staþol
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Ðú álǽtan scealt lǽne staþelas, eard and éþel, Dóm. L. 30, 58. the firmament, the heavens Wearð ætýwed steorra on staðole, Chr. 975; Erl. 126, 24; Edg. 50
Linked entry: scaþel
ge-rýman
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Hig noldon ꝥ útlendiscum þeódum wǽre þes eard þurh ꝥ þe swíðor gerýmed, þe hi heom sylfe ǽlc ððerne forfóre, Chr. 1052; P. 180, 25 : Met. l, 19. pé (Noah after the Deluge) is éðelstðl eft gerýmed. Gen. 1485 : B. 1975. Wæs benc gerymed, 492.
gilp
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par-ticular instance of boasting, a boast, vaunt, promise to do great things :-- Ic wát hwæt se Rómána gelp swíþost is, for þon þe hió monega folc oferwunnan, and monege cyningas beforan hiera triumphan drifon, Ors. 5, l; S. 214, l. ' Þú (Babylon ) eart
hring
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Wyrc feówer hringas ( circulos ), and áhóh hié on ðá feówer hyrnan ðǽre earce; and hát wyrcean twégen stengas . . . and sting út ðurh ðá hringas, Past. 169, 20-24.
of
Of ⬩ from ⬩ out of ⬩ off ⬩ as regards ⬩ about
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Petrus ácearf him of ðæt swýðre eáre, Jn. Skt. 18, 10. Ðonne án tweó of ádón biþ, Bt. 39, 4; Fox 216, 19. Gif man cealf of ádrífe, L. Alf. pol. 16; Th. i. 72, 1. Hé áslóh of ánys ðæra sacerda ealdres þeówan eáre, Mt. Kmbl. 26, 51.
Linked entry: ob
on-ginnan
to begin, set about, set to work ⬩ to attempt, endeavour (with infin.) ⬩ to act strenuously ⬩ to make an attempt upon, to attack
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Hí ongunnon ða eár pluccigean, 2, 23. where a case follows Se mon ðe gód onginneþ and ðonne áblinneþ. . . Se ðe gód onginneþ and on ðon þurhwunaþ, Blickl. Homl. 21, 34-36. Freme ðæt ðú ongunne, 189, 3.
hand
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Ánra gehwylc wið earm gesæt, hleonade wið handa, Sat. 433. Hé hond álegde, earm and eaxle . . . Grendles grápe, B. 834. On þám háligdóme swerian þe him man on hand sylð, Ll. Th. i. 292, 15. Fét sint gebundene, handa gehæfte, Gen. 380.
LICGAN
To LIE ⬩ fail ⬩ to lie ⬩ go ⬩ run
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Ða creópendan licgeaþ mid ealle líchoman on eorþan creeping things lie on the earth with all the body, Past. 21, 3; Swt, 155. 17. Heora líchoman licggaþ on eorþan and beóþ tó duste gewordne, Blickl. Homl. 101, 2.
Linked entry: for-lǽge
ge-gán
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L. 27, 7. by a substantive (with on) denoting function in which the subject is to be employed Ðú eart on borg gegán ðínum friénd, Past. 192, 18. of passive movement (lit. or fig.). to be allotted or assigned to a person Ne gegǽð him þǽr nǽnig fæsten
ge-wítan
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Of earde gewítan, 378, 12.
nǽnig
not any ⬩ none ⬩ no ⬩ no one ⬩ not any one
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Ne eart ðú ðon leófre nǽngum lifgendra, Exon. Th. 370, 5; Seel. Ex. 54. Ðeós dǽd nǽnige þinga forholen ne wurþe, Lchdm. iii. 60, 24 : Met. 10, 16 : 19, 37. Ne sculon mæssepreóstas náteshwón nǽnig þinga bútan óðrum mannum mæssan syngan, L. E.
Linked entry: nán
ge-sécan
to seek, inquire, ask for ⬩ quærere, requirere, inquirere ⬩ to seek, go to, approach, look for, visit, come to ⬩ adire, ire vel proficisci, aliquo vel ad aliquem, visitare, venire, pervenire aliquo ⬩ to seek with hostile intention, to persecute, afflict, invade ⬩ hostiliter aggredi, invadere, corripere ⬩ to seek; go to, visit ⬩ ire, proficisci ⬩ to appoint, dispose, beset ⬩ exigere, disponere
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Hí scyndan sárum gesóhte they hastened forth sought with wounds, Exon. 72 b; Th. 271, 30; Jul. 490: 46 b; Th. 159, 21; Gú. 930: 47 b; Th. 163, 33; Gú. 1003. to seek; go to, visit; ire, proficisci Ðú scealt síþe gesécan ðǽr sylfǽtan eard weardigaþ thou
swingel
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V. ) for earn sóþan geleáfan, Homl. Skt. i. 5, 27. Swinglum, L. In. 48; Th. i. 132, 9, MSS. B. H. Wé witun ðé nellan on belǽdan swincgla us inferre plagas nobis, Coll. Monast.
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ge-rád
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Ꝥ þá ealle beón gearwe . . . tó farenne þider ic wille . . . on þá gerád ꝥ (geráde þe, v.l. ) hý nǽfre eft on eard ne cuman, 220, 8.
hraþe
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Wæs him swíðe hraðe geandwyrd respondetur protinus, Past. 443, 23. within a short time, soon, without delay Beó þú onbúgende þínum wiþerwinnan hraðe ( cito ), þá hwíle þe þú eart on wege mid him, Mt. 5, 25. Hreðe, Ps. Srt. 36, 2.
ríce
powerful ⬩ mighty ⬩ great ⬩ possessed of power ⬩ rich ⬩ possessed of wealth ⬩ strong ⬩ powerful ⬩ mighty ⬩ potent
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Gyf ðú ðæt gerǽdest ðe hér rícost eart if you decide on this who are here in command, Byrht. Th. 132. 55; By. 36. Wæs Alexandreas ealra rícost monna cynnes, Exon. Th. 319, 21; Víd. 15.
wilde
Wild ⬩ wild ⬩ not domestic ⬩ not tamed ⬩ not broken in ⬩ wild ⬩ not cultivated ⬩ wild ⬩ uncultivated ⬩ uninhabited ⬩ wild ⬩ turbulent ⬩ ungoverned
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Ðone eard (East Anglia) iii mónþas hí hergodon and bærndon, ge furðon on ða wildan fennas hí férdon, Chr. 1010 ; Erl. 143, 27.
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abbad
an abbot ⬩ abbās
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In regard to general ecclesiastical discipline, all these communities were at this early time subject to the bishop of the diocese, and even to the pastor of the parochial district within the bounds of which they were established.
FEÁWA
FEW ⬩ pauci
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FEW; pauci Feáwa ðata manna mihte beón eardfæste few of the men could abide in their dwellings [lit, could be earth-fast or settled ], Ors. 5, 4; Bos. 105, 10: Deut. 4, 27: Mt. Bos. 9, 37: Lk. Bos. 10, 2.
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FLÓR
A FLOOR ⬩ păvimentum ⬩ sŏlum ⬩ ārea
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Ðú ðæm wættere foldan to flóre gesettest thou settest the earth for a floor to the water, Bt. Met. Fox 20, 181; Met. 20, 91. On flóra on the floor, Cd. 315; Th. 271, 24; Sat. 110: Homl. Th. ii. 56, 33: 334, 35.