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hand

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. ¶ the loss of the hand was the penalty for certain crimes :-- Gif hwá on cirican hwæt geþeófige . . . sleá mon þá hond of þe hé hit mid gedyde, Ll. Th. i. 66, 4. Be cirliscum þeófe gefongenum . . . sleá mon hond of oþþe fót 114, 7.

ge-gaderian

(v.)
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. :-- Hé hordað, and nát hwám hé hit gegaderað (congregat ), Hml, Th. i. 66, 5. Eallne þone welan ðe hí gegaderigaþ, Bt. 11, 1; F. 32, 6. Ꝥ hé gegaderige ungerím þissa welena, 26, 3; F. 94, 13.

CWEÐAN

(v.)
Grammar
CWEÐAN, to cweðanne; part. cweðende ; ic cweðe, ðú cweðest, cweðst, cwæðst, cwiðst, cwyðst, cwíst, cwýst, he cweðeþ; cweþ, cwiþ, cwyþ, pl. cweðaþ ; p. ic, he cwæþ, ðú cwǽde , pl. cwǽdon; impert. ¨ cweþ, cweðe , pl. cweðaþ, cweðe; subj. cweðe, pl. cweðen; p. cwǽde, pl. cwǽden ; pp. cweden

To say, speak, call, proclaim dicere, loqui, vocare, indicere

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Th. 4088; B. 2041: Swá hwylc swá cwyþ to ðisum munte quicumque dixerit huic monti, Mk. Bos. 11, 23: Mt. Bos. 7, 21: Jn. Bos. 4, 10: 16, 18. He cwyþ inquit, Ælfc. Gr. 33 ; Som. 37, 38. We cweðaþ we say, Ælfc. Gr. 18; Som. 21, 67.

Linked entries: a-cweðan cwýst ðú

weorpan

(v.)
Grammar
weorpan, (wurpan, wyrpan); p. wearp, pl. wurpon; pp. worpen.
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Hwylc eówer sí synleás weorpe (wurpe, v. l. ) stán on hí, Jn. Skt. 8, 7. Be ðære coþe þe se mon his útgang þurh ðone múð him fram weorpe, Lchdm. ii. 236, 13. Swylce mon wurpe (worpe, MS.

Linked entries: worpian wurpan

ge-dǽlan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-dǽlan, <b>. I.</b>
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For hwám nǽron eorð-welan ealle gedǽled leódum gelíce ?, Sal. 342. to utter words. Cf. tó-dǽlan; Mín gehát þæt míne weleras ǽr wíse gedǽldan, Ps. Th. 65, 12. <b>VI a.</b> to diffuse, spread :-- Ðerh gedǽlde perfudit. Mt. p. 20, 2

ge-cweþan

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Seó gerǽdnis þe þá biscopas and geréfan gecweden habbað, 228, 7. ꝥ Sig hit swá gecweden; mid swá hwám swá ic hit mid finde, beó hé mí þeów fiat juxta vestram sententiam: apud quemcumque fuerit inventum, ipse sit servus meus, Gen. 44, 10. (2 a) where property

Linked entry: ge-cwidrǽden

læssa

Grammar
læssa, l. lǽssa,
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</b> as substantive, the less For hwan ne déþ hé ꝥ lǽsse nú hé þæt máre dyde?, Bl. H. 181, 6. less, a smaller amount Ne wǽron þás ealle gelíce lange, ac on þyssum wæs þreó þúsend wintra, on sumre lǽsse, on sumere eft máre, Bl. H. 119, 4.

cyning

(n.)
Grammar
cyning, cyng,es; m. [cyn people, -ing originating from, son of] .

a king, ruler, emperor rex, imperator a spiritual King, God, Christ Deus, Christusthe devildiabŏlus, satănas Anglo-Saxon kings were at first elected from a family or class, by Witena gemót the assembly of the wise. fidelity was sworn to them by the people, in the following words the king took a corresponding oath to his peoplethe Anglo-Saxon king had royal power to pardon transgressors of all forfeits the king had one halfall hoards above the earth, and within the earth. As we learn from Beowulf, in early and heathen times, much treasure was buried in the mound raised over the ashes of the dead, besides what was burned with the body Pastus or ConviviumThe king visited different districts personally or by deputy to see that justice was done to all his subjects. In these periodical journeys the king received support and entertainment wherever he went. Hence perhaps the privileges of our judges Vigilia head ward, or a proper watch set over the king, which he claimed when he came into any district the mint or coinage of money. The king exercised a superintendence over the circulating medium

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nor a cow, nor a swine was left, that was not set down in his writ, and all the recorded particulars were afterwards brought to him, Chr. 1085; Erl. 218, 2-4. . . 24, 25 . . . 33-38. the Anglo-Saxon king had royal power to pardon transgressors Gif hwá

warenian

(v.)
Grammar
warenian, warnian, wearnian ; p. ode.
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Utan warnian ús wið his unlára, 80, 4. (2 b) where what is to be guarded against is expressed in a clause :-- Warnode hé hine ðý læs hí on hwylc hús tó him in eodan caverat ne in aliquam domum ad se introirent, Bd. I. 25; S. 486, 39.

tó-weard

(adj.)
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tó-weard, adj.

futurethat is to comeabout to comecomingat handapproachingtoward(that is) to happen or be some time or other,(that is) to comeabout to happen(that is) to come soonimminentimpendingto take placecome to passcoming towards a placeapproachingabout to comewith the face towards a person,facing

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Hwylc tóweard yfel ðú ðé on neáhnysse forhtast quae ventura tibi in proximo mala formidas, Bd. 2, 12; S. 514, 1. used predicatively, referring to future circumstances, toward as in Shakespere, e. g.

Linked entry: tó-ward

sweord

(n.)
Grammar
sweord, swurd, swyrd, es; n.
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Th. 6089; B. 3048: the sword which Beowulf seized in Grendel's retreat was golden-hilted, 3358; B. 1677, and 'wæs on ðǽm scennum scíran goldes þurh rúnstafas gesǽd, hwam ðæt sweord geworht, írena cyst, ǽrest wǽre, wreoþenhilt and wyrmfáh,' 3390-3400;

Linked entry: swyrd

forþ

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Hwylc handleán wé him forþ tó berenne habban, 91, 13: 53, 12. Hé hine lǽdde forþ tó þon cafortúne, 219, 20. Forþ reccean and secggean, 83, 8. (5 a) expressing accomplishment :-- Gif mon wíf gebycgge, and sió gyft forð ne cume, Ll. Th. i. 122, 5.

ge-niman

(v.)
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Gif hwá hine geniman ( receive and protect ) wille, Ll. Th. i. 230, 5. Genime hé vi. sciłł. weorð wed, 132, 13.

ge-settan

(v.)
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Biheóldun hwér wére giseted (gesettet, L.), Mk. 15, 47. Gesetted, Jn. L. 19, 41. (i b) to lay up, store :-- Ðú hæfes monig góda gisetedo, Lk. R. 12, 19. (i c) with idea of violence :-- Hé gesette hine on fetera, Hml.

þegen

(n.)
Grammar
þegen, þegn, þeng, þén, es; m.
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Swá hwylc swá wyle betweox eów beón yldra. sý hé eówer þén ( minister ), Mt. Kmbl. 20, 26: 23, 11. 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.

(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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hwí why. Mt.

Linked entry: -anne

tellan

(v.; prep.)
Grammar
tellan, p. tealde; pp. teald: also forms as from telian occur: ic telge, hí teliaþ; p. telede; p. teled.
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Telle ðǽs steorran numera stellas, Gen. 15, 5: Num. 1, 2, 3. to reckon, account, consider, with an object having a noun, adjective, or phrase in apposition, to consider a thing such and such Hwam telle ic (aestimabo) ðás cneórysse gelíce? Mt.

ge-setnes

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Ic ðás gesettnesse sette gehweder ge for hígna lufon ge ðeára sáula ðe haer beforan hiora namon áuuritene siondon . . . þis is gesetnes Ósulfes and Bearnðrýðe, Txts. 444, 42-45. an ordinance handed down to successive generations, a tradition Hwylc gesetenes

heard

firmsteadfastresoluteboldresoluteobduraterigidunyieldingoppressiverigorousstrictharsh

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Frægn Scipia hiene an hwíg hit gelang wǽre ꝥ Numentię swá raðe áhnescaden, swá hearde swá hié longe wǽron.

setl

(n.)
Grammar
setl, sedl, seðl, seotl, sotl, seatl, sitl (-el, -ol, -ul), es; pl. setl, setlu, sotelas, setlas (
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As. 59, 201. a sitting, the being in, or assuming, a sitting position; sessio Hé frægn for hwon hé ána swá unrót on stáne wæccende sǽte . . .