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ge-witscipe

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Cf. ge-witnes; 1 a Ne sceal bisscopa hálgung on óþre wísan wesan nemne on gesomnunge and on gewitscype þreóra oððe feówer bissceopa episcoporum ordinatio sine adgregatis tribus uel quattuor episcopis fieri non debet, Bd. 1, 27; Sch. 73, 12

Linked entry: wit-scipe

brýd-lác

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S. 7, 61. in pl. marriage ceremony, nuptials Is ǽlcum preóste forboden, þæt hí beón ne móton on þá wísan, þe hí ǽr wǽran æt þám brýdlácum, þǽr man óðre síðe wífað where a man marries a second time, priests are forbidden to attend in the way they did

geornian

(v.)
Grammar
geornian, p. ode.
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Ꝥ hé on þá wísan hire geornige ꝥ hé hý healdan wille swá wær his wíf sceal, 254, 6. to beg Hé gesaet æt woeg giornade sedebat juxta uiam mendicans, Mk.

hwearfian

(v.)
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H. 9, 23. of change, where similar objects succeed one another On ðám ylcan wísan hweorfiað ealle gescsáafta, Solil. H. 9, 24. to change: — Hú meahtes þú bión on midre þisse hwearfunga ꝥ þú eác mid ne hwearfode?

DERIAN

(v.)
Grammar
DERIAN, derigan; part.deriende, derigende ic derige, ðú derast, detest, he deraþ, dereþ, pl.deriaþ, deregaþ ; p. ode, ede ; pp. od, ed; v. trans. dat.

To injure, hurt, harm, damage nocēre, lædĕre, obesse

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Náuht ne deregaþ monnum máne áþas wicked oaths in no wise injure men, Bt. 4; Fox 8, 16. He derode manna gesihþum he injured men's sight, Homl. Th. i. 454, 21: Hexam. 16; Norm. 24, 3: Chr. 1032; Erl. 164, 2: Boutr. Scrd. 18, 3.

ge-dihtan

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Dǽdbóta sind gedihte on mislice wísan, ii. 282, 3. to order, manage, rule Þæt heáfod gewissað þám óðrum limum, swá swí þæt mód gediht ðá geðóhtas. Hml.

tó-weard

(adj.)
Grammar
tó-weard, adj.

futurethat is to comeabout to comecomingat handapproachingtoward(that is) to happen or be some time or other,(that is) to comeabout to happen(that is) to come soonimminentimpendingto take placecome to passcoming towards a placeapproachingabout to comewith the face towards a person,facing

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Gif hé wiste on hwylcere tíde se þeóf tówerd wǽre, 24, 43. Georne wiste se Scyppend, hwæt tóweard wæs, Homl. Th. i. 112, 25. Hé nát hwæt him tóweard biþ he knows not what is to happen to him, Bt. ll, 1; Fox 32, 13.

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lind

(n.)
Grammar
lind, e; and linde, an; f.

a shield

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Ðonon in áne linde, iii. 392, 1. what is made of the wood of the tree, a shield (in poetry) Wisse hé gearwe, ðæt him holtwudu helpan ne meahte, lind wið líge, Beo. Th. 4671; B. 2341. Ofer linde lǽrig, Cd. 154; Th. 192, 29; Exod. 239.

ge-wilnian

(v.)
Grammar
ge-wilnian, -wilnigan, to -wilnienne; p. ode; pp. od [wilnian to desire]

To wishdesireexpectseekstrive forcŭpĕreconcŭpiscĕredesīdĕrāreexpĕtĕreambīre

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To wish, desire, expect, seek, strive for; cŭpĕre, concŭpiscĕre, desīdĕrāre, expĕtĕre, ambīre Reáflácum nylle gé gewilnian răpīnas nōlīte concŭpiscĕre, Ps. Spl. 61, 10: Ps. Spl. 118, 20.

Linked entry: wilnian

andeta

Grammar
andeta, andetta.
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Þú hæbbe forgitan þæt ðú ǽr andætta wére ꝥ þú wisse, Shrn. 191, 26

bryttian

(v.)
Grammar
bryttian, <b>bryttian,</b> brytian.
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Ic wisse cwén giefe bryttian, Vid. 102. Ðá þe hit him bryttian (brytian, v.l.) sceoldon ... ðá þe be hiora gifum libban sculon qui dispensatores sunt ... qui ex aliena dispensatione subsistunt, Past. 320, 4.

ge-sceádwíslíce

(adv.)
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Add: distinctly, clearly Þæt ic wille gescád-wíslecor gesecgean, þæt hit mon geornor ongietan mæge quod utrum ita sit, apertissime expedire curabo, Ors. 2, l ; S. 60, 9. discreetly, prudently, sagaciously Gif hé self wénð ðæt hé sié wís and gescádwíslíce

DEÓFOL

(n.)
Grammar
DEÓFOL, deóful, dióful; contracted to deófl; gen. es; dat. ; nom. pl.deóflu , deófol; gen. deófla; m. n.

DEVIL diabŏlus

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Se deófol ne wunode ná on sóþfæstnysse, forðamðe seó soþfæstnyss nis náteshwon on him the devil abided not in the truth, because the truth is not in any wise in him Hexam. 10; Norm. 16, 18. Ðæt he ðone deófol adrífe ut dæmŏnium ejicĕret, Mk.

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ildest

(adj.)
Grammar
ildest, superl.

eldestoldestprincipalchiefgreatest

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Ic hit rehte ðam yldostan Egiptan witun I told it to the chief wise men of Egypt, Gen. 41, 24

fægnian

(v.)
Grammar
fægnian, fægenian, fagnian, fagenian, fahnian; p. ode; pp. od [fægen, fægn glad, joyful]

To rejoice, be glad, exult, applaud, to be delighted with, to wish forgaudēre, jubĭlāre, lætāri, exultāre, plaudĕre, appĕtĕre

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To rejoice, be glad, exult, applaud, to be delighted with, to wish for; gaudēre, jubĭlāre, lætāri, exultāre, plaudĕre, appĕtĕre Ne sceal he tó ungemetlíce fægnian ðæs folces worda he ought not to rejoice immoderately at the people's words, Bt. 30, 1;

hwílum

(adv.)
Grammar
hwílum, hwílon; dat. pl. as adv.

At times for a timesometimeswhilome

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Ic wiste ðæt ðú hwílon lufodest God scivi te aliquando amasse Deum, 24; Som. 25, 9. Ða ðe on horsum hwílon wǽron qui ascenderunt equos, Ps. Th. 75, 5.

Linked entries: HWÍL hwílon

líf-dæg

(n.)
Grammar
líf-dæg, es; m.
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Hé him lífdagas leófran ne wisse ðonne hé hýrde heofoncyninge no pleasanter time in his life did he know, than when he obeyed heaven's king. 162; Th. 203, 25; Exod. 409. Oflét lífdagas died, Beo. Th. 3248; B. 1622

eorþ-búend

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eorþ-búend, eorþ-búend, -búgend, -búgi(g)end (-ende)
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Þú hæleðum eart, eallum eorðbúendum, weard and wísa, Dan. 565. Ꝥ hé rénas forgeáfe eorðbúgiendum (-búgigendum, v. l.), Hml. S. 18, 144. Ofer ealle eorðbúende super omnem terram, Ps. Th. 82, 14.

feorran

(adv.)
Grammar
feorran, adv.
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Hé fela þing feorran wiste ǽr þan þe hit gewurde, Hml. S. 31, 1009

ge-þóht

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Médsceattas áblændað wísra monna geþóht munera excaecant prudentes, Ll. Th. i. 54, 18. Þám þe hafað wísne geþóht, Cri. 922.

Linked entry: þóht