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déman

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On swá hwæðere hond Dryhten mǽrðo déme swá him gemet þince, B. 687. Hwæt mé God déman wille, Sat. 109: Cri. 803: Jul. 707: An. 75. to settle, appoint, decree Heora scriftbéc tǽcan swá swá hié úre fæderas démdon, Bl. H. 43, 9.

stíþ

(adj.)
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stíþ, adj.
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V. where conformity to a standard or rule is imposed, of discipline, mode of life, etc., strict, rigid, severe, austere, hard :-- Se[ó] ealde ǽ næs swá stíð on ðám þingum swá swá Cristes godspel is, Boutr. Scrd. 22, 24.

Linked entries: stiép stíþe

late

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Nis hé swár swá sume fuglas, þá þe late þurh lyft lácað, Ph. 316.

ge-mǽnelic

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Swá oft swá gé eów gemǽnelice gebeórscipas gegearwiað, Hml. A. 145, 43. belonging to a community, public, general Þæt eal folc fæste tó gemǽnelicre dǽdbóte, Wlfst. 180, 23. Swá swá man gerǽde for gemænelicre neóde, Ll.

Linked entry: -mǽne-lic

ǽrur

(adv.)
Grammar
ǽrur, adv.

Beforeantea

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Before; antea Swá he him ǽrur, hér on ðyssum lífe, ge-earnaþ as he for himself before, here in this life, earneth. Rood Kmbl. 214; Kr. 108: Ps. Th. 115, 3

cynde

(adj.)
Grammar
cynde, adj.

Natural, innate, inbornnaturalis, innatus, ingenitus

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Natural, innate, inborn; naturalis, innatus, ingenitus Cniht weóx and þág swá him cynde wǽron the boy waxed and thrived as to him was natural, Cd. 132; Th. 167, 26; Gen. 2771

earme

(adv.)
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earme, adv.

Wretchedly, badlymĭsĕre, măle

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Wretchedly, badly; mĭsĕre, măle He lyt ongeat ðæt him swá earme gelamp he little knew that it would fall out to him so badly, Cd. 76; Th. 94, 26; Gen. 1567

íg-búende

(v.; part.)
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íg-búende, part.
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Dwelling in an island Swá hine cígaþ ígbúende Engle and Seaxe weras mid wífum so call it the island-dwellers, Angles and Saxons, men and women, Menol. Fox 367; Men. 185

Linked entry: ég-búende

ge-fórword

(v.)
Grammar
ge-fórword, part.

Agreed uponcovenantedbargainedcompactus

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Agreed upon, covenanted, bargained; compactus Gif hit swá gefórword biþ if it be so agreed, L. Edm. B. 4; Th. i. 254, 14 : L. Eth. ii, 4; Th. i. 286, 19

sigel-torht

(adj.)
Grammar
sigel-torht, adj.
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Bright with sunshine or bright as the sun, cf. sigel*-*beorht Swá wæs ealne dæg óððæt ǽfen com sigeltorht (epithet of ǽfen or of Andrew ?) swungen, Andr. Kmbl. 2493 ; An. 1248

word-beót

(n.)
Grammar
word-beót, es; n.

A promise

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A promise Ða com féran Freá tó Sarran swá hé self gecwæð, hæfde wordbeót leófum gelǽsted, Cd. Th. 167, 6; Gen. 2761. Wáciaþ wordbeót, Exon. Th. 469, 22; Hy. II, 6

á-cealdian

(v.)
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Swá ðæt wearme wlacaþ ǽr hit eallunga ácealdige ita a calore per teporem reditur ad frigus Past. 447, 6. Hé læg ácealdod on nyþeweardum limum, Hml. Th. i. 534, 10. Add:

eced-drenc

(n.)
Grammar
eced-drenc, es; m.
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Þæs eceddrences swá geworhtes, 286, 8

ge-fægen

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Hé sceolde beón ðǽre sprǽce swá micle gefægenrasuá him máre ðearf wæs, and ðæs ðe gefægenra ðe hé hím suá eáðmódlíce and suá árlíce tó spræc, Past. 305, 6-8. Add

ge-bridlian

(v.)
Grammar
ge-bridlian, l. ge-brídlian,
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and add Ne gebrídlode (frenaret) hé hí no mid swá swíðlicre ðreáunga his láre, Past. 391, 33. Hý sint gebrídlod (-ð, MS.) mid ðám brídle Godes beboda, Solil. H. 10, 16

gleáwlic

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gástgerýnum sægdon sigerófum, swá fram Siluestre lírde wǽron thus skilled in spiritual mysteries they told the victor (Constantine) as they were taught by Sylvester, El. 189. Add

hál-fæst

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For 'Lye' substitute His sáule gyltas . . . onwreoða . . . suman swá gástlicum bréðer þe hálfæst sý and his sáule wundela gehǽlan cunne (spiritali seniori qui sciat curare sua vulnera ), R. Ben. 72, 6

irgþ

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Peter) hine for yrcðe swá oft wiðsóce?, Hml. Th. ii. 350, 3. Add

múþettan

(v.)
Grammar
múþettan, p. te
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To chatter, let out a secret Hí ( the guards at Christ's sepulchre ) námon þone sceatt and swá þeáh múþetton and on synderlicum rúnungum ꝥ riht eall rǽddon, Hml. A. 79, 160

nicor

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In l. 2 read niccres, and add In þǽre eá áweóllon swá ǽmettan þá nicras (printed þam cras) hypopotami ueluti formice efferbuere, Nar. 11. 13. [The form crás should be deleted.]