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réðe

(adj.)
Grammar
réðe, ;adj.;

Fierce, cruel, savagesevere, stern, austere, zealouswild, savage, fierce;severe, cruel, fierce, dire;

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Twegen ðe hæfdon deófolseócnesse wǽron swíðe réðe ( ;saevi nimis; ), Mt. Bos. 8, 28. Ealle swíðe erre-wǽron. Ðá wæs heora sum réðra and hátheortra ðonne ðá óðre, Blickl.

Linked entry: hréðe

LAND

(n.)
Grammar
LAND, es; n.

LANDeartha landcountryregiondistrictprovincelandlanded propertyestatecultivated landcountry

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Monigra folca ceápstów of lande and of cumendra multorum emporium populorum terra marique venientium, Bd. 2, 3; S. 504, 19. Úsic æt lande gebrohte, 5, 1; S. 614, 10. Hig tugon hyra scypo tó lande subductis ad terram navibus, Lk. Skt. 5, 11.

steóran

(v.; prep.)
Grammar
steóran, stióran, (and with umlaut) stiéran, stéran, stíran, stýran; p. de.
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Swíðe eáðe mæg on smyltre ungelǽred scipstiéra genóh ryhte stiéran, Past. 9; Swt. 59, 2. fig. to steer, guide, rule, direct Se stiórþ ðam hrædwǽne eallra gesceafta volucrem currum regit, Bt. 36, 2; Fox 174, 20.

wer-gild

(n.)
Grammar
wer-gild, were-gild, es; n. [The word seems interchangeable with wer (q. v.), which in the later laws is the more frequent form.]
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Wealde se cyniug þreóra ǽnes; oþþe hine man cwelle, oþþe ofer selle, oþþe hine his wergelde áliése, L. Wih. 26; Th. i. 42, 17. Hé hine be his wergilde áliése, oþþe be his were geswicne, L. In. 15; Th. i. 112, 2.

gifan

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Nán man ne sylle nán hors ofer , bútan hé hit gifan wille, Ll. Th. i. 208, 19. Geafendum mið ðingum oblatis muneribus Mt. p. 14, to grant, confer an honour, a privilege, office, favour, &c.

tó-geagnes

(prep.; adv.)
Grammar
tó-geagnes, -gegnes, -geánes, -génes.

towards,so as to meetagainst,to meetin the way of,to meet the approach ofin readiness for,against the coming ofagainst,for the purpose of resistingon the approach of,towardsagain,in return

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Ðá geopenode seó tógeánes Moysen (the declension of the word in the translation of Exodous is dat, Moise; acc. Moise, Ex. 8, 8. Moises, 8, 25: 4, 27:16, 2, etc.), Ælfc. T.

wudu

(n.)
Grammar
wudu, (-o), widu, wiodu ; gen. wuda, wudes; dat, wuda, wudu (-o), wyda ; acc. wudu, wuda ; pl. wuda, wudas ; m.

woodthe substance of growing treesa tree(hewh) woodthe material obtained from treeswood which forms somethingsomething made of woodwoodwoodthe woodwoodsa woodwild

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Hé ðás foldan ásiów sǽda monegum wuda and wyrta (cf. treówa and wyrta, Bt. 33, 4; Fox 132, 27), 20, 75 1. Smicere on gearwum, wudum and wyrtum cymeþ wlitig scríþan on tún Maius, Menol. Fox 151 ; Men. 77.

Linked entries: widu wude- wiodu

ge-weorþan

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Bd. 3, 10 ; Sch. 233, 12, to be brought to Swelce sió burg wǽre ðurh ðæs sǽs stemne tó scame geworden guasi per vocem mam ad verecundiam Sidon adducitur, Past. 409, 35.

CWIC

(adj.)
Grammar
CWIC, cwyc, cwuc, cuc; def. se cwica, seó, ðæt cwice; adj.

Alive, QUICK vivus, vivax

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His is mycel , ðǽr is unrim cwycra his is the great sea, where is a countless number of things alive, Ps. Th. 103, 24.

tó-dǽlan

(v.)
Grammar
tó-dǽlan, p. de

To divide,separate,distributeto divide a whole into parts, to destroy unity, make dissension into divide a whole by assigning the limits of the different partsto divide one number by anotherto divide one thing from another,part,separateto scatter, disperseto destroyto distribute, give away parts of a whole,to divide into sharesto shareto divide,distinguish,separate,make a difference betweento be different,be distinguished from.to separate with the minddiscern,discriminate,distinguish,to give forth,utter

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Hé Reádne tódǽlde qui divisit Mare Rubrum in divisiones, Ps. Th. 135, 13. Hié heora here on tú tódǽldon agmine diviso in duas partes, Ors. 1, 10; Swt. 46, 16. Stánas bióþ earfoþe tó tódǽlenne, Bt. 34, 11; Fox 150, 24.

þǽr

(adv.)
Grammar
þǽr, þár, þára; adv.
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Ðár ðú nú gemyndest ða word ðe ic ðé sǽde on ðære forman béc, ðonne miht ðú be ðám wordum genóg sweotole ongitan ðæt ðæt ðú ǽr sǽdest ðæt ðú nystest si superiora concessa respicias, ne illud quidem longius aberit, quin recorderis, quod te dudum nescire

Linked entry: þár

forþ

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sæt ðá ðǽr swá forð, Hml. S. 27, 44: Guth. 26, 14.

god

(n.)
Grammar
god, m. and <b>god;</b> n.
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Ic sǽde gé synt godas (goddo, L., godo, R.), Jn. 10, 34. in the Christian, monotheistic sense, God. as a proper name On anginne gesceóp God heofenan and eorðan, Gen. 1, 1. Goddes Dei, Rtl. 109, 11: Mk.

ge-sprecan

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Þá englas þá hwíle Heliodorum gesprǽcon, sǽdon ꝥ hé sceolde Onian mycclum þancian, 25, 789. to speak with, have an interview with Hí áxodon hwæðer Petrus þǽr wununge hæfde, woldon hine gespræcan, Hml. S. 10, 112.

lufu

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V. an object of desire :-- Hú sægde hire his lust and willan, ꝥ his lufu wǽre ꝥ hé þá stówe neósode þára eádigra apostola indicauit ei desiderium sibi inesse beatorum apostolorum limina uisitandi, Bd. 5, 19; Sch. 657, 14. in phrases with a preposition

lócian

(v.)
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D. iii. 6, 23 : 19, 22. with gen. to look into, make examination of Þá wæs ꝥ gesáwen fram þám mannum þe his lócodon (those that looked into the matter; a respicientibus), ꝥ ꝥ wæs sóð ꝥ hi sǽdon, Gr.

hold

(adj.)
Grammar
hold, adj.

Kind, friendly, pleasant, favourable, gracious [of a prince to his subject], faithful, loyal, devoted, liege [of a subject to his prince]

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Holde frýnd mé sǽdon faithful friends told me, Homl. Th. 414, 7. Uton beón á úrum hláforde holde and getrýwe let us ever be to our lord loyal and true, L. C. E. 20; Th. i. 372, 8: Homl. Th. ii. 68, 9.

ge-logian

(v.)
Grammar
ge-logian, l. ge-lógian,
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L. 103, 22. where the purpose of placing is given God gelógode cherubim tó gehealdenne þone weg þe líð tó lífes treówe, Angl. vii. 30, 285. the object a thing Ðá hé gelógode swá swá heó ligið git wiðinnan ðá eorðan, Hex. 10, 28.

Ælfréd

(n.)
Grammar
Ælfréd, es; m. [ælf an elf; réd = rǽd counsel, wise in counsel: v. Ælfred]

AlfredAlfrédusAlfred the Great

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There is the best evidence, that the voyages of Ohthere and Wulfstan were written by the king, for we read that, — Ohthere sæde Alfréde cyninge, ðæt he ealra Norþmanna norþmest búde Ohthere told king Alfred that he dwelt northmost of all Northmen, Ors

EAL

(n.; adj.)
Grammar
EAL, eall; gen. m. n. ealles; f.ealre , eallre ; dat. m. n. eallum ; f.ealre , eallre ; acc. m. ealne, eallne. f ealle, n. eal; inst. ealle; pl. nom. acc. ealle, ealla; gen. ealra, eallra; dat. eallum;

sometimes used indeclwithout substantive, and sometimes governing the genitiveare sometimes used, almost adverbially

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Iob sæt ðá sárlice eal on ánre wúnde Job sat there doleful all [covered with ] a wound, Job Thw. 166, 32. Wæs ðæt bold tobrocen swíðe eal inneweard all the dwelling was much shattered within. Beo. Th. 2000; B. 998.

Linked entries: al all eall