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á-rísan

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Gif preóst circan miswurðige þe eal his wurðscipe of sceal árísan, ii. 294, 11. to rise, mount up Oð ꝥ ángylde áríse tó .xxx. sciłł; siþþan hit tó þám áríse . . . , Ll. Th. i. 68, 3-4. Þriefealdlíce hit áríse it shall increase threefoldly, 88, 3

beran

to carry ⬩ bring ⬩ to bear ⬩ to suffer ⬩ to carry ⬩ fruit

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Sceal úre ánra gehwylc beran his dǽda beforan Crístes heáhsettle, Bl. H. 63, 30.

breóst

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breóst, [The word occurs of all three genders, and can be used in the plural (dual) when a single person is referred to.]

the chest ⬩ thorax ⬩ the stomach ⬩ womb ⬩ a breast ⬩ mamma ⬩ mamilla

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Sceal mon þis wrítan and dón þás word on þá winstran breóst, Lch. ii. 140, 27. Breóstum pipillis, papillis, Wrt. Voc. ii. 94, 54. Brióst mamillas, Lch. i. lxxii, 2. breast as seat of feeling, &c.

Linked entry: byled-breóst

geornlíce

(adv.)
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Nis on ǽnigne tíman unriht álýfed, and þeáh man sceal freólstídan geornlícost beorgan, Ll. Th. i. 398, 18. Gým þú þæs earmestan geornlícost, Wlfst. 250, 7. earnestly, urgently. Cf. georne, Sceolan wé geornlíce biddan, Bl. H. 19, 15: Ll.

ge-þreátian

(v.)
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Wæteregesa sceal geþýd and geþreátod liþra wyrðan, An. 436. to rebuke, reprove Geðreátas ł forcýðas increpat, Mt. p. 19, 11: arguit, 12. Giðreátað, Jn. R. 8, 46. Geðreádas, Lk. p. 6, 15. Geðreadade increpauit, Mt. L. 8, 26: 20, 31.

gearwe

(adv.)
Grammar
gearwe, adv.
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Þeós eorðe sceal eall ábifigan, ... geara forhtigan ( be thoroughly terrified ), 113, 7. at hand, within reach, near. Cf. gearo; Bið ús Godes milts þe gearwur, Ll.

ríceter

(n.)
Grammar
ríceter, rícetere, es; n.

power ⬩ dominion ⬩ rule ⬩ greatness ⬩ glory ⬩ violence ⬩ force

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Ðone ealdordóm and ðæt ríceter ðe se reccere for monigra monna þearfe underféhþ hé hine sceal eówian útan, Past. 17, 7; Swt. 119, 61.

Linked entry: rícceter

wǽg

(n.)
Grammar
wǽg, es; m.

movement ⬩ a wave ⬩ water ⬩ the wave ⬩ sea

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Oft ic (an anchor) sceal wiþ wǽge winnan and wiþ winde feohtan, 398, 1; Rä. 17, 1. Mec upp áhóf wind of wǽge, 392, 19; Rä. 11, 10: 405, 10; Rä. 23, 21. Wiht (an ice-floe) cwom æfter wége líþan, 415, 22; Rä. 34, 1.

GÚÞ

(n.)
Grammar
GÚÞ, e; f. [a poetical word]

War, battle, fight ⬩ bellum

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Sumne sceal gúþ abreótan war shall crush one, Exon. 87a; Th. 328, 12; Vy. 16: 88a; Th. 331, 15; Vy. 68. Bídan Grendles gúþe to await Grendel's attack, Beo. Th. 970; B. 483. Gúþe gefýsed ready for battle, 1265; B. 630; Byrht.

open-líce

(adv.)
Grammar
open-líce, adv.

Openly ⬩ publicly, in a way by which not a few only are affected ⬩ without concealment, without reserve, freely ⬩ plainly, evidently, clearly, manifestly ⬩ without obstruction, at large

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Ða díglan gyltas man sceal dígelíce bétan, and ða openan openlíce, Homl. Th. i. 498, 10. plainly, evidently, clearly, manifestly Swelce hé open, líce cuǽde si aperte dicat, Past. 21, 2 ; Swt. 153, 11: Blickl. Homl. 81: 19.

swíge

(n.)
Grammar
swíge, (but swígea occurs,
  • Scint. 82, 1
), an; f.

silence, absence of speech ⬩ silence, quiet, absence of noise; also a time of silence ⬩ silence from astonishment, amazement ⬩ stupor ⬩ delay ⬩ a curve, circuit ⬩ to bend, sway ⬩ taciturnitas, silentium

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silence, absence of speech Hú se láreów sceal bión gesceádwís on his swígean (swig*-*gean, Cott. MSS.) and nytwyrðe on his wordum . . . Sió ungemetgode suíge (swigge, Cott.

ge-wit

(n.)
Grammar
ge-wit, -witt, es; n.

wits ⬩ senses ⬩ [right] mind ⬩ mind ⬩ intellect ⬩ knowledge ⬩ understanding ⬩ consciousness

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Lǽran sceal mon geongne monnan ... sylle him wist and wǽdo óþ ðæt hine mon on gewitte alǽde a young man must be taught ... give him food and clothing until he be brought to understanding, Exon. 89 b; Th. 336, 13; Gn. Ex. 47.

Linked entry: wit

þeccan

(v.)
Grammar
þeccan, p. þeahte, þehte; pp. þeaht

To cover ⬩ to cover an object with something ⬩ to serve as covering to an object

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Beágas sceal brond fretan, ǽled þeccean, Beo. Th. 6022; B. 3015

Linked entry: þacian

gildan

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Sceáp sceal gongan mid his fliése oð midne sumor, oþþe gilde ꝥ fliése mid twám pænirgum, 146, II. Gylde ꝥ pound; yrfe ( stolen cattle ), 352, 7.

ÆG

(n.)
Grammar
ÆG, æig; g. asges; pl. nom. acc. ægru; g. ægra; d. ægrum, ægerum; n.

An EGG ⬩ ovum

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Sceáwa nú on ánum æge, hú ðæt hwíte ne biþ gemenged to ðam geolcan, and biþ hwæðere án æg look now on an egg, how the white is not mingled with the yolk, and yet it is one egg, Homl. Th. i. 40, 27, 28.

Linked entries: ægerum ægru æig

GEAT

(n.)
Grammar
GEAT, gat, es; pl. nom. acc. u, a, o; n.

A gate ⬩ door ⬩ porta ⬩ ostium ⬩ jānua

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A gate, door; porta, ostium, jānua Ic eom sceápa geat ego sum ostium ŏvium, Jn. Bos. 10, 7, 9 : 10, 1, 2. Gangaþ inn þurh ðæt nearwe geat, forðonðe ðæt geat is swýðe wíd intrāte per angustam portam, quia lāta porta est, Mt. Bos. 7, 13, 14.

Linked entry: helle-geat

wer

(n.)
Grammar
wer, and <b>were,</b> es; m. [The word seems to be interchangeable with wer-gild (q. v.), e. g.
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Se forspeca sceal mágum on hand syllan, ðæt se slaga wille bétan wið mǽgðe, L. Edm. S. 7; Th. i. 250, 15. <b>I b.

þanne

(adv.)
Grammar
þanne, þænne, þonne; adv. conj.

Then, ⬩ when ⬩ then ⬩ then, ⬩ at that time ⬩ then, ⬩ after that ⬩ yet, ⬩ besides ⬩ then, ⬩ again ⬩ then, ⬩ yet, ⬩ but ⬩ then, ⬩ therefore, ⬩ consequently ⬩ then, in that case, ⬩ then, ⬩ in that case ⬩ when ⬩ when, at such times as ⬩ when, after ⬩ when, since, seeing that ⬩ although ⬩ denoting condition, case, when, the case in which Iactantia ⬩ then ... when, ⬩ when ... then ⬩ than

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Ealle ða hwíle sceal beón gedrync, óð ðone dæg ðe hí hine forbærnaþ. Þonne ðý ylcan dæge ðe hí hine tó ðæm áde beran wyllaþ, þonne tódǽlaþ hí his feoh ...

Linked entries: þænne þonne

abbad

(n.)
Grammar
abbad, abbod, abbud, abbot, es; m: abboda, an; m.

an abbot ⬩ abbās

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P. 13; Th. ii. 320, 35. bishops were sometimes subject to an abbot, as they were to the abbots of Iona Nú, sceal beón ǽfre on Ií abbod, and ná biscop; and ðan sculon beón underþeódde ealle Scotta biscopas, forðan ðe Columba [MS.

CEORL

(n.)
Grammar
CEORL, es; m.

CHURL, countryman, husbandman ⬩ homo liber, rusticus, colonus ⬩ a man, husband ⬩ vir, maritus ⬩ a free man

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a freeman of the lowest class,CHURL, countryman, husbandman; homo liber, rusticus, colonus Ceorles weorþig sceal beón betýned a churl's close must be fenced, L. In. 40; Th. i. 126, 13. Se ceorl, 60; Th. i. 140, 8.

Linked entries: ciorl carl