wǽta
wet, moisture ⬩ a liquid ⬩ a liquid that may be drunkor used in cookery, medicine,etc., liquor, drink ⬩ moisture in an animal body, humour ⬩ water, urine ⬩ moisture of plants, juice, sap
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Wiþ yflum wǽtan and swile . . . hit eal ðæt worms and ðone yfelan wǽtan ádrífþ, 72, 12-15.
BRÁD
BROAD open, large, spacious, copious ⬩ latus, expansus, amplus, spatiosus, copiosus
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Seó sunne is swá brád swá eall eorþan ymbhwyrft, ac heó þincþ [MS. þingþ] us swýðe unbrád, forðamðe heó is swíðe feorr fram úrum gesihþum the sun is as large as the whole compass of the earth, but he [lit. she] appears to us very small [lit. un-broad]
þencan
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V. to direct the thoughts to an object, to look to with attention, turn the thoughts to Þenc nú swíðe geornlíce tó ðam ðe ic ǽr sáde turn your thoughts very carefully to what I said before, Shrn. 177, 35.
LAND
LAND ⬩ earth ⬩ a land ⬩ country ⬩ region ⬩ district ⬩ province ⬩ land ⬩ landed property ⬩ estate ⬩ cultivated land ⬩ country
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Heora wlenca wǽron swíðe monigfealde on landum and on wíngeardum, Blickl. Homl. 99, 15.
Linked entries: land-gewyrpe landes mann
reccan
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Ymb ðæt reahte Paulus swíðe wel quod bene Paulus exprimit, Past. 51, 1; Swt. 395, 11. Rehte, 51, 2; Swt. 395, 26. Hé him rehte hú myccle scipbrocu hé gebád, Blickl. Homl. 173, 6. Spell ðæt ús reahte Platon, Met. 22, 53. Rehte, Beo.
Linked entries: and-reccan be-reccan ge-reccan
strang
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Ic wende ðæt ic wǽre swíðe strong on manegum cræftum ac ic ongeat siððan ðú mé forléte hú untrum ic wæs fortem me inter virtutes credidi, sed, quantae infirmitatis sim, derelictus agnovi, Past. 65, 5; Swt. 465, 21.
steóran
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Swíðe eáðe mæg on smyltre sǽ ungelǽred scipstiéra genóh ryhte stiéran, Past. 9; Swt. 59, 2. fig. to steer, guide, rule, direct Se stiórþ ðam hrædwǽne eallra gesceafta volucrem currum regit, Bt. 36, 2; Fox 174, 20.
þeáh
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<b>I a</b>combined with other particles, hwæðere, swá,se ... þeáh :-- Ðú ealle gesceafta ǽrest gesceópe swíðe gelíce, sumes hwǽþre þeáh ungelíce, nemdest swá þeáh mid áne noman ealle tógædere, Met. 20, 52-56. Hwæþer (hwæþre?)
wolcen
A cloud ⬩ the clouds ⬩ the heavens ⬩ the sky ⬩ the clouds of night ⬩ under heaven ⬩ on earth ⬩ sky ⬩ welkin
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Þere weolcne (wolkne, 2nd MS. ) he wes swiðe neh, 2883. Bonen þurleð þe weolcne oratio penetrat nubes, A. R. 246, 24: Marh. 7, 3. We sitteþ under weolcne (welkne, v. l.) bi nihte, O.and N. 1682. On the welkne shoon the sterres, Chauc. Cl. T. 1124.
gifan
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Hí Waldend giefeð feóndum in forwyrd, Cri. 1614. where the object is a transactive act considered as given by the agent and received by the person or thing affected Þonne swíað hé and hlyst gefeð, Ph. 143.
sceótan
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Ðæt wǽre swíðe gilplíc dǽd, gif Grist scute ðá ádún, i. 170, 1, 21. of inanimate things On ða burnan ðe of ðam munt scýtt in torrentem, qui de monte descendit, Deut. 9, 21.
ge-met
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On þí gemete swilc man nǽddran fleó, Hml. S. 23 b, 318: Bl. H. 123, 24. Tó hwylcum gemete, 5, 7- Gecýþe ús hwylce gemete þú cóme, 141, 20. Nánum gemete nullo modo, Gr. D. 155, 30. Ealle gemette omnimodo, 256, 24.
treów
truth to a promise or engagement, ⬩ faith ⬩ good or bad faith ⬩ to keep faith with a person ⬩ troth ⬩ truth to a person, ⬩ fidelity ⬩ fealty ⬩ loyalty ⬩ the truth of the stronger to the weaker, ⬩ grace ⬩ favour ⬩ help ⬩ an assurance of faith or truth ⬩ word (in to give or pledge one's word) ⬩ a promise ⬩ an engagement ⬩ a covenant ⬩ league ⬩ faith in something ⬩ belief ⬩ trust ⬩ confidence
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Ðú gelýfst ðínum hláforde bet ðonne ðé selfum, and ðínum geférum æmnwel and ðé selfum; ðú dést swíðe rihte, mid ðý ðæt ðú swá gooda treówa wit hí hefst, Shrn. 196, 25. Hé (Noah) hæfde him on hreðre hálige treówa, Cd. Th. 201, 3; Exod. 366.
ge-wyrcan
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Ǽnne hæfde hé swá swíðne geworhtne, Gen. 252.
niman
to take ⬩ receive ⬩ get ⬩ sumere ⬩ accipere ⬩ to take ⬩ keep ⬩ hold ⬩ tenere ⬩ to take ⬩ catch ⬩ to contain ⬩ to take (with one) ⬩ carry ⬩ bring ⬩ to take (to one) ⬩ give ⬩ to take forcibly ⬩ seize ⬩ take away ⬩ carry off ⬩ tollere ⬩ capessere ⬩ auferre ⬩ rapere
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Hé lǽrde tó healdenne reogollíces lífes þeódscipe swá swíðe swá ða níwan Cristenan hit niman ( capere ) mihton, Bd. 3, 22; S. 553; 11. Héht his sweord niman, Beo.
Linked entry: bi-nom
þegnung
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</b> a service, the formulas used in a service :-- Swíðe feáwa wǽron behionan Humbre ðe hiora ðéninga cúðen understondan, Past. pref.; Swt. 3, 14. service of food, a meal, food served, food, provision. v. þegnian, II, and cf. gémung for similar
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wita
one who knows ⬩ a person of understanding or learning ⬩ a wise man ⬩ one able to give counsel ⬩ a counsellor ⬩ one able to give counsel in affairs of state ⬩ one who takes part in the councils of a nation ⬩ a leading man ⬩ an elder ⬩ a chief person ⬩ senior ⬩ one who has knowledge ⬩ a witness ⬩ a wise man ⬩ one professing supernatural knowledge
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Mé com swíðe oft on gemynd, hwelce wiotan (wutan, Cott. MSS.) iú wǽron giond Angelcynn, ǽgðer ge godcundra háda ge woruldcundra, Past. pref.; Swt. 3, 3. Wín gedéð, ðæt furdon witan (sapientes ) oft misfóð, R. Ben. 65, 4.
feor
avoidance ⬩ widely ⬩ widely ⬩ far ⬩ far
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., swíðe fear, R.) ipse peregre fuit, Lk. 20, 9. where point from which distance is measured is given, in dative Þá foreweardas wǽron feor ðǽm fæstenne gesette, Ors. 4, 10; S. 200, 12. Swá se móna bið þǽre sunnan fyrr, Mart. H. 44, 2.
ge-faran
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Wearð ꝥ wæder swíðe strang, ꝥ þá eorlas ne mihton gewitan hwet Godwine eorl gefaren hæfde, Chr. 1052; P. 177, 18. ¶ gefaren experienced :-- Sé wæs wíde gefaren and gelǽred he was of wide experience and learning; uir per omnia doctissimus, Bd. pref.; Sch
weaxan
To wax, grow. ⬩ to grow, be produced, ⬩ to grow, grow up ⬩ to grow, increase, wax ⬩ to grow in honour, grow great, flourish, prosper ⬩ to be productive ⬩ to grow, take shape
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Sumu hé cearf ðonne him ðúhte ðæt hié tó swíðe weóxen (weóxsen, Hatt. MS.) ... Sumu hé leahte mid wætre, ðonne hié tó hwón weóxon (weóxson, Hatt. MS.), Past. 40; Swt. 292, 5-8. Ða þornas weóxon (wóxon, Lind.: wéxon, Rush.), Mt. Kmbl. 13, 7.