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óðer

(n.; num.; adj.; pronoun.)
Grammar
óðer, indef. prn.
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Wearþ syfan geár se ungemetlíca eorþwela, and hí æfter ðǽm wǽron on ðan mǽstan hungre óðre syfan geár, I. 5; Swt. 32, 26 : Gen. 29, 27.

under

(prep.)
Grammar
under, prep. adv.

Underunderat the foot ofunderwithinamongbelowbeneathdown

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Grammar under, with dat. local, without motion to bring one object under another, where one object has another vertically above it Ða wæteru ðe wǽron under ðære fæstnisse, Gen. 1, 7. Under heofenum, 6, 17.

Linked entries: Middel-Seaxe þúsend

duguþ

(n.)
Grammar
duguþ, dugoþ, e; f. [dugan vălēre] .

multitude, troops, army, people, men, attendants, the nobles, nobility, the heavenly hostcōpiæ, exercĭtus, pŏpŭlus, hŏmĭnes, comĭtātus, prŏcĕres, mīlĭtia cœlestismajesty, glory, magnificence, power, virtue, excellence, ornament majestas, magnificentia, potentia, virtus, dĕcus advantage, gain, good, happiness, prosperity, riches, blessings, salvation commŏdum, lucrum, bŏnum, prospĕrĭtas, divĭtiæ, ŏpes, sălusbenefit, gift benefĭcium, mūnus, dōnum that which is seemly, suitable, seemliness dĕcōrum

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On ðære dægtíde duguþe wǽron there were riches at that time, 80; Th. l00, 5; Gen. 1659.

lást

(n.)
Grammar
lást, lǽst, leást, es; m.

A stepfootsteptracktrace

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Lástas wǽron wíde gesýne, gang ofer grundas, Beo. Th. 2809; B. 1402. Ic sume in bryne sende ðæt him lásta wearþ síðast gesýne some have I sent into the fire, so that no trace of them was left, Exon. 72 b; Th. 270, 33; Jul. 474.

Linked entry: lǽst

leód

(n.)
Grammar
leód, es; pl. [which is more frequent] leóde; m.

A manpoeta princemenpeoplecountry

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Wǽron æþelingas eft tó leódum fúse tó farenne the nobles were eager to go back to their people, 3613; B. 1804. Gif cyning his leóde tó him gehlteþ and heom mon ðǽr yfel gedó if a king summon his people to him and evil is done to them there, L.

Linked entries: leóde leód-geld

ge-ceósan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-ceósan, to geceósanne, geceósenne; ic -ceóse, ðú -ceósest, -cýst, -císt, he -ceóseþ, -cýsþ, -cýst, pl. -ceósaþ; p. -ceás, pl. -curon; pp. -coren

To electchoosedecideproveapproveeligerepræeligereseligereasciscerepeterenancisci

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Torhte twelfe wǽron, Dryhtne gecorene bright were the twelve, chosen unto the Lord, Apstls. Kmbl. 10; Ap. 5 : Elen. Kmbl. 2115; El. 1059 : Cd. 83; Th. 104, 12; Gen. 1734 : 176; Th. 221, 23; Dan. 92 : Hy. 7, 53; Hy. Grn. ii. 288, 53 : Ps.

ge-settan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-settan, p. -sette; pp. -seted, -set, -sett

To set, put, fix, confirm, restore, appoint, decree, settle, possess, occupy, place together, compose, make, compare, expose, allay

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Ða earman ceasterwaran wǽron to hungre gesette the miserable citizens were exposed to famine, Bd. 1, 12; S. 481, 28. Ðæt land sum hit is to gafole gesett some of the land is let, Cod. Dipl. Kmbl. iii. 450, 19, 12

be-lúcan

(v.)
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Hé geseah ꝥ ealle þás þingc belocene wǽron (all work and play were stopped), Ap. Th. 6, 17. (Ia) to complete a transaction, bargain :-- ꝥ hé beleác on hálre tungon conclusit et omnino confirmavit totum quod pater suus in vita sua fecerat, Cht.

ge-endian

(v.)
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Ealle ðing wǽron geendode ꝥ ꝥ hálige geurit wǽre gefylled, Jn. 19, 28. to make perfect, perfect Geendades lof perfecisti laudem, Mt. L. 21, 16. Giendig geongo míno perfici gressus meos, Rtl. 167, 1. Ꝥ hí sýn geendode on án.

(adv.)
Grammar
HÚ, adv.

How

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Mé com swíðe oft on gemynd hú gesǽliglíce tída wǽron giond Angelcynn it has often come into my mind what happy times there were in England, Past. Pref. Swt. 3, 4.

Linked entries: hú-lic hú-meta hwu

steór

(n.)
Grammar
steór, and stýr, e; f.
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Ǽgðer wǽre unnyt ge mildheortnes ge steór, gif hié ánlípe wǽron ... Fordæm scel bión on ðæm reccere ðæt hé sié mildheortlíce wítniende, Past. 17; Swt. 125, 3. Æfer ðæs gyltes gemete sceal beón gelengen ðære steóre gemet (disciplinae mensura), R.

þeód

(n.)
Grammar
þeód, e; f.
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Ða ðióda wǽron hátene Iþaeige and Rétie, Bt. 38, 1; Fox 194, 4. a language. v. ge-þeóde Þeáh ðe seofan men sittan on middanearde, and heó mihton sprecan on ǽghwylcere þeóde ðe betwux heofonum and eorðan wǽre, ðara is twá and hundseofontig, Wulfst. 214

Linked entries: þeád þeóden

under-þeódan

(v.)
Grammar
under-þeódan, -þiédan, -þídan; p. de.

to subjectsubjugaterender subjectto subjectcause to endurerender liableto subjoinaddto support

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Hí druncennesse and oferhýdo ... wǽron heora swiran underðeóddende ( subdentes ), Bd. 1, 14; S. 482, 27. Reogollícum ðeódscipum underþeóded regularibus disciplinis subditus, 4, 24; S. 598, 21. His anwealde underþeóded, Bt. 26, 3; Fox 94, 15.

dæg

(n.)
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Þrý dagas wǽron ǽr þám dæge bútan sunnan and mónan, Lch. iii. 238, 19. ii. mónðas and .xxi. daga, Chr. 643; P. 27, 34. Mǽstra daga ǽlce, 894; P. 84, 29. Seofon dagena fæsten, Hml. Th. i. 434, 21. <b>I a.

ge-staþelian

(v.)
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Srt. 118, 152. to make firm. in a physical sense, to cause not to be relaxed Þá sóna wǽron gestaðelode and gehǽlde ealle þá leomu and þá seonu in hire líchaman omnes in ejus corpore nervi ac membra solidata sunt. Gr.

Linked entry: ge-staþeled

ge-þeaht

(n.)
Grammar
ge-þeaht, m. (e. g. geþeahtas, Gr. D. 137, 20), f. (e. g. mid bróþorlicre geþeahte. Bd. 3, 22; Sch. 292, 8), n. (e. g. ðæt ryhte geðeaht. Past. 287, 14).
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Þám apostole þá Godes geþeahtas wǽron onwrigene, Gr. D. 137, 20. Þurh geðeaht designedly; per consilia, Past. 435, 26.

hwæþere

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Þá hǽþenan men tó lócodan, ah hié hweþre wǽron tó ðæs swíðe gefyrhte þæt heora nǽnig him wiþstandan ne dorste, Bl. H. 221, 34. Ah miltsa þú hweþre ús, 225, 20. Ac hé him tó frófre lét hwæðere forð wesan ..., Gen. 955. v. ge-hwæþere, sóþ-hwæþere

smeágan

(v.)
Grammar
smeágan, smeán; p. smeáde; ppr. smeágende, smeánde; pp. smeád

to consider, meditate, inquire, deliberateto consider, ponder, examine, inquire into, discuss, searchto seek an opportunityto accept as the result of inquiry, to suppose

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Dauid ongan smeágan and þencan, hwilce ðæs gódan mannes dǽda wǽron Blickl. Homl. 55, 12. Ðonne mót man smeágan and geornlíce spyrian hwár ða mánfullan wununge habban L. Eth. ix. 40; Th. i. 348, 26.

Linked entry: smeán

tó-slítan

(v.)
Grammar
tó-slítan, p. -slát, pl. -sliton; pp. -sliten

To tear in two,tear to pieces,tear asunderto tear in two,in pieces,rend material,to give a torn appearance to anythingto serrateto rend,cleave,break asunder that which is hard or bulkyto tear the flesh,rend,bite,woundlacerateto tear asunderpartseparate what has been joinedseverto pull to piecesdestroy the existence of an object, abstract or concreteto destroydissipateto distract the mindTo be different

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Swá swá sceáp from wildeórum beóþ fornumene, swá ða earman ceasterwaran tóslitene wǽron fram heora feóndum (discerpuntur ab hostibus), Bd. 1, 12; S. 481, 26.

ymb

(prep.)
Grammar
ymb, ymbe, umbe, embe, emban; prep.
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Hé sǽde ðæt Aldberht and Alhhún wǽron ǽr ymb ðæt ylce, Chart. Th. 140, 14. Ðás feówero ymb woeson ( = woeron?) ðás bóc these four were engaged on this book, Mk. Skt. p. i. 3.