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biddan

to askto askto pray to

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Sum þearfa sæt nacod, and bæd him hrægles, 213, 33. Ðá cild bǽdon him hláfes, ac næs nán mann ðe ðone hláf him betwýnan tóbrǽce, Hml. Th. ii. 400, 26. Ǽr þ ám þe hé him ryhtes bidde. Ll.

gleáw

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Byð sægd his lof gleáwast and mǽrust annuntietur laus ejus, 101, 19

for

beforein front ofbeforesinceagoforfromthroughon account offorfromthroughinstead of in place ofin exchange forin return forin expiation ofin redemption foron behalf ofin support ofin respect toin relation toas regardsagainstfromin spite ofnotwithstandingin accordance withaccording toas representative offorto takein compensation foras punishment forfor the sake ofon behalf of for the benefit ofAs representative of

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Hé bróhte him stánas, bæd him for hungre (for protection against hunger) hláfas wyrcan, Sae. 673. For leahtrum álés þíne gesceft, Hy. 8, 33.

here

(n.)

an armyan armya hosta division of an armyarmy corpslegioncohorttroopinfantrycavalryan armyan armymultitudehostcrowdmultitudeharryingdevastationplunderingravaging

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Hé þá mǽgðe mid grimme wæle and herige on gebraec prouinciam illam saeua caede ac depopulatione attriuit, Bd. 4, 15; Sch. 423, 10. The word occurs in many proper names

full

(adv.)
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</b> of a council, where none or few of the members are absent :-- Hér sæt full sinoð æt Cealchýðe, Chr. 785; P. 52, 19. <b>V b.

ge-riht

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Landlaga sýn mistlice swá ic ǽr sǽde; ne sette wé na ðás gerihtu ofer ealle ðeóda, 440, 20.

ge-cígan

(v.)
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God gecígde ( vocavit) þá drígnisse eorðan and þǽra wætera gegaderunga hé hét (appellavit ) sǽs, Gen. 1. 10. Þá gin[g]ran þá yldran árwurðe hí gecían juniores priores suos nonnos uocent, R. Ben. I. 106, 2. Hé sceolde beón Nazarénisc gecíged, Hml.

rǽran

(v.)
Grammar
rǽran, p. de
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Sæce rǽran, 1879; El. 941. to rouse, excite Saga hwá mec rǽre ðonne ic restan ne mót, oððe hwá mec stæððe ðonne ic stille beom, Exon.

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for-beódan

(v.)

to forbidto restraincheckto prevent

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Heora bisceopas sǽdon þæt hié (the gods) ðæt gefeoht forbuden, Ors. 3, 10; P. 140, Hé cwæð ꝥ hé ne cóme nó þás bebodu tó brecanne ne tó forbeódanne (to order that these commands should not be obeyed), Ll. Th. i. 56, l.

rǽdan

(v.)
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Hé sceal ǽlcre wucan erian .i. æcer and rǽdan sylf ðæt sǽd on hlafordes berne, L. R. S. 4; Th. i. 434, 15. (Cf. last passage under rǽcan.) v. á-, be-, for-, ge-, mis-, ofer-rǽdan

LǼCE

(n.)
Grammar
LǼCE, es; m.

A LEECHdoctorphysiciana leech

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MS. lǽcas] scomaþ ðæt hí onginnem ða wunda lácnian ðe hí gesión ne mágon ... hwílon ne scomaþ ða ðe ðæs módes lǽceas bión sceoldon ðeáh ðe hí náne wuht ongitan ne cunnon ðara gǽstlecena beboda ðæt hí him onteóþ ðæt hí sín heortan lǽceas tamen sæpe qui

Linked entries: lǽca léce

tungol

(n.)
Grammar
tungol, (-ul, -el), tungl, es; generally neuter, but pl. tunglas occurs: tungla, an; m.
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Men sǽdon ðæt heofones tungul ( astra ) hiora yfel flugon, Ors. 1, 8; Swt. 42, 24. Tungol, Exon. Th. 58, 12; Cri. 934: 204, 12; Ph. 96. Tunglan lumina, Hpt. Gl. 446, 23: Boutr. Scrd. 18, 31. Þás tunglan haec sidera, Ælfc. Gr. 14; Zup. 90, 5.

Linked entries: tungel tungl

wealdend

(n.)
Grammar
wealdend, es; m.

one who exercises power over persons or things, a controller masterone who exercises dominion a ruler governor sovereign applied to the Deity a possessor master lord

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Hí hine heom for god hæfdon, and hý sǽdon ðæt hé wǽre ealles gewinnes waldend (cf. hans ( Odin's ) menn trúðu því, at hann ætti heimilan sigr í hverri orrostu, Ynglinga Saga, c. 2), Ors. 1, 6; Swt. 36, 21.

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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Th. 278, 18 ; Sae. 223. Ǽlc wlite and ǽlc fægernes ðisse weorlde lífes. . . . Se wlite and seó fægernes ðære sáule, Blickl. Homl. 57, 28-31 : 59, 6. Priscianus se ðe ys ealre Lédensprǽce wlite geháten, Ǽlfc. Gr. 15 ; Zup. 94, 3. Wlites wealdend, Ps.

Linked entries: wlita wlitu

feoh

cattlepropertywealthmoneyrichestreasurebribegiftmetalcoin

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Add: cattle, tame beasts as opposed to wild Fugel oððe fisc on , oððe on eorðan neát, feldgangende feoh bútan snyttro, oððe wildra deóra þæt grimmeste, Seel. 81. Inc is hálig feoh and wilde deór on geweald geseald, Gen. 201: 1517.

hider

to this worldto this lifein this worldto this pointhither and thitherto and fro

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Ne þec mon hider móse fédeð they won't come hither to feed you, Gú. 245. to the country or region to which the speaker belongs, with a verb expressing movement Þ wæs ymb twá gér þæs þe hié hider ofer cómon, Chr. 895; P. 89, 1: 937; P. 110, 3: B. 240

Linked entry: hider-cyme

micel

(adj.)
Grammar
micel, adj.

Micklegreatmagnusmuchmanymultusgreat

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Gé sáwaþ micel sǽd and rípaþ litel sementem multam jacies in terram et modicum congregabis, Deut. 28, 38. Him fyligdon mycele menigu ( turbæ multæ ), Mt. Kmbl. 4, 25. Eálá sáwel ðú hæfst mycele gód ( multa bona ), Lk. Skt. 12, 19.

Linked entries: mǽst mára micle mycel

sceát

(n.)
Grammar
sceát, es; m.

a corner, an anglecorner, quartera projection, promontorya nook, corner, regiona lap, bosomthe bosoma baysinusa garmenta cloth, napkin cloak,fold

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Deófol gefeallaþ in sweartne lég under foldansceát 94, 2; Cri. 1534. a bay; sinus Wæs hé besenced on sumne sǽs sceát demersus est in sinu maris, Bd. 1, 33; S. 499, 6. a garment Sceát vel heortes hýd nebris, Wrt. Voc. i. 26, 26.

Linked entry: sceáta

riht

(n.)
Grammar
riht, es n.

that which is straight or erect, a plumb line that which is straight in a metaphorical sense, right, law, canon, rule what is in accordance with law, human or divine, what is just or proper, right, justice, equity what is just in the case of a criminal, just punishment, justicewhat properly belongs to a person, what may justly be claimed, a right, due what is due from a person, duty what agrees with a proper standard, what is correct or exact, the rights of a case, the truth an account, a reckoning;ratio, mostly in such phrases as - riht ágildan - to render an account

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Ðæt wíf sǽde him eall ðæt riht dixit ei omnem veritatem, Mk. Skt. 5, 33. Ðæt hé be ðære róde riht getǽhte, Elen. Kmbl. 1199; El. 601. Hé fram Sce Pauline ðæt riht leornade ðæs hálgan geleáfan, rationem Bd. 2, 9; S. 512, 9.

nán

(n.; adj.; pronoun.)
Grammar
nán, [ = ne án]; pron.

not onenonenononeno mannothing

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Ne sǽdon hyt mé náne swá sóðfeste men, Shrn. 204, 22. Grammar nán, as predicate Forhwí ðé hátan dysige men wuldor nú ðú náne eart (nán neart, MS. Cott.) why do foolish men call thee glory, when thou art none, Bt. 30, 1; Fox 108, 3.