winnan
intrans ⬩ to labour ⬩ toil ⬩ work ⬩ to labour, endeavour, strive after ⬩ to labour, struggle, be troubled ⬩ to labour under, suffer from ⬩ to strive, contend, fight ⬩ of hostile action towards a person ⬩ of competition ⬩ of opposition to things ⬩ of the action of inanimate objects ⬩ to make war ⬩ fight ⬩ of the action of inanimate objects ⬩ with cognate accusative ⬩ to win ⬩ make one's way ⬩ trans ⬩ to labour at ⬩ bestow labour upon ⬩ to labour under ⬩ suffer ⬩ undergo ⬩ to win ⬩ get ⬩ attain
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Ðá won wiþ hine Cadwalla rebellavit adversus eum Caedualla Bd. 2, 20; S. 521, 7. Hé feaht and won wiþ his éþle, 3, 24; S. 556, 28 : Chr. 597; Erl. 20, 4. Grendel wan wið Hróðgár, Beo. Th. 305 ; B. 151. Hí wunnon him betwýnan, Homl. Th. ii. 356, 24.
Linked entry: on-winnende
þurfan
To need ⬩ to be in need ⬩ have need of something ⬩ to need to do something ⬩ to be bound to do something because it is right ⬩ to be obliged ⬩ be compelled by destiny ⬩ to have good cause or reason for doing something ⬩ to be use, to be good for a person to do something ⬩ to owe
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Ðý læs wé leng sprecen ymbe ðonne wé þyrfon (wé ne þyrfen, Cott. MS.), Bt. 34, 2; Fox 136, 14. where the need is based on grounds of right, fitness, law, morality, etc., to be bound to do something because it is right, etc.
dúru
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Duru hostium, Wrt. Voc. i. 81, 11: valva, 290, 12: limen (olympi ), ii. 93, 36: 52, 5. Þǽre forscytlican dura vectiferae valvae, 90, 56. From ðǽre dura selfre ðisse béc in ipsa locutionis nostrae janua, Past. 25, 11.
wirsa
Worse ⬩ worst
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Ne wearð nán wærsa dǽd gedón ðonne ðeós wæs, Chr. 979; Erl. 129, 4. Gif wé ðæt ne dóþ, ðonne wyrce wé ús myccle synne; and ús is get wyrse ðæt wé úrne ceáp teóþian, gif wé willaþ syllan ðæt wyrste Gode, Blickl. Homl. 41, 7.
wíg-bed
An altar
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An altar [from wíg (wíh) and beód; some forms, e.g. wígbeddes, weóbedd, suggest that the word was thought to be derived from bed] Weófod altar vel ara, Wrt. Voc. i. 26, 51.
wóh
not straight ⬩ bent ⬩ crooked ⬩ twisted ⬩ oblique ⬩ not right ⬩ perverse ⬩ froward ⬩ wrong ⬩ unfair
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Gescynded on heora wón willan abominabiles in voluntatibus suis, Ps. Th. 13, I. Mid wó múðe ore perverso, Past. 47; Swt. 357, 20. Ðæt hyne gehwá wið wó gewitnysse gehealde, L. E. G. 27; Th. ii. 422, 35.
unnan
to grant a person (dat.) something ⬩ to give ⬩ allow ⬩ to wish something (gen.) to a person (dat. ) ⬩ to wish something (gen.) for a person (dat.) ⬩ to like a person to have something ⬩ to like a condition of things ⬩ to be pleased
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Ne dyde ic, ðæs ic ðé weán úðe ( because I wished you woe ), Cd. Th. 163, 3; Gen. 2692.
wealdan
To have power over ⬩ to control the movements of that which is moved ⬩ to regulate ⬩ wield a weapon ⬩ with gen. ⬩ with dat. or inst. ⬩ to control that which moves itself ⬩ to have control of a person, an emotion ⬩ to govern, ⬩ with gen. ⬩ with acc. ⬩ of the control exercised by one in authority, to rule ⬩ govern ⬩ have dominion over ⬩ bear sway ⬩ wield power, ⬩ with gen. ⬩ with dat. or inst. ⬩ with acc. ⬩ with a preposition ⬩ absolute ⬩ fig. where the subject is an abstract noun, ⬩ with gen. ⬩ with acc. ⬩ with a preposition ⬩ to have power over things ⬩ to possess ⬩ be in possession of ⬩ have at command ⬩ be master of, ⬩ with gen. ⬩ with dat. or inst. ⬩ with acc. ⬩ to have power to decide or choose what shall take place ⬩ to determine ⬩ ordain ⬩ have the deciding ⬩ control of matters, ⬩ with gen. ⬩ with dat. or inst. ⬩ with a clause ⬩ absolute ⬩ to have power that brings something to pass, ⬩ to cause ⬩ be the cause, author, source of something, ⬩ with gen. ⬩ with dat. or acc. ⬩ of things, with gen. ⬩ of motives ⬩ to have power to do ⬩ be able
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To have power over Wealdeþ imperitat, Wrt. Voc. ii. 44, 43.
ge-hwæðeres
Anywhere ⬩ on every side ⬩ every way ⬩ undique
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Anywhere, on every side, every way; undique Wæs gehwæðeres waa there was woe on every side, Bt. Met. Fox 1, 50; Met. 1, 25
-metod
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Micel mildheortnys þæs metodan Dryhtnes, Hml. Th. ii. 316, 21. Menigfealde beóð þæs metodan Drihtnes egsan and swingla ofer scyldigum mannum, 328, 32 (both passages are alliterative).] Add: :-- Se metod eallra gesceafta (cf. se milda metod. Met. 29, 68
Decem-ber
The month of December ⬩ Dĕcember, bris
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The month of December; Dĕcember, bris, m Mónaþ Decembris, ǽrra iúla [geóla] the month of December, the former yule, Menol. Fox 437; Men. 220; January being after yule or Christmas is called Se æftera geóla; the after yule, Cott. Tibĕrius; B. i; Hick.
rignan
- Cf.
- Piers P. 14, 62.
to rain, to cause rain to fall ⬩ to rain, to fall (of rain)
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to rain, to cause rain to fall, with the agent expressed Ic ríne pluo, Ælfc. Gr. 28; Som. 30, 53. Hé rýnde ofer synfullan grin, Ps. Spl. 10, 7. Hit ágan rínan xl. daga and xl. nihta tósomne ðæm mǽstan réne, and seó eorþe rínde ealswá swíðe of hire eásprencgum
þætte
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Wearð undyrne cúð, gyddum geómore, þætte Grendel wan wið Hróðgár, Beo. Th. 305; B. 151.
ád-fær
The pile-way ⬩ the way to the funeral pile ⬩ iter rogi
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The pile-way, the way to the funeral pile; iter rogi Ðæt we hine gebringen on ádfære that we may bring him on the way to the pile, Beo. Th. 6012; B. 3010
LǼTAN
to LET ⬩ allow ⬩ permit ⬩ suffer ⬩ to let ⬩ let go ⬩ give up ⬩ dismiss ⬩ leave ⬩ forsake ⬩ let ⬩ to let ⬩ cause ⬩ make ⬩ get ⬩ have ⬩ cause to be ⬩ place ⬩ make as if ⬩ make out ⬩ profess ⬩ pretend ⬩ estimate ⬩ consider ⬩ suppose ⬩ think ⬩ to behave towards ⬩ treat ⬩ to let
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Ne lǽtaþ wé non dissimulamus, Wrt. Voc. ii. 62, 22. Ealle wé lǽtaþ efendýrne Engliscne and Deniscne we estimate all at the same amount, Englishman and Dane, L. A. G. 2; Th. i. 152, 12. [Cf. Icel. manngjöld skyldi jöfn látin ok spora-höggit.]
Linked entries: aweg-lǽtan leórt
a-wannian
To wax wan or pale ⬩ pallescere
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To wax wan or pale; pallescere Awannod pallidus factus, Greg. Dial. 1, 2
fyrn-gewinn
An ancient war ⬩ vĕtus pugna
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An ancient war; vĕtus pugna On ðæm wæs ór writen fyrngewinnes on which was engraved the origin of the ancient war, Beo. Th. 3382; B. 1689
fǽcen-nes
deceit ⬩ guile ⬩ wile
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deceit, guile, wile Wá middangeard from fǽknissum vae mundo a scandalis, Mt. R. 18, 7
búta
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Unless; nisi Ǽnig mon wát ðone sunn búta ðe Fæder nemo novit filium nisi Pater, Mt. Lind. War. 11. 27. Búta ðes útacunda nisi hic alienigena, Lk. Lind. War. 17, 18
ge-brégan
To frighten ⬩ terrify ⬩ terrére ⬩ perterrére
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Ic wæs mid ðysse ongrislícan wæfersýne gebréged I was terrified by this horrible sight, 5, 12; S. 628, 9. We sind gebrégede we are terrified, Homl. Th. i. 578, 27