Cædmon
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The origin of his Poem is thus recorded in king Alfred's Anglo-Saxon version of Bede Ðá stód him sum mon æt þurh swefen, and hine hálette and grétte, and hine be his naman nemde, Cædmon [Cedmon, Bd. 4, 24; S. 597, 12], sing me hwæt-hwegn.
lǽn
a loan ⬩ grant ⬩ gift ⬩ lease ⬩ fee ⬩ fief
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Ðá meahte heó wíde geseón þurh ðæs láðan lǽn then could she widely see through the fiend's gift, Cd. 29; Th. 38, 3; Gen. 601. Lǽn Godes, ælmihtiges gife, 32; Th. 43, 18; Gen. 692. Ðeáh hé him nánra óðerra lǽna [but Cott.
BLÍÐE
joyful, glad, merry, cheerful, pleasant, BLITHE ⬩ lætus, hilaris ⬩ gentle, kind, friendly, clement, mild, sweet ⬩ mansuetus, benignus, comis, clemens, mitis, suavis ⬩ quiet, calm, peaceful ⬩ tranquillus, placidus ⬩ joy
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Fæder ongon, þurh blíðne geþoht, his bearn lǽran a father began, through kind thought, to teach his son, Exon. 80 b; Th. 302, 30; Fä. 44: Andr. Kmbl. 1941; An. 973: Ps. Th. 102, 19.
earfoðe
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Tó þé ástígan þurh ðás earfoþu þisse worulde, Bt. 33, 4; F. 132, 28: Met. 20, 254. Gemunan eal þá earfeðu, Cri. 1202. Eall þá earfeðo, An. 1488. His earfoðo ealle, Sat. 127. Hí ne magon nán earfoþa (-u, v. l. ) áberan, Bt. 39, 10; F. 228, 2.
eorþe
the ground ⬩ soil ⬩ land ⬩ earth ⬩ the earth ⬩ a land ⬩ country ⬩ soil ⬩ mould ⬩ dust
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Úre eorðlice niht cymð þurh ðǽre eorðan sceade, 240, 13. a land, country Bethlem, eorðu (ludéa land, W. S.) Bethleem, terra Juda, Mt. L. 2, 6. Zabulones eorðu and Neptalimes eorþe terra Zabulon et Neptalim, Mt. R. 4, 15.
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for-wyrcan
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</b> to bring to an ill condition :-- Eal mancyn wæs þurh deófles láre ... forworht intó helle wíte, Wlfst. 22, 1. to lose by evildoing, to forfeit, in a general sense Hé hefonríce mid his ágenre scylde forworhte ipse coelum perdidit, Past. 233
ge-munan
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Gereht, gemunen, 2206. absolute, to exercise the faculty of memory Seó sáwul þurh þæt gemynd gemanð, Hml. Th. i. 288, 28. Seó sáwul is memoria, þæt is gemynd, þonne heó gemanð, Hml. S. 1, 186. Gemynen ( reminiscentur ) alle gemǽru eorðan. Ps.
ge-swencan
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Gif freóndleás man swá geswenced weorðe þurh freóndleáste ꝥ pound; hé borh næbbe, Ll. Th. i. 396, 26.
hiw
shape ⬩ form ⬩ shape ⬩ figure ⬩ a form ⬩ shape ⬩ writing ⬩ appearance ⬩ aspect ⬩ colour ⬩ form ⬩ kind ⬩ nature ⬩ character ⬩ formula ⬩ form ⬩ type ⬩ model ⬩ a pretex ⬩ a fancy ⬩ a kind ⬩ species
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.: Hér ámearcod is háligra híw þurh handmægen áwriten on wealle, An. 725. Híwe simulacro, i. statua, An. Ox. 2285. Híw (híf, An. Ox. 3784) effigiem (frivolam simulacri), Hpt. Gl. 495, 28.
tó-brecan
To break, ⬩ break in pieces ⬩ to break in two, ⬩ to break to pieces, ⬩ break up, ⬩ to separate into parts by striking or pulling ⬩ to overthrow, ⬩ break down, ⬩ ruin, ⬩ destroy, ⬩ put into confusion, ⬩ rout, ⬩ to destroy, ⬩ crush ⬩ to take by assault ⬩ to break a promise, pledge, etc., ⬩ to infringe, ⬩ violate ⬩ to break, ⬩ interrupt
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Heora scipu sume þurh oferweder wurdon tóbrocene. Chr. 794; Erl. 59, 22. to overthrow, break down, ruin, destroy, put into confusion, rout, of material objects Ceaster heora ðú tóbrǽce (destruxisti). Ps. Spl. 9, 6.
hǽþen
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. ¶ the part put for the whole :-- Þurl. hǽðene hand, Ap. 60. (a a) used specially of the Scandinavian invaders of England v. (c), <b> B. II.
þyrstan
To thirst
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Heó þyrstendon ðone þurst gelíþigaþ, Lchdm. i. 268, 11. Grammar þyrstan, with gen. (or acc.?) of object of thirst Flǽsc ðonne hit God þyrst caro tunc Deum sitit, Scint. 54, 6. Eádige ða ðe þyrstaþ rihtwísnysse ( institiam ), 49, 17.
deófol-gild
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Hét se geréfa hí lǽdan tó þúres deófulgeldum ond hét hí ꝥ weorðian . . . þá feól ꝥ deófolgild tó hire fótum, Mart. H. 166, 14-16. Syxtum nédde se cásere tó Tíges deófolgilde.
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ó-leccan
to treat gently, to soothe, caress ⬩ to be obsequious, pay court to, fawn upon, flatter, to try to gain a person's good will by unworthy means ⬩ to gain good will by worthy means, to propitiate, be submissive ⬩ of things to gratify, charm, give pleasure
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Mé riht ne þinceþ ðæt ic óleccan þurfe Gode æfter góde ǽnegum, Cd.
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micel
Mickle ⬩ great ⬩ magnus ⬩ much ⬩ many ⬩ multus ⬩ great
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Ðæt hí þurh ðæt mǽge mǽst bearna begitan, Bt. 24, 3; Fox 82, 25. Ðǽr manna wese mǽst ætgædere, Ps. Th. 78, 10. Se ðissum herige mǽst hearma gefremede, Andr. Kmbl. 2397; An. 1200. Grammar micel, without gen.
un-eáðe
difficult ⬩ hard ⬩ troublesome ⬩ unpleasant ⬩ grievous
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Him bið unéþe þurst getenge he will be oppressed by troublesome thirst, Lchdm. ii. 174, 23. Wamb ungewealden and unýþe, 242, 5. Unýþe molestus, Wrt. Voc. ii. 56, 12. Swá oft swá we óht uneáþes þrowian æt yfflum monnum, Blickl. Homl. 33, 22.
for-healdan
withhold ⬩ keep back ⬩ disregard ⬩ neglect
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L. 15, 29. not to keep in good condition. not to keep in safety, not to preserve Eálá eá is ꝥ forweorþfullic wela þe náuþer ne mæg ne hine selfne gehealdan ne his hláford, tó ðon ꝥ hé ne þurfe máran fultumes, oððe hí beóþ bégen forhealden O praeclara
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lást
A step ⬩ footstep ⬩ track ⬩ trace
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Cyning úre gewát þurh ðæs temples hróf ðǽr hý tó ségun ða ðe leófes lást weardedun [of the disciples watching the ascension of Christ ], Exon. 15 a; Th. 31, 16; Cri. 496.
Linked entry: lǽst
ge-endian
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Lǽt ús þurh þis fýr geendian, Hml. S. 30, 433: Hml. Th. i. 414, 8. His twá dohtra gewiton fægre geendode ( having made a fair end ), ii. 298, 10
steór
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Ðonne wurð seó heardnes stíðmódre heortan gehnexad þurh grimlíce steóra and heardlíce ðreála, Wulfst. 133, 19. Se rihtwísa ne þearf him ondrǽdan ða stíðan steóra ðe Godes ǽ tǽcþ, Homl. Skt. i. 17, 22. <b>V a.