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sám-weaxen

(adj.)
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sám-weaxen, adj.
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Half-grown up Ǽlc man hæfð swáþeáh his ágene lenge on þǽre mycelnesse þe hé man wæs ǽr, oððe hé beón sceolde, gif hé full weóxe, sé ðe on cildháde oððe sámweaxen gewát, Nap. 55

scip-hláford

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Þá geseah þæs scypes hláford ꝥ Eustachies wíf swíðe fæger wæs; þá gewilnode hé hí habban . . . þá bícnode se sciphláford tó his mannum ꝥ hí hine (Eustachius) út sceoldon wurpan, Hml. S. 30, 169. Add

scop-leóþ

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wæs swilce swíðlic lust þǽra sceandlicra sceopleóða mé gedréfde (-on, MS.), þonne hí mé on móde gebróhton þá deóflican leóþ tó singanne þe ic ǽr on worulde geleornode, Hml. S. 23 b, 539. Add

up-weg

(n.)
Grammar
up-weg, es; m.

The way to heaven

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The way to heaven Wæs Gúðláces gǽst gelǽded on upweg, Exon. Th. 180, 15; Gú. 1280: 184, 6; Gú. 1340: Andr. Kmbl. 1659; An. 832. Hí dóm hlutan, eádigne upwæg, Menol. Fox 383; Men. 193

Bryt-ford

(n.)
Grammar
Bryt-ford, es; m.

a Britona fordBRITFORD

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[Bryt a Briton, ford a ford] BRITFORD, near Sarum, Wiltshire Tostig wæs ðá æt Brytforda [MS. Brytfordan] mid ðam cinge [MS. kinge] Tostig was then at Britford with the king, Chr. 1065; Erl. 194, 38

brýten-walda

(n.; adj.)
Grammar
brýten-walda, brýten-wealda, bréten-ánwealda, an; m: brýten-weald, es; m.

A powerful ruler or kingpræpotens rexa rulerthe British aboriginesto bruise, break, to break into small portions, to dispersea ruler, king, an extensive or powerful king, a king whose power is widely extended.a powerful kingthe wide expanse of eartha spacious realmthe spacious worlda spacious dwellinga war-king

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Se æftera wæs Ceawlin, West-Sexna cing. Se þridda wæs Æðelbriht, Cantwara cing. Se feórþa wæs Rǽdwald.

welig

(adj.)
Grammar
welig, weleg; adj.

Wealthyrichopulent

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Sum weligman wæs homo quidam erat dives Lk. 16, l, 19. Sum weli (welig, MS. A.: wælig, Lind.) mann Mt. Kmbl. 27, 57. Hé wæs swíðe welig (weolig, Rush.) Lk. Skt. 18, 23.

Linked entry: wealig

HREÓH

(adj.)
Grammar
HREÓH, adj.

ROUGHfiercesavageroughstormytempestuousdisturbed

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Wæs him hreóh sefa ege from ðam eorle troubled was his mind, he was in fear of the man, Bt. Met. Fox 1, 142; Met. 1, 71.

eorþ

(n.)
Grammar
eorþ, e; f.

The earth terra

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The earth; terra Seó [MS. sie] eorþ is dryge and ceald, and ðæt wæter wǽt and ceald the earth is dry and cold, and the water wet and cold, Bt. 33, 4; Fox 128, 34

Linked entry: rima

ful-wurþlíce

(adv.)
Grammar
ful-wurþlíce, full-weorþlíce; adv.

Full worthilyvery honourablydignissĭme

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Th. 294, 21, col. 2], swá he wyrðe wæs they buried him very honourably, as he was worthy, Chr. 1036; Th. 294, 22, col. 1

Linked entry: full-weorþlíce

seonoþlíc

(adj.)
Grammar
seonoþlíc, adj.
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Synodal, of a synod or meeting Ðá wæs sionoþlíc gemót, Chart. Th. 70, 10. Ðære sinoþlícan dǽde synodicae actionis, Bd. 4, 5; S. 572, 1. Mid sinoþlícum stafum synodalibus literis, 4, 17; S. 585, 15

ge-sendan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-sendan, p. -sende; pp. -sended, -send

To send

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Ðá wæs gesended then was sent, Blickl. Homl. 9, 28: Mt. Kmbl. Lind. 5, 13: 15, 17. Gesend missus, Ps. Lamb. 33, 8

sige-leóþ

(n.)
Grammar
sige-leóþ, es ;
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n, A song of triumph Ðá wæs sigeleóþ (cf. Icel. sigr-óp) galen on herefelda, Elen. Kmbl. 248 ; El. 124. Engla þreátas sigeleóþ sungon ( when Guthlac came to Heaven ), Exon. Th. 181, 6 ; Gú. 1289

un-mǽþ

(n.)
Grammar
un-mǽþ, e; f.

Transgressionwrong

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Ða discipulas wǽron on heora módgeþance swíðlíce áfyrhte and gedréfde, swá hit nǽnig fyren wæs (unmǽþ næs, MS. F. i.e. it was perfectly right that they should be troubled ), Homl. Ass. 162, 234

eorþ-beofung

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Wæs in Achie eorþbeofung, and twá byrig on eorþan besuncon terrae motu Achaia concussa est, et duae civitates abruptis locorum hiatibus devoratae sunt, Ors. 3, 2; S. 100, 18: 3, 9; S. 132, 13. Add

ge-genga

(n.)
Grammar
ge-genga, an; m.
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Þæt éce fýr wæs deófle gegearwod and his gegengum (-gencgum, -gængum, geférum, v. ll. ) eallum, Wlfst. 184, 18

ge-hálian

(v.)
Grammar
ge-hálian, p. ode.
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to heal Wæs seó wund gehálod uulnus curatum, Bd. 4, 19; Sch. 449, 3: Hml. S. 32, 178: Lch. ii. 66, 24. to save Cuóm sunu monnes geháliga ( salvare ) ꝥ gelosade, Mt. L. 18, 11

Linked entry: hálian

ge-ildan

(v.)
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Wæs geelded protelaretur, Wrt. Voc. ii. 67, 43. Geylded tricabatur, 88, 17. Geyld dilatum, 140, 34

Linked entries: ge-yldan ge-hyldan

of-hyngrod

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Add: hungry for food Se apostol wæs ofhingrod (cum esuriret, voluit gustare, Acts 10, 10), Hml. S. 10, 82. Ofhingrode impasti, Germ. 391, 99. eagerly desirous Ofhingrode and ofþyrste æfter rihtwísnesse, Hml. A. 46, 551

sadol

(n.)
Grammar
sadol, -el, -ul, es; m.

A saddle

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Hé héht eahta mearas on flet teón, ðara ánum stód sadol, ðæt wæs hildesetl heáhcyninges, Beo. Th. 2080; B. 1038