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§76; §265; §437; §439;
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  • Gléu

    sagax,

      Wrt. Voc. ii. 119, 47.

  • Gleáwe

    cati,

      An. Ox. 56, 117.

  • Wísra ł gleáwra

    augustior,

      Germ. 399, 28.

  • Swá swá þá gleáwestan

    desertissimi,

      Wrt. Voc. ii. 28, 54.
of physical sight, of the eye,
sharp, gleg
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  • Him ádimmiað þá eágan þe ǽr wǽron beorhte and gleáwe on gesihðe,

      Wlfst. 147, 31.
of mental vision.
quick to discern, of quick intelligence, clever
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  • Hwá is nú ðǽra ðe gesceádwís sié, and tó ðǽm gleáw sié ðæt hé swelces hwæt tócnáwan cunne, ðætte nyte ðætte . . .?,

      Past. 411, 26.

  • Ne eom ic déma (dóma?) gleáw, wís for weorude,

      Hy. 4, 81.

  • Gleáwum úþwitum

    gymnosophistis,

      An. Ox. 3095.

  • Þurh gleáwe glígmen

    per gymnosophistas,

    39.

  • Him þá gleáwestan on wera þreáte wordum mǽldon,

      El. 536. (1 a)
    where the seat of intelligence is given.
in gen.
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  • Hié gemétton módes gleáwne,

      An. 143.
with prep.
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  • Melchisedech gleáw in gǽste,

      Cri. 139. (1 b)
    where mode of expressing intelligence is given.
in gen.
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  • Þonces gleáw,

      Ph. 144: An. 557.
  • Hygeþances gleáw, 818.
in dat. (inst.)
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  • Searoþoncum gleáw, wordum wísfæst, Rä. 36, 13. ¶ as epithet of the mind :-- Gleáwes

    sagacis (animi ),

      An. Ox. 3109.

  • Þú mé ongeáte gleáwe móde

    cognovisti me,

      Ps. Th. 138, 1.

  • Gleáw

    sagax (ingenium ),

      An. Ox. 3213.

  • Glǽw,

      7, 234.
clever in a special department, skilled in an art, pursuit,
having knowledge of a subject
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  • Gleáw

    gnarus (culter vineae ),

      An. Ox. 8, 143.

  • Se gleáwa argutus (poeta, Ald. 137, 9), Wrt. Voc. ii. 89, 4. (2 a) with gen., skilled in the use or practice of,

    having good knowledge

    of :-- Fród wita . . . snottor ár . . . wordhord onwreáh, beorn bóca gleaw,
      Mód. 4: El. 1212.

  • Rece, gif þú cunne, wís, worda gleáw,

      Rä. 33, 14.

  • Sum bið meáres gleáw, wiccræfta wís

    one knows all about horses,

      Crä. 69.
  • Gleáw módes cræfta, 32.

  • Wísfæstne wer, wordes gleáwne (

    skilled in speech

    ),
      An. 1650.

  • Hí sumne gemétað gydda gleáwne (a connoisseur of song), Víd. 139. (2 b) with prep., skilled in,

    clever

    at :-- Wæs hé wel gleáw on huntunge,
      Hml. S. 30, 16.

  • Ic geseah swefen and ic ne mæg nánne man findan þe mé secge hwæt hit behealde; ic gehírde secgan þæt þú wǽre gleáw þǽron (

    quae audivi te sapientissime conjicere

    ),
      Gen. 41, 15.
quick to see the proper course of action or
conduct, discreet, sagacious, prudent
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  • Gleá wíf

    uxor prudens,

      Kent. Gl. 693.

  • Ongitan sceal gleáw hæle hú gæstlic bið,

      Wand. 73: Jul. 131.

  • Seó gleáwe,

      Jud. 171.

  • Ofer feónd míne gleáwne (

    prudentem

    ) mé dydes,
      Ps. Srt. 118, 98.

  • Se cyning him ceóse sumne wísne man and glǽwne (virum sapientem et industrium),

      Gen. 41, 33. ¶
  • as epithet of the mind

    Ælc gleáw mód behealt hwelcne ende hí habbaþ

    rerum exitus prudentia metitur,

      Bt. 7, 2; F. 18, 23.

  • Dó mé wegas wíse þæt ic wite gearwe on hwylcne ic gange gleáwe móde,

      Ps. Th. 142, 9.
prudent of or in mind, in thought.Cf. (1 a), (1 b)
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  • Him mæg wís sefa wyrda gehwylce gemetigian, gif hé bið módes gleáw,

      Sal. 439.

  • Gleáw on móde,

      Gen. 2373.

  • Judith, gleáw on geþonce,

      Jud. 13: El. 807.
good.
Cf. gleáwe;
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  • For þan þú eart se gooda, gleáw on gesyhðe þára háligra þe þínne held curan

    quoniam bonum est nomen tuum ante conspectum sanctorum tuorum,

      Ps. Th. 51, 8.

  • God mín and gleáw hældend

    Deus meus et salutaris meus,

      61, 6.

  • Hé (

    Abraham

    ) is gód and gleáw,
      Gen. 2657.

  • Hé gleáw ne wæs, réðe and rǽdleás,

      Dan. 176.

  • Ic andette Drihtne . . . ðám gleáwan forðan ic hine gódne wát

    confitemini Domino, quoniam bonus,

      Ps. Th. 105, 1.

  • Ic andette . . . þám gódan Gode, ic hine gleáwne wát

    confitemini Domino, quoniam bonus,

      117, 1: 53, 3.

  • For his þæt gleáwe folc

    coram populo suo,

      67, 8.
of things.
of that which is done with skill
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  • Ic níwne cantic Gode, gleáwne singe,

      Ps. Th. 143, 10.

  • On þǽre glǽwestan

    sagacissima, i. argutissimo (serie ),

      An. Ox. 9, 9.
of non-material objects, characterized by skill or
prudence
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  • Gleáw

    sollers (sapientia ),

      Wrt. Voc. ii. 91, 42.

  • Gleáwum

    sollerti (praescientia ),

      An. Ox. 5200.

  • Þone þe rǽdgeþeaht þurh gleáwe mihte georne cúðe,

      El. 1163.

  • Swá bebeád Godes ǽrendgást gleáwan sprǽce,

      Gen. 2296.

  • Þurh Júdithe gleáwe láre,

      Jud. 334.
good
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  • Þú wǽre mé on geoguðe hyht gleáw

    Domine, spes mea a juventute mea,

      Ps. Th. 70, 4.

  • Þæt hí gleáwne hiht tó Gode hæfdan

    ut ponant in Deo spem suam,

      77, 9.

  • Him gangað ongeán gleáwe cræftas, mildheortnesse mód and mihte sóð,

      84, 9.

  • Byð sægd his lof gleáwast and mǽrust

    annuntietur laus ejus,

      101, 19.
Etymology
[O. H. Ger. glau perspectus, prudens, ingeniosus, diligens.]
Similar entries
v. cræft-gleáw, ferhþ-gleáw, fore-gleáw, freá-gleáw, frǽ-gleáw, hreþer-gleáw, hyge-gleáw, mód-gleáw, steor-gleáw, un-gleáw, word-gleáw.
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Bosworth, Joseph. “gleáw.” In An Anglo-Saxon Dictionary Online, edited by Thomas Northcote Toller, Christ Sean, and Ondřej Tichy. Prague: Faculty of Arts, Charles University, 2014. https://bosworthtoller.com/50910.

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