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werian

(v.)
Grammar
werian, wergan; p. ede.
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Ealles ðæs landes is án hund hída: ac ða gódan cynegas . . . ǽlc æfter óðran, ðæt ylce land swá gefreódon Gode tó lofe and his þeówan tó bryce intó fóstorlande, ðæt hit man ǽfre on ende for áne híde werian sceolde, Cod. Dip. Kmbl. iii. 112, 5-24.

ge-mǽre

(n.; v.)
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Angl. viii. 324, 45-325, 12) Þ hé gýme æfter .xii. Kl. Aprl. hwǽr beó se móna feówertýne nihta eald, and wite eác ꝥ hé byð ꝥ gemǽre þæs termenes pasche, Angl. viii. 322, 34.

ge-býrian

(v.)
Grammar
ge-býrian, l. -byrian, take here ge-berian
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Wé gebyrian sceolon oððe heofonwarena cyninge oððe hellewítes deóflum æfter úrum forðsíðe, Wlfst. 151, 19: 241, 18. for a person (dat.) to be concerned with (tó) an object, to have to do with Hwæt synd þás? gebyrað him áht tó þé? what are these?

ge-witnes

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Búton hé gewitnesse hæbbe ꝥ æfter him ne saga þú, 54, 4. Ꝥ hé hæfde ungeligene gewitnesse þæs ꝥ hit swá gód wǽre, 232, 26. Be ðám ðe hiora gewitnessa beforan bisc̃. áleógað. Gif hwá beforan biscepe his gewitnesse and his wed áleóge, 110, 9-12.

wæter

(n.)
Grammar
wæter, es; n. (the word seems to be feminine inon ðisse wætere,
  • Homl. 247, 25
  • ; see also
  • Ps. Th. 17, 11
: and a weak genitive plural wæterena is found in
  • Ps. Th. 31, 7.
)

waterwater water in the sky, rain water of a river, sea, etc. water as in Derwentwater, a body of water, a stream, lake, sea waters of a great river, of a sea, etc.

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Lǽt forð ðíne willas and tódǽl ðín wætru æfter herestrǽtum, Past. 48; S. 373, 13, 15.

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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(that is) to happen or be some time or other, (that is) to come Se ðe æfter mé tówerd ys qui post me venturus est, Mt. Kmbl. 3, 11. Gif hé wiste on hwylcere tíde se þeóf tówerd wǽre, 24, 43. Georne wiste se Scyppend, hwæt tóweard wæs, Homl.

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þrymm

(n.)
Grammar
þrymm, es; m.

a hostgreat body of peoplea forcemultitudea great body of waterforcepowermightglorymajestymagnificencegreatnessgrandeur

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Com æfter niht lagustreámas ( = es?) wreáh þrym mid þýstro night covered the great mass of water with darkness, Cd. Th. 148, 1; Gen. 2450. force, power, might Ðǽr wæs módigra mægen forbéged, wígendra þrym, Andr. Kmbl. 3142; An. 1574: 6; An. 3.

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weorod

(n.)
Grammar
weorod, (-ud, -ed, -ad), werod (-ud, -ed), worud (-ad), word, es; n.
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Hé ( king Alfred ) lytle werede uniéþelíce æfter wudum fór, 878; Erl. 78, 33. Wærede, 823 ; Erl. 63, 18. Síde worude (worulde, MS.), Cd. Th. 118, 11; Gen. 1963. Hié sceoldan ðæt hǽþene weorod geflýman, Blickl. Homl. 221, 30.

forþ

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Be þám wé eft forð (hér æfter, v. l.) on þysse béc secgean willaþ de quibus in sequentibus suo tempore dicendum est, Bd. 3, 18; Sch. 275, 19. forth, out, so as to be seen or known Of sweoran forð hlifað ( promineat ) seó reádnes ðæs swyles, Bd. 4, 19

ge-fyllan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-fyllan, to fill with (gen. dat. (inst.) or with preps.). v. ge-fellan, ge-fillan
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Ðá ðá III winter gefylled wǽron æfter Pendan slege tribus annis post occisionem Pendan, Bd. 3, 24; Sch. 314, 15

ge-standan

(v.)
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L. 2, 9. non-material, to have place Æfter þǽre menigeo mínra sára þe mé ǽr on ferðe fæste gestódan secundum multitudinem dolorum meorum in corde meo, Ps.

ymb

(prep.)
Grammar
ymb, ymbe, umbe, embe, emban; prep.
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Æfter dúnscræfum, ymb stánhleoðo, Andr. Kmbl. 2467; An. 1235: 3152; An. 1578. Ymb ða weallas scínaþ engla gástas, Cd. Th. 305, 25; Sat. 652. Ymbe hárne stán tigelfágan trafu stódan, Andr. Kmbl. 1682; An. 843. Ymbe Sanere feld, Salm.

ge-habban

(v.)
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Th. ii. 380, 31. in a state or position Þám þe se æfterra deáð gegrípð and on écnesse gehæfð, Bt. 19; S. 47, 2.

swilc

(pronoun.)
Grammar
swilc, swelc; pron. (the word can take the weak declension).
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Hæfde his ende gebidenne swylcne hé ǽr æfter worhte, Judth. Thw. 22, 17; Jud. 65. Eall gedǽlan swylc him God sealde, Beo. Th. 145; B. 72. Ealle swylce hí habban scoldon, 3599; B. 1797. Cyningas swylce iú wǽron, Exon. Th. 310, 32; Seef. 83.

Linked entries: swelc swylc swá-lic

þúsend

(n.; num.; adj.)

a thousand

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Æfter ðam þúsende biþ se deófol unburden, Wulfst. 243, 23. On þúsende ðære cneórisse in mille generationes, Ps. Th. 104, 8. Hié ðone here gefliémdon and his fela þúsenda ofslógon, Chr. 911; Erl. 100, 28: Ors. 3, 7; Swt. 118, 8: Cd.

friþ

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Beþurfon hí ꝥ hí óleccan þǽm æfter friðe þe máre habbað alieno praesidio indigentes, Bt. 26, 2 ; F. 92, 29. Hié on friðe Drihtnes of gryre treddedon, Dan. 438.

hwilc

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Hwý gé nellan ácsian æfter ðám wísum monnun. . . . hwilce hí wǽron . . . and siþþan gé hiora þeáwas geácsod habben, him onhyrian, Bt. 40, 4; F. 240, 2. Smeáþ hwelc þǽs flǽsclican gód sién, 32, 2; F. 116, 28. (b α) where a high degree is implied. Cf.

gangan

to gowalkto go pedestrianfootmountedto move along, proceedanimateliveto take a specified courseto be habitually in a specified conditionto pass, be currentto take place to have a specified issueto departto take one's way, proceed gomove in a specified directiongoandto be carried, moved, impelled to reach, extendto passbecometo cometo go to the closet, have an evacuationto leave a permanent habitationoccupation

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Long is tó secganne, hú hyre ealdorsceaft æfter gongeð, Rä. 40, 23. where movement from a place is the primary notion. to depart Geongas exeunt Lk. L. 4, 36. Geong from mé exi a me, 5, 8.

wiht

(n.)
Grammar
wiht, e ; f. : es; n.

a wightcreaturebeingcreated thinga whitthingaughtanythingwithout a negativeaughtalonewith a genitive

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Se hrycg færð æfter ǽlcre wuhte, Past. 1 ; Swt. 29, 14. Wiþerweardnes wuhte gehwelcre, Met. 11, 78. Ðære wihte, Exon. Th. 438, 9; Rä. 57, 5.

setl

(n.)
Grammar
setl, sedl, seðl, seotl, sotl, seatl, sitl (-el, -ol, -ul), es; pl. setl, setlu, sotelas, setlas (
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Ðú mín setl (sessionem) oncneówe and mínne ǽrist æfter gecýðdest, Ps. Th. 138, 1. <b>IV a.</b> stay, residence :-- On ðæm setle ðe hé ðǽr sæt during the stay he made there, Chr. 922 ; Erl. 108, 22. <b>IV b.