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hring

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Dele 'hrincg ansa . . . Lye' in ll. 4, 5, and add: a ring as ornament encircling a finger, an arm, a neck Bewrít ðá wyrte mid ánum gyldenan hringe, Lch. i. 112, 22. Dyde him of healse hring gyldenne, B. 2809. Ne gé ne sceolon beón rance mid hringgum

on-gitan

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Add Ðá ðá hé ongeat ðá scylde on Annanian and Saffiran cum Ananiae et Sapphirae culpam reperit, Past. 115, 12. Ðæt mód ne mæg ongietan ðá tóweardan yfelo imminentia mala non prospicit, 431, 20. add: to be sensible of Ic ne ongyte náne trimðe ne on móde

wunian

(v.)
Grammar
wunian, p. ode

To dwellremainto dwellabidestayremainliveto inhabit a place, live in or onto live, be in certain conditions or circumstances,to abidebe present with a person to comfort or helpto berestresideremainoccupy a positionto consist of or in,subsist, existto remainlastcontinueendureto be wont

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To dwell, remain Wunat inmoratur, Wrt. Voc. ii. 111, 76. Wunaþ constat, Kent. Gl. 1176. Wunian consistere, 190. of living creatures, to dwell, abide, stay, remain, live, of dwelling in a place or with a person, Grammar wunian, with preps. or adverbs

Linked entries: wunung wynian

síþ

(n.)
Grammar
síþ, es ; m.
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going, journeying, travel Síþes ámyrred hindered from going, Cd. Th. 24, 16 ; Gen. 378. Síþes wérig weary of swimming, Beo. Th. 1162 ; B. 579. Síþes sǽne slow in travelling, Apstls. Kmbl. 67 ; Ap. 34. Ne æt hám ne on síþe ne on ǽnigre stówe neither

Linked entries: síþemest síþmæst

healf

(adj.)
Grammar
healf, adj.

a half

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Add: as adj. immediately preceding a substantive. denoting the thing which is halved Án healf tún . . . healfne tún, C. D. ii. 66, 29-30. Healf wer ætfealð, Ll. Th. i. 354, 21. Þolige hé healfe weres, 398, 5: 254, 15. Be healfan were gyldan, Ll. Th.

Linked entry: healf

lǽdan

(v.)
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Add: to cause to move (líþan) with oneself, to bring or take a person to a place or person, with the person's consent Ezechias lǽdde ðá ællðeódgan ǽrenddracan on his máðmhús, Past. 39, 3. Orfeus lǽdde his wíf mid him oþ þe hé eóm on ꝥ gemǽreleóhtes and

gíman

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Take here gýman in Dict., and add: to take care of (gen. ) to treat so as not to injure Hit is fúllic þingc . . . þæt hí ne gýmað heora sylfra æt þám unþeáwe. . . þæt hí ne gýmað heora sylfra, swá hí beþorfton, ac befýlað hí selfe, Wlfst. 305, 7-11.

self

(pronoun.)
Grammar
self, seolf, silf, sylf; pron. <b>A.</b>
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self, very, own. with a noun which it immediately follows Ðam ðe se þeóden self sceóp nihte naman, Cd. Th. 9, 10; Gen. 139. Drihten sylf. Blickl. Homl. 41, 4:51, 6. God selfa cuman wille, 1153, 31. Hé, Drihten selfa, cwæð, 165, 2. Drihten sylfa, 39,

Linked entries: seolf silf siolf sylf

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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to reply. v. wiþ, VII Ðá wiþcwæþ him se engel contradicens angelus, Bd. 3, 19; S. 549, 6. Com Swegen tó Eádwerde cinge, and gyrnde tó him landes. Ac Harold his bróðor wiðcwæð, and Beorn eorl, ðæt hig noldon him ágyfan nán þingc ðæs ðe se cing heom gegyfen

wyrt-truma

(n.)
Grammar
wyrt-truma, (wyrtruma), an: -trum, es; m.: -trume, an; f. (v. Be ðare wyrtruman,
    Cod. Dip. Kmbl. iv. 93, 7).
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the root of a plant Wyrtruma radix, Wrt. Voc. i. 33, 11: 80, 8: 285, 79: Cd. Th. 252, 20; Dan. 581. Is seó æx ásett tó ðæs treówes wyrtruman, Lk. Skt. 3, 9. Be ðam wyrttruman, Lchdm. i. 172, 10. Wyrttruman radicem, Ps. Spl. 51, 5. Hig næfdon wyrtruman

Linked entry: -truma

dǽlan

(v.)
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Add: to divide. to separate into parts Ic tóclǽfe ł dǽle ( = tó-dǽle ?) findo, An. Ox. 18 b, 38. Holmas dǽlde Waldend úre, Gen. 146. Ic wille dǽlan ðá yfelan ðám yfelum on twá; óþer dǽl þára yflena hæfð éce wíte, . . . óþer dǽl sceal beón geclǽnsod,

dóm

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Add Dóm censura, Wrt. Voc. ii. 21, 35: 24, 5. judgement. where an opinion is formed Ðá dysegan men sint ǽlces dómes swá blinde, ꝥ hí nyton hwǽr ðá sóþan gesǽlþa sint gehýdde, Bt. 32, 3; F. 118, 22. Þætte ealra heora dóme ( judicio ) gecoren wǽre, hwanone

ge-þóht

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Add: a thought, what a person thinks, an idea, opinion Ðá ðe ofer óðre bióð, giémen hié ... ðý lǽs ðæt geðóht hine ofersuíðe, Past. 119, 16. For hwý bið se ryhtwísa gecostod mid yfle geðóhte, and ne bið gewemmed, búton for ðý ðe ðǽm ryhtwísan ne deriað

Linked entry: þóht

hraþe

(adv.)
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Add: of quick movement, with verbs of motion Hræðe gangaþ cito euntes, Mt. R. L. 28, 7. Hié eódun hraþe of byrgenne, Mt. R. 28, 8. Þú hræðe (cf. on hrædum færelde, Bt. 4; F. 6, 31) hefon ymbhwearfest, Met. 4, 3. Giurnun twoege somen and ðe óðer ðegn

hweorfan

(v.)
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Add: p. hwearf, pl. hwurfon, hweorfon; pp. hworfen. where there is motion from one place to another. to move about, wander Þá gástas þe for Gode hweorfað, Gn. C. 59. Lond-rihtes *-* mót monna ǽghwylc ídel hweorfan, B. 2888. Holt hweorfende, Rä, 57, 3

lecgan

(v.)
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Under dele 'L. Eth.', and add: to cause to take a horizontal position Swá swá gód scipstýra hǽt fealdan ꝥsegl and eác hwílum lecgan þone mæst, Bt. 41, 3; F. 250, 15. <b>I a.</b> to fell a person, slay :-- Gif hine hwá lecge binnan þǽm fyrste

ríce

(n.)
Grammar
ríce, es; n.

powerauthoritydominionruleempirereignbishopsconsulsa kingdomrealma diocesea nation

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power, authority, dominion, rule, empire, reign, referring to sovereigns or nations Tó becume ðín ríce adveniat regnum tuum, Mt. Kmbl. 6, 10. Biornwulfes ríce Mercna cyninges the reign of Biornwulf king of Mercia, Chart. Th. 70, 8. Ealle stærwríteras

samod

(adv.)
Grammar
samod, adv.

Together.and, both . . . and, also, too

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Together. marking association in joint action Ealle hí áhyldon samod onnitte gewordene sint omnes declinaverunt, simul inutiles facti sunt, Ps. Spl. 13, 4. Ða unrihtwísan forweorðaþ samod (simul) 36, 40. Cumaþ út samod Ilfing and Wisle (the two rivers

(adv.; con.; int.)

Nowat this timeNowsincewhen

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Grammar nú, adv. Now, at this time Nú nunc vel modo, Wrt. Voc. i. 76, 70. Ǽr oððe nú dudum, ii. 27, 56. Nú nunc, Ælfc. Gr. 38; Som. 39, 59. Ic hæbbe sumne cnapan, ðe nú ( modo ) hás ys for hreáme, Coll. Monast. Th. 19, 29. Hú him ðá speów mid wísdóme

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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joyful, glad, merry, cheerful, pleasant, BLITHE; lætus, hilaris Beó blíðe, ðú góda þeów be joyful, thou good servant, Mt. Bos. 25, 21. Wæs Iethro blíðe for eallum ðám þingum, ðe Drihten dyde Israhéla folce Jethro was glad for all the things, which the