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hwílwend-lic

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For þissum hwí-wendlicum yflum brúcað ðǽra écera góda on worulda woruld, 30, 449. temporal, not spiritual Ðám rícan wæs forgolden mid ðám hwílwendlicum spédum, Hml. Th. i. 332, 5. Hú hé geheólde þá hwílwendlican geþincþu. Hml. S. 26, 113.

wíg

(n.)
Grammar
wíg, es; n. I.

fight ⬩ battle ⬩ war ⬩ conflict ⬩ valour ⬩ troops

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Gif hwá mid wíge godcundra gerihta forwyrne. . . Gif hé man gewundige. . . Gif hé man áfylle . . . Gif hé gewyrce ðæt man hine áfylle, L. C. S. 49; Th. i. 404, 6 — 12. Hé gewann mid wíge ðone eard cepit omnem terrain Jos. 11, 23 : Homl.

bisenian

(v.)
Grammar
bisenian, p. ode

model

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Bysnige hé ealle eáðmódnesse eallum magis humilitatis exempla omnibus det, R. Ben. 107, 6. Gif se láreów riht tǽce ..., gif hé yfel bysnige, Hml. Th. ii. 48, 35. Þæt hý bodian and bysnian Godes riht georne, Wlfst. 179, 8.

ge-langian

(v.)
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Hí gelangigan hider tó þám bisceope, 23, 680. Hé hét gelangian ðá preóstas tó his andwerdnysse, Hml. Th. ii. 310, 11. following the dat. Gelangode hé him tó his ercediácon, Hml. S. 31, 1387. Hé hét him gelangian þá gelýfedan men tó, 3, 94.

sægen

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Hé him eall sǽde his síð be ændebyrdnysse, and ꝥ folc æfter his segene feóllon tó eorðan, Hml. A. 107, 160. Sum engel him sǽde hwæt þá óþre bisceopas on heora sinoþe sprǽcon, and se hálga wiston hwæt hí þǽr rǽddon þurh þæs engles segene, Hml.

ofer-winnan

(v.)

to overcome, conquer, vanquish, subdue ⬩ expugnare, superare, devincere

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Hé ðus cwæð ðæt hé ða lotwrenceas oferwunne, Past. 30, 2; Swt. 205, 17. Gif ðú wille ǽnige buruh oferwinnan expugnare Deut. 20, 10: Jos. 10, 4. Ðæt hí mihton heora fýnd oferwinnan, Bd. 1, 12; S. 480, 28.

æ-bylgþ

(n.)
Grammar
æ-bylgþ, -bylþ, -bylygþ, e; f: es; n? [bylgþ, v. belgan]

An offence ⬩ a fault ⬩ scandal ⬩ wrong ⬩ anger ⬩ wrath ⬩ indignation ⬩ offensa ⬩ injuria ⬩ ira ⬩ indignatio

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He sende on hí graman æbylygþe hys misit in eos iram indignationis suæ, Ps. Spl. 77, 54. Cristenum cyningce gebyraþ swýðe rihte ðæt he Godes æbylþe wrece Christiano regi jure pertinet ut injurias Deo factas vindicet, L. C. S. 40; Th. i. 400, 10

Linked entries: a-bylgþ æ-bylg

a-reccean

(v.)
Grammar
a-reccean, p. -reahte. -rehte; pp. -reaht, -reht; v. trans.

To tell out ⬩ relate ⬩ recount ⬩ express ⬩ translate ⬩ enarrare ⬩ eloqui ⬩ exprimere ⬩ reddere

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To tell out, relate, recount, express, translate; enarrare, eloqui, exprimere, reddere Hwá is ðæt ðe eall ða yfel, ðe hí dónde wǽron, mǽge areccean who is there that can relate all the evils which they did? Ors. 1, 8 ; Bos. 31, 24: Hy. 3, 17; Hy.

BÉD

(n.)
Grammar
BÉD, es; nom. acc. pl. bédu, bédo; n.

A prayer ⬩ supplication ⬩ religious worship ⬩ oratio ⬩ supplicatio ⬩ Dei cultus

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A prayer, supplication, religious worship; oratio, supplicatio, Dei cultus Ðæt he sceolde ða bédu [MS. B. byldo constancy] anescian that he should diminish [weaken] the prayers, Bd. 1, 7; S. 477, 43.

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mundian

(v.)
Grammar
mundian, p. ode.

to protect ⬩ shelter ⬩ guard ⬩ To act as guardian

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Baldwine geaf Ælfgife wununge on Bricge and hé hí mundode and heóld da hwíle ðe heó ðǽr wæs, Chr. 1037; Erl. 167, 4. Cristenum cyninge gebyreþ ðæt hé Godes áre mundie, Wulfst. 266, 17. in a technical sense, To act as guardian

Linked entry: a-mundian

under-licgan

(v.)

to be subject ⬩ submit ⬩ yield

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Ða under-ðiéddan mon sceal lǽran ðæt hí him eáðmódlíce underlicgen subditiadmonendi sunt ut humiliter subjaceant, Past. 28; Swt. 189, 20

wiþ-licgan

(v.)
Grammar
wiþ-licgan, p. -læg, pl. -lǽgon

To be obstructive ⬩ object ⬩ oppose

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Similar entries Cf. wiþ-standan Behét man him ðæt hé móste wurðe beón ǽlc ðæra þinga ðe hé ǽr áhte. Ðá wiðlæg (wiðcwæð, MS. D.) Harold, Chr. 1046; Erl. 173, 2.

nyttian

(v.)
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H. 44, 23. Næfð nán man tó þæs unhále æágan þæt hé ne mage lybban be þáre sunnan, and hire (printed hine) nyttian gyf hé énygwiht geseón mæg, 43, 25.

ofer-feohtan

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Júdas hí oferfeaht and áflýmde hí ǽfre, Hml. S. 25, 387: 536. Máre sige bið þæt se man hine sylfne ðurh geðyld gewylde, ðonne hé wiðútan him burga oferfeohte, Hml. Th. ii. 544, 11.

undern

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Add: the third hour of the day Hé hét þæt hí áne tíd ofer undern (cf. æt þǽre þriddan tíde on morgenne, Bl. H. 201, 35) hí getrymedon ongeán heora fýnd, Hml.

hord-fæt

(n.)
Grammar
hord-fæt, es; n.

A vessel for holding treasure

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Homl. 105, 15: Hy. 11, 18; Hy. Grn. ii. 294, 18. Hí geopenodon heora hordfatu [cf. Mt. 2, 11 apertis thesauris suis] and him lac geoffrodon. Homl. Th. i. 78, 27: 116, 3. On heora hordfatum behíddon absconderunt inter vasa sua, Jos. 7, 11

þancweorþlíce

(adv.)
Grammar
þancweorþlíce, adv.

Gladly, ⬩ willingly, ⬩ in a way that shews acceptance

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Gladly, willingly, in a way that shews acceptance Hí ðancweorþlíce (gratanter) wǽron fram him onfangene, Bd. 5, 10; S. 624, 2. Hé ðære gife ðancwurþlíce (gratanter) onféng, 4, 30; S. 609, 9.

bælca

(n.)
Grammar
bælca, balca (-e ?), bælcan; m. (f. ?).
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Þá Regulus hí swíðost forslagen hæfde, ðá hét hé hí bindan and on balcan lecgan Regulus plures Poenorum bello captos in vincula conjecerat, Bt. 16, 2; S. 37, 8

bedding

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Hé læg on his beddinge (in lectulo), Gr. D. 326, 8. Add

ge-fyrn

(adv.)
Grammar
ge-fyrn, adv. [fyrn formerly]

Formerly ⬩ long ago ⬩ of old ⬩ of yore ⬩ olim ⬩ pridem

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Formerly, long ago, of old, of yore; olim, pridem Hú ne wǽran ðás gefyrn forþgewitene were not these long ago departed? Bt. 19; Fox 70, 9.

Linked entry: ge-firn