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ǽg-hwá

in every respect, quite, altogether

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Add Hió gehǽt him ǽghwæs genóg abundantiam promittit, Past. 71, 23: Sch. 94. Sélre byð ǽghwám, An. 320: El. 1270: Met. 8, 5. Ǽghwǽm, B. 1384: Sat. 363: Met. 8, 38. Fira ǽghwám, Ps. Th. 134, 3.

smeortan

(v.)
Grammar
smeortan, p. smeart, pl. smurton; pp. smorten

To smart dolere

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To smart Gnættas cómon mid fýrsmeortendum bitum ignitos ciniphes Ors. i, 7; Swt. 36, 30. [ Þenne akeþ his heorte and smerteð O. E. Homl. ii. 207, 21. Hire ne oc, ne ne smeart 21, 27. Ðenne wile his heorte aken and smerten 207, 34.

Linked entries: smorcenne smeart

toln

(n.)
Grammar
toln, e; f.

Toll

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Toll Hé begeat mid his sméhwrencan and mid his golde and seolfre eall dyrnunga æt Steorran, ðe ðá wæs ðæs kinges rædesman, ðæt him gewearð se þridda pænig of ðære tolne on Sandwíc, Chart. Th. 339. 13: 340; 35.

Linked entry: tolnere

sécan

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Add Hié Læcedemonie mid gefeohte sóhton, Ors. 3, 1; S. 98, 11. Darius hié mid gefeohte sécan wolde, 2, 5; S. 78, 23

giongor-scipe

(n.)
Grammar
giongor-scipe, es; m.

Youngershipservicejuvĕnīlis statusministĕrium

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Youngership, service; juvĕnīlis status, ministĕrium Ðæt hie his giongorscipe fyligan woldan that they would follow his service, Cd. 14; Th. 16, 26; Gen. 249

Linked entry: geongor-scipe

witod

(adj.)
Grammar
witod, adj. (ptcpl. )

appointedordainedassuredcertaincertaincertainlyassuredly

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Se ealda man him mæg gewislíce witod witan, ðæt him se deáð geneálǽcð the old man may surely know, that for him the approach of death is certain, Wulfst. 147, 26. eác wénan ne þurfon, ac witod witan, ðæt hig yfel leán habban scylan, 270, 26.

Linked entries: ge-witod witud

ná-hwæðer

(pronoun.)
Grammar
ná-hwæðer, náwðer, náðer, nóðer; pron.

Neither

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Ne fornime nóder óðer ofer will let neither of you deprive the other against his or her will, Past. 51; Swt. 399. 34. gecýðaþ ðonne hié endiaþ ðæt hié náwðer ne bióþ, 16, 3; Fox 56, 27.

ge-þeódrǽden

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manna geþeódrǽdenne forsáwan hominum consortia reliquerunt, 134, 21. Nán bróðor him náne geþeódrǽdene tó næbbe nullus ei fratrum in ullo jungatur consortio, 49, 16.

nama

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Him ꝥ tó lytel yfel þúhte búton hié eác hié þæs naman benáme ipsum quoque Romae nomen persequentes, Ors. 2, 8; S. 94, 4. Gregorius, sé wæs óðrum naman genemned Nanzanzenus, Past. 173, 16.

nebb

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Dragað hine niwelne his neb tó eorðan, Hml. S. 14, 155. Ðá hé fleáh, ðá tórýpte hine án bré(m)ber ofer ðæt nebb. Ðá hé ætsacan wolde, ðá sǽde him mon ðæt tó tácne, C. D. ii. 134, 28. Þú gesceáwast ðæs mannes neb, and God sceáwað his heortan, Hml.

forþ-rǽsan

(v.)
Grammar
forþ-rǽsan, p. de; pp. ed

To rush forthspring forth, spring uprise upproruĕreexsĭlīresălīreexsurgĕre

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He ðá awearp his reáf, and forþrǽsde and to him com qui projecto vestīmento suo exsĭliens, vēnit ad eum, Mk. Bos. 10, 50. Forþrǽsdon of ðǽm wítum exsurrexērunt a supplĭciis, Martyrol. ad 26, Mart

be-spirian

(v.)
Grammar
be-spirian, -spirigan, -spyrigan; p. ode; pp. od

To inquire, traceinquirere, investigare

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Se ðe bespyrige [bespirige, Wilk.] yrfe innan óðres land, aspirige hit út, se ðe ðæt land áge, gif he mǽge he who traces cattle into another's land, let him trace it out, who owns that land, if he can, iv. 2; Th. i. 222, 14

Linked entry: be-spyrigan

sél

(adv.)
Grammar
sél, adv.
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Add Hé gebæd for hine, and him wæs sóna sǽl (sél, v. l.); and hé hine þá genam oravit, moxque ilium melius habentem tulit, Gr. D. 247, 25. Add Næs him ealles ná þe sél þæs þe hé georne hédde, Hml, S. 23, 638

ge-býrian

(v.)
Grammar
ge-býrian, -býrigan, -bírian; 3rd sing. ; p. ede; pp. ed; 3rd sing. ; p. ode; pp. od. [The cognate words point to a short vowel.]

To happento fall outto pertain tobelong toevenireacciderecontingerepertinere adIt pertains toit is fitting or suitableit becomesit behovespertinet adconvenitoportetdecet

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Hine man byrigde swá him wel gebýrede they buried him as well became him, Chr. 1036; Th. 294, 22, On ealle þeóda gebýraþ beón ðæt gódspel gebodod in omnes gentes oportet prædicari evangelium, Mk. Bos. 13, 10

Linked entries: býre ge-bíraþ

ge-riht-wísian

(v.)
Grammar
ge-riht-wísian, p. ode; pp. od; v. a.

To justifyjustificare

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Ða ðe he him to clypode, ða he gerihtwísode, and ða ðe he gerihtwísode, ða he gemǽrsode those whom he called unto him he justified, and those whom he justified he glorified, Homl. Th. ii. 366, 2. synt gerihtwísode justĭfĭcāta sunt, Ps. Th. 18, 8.

óðer

(n.; num.; adj.; pronoun.)
Grammar
óðer, indef. prn.
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Him bærst micel wund on óðrum þeó in one of his thighs 109, 14. Ðá gewearþ him ðæt twegen tó ánwíge eodon . . . ealle gecwǽdon, ðæt gif ǽnig man wolde heora óðrum ( either of them ) fylstan, ðæt man hine sóna gefénge, H. R. 101, 21.

mis-spówan

(v.)

to succeed badly

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to succeed badly Hé sǽde ðæt hit ðæm cyninge læsse edwit wǽre, gif ðæm folce búton him misspeówe if it went ill with the people when he was not with them, Ors. 2, 5; Swt. 82, 34

ge-rǽdan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-rǽdan, p. -reórd, -réd, -rǽd

To give counsel, advise, bring about by adviceconsilium dare

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To give counsel, advise, bring about by advice; consilium dare Ðe him ðone teónan gerǽd who brought that injury upon them by his counsel, Cd. 37; Th. 48, 12; Gen. 774: 37; Th. 49, 25; Gen. 797

Linked entries: ge-rǽde ge-rádian

neósian

(v.)
Grammar
neósian, p. ode with gen. acc. or clause.

to search outfind out by enquiry or inspectionto inspectto seekvisitto seek with hostile intentto visit with calamity, disease

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Se hine ǽghwylce daga neósade, Exon. Th. 162, 11; Gú. 974. Hwílum mennisce áras neósedon (hine or his), 157, 16; Gú. 892. Ic wæs on ðæm carcerne and gé min neósodon, L. E. I. 32; Th. ii. 428, 29.

wén

(n.)
Grammar
wén, e; f.

suppositionopinionthoughtideahopeexpectationlikelihoodprobabilitychanceperhapsperchancemay beprobably

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Ne biþ his lof ná ðý læsse, ac is wén ðæt hit sié ðý máre his praise will not be the less, but may be the greater Bt. 40, 3; Fox 238, 11.

Linked entry: wéna