wist
subsistence ⬩ sustenance ⬩ food ⬩ provisions ⬩ dainty food ⬩ a feast ⬩ eating ⬩ feasting
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Kmbl. 40; Leás. 22. Fóddurwelan, wist, Exon. Th. 415, 14; Rä. 33, 11. Sylle him mon wist and wǽdo, 336, 12; Gn. Ex. 48. Wistum gehladen, 492, 16; Rä. 81, 16. Mid wistum þénian to serve with food, Homl. Skt. i. 7, 390.
déman
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., to a person Hé eallum démeð leán æfter ryhte, Cri. 846. On swá hwæðere hond Dryhten mǽrðo déme swá him gemet þince, B. 687.
ge-restan
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II, 19. of position, to rest on Þa se gást gereste on him, hig witegodon, Num. ii. 25. to lie or lean upon, support oneself on Ðe ofer brést Drihtnes geræste, Mt. p. 8, 17. Gireste (giræsti, L.), Jn.
ge-winnan
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To get by effort what is striven for. of peaceful effort Him bið leán gearo þæs wé magon fremena gewinnan reward shall await him from any good we may gain, Gen. 437. His hyldo is unc betere tó gewinnanne þonne his wiðermédo, 660.
hwón
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D. 28, 17. (3 a) in a negative phrase not at all, not in the least, in no wise :-- Ná tó þæs hwón (nullatenus ) ne færst þú heonon, búton þú mínne sunu áwecce, Gr. D. 17, 20 : 38, 15 : 80, 27 : Hml. S. 30, 412.
hrægel
A garment ⬩ dress ⬩ robe ⬩ rail ⬩ clothing
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Hrægles þearfa ic mé leáfum þecce lacking raiment I cover me with leaves, Cd. 40; Th. 53, 25; Gen. 866. Ðisses hrægles neót use this robe, Beo. Th. 2439; B. 1217.
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sweora
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Icel.] of water, the part where the distance between opposite shores is least Ofer swira sǽs (cf. ofer ðære sǽs múðan, W. S.) trans fretum maris, Mk. Skt. Lind. Rush. 5, 1. On púles sweran, Cod. Dip. Kmbl. iii. 97, 5
werian
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Hié heora líchoman leáfum beþeahton, weredon mid ðý wealde, Cd. Th. 52, 19; Gen. 846. Hwæt sindon gé searohæbbendra byrnum werede, Beo. Th. 481; B. 238: 5052; B. 2529. Hí lifgaþ á leóhte werede, Exon.
wreón
To cover ⬩ to put a covering on ⬩ to cover with clothes ⬩ to clothe ⬩ to cover ⬩ to bind ⬩ to conceal ⬩ hide ⬩ to serve as a covering ⬩ be spread over
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Lind. 14, 65. to cover with clothes, to clothe Ic wreó mé wǽda leásne, leáfum þecce, Cd. Th. 53, 26; Gen. 867. Ic wses nacod, and gé clǽððon ł wrigon (wriogan, Rush.) meh eram nudus, et operuistis me, Mt. Kmbl. Lind. 25, 36.
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bétan
put right ⬩ to mend ⬩ repair ⬩ restore ⬩ cure ⬩ to correct ⬩ to amend ⬩ make amends ⬩ reparation for
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Þá hóman hyt béteþ, i. 360, 11. to correct, emend an error, mistake Ic béte sume leáse bóc corrigo, Ælfc. Gr. Z. 173, 10. Ðú boetas restitues, Mt. p. 3, 11.
weald
High land covered with wood ⬩ wood ⬩ forest.
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Hié heora líchoman leáfum bebeahton, weredon mid ðý wealde,, 52, 19; Gen. 846. using the name of the whole for a part
Linked entries: weald-leþer geald wealda wilde
lǽtan
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Th. 208, 32. to leave to an heir, bequeath Míne sibbe ic lǽte eów, Past. 351, 12.
lǽdan
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(b α) to bring or take (to the place of) an action, lead to execution, bring to justice, &c. :-- Ꝥ hine man tó rihte lǽde, Ll. Th. i. 396, 15.
tellan
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Ne mæg heó ús leáse tellan mendacii arguere nos non potest, Gen. 38, 23.
ge-sécan
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Gesóhton leás witnessa quaerebant falsum testimonium, 26, 59. Gesécæn hí him sǽmend, Ll. Th. i. 30, 18. Sceal fǽmne hire freónd gesécean, Gn. C. 44. Gié nællað gesoeca hwæd gié geete, Lk. L.
nǽnig
not any ⬩ none ⬩ no ⬩ no one ⬩ not any one
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Kmbl. 69; Leás. 36 : Exon. Th. 491, 29; Rä. 81, 6. Nǽnegum þuhte dæg on þonce, Met. 12, 15. Se ðe nǽngum scód, Exon. Th. 90, 1; Cri. 1467. Nǽnige neminem, Hpt. Gl. 457, 57. Ðǽr hé nǽnige forlét bendum fæstne, Andr. Kmbl. 2074; An. 1039.
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ge-þóht
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Hí sméþe sprǽce habbað and in gástcofan grimme geþóhtas, Leás. 13. what is thought out, a device, design Geþóht (molimina) mentis, An. Ox. 26, 4. Forweorðað ealle þá geþóhtas þe hí þóhtan ǽr peribunt omnes cogitationes eorum, Ps.
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hund
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See, too, Hunda-hám, Hunda-leáh, Hundes-geat, Hundes-hlǽw, vi. 304
BE
BY ⬩ near to ⬩ to ⬩ at ⬩ in ⬩ on ⬩ upon ⬩ about ⬩ with ⬩ juxta ⬩ prope ⬩ ad ⬩ secus ⬩ in ⬩ cum ⬩ of ⬩ from ⬩ about ⬩ touching ⬩ concerning ⬩ de ⬩ quoad ⬩ for ⬩ because of ⬩ after ⬩ by ⬩ through ⬩ according to ⬩ pro ⬩ propter ⬩ er ⬩ secundum ⬩ beside ⬩ out of ⬩ e ⬩ ex
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Cott.] wege I should lead thee out of the way, Bt. 40, 5; Fox 240, 23. Genam hine æt eowde úte be sceápum tulit eum de gregibus ovium, Ps.
Linked entries: bí be-hlæstan be-strídan be-tǽcung bi big bii
wyn-sum
winsome ⬩ agreeable ⬩ pleasant ⬩ pleasant ⬩ joyous
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Kmbl. 40; Leás. 22. Wynsumne réc, Elen. Kmbl. 1585; El. 794. Wynsumne wlite, Cd. Th. 111, 13; Gen. 1855. Scip, wudu wynsuman, Beo. Th. 3842; B. 1919. Wynsume cantabiles, Wrt. Voc. ii. 128, 9. Wæter wynsumu dulces aquae, Exon. Th. 202, 5; Ph. 65.
Linked entries: wynsumlíce wynsumness winsum