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wǽta

(n.)
Grammar
wǽta, an; m.:wǽte, an; f.

wet, moisturea liquid a liquid that may be drunkor used in cookery, medicine,etc., liquor, drinkmoisture in an animal body, humourwater, urinemoisture 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.

Linked entries: wǽt wǽte

BRÁD

(adj.)
Grammar
BRÁD, def. se bráda, seó, ðæt bráde ; comp. m.brádra, f.n. brádre,brǽdre; superl. brádost; adj.

BROAD open, large, spacious, copiouslatus, 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]

Linked entries: brǽd bréd bréden

þencan

(v.)
Grammar
þencan, p. þóhte (þohte?)
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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

(n.)
Grammar
LAND, es; n.

LANDeartha landcountryregiondistrictprovincelandlanded propertyestatecultivated landcountry

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Heora wlenca wǽron swíðe monigfealde on landum and on wíngeardum, Blickl. Homl. 99, 15.

reccan

(v.)
Grammar
reccan, p. reahte, rehte.
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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.

strang

(adj.)
Grammar
strang, adj.
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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

(v.; prep.)
Grammar
steóran, stióran, (and with umlaut) stiéran, stéran, stíran, stýran; p. de.
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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

(adv.)
Grammar
þeáh, þáh, þǽh, þéh; adv. conj.
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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?)

Linked entries: þǽh þáh þéh

wolcen

(n.)
Grammar
wolcen, wolcn (wolc), es;n. : also wolcne, an; f.

A cloudthe cloudsthe heavensthe skythe clouds of nightunder heavenon earthskywelkin

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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

(v.)
Grammar
sceótan, p. sceát, pl. scuton, sceoton ; pp. scoten.
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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.

Linked entries: fore fore-scét

ge-met

(adj.)
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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

(n.)
Grammar
treów, trýw, e; f.

truth to a promise or engagement,faith good or bad faithto keep faith with a persontrothtruth to a person,fidelityfealtyloyaltythe truth of the stronger to the weaker,gracefavourhelpan assurance of faith or truthword (in to give or pledge one's word)a promisean engagementa covenantleaguefaith in somethingbelieftrustconfidence

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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

(v.)
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Ǽnne hæfde hé swá swíðne geworhtne, Gen. 252.

niman

(v.)
Grammar
niman, p. nam, pl. námon; pp. numen (kept in the slang word nim = steal. Cf. Shakspere's Corporal Nym).

to takereceivegetsumereaccipereto takekeepholdtenereto takecatchto containto take (with one)carrybringto take (to one)giveto take forciblyseizetake awaycarry offtollerecapessereauferrerapere

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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

(n.)
Grammar
þegnung, e; f.
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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

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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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.

Linked entries: weota wieta wiota

feor

(adv.)
Grammar
feor, adv.

avoidancewidelywidelyfarfar

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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.

Linked entries: fier firr fyr

ge-faran

(v.)
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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

(v.)
Grammar
weaxan, weacsan, weahsan, weahxan, wexan, wehsan; ic weaxe; ðú wyxt; hé weaxeþ, weaxþ, weaxt, waexit, weaxst, wexeþ, wexþ, wixt, wihst, wihxþ, wyxþ, wyxt, wyxst, wycxþ; p. weóx, weócs, weóhs, pl. weóxon, weóhson, weóxson ; pp. weaxen

To wax, grow.to grow, be produced,to grow, grow upto grow, increase, wax to grow in honour, grow great, flourish, prosper to be productiveto 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.