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un-weorþian

(v.)
Grammar
un-weorþian, p. ode.

to dishonourdisgraceto become dishonoured

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Seó cwén, ðe ðín word forseah, ne unwurðode ðé ǽnne, ac ealle ðíne ealdormenn non solum regem laesit regina, sed et omnes principes (Esther 1, 16), Homl. Ass. 93, 53. Gé unworðadun mec uos inhonoratis me, Jn. Skt. Rush. 8, 49.

wánung

(n.)
Grammar
wánung, e ; f.
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Se lǽce cyrfð oððe bærnð, and se untruma hrýmð, þeáhhwæðere ne miltsaþ hé ðæs óðres wánunge, Homl. Th. i. 472, 16. Uae getácnaþ hwílon wánunge, Ælfc. Gr. 48; Zup. 278, 12. Gesaeh ðæt wánung (tumultum) and woepende and mǽni*-*ende, Mk. Skt.

ge-sibsum

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Se gesibsuma lǽfð symle yrfeweard æfter him sunt reliquiae homini pacifico, Ps. Th. 36, 36. Hié wǽron swá geþwǽre and swá gesibsume þæt hié ealle forgeáfon þǽm cásere þá fǽhðe, Ors. 6, 4; S. 258, 27. Gesibsume pacatos. Wrt.

gylden

(adj.)
Grammar
gylden, gilden; adj.

Goldenaureus

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Gylden læfr bractea, 58; Som. 67, 111; Wrt. Voc. 38, 34. Gylden fel bractea, Cot. 27, Lye. Gyldena vel gegylde fatu crisendeta, Ælfc. Gl. 67; Som. 69, 97; Wrt. Voc. 41, 48. Ðá stód ðǽr gyldenu onlícnes then stood there a golden image, Shrn. 88, 22.

Linked entries: gilden ge-gyld gelden

DEÁD

(adj.)
Grammar
DEÁD, def. se deáda; seó, ðæt deáde; adj.

DEAD mortuus

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Lǽt deáde bebyrigean hyra deádnn let the dead bury their dead, Mt. Bos. 8, 22. Ne húru wundur wyrceaþ deáde numquid mortuis facies mirabĭlia? Ps. Th. 87, 10

Linked entry: déd

ge-rǽcan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-rǽcan, -rǽcean; p. -rǽhte; pp. -rǽht

To reach, obtain, seize, get, lay hold on, attain, reproach, present, offer

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Ne ðú ðé ǽfre ne lǽt wlenca gerǽcan never do thou let pride lay hold on thee, Bt. Met. Fox 5, 61; Met. 5, 31. Ðæs landes mǽre gerǽcan to obtain more of the land, Chr. 921; Erl. 106, 21.

Linked entry: mis-rǽcan

wreón

(v.)
Grammar
wreón, (from wríhan); p.wráh, wreáh, pl.wrigon, wrugon; pp.wrigen, wrogen

To coverto put a covering onto cover with clothesto clotheto coverto bindto concealhideto serve as a coveringbe spread over

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Reste hé hiue sófte, and wreó hine wearme: . . . lǽt drincan . . . and wreóh hirie wearme, Lchdm. ii. 292, 6-14. Swá ðú worulddeáde wrige mid foldan as you would cover the dead with earth, Ps. Th. 140, 4.

Linked entry: wríga

lufian

(v.)
Grammar
lufian, p. ode

To love

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Lufiaþ mid lácum ða ðe læs águn shew their love with gifts to those that have less, Exon. 33 b; Th. 106, 32; Gú. 50. Hé ágsode hý, hwá wolde on ðære geférrǽdenne beón ðe hé wǽre, and ðæt lufian ðæt hé lufode, L. Edg. 4; Th. i. 162, 6.

ge-grípan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-grípan, p. -gráp, pl. -gripon; pp. -gripen

To gripegraspseizecapererapereprehendereapprehenderecomprehenderearriperecorripereeripere

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Ðí læs áhwænne gegrípe swá swá leó sáwle míne ne quando rapiat ut leo animam meam, Ps. Spl. 7, 2. Ðá wæs he fram deófle gegripen then he was seized by a devil, Bd. 3, 11; S. 536, 13 : Ps. Spl. 17, 31.

strǽt

(n.)
Grammar
strǽt, e (but uninflected forms occur) ; f.
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a road Læg án dríe strǽt þurh ða sǽ. And ðæt wæter stód an twá healfa ðære strǽte, Ex. 14, 21-22. Him þurh streámræce strǽt wæs gerýmed, Andr. Kmbl. 3159 ; An. 1582. Tó ðære ealdan strǽt ; ondlong ðære strǽt, Cod. Dip. Kmbl. iii. 79, 30.

Linked entry: strét

stycce

(n.)
Grammar
stycce, es; n.
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Hit (the veil of the temple) on eorþan læg on twám styccum, Exon. Th. 70, 15; Cri. 1139. Hig curfon ðone ram eall tó sticceon (in frusta), Lev. 8, 20. Tó sticcon, 1, 6: Ex. 29, 17. Tó sticcum, Jud. 14, 6.

Linked entry: Sticce

ufera

(adj.)
Grammar
ufera, uferra; cpve.: ufemest; spve.

upperhigherupmosthighestlaterafter

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Ðý læs hit mono uferan dógore wrǽce ne quis eum umquam ulcisci meditaretur, Ors. 4, 5; Swt. 168, 6. Gif eówre bearn eów befrínaþ eft on uferum dagum quando interrogaverint vos filii vestri cras, Jos. 4, 6. On uferan dagum, Wulfst. 88, 20: Chart.

fǽringa

unexpectedlyof a suddenall at oncesoonat onceearlyby chanceforte

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Swealt Ósgod fǽringa swá swá hé on his reste læg, Chr. 1054; P. 184, 21: Jul. 477. without premeditation Sume ic lárum geteáh tó geflite . . . þæt hý fǽringa ealde æfþoncan edníwedan, Jul. 484. soon, at once, without delay, early Hé cwæþ : " Cuman nú

hwǽte

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Þe lǽs gé þone hwǽte ( triticum ) áwurtwalion, 29. gathered Gadriaþ þone hwǽte (hwéte, R., hwætte, L.), 33. as part of the plant, the grain with the husk Heó ábæd án hrídder tó feormianne sumne dǽl hwǽtes ( triticum ). Gr. D. 97, 3.

weás

(adv.)
Grammar
weás, adv.

By chance, by accident, fortuitously

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Ic his wundrode micle ðý læs, gif ic wiste ðæt hit weás gebyrede búton Godes willan and búton his gewitnesse minus mirarer, si misceri omnia fortuitis casibus crederem, Bt. 39, 2; Fox 212, 32: 214, 6: 39, 3; Fox 216, 3: Met. 28, 72.

wefan

(v.)
Grammar
wefan, p. , pl. ; pp.

to weave a webto weave, construct, put together, arrange, plan, contrive

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Ðus ic fród wordcræft wæf and wundrum læs, Elen. Kmbl. 2473 ; El. 1238. Ic wef intexui (funibus lectulum meum, Prov. 7, 16), Kent. Gl. 199. Wefan contexere (coronam), Hpt. Gl. 439, 68. Wefan texuisse (oraculorum seriem), 442, 39.

bredan

(v.)
Grammar
bredan, ic brede, ðú britst, brist, he brit, bret, pl. bredaþ; p. bræd, pl. brudon; pp. broden, breden.

to weave, BRAID, knit, join together, draw, pluck;plectere, nectere, vibrare, gladium stringere to change, vary, transform;vertere, variare, transformare

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Beadohrægl broden on breóstum læg the armour [lit. war-garment] joined together lay on my breast, Beo. Th. 1108; B. 552: 3100; B. 1548. Byrhtnóþ bræd bill of scéðe Byrhtnoth drew his battle-axe from its sheath, Byrht. Th. 136, 36; By. 162.

Linked entries: a-bredan bret brit

on-sittan

(v.)

to occupy to oppress (cf. colloquial to sit on a person)to fear (taking like ondrǽdan a reflexive dative)

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Hit wæs his lǽn ðæt hé onsǽte, Chart. Th. 173, 5. Onsite sǽnacan, Exon. Th. 474, 7; Bo. 26. to oppress (cf. colloquial to sit on a person) For ðám heardum weorcum ðe him onsæt, Ex. 6, 9.

ELLEN

(n.)
Grammar
ELLEN, gen. elnes; m. n.

Strength, power, vigour, valour, courage, fortitudevis, rōbur, vĭgor, virtus, fortĭtūdo

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Ne lǽt ðín ellen gedreosan let not thy strength sink, Wald. 10; Vald. 1, 6: Beo. Th. 1208; B. 602: Exon. 120 b; Th. 463, 7; Hö. 66: Apstls. Kmbl. 6; Ap. 3. Ellen fremman to do a deed of valour, Andr. Kmbl. 2418; An. 1210: Beo. Th. 6 ; B. 3.

tídre

(adj.)
Grammar
tídre, tiédre, tédre, týdre, tiddre, tyddre, and tíder (? v. tidder, Hpt. Gl. 436, 59); adj.
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Is ðæm lǽce tó giémanne ðæt hé swá líðne lǽcedóm selle ðæm seócan swá se týdra líchoma ( corpus debile ) mǽge ástandan, Past. 61; Swt: 455, 30. Gewǽht, tidder fessa, fatigata, Hpt.