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flǽsc

Grammar
flǽsc, pl. flǽscu: flǽsce (?), an; /.

fleshanimalshuman beings

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Gást næfþ flǽsc and bán, Lk. 24, 39. Þæs cealfes flǽsc (carnes) and fell þú bærust, Ex. 29, 14: Ll.

ge-hwá

(n.; adj.; pronoun.)
Grammar
ge-hwá, <b>A.</b> as noun.
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Gange of dóme gehwám deópe gehýned cum judicatur, exeat cotidemnatus Ps. Th. 108, 6. On mǽgðe gehwǽre, Fä. 74. In ceastre gehwǽre, El. 973. On stówe gehwáre, Cri. 490 : Ph. 206. Tó yfele gehwám scearpe, Ps. Th. 56, 5. Æt leóhte gehwám, 62, I

hiw

(adj.)
Grammar
hiw, l. híw,

shapeformshapefigurea formshapewritingappearanceaspectcolourformkindnaturecharacterformulaformtypemodela pretexa fancya kindspecies

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Gást se hálig mid líchomlic huiu (specie) suelce culfra, Lk. L. 3, 22. a figure: Hé geseah ealra wihta ... híw in cuman variorum monstrorum diversas figuras introire prospicit, Guth.

weardian

(v.)
Grammar
weardian, p.ode.

to guard, keep, defendwith gen. (cf. O. Sax. wardón with gen. to have charge of something)to act as guardian to, to rule to keep, have charge ofto hold a country, to occupy a place, inhabit.in the phrases lást, swaðe weardian to keep a track,to followto remain behind

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Heó gefylled wæs wísdómes gife; hálig gást hreðer weardode, Elen. Kmbl. 2288; El. 1145: Exon. Th. 169, 30; Gú. 1102. Wé sele weardodon, Beo. Th. 4157; B. 2075. Sume stede weardedon ymb Danúbie, Elen. Kmbl. 270; El. 135.

Linked entries: ge-weardian weardere

ge-hwilc

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God ǽnne gehwilcne þurh his Gást geneósað, ii. 316, II. with ánra Ánra gehwelc wénde, Ors. 3, 7; S. 114, 35. Þæt ánra gehwylc cræft his begange ut unusquisque artem suam exerceat Coll. M. 31, 31. Underféð ánra gehwilc be ðám ðe hé geearnode. Hml.

þanne

(adv.)
Grammar
þanne, þænne, þonne; adv. conj.
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Gang ǽr and gesybsuma wið ðínne bróðer, and þonne cum ðú syððan and bring ðíne lác, Mt. Kmbl. 5, 24. Búton hé gebinde ǽrest ðone strangan, and þonne hys hús bereáfige, 12, 29.

Linked entries: þænne þonne

leód

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

A manpoeta princemenpeoplecountry

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Icel. álfa ljóði] ; in pl. men, people, people of a country, country [cf. the use of proper names, e.g. hé gewát intó Galwalum he departed into Gaul, Chr. Erl. 5, 14] Leód Ebréa [ Abraham ], Cd. 136; Th. 171, 28; Gen. 2835.

Linked entries: leóde leód-geld

stíþ

(adj.)
Grammar
stíþ, adj.
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Ðæt gáte hǽr getácnode ða stíþan dǽdbóte ðæra manna ðe heora sinna behreówsiaþ, Ælfc. Thw. 3, 36. Ðá ðá hí áxodon hú hé mihte swá stearce forhæfed*-*nysse healdan, hé andwyrde : 'Stíðran and wyrsan ic geseah,' Homl.

Linked entries: stiép stíþe

be-lúcan

(v.)
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Hié þá gatu him tó belocen hæfdon, Chr. 755; P. 48, 16. Mid þám þe þá burhgatu belocene wurdon cum porta clauderetur. Jos. 2, 5. Þá be-locenan wega gelǽta conpeta clausa, Wrt. Voc. ii. 19, 55. <b>IIIa.

ealdor-mann

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Mið ðý ðú gást mið wiðerworde ðínum tó aldormen ( principem ), Lk. L. 12, 58. Se cyning sende him tógeánes ánne ealdormann ( principem ), Jud. 4, 7. Eorðcyningcas and ealdormenn ( principes ), Ps. Th. 2, 2: 23, 7.

open

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Add: physical. of a door, gate, &amp;c. Mid þǽm þe hié þára dura hwelce opene gesáwon, þonne hié gieredon hié tó wíge, Ors. 3, 5; S. 106, 16.

swerian

(v.)
Grammar
swerian, p. swór (but a weak swerede occurs; cf.
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Gange ǽlc man ðæs tó gewitnesse ðe hé durre on ðam háligdóme swerian, L. Eth. iii. 2; Th. i. 292, 14.

Linked entry: fore-swerian

wiþer-weard

(adj.)
Grammar
wiþer-weard, (-word, -wurd), and -wierde; adj.

contraryadversehostileadversaryenemyopponentfiendhostile to rightful authorityrebelopposed to what is rightarrogantperversedepravedreprobatefalsehereticapocryphalopposed to the good or pleasure of anythingunfavourableadversehurtfulperniciousdisagreeablecontraryopposite

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ðú onbæcling, wiþerwearda (Satanas), Blickl. Homl. 27, 20. Se ilca wiþerwearda ðe him ǽr ða synna lǽrde, 61, 17. Se wiðerwearda (-worda, Rush.) Satanas, Mk. Skt. Lind. 3, 26. Ðe wiðerworda, 4, 15: Lk. Skt. Lind. Rush. 13, 16.

geond

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Wæs geond þá werþeóde lǽded morgenspel, El. 969. where there is movement to many places geond þás wegas and hegas exi in uias et sepes, Lk. 14, 23.

ge-mynd

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Voc. ii. 53, 73, Se áwyrgeda gást swá swíþe hine drehte þæt hé his sylfes nǽnig gemynd ne hæfde ab immundi spiritus violentia grassabatur, ita ut, quid esset, vel quo sederet, vel quid parabat facere, nesciret, Guth. Gr. 148, 4

fæger

(n.; adj.)
Grammar
fæger, fægr; comp. m. fægerra; f. n. fægerre; sup. -est, -ost, -ast, -ust; adj. [fæger beauty, fairness]

FAIR, beautiful, joyous, pleasant, pleasing, sweet pulcher, dĕcōrus, lætus, jucundus, dulcis

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Se ǽðela geaf giestlíðnysse fægre on flette the noble gave a fair entertainment in his abode, 112; Th. 147, 29; Gen. 2447: Exon. 123 b; Th. 474, 27; Bo. 37.

ge-wildan

Grammar
ge-wildan, Take here <b>ge-wyldan</b> in Dict., in which dele passage from Nar. 2, 1, and add
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Seó sáwl is ðæs flǽsces hlǽfdige, and hire gedafnað ꝥ heó simle gewylde ðá wylne, ꝥ is ꝥ flǽsc, tó hyre hǽsum . . . gif ꝥ flǽsc sceal gewyldan þone gást tó his lustum, 17, 8-14. Gewilde man hine tó rihte mid steóre, Ll. Th. i. 344, 3.

ge-wit

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Add: sense, perception Homo man, anima sáwl, animus mód, spiritus gást, sensus gewit, intellectus, andgit, cogitatio geðanc, corpus líchama, Wrt. Voc. i. 42, 31-38. Ðæt gecyndelice gewitt naturales sensus, Past. 405, 4.

gleáw

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Dó mé wegas wíse þæt ic wite gearwe on hwylcne ic gange gleáwe móde, Ps. Th. 142, 9. prudent of or in mind, in thought.Cf. (1 a), (1 b) Him mæg wís sefa wyrda gehwylce gemetigian, gif hé bið módes gleáw, Sal. 439. Gleáw on móde, Gen. 2373.

ofer

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Eall ꝥ heó ofer gǽr habban scolde tó bygleofan (eallne þe heó hæfde hire begiten tó ealles geáres andlyfene, v. l.) omne quod in stipendio totius anni paraverat, Gr. D. 68, 26.