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ge-dreóglǽcan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-dreóglǽcan, p. ge-dreóglǽhte
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To make seemly, set in order Menn dæftað heora hús and wel gedreóglǽcað, gif hí sumne freónd onfón willað tó him, þæt nán unðæslicnys him ne ðurfe derian, Hml. Th. ii. 316, 7. Hé cwæð ꝥ hé wolde gedreóhlǽcan his hámas, Hml. S. 6, 121.

Linked entry: -dreóglǽcan

ge-wésan

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Add: to steep, soak: — Genim þás ylcan wyrte, and gecnúwa hý mid smeruwe, and gewæsc (-wés, v. l. ) mid ecede, Lch. i. 104, 2: 204, 19. Genim þás wyrte and rosan wós on wíne gewésed, 214, l.

wís-dóm

(n.)
Grammar
wís-dóm, es; m.

wisdomdiscretionknowledge cognizancewisdom knowledge learning philosophy

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willaþ wesan wíse. On hwilcon wísdó;me (sapientia)? willaþ beón bylewite, and wíse, ðæt búgon fram yfele and dón góda, Coll. Monast. Th. 32, 27. Hé wísdóme heóld éðel sínne, Beo. Th. 3923; B. 1959. Ic healde ðínra worda wam mid wísdóme, Ps.

ge-anlícian

(v.)
Grammar
ge-anlícian, p. ode; pp. od [líc like]

To make likelikenassĭmĭlāre

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To make like, liken; assĭmĭlāre For hwam geanlície we heofena ríce cui assĭmĭlābĭmus regnum Dei? Mk. Bos, 4, 30

scip-steorra

(n.)
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scip-steorra, an; m.
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The Pole-star Twegen steorran standaþ stille . . . ðone norðran geseóþ; ðone hátaþ menn scipsteorra, Lchdm. iii. 270, 20

ge-beterung

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ge-beterung, ge-betrung. edification.
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Lye substitute wyllað sume óðre trimminge gereccan tó eówre gebetrunge, Hml. Th. i. 448, 10

ge-bytlung

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Ne beó tó weallum oððe tó wágum geworhte on þǽre gástlican gebytlunge, Hml. Th. ii. 582, 14. Add

sorhlíce

(adv.)
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ne sceolan ceorigan ne sorhlíce bemǽnan þeáh ðe ús ungelimp on ǽhtum getíme, Hml. S. 13, 286. Add

on-wǽcan

(v.)

to soften, mollify, cause relaxation of severity

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to soften, mollify, cause relaxation of severity Ðæt mihtiges Godes mód onwǽcen, Cd. Th. 26, 7; Gen. 403

ge-þingere

(n.)
Grammar
ge-þingere, es; m.

An intercessor

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An intercessor We biddaþ ðætte fore us ge-þingere astonde quesumus ut pro nobis intercessor existat, Rtl. 44, 36

tó-séðan

(v.)
Grammar
tó-séðan, p. de

To prove

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To prove Drihten, ðú ús sealdest gesceádwísnesse ðæt mágon tóséðan and tósceádan good and yfel. Shrn. 167, 3

tó-stincan

(v.)
Grammar
tó-stincan, p. -stanc, pl. -stuncon

To distinguish by smell

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To distinguish by smell Ðurh ða nosu tóstincaþ, hwæt clǽne biþ, hwæt fúl, Homl. Th. ii. 372, 30

yfele

(adv.)
Grammar
yfele, adv.
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Ðý læs wén sié ðæt yfele forweorþon lest perhaps we perish miserably, Blickl. Homl. 247, 2: Ps. Th. 79, 15: 106, 26. Hé ðá yfele and earmlíce geendode, Homl. Skt. ii. 25, 546. On ðære fare heom yfele gelamp, Chr. 1075; Erl. 212, 22.

wealdend

(n.)
Grammar
wealdend, es; m.

one who exercises power over persons or things, a controller masterone who exercises dominion a ruler governor sovereign applied to the Deity a possessor master lord

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witon hé úre wæs wealdend we knew he was master of us, Blickl. Homl. 243, 18. Se ðe ðæs weddes waldend sý, L. Edm. B. 6; Th. i. 254, 22.

geond

(adv.)
Grammar
geond, adv.
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Th. i. 354, 20. where there is motion, thither, over there Þanon ealle flugon geond tó þǽre dúne thence we all fled over there to the hill, Hml. S. 23, 740. Uton þyder geond gán let us go over there to the place, 748: 321.

Burgendas

(n.)
Grammar
Burgendas, gen. a; pl. m: Burgendan; pl. m.
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These, in Alfred's time, dwelt to the north-west of the Osti. We find them at another period on the east bank of the Oder.

Linked entry: Burgendan

wilder

(n.)
Grammar
wilder, (-or ? cf. wildor-líc. v. next word) (and wild ? cf. O. H. Ger. wild; dat. pl. wildiran ; and the declensions of lamb, cild), es; n.

A wild beast

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Went we to wod the wilde for to cacchne. Destr. Tr. 2347. Þurh ðæs wildres ( the panther's ) mflð, Exon. Th. 358, 10; Pa. 43. Ðæt fiǽsc, ðæt wildro ábiton carnem, quae a bestiis fuerit prae-gustata Ex. 22, 31.

Linked entry: wildor

cine-líc

(adj.)
Grammar
cine-líc, adj. [cyn fit, suitable]

Of a like kind, agreeable, suitable, adequatecongruus, cornpetens

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Of a like kind, agreeable, suitable, adequate; congruus, cornpetens Ðæt we wilnian to heorn fultum be swá manegum mannum swá us cinelíc þince æt swá micelere spræce that we desire aid from them of so many men as may seem to us adequate for so great a

éc-nes

(n.)
Grammar
éc-nes, -nis, -nys, -ness, -niss, -nyss, e; f.

Eternity, everlasting æternĭtas

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Eternity, everlasting; æternĭtas Ðæt we wuldres eard in écnesse ágan mósten that we for ever might possess the abode in glory, Exon. 25 b; Th. 74, 9; Cri. 1204: Ps. Th. 118, 152. On écnisse for ever, Cd. 23; Th. 30, 18; Gen. 469.

freót

(n.)
Grammar
freót, freód, es; m.

Freedomlibertyan enfranchisementa setting a man freelībertasmănūmissio

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We scylon todǽlan freót and þeówet we ought to distinguish between freedom and slavery, L. C. S. 69; Th. i. 412, 9: L. Ed. 9; Th. i. 164, 10

Linked entry: freód