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wíte

(n.)

punishmentpain that is inflicted as punishmenttormenta meansimplementa fine.tormentplaguediseaseevilpain

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Ðis ylce wíte (plaga ) Hibernia gelíce wæle slóh and cwylmde, Bd. 3, 27 ; S. 558, 19: 4, 7 ; S. 574, 35. Wæs ðæt wíte (famine) tó strang. Cd. Th. 109, 8; Gen. 1819. Drihten slóh ðæt folc mid swíðe micclum wíte (plaga magna nimis), Num. II, 33.

wiht

(n.)
Grammar
wiht, e ; f. : es; n.

a wightcreaturebeingcreated thinga whitthingaughtanythingwithout a negativeaughtalonewith a genitive

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Ne wé wénaþ, ðæt hé wihte mæge ðis folc áfédan, Ps. Th. 77, 22. with a negative Nis mé wihtæ þearf ( there is no need at all ) hearran tó habbanne, Cd. Th. 18, 25 ; Gen. 278. Hié ðæs wíges wihte ne róhton, 228, 13; Dan. 201.

weorþan

(v.)
Grammar
weorþan, (wurþan, wyrþan); p. wearþ, pl. wurdon; pp. worden.
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Swá swá wé of ðisse weorulde weorðaþ, Shrn. 202, 4. Gif hí on ðam wuda weorþaþ if they get in the wood, Bt. 25; Fox 88, 16. Gif hí on treówum weorþaþ, Met. 13, 36.

willan

(v.)
Grammar
willan, prs. ic, hé wille, wile, ðú wilt, pl. wé willaþ ; p. wolde, walde ; part. prs. willende

To will, wishto will, exercise the faculty of willingto will, purpose, think, mean, intendto tendto will, ordain, order, commandto will, wish, want, desireto will, be willing to do somethingto allow, permit, grant, consent toto be disposed, to have such and such a willto will, profess, claimwill, shall, to be about to

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Hé wæs cweþende : ' Ic mé wille nú onhwyrfan tó ðisse bǽre . . . ' Ðá wæs hé gongende, Blickl. Homl. 151, 14. Ic míne sáwle wylle Gode underþeódan nonne Deo subdita erit anima mea? Ps. Th. 61, 1.

Linked entries: fǽcan walde

lytel

(n.; adj.)
Grammar
lytel, adj., and neut. of adj. Add:: , lýtel (?). A. adj.
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Ánum of ðisum bróðrum mínum lytlum, Mt. L. 25, 40. (b a) of a town :-- Ðú, Bethlem, unðærfe ðing lyttel arð (nequa*-*quam minima es ), Mt.

hád

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Swá bið on ðisse menniscan gecynde manige on beteran háde wyrsan and on wyrsan háde beteran; swá ðætte oft on lǽwedum háde . . . man oferðíhð ðone munuchád, 411, 32-36. of the ecclesiastical profession :-- Hé wæs underfange of þám (þæs ?)

on-fón

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For ðǽm anféhð se yfla áuht goodes on ðisse worulde ðæt . . . Past. 391, 15. For óðerra monna ðearfe hié onfóð ðyllica giefa, 41, 13; Gen. 1759. Þú eácnunge onfénge bearnes, Cri. 75. Gé wítgena láre onféngon, El. 335.

weorþ

(adj.)
Grammar
weorþ, worþ, wurþ, wirþ, wyrþ, wirþe, wierþe, wyrþe, weorþe; adj.
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Ich queðe eóu ðæt ich wille ðæt Gyse biscop beó ðisses biscopríches uurðe significamus uobis nos uelle quod episcopus Giso episcopatum possideat, iv. 198, 6.

ge-líc

(adj.)
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Swá beóð gelíce þá leásan men, Leás. 24. correlative clauses Þyslic mé is gesewen ðis andwearde líf manna . . . swá gelíc, swá ðú æt swǽsendum sitte . . ., Bd. 2, 13; Sch. 165, 17. used of two or more objects, like one another, as predicate, alike Ealle

word

(n.)
Grammar
word, es; n.

a worda single part of speechwordsa written worda worda group of wordsa sayingsentencewordsa sayingmaxima talestorya reporttidingsfamename(good) word,(good) reporta commandan orderordinancea messagean announcementwordsolemn statementpromiseoathan (expressed) intentionopinionspeechlanguagewordslanguagestylewordword of God

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Ðis is sceortlíce gesǽd ; uton secgan word gyt, Homl. Th. ii. 330, 23. Wǽron ðás word gewídmǽrsode these sayings were noised abroad, Lk. Skt. 1, 65. Ðá áhsode hé hine manegum wordum interrogabat illum multis sermonibus, 23, 9.

wel

(adv.; int.)

Wellwellprosperouslywellmuchthoroughlyfreelywellproperlywellveryquitethoroughlyveryquitewellah

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Ðé ðissa woruldsǽlða tó wel ne lyste, Bt. 7, 3 ;Fox 22, 24. Ungemetes wel randwigan restan lyste Beo. Th. 3589; B. 1792. Ðæt hié welena tó wel ne trúwodon Blickl. Homl. 185, 14.

Linked entry: BET

þurfan

(v.)
Grammar
þurfan, prs. ic, he þearf, ðú þearft, pl. wé þurfon; p. þorfte; subj. prs. is þurfe, þyrfe, pl. þurfen, þyrfen; prs. ptcpl. þurfende, þyrfende

To needto be in needhave need of somethingto need to do somethingto be bound to do something because it is rightto be obligedbe compelled by destinyto have good cause or reason for doing somethingto be use, to be good for a person to do somethingto owe

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Hú hé ðisse worulde wynna þorfte læsast brúcan how he should be least under the necessity of enjoying the delights of this world, Exon.Th. 122, 20; Gú. 308.

teóðung

(n.)
Grammar
teóðung, teóðing, e; f.
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In a charter, which speaks of Edward as dead, a tithe of eight pennies from each hide is mentioned as due to Taunton Hér swutulaþ on ðisum gewrite hwylce gerihta langon into Tántúne. Ðæt is ... teóðung of ǽlcere híde eahta penegas, Cod. Dip.

Linked entry: tegðung

grétan

(v.)
Grammar
grétan, to greet.
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., R.) him tó urnon (accurrentes salutabant eum), Mk. 9, 15. (4 a) to have audience of :-- Hróðgár grétan, B. 2010: 347: Gen. 2104: of formal speech Ic Ælfríc abbod on ðisum gewrite freóndlíce gréte Wulfget, Hml. A. 1, 1.

wiþ

(prep.; adv.)
Grammar
wiþ, prep. (adv. conj. ).

towardstoin the direction oftowardstoatwithtowardstoatagainstover againstopposite toagainstfrombynearagainstbesideuntoatagainstwithagainst onover againstoppositeagainstin the way ofwith.withpart withfromforin return foras payment forforin consideration offorin exchange forforfor in reward ofin return forin answer toforas compensation forin consideration ofin return foron condition ofagainstagainstas a set-offby the side ofcompared within contrast withwithtowithwithagainstto.withforagainstfromforagainstcontrary toin opposition to.withatagainstbeside by,atbyagainstatuntowithfromforwithagainstto weigh one thing with or against anotherin comparison withwithtowith a personwithtowardswith in respect towithwith againsttowithto.againstfromforagainst contrary toagainstbythrough,to rest on the armtill.till tountil

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Uið tó ðises (ðisse, Rush.) ł uið nú ł uið ðágeána usque athuc, 2, 10. Wið tó ðæm dæge usque ad eum diem, Mt. Kmbl. Lind. 24, 38: 11, 13.

wilnian

(v.)
Grammar
wilnian, p. ode.

of animate objectsto desire, ask forwith gen. or uncertainwith accusativewith infinitivewith geniudial infinitivewith genitive and gerundial infinitivewith a clauseabsolute or uncertainto desire to goto tend to an end

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Hwelc fremu is ðe ðæt ðú wilnige ðissa and-weardena gesǽlþa ofer gemet? Bt. 14, I; Fox 42, 8. Þonne hí tó his húso hleówes wilnian, Ps. Th. 108, 10. Tó ðæm heáhengle ðæt hié him fultomes wilnodan. Homl. 201, 28. Friðes wilnian, Andr.

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wyrd

(n.)
Grammar
wyrd, e; f.

What happensfatefortunechancefatethe otherwise than humanly appointed order of thingsone of the Fatesfatefortunean eventan eventoccurrencecircumstanceincidentfactwhat happens to a personfatefortunelotconditionfatedeathchanceaccident

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Hé wyrde bídeþ, hwonne God wille ðisse worlde ende gewyricean, Blickl. Homl. 109, 32. On ðæm dæge gewíteþ heofon and eorþe.... Swá eác for ðære ilcan wyrde gewíteþ sunne and móna, 91, 22.

Linked entry: weord

(pronoun.)
Grammar
hé, m: heó; f: hit; n.

He, she, it

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Etaþ ðísne hláf hit is mín líchama eat this bread, it is my body, Homl. Th. ii. 266, 33. Ic hyt eom ego sum, Mt. Kmbl. 14, 27: 28. Hit ys áwriten, Ne leofaþ se man be hláfe ánum scribtum est: Non in pane solo vivit homo, 4, 4.

Linked entries: heó hie hig hió

on-geagn

(prep.)
Grammar
on-geagn, -gegen, -gægn, -gegn, -geán, -gán, -geǽn, -gén.

opposite, over against, againsttowards, in the direction of, to meet, in the way ofagainstagainst, for the reception of, to receivein reply toin return for, as an equivalent for opposite, over againstagainst, in a direction opposite toagainst, with, contrary to, in opposition toin reply toas an equivalent for, in return for, in exchange foragainst, ready fortowardsoppositeagain, backLat re-in replytowardson the other handagain

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Homl. 165, 29. in reply to Ne andwyrtst ðú nán þing ongén ða ðe ðiss ðé onsecgeaþ. Mt.

Linked entries: a-gén a-gén on-gegen

CWEÐAN

(v.)
Grammar
CWEÐAN, to cweðanne; part. cweðende ; ic cweðe, ðú cweðest, cweðst, cwæðst, cwiðst, cwyðst, cwíst, cwýst, he cweðeþ; cweþ, cwiþ, cwyþ, pl. cweðaþ ; p. ic, he cwæþ, ðú cwǽde , pl. cwǽdon; impert. ¨ cweþ, cweðe , pl. cweðaþ, cweðe; subj. cweðe, pl. cweðen; p. cwǽde, pl. cwǽden ; pp. cweden

To say, speak, call, proclaim dicere, loqui, vocare, indicere

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Th. 4088; B. 2041: Swá hwylc swá cwyþ to ðisum munte quicumque dixerit huic monti, Mk. Bos. 11, 23: Mt. Bos. 7, 21: Jn. Bos. 4, 10: 16, 18. He cwyþ inquit, Ælfc. Gr. 33 ; Som. 37, 38. We cweðaþ we say, Ælfc. Gr. 18; Som. 21, 67.

Linked entries: a-cweðan cwýst ðú