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wundor

(n.)
Grammar
wundor, es; n.

a wondera circumstanceact that excites astonishmenta circumstance that excites astonishment as being out of the usual course of nature,a prodigyportenta wondermiraclea miraclea wonderful objectwondrous thingwonderfulmiraculous powerwonderadmiration

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Lind. 11, 47. of supernatural power working through a human being, a miracle Eft gelamp óþer wundor ðissum onlíc, Blickl. Homl. 219, 6. His (Oswald's) wundor wǽron miclo, Shrn. 114, 5: Elen. Kmbl. 1650; El. 827.

Linked entries: wunder wundrum

hér

here . . . there

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geferede Geáta leóde, 361: An. 1175. hér . . . þǽr here . . . there (with indefinite force) Gyf eów hwá segð, 'Nú Críst ys hér, oððe þǽr,' Mt. 24, 23. along with other adverbs, from which juxtaposition arise later compound forms. æfter, bæftan Swá swá wé eft

furþum

Take herein Dict., and add:even,just

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Nǽnig forðum wæs þæt hé eft síðade hyhta leás, Gú. 895. to the object Feáwa . . . cúðen . . . furðum án ǽrendgewrit of Lædene on Englisc áreccean, Past. 3, 15.

hwæðer

(pronoun.)
Grammar
hwæðer, pron.

eitherboth

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Bí swá hwaðerre efes swá hit ðonne fierdleáswæs on whichever border there was then no force, Chr. 894; Erl. 90, 13. On swá hwæðere hond on whichever hand, Beo. Th. 1376; B. 686.

Linked entry: hwæðer

un-rǽd

(n.)
Grammar
un-rǽd, es; m.

evil counselill-advised coursebad planfollydisadvantageprejudicehurt

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Hyra freá ǽrest unrǽd ( the setting up of the image ) efnde, 227, 13; Dan. 186. Hí þégun æppel unrǽdum ( ill-advisedly ), Exon. Th. 226, 9; Ph. 403.

sacu

(n.)
Grammar
sacu, e; f.

strife, contention, dissension, sedition, disputedistress, trouble, affliction, persecutioncrime, guilta contention at law, a suit, cause, action

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Gif man óðerne sace tihte(cf. ef man hwemu saka sókea,Hel. 1522), if one man bring a suit against another L. H. E. 8; Th. i. 30, 11.

Linked entries: ge-sacu sac sæc

þurh-teón

(v.)

to carry throughget a proposal accepted, a request grantedto carry out a plan, orders, etc.give effect to an intentionto carry throughcarry on to a (successful) endto accomplishperformto perpetrateto carry oncontinueto bring to a successful issueto achievebring aboutbring to passto affordto go throughundergoto drawdrag

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Ðá wearð eft Ianes duru andón, þéh ðǽr nán gefeoht þurhtogen ne wurde though no battle had actually been fought; nulla bella sonuerunt, 6, 1; Swt. 254, 19. Ne biþ ðǽr sin ðurhtogen peccatum perpetratum non est, Bd. 1, 27; S. 497, 21: Exon.

wita

(n.)
Grammar
wita, an; m.

one who knowsa person of understanding or learninga wise manone able to give counsela counsellorone able to give counsel in affairs of stateone who takes part in the councils of a nation a leading manan eldera chief personseniorone who has knowledgea witnessa wise manone professing supernatural knowledge

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Bǽdon ðæt eft óþer seonaþ wǽre, and hí ðonne woldan mid má heora witena gesécean, Bd. 2, 2; S. 502, 37. Wurdon monega seonoðas háligra biscepa and eác óðerra geþungenra witena, L.

Linked entries: weota wieta wiota

ge-logian

(v.)
Grammar
ge-logian, l. ge-lógian,
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On þá gerád ꝥ hé nǽfre eft Englisce ne Frencisce in tó þám lande (Scotland) ne gelógige, Chr. 1093; P. 225, 29. Þæt þæt mód blissige hit beón gelógod leóhte ut mens gaudeat se collocari lumine, Hy. S. 24, 3.

hús

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Hié eft hwyrfende wǽron tó heora húsum, Bl. H. 207, 31. Se Treówyrhta segþ Hwilc eówer ne notaþ cræfte mínon, þonne hús (. domos) . . . eów eallum ic wyrce (fabrico ) ?, Coll. M. 31, 11.

tó-weorpan

(v.)
Grammar
tó-weorpan, -werpan, -worpan, -wurpan, -wyrpan; p. -wearp, pl. -wurpon; pp. -worpen.

To throw in different directionsthrow awaythrow downto scatterdispersedestroyoverthrowto scatterdisperseto break in piecesscatter the parts of a connected wholeto overthrowto overturnto throw downdestroy a buildingdemolishto overthrowto destroy the power of a person,to destroyto overthrow an institution, a practice, regulation, law, etc.,to put downput an end todestroymake voidbreakdissolveto throw out

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Godes templ, and hyt eft ge-timbraþ qui destruebat templum Dei, et illud reaedificabat, Mt. Kmbl. 2, 7, 40. Ðú tówurpe weallfæsten his deposuisti maceriam ejus, Ps. Th. 79, 12. Ceaster heora ðú tówurpe (destruxisti), Ps. Spl. 9, 6.

þanan

(adv.)
Grammar
þanan, þonan (-on, -un, -en); adv.
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Cunnaþ fýr eft tó his éðle, ðanon hit ǽror cwom, Salm. Kmbl. 834; Sal. 416. Hé gewát on Hibernia, ðonan hé ǽr com, Bd. 4, 25; S. 600, 13. Þonan, Exon. Th. 17, 12; Cri. 269. He tó ðæm fæderlícan setle eode, þonon hé nǽfre onweg ne gewát, Blickl.

wer

(n.)
Grammar
wer, es; m.
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Geong wuduwe mót eft ceorlian æfter hire weres forðsíðe, L. Ælfc. P. 43; Th. ii. 382, 32. Heó leofode mid hyre were seofan gér of hyre fǽmnháde, Lk. Skt. 2, 36: Cd. Th. 134, 1; Gen. 2218. Gif mon hǽme mid monnes wífe, gebéte ðam were, L.

Linked entry: wíf

wíc

(n.)
Grammar
wíc, The word is generally neuter, but as it is often used in the plural where a singular might express the meaning, the similarity of neuter plural and feminine singular accusatives seems to have caused the word to be taken sometimes as feminine, e. g. tó ánre wíc, Homl. Th. i. 402, 22. A weak form also seems to be used, Chart. Th. 446, 29.
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Cf. too: On gerihte tó hreódwícan on ða ealdan strǽt; and-lang strǽt tó norðwícan; of norðwícan eft andlang strǽte tó Billesham, Cod. Dip. Kmbl. iii. 449, 14-17. In loco qui dicitur Childesuuicuuon (cf. Cildesuicoque, 75, 13), i. 66, 6.

ge-dǽlan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-dǽlan, <b>. I.</b>
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</b> to form a dividing line between objects :-- Hæfde wederwolcen wídum fæðmum eorðan and úprodor efne gedǽled, Exod. 76. intrans. To separate, to go away from one another, part Ðǽr nǽfre leófe ne gedǽlað, ne láðe ne gemétað, Wlfst. 204, 24.

tó-sceádan

(v.)
Grammar
tó-sceádan, -scádan; p. -scéd, -sceád (in the Northern Gospels weak forms are found, and -sceádde occurs in Bede); pp. -sceáden.

to divide in two,separate one thing from anotherto divide into partiescause divisiondissension amongto separate contending parties or claimsjudge,decide betweento make a distinction between thingsto distinguishtreat or regard differentlyto separate one thing from another with the mind,to discern,distinguish,discriminateto separate things from one another,to order,dispose,appointto separate the parts of a confused whole,to expound,interpret,render intelligibleto discussto send in different directions,to scatterdisperseTo be separated,to differ

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Ðætte God efne-gigedraþ monno ne tósceádeþ (tósceáda, Lind.) hé (separet), Mk. Skt. Rush. 10, 9. On ðæm dæge God tóscéd on twá eorðan and sǽ, Shrn. 63, 24: 62, 35.

ge-mynd

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Ǽghwilc ungemyndig hine sceolde eft gewendan in tó sínum módes gemynde quod quisque discit, immemor recordatur. Met. 22, 58.

secgan

(v.)
Grammar
secgan, secgean, secggan, secggean, sæcgan ; p. sægde, sǽde; pp. sægd, sǽd. [Forms as from an infin. sagian—sagast, sagaþ ; p. sagode; imp. saga, are given here.]
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Ábeód eft ongeán, sege ðínum leódum miccle láþre spell, Byrht. Th. 133, 14 ; By. 50. Náne gewitnesse æfter him ne saga ðú, L. Alf. 40 ; Th. i. 54, 5. His naman secgeaþ mid sealmum. Ps. Th. 65, 1.

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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Eft áxode se Hǽlend . . . Hí eft andwyrdon mid ðam ǽrran worde . . . Ðá andwyrde hé mid ðam ylcan worde. Homl. Th. ii. 246, 15-20: Cd. Th. 31, 35; Gen. 495: 165, 4; Gen. 2726.

ge-witnes

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Gif man áfinde ꝥ heora ǽnig on wóhre gewitnesse wǽre, ꝥ nǽfre his gewitnes eft náht ne forstande, Ll. Th. i. 204, 22-4. Getrýwe gewitnes trustworthy evidence, 290, 19.