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ilca

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Dauid sang þysne sealm ymb swýðe lang þæs þe hine God álýsed hæfde . . . for þǽm ylcan hine sang Críst þonne hé álýsed wæs . . . Ps. Th. 17, arg. Hé spone ðá ðe his ðeáwa giémað tó ðǽm illcan (ilcan, v. l. ). Past. 83, 3.

hweorfan

(v.)
Grammar
hweorfan, hworfan, hwurfan

To turnchangegoreturndepartgo aboutwanderroam

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Ic seah searo hweorfan giellende faran, 108 b; Th. 414, 29; Rä. 33, 3: Cd. 219; Th. 281, 11; Sat. 270: 215; Th. 272, 16; Sat. 120. On wræc hweorfan, 43; Th. 57, 15; Gen. 928: 48; Th. 62, 15; Gen. 1014.

hwearfian

(v.)
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, Bt. 7, 3; S. 18, 28. to wander about, be tossed about on sea Hwerfigo versor (in delictorum fluctibus versor, Ald. 81, 15), Wrt. Voc. ii. 88, 47. Swá oft swá hé wæs hwearfiende mid þám ilcan scipe quoties cum eodem fuisset carabo versatis, Gr.

útane

(adv.)
Grammar
útane, (-one, -ene); adv.

from withoutoutsideon the outsideon the surfaceoutat seaoutwardlyexternallyabout

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nunc foris per flagella tundimur, ut intus in templum Dei postmodum disponamur, Past. 36; Swt. 253, 18. on the outside, on the surface Se wielm ðæs innoðes út ábiersð, and wierð tó sceabbe, and moniga wunda útane wyrcð, Past. 11; Swt. 71, 10. out, at sea

ge-lengan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-lengan, to lengthen.
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Gelengedre letanian prolongata letania, Angl. xiii. 405, 580. to protract, perform slowly, draw out Se sealm sý gecweden bútan antefene, and hé sý on swége gelencged hwæthwára psalmus dicatur sine antiphona subtrahendo ( = protrahendo) modice, R.

mynetere

(n.)
Grammar
mynetere, es; m.

a moneyera money-changermoney-dealera minterone who coins

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Ða setl ðara mynetera the seats of the money-changers, Blickl. Homl. 71, 19. Hyt gebyrede ðæt ðú befæstest mín feoh mynyterum, Mt. Kmbl. 25, 27: Homl. Th. ii. 554, 8.

Linked entry: mynet-smiððe

a-rǽfnan

Grammar
a-rǽfnan, l. á-ræfnan (-ian), and add: I.
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He him rehte hwylce searwa se drý arefnde. Bl. H. 173, 8. Árefna exerce, An. Ox. 46, 42. Se líchoma geunlustaþ þá geoguðlustas tó fremmenne, þá þe him swéte wǽron tó áræfnenne. Bl. H. 59, 10

frófor

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Hié him frófre and fultomes wilnodan, ꝥ hié móston ðǽra feónda searo ofercuman, Bl. H. 201, 28. Se engel cwóm on fultum and on frófre, 203, 21: B. 1273.

neósian

(v.)
Grammar
neósian, p. ode with gen. acc. or clause.

to search outfind out by enquiry or inspectionto inspectto seekvisitto seek with hostile intentto visit with calamity, disease

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to search out, find out by enquiry or inspection, to inspect Wolde neósian Nergend, hwæt his bearn dyde, Cd. Th. 53, 2; Gen. 855.

BORH

(n.)
Grammar
BORH, g. borges; d. borge; acc. borh; pl. nom. acc. borgas; g. a; d. um; m.

a security, pledge, loan, bailfœnusa person who gives security, a surety, bondsman, debtorfidejussor, debitor

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Ge asécaþ eówre borgas ye shall search out your debtors, L. E. I. 42; Th. ii. 438, 35

Linked entries: an-burge borg

HELM

(n.)
Grammar
HELM, es; m.

HELMhelmeta crownthe topovershadowing foliage of treesa covering

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the covering made by the wave, the sea, Elen. Kmbl. 459; El. 230. Under lyfte helm under the air's covering, Exon. 102 a; Th. 386, 19; Rä. 4, 64.

Linked entry: helmiht

un-wemme

(adj.)
Grammar
un-wemme, adj.

spotlesswithout blemishwithout defectuninjureduninjuredinviolateundefiledpureimmaculateperfectpureimmaculate

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Hé gelǽdde ðæt folc ealle unwemme ofer ða Reádan sǽ he led the people all of them uninjured over the Red Sea, Btwk. 196, 2. of abstract objects, uninjured, inviolate Cyninges handgrið stande unwemine, L. E. G. 1; Th. i. 166, 21 (cp. L.

Linked entries: -wemme on-wæmme

un-wís

(adj.)
Grammar
un-wís, adj.

unwisefoolishstupidignorantignorant of something

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Gif ðonne ǽgðer bið unwís pastorum saepe imperitia meritis congruit subjectorum: quia quamvis lumen scientiae sea culpa exigente non habeant; districto tamen judicio agitur, ut per eorum ignorantiam hi etiam, qui sequuntur, offendant, Past. 1; Swt. 29

hrycg

(n.)
Grammar
hrycg, es; m.

a backdorsumspinaa ridgerigg

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Ǽr ðon wé tó londe geliden hæfdon ofer breóne hrycg ere to land we came across the rough sea, Exon. 20 b; Th. 53, 31; Cri. 859. Rídan ýða hrycgum to ride on the crests of the waves, 101 b; Th. 384, 25; Rä. 4, 33

Linked entries: hric hrig hryc

BIDDAN

(v.)
Grammar
BIDDAN, ic bidde, ðú biddest, bidst bitst, he biddeþ, bit, byt, bitt, pl. biddaþ; impert. bide, pl. biddaþ; p. ic, he bæd, ðú bǽde, pl. bǽdon; pp. beden : followed by an acc. of the person, or by the prep. to, and a gen. of the thing; v. trans.

To ask, pray, intreat, beseech, BID, order, requirepetere, poscere, orare, quærere, precari, deprecari, rogare, postulare, præcipere, requirere

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Andreas ongann merelíðendum miltsa biddan Andrew began to ask mercy for the sea faring men, Andr. Kmbl. 706; An. 353.

wǽg

(n.)
Grammar
wǽg, es; m.

movementa wavewaterthe wavesea

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Th. 88, 8. a wave, water, the wave, sea Fámig winneþ wǽg wið wealle, Exon. Th. 383, 33; Rä. 4, 20. Wídfæðme wǽg, Andr. Kmbl. 1065; An. 533. Þurh wǽges wylm, Exon. Th. 283, 14; Jul. 680: Elen. Kmbl. 459; El. 230. Wǽges weard, Andr.

ge-mearcian

(v.)
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D. iii. 363, 21. to mark, seal Gemearcod signatus (fons), An. Ox. 3899. to make with the hand the sign of the cross on Se apostol his eágan gemearcode mid þǽre hálgan róde, Hml.

á-stígan

(v.)

downwardupwarddownward upwardto descendgo down intoto ascendmount

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Ástígendum in seáð descendentibus in lacum, Ps. Srt. 27, 1. upward Nán mann ne ástihð (ascendit) tó heofenum, Hml. Th. ii. 386, 1. Hé ástáh (-stáhg, R.) on þone munt ascendit in montem, Mt. 5, 1. 'Ástígað on mín scip.'

wilm

(n.)
Grammar
wilm, wielm, welm, wælm, wylm, es; m.

that which wellsof fluida fountstreamwater that surges or boilsthat moves in wavesof firesurgingfireflamesheatfervent heatfiery heatboilingroastinginflammationviolent movementviolenceragingtempestuous movement of water of mental emotionfervourardourheatfuryragepassion

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Gán ofer flódes wylm to go over the tossing waves of the sea Andr. Kmbl. 734 ; An. 367. Ofer ýða wylm, 1726; An. 865. Hí stæðe wícedon ymb ðæs wæteres wylm (by the surge of the sea), Elen. Kmbl. 77; El. 39.

Linked entries: wielm wælm welm

GEÁTAS

(n.)
Grammar
GEÁTAS, Iótas, Iútas, Eótenas

the JutesJutæGAUTSGauti in SueciaΓαυτοί,

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From the Ynglinga-Saga, c. 5, we learn that before the time of Skiold, the seat of the Danish kings was in Reitgothland = Jutland, but Skiold transferred it to Lethra in Seeland, of which he was the founder Cómon hí of þrím folcum ðám strangestan Germanie