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hatian

(v.)
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Lufa þínne néxtan and hata þínne feónd, Mt. 5, 43. þreóra cynna syndon morþras, ꝥ is ꝥ Ne meahte hé on þám feorhbonan fǽhðe gebétan, nó hé þone heaðorinc hatian ne meahte láðum dǽdum, B. 2466. the object a thing. material On þǽm dæge hié hatigaþ þisse

níd

(n.)
Grammar
níd, neád, néd, neód, niéd, nýd, es; n.: e; f.

necessityinevitablenessnecessityneedurgent requirementa necessary businessdutyneedwhat one wantsnecessityneeddifficultyhardshipdistressforcecompulsion

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Ealle úre neóda ǽgðer ge gástlíce ge líchamlíce, 272, 16. necessity, need, difficulty, hardship, distress Lust hæfþ wíte and neád wuldor-beáh gegearwaþ pleasure hath punishment and hardship is a preparation for a crown, R. Ben. 26, 9.

ge-mǽne

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Gemáne on eów sylfum sóþe lufe hæbbende mutuam in vobismet ipsis caritatem habentes, Sci. l, 3.

rodor

(n.)
Grammar
rodor, rador, es; m.
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as a technical term, the firmament, the heaven of the fixed stars Sunne sol, móna luna, roder firmamentum, Wrt. Voc. i. 41, 55-57 : 70, 8. Lyft aer, hroder aether, 52, 56. Se rodor ymbféhþ útan eall ðás niþerlícan gescæfte, Shrn. 63, 9.

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Germania

(n.)
Grammar
Germania, e [ = æ]; f.

Germany

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Also the very learned work, Cluverii Germania antiqua, Lugd. Batavorum, Elzevir, Fol. 1616: Lib. 1: Cap. xi. De magnitudine Germaniæ antiqux, pp. 94-98, also Lib. iii. Cap. xxxviii. pp. 157-162, and the map, p. 3.

spanan

(v.)
Grammar
spanan, p. spón, speón; pp. spanen

To allureenticeluredecoyattracturgesuggerere, suadere, persuadereto allure

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To allure, entice, lure, decoy, attract, urge Spenst illicias, Hpt. Gl. 524, 9. Spones inlicias, Wrt. Voc. ii. 47, 7 : 87, 26. in a good sense, with a preposition marking the direction of aim Ðú spenst (spænst, Cott.

lǽne

(adj.)
Grammar
lǽne, adj.

transitorytemporaryfrail

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Gif ðonne ðæs monnes mód and his lufu biþ behleápen eallunga on ða lǽnan sibbe ðonne ne mæg hé nǽfre becuman tó ðære ðe him geseald is relinquo scilicet transitoriam, do mansuram.

waru

(n.)
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waru, e (but acc. waru, Ps. Th. 118, 17) ; f.
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Antiochus giémde hwæt né hæfde monna gerímes, and ne nom náne ware húlíce hié wǽron, Ors. 5, 4; Swt. 224, 22. care for the safety of others Se hýra ne bið náðor ne mid ware ne mid lufe ástyred, Homl. Th. i. 240, 28.

Linked entry: wer-genga

ge-stillan

(v.)
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For þí . . . þæt he us fram middangeardes lufe gestilde, Hml. Th. i. 608, ii. Hé nǽfre byþ gestilled fram unrihtwlsra wrace ab iniquorum ultione. non sedatur, Gf- D- 335. 15 PS ne beo gestild ne compescaris. Ps. L. 82, 2. Gestilled, Sal. 117.

of

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Add Hwæðer him ðæt geðóht cume of fǽrlicum luste ðe of wilnunga, Past. 417, 5. Þú tída gehwane of sylfum þé symle inlíhtest, Cri. 108. <b>III a.

hwǽr

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, Bt. 19; F. 70, 4, Hwǽr bið lá þonne se ídla lust? ... Hwǽr beóþ þonne þá symbelnessa?, Bl. H. 59, 15-17. Hwǽr is þín gilp and þín hiht?, 243, 9. Hwár (huoer, L.) is eówer geleáfa?, Lk. 8, 25. Hwǽr syndon þíne word, Drihten?, Bl.

þurh

(prep.)
Grammar
þurh, þurg, þuruh, þorh, þorch, þerh, þerih, þærh; prep.

Throughthroughforduringthroughbythroughbyby means ofby use ofthroughin consequence ofas the result ofby reason ofon account ofthroughfromthroughin virtue ofby right ofinbyin the character ofby way ofinwithwith a view tothroughbyin

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Líg þurh lust geslóh micle máre ðonne gemet wǽre, 231, 19; Dan. 249. Ðara ðe hyra lífes þurh lust brúcan, Exon. Th. 127, 19; Gú. 388.

ÆT

(prep.)
Grammar
ÆT, prep.

ATtobeforenextwithinforagainstapudjuxtapropeanteadincontraOffromaabdeTountoas far asadusquead

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Wæs seó treów lufu hát æt heortan the true love was hot at heart, 15 b; Th. 34, 8; Cri. 539. Ge ne cómon æt me ye came not to me, Mt. Bos. 25, 43. Æt selde before the throne, Cd. 228; Th. 306, 12; Sat. 663.

ge-hæftan

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Sume weriað wísdómes streám, welerum gehæftað, ðæt hé út ne tóflóweð, 469, 3. to bind, fetter with material bonds Se geonga . . . gehæfted (cf. fetorwrásnum fæst, 1109), An. 1129. with non-material bonds Sé þe gehæft sié mid ðǽre unnyttan lufe þisse

ge-bǽru

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Geseah ic týn geonge men ... genóh þæslice on líchaman and on gebǽrum, and ful lícwurðe mé þúhte, tó mínes líchaman luste ... Hí míne unsceamlican gebǽra geseónde mé on heora scip námon tó him, Hml. S. 23 b, 369-378.

ǽstel

(n.)
Grammar
ǽstel, es; m.

A tableta table for notesa waxed tabletindicatoriumastulapugillaris

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Luke i. 63, αἰτήσας πινακίδιον, postulans pugillarem, is in the A. Sax. Gospels, gebedenum wex-brede a waxed tablet being asked for.

pening

(n.)
Grammar
pening, penning, pending, penig, pennig, es; m.
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Wið lúsum ; cwic seolfor, án pening seolfres, 124, 24. Drenc biþ on peninge the dose will be a pennyweight, 272, 24. Ceorf nygan penegas cut up nine pennyweights, iii. 8, 2. Man ðysses wyrttruman genime týn penega gewihte, i. 260, 17.

Linked entry: pending

blis

(n.)
Grammar
blis, bliss, blys, blyss, e; f. [contracted from blíþs, q. v. ]

BLISS, joy, gladness, exultation, pleasurelætitia, gaudium, exultatio, beatitasfriendship, kindness, benevolence, gracecomitas, benignitas, benevolentia, gratia

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BLISS, joy, gladness, exultation, pleasure; lætitia, gaudium, exultatio, beatitas Ne seó héhste blis nis on ðám flǽsclícum lustum the highest bliss is not in the fleshly lusts, Bt. 33, 1; Fox 120, 5: Ps. Spl. 29, 6.

Linked entry: blíþs

ge-mearcian

(v.)
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the boundaries of, plan Þǽre ilcan niht þe mon on dæg hæfde þá burg mid stacum gemearcod, swá swá hié hié þá wyrcean woldon, wulfas átugan þá stacan úp cum mensores ad limitandum Carthaginensem agrum missi, stipites, terminorum indices fixos, nocte a lupis

tó-flówan

(v.)
Grammar
tó-flówan, p. -fleów; pp. -flówen

To flow different ways,disperse in flowing,flow awayto flow in different directions, be dispersedto melt away,be destroyed to wander,be drawn hither and thither,be distractedto be separated,take different directionsto spreadto pass away,be dissipated,scattered,rendered useless,brought to nothingto separate in confusion,become disconnected

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orsorgtran beón mǽgen quae tanto latius diffluunt, quanta se esse secwrius aestimant, 38; Swt. 271, 18. to be separated, take different directions Hú ungelic sprǽc eode of ðissa tuéga monna múðe. . . . ðeáh heó an tú tefleówe, ðeáh wæs sió sǽspryng sió sóðe lufu

Linked entry: te-flówan