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dwolian

(v.)
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L. 118, 10. of inaccurate conception. to mistake, err Bið se here eal ídel, ðonne hé on óðer folc winnan sceal, gif se heretoga dwolað in exploratione hostium frustra exercitus velociter sequitur, si ab ipso duce itineris erratur, Past. 129, 9.

feónd

an enemy ⬩ foe ⬩ fiend ⬩ devil

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Swá mon sceal Godes fiénd hatigean, Past. 353, 5-8. Feónda emulorum, i. inimicorum, An. Ox. 22, 42.

gryre

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Gryre sceal for greggum, Gn. Ex. 149. Siððan þæs gǽstes gryre ágiefen weorðeð after terror has become the portion of the spirit, Dóm. 21.

hǽs

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Þurh his hálige hǽs, An. 1522: 1588: El. 86: Wlfst. 255, Féran sceal þurh freán hǽse sundor ánra gehwæs sáwl of líce Az. 92. Hé hét him tó clypian ealne þone here ꝥ hí his hǽse gefyldon, Hml. S. 28, 27: Angl vii. 52, 406.

heá-líce

(adv.)

on high ⬩ greatly ⬩ extremely ⬩ nobly ⬩ elaborately

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P but see heálic; IV. l a) hlúdan stefne fægre, Cri. 389. with high quality, nobly Hé bið geniéd mid ðǽm folgoðe ðæt hé sceal heálíce sprecan loci sui necessitate exigitur summa dicere, Past. 81, 6. of workmanship, with perfect workmanship, elaborately

Linked entry: heá-lic

ríht

(adj.)
Grammar
ríht, adj.
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Mín Drihten . . . wæs on rihte róde úp áhafen . . . sceal mín ród onwended beón, Bl. H. 191, 4. Se wítega ( St. John) sǽde on his gesihðe ꝥ þǽra feówer nýtena fét wǽron rihte, and hí eódon ǽfre æfter ðám gáste, Hml. S. 15, 204.

wefl

(n.)
Grammar
wefl, e; wefle (-a ; m.?), an; f.

weft, woof, thread which crosses the warp ⬩ an implement for weaving ⬩ a shuttle (?)

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Hé sceal habban fela towtóla . . . pihten, wefte,wefle (or under I?), wulcamb, Anglia ix. 263, 13

Linked entry: wefta

full-fremman

Grammar
full-fremman, (-fremian).

to bring to an end ⬩ complete ⬩ finish ⬩ to do ⬩ perform ⬩ accomplish ⬩ to perfect ⬩ bring to a proper condition

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Yrre ne sceal mon fullfremman (ful-, v. l. ) iram non perficere, R. Ben. 17, 5. Ne gǽlð ús nán ðing te fullfremmanne ðá gódan weorc, Past. 445, 30.

sealt

(adj.)
Grammar
sealt, salt; adj.

Salt ⬩ salt

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Brim sceal sealt weallan, Menol. Fox 552; Gn. C. 45. On sealtum mersce in salsuginem, Ps. Spl. 106, 34. Óþ ðone sealtan mere usque ad lacum Salinarum, Ors. 1, 1; Swt. 26, 8. Ofer sealtne (saltne, Cott. MSS.) sǽ, Past. pref.; Swt. 9, 8.

ge-wanian

(v.)
Grammar
ge-wanian, -wonian; p. ode; pp. od.

to lessen ⬩ diminish ⬩ to be wanting

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to lessen, diminish Se láreow ne sceál ða inneran giémenne gewanian for ðære úterran abisgunge the teacher is not to diminish his care of inner things for outer occupations, Past. 18, 1; Swt. 127, 8; Hat. MS.

Linked entries: ge-wane ge-wonian

gódian

(v.)
Grammar
gódian, p. ode, ede; pp. od, ed.
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Þurh ðæt hit sceal on earde gódian to áhte by that means matters must somewhat improve in the land, L. C.

Linked entry: ge-gódian

spring

(n.)
Grammar
spring, spryng, es; m. (but eá-spring; n. )

a source of water ⬩ scaturigo, scatebra ⬩ fons ⬩ fons ⬩ a springing, rising, spring in day- spring, ⬩ what springs up or from. ⬩ an ulcer, a sore, pustule ⬩ a flux ⬩ a squirting, sprinkling

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Similar entries v. fǽr-, wen-, wund-spring. a flux Wið ðæs magan springe, ii. 190, 16 (where see note): 192, 12. a squirting, sprinkling Mon sceal ǽr mid wearmum springum and háte wætre beþian and þweán ða stówe, 202, 21.

Linked entries: ge-spring sprengan

be-drífan

to drive game ⬩ to follow up a track

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Wíteþeówne monnan mon sceal bedrífan tó swingum (swinglum, v. l.), 138, 3. to follow up a track Gif mon trode bedrífð forstolenes yrfes of stæðe on óðer, Ll. Th. i. 352, 4. Gyf him hundred bedrífe trod on óðer hundred, 260, 3

wræc

(n.)
Grammar
wræc, es; n.

wrack ⬩ misery ⬩ suffering ⬩ suffering that comes as punishment, ⬩ retributive punishment ⬩ vengeance ⬩ where the punishment or misery is exile or banishment

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Ðú scealt óðerne éðel sécean, and on wræc hweorfan, 57, 15; Gen. 928: 62, 15; Gen. 1014. Ðæt hé on wræc drife his selfes sunu (Ishmael), 168, 32 ; Gen. 2791.

wund

(n.)
Grammar
wund, e; f.

A wound ⬩ vulnus ⬩ a wound ⬩ an injury caused by a blow ⬩ a sore caused by disease

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Sceád on ða wunde ... Wiþ ealdre tóbrocenre wunde ... lácna swilce wunda. Tó wunde clǽnsunge ... smire ða wunde mid, ðonne fullaþ hió ... Wiþ innanwunde, Lchdm. ii. 90, 23-92, 21.

dolh-sealf

(n.)
Grammar
dolh-sealf, dolg-sealf,e ; f. [sealf a salve, poultice]

A wound-salve, poultice for a wound ⬩ vulnĕrārium emplastrum

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A wound-salve, poultice for a wound; vulnĕrārium emplastrum Dolhsealf; genim wegbrǽdan sǽd, getrifula smale, scead on ða wunde, sóna biþ sélre a wound-salve; take seed of waybroad, bray it small, put [shed] it on the wound, soon it will be better, L.

Linked entry: dolg-sealf

lytig

(adj.)
Grammar
lytig, lyteg; adj.

Cunning ⬩ astute ⬩ sly ⬩ artful ⬩ crafty ⬩ wily

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Ðone leásan lytegan ðú scealt hatan fox insidiator occultis surripuisse fraudibus gaudet? vulpeculis exaequetur, Bt. 37, 4; Fox 192, 17. On leásungem lytige in mendaciis vafri, Coll. Monast. Th. 32, 29.

Linked entries: letig lot lyteg

fercian

(v.)

to bring ⬩ carry ⬩ conduct ⬩ to support ⬩ To go

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S. 23, 597. figuratively: Man sceall þé óþer gecýþan ꝥ þú ús ná lencg ne þearft mid þínre leásunge fercian (you need not try to make us swallow any more of your lies), Hml. S. 23, 713. intrans.

DYPPAN

(v.)
Grammar
DYPPAN, dippan; ic dyppe, he dypþ, dyppeþ, pl. dippaþ; p. dypte; pp. dypped, dypd = dypt; v. a.

DIP, immerge, baptize ⬩ immergĕre, intingĕre, tingĕre, baptīzāre

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Dippaþ ysopan sceaft on ðam blóde fascĭcŭlum hyssōpi tingĭte in sanguĭne, Ex. 12, 22. Ic eówic dépu oððe dyppe, se eówic dépiþ oððe dyppeþ ego baptīzo vos, ipse baptīzābit vos, Mt. Rush. Stv. 3, 11. Dyppende baptīzantes, 28, 19

ofer-irnan

(v.)

to pass by running, cross ⬩ to run over, go over a subject ⬩ to come upon with violence, overwhelm, to come upon with surprise

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to pass by running, cross Ða hwíle ðe se móna ðære sceade ord oferyrnþ while the moon is crossing the point of the shadow, Lchdm. iii. 240, 26. to run over, go over a subject Nú wille wé eft oferyrnan ða ylcan godspellícan endebyrdnysse, Homl.