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sáwel

(n.)
Grammar
sáwel, ol, ul, sáwl, sául, sówhul, ¨ e; f.

The soulthe soul, the animal lifethe soul,a soul, a human creature

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Ðæt hé gefriðie heora sáwla fram deáþe, and hí féde on hungres tíde, Ps.

Linked entry: sáwel-leás

sceatt

(n.)
Grammar
sceatt, es ; m.

property, goods, wealth, treasureprice, gift, bribe, tax, tribute, money, goods a coin

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Hí behéton hire sceattas dabimus tibi singuli mille et centum argenteos, Jud. 16, 5. Wé ðé mid ús willaþ ferigan. . . siððan gé eówre gafulrǽdenne ágifen habbaþ, sceattas gescrifene, Andr.

Linked entry: sceat

heáfod

(n.)
Grammar
heáfod, gen. heáfdes; dat. heáfde; pl. heáfdu [v. Ælfc. Gr. 15; Som. 18, 21-25]

HEAD, chief, source, 'the commencing point, or the highest point, of a stream, of a field, hill, etc.

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Æt ðam óðran cyrre ne sý ðǽr nán óðer bót bútan ðæt heáfod the second time let there be no other reparation than the head, i. 1, 2; Th. i. 282, 2, 23. Heáfdas feónda capita inimicorum suorum, Ps. Th. 67, 21.

hyge

(n.)
Grammar
hyge, es; m.

Mindheartsoul

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Ic andette ðé mid hyge ealle heortan mínre confitebor tibi in toto corde meo, 110, 1: 118, 69: 94, 10. Wesan ðíne eáran gehýrende mid hige on eall gebedd esnes ðínes fiant aures tuæ intendentes in orationem servi tui, 129, 2.

georne

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, Ors. 3, 1; S. 96, 18. (6 a) of the course of events, happily, prosperously :-- Hit ágann mid heom gódian georne they began to have uninterrupted prosperity, Wlfst. 14, 14. eagerly, zealously Frýnd synd hié míne georne, Gen. 287. of the passage of time

ge-byrd

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Þa Críst com on ðás woruld þurh ménnisce gebyrde, Wlfst. 82, 15. (2 a) where the birth is celebrated yearly :-- Be þisse hálgan tíde weorþunga ...,, Hér segð ymb Drihtnes gebyrd ... þý forma dæg Dryhtnes gebyrde. Lch. iii. 164, 13-28.

sóþ

(n.)
Grammar
sóþ, es; n.

Soothtruth in a general senseconformity with an absolute standard truththat which conforms to an absolute standardtruthwhat is true in generaltruth in regard to a particular circumstanceexact conformity with the facts of a case truthfidelity to a promisetruthrealitycertaintyreal condition of thingswhat really isaffirmation of truthasseverationtruthconformity with rightrighteousnessequityjustice

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Is tó ðære tíde tælmet hwíle emne mid sóðe seofon and twentig, Andr. Kmbl. 227; An. 114. truth, fidelity to a promise Hé him gehét his ǽriste, swá hé mid sóðe (in exact accordance with his promise) gefylde, Blickl. Homl. 17, 4.

Linked entry: sóþ-cwide

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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Ic ðé sende ðæt spell ðæt ic áwrát be Angelðeóde and Seaxum historiam gentis Anglorum quam edideram tibi transmisi, Bd. pref.; S. 471, 9. Ic cýþe hwanan mé ðás spell (the narratives contained in the history) cóman, S. 471, 20.

Linked entry: spel

dón

(v.)
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Mid ðý hé þæt langre tíde forðheóld and dyde quod dum multo tempore sedulus exsequeretur, Bd. 4, 25; Sch. 497, 13. Hé áncorlíf dyde (on áncorlífe drohtode, v. l.) anchoreticam vitam egerat, 5, 9; Sch. 596, 6.

ge-healdan

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Se apostol manode ðá medeman þæt hí beón gehealdene on heora bigleofan and scúde ( habentes alimenta, et quibus tegamur, his contenti sumus, 1 Tim. 6, 8), Hml. Th. ii. 328, 14: Bl.

gán

to gowalkto move along, proceedto take a specified course to be guideddeterminedto be habitually in a specified conditionto gobe pregnantto pass, elapseto happen, come to pass, take placeto pass, be currentto be accepted to have a specified issue turn out so and soto move away, depart to relinquishto take one's way, proceedgomove in a specified directiongoandto applybetake oneselfto turnbetake oneselfgoto be carried, moved, impelledto pass, be paid, be allottedto be appropriatedto be one of the constituent elements be amongst the conditions requisiteto amount, be equivalentto attain, reach, extendto come to take precedence of.to produce, came out withto accompany, be withto be uttered to begin, startto go to the closet, have an evacuationto leave a permanent habitationoccupation to proceed to the business of a court

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S. 25, 569. gán forþ, of time, to pass, elapse Ðá hwíle ðe hé ǽne betyrnð gǽð forð feówor and twéntig tída. Hex. 8, 31. of a circumstance, event, to happen, come to pass, take place Rǽd forð gǽð, Exod. 525.

se

(con.; pronoun.)
Grammar
se, sió, Lchdm. ii. 260, l; m.: seó, ðeó, Blickl. Homl. 65, 13; se, Lchdm. ii. 228, 8; f.: ðæt; n.
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Mid ðý (ðe) of time, when, as Mid ðý ðe hé ðis gebed gecweden hæfde, Blickl. Homl. 229, 27: 231, 7. Sumre tíde mid ðý ðe wé wǽron mid úrum Drihtne, 235, 2. Mid ðí ðe, 237, 17. Mid ðí hé ðis cwæð, hé ástáh on heofonas, 237, 15.

habban

Grammar
habban, A.
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</b> to take as guardian :-- Gif se ceorl (ere forð, hæbbe sió módor hire beam and féde if the husband die, let the mother take tie chile! and bring it up, Ll.

eall

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Feówor and twéntig tída, ðæt is ealles án dæg and án niht, Hex. 8, 32. Férde Jacób mid his twelf sunum and his suna sunum ealles hund*-*seofontig manna, Hml. Th. ii. 190, 30. Þá hæftlingas ealles sixtýne, Hml. S. 5, 134.

ge-myndig

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73, 17. (4 a) having remembrance and making mention of in prayer :-- Swá hwæt swá þú bǽde, eall hit biþ gehéred, and swá hwæt swá þú wǽre gemyndig, ꝥ forgifeþ þé God quidquid petisti, exauditae sunt deprecationes tuae, et quod memorata nunc es, hoc tibi

hláf

breada loafcakebreadbreadmannacake

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Ðá wicþénas ǽnre tíde ǽr gemǽnum gereorde gán tó hláfe (accipiant panem), 59, 14. with qualifying words: Hé þǽre ytemestan yldo his lífes mid medmiclum hláfe and cealde wætere (pane cibario et frigida aqua) áwreþede, Bd. 5, 12; Sch. 630, 19.

Linked entry: hláf-gang

híréd

Grammar
híréd, l. híred,

a familya familyhousethe familycourt

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Wiste hé sumne híred on his bisceopscíre þe þá ungeþwǽre him betweónum wǽron (cf. wǽron on ðám tíman ungeþwǽre preóstas on ánum his mynstra, Hml. Th. ii. 516, 4), Bl. H. 225, 5.

sceát

(n.)
Grammar
sceát, es; m.

a corner, an anglecorner, quartera projection, promontorya nook, corner, regiona lap, bosomthe bosoma baysinusa garmenta cloth, napkin cloak,fold

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Voc. i. 82, 38: ma[n]tile, 290, 72: ii. 56, 48: gausape, 41, 13. Ealle neádbehéfe þing, ðæt is. . . nǽdl sceát weaxbreda omnia necessaria, id est . . . acus, mappula, tabule, R. Ben. 92, 3. Ðæt hé Godes gifa ne becnytte on ðæm sceáte his slǽwþe.

Linked entry: sceáta

mǽre

(adj.)
Grammar
mǽre, adj.

Greatexcellentdistinguishedillustrioussublimesplendidcelebratedfamouswidely knownnotoriousdistinguished by evil deedsinsignis

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Seó mǽre tiid (Easter), Menol. Fox 114; Men. 57. Se mǽra dæg the great and terrible day of the Lord, Exon. 23 b; Th. 65, 16; Cri. 1055. Ðæt is mǽre spell no common tale is that, Cd. 119; Th. 155, 2; Gen. 2566: Elen. Kmbl. 1936; El. 970.

húru

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Add: <b>, híru, hýru</b>. qualifying measurements, at least, about Wé wið þám wyrmum wunnan húru twá tída þǽre nihte (prope duas horas), Nar. 13, 27. Húru ferme (centies exorans ferme ), An. Ox. 17, 38. Húru embe seofon niht, Bl.