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ge-limpan

(v.)
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Ðá gelamp hit þet se cyng forðférde, Chr. 1016; P. 148, 15. Hit gelamp ꝥte án hearpere wæs, Bt. 35, 6; F. 166, 27. Þá gelamp ꝥ, ꝥ ealle men onscunodan þone drý, Bl. H. 173, 31.

healf

(n.)
Grammar
healf, e; f.

Sidepartsidehandbesidedisputebehalfaccountsidequarterdirection

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Gerǽdden þá witan on ǽgðer halfe ꝥ man yfeles geswác, and geaf se cyng his freóndscipe on ǽgðre healfe, Chr. 1048; P. 174, 17-19. Man freóndscipe gefæstnode mid wædde on ǽgðere healfe, 1014; P. 145, 11.

hwǽr

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Se cyng geháwade hwǽr mon mehte þá eá forwyrcan, Chr. 896; P. 89, 11. Hí beheóldon hwár hé geléd wǽre, Mk. 15, 47. (c α) with emphatic genitive :-- Hæfde ic úhtceare hwǽr mín leódfruma londes wǽre, Kl. 8.

self

(pronoun.)
Grammar
self, seolf, silf, sylf; pron. <b>A.</b>
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Óðra gesceafta weorðaþ him selfe tó náuhte, Met. 11, 87. which it immediately precedes On ðé sylf cyning wrát, wuldres God, Andr. Kmbl. 3017; An. 1511. Héht sylf cyning him Abraham tó, Cd. Th. 161, 27 ; Gen. 2671.

Linked entries: seolf silf siolf sylf

BLÍÐE

(adj.)
Grammar
BLÍÐE, comp. blíðra; superl. blíðost; def. se blíða, seó, ðæt blíðe; adj.

joyful, glad, merry, cheerful, pleasant, BLITHElætus, hilarisgentle, kind, friendly, clement, mild, sweetmansuetus, benignus, comis, clemens, mitis, suavisquiet, calm, peacefultranquillus, placidusjoy

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Cyning wæs ðý blíðra the king was the blither, Elen. Kmbl. 192; El. 96: Bt. Met. Fox 9, 63; Met. 9, 32: Byrht. Th. 136, 5; By. 146.

þeówian

(v.)
Grammar
þeówian, p. ode.
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Hig cwǽdon: 'Wé þeówiaþ blíðelíce ðam cynge,' Gen. 47, 25. to enslave, reduce to a state of slavery, deprive of freedom Ðæt hé ús þeówige ut violenter subjiciat servituti nos, Gen. 43, 18.

Linked entries: þeáwian þeówan

wuldor

(n.)
Grammar
wuldor, (-ur, -er), es; n.

Gloryvainglory

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Ðý þriddan dæge beorna wuldor of deáðe árás, Dryhten ealra hæleða cynnes, Elen. Kmbl. 372; El. 186

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fæder

a parenta step-fatherforefatherfathersancestorsfathera god-fathera patron

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Hine (Eádweard) gecés tó fæder (fædere, v. l.) and tó hláforde Scotta cyning and eall Scotta þeód, 924; P. 104, 18. the head of a family Þæs mynstres fæder (the abbot, cf. l. 39), Hml. S. 33, 13. Cuoeðas gié ðǽm fædir (feder, R.) hiórodas, Lk.

folgian

(v.)

to pursueto accompany be attendant uponto followbe guided byfollowto followpractise

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Voc. ii. 64, 76. of persons: Cóm þám cynge word ꝥ se aƀƀ . Wulfríc forð gefaren wæs; þá geceás hé Æðelsige munuc þǽr tó . . . folgode þá Stígande arc̃ƀ and wearð gehálgod tó aƀƀ Chr. 1061; P. 190, 4.

weardian

(v.)
Grammar
weardian, p.ode.

to guard, keep, defendwith gen. (cf. O. Sax. wardón with gen. to have charge of something)to act as guardian to, to rule to keep, have charge ofto hold a country, to occupy a place, inhabit.in the phrases lást, swaðe weardian to keep a track,to followto remain behind

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Cyning úre gewát ... ðǽr hý tó ségun, ða ðe leófes ðá gén last weardedun ( those who still remained where he had been ), Exon. Th. 31, 16; Cri. 496.

Linked entries: ge-weardian weardere

DREÁM

(n.)
Grammar
DREÁM, es; m.

joy, pleasure, gladness, mirth, rejoicing, rapture, ecstasy, frenzy jubĭlum, lætĭtia, gaudium, delīrium An instrument of music, music, rapturous music, harmony, melody, orgănum = όργανoν, musĭca, concentus, harmŏnia = άρμoνία, modulātio, modus, melōdia = μελωδία, cantus

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Hér ge-endode eorþan dreámas Eádgár Engla cyning in this year [A. D. 975] Edgar, king of the Angles, ended the pleasures of earth, Chr. 975; Erl. 124, 29; Edg. 21: Exon. 32 b; Th. 102, 5; Cri. 1668.

nǽnig

(n.; adj.; pronoun.)
Grammar
nǽnig, ( = ne ǽnig).

not anynonenono onenot any one

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Mid ðý se cyning nǽnige þinga ( nulla tenus ) his bénum geþafian wolde, Bd. 3, 24; S. 556, 11. Grammar nǽnig, with other negatives Ne ðǽr nǽnig wihte wénan þorfte, Beo. Th. 316; B. 157 : 490; B. 242. Nǽnig gumena ongitan ne mihte, Andr.

Linked entry: nán

ge-weorþan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-weorþan, -wiorþan, -wurþan, -wyrþan; he -weorþeþ, -weorþ, pl. -weorpaþ; p. ic, he -wearþ, ðú -wurde, pl. -wurdon; subj. pres. -weorþe, pl. -weorþen; p. -wurde, pl. -wurden; pp. -worden.

to bebe madebecomehappenfiĕriTo happencome to passbefallcome togetheragreebe agreeablecontingĕreevĕnīreconvĕnīreplăcēre

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Wyn ðú ongeán ðone wuldres cyning and gewurþe ðé and him fight against the king of glory and let there be an agreement between thee and him, Nicod. 27; Thw. 15, 14

þegnian

(v.)
Grammar
þegnian, p. ode; pp. od.
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On heáhsetle siteþ self cyning (God), and ðiós síde gesceaft þénaþ and þiówaþ, Met. 29, 77. Gif him árlíce esne þénaþ, Exon. Th. 430, 9; Rä. 44, 5: 403, 28; Rä. 22, 14. Þénaþ prosequitur, Hpt. Gl. 451, 57.

Linked entry: þénian

þeód-scipe

(n.)
Grammar
þeód-scipe, es ; m.
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</b> testimony :-- Forebodan bið ðis godspell in ðeódscip ł cýðnise (in testimonium ) allum cynnum, Mt. Kmbl.

þrí

(n.; num.; adj.)
Grammar
þrí, þrý, þrié, þreó; m.: þreó, þrió, þré; f. n. (ðreá, ðriá, ðreó, ðrió in North.); gen. þreóra, þrióra (and ðreána in North.); dat. þrim (þrím? ðriim in North., but cf. Goth. þrim), later þreom.

Three

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Cómon þrý gelǽrede weras ... hí ða ealle þrý tógædere grétton ðone cyngc, Ap. Th. 19, 22: Homl. Th. ii. 384, 4. Ða þreó ðé ne lǽtaþ geortréwan, Bt. 10; Fox 30, 8. Hwylc ðara þreóra (ðísra ðreána, Lind.), Lk. Skt. 10, 36: Homl. Th. i. 288, 27.

Linked entries: þreó þrió þrý

unnan

(v.)
Grammar
unnan, prs. ic, hé an[n], pl. wé unnon; p. úðe.

to grant a person (dat.) somethingto giveallowto wish something (gen.) to a person (dat. )to wish something (gen.) for a person (dat.)to like a person to have somethingto like a condition of thingsto be pleased

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Eal folc geceás Eádward tó cynge; healde ða hwíle ðe him God unne, Chr. 1041; Erl. 169, 5. On ða gerád ðe gé mé unnan mínes, L. Ath. i. prm.; Th. i. 198, 1 note. Gif hié him ðæs ríces úþon, Chr. 755; Erl. 50, 17. Ic feores ðé unnan wille, Exon.

Linked entries: an ann

dǽlan

(v.)
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Cyning sceal on healle beágas dǽlan, Gn. C. 29: B. 1970: Gen. 2829. Fremsumnesse folcum dǽlan, Ps. Th. 64, 12. Mid þí þe hé deád sié, uton wé dǽlan his líchaman úrum burhleódum ( the cannibal Mermedonians ), Bl.

dóm

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Yfel se cyning wiþ þám Crístenan dóme dyde, Bt. 1; F. 2, 15. Wé sculan ǽnne Crístendóm healdan and ǽlcne hǽðene dóm oferhogian, Wlfst. 274, 16. v. dryht-, un-, unriht-, weorold-, wóh-dóm

hund

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Perhaps the influence of the feeling noted in <b>I b</b> may be traced in theological writings (but see ) Se mann þe nyle geswícan unnytre sprǽce ... bið wyrsa þonne hund oððe ǽniges cynnes nýten, þonne hé intó cyrcan cymð ... ǽlc mon hatað