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lǽran

(v.)
Grammar
lǽran, p. de

To teach ⬩ instruct ⬩ educate ⬩ to preach ⬩ to exhort ⬩ admonish ⬩ advise ⬩ persuade ⬩ suggest

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Lange sceal leornian se ðe lǽran sceal long must he learn who is to teach, L. Ælfc. P. 46; Th. ii. 384, 15: L. I. P. 14; Th. ii. 322, 8. Mid bróðorlíce lufan hí manigean and lǽran eis fraterna admonitione suadere, Bd. 2; 2; S. 502, 8.

steóran

(v.; prep.)
Grammar
steóran, stióran, (and with umlaut) stiéran, stéran, stíran, stýran; p. de.
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Stiéran sceal mon strongum móde, Exon. Th. 312, 13; Seef. 109. Stýran, 336, 18; Gn. Ex. 51.

Linked entries: steórend stiéran stíran stýran

þanne

(adv.)
Grammar
þanne, þænne, þonne; adv. conj.
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Ealle ða hwíle sceal beón gedrync, óð ðone dæg ðe hí hine forbærnaþ. Þonne ðý ylcan dæge ðe hí hine tó ðæm áde beran wyllaþ, þonne tódǽlaþ hí his feoh ...

Linked entries: þænne þonne

swǽr

(adj.)
Grammar
swǽr, swǽre, and swár; adj. [Halliwell gives sweer unwilling as a Northumbrian word, and swere dull, heavy, as a Durham one. In Jamieson's Dictionary the forms sweir, swere, sweer, swear are given with meanings lazy, indolent; unwilling; unwilling to give.]
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.), oppressive Swǽr is seó byrðen ðe Godes bydel beran sceall, gif hé nele georne unriht forbeódan, L. I. P. 5; Th. ii. 308, 35: Wulfst. 178, 8. Hé bið deófles tempel, and byrð swíðe swǽre byrðene on his bæce, Homl. Th. i. 212, 4.

Linked entry: swár

help

Grammar
help, hylp (an i-stem noun? Cf. u-grade forms, hulpa, hulfa in O. L. Ger. and O.H.Ger. But cf. also hylpan = helpan):

help ⬩ assistance ⬩ succour ⬩ an aid ⬩ a thing ⬩ a place ⬩ a refuge ⬩ a cure ⬩ remedy of disease

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Þú scealt leódum þínum tó helpe weorðan, B. 1709. a thing Heó cwæð ꝥ þæs geáres help (bigleofa, v. l. subsidium) hire forspilled wǽre, Gr. D. 68, 23. Nýd weorðeð oft niða barnum tó helpe, Rún. 10.

Linked entry: helpe

se

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. ¶ where condition is marked: then . . . when :-- Ðý (tunc) mon sceal fæsðne weal wyrcean, ðý (cum) mon ǽr geháwige ðæt se grund fæsð sié . . .

ge-weald

(n.)
Grammar
ge-weald, -wald, es; m. n.

power ⬩ strength ⬩ might ⬩ efficacy ⬩ potestas ⬩ power over any thing ⬩ empire ⬩ rule ⬩ dominion ⬩ mastery ⬩ sway ⬩ jurisdiction ⬩ government ⬩ protection ⬩ keeping ⬩ a bridle-bit ⬩ potestas ⬩ facuitas ⬩ imperium ⬩ ditio ⬩ arbitrium ⬩ jus ⬩ camas

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Ðú scealt wǽpned-men wesan on gewealde thou shalt be in subjection to man, Cd. 43; Th. 56, 30; Gen. 920. Ðæt mín sáwul to ðé síðian móte on ðín geweald that my soul may proceed to thee, into fly keeping, Byrht. Th. 136, 66; By. 178.

Linked entries: þeóh-geweald ge-wald ge-wild

feorm

provisions ⬩ stores ⬩ a feast ⬩ an entertainment ⬩ entertainment

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D. i. 312, 5-18. dead stock in contrast with live stock: Þú sweltan scealt mid feó and mid feorme morte morieris tu et omnia quae tua sunt (Gen. 20, 7), Gen. 2659.

ge-wissian

(v.)
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Bisceop sceall gehádode men ǽrest gewissian, ꝥ heora ǽlc wite hwæt him mid rihte gebyrige tó dónne, Ll. Th. ii. 312, 10. Þryfealdne gewissigendne cræft trinam regentem machinam, Hy.

hǽl

Grammar
hǽl, health.
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S. 10, 50. of disease JJú scealt underfón ftínra wunda hǽle, 7, 276. welfare, well-being, prosperity On ðé ys eall úre hǽl, Ps. Th. 3, 7. Hé þæs hǽl gehleát, 105, 24. ¶ in form of salutation :-- Hé þám cásere hǽle bodade, Lch. i. 326, 2.

ge-hwilc

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Hé sceal beón, swá ic ǽr be beócere cwæð (beóceorl sceal geara beón on manegum weorcum, 3), oftrǽde tó gehwilcon weorce, Ll. Th. i. 436, 18. Wǽron hyra tungan getale teónan gehwylcre, Ps. Th. 56, 5.

heáfod

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Ceruerus sceolde habbanþrió heáfdu, Bt. 35, 6; F. 168, 17. the head as the seat of thought Ðæt heáfod sceal wísian ðǽm fótum, Past. 131, 24. Hond sceal heófod in wyrcan, Gn.

hors

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Hors mon sceal gyldan mid .xxx. sciłł. . . . myran mid .xx. sciłł, Ll. Th. i. 356, 2. as distinguished from hengest Hors equus, hengest cabullus, Wrt. Voc. i. 287, 42. Án hundred wildra horsa and . xvi. tame hencgestas, Cht. Th. 548, 11.

wreón

(v.)
Grammar
wreón, (from wríhan); p.wráh, wreáh, pl.wrigon, wrugon; pp.wrigen, wrogen

To cover ⬩ to put a covering on ⬩ to cover with clothes ⬩ to clothe ⬩ to cover ⬩ to bind ⬩ to conceal ⬩ hide ⬩ to serve as a covering ⬩ be spread over

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Ða word ðe gé wrigon under womma scealum, Elen. Kmbl. 1162 ; El. 582. with the idea of protection Ic ðé wið weána gehwam wreó and scylde folmum mínum, Cd.

Linked entry: wríga

LǼTAN

(v.)
Grammar
LǼTAN, p. lét, leórt; pp. lǽten. The ellipsis of a verb in the infinitive, the meaning of which may be inferred from the context, not unfrequently takes place after lǽtan; and the connection of many of the meanings which follow with the simple one seems explainable in this way.

to LET ⬩ allow ⬩ permit ⬩ suffer ⬩ to let ⬩ let go ⬩ give up ⬩ dismiss ⬩ leave ⬩ forsake ⬩ let ⬩ to let ⬩ cause ⬩ make ⬩ get ⬩ have ⬩ cause to be ⬩ place ⬩ make as if ⬩ make out ⬩ profess ⬩ pretend ⬩ estimate ⬩ consider ⬩ suppose ⬩ think ⬩ to behave towards ⬩ treat ⬩ to let

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Wið poccum swíðe sceal mon blód lǽtan, L. M. 1, 40; Lchdm. ii. 106, 3.

Linked entries: aweg-lǽtan leórt

DEÁÞ

(n.)
Grammar
DEÁÞ, es; m.

DEATH ⬩ mors

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He sceal deáþe sweltan he shall perish by death, L. Alf. 14, 15; Th. i. 48, 3, 7, 8. Ðæt ðú deáþe sweltest that thou shalt perish by death, Exon. 67 b; Th. 250, 11; Jul. 125. Deáþe cwylman mortificāre, Ps. Spl. 108, 15.

Linked entry: deóþ

FǼMNE

(n.)
Grammar
FǼMNE, fémne, an; f. [fēmĭna a woman]

A virgin, damsel, maid, woman ⬩ virgo, puella, fēmĭna

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Sceal fémne hire freónd geséccan the damsel shall seek her lover, Menol. Fox 548; Gn. C. 44. Geseah ic líchoman ðære hálgan Godes fǽmnan vīdi corpus sacræ Deo virgĭnis, Bd. 4, 19; S. 589, 15, 43: 4. 19; S. 588, 36.

Linked entry: fémne

féða

(n.)
Grammar
féða, an; m.

a band on foot ⬩ infantry ⬩ a host ⬩ troop ⬩ tribe ⬩ company ⬩ phălanx pĕdestris ⬩ pĕdites ⬩ lĕgio ⬩ ăcies ⬩ trĭbus ⬩ căterva ⬩ a battle ⬩ pugna

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a band on foot, infantry, a host, troop, tribe, company; phălanx pĕdestris, pĕdites, lĕgio, ăcies, trĭbus, căterva Eórod sceal getrume rídan, fæste féða stondan a band of horse [ = cavalry] shall ride in a body, a band of foot [ = infantry] stand fast

Linked entry: féðu

irfe

(n.)
Grammar
irfe, ierfe, yrfe, es; n.

Inheritance ⬩ property

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Yrfe sceal gedǽled deádes monnes a dead man's property must be divided, Exon. 90 a ; Th. 338, 18; Gen. Ex. 80. Ne wilna ðú ðínes néhstan ierfes mid unrihte covet thou not thy neighbour's goods, L. Alf. 9 ; Th. i. 44, 21.

Linked entries: ærfe yrfe irfe-leás erfe

sél

(adv.)
Grammar
sél, soel ; also sélor ; adv. (cpve.)
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Se getreówa man sceal syllan his gód on ða tíd ðe hine sylfne sélest lyste his brúcan, Blickl. Homl. 101, 20. Hí genáman ðæs folces ðe ðǽr tó láfe wæs and him sélost lícodan, 79, 21

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