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wanung

(n.)
Grammar
wanung, e; f.
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(Ia) waning of the moon. v. wanian, II. (1 a) :-- Ǽfre seó and se móna beóð geféran on wæstme and on wanunge, Lchdm. iii. 268, 13: Homl. Th. i. 102, 28. decline, decay, v. wanian, II.

ge-þwǽrlǽcan

(v.)
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A. 8, 193: 9, 214. to agree together, be companions, act in concert Seó and se móna geþwǽrlǽcað heom betweónan, ǽfre hig beóð geféran on wæstme and on wanunge, Angl. viii. 327, 25. to agree with another, be a companion, accomplice of, consent to the

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fæstnung

stabilityfixityfortifyinga fasteningbinding an exhortationconfirmationratificationa covenantassurance

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Ðá ðá Landfranc crafede fæstnunge his gehérgumnesse mid áðswerunge, þá forsóc hé and sǽde ꝥ hé hit náhte tó dónne when Lanfranc required that his profession of obedience should be confirmed by an oath, he refused and said that he was not obliged to do

feówer

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Wyl ealle feówer on buteran, Lch. ii. 128, 8. with a multiple of ten Weaxeð ꝥ flód ðæs sǽs feówer and twéntigum síða, Shrn. 63, 29

wǽdl

(n.)
Grammar
wǽdl, (v.
  • P. B. viii. 535
), e: wǽdle, an; f.

Povertywantpovertyindigencewantpenuryunproductivenessbarrenness

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Hé ðæs landes wæstmbǽrnesse ðara syfan geára sǽde, and ðara óþera syfan geára wǽdle (agrorum sterilitatem), Ors. 1, 5; Swt. 34, 10

Linked entry: wéðel

ende-byrdnes

Grammar
ende-byrdnes, (-bred-, in Northern specimens).

a rowseriesa rankgradedegreerankpositiondegreean orderorderorderordermethodregulationorderingan injunctionordinance

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Hé þis æfter endebyrdnysse sægeð, 162, 238: 152, 12. Hé him sǽde his síð be ændebyrdnysse, 107, 159: Hml. Th. ii. 486, 4: Hml. S. 7, 344. Mid endebrednisse áwríta ex ordine scribere, Lk. R. 1, 3. Þurh (be, v. l.) endebyrdnesse, Gr.

æðele

(n.; adj.)
Grammar
æðele, eðele; comp. -ra; sup. -ast, -est, -use; adj.

nobleeminent, not only in blood or by descent, but in mindexcellentfamoussingularnobilisgenerosuspræstabilisegregiusexcellensnoblevigorousyoungnobilisnovellus

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He sægde Habraharne, æðeles geþingu he told to Abraham the promises of the noble, Andr. Kmbl. 1512; An. 757. Æðelan cynnes of noble race, Cd. 154; Th. 192, 6; Exod. 227. Æðelre gebyrde of noble birth, Bd. 2,15; S. 518, 37.

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swefen

(n.)
Grammar
swefen, swefn, es; n.
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Lamb. 131, 4. a dream Hé rehte him his swefen ( somnium ) and bæd, ðæt hig him sǽdon, hwæt ðæt swefen beheóld, Gen. 41, 8. Him wearð on slǽpe swefen ætýwed, Cd. Th. 247, 13 ; Dan. 496. Swefn, 257, 7; Dan. 654.

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LUFU

(n.)
Grammar
LUFU, e and an [v. Anglia vi. 176]; f.

LOVE

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Sǽde hire ðá his lust and his willan ðæt his lulu wǽre ðæt hé ða stówe neósode ðara eádigra apostola indicavit ei desiderium sibi inesse beatorum apostolorum limina visitandi 5, 19; S. 637, 30. On ðæm welme ðære sóþan lufan, Blickl.

Linked entry: lufe

niht

(n.)
Grammar
niht, næht, næct, neaht, neht, nyht, e; f.: but also with gen. es.

nightnightdarknessnight

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Hé fór ymb áne niht tó Ígleá, and ðæs ymb áne tó Éþandúne ... and ðǽr sæt xiiii niht ... and hé was xii niht mid ðam cyninge, Chr. 878; Erl. 80, 12-24. Embe seofon niht, Blickl. Homl. 45, 31. Emb tén niht, 117, 16.

un-rǽd

(n.)
Grammar
un-rǽd, es; m.

evil counselill-advised coursebad planfollydisadvantageprejudicehurt

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evil counsel, ill-advised course, bad plan, folly Scipia sǽde, ðæt hit (the building of a theatre) wǽre se mǽsta unrǽd and se mǽsta gedwola dicens, inimicissimum hoc fore bellatori populo ad nutriendam desidiam, lasciviaeque commentum, Ors. 4, 12; Swt

un-gesǽlig

(adj.)
Grammar
un-gesǽlig, adj.

Unhappyunfortunateunhappysufferingmisfortunecalamitysuffering want of moral goodcausing unhappinessunfortunatecalamitousunprofitableevil

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Homl. 89, 22. suffering want of moral good Deófol sǽwð unwísdóm and gedéð þurh ðæt, ðæt ungesǽlig man wísdómes ne gýmeþ, Wulfst. 52, 27 note.

Linked entries: ge-sǽlig un-sǽlig

wág

(n.)
Grammar
wág, (-h),wǽg, es; m.

A wall, mostly of a building

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Hé slóg mid his heáfde on ðone wág, ðonne hé on his setl sæt, Ors. 5, 15;Swt. 250, 12. Wáh, Ps. Th. 61, 3. Ða wágas ( the walls of a church) nǽron rihte, Blickl. Homl. 207, 18 : (the walls of a palace ), Nar. 4, 24.

Linked entries: wǽg wáh

smæl

(adj.)
Grammar
smæl, adj.

Smallsmall, little, not greatnarrow, not broadslender, thin, not thickfine not coarse not loud gracilis, exilis, subtilis, minutus, strictus a sheep, small cattle

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B.) leaf and gehwǽde...seó óðer hafaþ máran leáf and fǽtte Lchdm. i. 264, 18. narrow, not broad Hé sǽde ðæt Norðmanna land wǽre swýðe lang and swýðe smæl. . . ðæt býne land is eásteweard brádost, and symle swá norðor swá smælre . . . and norðeweard,

hláford

(n.)
Grammar
hláford, es; m.

A LORD;dominus. herus

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Óhthere sǽde his hláforde Ælfréde cyninge Ohthere said to his lord, king Alfred, 1, 1; Bos. 19, 25. Ic geann mínum hláforde syxti mancusa goldes I give to my lord sixty mancuses of gold, Chart. Th. 516, 32. Úrum hláforde holde loyal to our lord, L.

Linked entries: hláf-weard hlǽfdige

hleóðrian

(v.)
Grammar
hleóðrian, p. ode

To sound, make a sound [with the voice], to speak, sing, cry, exclaim, resound

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sæde ðæt hé openlíce hí gehýrde betwyh óðer leóþ monig hleóðrian and singan referre erat solitus, quod aperte eos inter alia resonare audiret, Bd. 3, 19; S. 547. 37.

Beormas

(n.)
Grammar
Beormas, gen. a; pl. m.

The Biarmians

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Biarmia ortum versus ad mare album vel gandvikam sita est :' - Fela spella him sǽdon ða Beormas, ǽgþer ge of hyra ágenum lande, ge of ðǽm landum, ðe ymb hý útan wǽran; ac he nyste hwæt ðæs sóðes wæs, forðæm he hit sylf ne geseah.

wlacu

(adj.)
Grammar
wlacu, and wlæc; adj.

Lukewarmtepid

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Oft ða monðwǽran weorðaþ suá besolcne and suá wlace and suá sláwe saepe mansueti dissolutionis torpescunt taedio, Past. 40; Swt. 289, 15

wesan

Grammar
wesan, I a.
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Add Ic sælf þæt ierfæ tó gestríndæ þæt þǽr mon siððan bí wæs ( unde interim pauperes vixerunt), Cht. Th. 162, 31. Cf. bí-wist. Add Bégen þá consulas wǽron mid firde angeán Hannibal, Ors. 4, 8; S. 186, 30.

sleán

(v.)
Grammar
sleán, p. slóh, slóg, slógh, pl. slógon; pp. slagen, slægen, slegen. <b>A.</b> trans. I.
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Hé on scip ástáh and slóh út on ða put to sea, Ap. Th. 6, 6. Se lég slóh tó leofonum, Shrn. 73, 36. Ðá slóh ðǽr micel mist a great mist came on suddenly. Gen. 15, 17. Seó slóh tógædere occurrerunt aquae, Ex. 14, 27.

Linked entries: a-sleán feoh slege