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wyrd

(n.)
Grammar
wyrd, e; f.

What happensfatefortunechancefatethe otherwise than humanly appointed order of thingsone of the Fatesfatefortunean eventan eventoccurrencecircumstanceincidentfactwhat happens to a personfatefortunelotconditionfatedeathchanceaccident

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Ne wén ðú nó ðæt ic tó ánwillíce winne wiþ ða wyrd (fortunam) ... hit oft gebyraþ ðæt seó leáse wyrd náuþer ne mæg ðam men dón ne fultum, ne nǽnne ðem, 20; Fox 70, 22. Wyrde wiðstondan, Exón.

Linked entry: weord

múþ

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Add: the external orifice in an animal body which serves for the ingestion of food, together with the cavity to which this leads Heó bróhte án twig on hire múðe (in ore suo ), Gen. 8, 11.

cuman

(v.)
Grammar
cuman, p. cóm, coom.
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Hira demm ðe him of ðǽm gestreónum cymð oððe coom (cóm, v. l. ), 345, 2. to leave Wilnian æt þám cásere ꝥ hé of þám campdóme cuman móste, Hml. S. 31, 100. to escape from Of þám cnihtum þe cómon of þám hungre, Ælfc. T.

gilp

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Þaelig;t hé ne ágǽle gǽstes þearfe ne on gylp geóte, Cri. 818. where pride finds expression in words, boasting Hwǽr beóþ þá ungemetlican hleahtras and se leása gylp and ealle þá ídlan word, Bl. H. 53, 18.

reccan

(v.)
Grammar
reccan, p. reahte, rehte.
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Hér begann se deófol tó reccanne hálige gewritu and hé leáh mid ðære race here the devil began to expound holy writ, and he was false in his exposition, Homl. Th. i. 170, 4.

ge-sceád

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Ðonne hí mid fulle gesceáde ongietað dæt ðæt wæs leás and ídelnes ðæt hí ǽr heóldon cum certo judicio deprehenderint falsa se vacue tenuisse, Past. 441, 18.

MÆGEN

(n.)
Grammar
MÆGEN, es; n.

MAINmightstrengthforcepowervigourefficacyvirtuefacultyabilityan exercise of powerefforta mighty workmiraclea forcemilitary force

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Hé self fór ðǽrtó mid eallum ðæm mægene ðe hé ðǽrtó gelǽdan mehte he himself marched thither with all the troops that he could lead there, Swt. 80, 24. Martyra mægen unlytel no small host of martyrs, Andr. Kmbl. 1752; An. 878: Beo. Th. 894; B. 445.

Linked entry: mægn

furþum

Take herein Dict., and add:even,just

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Nǽnig forðum wæs þæt hé eft síðade hyhta leás, Gú. 895. to the object Feáwa . . . cúðen . . . furðum án ǽrendgewrit of Lædene on Englisc áreccean, Past. 3, 15.

HÁD

(n.)
Grammar
HÁD, es; m.

personpersonasexdegree, rank, order, conditionstate, condition, kind, nature, formmanner, wayhonourpersona, sexus, ordo, gradus.

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Hé on lǽwedum háde beón sceolde he had to lead the life of a layman, Blickl. Homl. 213, 9. Heárra on háde higher in rank, L. Eth. 6, 52; Th. i. 328, 14. Þurh háligne hád gecýðed made known by clerks, Exon. 34 a; Th. 107, 27; Gú. 65.

treów

(n.)
Grammar
treów, trýw, e; f.

truth to a promise or engagement,faith good or bad faithto keep faith with a persontrothtruth to a person,fidelityfealtyloyaltythe truth of the stronger to the weaker,gracefavourhelpan assurance of faith or truthword (in to give or pledge one's word)a promisean engagementa covenantleaguefaith in somethingbelieftrustconfidence

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Kmbl. 47; Leás. 25. Tír healdeþ trýwa wel wið æðelingas, Runic pm. Kmbl. 342, 22; Rún. 17. truth to a person, fidelity, fealty, loyalty. Cf. hold Ðæs getreówan freóndes, ðone mon lufaþ for treówum, Bt. 24, 3; Fox 82, 35.

ge-wyrcan

(v.)
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Þí lǽs unholdan wunde gewyrcen, Cri. 763. ꝥ þá á Ende gewyrcan, Leás. 47. Ne mihton hí áwiht æt mé ǽfre gewyrcean, Ps. Th. 128, 1. the object a clause ꝥ hiá sé gewyrces suno Goddes esse facit filios Dei Jn. p. 3, 3.

gán

to gowalkto move along, proceedto take a specified course to be guideddeterminedto be habitually in a specified conditionto gobe pregnantto pass, elapseto happen, come to pass, take placeto pass, be currentto be accepted to have a specified issue turn out so and soto move away, depart to relinquishto take one's way, proceedgomove in a specified directiongoandto applybetake oneselfto turnbetake oneselfgoto be carried, moved, impelledto pass, be paid, be allottedto be appropriatedto be one of the constituent elements be amongst the conditions requisiteto amount, be equivalentto attain, reach, extendto come to take precedence of.to produce, came out withto accompany, be withto be uttered to begin, startto go to the closet, have an evacuationto leave a permanent habitationoccupation to proceed to the business of a court

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Hú man lyste út gán, and ne mæg, 164, 17. to leave a permanent habitation or occupation .vi. gear þeówige hé, þý siofoðan beó hé frióh. Mid swelce hrægle hé in eóde, mid swelce gá hé út, Ll.

ge-limpan

(v.)
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Him on fyrste gelomp . . . þæt hit wearð gearo, B. 76. of things, to be made, be produced Mænifealde leán gelumpon copiosa emolumenta prouenerunt, An. Ox. 2636 : Wrt.

weaxan

(v.)
Grammar
weaxan, weacsan, weahsan, weahxan, wexan, wehsan; ic weaxe; ðú wyxt; hé weaxeþ, weaxþ, weaxt, waexit, weaxst, wexeþ, wexþ, wixt, wihst, wihxþ, wyxþ, wyxt, wyxst, wycxþ; p. weóx, weócs, weóhs, pl. weóxon, weóhson, weóxson ; pp. weaxen

To wax, grow.to grow, be produced,to grow, grow upto grow, increase, wax to grow in honour, grow great, flourish, prosper to be productiveto grow, take shape

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Kmbl. 60; Leas. 32. Hit gebyraþ ðæt hé weaxe and ðæt ic wanige, Jn. Skt. 3, 30. Þeáh hwá wexe mid micelre æþelcundnesse his gebyrda, and þeó on eallum welum, Bt. 19; Fox 68, 30.

wer

(n.)
Grammar
wer, es; m.
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Abraham geseah þrí weras standende him gehende, Gen. 18, 2. a married or a betrothed man, a man (as in man and wife), a husband, v. wer-leás Swá micel swá ðæs wífes wer ( maritus mulieris ) girnþ, Ex. 21, 22.

Linked entry: wíf

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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Sindon bitre burgtúnas, wíc wynna leás, 443, 18; Kl. 32. Sceldes fordas boec and ðeara wíca on byrg, Txts. 443, 10. Londbóc mínra wíca, 458, 8. Hé gewát hám faran, wíca neósan, Beo. Th. 251; B. 125: 2255; B. 1125.

wyn

(n.)
Grammar
wyn, wynn, e; f.

delightpleasuredelightfullypleasantlya delightthat which causes pleasurethe best of a class,the pride of its kind.the name of the w-rune

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Wíc wynna leás, 443, 18; Kl. 32. Hine yldo benam mægenes wynnum, Beo. Th. 3778; B, 1887. Hæleþbeóþ on wynnum the men are joyous, Exon. Th. 361, 20; Wal. 22 : 464, 19; Hö. 89. Hé sunbeorht gesetu séceþ on wynnum, 217, 11; Ph. 278.

Linked entry: mód-wén

ge-cweþan

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Hé þá folc gelǽdde þǽr hié tógædere gecweden hæfdon ( where they had agreed to meet; in campum), Ors. 4, 6; S. 174, 31. to settle a regulation, law, an ordinance Ealle hig gecwǽdon ... ꝥ ne þeówe ne freó ne móton in þone here faran bútan leáfe, Ll.

Linked entry: ge-cwidrǽden

læssa

Grammar
læssa, l. lǽssa,
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Ic for lǽssan leán teohhade, B. 951. Sé þe lǽsse hæbbe, Ll. Th. i. 414, 19 note : Bl. H. 53, 16. Hweðer ðú máre wisse þonne ðú nú wást, þe lǽsse, Solil.

hyht

(n.)
Grammar
hyht, es; m. [f. Ps. Th. 77, 53.]

Hopejoyous expectationjoy

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Hyhta leáse helle sóhton hopeless they sought hell, Exon. 75 b; Th. 283, 18; Jul. 682. Hyhtum tó wuldre with hopes of glory, 116 b; Th. 448, 3; Dóm. 48

Linked entry: hiht