 44.

Linked entry: hihtan

raðe

(adv.)
Grammar
raðe, (aspirated and unaspirated forms occur, and each can alliterate; the two forms are given separately. v. hraðe); adv.
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Héht lífes brytta leóht forþcuman ofer rúmne grund; raðe wæs gefylled heáhcininges hǽs, Cd. Th. 8, 13; Gen. 123 : 95, 26; Gen. 1584 : Exon. Th. 93, 15; Cri. 1526 : Beo. Th. 1453; B. 724. Ðæs cymþ raðor iste egredietur prius, Gen. 38, 28.

scíne

(adj.)
Grammar
scíne, sciéne, scéne, sceóne, scióne, scýne; adj.
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Cwæð ðæt his líc wǽre leóht and scéne, 17, 26; Gen. 265. Wæsim wlitig and scéne, 30, 16; Gen. 467. Deór wundrum scýne ( the panther ), Exon. Th. 356, 30; Pa. 19. Is seó womb wundrum fæger, scír and scýne, 219, 16; Ph. 308. Mægþ scýne, Beo.

á-blinnan

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H. 25, 5. of things, to cease, stop, fail, come to an end Ðæt leóht on nánre tíde ne áblinneþ, Bl. H. 21, 16. Se rén áblon, Ors. 4, 10; S. 194, 19. Seó scadu áblann umbra cessavit An. Ox. 40, 15. On ungyldan ðá nǽfre áblunnon, Chr. 1097; P. 234, 4.

Linked entry: on-blinnan

for-gán

(v.)

to forgoto abstain fromgo withoutto abstain from

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Wæs ǽlc þæs wordes ꝥ him leófre wǽre ꝥ hé land foreóde þonne hé þæne hád underfénge every one declared that he would sooner go without the land than take orders, Cht. Th. 167, 33. Forgá ǽlc man mínne huntnoð, Ll. Th. i. 420, 25.

Linked entry: for-gangan

glídan

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Hwonne úp cyme eástan glídan swegles leóma, Ph. 102. to pass from one state to another, slip, fall Oft ðæt hefige mód glít niðor and niðor stæpmǽlum, oð hit mid ealle áfielð, Past. 279, 2. of movement along a surface Þonne hié mon slóg oþþe sceát, þonne

lufian

(v.)
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Heó lufode þá leóde, líðwǽge bær hælum tó handa, B. 1982. Frofre gǽst in Gúðláces geóce gewunade, lufade hine and lǽrde, Gú. 109. Cómon earnas . . . lissum lufodon, An. 870. Nemne hé God lufige mid lácum, Jul. in.

ge-lǽstan

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Héton him secgan, ꝥ him leófre wǽre tó feohtanne þonne gafol tó gieldanne. Hié þæt gelǽstan swá, 1, 10; S. 44, 14. Sceótend þóhton Italia ealle gegongan; hí gelǽstan swá, Met. 1, 13. Eall þæt wæs gelǽsted, Bl.

ge-wildan

Grammar
ge-wildan, Take here <b>ge-wyldan</b> in Dict., in which dele passage from Nar. 2, 1, and add
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Hé bútan wǽpnum gewylde ðá león, Hml. S. 18, 15. (1 a) of conquest by war :-- Hé mid his scylde þá burg ne gewylt non occupabit civitatem clypeus (Is. 37, 33), Hml. Th. i. 568, 32. Ic gewyllde and oferwann fela ðeóda, 9.

sunne

(n.)
Grammar
sunne, an (sunnu, Cd. Th. 286, 14; Sat. 352, and acc. sunne, 147, 11; Gen. 2437:
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-On ðam feórðan dæge gesceóp God twá miccle leóht, ðæt is sunne and móna, and betǽhte ðæt máre leóht, ðæt is seó sunne, tó ðam dæge,Lchdm. iii. 234, 6-8. Seó sunne is micle ufor ðonne se móna sý, 242, 10.

Linked entries: sunna sunnu sól

stund

(n.)
Grammar
stund, e; f.
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Horn stundum song fúslíc leóð, Beo. Th. 2851; B. 1423. Ða ic sylf stundum gerád, stundum gereów (cf. Icel. stundum . . . stundum sometimes . . . sometimes, now. . . now ), Cod. Dip. Kmbl. v. 331, 1. with exertions or pains (v. á-stundian, and cf.

ge-déman

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León hwelpas sécað þæt him grǽdigum ǽt God gedéme, Ps.

hyldu

(n.)
Grammar
hyldu, e; hyldo; indecl. f.

Kindnessfavouraffectionfriendshipgracefidelityloyalty

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Ðé wæs leófra his sibb and hyldo ðonne ðín sylfes bearn his [God's] peace and grace were dearer to thee than thine own child, 141; Th. 176, 33; Gen. 292l.

Linked entry: helde

sár-líc

(adj.)
Grammar
sár-líc, adj.

sad, mournful, lamentable, grievous causing pain, grievous sad, mournful

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Sárlíc leóþ tragoediam, Wrt. Voc. ii. 82, 37. Hwílum gyd áwræc sárlíc Beo. Th. 4224; B. 2109. Næs heo næuere swa sarlic, ꝥ wes Wenhauer þa quene, sarȝest wimmone, Laym. 28457

wíf

(n.)
Grammar
wíf, es; n.

a womana female persona being in the form of a womana married womana wife

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Freá wíf áweahte, and ða wraðe scalde leófum rince, Cd. Th. 11. 12; Gen. 174. Ðæt ædele wíf ( Eve ), 294, 19; Sat. 473. Ðǽr wǽron manega wíf (wífo, Lind., mulieres ), Mt. Kmbl. 27, 55 : Lk. Skt. 8, 2 : 24, 22.

Linked entry: BRÝD