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witan

(v.)
Grammar
witan, prs. ic, hé wát, ðú wást, wǽst, pl.witon; p. wiste; pp. witen.

to witknowhave knowledgebe aware,to knowhave knowledge of, be aware ofto be wisebe in one's sensesto be conscious ofto knowto feelshew

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Yldo bearn ǽr ne cúðon, þeáh hié fela wiston, Cd. Th. 179, 16; Exod. 29. Metod hié ne cúþon, ne wiston hié Drihten God, Beo. Th. 365; B. 181. Gé sweltaþ deáðe, nymþe ic dóm wite swefnes, Cd.

Linked entries: weotan wietan

in

(prep.)
Grammar
in, prep.
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Th. i. 88, 13. (1 a) with other sbs. implying time :-- Hé in þá ǽrestan ældu gelufade frécnessa fela, Gú. 80. (1 b) with processes occupying time :-- Gif mon his heówum in fæsten flǽsc gefe, Ll. Th. i. 40, 9.

sceótan

(v.)
Grammar
sceótan, p. sceát, pl. scuton, sceoton ; pp. scoten.
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Gif ðú wǽre on fell scoten, Lchdm. iii. 54, 4-7. a. wherethe weapon is the subject Ðá ðone ilcan welegan mon se strǽl sceát, ðæt hé sóna deád wæs, Blickl.

Linked entries: fore fore-scét

hors

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Wé becómon on sméðne feld and rúmne, and wæs gescroepe ærneweg. Þá ongunnan þá iungan biddan þone bysceop ꝥ hé him álýfde ꝥ hí ærnan mósten and gecunnian hwylc heora swiftost hors hæfde, 5, 6; Sch. 575, 7: Ors. 1, 1; S. 20, 34.

gód

(n.)
Grammar
gód, es; n.
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Ðeáh se mann ælmessan wyrce and fela tó góde gedó, 528, 29. Nán man ne déð bútan Gode nán ðing tó góde, 292, 36.

here

(n.)

an armyan armya hosta division of an armyarmy corpslegioncohorttroopinfantrycavalryan armyan armymultitudehostcrowdmultitudeharryingdevastationplunderingravaging

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Sóna swá hé wiste ꝥ hé wið þá twégen heras sceolde, Ors. 3, 1; S. 96, 15. a particular kind of armed force, e. g. infantry, cavalry Pharon hæfde syx hund wígwægna, and fela þæs óðres heres wæs exercitum curribus equitibus instructum egit, Ors. 1. 7;

on-fón

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Ic tó fela hæbbe bealwa onfongen, Cri. 182. add: to take with the hands what is offered Heó ( Eve ) æt þám láðan onféng deáðes beámes wæstm, Gen. 592. Hé beád him þrý berene hláfas . . . Ðá hét se árleása onfón þǽra hláfa, Hml.

of

(prep.; adv.)
Grammar
of, prep. with dat., or adv.

Offromout ofoffas regardsabout

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Fixas cwelaþ gyf hí of wætere beóþ, Lchdm. iii. 272, 25. as regards, about Fela spella him sǽdon ða Beormas ǽgðer ge of hiera ágnum lande ge of ðǽm landum ðe ymb hié útan wǽron, Ors. 1, 1; Swt. 17, 31.

Linked entry: ob

settan

(v.)
Grammar
settan, p. sette; pp. seted, set[t] (
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Hé wíngeard sette, seów sǽda fela, Cd. Th. 94, 8; Gen. 1558: 172, 7; Gen. 2840. Settan pastinare, Wrt. Voc. ii. 116, 6. Settende pastinantem, 66, 18. Settum beámum anlíce sicut novellae plantations, Ps.

Linked entry: on-settan

wracu

(n.)
Grammar
wracu, e; f.

painsufferingmiserysufferingpunishmentvengeanceretributionpersecutionhostilityactive enmityvengeancerevenge

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pain, suffering, misery Is fela yfela and mistlícra gelimpa wíde mid mannum ; and eal hit is for synnum ; and gyt weorþeþ máre, ðæs ðe béc secgaþ, wracu and gedreccednes, ðonne ǽfre ǽr wǽre on worulde, Wulfst. 91, 7.

ge-þencan

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</b> </b> For ðǽm ðe swíðe fela unáléfedes wé oft geðenceað quia illicita animum multa pulsarent, Past. 425, 9. to suppose, hold as an opinion or a belief. with clause Gé nó ne geðóhton on eówerre heortan ðæt ic suugode, suelce ic hit ne

hlísa

famereputationreputegloryreputationreportfameapprobationapplause

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manna sage tó ús becóm nec silentio praetereunda opinio, quae de beato Gregorio traditione maiorum ad nos usque perlata est Bd. 2, l; Sch. 108, 20. in reference to a thing. fame of something admirable or remarkable Se gesǽliga hlísa hire geornfulnesse felix

be-fón

to seizecatchtake,to seizetake forcible possession ofto seize a criminallost propertyto catchget to see a personto getattain toto surroundencompassto enclose,to serve as a covering forcontainto put into a coveringto encircle,to lie roundto place roundto includecontaincompriseto surround with wordsfurnish with a commentaryto have to do with an objectto engage in an occupationget involved in an action

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Ylp is mid bánum befangen binnan þám felle, Hml. S. 25, 567. Heora breósta beóð mid byrnum befangene, Wlfst. 200, 13. to put into a covering Eal folc Róm-wara beféng þá líchoman on þǽre stówe Catacumbe, Bl. H. 193, II.

heá-lic

loftytallhigh uppreciouselevatedraisedloudprofoundintenseextremenobleexcellent

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Heálice synde[r]gife felix priuilegium, An. Ox. 2588. Heálicum eximia, nobilia, insignia, Wrt. Voc. ii. 145, 5. Þá heálican gewyrhto Sce Ióhannes, Bl. H. 167, 5

under

(prep.)
Grammar
under, prep. adv.

Underunderat the foot ofunderwithinamongbelowbeneathdown

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Fela ðæs ðe hé ádreág under níðgysta nearwum clommum, 134, 21; Gú. 511.

Linked entries: Middel-Seaxe þúsend

wrecan

(v.)
Grammar
wrecan, p. wræc, pl.wrǽcon; pp.wrecen

To drivepressto driveforce to moveto drive outexpelto drive outto expressutterreciteto drive inimpressinlayto drivepractisecarry outonto drivepress onto wreakto punishto punishto punishto punishto avengeto avengeto avengeto avengeto avengeto take vengeance (on)

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Sélre bið ǽghwæm ðæt hé his freónd wrece, ðonne hé fela murne, Beo. Th. 2774; B. 1385. Ða ðe þeóf wrecon, L. Ath. i. 6; Th. i. 202, 19. Ðæt beorna gehwylc Byrhtnóð wrǽce, Byrht. Th. 139, 21 ; By. 257.

ende

(v.; adj.; part.)

a regionquartersidequarterpartproportiondeathendfinishedissueeventgoalultimatelyalwaysultimatelycontinuouslyconsecutivelykindsort

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Wiþ ende, 67, 16: 73, 10. the end of all things: Beóð fela frecednyssa on mancynne ǽr þan þe se ende becume, Hml. Th. i. 2, 30. Hé eft æt þám ende eallum wealdeð monna cynne, Gn. Ex. 137. the concluding part of a period, action, &c.

Linked entry: ende-dæg

standan

(v.)
Grammar
standan, p. stód, pl. stódon; pp. standen
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S. 34; Th. i. 396, 22. to remain undisturbed Hit fela wintra siþþan on ðæm stód regnum Assyriorum diu inconcussa potentia stetit, Ors. 2, 1; Swt. 60, 15. Stande þridda[u] dǽl ðære bóte inne let a third part of the fine remain unpaid, L.

Linked entries: stondan for-stent

wíse

(n.)
Grammar
wíse, an: wís, e; f.

a wise waymannermodefashionstate conditionan arrangementinstructiona dispositiondirectionconditiona thingres negotiuma causereasonres

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Wísna fela, láre longsume, wítgena wóðsong, 3, 28 ; Cri. 43. a thing; res, negotium Seó wíse wæs míne on twá healfa unéþe quae res dupliciter me torsit, Nar. 9, 23: 10, 32 : Blickl. Homl. 33, 5.

Linked entry: wís-fæst

licgan

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Wísna fela þe ǽr under hoðman biholen lǽgon, Cri. 45. Licge se ealdordóm on unfriðe, Ll. Th. i. 286, 34. <b>VII a.