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sí

(v.)

be

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Ðæs sig Metode þanc. Beo. Th. 3561; B. 1778. Ðæt gé witen hwæt hit sié, Past. 8; Swt. 53, 13. Gif ðú sié Godes sunu, Blickl. Homl. 27, 7. Him sió wuldor, Hy. 8, 4. Ðæt ðæt betst sý, ðæt mon seó foremǽre. Bt. 34, 2; Fox 82, 10.

land-begenga

(n.)
Grammar
land-begenga, an; m.

husbandman ⬩ farmer ⬩ a native

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Gif hit on Wódnes dæig þunrige ðæt tácnaþ landbigencgena cwealm and cræftigra if it thunder on Wednesday, that betokens death of husbandmen and craftsmen, Lchdm. iii. 180, 14. Ágæf ða ðǽm londbigencgum [-bigengum, Rush.] locavit eam agricolis, Mk.

Linked entry: land-begang

mylen-gear

(n.)
Grammar
mylen-gear, es; m.
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Andlang eá on ðone mulenger; ðonan andlang ðære mylendíc, C. D. v. 383, 11. On ðone ealdan myliar ðǽr ðá welegas standað; ðæt west andlang human, iii. 421, 32

Linked entries: gear myliær

cóðu

(n.)
Grammar
cóðu, e; f; cóðe, an; f; cóða, an; m.

A disease ⬩ sickness ⬩ pestilence ⬩ morbus

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He fram ðære cóðe hine gehǽlde he healed him from the disease i. 400, 10. Wið wambe cóðum for diseases of the stomach L. M. 2, 32; Lchdm. ii. 234, 1

strand

(n.)
Grammar
strand, es; n.

A strand, shore

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Ðæt strand getácnode ða écan staðolfæstnysse ðæs tówerdan lífes, Homl. Th. ii. 288, 30. Wudes ne feldes, sandes ne strandes, Lchdm. iii. 288, 1. Hí sǽton be ðam strande secus littus sedentes, Mt. Kmbl. 13, 48: Jn. Skt. 21, 4.

LǼTAN

(v.)
Grammar
LǼTAN, p. lét, leórt; pp. lǽten. The ellipsis of a verb in the infinitive, the meaning of which may be inferred from the context, not unfrequently takes place after lǽtan; and the connection of many of the meanings which follow with the simple one seems explainable in this way.

to LET ⬩ allow ⬩ permit ⬩ suffer ⬩ to let ⬩ let go ⬩ give up ⬩ dismiss ⬩ leave ⬩ forsake ⬩ let ⬩ to let ⬩ cause ⬩ make ⬩ get ⬩ have ⬩ cause to be ⬩ place ⬩ make as if ⬩ make out ⬩ profess ⬩ pretend ⬩ estimate ⬩ consider ⬩ suppose ⬩ think ⬩ to behave towards ⬩ treat ⬩ to let

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Ðæt man þurh ðæt lǽte ðæt hé sí ðæs legeres wyrðe so that for that reason it be considered that he is worthy of such burial, L. Edg. C. 29; Th. ii. 250, 17.

Linked entries: aweg-lǽtan leórt

wær

(adj.)
Grammar
wær, adj.

ware ⬩ aware ⬩ having knowledge of something which is to be guarded against ⬩ ware ⬩ prepared for ⬩ on guard against something that might be hurtful ⬩ ware ⬩ careful to avoid something ⬩ on guard against doing something ⬩ ware ⬩ observant of ⬩ attentive to a warning ⬩ wary ⬩ cautious ⬩ sagacious ⬩ prudent ⬩ cunning

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Wærne ðé beón, ðæt ðú náht unrihtes ne dó getácnaþ, Lchdm. iii. 214, 25. ware, observant of, attentive to a warning Ðæt hí wære beón ðæs cwydes, Wulfst. 7, 6: L. I.

wuldorlíce

(adv.)
Grammar
wuldorlíce, adv.

Gloriously

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Gloriously Hé ðæt setl ðære apostolícan cyrican wulderlíce (gloriosissime) heóld and rehte, Bd. 2, 1; S. 500, 10. Wuldorlíce, Blickl. Homl. 211, 31. Hié on manegum godcundum mægenum swíþe wuldorlíce áscinon, 161, 19

stǽger

(n.)
Grammar
stǽger, e; f.

A staircase

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Hé ástáh up tó ðære stǽgre ðe stód wið ðæs cáseres botl, Homl. Skt. i. 5, 438. Hé feóll of ánre stǽgere, 18, 232

Linked entry: wiþer-stǽger

up-áhefedness

(n.)
Grammar
up-áhefedness, e; f.

Elevation ⬩ exaltation ⬩ exultation ⬩ arrogance, pride

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Elevation. literal Exaltatio sancte crucis, ðæt is on Engliscre sprǽce upáhefednyss ðære hálgan róde, for ðan ðe heó wæs áhafen on ðam dæge, Homl.

Linked entry: up-áhafenness

leác-tric

Grammar
leác-tric, leáh-tric, es; m.
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Lactucas ðæt is leáhtric, L. M. 2, 16; Lchdm. ii. 194, 6: 3, 8; Lchdm. ii. 352, 20.

Linked entry: cærse

líþ

(n.)
Grammar
líþ, es; n.
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Of mistlícum dryncum ðæs líþes from various strong drinks, Bt. 37, 1; Fox 186, 17. Se ðe his oferdrencþ mid ðæs écan lífes líþe aeterna nos dulcedine inebrians, Past. 36, 9; Swt. 261, 15. Ðá bær unc mon líþ forþ oblato poculo, Bd. 5, 3; S. 616, 31

mægen-cræft

(n.)
Grammar
mægen-cræft, es; m.

Main force ⬩ great power or might ⬩ mighty power

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Is ðæt mægencræft micel móda gehwylces ofer líchoman (cf. hit is micel cræft ðæs módes for ðone líchoman, Bt. 38, 1; Fox 196, 10), Bt. Met. Fox 26, 209; Met. 26, 105. Ðæt hé þrittiges manna mægencræft on his mundgripe hæbbe, Beo. Th. 765; B. 380.

teóðung-mann

(n.)
Grammar
teóðung-mann, es; m.
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ðæs teóðingmannes, L.

þurh-sceótan

(v.)

to shoot through ⬩ transfix ⬩ pierce

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Ðǽr wearð Alexander þurhscoten mid ánre flán ... hé þurh ðæt folc geþrang ðæt hé ðone ilcan ofslóg ðe hiene ǽr þurhsceát in eo praelio sagitta trajectus eatenus pugnavit, donec eum, a quo vulneratus esset, occideret, Ors. 3, 9; Swt. 134, 22-27.

wésten-setla

(n.)
Grammar
wésten-setla, an; m.
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Óþer cyn is muneca, ðæt is wéstensetlan, ðe feor fram mannum gewítaþ, and wéste stówa and ánwunung gelufiaþ. . . Swilce wéstensetlan . . . on wéstenes wununge gelustfulliaþ, R. Ben. 134, 11-16. Óþer cyn is ancrena, ðæt is wéstensetlena, 9, 5

ge-leórnes

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Ðæs giliórnise ( depositionem ) wé gimérsia, Rtl. 89, 14. Giliórnise hiora exitus illorum 86, 16. the anniversary of a person's death On ðone nygeðan dæg ðæs mónðes bið Sc̃e Pegean geleórnes, Shrn. 48, 38: 51, 28: 52 15, and often

leornere

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Ic wilnige ðætte ðeós sprǽc stigge on ðæt ingeðonc ðæs leorneres ( lectoris ), Past. 23, 17. a man of learning, a scholar Sc̃s Augustinus tíd ðæs bisceopes and þæs æþelan leorneres, Shrn. 122, 23.

pytt

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Add 'Drinc ðæt wæter of ðínum ágenum mere, and ðætte of ðínum ágnum pytte áflówe'. . . Ðonne hé drincð of ðǽm wielme his ágnes pyttes . . . 'bibe aquam de cisterna tua, et fluenta putei tui'. . . Bibit sui fluenta putei, Past. 373, 3-10.

ríce

(n.)
Grammar
ríce, es; n. <b>I a.</b>
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</b> add :-- Ðonne bið ðæt ríce wel gereht, ðonne sé ðe ðǽr fore bið suíðor wilnað ðæt hé rícsige ofer monna unðeáwas ðonne ofer óðre góde menn summus locus bene regitur, cum is, qui praeest, vitiis potius quam fratribus dominatur, Past. 117, 9.