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wíc

(n.)
Grammar
wíc, The word is generally neuter, but as it is often used in the plural where a singular might express the meaning, the similarity of neuter plural and feminine singular accusatives seems to have caused the word to be taken sometimes as feminine, e. g. tó ánre wíc, Homl. Th. i. 402, 22. A weak form also seems to be used, Chart. Th. 446, 29.
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Hwæt Drihten ða cynelícan burh forhogodlíce naman nemde; for ðon oft wíc beóþ on monegum stówum medmyccle gesette, Blickl. Homl. 77, 22-24. On wícum in vicis, Mt. Kmbl. 6, 2.

ge-cweþan

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Heora nán nyste hwæt óðer gecwæð, 472, 28. Þá cwæþ hé: 'þanc ic dó ...'. Sóna swá hé þás word gecwæþ, Bl. H. 191, 23-29. Heó word gecweþan ne mihte, Guth. 88, 25. Ðá ðe in ðióstrum gié cuoedon in léht biðon gecoeden, Lk. L. 12, 3.

Linked entry: ge-cwidrǽden

land

Grammar
land, <b>. I.</b>
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Þý lǽs se hwǽte cíða leás licge on þǽm lande, Met. 12, 6. ground as property, landed property Landes lǽn precarium Wrt. Voc. i. 21, 2. Ic gean him and his wífe þæs landes æt Stoctúne wið án hund mancosa, Cht. Th. 597, 33.

wed

(n.)
Grammar
wed, wedd, es; n.
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Hi sǽdon, and on wedde sealdon, hwæt hý hyre syllan woldon they stated what they would give her, and engaged to pay it, Homl. Ass. 196, 24. God behét ús wedd Deus pepigit nobiscum foedus, Deut. 5, 2.

Linked entries: bád borg-wed borh-wed

losian

(v.)
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him feorg losað, Seef. 94 : Rä. 13, 3. the subject something undesirable, which is got rid of Gif hié geornlíce wilnigen ðæt him yfel ðing losie si malis veraciter carere desiderant, Past. 263, 15. the subject the loss suffered Hé geðencan ne con hwæt

on-cnáwan

(v.)
Grammar
on-cnáwan, p. -cneów; pp. -cnáwen
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Oncnáwan hwǽr wé sǽlan sceolon sundhengestas, Exon. Th. 54, 1; Cri. 862. Ðíne fótswaða nǽron oncnáwene, Ps.

Linked entries: an-cnáwan be-cnáwan á-cnáwan

syndrig

(adj.)
Grammar
syndrig, adj.

separate, alone, not joined with others ⬩ standing apart, not accessible ⬩ special, set apart for a particular purpose ⬩ special, singular, extraordinary, remarkable for an unusual quality ⬩ for the unusual degree in which some quality exists ⬩ of that which concerns a single person, private, own ⬩ proprius, privatus ⬩ separate, several, sundry, each separately ⬩ one a-piece, one each

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Suindrigum his suá hwælc ðú eftsettes singulis sua quaeque restitues, Mt. Kmbl. p. 3, 11: p. 4, 7. Þurh syndrige ðíne andsware ic ongeat, Bd.4, 22;S. 591, 39.

þǽr

(adv.)
Grammar
þǽr, þár, þára; adv.
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Eálá hwæt þǽr wæs fæger eáðmódnes geméted on ðære á clǽnan fǽmnan, Blickl. Homl. 9, 21.

Linked entry: þár

weg

(n.)
Grammar
weg, (wig, Kent. Gl. 207: 475: 772; pl., weogas, 21), es; m.
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Hwæt ða Balaam beót ðone assan, wolde dæt hé eode innan ðone weg asina avertit se de itinere et ibat per agrum; quam cum verberaret Balaam et vellet ad semitam re ducere, Num. 22, 23. Sum sacerd férde on ðam ylcan wege (woege, Lind.), Lk.

Linked entries: wei lá wei weogas wí=weg wig wæg eorþ-weg

wiþ-sacan

(v.)
Grammar
wiþ-sacan, p. -sóc, pl. -sócon; pp. -sacen

To deny ⬩ refuse ⬩ reject ⬩ to say no ⬩ to refuse permission ⬩ refuse ⬩ reject ⬩ decline ⬩ to deny ⬩ reject ⬩ refuse assent ⬩ to renounce ⬩ reject ⬩ give up ⬩ refuse ⬩ withhold ⬩ not to give ⬩ to declare hostility

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Grammar wiþ-sacan, absolute Hé wiðsóc (negavit) and cwæð: 'Nát ic hwæt ðú segst,' Mt. Kmbl. 26, 70: Jn. Skt. 18, 27. Wé wiðsócun ǽr mid leásingum, Elen. Kmbl. 2242; El. 1122. Wiðsacende post tergum ponentes, abjicientes, Hpt. Gl. 428, 65.

ge-weald

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Nú gé habbað gehýred hwæt eów tó dónne is ... gif gé of þysum dóð wé nagon geweald, Ll.

ge-dón

(v.)
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Gif hwá hwæt ungewealdes gedéð, Ll. Th. i. 412, 15 : 16. Drihten onféhþ lustfullíce eallum ðǽm gódum þe ǽnig man gedéþ his þǽm niéhstan, Bl. H. 37, 25. Hé eall gedéð, swá his willa byð, Ps. Th. 113, ll.

tó-weorpan

(v.)
Grammar
tó-weorpan, -werpan, -worpan, -wurpan, -wyrpan; p. -wearp, pl. -wurpon; pp. -worpen.
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Pilatus hym cwæð: Hwæt ys ðæt hé déþ ðæt hé mǽge eówre ǽ tówerpan ? Hí cwǽdon: 'On restedagum hé hǽlþ, ' Nicod. 2; Thw. 1, 23-27. Hé com tó ðý ðæt hé wolde ǽlc yfel tówurpan, and ǽlc good árǽran. Nú tówyrpþ hé on us leahtras . . .

Linked entries: te-weorpan tó-wurpan tó-wyrpan

lǽran

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Þé nán neódðearf ne lǽrde tó wyrcanne quem non externae pepulerunt fingere caussae Bt. 33, 4; F. 128, 11. with clause Hwæt wile ðæt beón weorca ðæt ús on óðerre stówe forbiét ðæt wé hit beforan mannum dón, on óðerre lǽrð (cf. hét, l. 8) ðæt wé hit beforan

sceáwian

(v.)
Grammar
sceáwian, p. ode.
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Dryhten sceáwaþ hwǽr ða eardien ðe his ǽ healden, 105, 19; Gú. 25. Ðǽr hí sceáwiaþ Scyppendes giefe, 220, 28; Ph. 327. Ðǽr hit eágum folc eall sceáwiaþ in conspectu omnis populi, Ps. Th. 115, 8.

se

(con.; pronoun.)
Grammar
se, sió, Lchdm. ii. 260, l; m.: seó, ðeó, Blickl. Homl. 65, 13; se, Lchdm. ii. 228, 8; f.: ðæt; n.
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Hwæt ða sume dreógaþ, ðe ða wræclástas wídost lecgaþ, Exon. Th. 309, 13; Seef. 56. (h) by a clause in apposition :-- Ne sceal hé ðæt án dón, ðæt hé ána wacie, . Past. 28; Swt. 193, 21.

Linked entries: seó þæt þeó þió þiú

faru

going ⬩ passing ⬩ sailing ⬩ a journey ⬩ voyage ⬩ an expedition ⬩ proceedings ⬩ course ⬩ path ⬩ procedure ⬩ the train ⬩ the troops ⬩ the followers ⬩ the attendants ⬩ carriage

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, carriage or beast of burden Þonne wæs þridde healf þúsend múla ðe þá seámas wǽgon, and xxx. þúsenda eal (a second l has been erased) farena and oxna þá þe hwǽte bǽron (quite xxx. thousand carriages and beasts of burden and oxen that carried wheat?)

þing

(n.)
Grammar
þing, es; n.
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Plyhtlíc þinge hit ys gefón hwæl, Coll. Monast. Th. 24, 21. Hé on axan and on duste licge: gif ic eów óþres ðinges bysene onstelle ðonne ágylte ic, Blickl. Homl. 227, 15. Wes ðú gemyndig Marian þinga be mindful of Mary's conduct, 67, 33.

micel

(adj.)
Grammar
micel, adj.

Mickle ⬩ great ⬩ magnus ⬩ much ⬩ many ⬩ multus ⬩ great

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Hwæt máre dést ðú? Gewyslíce máre ic dó, Coll. Monast. Th. 19, 23-35. Ðonne hí mǽst tó yfele gedón hæfdon, ðonne nam man grið and frið wið hí, Chr. 1011; Erl. 145, 2.

Linked entries: mǽst mára micle mycel

ge-lǽstan

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Witan hwæt úre gecwydrǽddene gelǽst sý, Ll. Th. i. 236, 5. a threat, boast, &amp;c. Ðá gebeótode Cirus ðæt . . . Hé ꝥ mid dǽdum gelǽste, Ors. 2, 4; S. 74, 1. Hæfde Eást-Denum leód gilp gelǽsted, B. 829. to carry out an order, wish, &amp;c.

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