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ge-þanc

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Wec þú cléne hiortan in mé, mód-swíðne geþanc, Ps. C. 89. Blinde on geþoncum, Cri. 1127. In adverbial phrases. Cf. Romance adverbs from Lat. mente :-- Folc Drihten herað holdlice, hróre geþance, Ps. Th. 101, 16. Ic þé andette holde geþance, 118, 7.

ge-weorc

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Án gylden calic swíðe wundorlices geworces, Chr. 1058 ; P. 189, 20. a work, deed, action, v. gúþ-, níþ-, undern-, wuldor-, wundor-geweorc, a work, what is made Weblic gewurc textrinum opus, Hpt. Gl. 431, 4.

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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Hé bið scarp and biter and swíðe wær on his wordum, Lchdm. iii. 162, 13. Hé wær (printed þær) weorðe worda and dǽda, Exon. Th. 96, 32; Cri. 1583.

mód

(n.)
Grammar
mód, es; n.

the inner manthe spiritual as opposed to the bodily part of manspiritsoulmindsoulheartspiritminddispositionmoodCouragehigh spiritPridearroganceGreatnessmagnificencepride

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Ðá wǽron hié swíðe erre on heora móde then were they very angry in their hearts, 149, 28: Cd. 3; Th. 4, 33; Gen. 63: 16; Th. 20, 2; Gen. 302.

wíte

(n.)

punishmentpain that is inflicted as punishmenttormenta meansimplementa fine.tormentplaguediseaseevilpain

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Drihten slóh ðæt folc mid swíðe micclum wíte (plaga magna nimis), Num. II, 33. Of ðam wíte gehǽled sonata a plaga, Mk. Skt. 5, 29. Ne ondrǽd ðú ðé deáð tó swíðe for nánum wíte, Prov. Kmbl. 49.

ge-hátan

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God hæfð swíðe wel geháten Israhéla folce, Past. 304, 12. to assert confidently Þú gehéte þæt þec hálig gǽst wið earfeðum eáðe gescilde, Gú. 427. Ic gehátan dear þæt þú þǽr treówe findest, Bo. 10

ge-setnes

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Mid þám ilcan gerece is gereaht swíðe anlíc gewrixle þæs flódes and þæs ebban.

fela

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Swíðe fela geára synd nú ágáne, 23, 727. Similar entries v. I. 2 b γ Swá feala (gen. or nom.?) earmra manna swá on þæs rícan neáweste sweltaþ . . . biþ hé ealra þára manna deáþes sceldig, Bl. H. 53, 5.

Linked entry: feald

HÝD

(n.)
Grammar
HÝD, e; f.

HIDEskin

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Hiora hýd biþ swíde gód tó sciprǽpum their [walruses'] hide is very good for ship-ropes, Ors. 1, 1; Swt. 18, 2.

Linked entry: hýd-gild

wlitig

(adj.)
Grammar
wlitig, adj.

Beautifulcomelyfairbeauteousglorious

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Wlitigre formosior, 34. 59. of beauty that appeals to the senses, appearance in persons or things, of earthly beauty Ðæt wíf wæs swíðe wlitig (pulchra), Gen. 12, 14. Sum bið wlitig on wæstmum, Exon. Th. 295, 18 ; Crä. 35.

efne

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Ond efne swíðe mín weorod wæs gewelgod et sane miles locupletatus est, Nar. 7, 5. (4 a) with nú :-- Efne nú en, Kent. Gl. 9. Efene nú ic eom geara tó eówere neóde ecce adsum, R. Ben. 3, 2. Efne nú is ðeós gifu eów ætbróden, Hml. Th. i. 64, 23

hrægl

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Swíðe ryhte ðæt hrægl is geháten ðæt se sácerd beran sceolde ðæs dómes racu, 77, 8-23. Hrecgli, hraecli amiculo, Txts. 41, 155. Preóst hine clǽnsie in his hálgum hrægle ( or under <b>II a ?</b> v. mæsse-hrægel) ætforan wiófode, Ll.

múþ

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Hé is swíðe biter on múþe and hé þé tirþ on þá þrotan, Bt. 22, 1; F. 76, 29. Ne forbinde gé nó dǽm ðerscendum oxum ðone múð, Past. 104, 8. Múða gehwylc mete þearf, Gn. Ex. 125. <b>II a.

láð

(adj.)
Grammar
láð, adj.

hatefulhatedloathedlothdispleasinginjuriousgrievoushostilemaligninimical

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Ðá wæs ic swíðe onscúniende and mé láð wæs multum detestatus sum, Bd. 5, 12; S. 630, 32. Ðeáh hit láð wǽre, Chr. 1006; Erl. 141, 7. Him wæs láð tó ámyrrene his ágenne folgaþ, 1048; Erl. 178, 11.

wépan

(v.)
Grammar
wépan, p. weóp, wép (wǽpde, Lind.), pl. weópon, wépon ; pp. wópen
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Hé sægde ðæt ða hálgan triów swíðe wépen and mid micle sáre instyred wǽron ( uberibus lacrimis commoueri ), Nar. 28, 11. Hé ongan wépan hlúttrum teárum. Ðá fræng hine his mæssepreóst for hwon hé weópe coepit ad lacrymarum profusionem effici.

Linked entries: wópen wǽpan

wíd

(adj.)
Grammar
wíd, adj.
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Ðæt geat is swýðe wíd and se weg is swíðe rúm lata porta et spatiosa via, Mt. Kmbl. 7, 13. Se mereweard ( the whale ) múð ontýneþ, wíde weleras . . . hí ðǽr in faraþ, óþ ðæt se wída ceafl gefylled bið, Exon. Th. 363, i. 13-27; Wal. 53-60.

ge-ícan

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Cf. 1 Swíðe wel hé hit geiécte (-ícte, v. l.) mid ðissum, þá hé cwæð . . . apte subjungitur . . ., Past. 161, 18. Þá witan þá syþþan wǽron oft ꝥ seolfe geníwodon and mid góde gehíhtan, Ll. Th. i. 166, 9.

ge-irnan

(v.)
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Brydegume cymende giiorne ( occurrere ), Rtl. 106, 10. (1 b) with the idea of attack :-- Gelamp sume síðe, ðǽr hé sum gild bræc, ꝥ þǽr gearn mycel menigeo tó him . . . and ealle swíðe erre wǽron (cf.. to run to a place Georn xvi-wintre mǽden tó ðǽre

Linked entries: ge-urnen ge-yrnan

ge-réfa

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He ne róhte hú swíðe synlíce þá geréfan hit begeáton of earme mannon, ne hú manige unlaga hí dydon, 1086: P. 218, 17. Hí genáman þone arc̃ƀ Ælfeáh and Ælfword þæs cynges geréfan, ion ; P. 141, 27.

weder

(n.)
Grammar
weder, es; n.

weather, condition of the atmospheregood weatherwind, storm, breeze, airweather (as in weather-bow, -bound), wind.

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Wearð ðæt wæder swíðe strang, ðæt ða eorlas ne mihton ge*-*witan hwet Godwine eorl gefaren hæfde, Erl. 183, 3. Hé ðǽs wederes ábád, 1094; Erl. 229, 36: 1097; Erl. 234, 20. Hé wearð þurh weder gelet, Erl. 233, 34.