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ge-þóht

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Swá heánlic geþóht geniman, ꝥ gé sǽdon ꝥ þá hǽðnan tída wǽron beteran þonne þá crístnan, Ors. 6, 37; S. 296, 17. Ne bescýt se deófol nǽfre swá yfel geþóht intó þám men, Angl. vii. 28, 260.

Linked entry: þóht

hwæt-hwega

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L. 24, 41. preceding ꝥte ne wyrse ðé huodhuoegu blimpe ne deterius tibi aliquid contigat, Jn. L. 5, 14. Lyttel hothuoego modicum quid, Jn.

samod

(adv.)
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samod, adv.

Together.and, both . . . and, also, too

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Swylce ic his willan wylle sécean, samed (also, likewise, at the same time) andettan . . . Ps. Th. 110,2 . Ðú ðínra bearna bearn sceáwige; geseó samed gangan sibb ofer Israhél, 127, 7: Exon.

BE

(prep.)
Grammar
BE, [abbreviated from big = bí, q. v.]; prep. dat. and instr.

BYnear totoatinonuponaboutwithjuxtapropeadsecusincumoffromabouttouchingconcerningdequoadforbecause ofafterbythroughaccording topropropterersecundumbesideout ofeex

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Be hlísan of or about fame, Bt. titl. xviii. xix; Fox xiv. 1. Gramlíce be Gode sprǽcan male locuti sunt de Deo, Ps. Th. 77, 20. Be his horse Bucefal about his horse Bucephal, Ors. 3, 9; Bos. 67, 39.

lǽn

(n.)
Grammar
lǽn, lán [v. under lǽn-land], e; f.

a loangrantgiftleasefeefief

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, until the time that he has gained a freehold and a perpetual possession, Shrn. 164, 2-8.

Linked entries: lǽne lǽn-land

swilce

(adv.)
Grammar
swilce, swelce; adv. conj.
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Swylce eác feówer tída syndan, 35, 15. Hé helpeþ þearfan swylce eác wædlan parcet pauperi et inopi, Ps. Th. 71, 13: Blickl. Homl. 75, 19: Judth. Thw. 21, 14; Jud. 18: 26, 20; Jud. 344. Swylce hé ús álésde, Blickl. Homl. 103, 13.

Linked entry: swálíce

þeówian

(v.)
Grammar
þeówian, p. ode.
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Hú ne þeówode ic ðe for Rachele nonne pro Rachel servivi tibi? Gen. 29, 25: Lk. Skt. 15, 29. Hí ne mihton elles béón, gif hé ne þiówedon hiora fruman, Bt. 39, 13; Fox 234, 30. Þiówoden, Met. 29, 99. Ða ðe fram cildháde Gode þeówodon, Homl.

Linked entries: þeáwian þeówan

ge-hwá

(n.; adj.; pronoun.)
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ge-hwá, <b>A.</b> as noun.
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On tída gehwone, Gen. 2305. Burga gehwone, Dan. 63. Ymb healfa gehwone, Cri. 61. (aa) with gen. of a noun of multitude :-- Gumcynnes gehwone, B. 2765.

ge-swencan

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geswenced (-swencte, v. l. ) quem deteriorem facere possit adversitas, Bt. 39, 10; F. 228, 6. where both subject and object are things Bið heard winter and yfel lencten and eorþan wæstmas swíþe geswencte the fruits of the earth will have a very hard time

hiw

(adj.)
Grammar
hiw, l. híw,

shapeformshapefigurea formshapewritingappearanceaspectcolourformkindnaturecharacterformulaformtypemodela pretexa fancya kindspecies

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On ymbsnidenesse híwe (tipo), 40, 17. Of hífe (híwe, Hpt. Gl. 465, 74), gelícnysse liniamento .i. similitudini (puritatis), 2530, Fǽmnhá[d]licum híwe uirginali formulae, i. specie, 536.

hlísa

famereputationreputegloryreputationreportfameapprobationapplause

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mon déð micel fæsten, and hæfð ðone hlísan ðæt hé hit dó for forhæfdnesse . . . monig bið ágiéta his góda, and wilnað mid ðý geearnigan ðone hlísan ðæt hé sié rúmgiful saepe sub parsimoniae nomine se tenacia palliat, contraque se effusio sub appetta-tione

ídel

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Uton teolian ꝥ ús þás tída ídle ne gewítan, Bl. H. 129, 36. Hwǽr beóþ þonne his ídlan gescyrplan?, 111, 35. idle, doing nothing Hwý sceal ǽnig monn bión ídel ꝥ hé ne weorce ?, Bt. 41, 3; F. 248, 24

réðe

(adj.)
Grammar
réðe, ;adj.;

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

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Homl. 223, 6. of justifiable severity, ; severe, stern, austere, zealous; Strang wæs and réðe se ðe wætrum weóld (;the Deity at the time of the flood;) Cd. Th. 83, 8; Gen. 1376.

Linked entry: hréðe

wíse

(n.)
Grammar
wíse, an: wís, e; f.

a wise waymannermodefashionstate conditionan arrangementinstructiona dispositiondirectionconditiona thingres negotiuma causereasonres

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Ðonne ðé ðín wíse lície cum bene tibi fuerit, Gen. 40, 14. Hǽte hym man bæþswá hraþe swá hys wíse gódige. Lchdm. iii. 122, 8.

Linked entry: wís-fæst

sprǽc

(n.)
Grammar
sprǽc, spǽc, spréc, e; f.

Speech.speech, talking speech, the faculty of speaking skilful speech, speaking with art, eloquencewhat is said, a speech, saying, collection of words speech, language, talk, discourse, wordsa speech, languagespeech, e.g. to have speech of or with a person, conversation, consultation, conference, discussiona question, case that requires explanationa sentence, decision, agreement, termsa case, cause, suit, claimtalk about a person or thing, report, fame words denoting places where there is speakinglingua, loquelacolloquium, eloquium, ratio, judicium, consilium, senatus

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P. 1, tit. 3; Th. ii. 170, 6. Gif hwam seó sprǽc óþfylþ, Lchdm. ii. 288, 18. Strong on sprǽce, Exon. Th. 410, 9; Rä. 28, 13. skilful speech, speaking with art, eloquence Sprǽc eloquentia, Hpt. Gl. 529, 57.

MID

(prep.)
Grammar
MID, (in Gloss. Ep. and Lindisfarne Gospels) mið; prep. with dat. acc. inst.

Within conjunction within company with, along withamongapudpenesbythroughwithatwhensinceseeing thatcum

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Se mihtiga slóh mid hálige hand, 167; Th. 208, 18; Exod. 485. having reference to time, with, at On úhtan mid ǽrdæge, Beo. Th. 253; B. 126: Andr.

Linked entry: mið

standan

(v.)
Grammar
standan, p. stód, pl. stódon; pp. standen
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Hwílon stód ðæt ... at one time the law was that..., L. Ff.; Th. i. 226, 1: L. Eth. ii. 9; Th. i. 288, 29.

Linked entries: stondan for-stent

ge-mǽne

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D. iv. 277, 29. beón ánum áwiht gemǽnes to have anything to do with Náwiht þé siǽ on þǽm sóþfæste gemǽnes nihil tibi et justo illi, Mt.

ende

(v.; adj.; part.)

a regionquartersidequarterpartproportiondeathendfinishedissueeventgoalultimatelyalwaysultimatelycontinuouslyconsecutivelykindsort

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Is nú ende feor þæt wé sceolun ætsomne súsel þrowian it is far from the end of the time during which we must suffer together, i. e. our sufferings will never end, Sat. 40. Oð his lífes ende, Chr. 709; P. 41, 35.

Linked entry: ende-dæg

sculan

(v.)
Grammar
sculan, &nbsp;sceolan; ic, hé sceal, scal, ðú scealt, pl. wé sculon, sceolon ; p. sceolde, scolde, scealde, scalde; subj.
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Óðer participium is tówerdre tíde se ðe rǽdan sceal lecturus . . . ðæt ðe sceal beón gerǽd legendus, 41 ; Zup. 246, 10-15. Se ðe wyle oððe sceal sprecan loquuturus, Zup. 247, 15, 11: 248, 6. Se ðe sceal beón gecyssed osculandus, 248, 7.

Linked entries: ge-scola sceal