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wilde

(adj.)
Grammar
wilde, adj.

Wildwildnot domesticnot tamednot broken inwildnot cultivatedwilduncultivateduninhabitedwildturbulentungoverned

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Wildre mealwan seáw, 214, 14. Unwæstm ł wilde fóter zizania Mt. Kmbl. Lind. 13, 27. of places, wild, uncultivated, uninhabited Licgaþ wilde móras emnlange ðæm býnum lande, Ors. l, I; Swt. 18, 27.

Linked entries: ge-wilde wild-cyrfet

ge-earnian

(v.)
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Nis nán tweó ꝥ hé forgifnesse syllan nelle þám þe hié geearnian willaþ, 65, 9. with clause Ic þé lǽre þæt þú hospcwide ne fremme . . . þonne þú geearnest ꝥ þé bið éce líf seald, El. 526.

hwón

(adj.)
Grammar
hwón, adj.

Littlefew

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Genim hwón sealt take a little salt, 2; Lchdm. ii. 32, 3. Ácrind and hwón wermód gecnua pound oak rind and a little wormwood, 52; Lchdm. ii. 124, 22. Huón aron ða ðe onfindes ða ilco pauci sunt qui inveniunt eam, Mt. Kmbl. Lind. 7, 14.

cwide

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On cwyde þínum lǽf þearfum in testamento tuo relinque pauperibus, Scint. 146, 13. v. folc-, fore-, samnung-, sealm-, spell-cwide

dreógan

(v.)
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L. 70, 4. to labour On hú grundleásum seáðe ꝥ mód drígð (cf. swinceð, Met. 3, 2), þonne hit bestyrmað þisse worulde ungeþwǽrnessa, Bt. 3, 2; S. 9, 11.

ge-wemman

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</b> to destroy :-- 'Anlícnes, sænd mycel waeter ... swá þæt sién gewemmede ealle þá on þisse ceastre syndon' (cf. þæt þú on þis folc forð onsende wæter to wera cwealme, An. 1509) ... sió onlícnes sendde mycel wæter swá sealt, and hit æt manna líchaman

FOLDE

(n.)
Grammar
FOLDE, an; f.

the earthdry landtellusterraa landcountrydistrictregionterritoryrĕgiotractusplăgaterrĭtōriunithe groundsoilhŭmussŏlumearthclayterræ līmuslŭtum

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Ðú eart hyht ealra ðe feor on sǽ foldum wuniaþ thou art the hope of all who dwell in lands far in the sea [i. e. islands ], Ps.

fundian

(v.)
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Sé þe-on lagu fundað he that will go to sea, Seef. 47. Hí woldon cuman tó sumere þára stówa ðe hí ðonne tó fundiaþ, Bt. 34, 7; F. 144, 10. Férde sum ridda . . . and hit lǽdde forð mid him þǽr hé fundode tó, Hml.

hring

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Fugla cynn þone hálgan hringe beteldað, Ph. 339. an enclosed circular space, sea or land enclosed by the horizon Wíde rád wolcnum under ofer holmes hrincg hof séleste, Gen. 1393. a circular course or orbit Hringa hóhwerfinge orbes orbibus, Wrt.

weall

(n.)
Grammar
weall, es; m.

a wall that is made, wall of a building, of a town, side of a cave a natural wall a steep hill a cliff.

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Of wealle ( the sea-cliff ) geseah weard, se ðe holmclifu healdan scolde, 463; B. 229. Winneþ wǽg wið wealle, Exon. Th. 383, 33; Rä. 4, 20. Ǽniges monnes wíg forbúgan oððe on weal fleón ( flee to the hill ) líce beorgan, Vald. 1, 15.

sleán

(v.)
Grammar
sleán, p. slóh, slóg, slógh, pl. slógon; pp. slagen, slægen, slegen. <b>A.</b> trans. I.
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Hé on scip ástáh and slóh út on ða sǽ put to sea, Ap. Th. 6, 6. Se lég slóh tó leofonum, Shrn. 73, 36. Ðá slóh ðǽr micel mist a great mist came on suddenly. Gen. 15, 17. Seó sǽ slóh tógædere occurrerunt aquae, Ex. 14, 27.

Linked entries: a-sleán feoh slege

grim

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On hú grimmum seáðe swinceð þæt sweorcende mód, Met. 3, 1. Grimme sorge acri angore, Wrt. Voc. ii. 84, 38. Of þám grimman gryre, Dan. 439. Feallan on grimne grund, Cri. 1527. Þone grimman þurst diram sitim, Nar. 9, 20. On þá grimman tíd, Cri. 1081.

rícsian

(v.)
Grammar
rícsian, p. ode.

to exercise or have powerto rulegovernreignto domineerdominatetyrannizeexercise violenceto prevail

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Gif wé áslaciaþ ðæs weddes ðe wé seald habbaþ, ðonne máge wé wénan ðæt ðás þeófas willaþ ríxian gyta swíðor ðonne hig ǽr dydon these thieves will get the upper hand yet more than they did before, L. Ath. v. 8, 9; Th. i. 238, 23.

rýman

(v.)
Grammar
rýman, de.

to make roomy, extend, spread, enlarge,amplifyto clear a wayyield, give place

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Seó sealf wile ǽrest ða dolh rýman, and ðæt deáde flǽsc of etan, Lchdm. ii. 332, 24. to make room by removing one's self, yield, give place Ic fare áweg oððe ic rýme (rume, MS. W.: hryme, hnime, other MSS.)caedo (cf.

Linked entry: rúmaþ

tól

(n.)
Grammar
tól, es; n.

a tool,implement,instrumenttools,machinery,apparatus

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Hwílon befeóll án síðe of ðam snǽde into ánum deópan seáðe. Benedictus wolde gefréfrian ðone wyrhtan ðe ðæt tól ámyrde, Homl. Th. ii. 162, 12. Wíglíce tól instrumenta bellica. Hpt. Gl. 424, 28. Eówer súteres tól uestri sutoris instrumenta, Ælfc.

Linked entry: tohl

FÉDAN

(v.)
Grammar
FÉDAN, part. fédende; he fédeþ, fét, fétt; p. ic, he fédde, ðú féddest, pl. féddon; pp. féded, fédd.

nourishsupportsustainbring upeducatepascĕrecĭbārenutrīreengtrīresustentāreedŭcāreto bring forthproducegignĕreprodūcĕre

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Th. 79, 5, Se deópa seáþ dreórge fédeþ the deep pit feedeth the dreary, Exon. 30 b; Th. 94, 25; Cri. 1545: 36 b; Th. 118, 26; Gú. 245. He ðé fédeþ ipse te enutriet, Ps. Th. 54, 22.

Linked entry: féding

á-mirran

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Him wæs láð tó ámyrrene his ágenne folgað, Chr. 1048; P. 173, 13. to lose Hwílon befeóll án síðe of ðám snǽde intó ánum seáðe. Benedictus wolde gefréfrian ðone wyrhtan ðe þæt tól ámyrde (cf. forlorenum þám írene ferro perdito, Gr.

ÍDEL

(adj.)
Grammar
ÍDEL, adj.

emptydestitutevoiddevoidvainuselessidleidleunemployed

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Ídel searu, 138, 17. Ídel gielp inanis gloria, Past. 62, 1; Swt. 457, 20. Ídel wuldor vainglory, Exon. 33 a; Th. 107, 12; Gú. 57.

Linked entries: a-ýdlig ídel

fæste

shakenfirmlyfasturgentlystrictlysolemnlysecurelyfastfastspeedily at once

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Wearð sé hálga wong þurh feóndes searo fæste bitýned Ph. 419. so as to make secure.

Linked entry: fæstlíce

singan

(v.)
Grammar
singan, p. sang, song, pl. sungon ; pp. sungen
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Ic seah sellíc þing singan, Exon.