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blissian

(v.)
Grammar
blissian, blyssian, blissigan, blissigean; part. blissiende, blissigende; ic blissie, blissige, ðú blissast, he blissaþ, pl. blissiaþ; p. ode, ede, ade; pp. od, ed, ad

To rejoice, exult, be glad or merrylætari, gaudere, exultare, ovare To make to rejoice, to gladden, delight, exhilaratelætificare

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Ic blissige [Spl. blissie] ofer spæce ðínre lætabor ego super eloquia tua, Ps. Lamb. 118, 162. Blissaþ se rihtwísa on Drihtne lætabitur justus in Domino, Ps. Lamb. 63, 11: 57, 11: Andr. Kmbl. 1268; An. 634.

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ge-rǽdnes

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Salomon gedyde ofer eall gemǽne-líce þás gerǽdnesse mid þysum wordum spiritus hominum atque jumentorum tanta distinctione discernis. . . quibus verbis generalem definitionem subinfert, Gr. D. 264, 13 — 22.

girwan

Grammar
girwan, <b>gierwan, gerwan, gyrwan, gierian, gerian, gyrian</b>
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., forþon hé hine tredne him ongeán gyrede, þonne God wolde ofer síne ýðe gán, Cri. 1167. to make the necessary preparations for Þæt ic þé symbledæg sette and gyrwe, Ps.

irfe

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Gif. . . gesibbra ærfeweard forþ cymeð . . . ðanne ann ic ðǽm ofer mínne dæg alles mínes erfes tó brúcanne swá him liófust sió, Cht. Th. 483, 20.

óþ

(prep.)
Grammar
óþ, prep. l. oþ.
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Ꝥ ceápgild áríse á ofer .xxx, pæng̃ oð healf pund, 234, 15

wín

(n.)
Grammar
wín, es; n.

Wine

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ofer ealne dæg dryhtguman síne drencte mid wíne, Judth. Thw. 21, 21; Jud. 29. Wer sæt æt wíne, Exon. Th. 431, 25; Rä. 47, 1. Win nectar, Wrt. Voc. ii. 61, 31. Hé bróhte hláf and wín. 14, 18. Hwilc þinc gelǽdst ðú (the merchant) ús?

geá

etiam, jam

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L. 17, 25. where agreement or consent is expressed Manige fédaþ þá getemedon ofer sumor. Geá (etiam), swá hig dóþ, Coll. M. 26, 17. Mé þincð nú þæt þé þince þæt. . . Geá, swá mé þincð, Solil.

hleóðor

(n.)
Grammar
hleóðor, es; n.

hearingwhat is heard, sound, noise, voice, speech, song

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Icel. hljóð, e.g. gefa hljóð, biðja hljóðs to give, ask for, a hearing: Goth. hliuþ.] what is heard, sound, noise, voice, speech, song Ðá hleóðor cwom býman stefne ofer burhware when the sound came of the voice of the trumpet over the city-dwellers,

tíþian

(v.)
Grammar
tíþian, tigþian; p. ode

To grant,concede,of that which is granted

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Lamb. 18, 8. with a clause Nolde se cyning him tíðian ðæt Israel férde forð ofer his gemǽru qui concedere noluit, ut transiret Israel per fines suos, Num. 21, 23. used absolutely Ðonne ðú him tíðast, Hy. 7, 56.

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á-teorian

(v.)

to get exhaustedfaint,to lose heart or energyget wearyfaintto get exhaustedcome to an endfailbe wantingto be defective

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S. 22, 137. fig. to lose heart or energy, get weary, faint Wíte com ofer ðé and ðú áteorodest, Hml. Th. ii. 454, 18. Ne ðú ne átiara ðonne ðú bist ðreád, (nec deficias) Kent. Gl. 38. Þæt hé æt ðǽre bodunge ne áteorige. Hml.

swán

(n.)
Grammar
swán, es; m.
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Hit gelamp ðæt ðæs swánes wíf hǽtte hire ofen . . . and cwæþ tó ðan kinge: 'Wænd ðú ða hláfes ðæt heó ne forbeornen, for ðam ic geseó dæighwamlíce ðæt ðú micelǽte eart. Shrn. 16, 13-20. Swána steorra (cf. swán-steorra) hesperius. Wrt.

búende

(n.; v.; adj.; part.)
Grammar
búende, part. búend, es; m.

Inhabiting or dwellinginhabitans inhabitants, thus used as a noun,

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Inhabiting or dwelling; inhabitans Búendra leás void of those inhabiting, [Cd. 5; Th. 6, 16; Gen. 89] or inhabitants, thus used as a noun, Mid búendum cum habitantibus, Ps. Lamb. 82, 8

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lócian

(v.)
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Lóca ofer londbúende, 684. Lócian ongeán þá sunnan oculos ad lucem solis attollere. Bt. 38, 5 ; F. 204, 27.

þeód

(n.)
Grammar
þeód, e; f.
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Ofer þeóda gehwylce, Beo. Th. 3414; B. 1705. Drihten, ðeóda waldend, Cd. Th. 238, 27; Dan. 361. Eardas rúme Meotud árǽrde for moncynne, efenfela þeóda and þeáwa (i.e. each people has its own customs ), Exon. Th. 334, 18; Gn. Ex. 18.

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wlite

(n.)
Grammar
wlite, es; m.: wlitu, e (and? an;
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v. wlita, II.
); f.

aspectcountenancelooksappearanceshapeformgood looksbeautiful appearancebeautygloryornament

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Mycelne wlite (decorem), ðú ásetst ofer hine, Ps. Spl. 20, 5. Geheald ðinne wlite and ðíne fægernesse speciem tuam et pulcritudinem tuam intende, Ps. Th. 44, 5 : Hpt. Gl. 523, 60.

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hwilc

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Swá hwylce swá ( quaecumque ) gé gebindað ofer eorðan . . . swá hwylce (hwælc, R.) swá gé ofer eorðan unbindað, Mt. 18, 18. Swá hwylc swá (and suá chuelc, L.) segð quicumque dixerit Mt. 15, 5 : 20, 26: Mk. 10, 43. Sé ðe swá hwelc (chuælc.

gangan

to gowalkto go pedestrianfootmountedto move along, proceedanimateliveto take a specified courseto be habitually in a specified conditionto pass, be currentto take place to have a specified issueto departto take one's way, proceed gomove in a specified directiongoandto be carried, moved, impelled to reach, extendto passbecometo cometo go to the closet, have an evacuationto leave a permanent habitationoccupation

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Th. i. 146, 10. of coinage, &amp;c., to pass, be current Gange án mynet ofer ealne þæs cynges anweald, Ll.

A

(prefix)
Grammar
A, A. It is not necessary to speak of the form of what are often called Anglo-Saxon letters, as all Teutonic, Celtic, and Latin manuscripts of the same age are written in letters of the same form. There is one exception: the Anglo-Saxons had, with great propriety, two different letters for the two distinct sounds of our th: the hard þ in thin and sooth, and the soft ð in thine and soo
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the, vide Þ, þ. The indigenous Pagan alphabet of our Anglo-Saxon forefathers, called Runes, it must be particularly observed, not only represents our letters, but the names of the letters are significant. The Runes are chiefly formed by straight lines

CEÓSAN

(v.)
Grammar
CEÓSAN, ciósan, ic ceóse, ðú ceósest, cýst, he ceóseþ, cýst, císt, ceósaþ; ic, he ceás, cés, ðú cure,curon; ceós, ceósaþ; coren; v. a.

to CHOOSE, select, electlegere, seligere, eligereto acceptoblatum accipere, accipere

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Hí leófne ceósaþ ofer woruldwélan they choose the beloved above worldly wealth, Exon. 62b; Th. 230, 29; Ph. 479. Bebodu ðíne ic ceás mandata tua elegi, Ps. Spl. 118, 173.

FEORM

(n.)
Grammar
FEORM, fiorm, fyrm, e; f.

foodprovisiongoodssubstancevictussubstantiabŏnaan entertainingentertainmentfeasthospĭtālĭtasconvīviumcœnaa place where provisions are keptprovision-quarters of an armyvictus stătiousebenefitprofitenjoymentūsusfructus

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Gewát him mid cnósle, ofer Caldéa folc feran mid feorme, fæder Abrahames the father of Abraham departed with his family, with his goods, to travel over the Chaldeans' nation, Cd. 83; Th. 104, 6; Gen. 1731: 126; Th. 161, 2; Gen. 2659.