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sweotol

(adj.)
Grammar
sweotol, swutol, switol, swytol, sutol (-ul, -al, -el); adj.
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Ða fótlástas wǽron swutole and gesýne, Blickl. Homl. 203, 36. Fell hongedon sweotol and gesýne, Exon. Th. 394, 16; Rä. 14, 4. by hearing Ðǽr wæs hearpan swég, swutol sang, Beo.

þafian

(v.)
Grammar
þafian, p. ode.
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Hié derede ǽgðer ge þurst ge hǽte, and ealne ðone dæg wǽron ðæt þafiende, Ors. 5, 7; Swt. 230, I7. to bear with, tolerate Hé ilde and ðafode ða scylda and ðeáh hé him gecýðde et dissimulavit culpas, et innotuit, Past. 21; Swt. 151, 22

þeów-dóm

(n.)
Grammar
þeów-dóm, es; m.
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Nales ðæt án ðæt men hié mehten áliésan mid feó of þeówdóme, ac eác þeóda him betweónum búton þeówdóme gesibbsume wǽron, Ors. 1, l0; Swt. 48, 34. Ealle ða men ðe hié on ðeówdóme hæfdon, hié gefreódon, 4, 9; Swt. 190, 31: L. Alf. prm.; Th. i. 44, 5.

wunung

(n.)
Grammar
wunung, e; f.

dwellinglivinga dwellinghabitationplace to live inbeingexistenceliving

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Wæs seó wunung ðǽr swýþe wynsum on tó wícenne, and his geteld wǽron gehende hire wununge geslagene, Homl. Skt. ii. 30, 315.

Linked entry: wunian

dígle

(adj.)
Grammar
dígle, dégle, diégle, deigle, deágol, dǽg-, dég-, deóg-, dióg-, díg- dýg-ol (-el), deáhle, díhle; adj.
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Hié wǽron gewitan Godes dégolra dóma, Bl. H. 161, 16. Ondrǽd þú þé díhle wísan, Dom. L. 30, 51. ¶ on díglum in secret :-- þá yfelu on díglan þurhtogene, R. Ben. 28, 14. Hé líð him on dígelan. Hml. S. 34, 131.

ge-earnian

(v.)
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Þ wǽron geearnode ut (praemia) promerentur, An. Ox. 5421. v. ge-arnian in Dict

wífian

(v.)
Grammar
wífian, p. ode

To take a wifeto marryon

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Is geset swíðe micel dǽdbót swylcum mannum tó dónne, ðe eft wífiaþ; and eác is ǽlcum preóste forboden, ðæt hí beón ne móton on ða wísan ðe hí ǽr wǽron æt ðám brýdlácum, ðǽr man óðre síðe wífaþ.

CNIHT

(n.)
Grammar
CNIHT, cneoht, cnyht, es; m.

A boyyouthattendantservantKNIGHT:puerjuvenisadolescensservus

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He seðle gesette in ðære cneohtas and geonge menn lǽrde wǽron he set up a school in which boys and young men were taught Bd. 3, 18; S. 545, 45, col. 2. Ðyssum cnyhtum wes líðe be gentle to these boys Beo. Th. 2443; B. 1219.

Linked entries: cneoht cnyht

torn

(n.)
Grammar
torn, es; n.

Violent emotion of angergriefangerindignationwrathunrighteous angerragegriefafflictiontroubledistress

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Lífes leóhtfruma leng ne wolde torn þrowigean would not restrain his wrath, 146, 14; Gen. 2422. unrighteous anger, rage Wǽron teónsmiðas (the evil spirits) tornes fulle, cwǽdon ðæt him Gúðlác earfeþa mǽst ána gefremede, Exon. Th. 114, 22; Gú. 176.

BEGEN

(num.; adj.; pronoun.)

Bothambobothamboambæambobothambo et ambæ vel ambæ et amboof bothamborumambarumamborumto bothambobusambabusambobusbothambosambasambobothambos et ambas velambas et ambwithby bothambobusambabusambobus

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Wǽron bú tú rihtwíse befóran Gode both the two [Zacharias and Elizabeth] were righteous before God Lk. Bos. 1, 6, 7 : Cd. 27; Th. 36, 20; Gen. 574.

mǽþ

(n.)
Grammar
mǽþ, e; f. (but ofer ðínne mǽð,
  • Prov. Kmbl. 27.
  • )

measuredegreeproportionthe measure or extent of power, ability, capacity, efficacydegreerankstatusconditiondue measurerightdue measure in regard to othershonourrespect

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Ðá wǽron þeódwitan weorþscipes wyrþe, ǽlc be his mǽþe, eorl and ceorl, þegen and þeóden, L. R. 1; Th. i. 190, 13. Eallum cristenum mannum gebyraþ ðæt hí háda gehwylcne weorþian be mǽþe, L. C. E. 4; Th. i. 360, 28 : L.

faru

goingpassingsailinga journeyvoyagean expeditionproceedingscoursepathprocedurethe trainthe troopsthe followersthe attendantscarriage

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wǽron mid him on eallum his weorcum and on ealre his fare, Hml. Th. 1. 286, 7. Twá béc hé self gesettebe his fare, Ap. Th. 28, 14.

on-wendan

(v.)

to turn, changeto change one thing for another, to exchangeto turn, change a direction, to avert, divert, turn asideto change the position of a thing, to invert, turn upside down,to subvert, disturb, upsetto cause to change for the worse, to give a wrong direction, pervertTo return

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Hié ealle ða worold on hiora ágen gewill onwendende ( evertendo ) wǽron, 1, 10; Swt. 48, 10. Eall heofona mægen biþ onwended and onhréred, Blickl. Homl. 91, 27: 93, 13.

teóna

(n.)
Grammar
teóna, an; m.
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Oft wǽron teónan wǽrfæstra wera weredum gemǽne heardum hearmplega. Ðá ongan Abraham sprecan . . . 'Ne sceolon unc betweónan teónan weaxan wroht wriðian' ( facta est rixa inter pastores gregum Abram et Lot . . .

Linked entry: teóne

níd-þearf

(n.)
Grammar
níd-þearf, e; f.

necessityinevitablenessnecessityconstraintneeda necessary thingwhat a person needsneeddistresstroublea necessary business

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Seldon bútan máran nýdþearfe ( praeter arctiorem necessitatem ) má ðonne ǽne síþe on dæge ðæt heó wolde mete þicgan, Bd. 4, 19; S. 588, 11. a necessary business Ðá cwǽdon hí ðæt hí wǽron on heora nýdþearfum swýðe geswencte, Guthl. 14; Gdwin. 64. 3

tawian

(v.)
Grammar
tawian, p. ode.

to taw, dress or prepare materialto intreat shamefully or evilly, treat badly, abuse, insult.

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Ða ðe gefongne wǽron hié tawedan mid ðære mǽstan uniéðnesse; sume ofslógon, sume ofswungon, sume him wið feó gesealdon. Ðá Rómáne ðæt geácsedan, ðá sendan hié ǽrendracan tó him ...

Linked entry: ge-tawian

þrítig

(n.; num.; adj.)
Grammar
þrítig, þrittig; num.

Thirtythirty (years old)

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E.) ðara monna ðe in ðam here weorþuste wǽron, Chr. 878; Erl. 80, 20. Grammar þrítig, used adjectivally, Grammar þrítig, alone Þrítig þúsend wera, Jos. 8, 3. Þrítigon síðon tricies, Ælfc. Gr. 49; Zup. 286, 2. Cf.

be-witan

watch over

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S. 22, 99: 3, 61. ꝥá góde mæn þe þis land bewiston, Chr. 1091; P. 226, 27. property ꝥá (the senators) wæron simbel binnan Rómebyrg wuniende, tó þon ꝥ hié bewisten eal ꝥ licgende feoh, Ors. 2, 4; S. 72, 4.

Linked entry: be-witian

feówer

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Wǽron feówere forð gewitene dagas, Gú. 1107. Þín seáð bið twégea cubita wíd and feówra lang, Nar. 50, 29. Mid feówrum gesceaftum, Angl. viii. 299, 19. Féwere hwommas and hringas haefis quattuor angulos et anulos habet, Mt. p. 8, 5.

ge-hiwian

(v.)
Grammar
ge-hiwian, l. ge-híwian,
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THORN;ára treówa ǽcyrfe on fatu gehíwad (-e, -heówad, v. ll.) wǽron (formarentur ), Bd. 3, 22; Sch. 291, 6. to alter the form of, transform Drihten hine sylfne tó men gehíwode, Wlfst. 144, 31. <b>II a.

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