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wiþer-weard

(adj.)
Grammar
wiþer-weard, (-word, -wurd), and -wierde; adj.

contrary ⬩ adverse ⬩ hostile ⬩ adversary ⬩ enemy ⬩ opponent ⬩ fiend ⬩ hostile to rightful authority ⬩ rebel ⬩ opposed to what is right ⬩ arrogant ⬩ perverse ⬩ depraved ⬩ reprobate ⬩ false ⬩ heretic ⬩ apocryphal ⬩ opposed to the good or pleasure of anything ⬩ unfavourable ⬩ adverse ⬩ hurtful ⬩ pernicious ⬩ disagreeable ⬩ contrary ⬩ opposite

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Manega mid mannum synd getealde gecorene and mid Gode wiþerwyrde (reprobi), and fela mid mannum wiþerwyrde synd and mid Gode gecorene; nán hine getelle gecorenne, ðe læs ðe hé mid Gode sý wiþerwyrd, Scint. 74, 13-16.

BEÓN

(v.)
Grammar
BEÓN, [bión], to beónne; part. beónde; ic beó [beóm], ðú bist, byst, he biþ, byþ, pl. beóþ; impert. beó, pl. beóþ; subj. beó, pl. beón

To BE ⬩ exist ⬩ become ⬩ esse ⬩ fieri

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Fela biþ many there are Exon. 78 a; Th. 293,14; Crä. 1 : 26 a; Th. 76, 5; Cri. 1235. Ne byþ lang it shall not be long Elen. Grm. 433 : Beo. Th. 3529; B. 1762. Sélre biþ ǽghwám it is better for every one Andr. Kmbl. 640; An. 320 : Ps.

HÝD

(n.)
Grammar
HÝD, e; f.

HIDE ⬩ skin

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Ic bicge hýda and fell ego emo cutes et pelles, Coll. Monast. Th. 27, 29. Horses hýda hí habbaþ him tó hrægle pelliculas equorum ad vestimentum habentes, Nar. 38, 2.

Linked entry: hýd-gild

un-þanc

(n.)
Grammar
un-þanc, es; m.

disfavour ⬩ displeasure ⬩ anger ⬩ ill-will ⬩ an unpleasing act ⬩ a displeasure ⬩ an offence ⬩ annoyance ⬩ not thanks ⬩ displeasure expressed in words ⬩ unwillingly ⬩ without consent ⬩ on compulsion ⬩ ingratis ⬩ without (a person's) consent ⬩ not of (one's own) accord ⬩ against (one's) will

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Hé bræc ðæne palant æt Neomagan and eác fela óðra unþanca hé him dyde, Chr. 1049; Erl. 172, 22. Hé wolde geofan him ðone castel, ðæt hé mihte syððan dæghwamlíce his unwinan unþancas dón, 1075; Erl. 212, 16.

Linked entry: un-þances

níd

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Lfc. 65. a particular point or respect in which some necessity or want is present or is felt Heó sende þá gebróðra tó sécenne summe stán tó swilcere neóde, for ðan þe on þám fenlande synd feáwa weorcstána. Hml. S. 20, 76. <b>XI a.

wamm

(n.)
Grammar
wamm, es; m. n.

a spot, mark, blot. stain ⬩ filth, impurity, corruption ⬩ a blot, disgrace, damage, hurt ⬩ moral stain, impurity, uncleanness, defilement ⬩ evil, sin, shameful word or deed:

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Ðú tó fela synna gefremedes; wé ðé nú willaþ womma gehwylces leán forgieldan, Exon. Th. 137, 15;Gú. 559. Áþweah mé of sennum, sáule fram wammum, Ps. C. 38. Ic eom dǽdum fáh, gewundod mid wommum, Cd. Th. 274, 20;Sat. 157.

Linked entries: wom wam

weall

(n.)
Grammar
weall, es; m.

a wall that is made, ⬩ wall of a building, of a town, ⬩ side of a cave ⬩ a natural wall ⬩ a steep hill ⬩ a cliff.

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Geseah hé máððumsigla fela, gold glitinian grunde getenge, wundur on wealle, 5511; B. 2759. Se ðe inne gehýdde wræte under wealle, 6112; B. 3060: 6197; B. 3103. Æt wealle, 5045; B. 2526.

welig

(adj.)
Grammar
welig, weleg; adj.

Wealthy ⬩ rich ⬩ opulent

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.: weolge, Rush.) torfudon fela Mk. Skt. 12, 41. Weolie Ps. Surt. 33, 11. Ða welegan Past. 26; Swt. 181, 3. Gongan tó byrgenne weligra manna, Blickl. Homl. 99, 13. Wǽ iúh weligum Lk. Skt. Lind. 6, 24. Geceósan welige yldran, Blickl. Homl. 23, 25.

Linked entry: wealig

searu

(n.)
Grammar
searu, searo, [w]e; f.: [w]es; n.

Device ⬩ design ⬩ contrivance ⬩ art ⬩ craft ⬩ artifice ⬩ wile ⬩ deceit ⬩ stratagem ⬩ ambush ⬩ treachery ⬩ plot ⬩ in a good sense ⬩ art ⬩ skill ⬩ contrivance ⬩ skilfully ⬩ ingeniously ⬩ with art ⬩ that which is contrived with art ⬩ a machine ⬩ engine ⬩ fabric ⬩ armour ⬩ equipment ⬩ arms

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Earmbeága fela searwum gesǽled (cf. searu-sǽled), 5521; B. 2764: Exon. Th. 438, 10; Rä. 57, 5 (cf. searu-bunden): 216, 17; Ph. 269.

ge-feallan

(v.)

to fall from a higher to a lower position ⬩ to fall from an erect position, ⬩ to stumble, fall into or over :-- ⬩ to fall in reverence :-- ⬩ to fall dead or wounded, fall in battle :-- ⬩ to fall, ⬩ to perish, be ruined ⬩ to decline, decay, fail ⬩ to fall to doing something, to fall a-doing, busy one's self at something, apply with energy to ⬩ of that which (violently) affects the mind ⬩ to reach by falling, to fall and reach, fall to ⬩ to cause by falling

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Lagu land gefeól ( of the water of the Red Sea when it fell upon the Egyptians trying to follow in the track of the Israelites ), Exod. 482: 491. to cause by falling Hit is on leóðum gesungen hwelcne demm hie Rómánum gefeóllan ( quantam reipublicae orbitatem

ÁGAN

(v.)
Grammar
ÁGAN, to áganne; pres. part, ágende; pres. indic. ic, he áh, ðú áhst, pl. ágon, ágan, águn; p. ic, he áhte, ðú ahtest, pl. áhton; subj. ic, ðú, he áge, pl. ágen; p. ic áhte, pl. áhten; pp. ágen.

OWN ⬩ possess ⬩ have ⬩ obtain ⬩ possidere ⬩ habere ⬩ percipere ⬩ to make another to own or possess ⬩ to give ⬩ deliver ⬩ restore ⬩ dare in possessionem ⬩ reddere ⬩ rependere

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Lett ágan út, hú fela permit to find out, how many, Chr. 1085; Th. 353, 5.

FOLDE

(n.)
Grammar
FOLDE, an; f.

the earth ⬩ dry land ⬩ tellus ⬩ terra ⬩ a land ⬩ country ⬩ district ⬩ region ⬩ territory ⬩ rĕgio ⬩ tractus ⬩ plăga ⬩ terrĭtōriuni ⬩ the ground ⬩ soil ⬩ hŭmus ⬩ sŏlum ⬩ earth ⬩ clay ⬩ terræ līmus ⬩ lŭtum

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Th. 64, 6. the ground, soil; hŭmus, sŏlum He gefeóll to foldan he fell to the ground, Judth. 12; Thw. 25, 27; Jud. 281: Andr. Kmbl. 1474; An. 738: Exon. 29a; Th. 88, 34; Cri. 1450: Elen. Kmbl. 1970; El. 987.

láð

(adj.)
Grammar
láð, adj.

hateful ⬩ hated ⬩ loathed ⬩ loth ⬩ displeasing ⬩ injurious ⬩ grievous ⬩ hostile ⬩ malign ⬩ inimical

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Hé hæfde fela ǽhta ðe him wǽron láðe tó forlǽtenne he had many possessions that he was loth to leave, Basil admn. 9; Norm. 56, 7. Gé habbaþ ús gedón láðe Pharaone, Ex. 5, 21. Láð gewidru grievous storms, Beo. Th. 2754; B. 1375.

wíd

(adj.)
Grammar
wíd, adj.
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Wíd is ðes wésten, wræcsetla fela, Exon. Th. 120, 5; Gú. 267. Wæs his ríce brád, wíd and weorðlíc, 243, 11; Jul. 9. Þenden ic wealde wídan ríces, Beo. Th. 3723 ; B. 1859. On andwlitan wídre eorðan, Cd. Th. 81, 25; Gen. 1350.

wóh

(adj.)
Grammar
wóh, adj.

not straight ⬩ bent ⬩ crooked ⬩ twisted ⬩ oblique ⬩ not right ⬩ perverse ⬩ froward ⬩ wrong ⬩ unfair

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Hé wiste him sprǽca fela wóra worda, Cd. Th. 29, 6; Gen. 446. Mid ðæm gewunan ðara wóna weorca, Past. 11 ; Swt. 69, 7. Wóm wundorbebodum wergan gástes, Beo. Th. 3498 ; B. 1747. Mid wóm wilnungum, Past. II; Swt. 69, 9. From hiera woom (wón, Cote.

hwanne

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., hwenne, R.) ic bræc fíf hláfas ... . and hú fela wyligena gé námon fulle?, Mk. 8, 19: 20. Hé sceal winnan and sorgian hwonne se dæg cume ... búton hé ǽr hwæt for Gode gedyde, Bl.

tweó

(n.)
Grammar
tweó, twý; gen.tweón, twýn ; m.

uncertainty ⬩ hesitation ⬩ delay ⬩ a doubtful state of things ⬩ state of indecision

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Kmbl. p. 4, 4. a doubtful state of things, state of indecision On ðæm tweón ðe hié swá ungeorne his willan fulleodon ðá becom him Antigonus mid firde on in this state of indecision, in which they carried out his will so reluctantly, Antigonus fell upon

Linked entries: tuá tweón twý

á

(adv.)
Grammar
á, (ó); adv.

Ever ⬩ always ⬩ semper ⬩ quite (as) ⬩ at any time ⬩ unquam ⬩ in any case, at all ⬩ strengthening a negation ⬩ (why) ever ⬩ in any degree, any

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Nó ðæs fela . . . ðæt á se ríca récan wolde, 596: B. 779. Ne ðǽr hleonaþ oo unsméþes wiht, Ph. 25. Nó waniaþ ó holtes frǽtwe, 72: Cri. 313: Gen. 833. emphasizing a question, (why) ever Hwí eów á lyste (cf. hwí gé wilnigen, Bt.

Linked entry: á-bet

wiþer-rǽde

(adj.)
Grammar
wiþer-rǽde, adj.

Adverse ⬩ contrary ⬩ at variance ⬩ hostile ⬩ rebellious ⬩ contumacious ⬩ out of harmony ⬩ repugnant ⬩ offensive ⬩ disagreeable ⬩ adverse ⬩ not fitted to further the good of anything ⬩ unfavourable ⬩ disadvantageous ⬩ contrary ⬩ of an opposite nature

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On feldum and on wiðerrǽdum stówum, 304, 3. Rihtwís þoligende wiþerrǽde justus tolerando aduersa, Scint. 12, 7. contrary, of an opposite nature Stán is gesett ongeán ðone hláf, for ðam ðe heardmódnys is wiðerrǽde sóðre lufe, Homl. Th. i. 252, 19.

torr

(n.)
Grammar
torr, es; m.

turris ⬩ a tower ⬩ a projecting rock ⬩ a tor

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Óð him (the brook) oninnan felþ muntes mægenstán átrendlod of ðæm torre (cf. micel stán wealwiende of ðam heáhan munte, Bt. 6; Fox 14, 29) resistit rupe soluti objice saxi, Met. 5, 17.

Linked entries: tor túr