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wæcce

(n.)
Grammar
wæcce, an; f.

wakefulnesssleeplessnesswatchingwatchfulnessa watchvigila division of the nighta watch

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Gé sceolon witan, ðæt twá wæccan synd; án is ðæs líchaman, óðer ðæs módes. Ðæs líchaman wæcce is ðonne wé waciaþ on cyrcan æt úrum úhtsange, ðonne óðre men slápaþ ...

yfel-weorc

(n.)
Grammar
yfel-weorc, es; m.
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Cf. yfel-dǽd, yfel-dǽde, ¶

nǽnig

(n.; adj.; pronoun.)
Grammar
nǽnig, ( = ne ǽnig).

not anynonenono onenot any one

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Him ðæs nǽnige bót dydon, Blickl. Homl. 201, 23. Grammar nǽnig, with other negatives Nǽnig mon ne sceal lufian ne ne géman his gesibbes, 23, 16. Ðæt wíte ðe nǽfre nǽnig ende ne becymeþ, 51, 31.

Linked entry: nán

Esau

(n.)
Grammar
Esau, gen. Esawes [Esaues]; dat. Esawe; m. [Esau ושָׂעֵ hairy, from השָׂעָ to be hairy]

Esau

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Esau Sóþlíce Iacob sende bodan to Esawe his bréðer mīsīt autem Jacob nuntios ad Esau fratrem suum, Gen. 32, 3. Esau, 32, 8: 33, 4, 8, 15, 16. Alīse me of Esawes handa mínes bróður ērue me de mănu fratris mei Esau, 32, 11. Ða handa synd Esaues handa the

un-gelífed

(adj.)
Grammar
un-gelífed, adj.

Not possessed of beliefunbelievinginfidel

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Hí ofslógon swíðe ða hǽðenan, ðæt ðǽr nán ne beláf ðæra ungelýfedra cucu, Homl. Th. ii. 212, 33.

Linked entry: ge-lífan

sægen

(n.)
Grammar
sægen, sæcgen, segen, e; f.

a saying, statement, assertiontradition, report, story a narration, relation

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a saying, statement, assertion Ðá sægde se Clitus ðæt Philippus máre hæfde gedón ðonne hé. Hé ðá Alexander áhleóp, and hiene for ðære sægene ofslóg, Ors. 3, 9; Swt. 130, 30. Heora biscopas from hiora godum sǽden ðæt hié ðæt gefeoht forbuden.

Linked entries: segen sæcgen

ge-tǽsan

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. - to touch, affect the mind Ðæt áhrérede mód, ðonne hit ongiet ðæt him mon birgð mid ðǽre gesceádlican andsuare, hit bið getǽsed on ðæt ingeðonc commotae mentes, dum et parci sibi sentiunt, et tamen responsorum rations in intimis tanguntur.

under-scyte

(n.)
Grammar
under-scyte, es; m.

Interceptingintervention

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Wé rǽdaþ on tungelcræfte ðæt seó sunne bið hwíltídum þurh ðæs mónelícan trendles underscyte áðýstrod, Homl. Th. i. 608, 32

weargness

(n.)
Grammar
weargness, (werg-, werig-, wirig-, wyrig-), e; f.

Evil

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Evil Wel mæg ðæm dæg werignise his sufficit diei malitia sua, Mt. Kmbl. Lind. 6, 34. Feala wyrgnessa wráðe feóndas ðínum ðám hálgum hefige brohtan quanta malignatus est inimicus in sanctis, Ps. Th. 73, 4

Linked entry: wærness

flocc-mǽlum

(n.; adv.)
Grammar
flocc-mǽlum, floc-mǽlum; adv. [mǽlum, dat. pl. of mǽl, es; n. a measure, q. v.]

By flocksflockwisein companiesgrĕgātimcătervātim

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By flocks, flockwise, in companies; grĕgātim, cătervātim Fleóþ him floccmǽlum they fly by flocks, Homl. Th. i. 142, 9: Num. 2. 34. Hí hý flocmǽlum slógon they slew them in companies, Ors. 2, 5; Bos. 46, 6. Hí ferdon ǽghweder flocmǽlum they went everywhere

Linked entry: folc-mǽlum

Gafol-ford

Grammar
Gafol-ford, Gaful-ford; gen. -fordes; dat. -forde, -forda; m. [gafol tribute, ford a ford : the tributary ford]

CamelfordCornwalllŏci nōmen in agro Cornubiensi

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Camelford, Cornwall; lŏci nōmen in agro Cornubiensi Hér wæs Weala gefeoht and Defna æt Gafolforda [Gafulforda, Th. 110, 111, 17, col. 1] here [A. D. 823] there was a battle of the Welsh and Devonians at Camelford, Chr. 823; Th. 110, 17, col. 2; 111,

Linked entries: wudu MǼD bere

Brádan-ford

(n.)
Grammar
Brádan-ford, es;dat.-forde, -forda; m. [brád broad, ford a ford]

a fordBRADFORD in Wiltsloci nomen vadum amplum vel latum significansBradford

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BRADFORD in Wilts loci nomen vadum amplum vel latum significans hodie Bradford in agro Wiltoniensi, Cénwalh gefeaht æt Brádanforda be Afne Kenwealh fought at Bradford near the Avon, Chr. 652;Erl. 26, 22

west

(adj.)
Grammar
west, []; spve. west[e]mest; adj.
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On ðæm síþmestan onwalde and on ðæm westemestan. Swt. 254, 2. Ðis sindon ðæs landes gemǽra ðe gebyriaþ into ðære westmestan híde, Cod. Dip. Kmbl. iii. 262, 18. On ðone westmestan mylengear . . . eft on ðæm westemestan mylengeare, Cod. Dip.

tawian

(v.)
Grammar
tawian, p. ode.

to taw, dress or prepare materialto intreat shamefully or evilly, treat badly, abuse, insult.

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to taw, dress or prepare material Ðá bæd se Godes man ðæt him man íserngelóman mid hwǽte ðyder brohte ðæt land mid tó tawienne.

Linked entry: ge-tawian

fyðer-ríca

(n.)
Grammar
fyðer-ríca, an; m.

A ruler over a fourth parttetrarchtetrarchestetrarchaτετράρχηs

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. = τετράρχηs, oν; m Ða sind gecwedene tetrarche, ðæt sind, fyðerrícan; fyðerríca biþ se ðe hæfþ feórþan dǽl ríces who are called tetrarchs, that is, rulers over a fourth; a tetrarch is he who has a fourth part of a kingdom, Homl. Th. i. 478, 21

irfe-weardness

Grammar
irfe-weardness, irf-weardness, e; f.

An inheritance

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Drihtnes dǽl wæs his folc and Iacob his yrfeweardnis pars domini populus ejus, Jacob funiculus hereditatis ejus, Deut. 32, 9. God cwæþ ðæt hé sylf wǽre heora yrfweardnyss, Homl. Th. ii. 224, 7.

Linked entry: irf-

ymb-setenness

(n.)
Grammar
ymb-setenness, e; f.
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Besieging, siege Ðæt hý sceoldon ðam Gode þancian ðe hý gefriðode fram ðære ymbsetennesse, and fram ðære hergunge ðara twéga kynincga, Ps. Th. 45, arg

gistern-lic

(adj.)
Grammar
gistern-lic, (<b>gysternlic,</b> q. v. in Dict.); adj.
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Of yesterday Ðám dæge ne fyligð merigenlic dæg, for ðan ðe him ne forestóp se gysternlica, Hml. Th. i. 490, 20. Dæg se georstenlica dies hesterna, Hy. S. 47, 10

Linked entry: georsten-lic

þweorscipe

(n.)
Grammar
þweorscipe, es; m.

Perversityiniquitydepravity

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Perversity, iniquity, depravity Se bið ðæm ísene gelíc inne on ðæm ofne, se ðe for ðære suingellan nyle his ðweorscipe forlǽtan, ac ofan his níhstan his lífes, Past. 37; Swt. 269, 6

un-wítnod

(adj.)
Grammar
un-wítnod, adj.

Unpunished

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Unpunished Hí wénaþ ðæt ðæt sié sió mǽste gesǽlþ, ðæt men seó áléfed yfel tó dónne, and sió dǽd him móte beón unwítnod vel licentiam, vel impunitatem scelerum putant esse felicem, Bt. 38, 5; Fox 206, 8.

Linked entries: un-gewítnod wítnian