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hǽtan

(v.)
Grammar
hǽtan, p. te; pp. ed

To heat, make hot

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Hit gelamp sume dæige ðæt ðæs swánes wíf hǽtte hire ofen and se king ðǽr big set it happened one day that the herdsman's wife heated her oven, and the king sat by, Shrn. 16, 15.

Linked entry: ge-hǽt

dægian

(v.)

to dawn, become day

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to dawn, become day, Som. Ben. Lye

wita

(n.)
Grammar
wita, an; m.

one who knowsa person of understanding or learninga wise manone able to give counsela counsellorone able to give counsel in affairs of stateone who takes part in the councils of a nation a leading manan eldera chief personseniorone who has knowledgea witnessa wise manone professing supernatural knowledge

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Hí hæfdon ǽlce dæge heora witena gemót (-met. Thw.), and wǽron gesette synderlíce tó ðam ða senatores, ðæt synd þeódwitan, Jud. Thw. p. 161, 31. Wiþ ðám Rómániscum witum, Bt. 1; Fox 2, 15.

Linked entries: weota wieta wiota

lætemest

(adj.)
Grammar
lætemest, a double superlative of læt.

Last

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Last In ðæm lætemestan dæge in novissimo die, Jn. Skt. Rush. 6, 44: 39, 40. Stówe ða lætemestu novissimum locum, Lk. Skt. Rush. 14, 9, 10.

Linked entry: lætmest

ríceter

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

powerdominionrulegreatnessgloryviolenceforce

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Wite se abbod, ðætða gýmenne ðara untrumra sáula tó rihtre lácnunge underféng, and ná for rícetere ðe hé ofer ða hæbbe ðe hále syndon, R. Ben. 51, 12.

Linked entry: rícceter

þafian

(v.)
Grammar
þafian, p. ode.
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Þafa ðæt ic út ádó ðæt mot of ðínum eágan sine eiciam festucam de oculo tuo, Mt. Kmbl. 7, 4. Ða eorlas þafigan ne woldon ðæt hié forléton leófne láreów, Andr.

spell

(n.)
Grammar
spell, es; n.

a storynarrativeaccountrelationa historical narrativehistorya false or foolish storya fablean instructive talkdiscoursea philosophical argumenta sermonhomilya sayingremarksentencestatement of a single pointdictuma saying that is to be repeated to anothera messagean announcementspeechlanguage of prosea fable, talefabulatio, parabolasermo, narratio, parabola, fabula, mythusa saying

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Ðá cwæþ ic: 'Ic com geþafa ðæt ðæt was sóð spell, ðæt Plato sǽde, Bt. 35, 1, 2; Fox 156, 8-14: 38, 3; Fox 202, 19.

Linked entry: spel

un-bindan

(v.)
Grammar
un-bindan, p. -band, pl. -bundon; pp. -bunden

To unbinduntie

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Sceal se láreów hine unbindan fram ðam écum wíte, swá swá ða apostoli líchamlíce Lazarum álýsdon, Homl. Th. i. 234, 14, 9. Ǽr ðon God heó ðæs wræces unbindan wolde, Anglia xi. 2, 24.

Linked entry: on-bindan

tácn-circul

(n.)
Grammar
tácn-circul, es; m.

A circle or cycle which marks the date.the indiction, a cycle of fifteen years.the lunar cycle of nineteen years; the place which any year occupies in the cycle is marked by the golden number of the year

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A circle or cycle which marks the date. the indiction, a cycle of fifteen years. v. ge-ban Ðæm gǽre ðe wæs ágán fram Cristes ácennednesse eahta hand wintra and feówer and sixtig, and in ðam tácencircole ðæt twelfte geár ( the year of the indiction is

fæstnian

(v.)

to betroth

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Wríte hé ðá fæstnunga mid his ágenre handa, and on ðám gewrite ródetácn mearcige and hý swá fæstnigende uppan ðám altare álecge, R.

stranglíce

(adj.; adv.)
Grammar
stranglíce, adj.
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Ðæt se wind swá stronglíce hrure on ða circan, ðæt ðǽr ne mihte nǽnig mon gestandan oððe gesittan, 81, 22. boldly, bravely, hardily Hí heora land stronglíce geeodan and freódóm onféngon. Bd. 3, 24; S. 557, 46.

un-eáðelíce

(adv.)
Grammar
un-eáðelíce, adv.

with difficultywith trouble or inconvenienceunder difficulties

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with difficulty Mid ðý wit ðæt unéþelíce ðurhtugan ðætðæs geþafa beón wolde cum hoc difficulter impetraremus, Bd. 5, 4; S. 617, 17.

cyric-neód

(n.)
Grammar
cyric-neód, e; f.

Church-need ecclesiæ necessitas

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Church-need; ecclesiæ necessitas Riht is ðæt man betǽce ǽnne dǽl preóstum, óðerne dǽl tocyricneóde þriddan dǽl ðám þearfum it is right that one part [of the alms] be delivered to the priests, a second part for the need of the church, a third part for

on-sígan

(v.)

of gentle, gradual movement, to sink, decline, descendof violent movement

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of gentle, gradual movement, to sink, decline, descend Ðonne se dæg gewít, and seó niht onsíhþ tó wérium mankynne, Anglia viii. 320, 2. Simbel onsáh dæg sollempnis urgebat (vergebat?) dies, Hymn. Surt. 96, 1.

hopian

(v.)
Grammar
hopian, p. ode, ede

To hope, have hope or confidence [in a person], expect, watch for [with gen.]

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Se synfulla hopaþ symle ðæs rihtwísan considerat peccator justum, Ps. Th. 36, 32. Ðæt ðæt Maria dyde tó ðam wé hopiaþ that which Mary did, for that we hope, Homl. Th. ii. 442, 33.

Linked entries: á-hopian tó-hopian

bócian

(v.)
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Þreó hída ðe Oswald bisceop bócað Héhstáne his þægne þreora monna dæg on ðá gerád . . . C. D. iii. 19, 10 : 20, 32. Add

Ii

(n.)
Grammar
Ii, Hii,

Iona

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Wæs hé sended of ðam eálande and of ðam mynstre ðe Hii is nemned de insula quæ vocatur Hii, Bd. 3, 3; S. 526, 11

sige-wang

(n.)
Grammar
sige-wang, es ; m.
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A plain where victory is won, a glorious plain. where actual fighting has taken place Se mǽsta dǽl ðæs heriges læg on ðam sigewonge, Judth.

wíg-steall

(n.)
Grammar
wíg-steall, es; n.

The part of a church where the altar stands

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Wé lǽraþ ðæt mæssepreósta oþþe mynsterpreósta ǽnig ne cume binnan weohstealle (weófodstealle, v. l. ) búton his oferslipe, ne húru æt ðam weófode, ðætðǽr þénige búton ðære wǽde, L. Edg. C. 46; Th. ii. 254, 9

riht

(adj.)
Grammar
riht, adj.

erect, directright, straight agreeable to the spirit of law, human or divine, just, equitable the requirements of a lawregulation, legitimate, lawful, regular satisfying the demands of conduct, right, proper, fitting satisfying the requirements of a standard, right, correct, true, orthodox

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Hit is swíðe ryht spell ðæt Plato sǽde ... Ða cwæþ ic : 'Ic eom geþafa ðæt ðæt wæs sóþ spell ðæt Plato sǽde,' 35, 1-2; Fox 156, 8-14. Hé wæs riht cyning he (Constantine) was a true king, Elen. Kmbl. 26; El. 13. Ðæt is se rihta geleáfa, Blickl.