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grétan

(v.)
Grammar
grétan, to greet.
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Wilt þú fremdne monnan ... wordum grétan, fricgan ymb forðgesceaft, biddan þé gesecge, Sch. 2. Ongan fúsne grétan, bæd hine þurh Scyppend ꝥ ..., Gú. 1130. Grétende conpellens (rector Olympi compellans sobolem verbo currente, Ald. 148, 3), Wrt.

hors

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Þá ongunnan þá iungan biddan þone bysceop ꝥ hé him álýfde ꝥ hí ærnan mósten and gecunnian hwylc heora swiftost hors hæfde, 5, 6; Sch. 575, 7: Ors. 1, 1; S. 20, 34. Ióhannes heów þæt hors mid þám spuran, Ælfc. T. Grn. 18, 22.

þreá

(n.)
Grammar
þreá, þrawu; gen. þreá; pl. þreá; f.: þreá; gen. þreán, also þreás(?); m.; also neuter.

rebukereproofthreatchastisementcorrectionpunishmentan infliction that has been deservedjustifiable severityan infliction (where no idea of correction is implied)evilillpangplaguecalamityaffliction

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Th. 186, 3) árna biddaþ, Cd. Th. 234, 18; Dan. 294.

Linked entry: bróh-þreá

lǽn

(n.)
Grammar
lǽn, lán [v. under lǽn-land], e; f.

a loangrantgiftleasefeefief

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Ðé biddaþ manega þeóda ðínes þinges tó lǽne and ðú ne bitst nánne fænerabis multis gentibus, et ipse a nullo fænus accipiens, Deut. 28, 12. Tó lǽne syllan mutuum dare, 15, 8. Tó lǽne beón to be lent, Past. pref; Swt. 9, 7.

Linked entries: lǽne lǽn-land

ge-mót

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Th. 39, ii. a judicial assembly, a court Hé eóde in þæt dómern ðǽr ðǽr Caluisianus wæs in miclum gemóte . . . þá yrsode se déma, Shrn. 116, 32. ' Habbað eów gemót, and tómiddes settað Naboð, biddað leáse gewitan ꝥ hí hine forsecgan . . . þá heáfodmenn

wiþ-sacan

(v.)
Grammar
wiþ-sacan, p. -sóc, pl. -sócon; pp. -sacen

To denyrefuserejectto say noto refuse permissionrefuserejectdeclineto denyreject refuse assentto renouncerejectgive uprefusewithholdnot to giveto declare hostility

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Wiðsócan refragabantur, 78, 8. to say no to a request, to refuse permission Ðá ongunnon ða iungan biddan ðone biscop, ðæt hé him álýfde, ðæt hí ærnan móstan.

ge-hátan

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Ongan hé hine biddan ꝥ hé hine gemundbyrde . . . ðá gehét hé him ꝥ, Bt. 35, 6; F. 168, 22: By. 289. Hé him gehét his ǽriste, Bl. H. 17, 3. with clause Ic árás swá ic gehéht ꝥ ic dón wolde, Bl. H. 183, 29. Gehét, Bt. 33, 3; F. 126, 7.

ge-sécan

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Hé wolde gesécan helle goda . . . and biddan ꝥ hí him ágeáfan eft his wíf. Bt. 35, 6 ; F. 168, 13. Ic þé (God) gesóht hæbbe ad te mihi redeundum esse sentio, Solil. H. 12, 10.

þeód

(n.)
Grammar
þeód, e; f.
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Cristes þegnas biddaþ God áre ealre þeóde; ðú him tíðast, swá ðú eádmód eart ealre worlde, Hy. 7, 55. Grécas ... Egiptisce þeóda ... Romani and Englisce þeóda, Anglia viii. 309, 19-21. Þeóda wlítaþ ... hú seó wilgedryht wildne weorþiaþ, Exon.

Linked entries: þeád þeóden

winter

(n.)
Grammar
winter, es; m. (in pl. a neuter form wintru occurs, as well as masculine wintras, winter: the dat. sing. wintra is a trace of earlier u-stem declension).

a season of the yearwinterwintry weathercolda year

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Biddaþ ðæt eówer fleám on wintra (wintre, Rush.) ne gewurðe, Mt. Kmbl. 24, 20. On wintra hit biþ ceald, Bt. 21; Fox 74, 24. Se oftrǽda rén leccaþ ða eorþan on wintra, 39, 13; Fox 234, 17.

þing

(n.)
Grammar
þing, es; n.
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Gé ne biddaþ mé nánes þinges me non rogabitis quicquam, Jn. Skt. 16, 23. Mid ǽnige þinge in aliquo, Chart. Th. 422, 28. Ge on mete, ge on hrægle, ge on ǽghwylcum þinge, Blickl. Homl. 219, 30.

hwá

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Hweþer hí magen ábiddan eall swá hwæt swá heó biddað, and begytan eall ꝥ hi gewilniað si omnia quae volunt possunt, et cuncta impetrant quae desiderant obtinere, 166, 21.

lác

(n.)
Grammar
lác, generally neuter, but occasionally feminine
  • [v. Shrn. pp. 3-4],
or masculine, as in the compound lyb-lác q. v.

battlestrugglean offeringsacrificeoblationa giftpresentgracefavourservicea presentoffering of wordsa messagemedicine

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Ða hálgan þrýnesse georne biddan ðæt heó ðæt lác ðæt hie þurh ðone hálgan heáhengel ǽrest æteówde mannum wundorlíc tácn ðæt hie ðæt mannum tó fylgenne oncýðde earnestly to entreat the holy Trinity that the grace of shewing by the holy archangel a wondrous

Linked entries: freó-lác lácan lǽc

ende-byrdnes

Grammar
ende-byrdnes, (-bred-, in Northern specimens).

a rowseriesa rankgradedegreerankpositiondegreean orderorderorderordermethodregulationorderingan injunctionordinance

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Uton biddan ðá nigen endebyrdnessa ðára háligra engla, Bl. H. 209, 27. rank in the church Hwæt getácniað ðá stánas ðæs hálgan húses búton ðone hád ðǽre hálgan endebyrdnesse quid sanctuarii lapidibus nisi sacrorum ordinum personae signantur?

god

(n.)
Grammar
god, m. and <b>god;</b> n.
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biddað and on Godes naman beódað ꝥ . . ., 364, 21. On Godes Ælmihtiges naman, Cht. E. 231, 11: Ll. Th. i. 180, 22: 182, 6. Nú hálsige ic ðé þurh God þ . . ., Hml. Th. i. 426, 31. Gif hwelc mon hine on Godes naman geandette, Ll.

hǽlu

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. ¶ the salvation effected by Christ's death Hǽl ús, wé þe synt on líchomum lifgende, and eác þá þe on helle synt biddaþ þínre onlésnesse and þínre hǽlo, Bl. H. 81, 23. Þǽt þú ús áhredde and ús hǽlo giefe sylle, Cri. 374: 613: 1575.

sprǽc

(n.)
Grammar
sprǽc, spǽc, spréc, e; f.

Speech.speech, talking speech, the faculty of speaking skilful speech, speaking with art, eloquencewhat is said, a speech, saying, collection of words speech, language, talk, discourse, wordsa speech, languagespeech, e.g. to have speech of or with a person, conversation, consultation, conference, discussiona question, case that requires explanationa sentence, decision, agreement, termsa case, cause, suit, claimtalk about a person or thing, report, fame words denoting places where there is speakinglingua, loquelacolloquium, eloquium, ratio, judicium, consilium, senatus

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Gesmeád sprǽc sermo commentitius, i. 55, 25. speech, talking Ne sý ðǽr nán óðer spǽc inne, buton ðæt hig biddan God ..., L. Ath. iv. 7;Th. i. 226, 29. Ðæt hí sín gehýrede on hyra menigfealdan spǽce (sprǽce, MS. A.: spréc, Lind.

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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Hú mihtú for sceame ǽniges ðinges æt Gode biddan?, Hml. Th. i. 256 5. marking favouring circumstance: On his dagum for his iugoðe Godes wiþærsacan Godes lage brǽcon.

ge-wítan

(v.)
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biddaþ ꝥ þú fram ús ne gewíte, Bl. H. 145, 18. Hé geseah ꝥ eal manna cynn from heora Scyppende gewitene wǽron, 103, 5. to desist from doing Hé gewát from þǽre dústsceáwunga, Bl. H. 113, 29.

wíse

(n.)
Grammar
wíse, an: wís, e; f.

a wise waymannermodefashionstate conditionan arrangementinstructiona dispositiondirectionconditiona thingres negotiuma causereasonres

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Ðes biscop is swíðe mihtig on frécnum wísum gescyldnesse tó biddanne, Shrn. 70, 9. Hé ne conn óðre lǽran ða godcundan wísan ðe hé lǽran scolde interna, quae alios docere debuerat, ignorent. Past. 18; Swt. 129, 3.

Linked entry: wís-fæst