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sacu

(n.)
Grammar
sacu, e; f.

strife, contention, dissension, sedition, disputedistress, trouble, affliction, persecutioncrime, guilta contention at law, a suit, cause, action

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Mid ðám wordum hé gebícnode ðæt wé sceolon þolian wiðútan gewinn fram úrum feóndum and eác wiðinnan fram úrum néhgebúrum láðlíce ungeþwǽrnyssa, Homl. Th. ii. 538, 12-17.

Linked entries: ge-sacu sac sæc

HORD

(n.)
Grammar
HORD, es; n. m.

HOARD, treasuren. thesaurus

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Hé ðæt fácen hafaþ in his heortan, hord unclǽne he hath that deceit in his heart, a hoard unclean, Frag. Recd. 11; Leás 6. Hord, heortan geþohtas. Exon. 23 a; Th. 65, 1; Cri. 1048: 23 b; Th. 65, 17; Cri. 1056. Breósta hord, Th. 66, 17; Cri. 1074.

Linked entries: hord-cófa hord-loca

ge-habban

(v.)
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S. 3, 325. to treat well or ill Hé fram him fremsumlíce wæs onfangen and micle tíd mid him well gehæfd (-hæfed, v. l.) wæs (habitus est ), Bd. 4, 1; Sch. 340, 16. <b>XII a.

ge-wendan

(v.)
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Voc. ii. 122, 72. to give a certain direction or position to Stande hé on ðám stede þe se abbod swá gémeleásum monnum tó stealle on sundrum betǽht hæfð, swá þæt hé sý gewend fram þám abbode and fram eallum his geférum (but the Latin is: Stet in loco

tó-slítan

(v.)
Grammar
tó-slítan, p. -slát, pl. -sliton; pp. -sliten

To tear in two,tear to pieces,tear asunderto tear in two,in pieces,rend material,to give a torn appearance to anythingto serrateto rend,cleave,break asunder that which is hard or bulkyto tear the flesh,rend,bite,woundlacerateto tear asunderpartseparate what has been joinedseverto pull to piecesdestroy the existence of an object, abstract or concreteto destroydissipateto distract the mindTo be different

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Swá swá sceáp from wildeórum beóþ fornumene, swá ða earman ceasterwaran tóslitene wǽron fram heora feóndum (discerpuntur ab hostibus), Bd. 1, 12; S. 481, 26.

CYRICE

(n.)
Grammar
CYRICE, cirice, cyrce, circe; gen. an, ean; f: cyric, ciric, in the compound cyric-ǽwe, etc. q. v. cyrc, e; f. circ,

in the compounda church, the material structure ecclesiaa heathen temple templum paganum

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Fram ðam biscope ðære Rómániscan cyricean by the bishop of the Roman church, 1, 13; S. 481, 38. On Norþanhymbra þeóde and cyrican in the nation and church of the Northumbrians, 2, 20; S. 521, 19.

Linked entries: cyrce circe cirice

EALD

(adj.)
Grammar
EALD, ald; adj. comp. yldra, eldra, eoldra; sup. yldest .

old, ancient vĕtus, ætāte provectus, priscus, antīquus

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Se ealda the old one [Satan ], Frag. Kmbl. 61; Leás. 32. Eald enta geweorc the old work of giants, Exon. 77b; Th. 291, 24; Wand. 87: 60b; Th. 220, 16; Ph. 321: 86b; Th. 326, 1; Wíd. 122.

Linked entries: ald eald-spræc

hyhtan

(v.)
Grammar
hyhtan, p. te

To hopetrustrejoice

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Wé cunnon hyhtan ðæt wé heofones leóht ágan móton we can hope that we may possess the light of heaven, Fragm. Kmbl. 84; Leás. 44.

Linked entry: hihtan

MILDE

(adj.)
Grammar
MILDE, adj.

MILDgentlemeekbenignliberalmercifulclementpropitious

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Frag. 110, 22. of the more towards the less powerful, merciful, clement, propitious Biddende ðæt Drihten him árfæst and milde wǽre Dominum sibi propitium fieri precabatur, Bd. 4, 31; S. 610, 31. God beó ðú milde ( propitius ) mé synfullum, Lk.

wanian

(v.; adj.)
Grammar
wanian, p. ode. I. trans.
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Ðás wyrte ðú scealt niman on wanig*-*endum mónan, i. 320, 3. to wane, become inferior, decline, decay Des middangeard wanaþ and weaxeþ, Fragm. Kmbl. 60 ; Leás. 32.

Linked entry: a-wanian

máðum

(n.)
Grammar
máðum, máðm, mádm, máððum, es; m.

A precious or valuable thinga treasurejewelornament

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Frag. 2, 30. Hí be hyra gate tó sǽ eodon, and mádmas ofer L. míla franc sǽ fættan, Chr. 1006; Erl. 140, 27. Ic ( Hrothgar) ðæm gódan (Beowulf ) sceal mádmas beódan, Beo. Th. 776; B. 385. Máðmas, 3739; B. 1867.

Linked entry: máðm

irre

(n.)
Grammar
irre, es; n.

Angerwrathirerage

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Ðæt gé fleón fram ðam tówerdan yrre fugite a ventura ira, Lk. Skt. 3, 7. Ðá cwæþ se hláford mid yrre tunc iratus paterfamilias dixit, 14, 21. Mid miclum wylme and yrre onstyred nimio furore commotus, Bd. 1, 7 ; S. 471, 41.

Linked entries: ir eorre erre

lang-sum

(adj.)
Grammar
lang-sum, adj.

Longprolixlong-enduringlong-suffering

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Gehǽlede fram heora langsumum bróce healed from their long sickness, H. R. 105, 2. Him and his gebeddan tó langsumum gemynde as a lasting memorial for him and his consort, Chart. Th. 605, 12.

notu

(n.)
Grammar
notu, e; f.

useprofitadvantagean officeemploymentthe discharge of an officeconduct of business

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Kmbl. iv. 215, 21.] an office, employment Ne nán gehádod man ne sceal him tó geteón ðæt hé Crist spelige ofer his hálgan híréd, búton him seó notu fram Godes láreówum betǽht sý, Homl. Th. ii. 592, 30.

þeów

(adj.)
Grammar
þeów, adj.
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Míne wealas eriaþ mea mancipia arant, mínra þeówra manna æceras meorum mancipiorum segetes, mínum ðeówum mannum (mancipiis) ic dǽle penegas, míne þeówan men (mancipia ) ic ðreáge, fram mínum þeówum mannum ic eom gefultumod, Ælfc.

á-bregdan

(v.)
Grammar
á-bregdan, -brédan.
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Ðæt seó gítsung his willan ne ábrúde fram láre, Hml. Th. i. 394, 14. Ábrédan exerere, evaginare. Wrt. Voc. ii. 144, 75 : Sal. 164. Abrogden vulsum, Wrt. Voc. ii. 93, 55 : Ps. Th. 108, 28.

Linked entry: á-brédan

wundor-líc

(adj.)
Grammar
wundor-líc, adj.

Wonderfulexciting admirationsurprise

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Ðys is fram Drihtne geworden, and hit ys wundorlíc (wundurlíc, Lind.: wunderlíc, Rush. mirabile) on úrum eágum, Mt. Kmbl. 21, 42: Ps. Th. 117, 21. Ðæt is wundorlíc, ðæt gé nyton hwanon hé is, Jn. Skt. 9, 30: Met. 20, 86.

deófol-gild

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Ꝥ man hine forhæbbe fram deófolgylde ( ab idolatria ), Ll. Th. ii. 162, 35. Þá Crístenan þe swelc deófolgild lufiað and bigongað, Ors. 4, 12; S. 210, 6. Deófolgild lustramenta, Wrt. Voc. ii. 50, 3. Deófelgylda, An. Ox. 1899.

Linked entry: ge-deóful-geld

gearwe

(adv.)
Grammar
gearwe, adv.
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Cf. gearo; Wesað gé fram Gode geara gebletsade may you have his ready blessing, Ps. Th. 113, 23. readily, promptly. Cf. gearo; Þú mé eart geara andfencgea, Ps. Th. 58, 9, 18.

hwón

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Férde hé hwón feorr ( paulo longius) fram þám mynstre, Gr. D. 28, 17. (3 a) in a negative phrase not at all, not in the least, in no wise :-- Ná tó þæs hwón (nullatenus ) ne færst þú heonon, búton þú mínne sunu áwecce, Gr.