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wæter

(n.)
Grammar
wæter, es; n. (the word seems to be feminine inon ðisse wætere,
  • Homl. 247, 25
  • ; see also
  • Ps. Th. 17, 11
: and a weak genitive plural wæterena is found in
  • Ps. Th. 31, 7.
)

water ⬩ water ⬩ water in the sky, rain ⬩ water of a river, sea, etc. ⬩ water as in Derwentwater, a body of water, a stream, lake, sea ⬩ waters of a great river, of a sea, etc.

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Hé gehálgode wín of wætere, 1173; An. 587. Wætre, Ps. Th. 123, 3. Hwæt drincst ðú? Ealu, gif ic hæbbe, oþþe wæter, gif ic næbbe ealu, Coll. Monast.

BRECAN

(v.)
Grammar
BRECAN, ic brece, ðú bricest, bricst, he briceþ, bricþ, pl. brecaþ; p. ic, he bræc, ðú brǽce, pl. brǽcon; pp. brocen.

to BREAK, burst, violate break or burst through; ⬩ frangere, confringere, rumpere, perfringere, perrurnpere ⬩ to press, force, urge; ⬩ urgere ⬩ to rush into ⬩ take ⬩ by storm ⬩ in locum irrumpere, expugnare, ⬩ erumpere, prorumpere, crepare, fremere ⬩ to break ⬩ burst forth ⬩ make a noise ⬩ crash ⬩ to sail; ⬩ navigare ⬩ To retch; ⬩ screare

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Swógaþ windas, bláwaþ brecende, bearhtma mǽste winds shall howl, crashing blow, with greatest of sounds, Exon. 21 b; Th. 59, II; Cri. 951. to sail; navigare Scealtú ceól gestígan, and brecan ofer bæþweg thou shalt ascend a ship, and sail over the sea

þeód

(n.)
Grammar
þeód, e; f.

a nation, ⬩ people ⬩ the gentiles ⬩ a race ⬩ people, ⬩ men ⬩ the district occupied by a people, ⬩ a country ⬩ a language

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a nation, people Ðeóð winþ ongén þeóde consurget gens in gentem, Mt. Kmbl. 24, 7. Of ðám frumgárum folc áwæcniaþ, þeód unmǽte, Cd. Th. 138, 15; Gen. 2292. Eást-Engla cyning and. seó þeód gesóhte Ecgbryht cyning, Chr. 823; Erl. 62, 24.

Linked entries: þeóden þeád

trymman

(v.)

to make firm or strong ⬩ to construct strongly, ⬩ of physical health or strength ⬩ to give strength to ⬩ strengthen ⬩ of mental or moral strength ⬩ to confirm ⬩ establish ⬩ give strength to mind or heart ⬩ to confirm, ⬩ to corroborate ⬩ confirm an agreement, a grant, testimony, statement ⬩ to give as surety ⬩ to trim ⬩ to set infirm order ⬩ array troops ⬩ to settle ⬩ arrange ⬩ to strengthen with words ⬩ exhort ⬩ encourage ⬩ comfort ⬩ to become strong ⬩ to be arrayed.

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Similar entries v. truma of abstract objects, to settle, arrange Hé ðǽr ðone winter wunode and swá his síþfæt trymede and tó Róme com ibi kiemem exigens sic Romam veniendi Her repetiit, Bd. 5, 19; S. 639, 27. to strengthen with words, exhort, encourage

DÓN

(v.)
Grammar
DÓN, to dónne; part. dóende, dónde; ic dó, ðú dést, he déþ, pl. dóþ; p. ic, he dyde, ðú dydest, pl.dydon ; impert. dó, pl. dóþ; subj. dó, pl. dón, dó; p. dyde, pl. dyden; pp. dón, dén

To DO, make, cause ⬩ agĕre, facĕre

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Ne winne ge ongén ða ðe eów yfel dóþ strive not against those who do you wrong, Mt. Bos. 5, 39: 12, 2. Ðæt cild weóx swá swá óðre cild dóþ the child grew as other children do, Homl. Th. i. 24, 35: 18, 26: Boutr.

síþ

(n.)
Grammar
síþ, es; m.

going ⬩ journeying ⬩ travel ⬩ going from this world ⬩ a journey ⬩ voyage ⬩ course ⬩ expedition ⬩ the journey of the spirit from this world ⬩ coming ⬩ arrival ⬩ a proceeding ⬩ course of action ⬩ way of doing ⬩ conduct ⬩ lot ⬩ condition ⬩ fate ⬩ experience ⬩ a path ⬩ way ⬩ a time

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Nó wǽgflotan wind síþes getwǽfde, sǽgenga fór forþ ofer ýþe, Beo. Th. 3820; B. 1908. Flówan mót ýþ ofer eal lond, ne wile heó áwa ðæs síþes geswícan, Salm. Kmbl. 647; Sal. 323. Hú myccle scipbrocu hé gebád on ðæm síþe ðe hé (St.

Linked entries: síþemest síþmæst

geond

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Cóm micel hǽte giend Rómáne, Ors. 2, 6; S. 88, 15. distribution to or diffusion through many places Hé þæt wín tódǽlde geond ealle þá kyfa and geond ealle þá fatu, Gr. D. 58, 22-24.

ge-tácnian

(v.)
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Fugelas on swefenum sé þe gesyhð and mid him winneð saca sume hit getácnað, Lch. iii. 198, 7 and often. Getácnude portenderat, An.

mǽþ

(n.)
Grammar
mǽþ, e; f. (but ofer ðínne mǽð,
  • Prov. Kmbl. 27.
  • )

measure ⬩ degree ⬩ proportion ⬩ the measure or extent of power, ability, capacity, efficacy ⬩ degree ⬩ rank ⬩ status ⬩ condition ⬩ due measure ⬩ right ⬩ due measure in regard to others ⬩ honour ⬩ respect

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Ǽlc winþ be his andgites mǽþe each strives according to the measure of his understanding, 41, 4; Fox 250, 26: Homl. Th. i. 344, 22. Crist dǽlþ his gyfe his limum be gehwylces mannes mǽþe according to each man's ability, ii. 526, 8.

ge-sittan

(v.)
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Hé heora fela gesette wið þone sǽ, and hié þǽr gesetene sint gietoð þisne dæg quos ibi usque in hodiernum diem consistere opinio est, 3, 5 ; S. 104, 27. of temporary occupation, to stay, have one's quarters Hǽðene men on Tenet ofer winter gesǽton, Chr

hláf

bread ⬩ a loaf ⬩ cake ⬩ bread ⬩ bread ⬩ manna ⬩ cake

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Þú nymst ánne holne hláf and ánne gebígedne hláf of þǽm þeorfra hláfa windle tolles tortam panis unius crustulam, laganum de canistro azymorum, Ex. 29, 23. Cuoeð ꝥ stánas ðás hláfa ꝥ tó hláfum sié gewordeno dic ut lapides isti panes fiant, Mt.

Linked entry: hláf-gang

híran

(v.)

to hear ⬩ to hear ⬩ to hear ⬩ to give ear ⬩ hearken ⬩ listen ⬩ To listen to ⬩ to obey ⬩ to obey ⬩ to obey ⬩ to be subject to ⬩ to serve ⬩ error ⬩ to belong to ⬩ authority ⬩ jurisdiction ⬩ of a due ⬩ privilege ⬩ occupation ⬩ office ⬩ hear of ⬩ be told

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Voc. ii. 67, 27. to obey a person Wind and sǽhérað ł hérsumiað him uentus et mare oboediunt ei, Mk. L. R. 4, 41. Þú mín bibod brǽce be þínes bonan worde, feónde furðor hýrdes þonne þínum Scyp-pende, Cri. 1395.

ge-mǽne

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Crd. 42. that stands in the same relation to two or more objects, common as in common enemy Him bið wind gemǽne, Gn. Ex. 54. Mehten hié heora gemǽnan fiénd him from ádón, Ors. 3, 7; S. 118, 15. <b>III a.

hú

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VI. in phrases Gelíc ðám scipe ðe ðá ýða drífað út on sǽ swá hú swá se wind blǽwð, Hen. 46, 21. Begite hé, swá hú swá hé mæge, septies cxx manna, Ll., Th. ii. 286, 25

ge-cynd

(n.)
Grammar
ge-cynd, f. also has gen. ge-cynd
  • (Bl. H. 31, 32)
; dat. ge-cynd
  • (Bl. H. 121, 30)
.

birth(?) ⬩ a native place or position, that to which one has a natural right ⬩ natural condition, lot to which one is born :-- ⬩ the character or quality derived from birth or native constitution, natural disposition, nature ⬩ nature in general, in the abstract, the established order of things ⬩ natural state or condition ⬩ a natural quality, property, or characteristic ⬩ gender, sex ⬩ VII a. sexual organs, ⬩ the manner or way natural or proper to any one, mode of action ⬩ character as determining the class to which a thing belongs, generic nature or quality ⬩ a race, a natural group of animals or plants having a common origin ⬩ a family, a tribe, nation ⬩ descendants, progeny :-- ⬩ a class distinguished by common attributes, genus, sort

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Þára tó feala woroldwuniendra winð wið gecynde, Met. 13, 17. Þá þurh gecynd Críst heriað, Hy. 7, 24. Ealra wihta þára þe æfter gecyndum cenned wǽre, Rä. 40, 15. natural state or condition Seó sáwl ne mæg forleósan ꝥ líf hire ágenre gecynde, Gr.

ge-cirran

(v.)
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</b> to turn into, convert :-- ꝥ wæter gecerde in wín aquam conuertit in uinum, Jn. p. 3, 11. Þyses fýres hǽto sý gecyrred on wǽtne deáw, Hml. S. 30, 441: Guth. 88, 14. Nama wæs gecyrred on þæt betere, El. 1061.

Linked entries: ge-cerran ge-cyrran

ge-wyrcan

(v.)
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His geworhtne wine the man he had made his friend Seef. 115. of mental or moral constitution, to dispose, constitute Yrtacus, yfele geworht man, Hml. Th. ii. 476, 18.

þeów

(n.)
Grammar
þeów , es; þeówa, an; m.

A servant; ⬩ slave ⬩ servus ⬩ famulus ⬩ mancipium

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-wintre cniht mæg bión þiéfðe gewita, L. In. 7; Th. i. 107, 16; and cf. Wulfst. 158, 14. Gif se frigea on Sunnandæg wyrce, þolie his freótes, L. In. 3; Th. i. 104, 6.

hefig

ponderous ⬩ dense ⬩ weighty ⬩ important ⬩ grave ⬩ severe ⬩ serious ⬩ deep ⬩ profound ⬩ mist ⬩ fog ⬩ cloud ⬩ slow ⬩ dull ⬩ troublesome ⬩ oppressive ⬩ onerous ⬩ burdensome ⬩ oppressive ⬩ grievous ⬩ difficult ⬩ laborious ⬩ toilsome ⬩ overpowering ⬩ weariness

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Ðeós wyrt hafað hefigne smæc, Lch, i. 264, 20. weighed down. with care, trouble, &c. feeling trouble Alle gé ða ðe winnes and hefege gé aron omnes qui laboratis et onerati estis. Mt.

Linked entry: hefe-lic

sib

(n.)
Grammar
sib, sibb, e; f.

relationship ⬩ friendliness ⬩ kindness ⬩ the opposite of hostility ⬩ peace ⬩ the opposite of war ⬩ peace ⬩ concord ⬩ unity ⬩ absence of dissension or variance ⬩ peace ⬩ freedom from disturbance or molestation ⬩ tranquillity ⬩ the peace of a country ⬩ theking's peace ⬩ peace of mind ⬩ freedom from agitation, fear

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Ðonne forlǽtaþ hí ða sibbe ðe hí nú healdaþ, and winþ heora ǽlc on óðer, and forlǽtaþ heora geférrǽdenne, Bt. 21; Fox 74, 34: Elen.

Linked entry: syb