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bútan

(prep.; adv.)
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On ánum báte bútan ǽlcum geréþrum, Chr. 891; P. 82, 19. Agustuses ládteówas búton Agustuse selfum, Ors. 5, 15; S. 250, 8. except, (all, none) but Þæs óþres folces þone mǽstan dǽl hié him tó gecirdon búton þám cyninge Ælfréde, Chr. 878; P. 74, 28.

ge-híran

(v.)
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Th. i. 52, 18, 27, Þú gehýrdest þone hálgan wer, þá þú geýwdest þám eorle bán Jósephes El. 785. Wuna mid ús. . ' Hé hié þá nolde gehiéran, ac hié forlét, Bl. H. 247, 35. the object a thing Hié hrýmað tó mé and ic gehíre hira hreám, Ex. 22, 23.

sum

(adj.; pronoun.)
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sum, indef. prn.
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Sum heó hire on handum bær, sum hire æt heortan læg, Cd. Th. 40, 8-9; Gen. 636. Ánra gehwylc hæfþ syndrige gyfe fram Gode sume furðor ðonne some alius sic, alius vero sic, R. Ben. 64, 10.

Linked entry: ÁN

wíse

(n.)
Grammar
wíse, an: wís, e; f.

a wise waymannermodefashionstate conditionan arrangementinstructiona dispositiondirectionconditiona thingres negotiuma causereasonres

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Hé hæfde his wísan beþóht to Seleucuse he bad entrusted his affairs to Seleucus, Ors. 3, 11; Swt. 150, 16. a cause, reason; res For ðære wísan (pro qua re) hé wæs heáfde becorfen, Bd. I. 27; S. 491, 18.

Linked entry: wís-fæst

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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bæd ðæt hé mid ðone martyr þrowian móste, 1, 7; S. 478, 18: 1, 23; S. 485, 27. Nemþe hé Cristes geleáfan onfénge mid ða þeóde ðe hé ofer cyning wæs, 3, 21; S. 551, 1. Hé gewát mid cyning engla, Cd. 60; Th. 73, 26; Gen. 1210: Beo.

Linked entry: mið

dæg

(n.)
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. ¶ in pl. days of a reign :-- On his (Beorhtric ) dagum cuómon ǽrest .iii. scipu, Chr. 787; P. 54, 4. time during which something exists Hé geseah þá ceastre and cwæð: 'Eálá, gif þú wistest on þysum þínum dæge,' Lk. 19, 42. v. ár, bæd-, bebod-, bén-

lást

(n.)
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lást, lǽst, leást, es; m.

A stepfootsteptracktrace

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Him on láste fór sweót Ebréa on their track marched the band of Hebrews, Judth. 12; Thw. 25, 38; Jud. 298. Yldran ússe in forléton ðone wlitigan wong on láste our parents left that beauteous plain behind, Exon. 62 a; Th. 228, 18; Ph. 440.

Linked entry: lǽst

be-lúcan

(v.)
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Hí heora baða belucon, Ap. Th. 6, 13: Ps. Spl. 16, II. Hostiarius sceal þá cyrcan þám ungeleáffullun belúcan, Ll. Th. ii. 346, 30. Belocenum fenge sinu concluso, Wrt. Voc. ii. 135, 3. His múþ and his næsþyrla beóþ belocene. Bl.

ge-openian

(v.)
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Voc. ii. 87, 74. to lay bare to the mind, disclose, reveal, declare, male known. the object a noun or pronoun Heó onwríhð hire ǽwelm, þonne heó geopenaþ hiore ðeáwas ( cum mores profitetur ), Bt. 20; F. 70, 25.

lufian

(v.)
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Heó lufode þá leóde, líðwǽge bær hælum tó handa, B. 1982. Frofre gǽst in Gúðláces geóce gewunade, lufade hine and lǽrde, Gú. 109. Cómon earnas . . . lissum lufodon, An. 870. Nemne hé God lufige mid lácum, Jul. in.

tíman

(v.)
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tíman, p. de.

to teem,be productive.to be with child,bear,bring forth youngto beget, have intercourse with (wið) a womanto have offspring,bring forthto vouch to warranty to refer property (acc.) to (tó) the person from whom it was obtained in support of the right of possessionto refer an opinion to the source from which it is derived in its supportto betake one's self to a place,go to to resort toappeal to in reverence or for help to lead to

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Ðá bæd heó hire wer ðæt hé wið hire wylne týman sceolde (ingredere ad ancillam meam, Gen. 16, 2), Boutr. Scrd. 22, 23. Móste se bisceop niman him án clǽne mǽden and wið hý týman on ásettum tíman, L. Ælfc. C. 7; Th. ii. 346, 2: Homl.

ge-cynd

(n.)
Grammar
ge-cynd, f. also has gen. ge-cynd (Bl. H. 31, 32); dat.
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Sceáwa þǽr nú dúst, and drýge bán, þǽr þǽr þú ǽr gesáwe æfter flǽsclicre gecynde fægre leomu on tó seónne, Bl.

gód

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Seó góde cwén Margarita, 1093; P. 228, 11. of qualities or attributes, good (courage) Ðá bæd ic þá fyrde ꝥ hié hæfdon gód ellen þára þinga þe ús on becwómon orabam Macedones ne aduersis casibus cederent neue deficerent, Nar. 14, 22.

on-geagn

(prep.)
Grammar
on-geagn, -gegen, -gægn, -gegn, -geán, -gán, -geǽn, -gén.

opposite, over against, againsttowards, in the direction of, to meet, in the way ofagainstagainst, for the reception of, to receivein reply toin return for, as an equivalent for opposite, over againstagainst, in a direction opposite toagainst, with, contrary to, in opposition toin reply toas an equivalent for, in return for, in exchange foragainst, ready fortowardsoppositeagain, backLat re-in replytowardson the other handagain

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Bæd ðæt him mon brohte ðone triumphan ongeán, Ors. 5, 12; Swt. 240, 2: Shrn. 129, 21. Him com seó menio ongeán (-gægn, Lind. Rush.), Jn. Skt. 12, 18. Férdon ongeán ðǽm héðnum they marched against the heathens, Blickl.

Linked entries: a-gén a-gén on-gegen

gildan

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Gif se bana oðbyrste, feórðe manwyrð hé tó gedó . . . Gif mannes esne frígne mannan ofslæhð, þane þe sié, hund scillinga gelde; se ágend þone banan ágefe and óðer manwyrð þǽr tó. Gif bana oðbyrste, twám manwyrðum hine man forgelde, Ll.

hyge

(n.)
Grammar
hyge, es; m.

Mindheartsoul

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Hét hicgan tó hige gódum bade them see to it that they were of good courage, Byrht. Th. 131, 7; By. 4. Hí on heofon setton hyge hyra múþes posuerunt in cælum os suum, Ps. Th. 72, 7.

GRUND

(n.)
Grammar
GRUND, es; m.
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Hét hine ðære sweartan helle grundes gýman bade him rule the black hell's abyss, Cd. 18; Th. 22, 25, 31; Gen. 346, 349. To grunde to hell, 219; Th. 281, 9; Sat. 269: 227; Th. 304, 21; Sat. 633.

ge-hwirfan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-hwirfan, ge-hweorfan.
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His gesceafta ne móton tóslúpan, ac bíð gehwerfde eft tó þám ilcan ryne þe hié ǽr urnon, Bt. 21 ; F. 74, 11. of non-material objects, to bring back to doing or being, to recall Sió medtrymnes ðæt mód gehwierfð gehwelces monnes hine selfne tó ongietanne

Linked entry: ge-hweorfan

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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Bæd ðæt [hé] him on spellum gecýðde, onwrige worda gongum, hú . . . Exon. Th. 171, 28; Gú. 1133: Cd. Th. 33, 7; Gen. 516.

Linked entry: spel

ofer

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Man bær þone ele hire. Þá wæs se ele wexende ofer ealne þone weg (all the while they were carrying it ), Hml. S. 31, 1123.