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hæleþ

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Ing wæs ǽrest mid Eást-Denum . . . þus Heardingasþone hæleð nemdun, Rún. 22. Byð for eorlum æðelinga wyn hors hófum wlanc, þǽr him hæleþe ymb welege on wicgum wrixlað sprǽce, 19.

ofer-gán

(v.)
Grammar
ofer-gán, p. -eode; pp. -gán.

to overspreadto overrun (a country, as a victorious army does), to conquerto pass a point or limitto pass a moral limit, to transgressto pass across, traverse, crossto pass, pass off or away, be over, come to an endTo be overto come upon, attack

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Rush. 15, 2. to pass across, traverse, cross Hé ofereode steáp stánhliþo, Beo. Th. 2820; B. 1408. Hí ða Reádan Sǽ ofereodon, Homl. Th. ii. 200, 27: Beo.

Linked entries: ofer-eode ofer-gangan

springan

(v.)
Grammar
springan, p. sprang, pl. sprungon; pp. sprungen

To springto leapboundto burst forth, of a fluid to spirt, of sparks, etc., to fly to grow as a plantto rise as the sunto move as a spring movesto spreadbe diffusedto spring as blood from a woundto spring as waterto burstcrack

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Rush. 1, 28: Beo. Th. 36; B. 18 : Apstls. Kmbl. 12; Ap. 6. Ða sprang ðæt word the report spread, Homl. Th. i. 384, 8: Ap. Th. 25, 13. Wíde springende crebrescens, Hpt. Gl. 519, 37: 513, 21

Linked entry: sprincan

ÁC

(n.)
Grammar
ÁC, ǽc; g. e; f.

OAKquercusroburThe Anglo-Saxon Rune ᚪ = a

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The Anglo-Saxon Rune ᚪ = a, the name of which letter, in Anglo-Saxon, is ác an oak, hence, this Rune not only stands for the letter a, but for ác an oak, as ᚪ byþ on eorþan elda bearnum flǽsces fódor the oak is on earth food of the flesh to the sons

Linked entries: ác-drenc ǽc

wiþ-cweþan

(v.)
Grammar
wiþ-cweþan, p. -cwæþ, pl. -cwǽdon; pp.-cweden.

to replyto gainsaycontradict maintain an opposite opinionto contradictopposeresistto refuserejectnot to allow

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., -cweoða>, Rush. contradicere ), Lk. Skt. 21, 15. Hé begann tó wiðcweðenne ðam geleáfan ðe se apostol tǽhte, Homl.

weorþscipe

(n.)
Grammar
weorþscipe, es; m.
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. : worðscip, Rush., honorem, Jn.

geár

(n.)
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See Rún. 12 above

tó-sceádan

(v.)
Grammar
tó-sceádan, -scádan; p. -scéd, -sceád (in the Northern Gospels weak forms are found, and -sceádde occurs in Bede); pp. -sceáden.

to divide in two,separate one thing from anotherto divide into partiescause divisiondissension amongto separate contending parties or claimsjudge,decide betweento make a distinction between thingsto distinguishtreat or regard differentlyto separate one thing from another with the mind,to discern,distinguish,discriminateto separate things from one another,to order,dispose,appointto separate the parts of a confused whole,to expound,interpret,render intelligibleto discussto send in different directions,to scatterdisperseTo be separated,to differ

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Rush. 10, 9. On ðæm dæge God tóscéd on twá eorðan and sǽ, Shrn. 63, 24: 62, 35.

lacu

(n.)
Grammar
lacu, e; f.

A poolpondlake

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A pool, pond, piece of water, lake Óþ ðæt seó lacu út scýt—cðæt norþ andlang lace to the point where the water runs out of the lake ... then along the lake, Cod. Dip. Kmbl. ii. 250, 26.

Linked entry: fisc-lacu

regollíce

(adv.)
Grammar
regollíce, adv.

Regularly, in accordance with rule (v. preceding word)

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Regularly, in accordance with rule (v. preceding word) Ða þing ðe regollíce gedémed wǽron quaeque erant regulariter decreta, Bd. 2, 4;S. 505, 36.

in-lendisc

(adj.)
Grammar
in-lendisc, adj.

Nativeindigenous

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Hæbben for ðí ða ungelǽredan inlendisce ðæs hálgan regules cýððe þurh ágenes gereordes anwrigennesse the unlearned natives therefore may have knowledge of the holy Rule, through an explanation in their own language, 442, 8

efen-micel

(adj.)
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Saluie, rúde be healfan þǽre saluian, fefer*-*fugian emmicel þára twégea wyrta, ii. 292, 17

geap

Grammar
geap, geáp, geápes.
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On geápan gáran westeweardne, v. 173, 6. of a surface, vaulted (of the roof of a house) Ræced hlifade geáp and goldfáh the hall towered up with roof vaulted and gay with gold B. 1800: Ruin. 11.

ge-wealdan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-wealdan, p. -weóld; pp. -wealden

To wieldrulehave power overcommandcontrolcause

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To wield, rule, have power over, command, control, cause. with gen. - Ic gewealde ealles middaneardes I rule all the world, Homl. Th. ii. 308, 21. Gregorius ðæs pápan setles geweóld Gregory ruled the papal see, 132, 18.

Linked entry: ge-waldan

fóran

(prep.; adv.)
Grammar
fóran, prep. adv.

Beforein frontin frontin frontbefore alloppositeover againstBeforeBeforehandbeforebeforeBeforein front of

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Before Eádsige foran eallum folce hine lǽrde, Chr. 1043; P. 163, 20. adv. alone, marking position, in front Hié fortendun þæt swíðre breóst foran, Ors. i. 10; S. 46, 12: . 45, 2.

ge-hwá

(n.; adj.; pronoun.)
Grammar
ge-hwá, <b>A.</b> as noun.
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On ealra londa gehwám, Ru. 34, 13. Ealra feónda gehwane, Sal. 147. Gehwone, 97. an adj. or ptcpl. used substantively Cyning clǽnra gehwæs, Cri. 703 : An. 914. Eádigra gehwám . . . lifgendra gehwám, Exod. 4, 6.

ge-bycgan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-bycgan, -bicgan, -bicgean; ic -bycge, -bicge, ðú -bygest, -bigest, he -bygeþ, -bigeþ, -bigþ, pl. -bycgaþ, -bicgaþ; p. -bohte, pl. bohton; pp. -boht

To buyprocurepurchaseredeememereredimere

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Rush. 20, 7. Geboht þeówa emptitius, Ælfc. Gl. 86; Som. 74, 33; Wrt. Voc. 50, 16 : Gen. 17, 12

ge-byrd

(n.)
Grammar
ge-byrd, gen. dat. -byrde; acc. -byrde, -byrd; pl. nom. gen. acc. a; dat. um; f : ge -byrdo; indecl. in s; f : found in both s. and pl. without any apparent difference of meaning.

birthoriginbeginningparentagefamilylineagenativitasorigostirpsgenusnaturequalitystateconditionlotfatenaturaqualitasconditiosorsfatum

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Rush. 14, 6. Wítgan cýþdon Cristes gebyrd prophets announced Christ&#39;s birth, 8 b; Th. 5, 5; Cri. 65. Bearnes gebyrda the infant&#39;s birth, 18 b; Th. 45, 24; Cri. 724 : L. Edg. C. 13; Th. ii. 246, 22.

slǽp

(n.)
Grammar
slǽp, slép, sleáp, sláp, es; m.
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. , Rush. de dor*-*mitione somnii ), Jn. Skt. 11. 13. Mid ðý heó ðý slǽpe tðbrǽd somno excussa, Bd. 4, 23; S. 596, 5: Andr. Kmbl. 3053; An. 1529: Cd. Th. 161, 15; Gen. 2655. Of slǽpe onwóc æþeling, 249, 2; Dan. 524.

Linked entry: sláp

streón

(n.)
Grammar
streón, es; n.
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Ða ðe geléfeþ in striónum (on gistrión, Rush.) confidentes in pecuniis, Mk. Skt. Lind. 10, 24. Of striónum hiora de facultatibus suis, Lk. Skt. Lind. 8, 3. Strióna thesauros. Mt. Kmbl.