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ge-rihtlǽcan

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Gif hwylc bróðor . . . nelle his þeáwas gerihtlǽcan ( non emendaverit), R. Ben. 52, 6. Hí noldon heora synna gerihtlǽcan. Hml. Th. ii. 352, 22. used absolutely Gif hé þurh mynegunge gerihtlǽcan nelle, R. Ben. 113, 14

Linked entry: rihtlǽcan

ge-wislíce

(adv.)
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Hwylc tácn sette God . . .? Þæt tácn gewistlíce ( ipsum videlicet signum ) ꝥ hé útlaga leofode, Angl. vii. 32, 306. Gewistlíce scilicet, R. Ben. I. 51, 8

módor

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Swá hwylc swá segð his fæder and méder (moeder, L. móder matri), Mt. 15, 4. Nú ne sceolon þá mǽdenu heora móddru forseón of ðám ðe hí cómon, þeáh ðe hí beón on mægðháde lybbende and heora móddru beón wíf, Hml. A. 37, 324: 32, 208.

freónd

(n.)
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freónd, friónd, es; pl. nom. acc. freóndas, frénd, frýnd, freónd; gen. freónda; dat. freóndum; m. [freónde loving, part. of freón,

A FRIENDămīcus

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Hwylc eówer hæfþ sumne freónd quis vestrum habēbit amīcum? Lk. Bos. 11. 5: Ps. Th. 90, 2. Me ðǽr freóndas gefrunon friends discovered me there, Rood Kmbl. 151; Kr. 76.

mægen-þrymm

(n.)
Grammar
mægen-þrymm, es; m.

MajestygreatnessgloryChristgreat powermightan instance in which the divine glory or power is displayedthe glory of heavenheaventhe angels who inhabit heaven

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Ic sóhte hwylc wǽre mægenþrymmes oððe elnes se Pater Noster, Salm. Kmbl. 20; Sal. 10. In ðam mægenþrymme mid ðam sý áhefed heofon and eorþe in that mighty power with which is uplifted heaven and earth, Exon. 93 b; Th. 351, 31; Sch. 88.

Linked entry: mæg-þrymm

mín

(adj.; pronoun.)
Grammar
mín, adj. pron.

Minemy

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Hwylc is mín módor and hwylce synt míne gebróðra, 12, 48. Fæder mín! 26, 39. Ðis is mínes fæder willa, Jn. Skt. 6, 40. Mínre faðan yldre móder, Wrt. Voc. i. 52, 19. On mínre gesihþe, Ps. Th. 88, 31. Ne cunne gé mé ne mínne fæder, Jn. Skt. 8, 19.

scíran

(v.)
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scíran, p. de.
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. , get exemption Gif hwylc man ðone ándagan forgémeleásige, æt forman cyrre . iii. messan, æt óðerum cyrre. v. , æt þriddan cyrre ne scíre his nán man ( no man shall be exempt from the obligation), bútun hit sié for mettrumnesse oððe for hláfordes

swégan

(v.)
Grammar
swégan, p. de
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Hwylc bóc is ðæt ðæt ne clypige and swége, R. Ben. 133, 6, Ðé úre stefn ǽrest swége (sonet,) Hymn. Surt. 7, 25, Accentus, ðæt is swég, on hwilcum stæfgefége ǽlc word swégan sceal, Ælfc. Gr. 50, 13; Zup. 290, 17.

þafian

(v.)
Grammar
þafian, p. ode.
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Swá hwylc swá morþorslege þafaþ and hine man ðonne fremmeþ quicunque ad homicidium consenserit, et id postea factum fuerit, L. Ecg. C. 22; Th. ii. 148, 14. Heó hine monede ðæt hé weoruldhád forlǽte and munucháde onnfénge.

wunung

(n.)
Grammar
wunung, e; f.

dwellinglivinga dwellinghabitationplace to live inbeingexistenceliving

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Spyrian hwár ða mánfullan wununge habban, L. Eth. ix. 40; Th. i. 348, 26. Ða habbaþ hundfealde méde and ða mǽrestan wununge, Homl. Ass. 21, 187. Wununga sedes, Hpt. Gl. 412, 33. Se Hǽlend sǽde, ðæt on his Fæder húse syndon manega wununga, Homl.

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on-líhtan

(v.)
Grammar
on-líhtan, -leóhtan.

of places or things, to illumine, make bright, cause to shine,to give sight to, make the sight clearto clear the mental vision, to enlightento give light (with dat.)To shine

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hwon yldestú middangeard tó onlýhtenne, Blickl. Homl. 7, 33. of persons, to give sight to, make the sight clear Drihten blinde on heora eágum onleóhteþ Dominus illuminat caecos. Ps. Th. 145, 7.

strang

(adj.)
Grammar
strang, adj.
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Ðæt is for hwí se góda lǽce selle ðam hálum men séftne drenc and swétne, and óðrum hálum biterne and strangne, Bt. 39, 9; Fox 226, 12. Gelácnian mid ðæm drencum strangra wyrta gemanges, Past. 37; Swt. 269, 24.

under-fón

(v.)
Grammar
under-fón, p. -féng, pl. -féngon; pp. -fangen.

to receiveto have givento getto receivesubmit toa riteto receive a personto receive for the purpose of entertaining, sheltering, harbouringto receive for safe conduct, custodyto receive as a servant or dependentto receive, admit into a societyto receive as a masterto submit toto receiveadmit the claims ofto receive, admit the force of a person's wordsaccept testimonyto receive what is offeredto acceptto receiveserve as a receptacle forto receive or accept an office, a duty, etc.to take upon one's selfto undertake a labour, task, etc.to receive what is burdensomeundergobearto take surreptitiouslyto steal

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Se ðe míne word ne underféhð, hé hæfþ hwá him déme, 12, 48. Ne underfóð ealle menn ðis word, Mt. Kmbl. 19, 11. to receive what is offered, to accept Drihten gebed mín he underféng (-fang, MS.) Dominus orationem meam suscepit, Ps. Spl. 6, 9.

Linked entry: under-niman

wolcen

(n.)
Grammar
wolcen, wolcn (wolc), es;n. : also wolcne, an; f.

A cloudthe cloudsthe heavensthe skythe clouds of nightunder heavenon earthskywelkin

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Hwá is unlæredra ðe ne wundrige wolcna færeldes, rodres swifto (cf. ðæs roderes færeldes and his swiftnesse,Bt. 39, 3; Fox 214, 15), Met. 28, 2 : Cd. Th. 255, 15; Dan. 624. Óð wolcna hróf to the skies, 196, 28; Exod. 298.

ge-tellan

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Bt. 18, 3; F. 66, 4. to reckon, fix as the number which completes a whole Hwí is ðis fæsten þus geteald þurh feówertig daga ? On eallum geáre sind getealde ðreó hund daga and fíf and sixtig daga, Hml. Th. i. 178, 19-21.

grétan

(v.)
Grammar
grétan, to greet.
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Ne sculon mæssepreóstas búton oðrum mannum mæssan syngan, ꝥ hé wite hwone hé gréte and hwá him oncwæðe, Ll. Th. ii. 406, 23. Wilt þú fremdne monnan ... wordum grétan, fricgan ymb forðgesceaft, biddan þé gesecge, Sch. 2.

mǽgþ

(n.)
Grammar
mǽgþ, <b>, mǽgeþ,</b> e; f.

A collection of mǽgasa familystockraceas a technical term in the laws, relatives, kindred, the mǽgas who were living at the same time, and to whom the mǽg-lagu applied descendants of a common ancestor living at the same timea generationa tribesubdivision of a peoplea peoplenationprovincecountry

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Hwí is áwriten on ðære béc Genesis ðæt Abrahames cynn sceolde gecyrran ongeán fram Aegypta lande on ðære feórþan mǽgþe and seó óðer bóc Exodus sægþ ðæt hí férdon of Aegyptan lande on ðære fíftan mǽgþe? . .

sceótan

(v.)
Grammar
sceótan, p. sceát, pl. scuton, sceoton ; pp. scoten.
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Gif hwá elles secge, wé sceótaþ tó him, Homl. Th. ii. 306, 19. Ðá nolde he, bútan hit man sceóte tó scíregemóte, Chart. Th. 288, 19. Gif preóst dóm tó lǽwedum sceóte, ðe hé tó gehádedum scolde, L. N. P. L. 5; Th. ii. 290, 22.

Linked entries: fore fore-scét

wiþ

(prep.; adv.)
Grammar
wiþ, prep. (adv. conj. ).

towardstoin the direction oftowardstoatwithtowardstoatagainstover againstopposite toagainstfrombynearagainstbesideuntoatagainstwithagainst onover againstoppositeagainstin the way ofwith.withpart withfromforin return foras payment forforin consideration offorin exchange forforfor in reward ofin return forin answer toforas compensation forin consideration ofin return foron condition ofagainstagainstas a set-offby the side ofcompared within contrast withwithtowithwithagainstto.withforagainstfromforagainstcontrary toin opposition to.withatagainstbeside by,atbyagainstatuntowithfromforwithagainstto weigh one thing with or against anotherin comparison withwithtowith a personwithtowardswith in respect towithwith againsttowithto.againstfromforagainst contrary toagainstbythrough,to rest on the armtill.till tountil

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Beó ðú hálig wið ða hálgan, and hwyrf ðé wið ða forhwyrfdan, Ps. Th. 17, 25. Men mihton tócnáwan his mihte wið God, Homl. Skt. i. 19, 114.

ge-sceaft

(n.)
Grammar
ge-sceaft, -scæft, -sceft, e; f: es; n.

the creation, a created being or thing, creature, an elementcreātio, creātūra, plasma, ĕlĕmentuma decree, destiny, fate, conditiondestĭnāta, sors, fātum, condĭtiocreation, creaturedecree of fatecreatura, elementum, habitus, fatum

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Nǽni eft cymeþ hider, ðe mannum secge hwylc sý Meotodes gesceaft no one returns hither who may reveal to men what is the condition of the Creator, Menol. Fox 592; Gn. C. 65. In gesceaft Godes by God's decree, Exon. 93 b; Th. 351, 3; Sch. 74.