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þrymm

(n.)
Grammar
þrymm, es; m.

a hostgreat body of peoplea forcemultitudea great body of waterforcepowermightglorymajestymagnificencegreatnessgrandeur

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Hié wið Drihtne dǽlan meahton wíc werodes þrymme by the might of their band, Cd. Th. 2, 31; Gen. 27. Eall ðæt ða þeódguman þrymme ( by force or gloriously? ) geeodon, Judth. Thw. 26, 17; Jud. 332. Se mec mæg écan meahtum, geþeón þrymme, Exon.

Linked entry: þrym

þegen

(n.)
Grammar
þegen, þegn, þeng, þén, es; m.
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Ðá bæd hé his ðeng ( ministrum ), ðæt hé him stówe gegearwode. Ðá wundrade se ðeng, Bd. 4, 24; S. 598, 29. Geleáffull ðegn (esne, Rush.: þeów, W. S.) fidelis servus, Mt. Kmbl. Lind. 24, 45, 46. Ðá þénas ðe ðæt wæter hlódon, Jn.

weorþ

(adj.)
Grammar
weorþ, worþ, wurþ, wirþ, wyrþ, wirþe, wierþe, wyrþe, weorþe; adj.
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Sceal bám gelíc, mon tó gemæccan, máþþum óþres weorð ( one gift deserves another in return ), Exon. Th. 343, 11; Gn. Ex. 155. Mín unrihtwísnysse is máre ðonne ic forgifenysse wyrðe sý major est iniquitas mea, quam ut veniam merear, Gen. 4, 13: Cd.

ge-settan

(v.)
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Þ hié woldon his bán on níwe cyste gedón and on þǽre ylcan stówe bufan eorðan gesettan and gestaþolian (locarent), Bd. 4, 30; Sch. 534, 6. Biheóldun hwér wére giseted (gesettet, L.), Mk. 15, 47. Gesetted, Jn. L. 19, 41.

ofer

(prep.)
Grammar
ofer, ofor; prep. adv.

with dat. generally with the idea of rest;above, overdenoting contact with anything, upon, ondenoting extension over, throughout, in, ondenoting a higher degree, beyond, more thandenoting the cause of an emotion, overdenoting the object over which power is exercisedwith the idea of movement, where the accusative might be expectedmarking time, after, beyond denoting motion in a definite direction across, to the other side of an objectdenoting motion which is diffused over a surfacedenoting extension through a space, throughout, amongdenoting motion from below, over, abovedenoting motion from above, upon, on denoting the object upon which an action or feeling takes effectdenoting the object over which power is exercisedabove, more thansupra, superbeyond, besidesultradenoting the passing over moral bounds, in violation of, in opposition to, contrary to, againstwith words implying rest(cf. to talk over)denoting the cause of an emotion (cf. I. 5)withoutwith words expressing time,afterthrough, during

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Man slóh án geteld ofer ða hálgan bán, Swt. A. S. Rdr. 100, 150. Iudas up áhóf ðara róda twá ofer ðæt fǽge hús, Elen. Kmbl. 1759; El. 881.

Linked entries: ofer-bord ofer-sceótan

faran

to traveljourneyto marchto goto godepartto gomoveto goflyto cometo pass awaydepartto go onpractisehappenturn out

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bæd ꝥ hé móste faran and his fæder bebyrgean, Bl. H. 23, 13. of the movements of troops by land or sea: Hié on ðǽm sǽ tógædere fóran, and gefuhton they joined battle and fought, Ors. 3, 1; S. 96, 31.

Linked entry: farnian

up

(adv.)
Grammar
up, (úp?), upp; adv.

Up.upon high uperectlyupto a high point

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Ðǽr bær Godwine eorl up his mál Earl Godwine brought his case up or forward, Chr. 1052; Erl. 187, 19. Syþþan up cymð deófles costnung orta tribulationi, Mk. Skt. 4, 17. Se wæs up cymen in Palestina mǽgðe he was a native of Palestine, Shrn. 141, 6.

CYRICE

(n.)
Grammar
CYRICE, cirice, cyrce, circe; gen. an, ean; f: cyric, ciric, in the compound cyric-ǽwe, etc. q. v. cyrc, e; f. circ,

in the compounda church, the material structure ecclesiaa heathen temple templum paganum

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On ðison geáre barn Cristes cyre in this year [A. D. 1066] Christchurch [Canterbury] was burnt, Chr. 1066; Erl. 202, 1. Cyrice weard, cyrce weard a warden of a church, 1043; Erl. 169, 33: 1070; Erl. 207, 33.

Linked entries: cyrce circe cirice

friþ

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On his ríce mid friðe gesittan, Ors. 6, 34; S. 290, 21. security from molestation Wé gesáwon hys angsunmisse þá hé ús friðes bæd, and wé him nánes ne tíþedon ( dam deprecaretur nos, et non audivimus ), Gen. 42, 21 : An. 1130: Jul. 320.

ge-gán

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Him swá geeóde swá swá Aidanus him bæd, Hml. S. 26, 102. Geióde, Ps. C. 13. For þan ðæs wíte on eówre handa geeóde, Ps.

ge-þafian

(v.)
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Bæd hé þá cempan ꝥ hí onféngon gereorde mid him ; geþafode ꝥ óþer, óðer ðára wiþsóc, Shrn. 129, 32. with clause Ðá geþafedon hí þæt hí him wíf sealdon uxores dare consenserunt, Bd. 1, 1; Sch. 11, 26. absolute, to consent Ǽgðer ge hé wolde ge hé nolde

heard

firmsteadfastresoluteboldresoluteobduraterigidunyieldingoppressiverigorousstrictharsh

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Þǽr oninnan bær eorlgestreóna hringa hyrde, hard wyrðne dǽl fǽttan goldes there in bore of treasures, of plated gold, the rings' keeper bold a noble portion, 2245.

(pronoun.)
Grammar
hé, [In p. 513, col. 1. l. 60 Enachis (Num. 13, 29) should be read for Enac his: cf. the accusative Enachim in Jos. 11. 21. For -is as gen. in foreign names cf. Num. 13, 11, 12.]
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Hé ástígende on án scyp . . . bæd hyne ꝥ hé hit fram lande tuge, Lk. 5, 3.

in

(prep.)
Grammar
in, prep.
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Ðǽr bád in cynestóle cáseres mǽg, El. 330: B. 1952. Þes wudu áworpen ligeð in eorðan, Rä. 41, 50. Gekýþe hé in wiófode (cf. Cliroc hine clǽnsie ... áne his hand on wiófode, 40, 18) mid his gewytena ánum, Ll.

líf

(adv.)
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Þeáh hí eall hiora líf and hiora dǽda áwriten hæfden, Bt. 18, 3 ; F. 64, 36. with reference to either of the two states of human existence separated by death God þá gehealde for bǽm lífum, C. D. ii. 132, 19.

ge-cirran

(v.)
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., and add: A. trans. of actual movement. to turn, turn back, change the direction of motion of, a living creature Isaias wæs áwæg farende, ac God hine gecyrde, Hml. S. 18, 422.

Linked entries: ge-cerran ge-cyrran

hám

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Begyte þá báde hám sé þe heó fore genumen sý, 354, 7. Fela tilða hám gæderian, Angl. ix. 261, 17. ¶ with verb of motion implied :-- Búton heó fram þám ceorle wille eft hám ongeán, Ll. Th. i. 416, 14. (I a) In connexion with marriage. v. II. I b β.

wiþ

(prep.; adv.)
Grammar
wiþ, prep. (adv. conj. ).

towardstoin the direction oftowardstoatwithtowardstoatagainstover againstopposite toagainstfrombynearagainstbesideuntoatagainstwithagainst onover againstoppositeagainstin the way ofwith.withpart withfromforin return foras payment forforin consideration offorin exchange forforfor in reward ofin return forin answer toforas compensation forin consideration ofin return foron condition ofagainstagainstas a set-offby the side ofcompared within contrast withwithtowithwithagainstto.withforagainstfromforagainstcontrary toin opposition to.withatagainstbeside by,atbyagainstatuntowithfromforwithagainstto weigh one thing with or against anotherin comparison withwithtowith a personwithtowardswith in respect towithwith againsttowithto.againstfromforagainst contrary toagainstbythrough,to rest on the armtill.till tountil

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bæd ðæt hé him ðǽs siiþfætes látteów wǽre, and him mycel feoh wið ðon gebeád, Bd. 4, 5 ; S. 571, 35.

(prep.)
Grammar
tó, prep. adv.

to, atso as to producebecometo (the satisfaction, etc. )to some end,for some purposefornext to,at,by,alongsidein,onnext toaftertoasfortoasforat,inof,fromto (in to do something to anything)according to,at,aftercompared to,in comparison with,besidein addition to,besidesfor,atto be sufferedatin the course of,in,onfor,duringtoto,forin,atto the extent,to such a degreeto,up to,until,tillat,in,onin addition,besides,tootoo

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Wit ðus barn ne magon wesan tó wuhte (at any price, on any account), Cd.

Linked entry: -anne

ende

(v.; adj.; part.)

a regionquartersidequarterpartproportiondeathendfinishedissueeventgoalultimatelyalwaysultimatelycontinuouslyconsecutivelykindsort

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Heó eorlum on ende (to all in succession) ealuwǽge bær, B. 2021. kind, sort Hé sealde ꝥ betste hors and þæs fægerestan endes (heówes, híues, eondes, v. ll.) Aidane donauerat equum optimum Aidano, Bd. 3, 14; Sch. 257, 1.

Linked entry: ende-dæg