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ge-þinge

(n.)
Grammar
ge-þinge, es; n.
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Hé him wítgode wyrda geþingu he should foretell to him what was appointed to happen, Dan. 545

Linked entries: ge-þingio ge-þynge

hǽtu

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Þǽre sunnan hǽtu wyrcð fíf dǽlas on middanearde, Lch. iii. 260, 18 : Ph. 17. Hǽto, Bl. H. 51, 21. Fýres hǽto, Dan. 262. Swíðe sweartes líchaman heó wæs for þǽre sunnan hǽto, Hml. S. 23 b, 176. From haeto ( calore ) his, Ps. Srt. 18, 7.

sagu

(n.)
Grammar
sagu, e; and indecl.? f.

a saw, say (to say one's say), saying, statement, story, talesaying, narration, telling, reportstatement of a witness, testimonya saying beforehand, foretelling

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Teónan ðú wyrcst ús mid ðisse sage haec dicens nobis contumeliam facis, Lk. Skt. II, 45. Sagu(cf. gesægene dictu,28, 47), dictu Wrt. Voc. ii. 140, 7. Hí sǽdon ðam kinge ðæt hé hæfde swýðe ágylt wið Crist. . . .

syn

(n.)
Grammar
syn, e; f.

misdeed, fault, crime, wrongsin

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Mænige líf bútan leahtre (crimine) habban mágon, bútan synne (peccato) hí ná mágon, Scint. 230, 12, Ælc ðe synne (peccatum) wyrcþ is ðære synne (peccati ) þeów, Jn. Skt.8, 34. Se ðe déþ áweg middaneardes synnæ(peccatum;synna,MS. A.: synne, MS. B.

tó-slítan

(v.)
Grammar
tó-slítan, p. -slát, pl. -sliton; pp. -sliten

To tear in two,tear to pieces,tear asunderto tear in two,in pieces,rend material,to give a torn appearance to anythingto serrateto rend,cleave,break asunder that which is hard or bulkyto tear the flesh,rend,bite,woundlacerateto tear asunderpartseparate what has been joinedseverto pull to piecesdestroy the existence of an object, abstract or concreteto destroydissipateto distract the mindTo be different

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Lind. 5, 6. to give a torn appearance to anything, to serrate (of leaves) Ðeós wyrt is gehwǽdon leáfun and tóslitenon, Lchdm. i. 290, 9. figuratively Hé ðone cræft briceþ and ða orðancas ealle tóslíteþ, Salm. Kmbl. 147; Sal. 72.

FǼGE

(adj.)
Grammar
FǼGE, def. se fǽga, seó, ðæt fǽge; comp. -ra; sup. -est; adj.

fated, doomed, destined prŏpĕræ morti dēvōtus, cui mors immĭnetdead, killed, slainmortuus, occīsusaccursed, condemned execrātus, damnātus

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Wyrd ne meahte in fǽgum leng feorg gehealdan fate might not longer preserve life in the destined, Exon. 48 a; Th. 165, 19; Gú. 1031. Bil eal þurhwód fǽgne flǽschoman the falchion passed through all her fated carcase, Beo. Th. 3140; B. 1568.

EARD

(n.)
Grammar
EARD, es; m.

land, country, province, region, place of residence, dwelling, home sŏlum nātīvum, patria, rĕgio, dŏmĭcĭlium on land terra, terra firmastate, station, conditionsĭtus, condĭtio

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native soil or land, country, province, region, place of residence, dwelling, home; sŏlum nātīvum, patria, rĕgio, dŏmĭcĭlium Sumra wyrta oððe sumes wuda eard biþ on dúnum, sumra on merscum ... on ðære stówe ðe his eard biþ the native soil of some herbs

un-scyldig

(adj.)
Grammar
un-scyldig, adj.

innocentguiltlessinnocent of a crime, chargeguiltless in relation to (wið) a personinnocentnot accountable for an ill resultnot responsible

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Seó wyrd þreáþ ða unscidigan ( insontes ), Bt. 4; Fox 8, 13. innocent of a crime, charge, Grammar un-scyldig, with gen. Ðet hé wæs unscyldig ðæs ðe him geléd wæs, Chr. 1052; Erl. 187, 20. Unscyldigne eofota gehwylces, Elen. Kmbl. 845; El. 423.

ge-bindan

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Word óðer fand sóðe gebunden one word followed the other without interruption, B. 871. denoting restraint, hindrance Seó orsorge wyrd gebint ǽlc bára móda þe hire brýcþ, Bt. 20; F. 70, 36.

heals-fang

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Lbmn. 258, § 51. where it is the heals-fang of the payer Gif fríman an ðane forbodenan tíman [wyrce], sió hé healsfange scyldig . . . Gif ceorl búton wífes wísdóme deóflum gelde, hé sié ealra his ǽhtan scyldig and healsfange.

ge-setnes

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Hí cwǽdon þæt ǽlc man beó ácenned be steorrena gesetnessum, and þurh heora ymbryna him wyrd gelimpe, Hml. Th. i. 110, 7. combination, composition. putting together of material, construction Ǽr middaneardes gesetnysse (constitutione), Hml.

lǽran

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Ðǽm scamleásan ne wyrð nó gestiéred bútan micelre tǽlinge, Past. 205, 21 : 179, 21. to exhort, &c. to something Þú þrístlíce þeóde lǽrest tó beadowe, An. 1187.

medume

(adj.)
Grammar
medume, medeme, meodume; adj.

middlingmoderatecommonoccupying the middle or mean position as regardsobserving the just meanperfectmeetfitworthy

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wyrþ ǽlces cræftes medeme ( fit for, capable of ) ... ǽlces þinges swá medeme swá hé ǽfre medemast (medomist, MS. Cott.), Bt. 38, 5; Fox 206, 25-29.

Linked entry: medeme

wís-dóm

(n.)
Grammar
wís-dóm, es; m.

wisdomdiscretionknowledge cognizancewisdom knowledge learning philosophy

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Hé gesihþ eall úre wyrc, Bt. 41, 4; Fox 250, 24. Hé lǽrde hig, swá ðæt hig cwǽdon : " Hwanon ys ðysum ðes wísdóm ?" Mt. Kmbl. 13, 54: Mk. Skt. 6, 2 : Andr. Kmbl. 1137; An. 569: Exon. Th. 1. 69, 33; Gú. 1104.

ge-þanc

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Ox. 56, 3. a thought, what a person thinks Ne wyrð þǽr bedíglod þæt dígleste geþanc þe sénig mon ǽfre geþóhte, Wlfst. 25, 14. Healde hé hine ðæt hine his ágen geðanc ne biswíce ne se imago cogitationis illudet, Past. 57, 22.

wær

(adj.)
Grammar
wær, adj.

wareawarehaving knowledge of something which is to be guarded againstwareprepared foron guard against something that might be hurtfulwarecareful to avoid somethingon guard against doing somethingwareobservant ofattentive to a warning warycautioussagaciousprudentcunning

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Sóna wyrð deófol inne; is micel þearf ðæt manna gehwylc wið swylc wær sý, Wulfst. 280, 11. Ðæt wé geornlíce wacian and á wære beón wið deófles costnunga, Btwk. 220, 35. Woruldmenn wǽron wære wið heora fýnd, Homl. Skt. i. 13, 150.

open

(adj.)
Grammar
open, adj.

Opennot shut,allowing ingress or egressof a doorof the eyesnot closed upnot covered, not protecteddeclared, publicnot secret, not concealed, discovered, brought to light (in reference to things where concealment is desired)without attempt at concealment manifest, clear, plain, evident

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Is seó wyrd mid eów open orgete, Andr. Kmbl. 1517; An. 760. Ðá ágann Landfranc atýwian mid openum gesceáde ( with manifest reason), ðæt hé mid rihte crafede ðás ða hé crafede, Chr. 1070; Erl. 208, 17

hrǽw

(n.)
Grammar
hrǽw, hráw, hreáw, hrá, es; n. m.

a corpsecarcasetrunkcarrion

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Ðú earma nú ðú byst geworden ðæt fúleste hreáw and wyrma mete thou miserable thing, now art thou become a very foul corpse and food for worms, L. E. I. prm; Th. ii. 398, 16. Hrá wundum wérig the body weary with wounds, Andr.

Linked entries: hráw hreáw hrá

scort

(adj.)
Grammar
scort, adj.
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Hú ne biþ simle ðæt lange yfel wyrse ðonne ðæt scorte, 38, 2 ; Fox 198, 12. Ðæt wuldor ðysses middangeardes is sceort and gewítende. Blickl.

Linked entries: scyrtra sceort

un-sib

(n.)
Grammar
un-sib, un-sibb, e; f.

unfriendlinessunkindlinessenmitystrifehostilitieswardivisionvariancedisagreementdisunion

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Ealle unsibba hit wyrcð, Wulfst. 242, 8. strife, hostilities, war Gif hié gemunan willaþ hiora ieldrena wólgewinna and hiora monigfealdan unsibbe recolant majorum suorum tempora, bellis inquietissima, Ors. 2, 1; Swt. 64, 15.