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ge-lǽstan

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</b> not to fail a person (dat.) :-- Him micele ágenre is ꝥ him ǽfre on écnesse gelǽst, Ll. Th. i. 272, 12. <b>VI b.

DEÓRE

(adj.)
Grammar
DEÓRE, dióre; adj.

DEAR, belovedcārus, dilectus, familiāris dear of price, precious, of great value, desirable, excellent, glorious, magnificent, noble, illustrious pretiōsus, magni æstimandus, desiderabĭlis, exĭmius, gloriōsus, magnifĭcus, nobĭlis, illustris

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Cot.] ðonne ǽnig wéla good fame is better and more precious than any wealth, Bt. 13; Fox 38, 24: Exon. 128 b; Th. 493, 16; Rä. 81, 31. Ða me synd golde deórran they are dearer to me than gold, Ps. Th. 118, 127.

Linked entries: dýre dióre

DÉMA

(n.)
Grammar
DÉMA, an; m. [déman to deem, judge, think] .

a deemer, thinker, judge, an umpire censor, consul, jūdex, arbĭter the judge, who gave a wrong judgment, was subject to a fine of one hundred and twenty shillings; and if a man could not obtain justice, the judge to whom he applied was fined thirty shillings. As the judge represented the king, he was at the king's disposal

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twenty shillings for a fine, unless he dare to prove on oath, that he knew it not more rightly, and let him forfeit for ever his thaneship, unless he will buy it of the king, so as he is willing to allow him, and let the bishop of the shire exact the fare

Linked entries: dǽma doema

wlitig

(adj.)
Grammar
wlitig, adj.

Beautifulcomelyfairbeauteousglorious

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Beautiful, comely, fair Wlitig speciosus vel decorus, Wrt. Voc. i. 72, 17: formosa, ii. 33, 57. Elegans, i. speciosus, gratus, pulcher wynsum, wlitig praecipuus, magnus, 142, 81.

ge-nerian

(v.)
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Ðǽr ic mæg mín feorh on generian salvabor in ea, Fast. 399, 23 : Ors. 2, 5; S. 84, 16. Wearð mycel wæ1 geslegen, and se dǽl þe þǽr áweg cóm wurdon on fleáme generede, Chr. 894 ; P. 88, <b>VI a.

ge-streón

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Æðelinga gestreón, frætwe and fǽt gold, B. 1920: 3167. Gestrión, Met. i. 23. Þás lǽnan gestreón, ídle ǽhtwelan, Ap. 83. Gestrióna thesauros, Mt. L. 6, 19. Gestreóno (-e. R.) pecunias, Mk. L. 10, 23

múþ

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mín word on his múð, and ic beó on þínum múðe and on his múðe, Ex. 4, 15. to seek in a person's mouth, seek to be told by a person Sió ǽ sceal beón sóht on ðæs sácerdes múðe, Past. 91, 17. the exterior opening of the mouth considered as part of the face

útan

(prep.; adv.)
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útan, (-on); adv. prep. A. adv.

from withoutwithouton the outsideon the outsideon the surfaceoutwardlyaboutroundoutaway from land

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On ðysse eorðan útan on the face of the earth, Ps. Th. 64, 6. Innan and útan eorðan líme gefæstnod, Cd. Th. 80, 1; Gen. 1322: Beo. Th. 1552; B. 774: Exon.

Linked entries: útane úton út-weard

síþ

(n.)
Grammar
síþ, es ; m.
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Hú ðæs gǽstes síþ æfter swyltcwale geseted wurde how it might be appointed that the spirit should fare after the death-pang, Andr. Kmbl. 310 ; An. 155. Tó hwon ðínre sáwle síþ (þing, Vercel.) wurde what the lot of thy soul would come to be, Exon.

Linked entries: síþemest síþmæst

þe

(adv.; con.; pronoun.)
Grammar
þe, indecl.
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Ic nát þeáh ðú mid ligenum fare, þe ðú Drihtnes eart bola, Cd. Th. 34, 4; Gen. 532. [O. Sax. the.]

Linked entry: þý

EÁC

(con.)
Grammar
EÁC, conj.

EKE, also, likewise, moreover, and etiam, quoque, et Nevertheless, however nihilōmĭnusSo also, also, moreover, very like, even so, as if parimŏdo, tamquamQuin etSo also, even so, likewise

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. eác swilce, swylce eác So also, also, moreover, very like, even so, as if ; parimŏdo, tamquam Ða apostoli gesetton eác swilce lárspell to ðám leódscipum ðe to geleáfan bugon the apostles moreover gave instructions to the nations submitting to the faith

wépan

(v.)
Grammar
wépan, p. weóp, wép (wǽpde, Lind.), pl. weópon, wépon ; pp. wópen
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(Hí) weópan wyrde (prolis) luxerunt fata (parentes, Ald. 176), Wrt. Voc. ii. 94, 5: 51, 34. Ne wép ðone wræcsíð Andr. Kmbl. 2861; An. 1433. Wræcsíð wépan, Exon. Th. 166, 23; Gú. 1047: 443, 30; Kl. 38.

Linked entries: wópen wǽpan

wist

(n.)
Grammar
wist, e; f. (and m.?
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v. big-, dæg-, hús-, neáh-wist.
)

subsistencesustenancefoodprovisionsdainty fooda feasteatingfeasting

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Hé smeáde hwǽr hí bigleofan biddan sceoldon, ðá ðá hí ða fare férdon búton wiste, Homl. Th. ii. 138, 34: Cd. Th. 185, 30; Exod. 130. Gif feohbót áríseþ, ðæt gebyreþ tó wǽde and tó wiste ðám ðe Gode þeówian, L. Eth. vi. 51; Th. i. 328, 7.

wóh

(adj.)
Grammar
wóh, adj.

not straightbentcrookedtwistedobliquenot rightperversefrowardwrongunfair

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Wóh wyrda gesceapu the unequal decrees of fate, Exon. Th. 421, 26; Ra. 40, 24. Hine gebindaþ ða wón wilnunga, Bt. 16, 3; Fox 56, 18. Hé wiste him sprǽca fela wóra worda, Cd. Th. 29, 6; Gen. 446.

wóh

(n.)
Grammar
wóh, gen. wóges, wós; dot. wóge, wó; n.

Wrongperversityinjusticeerrorwrongfullywrongly

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Ðeáh ús þince ðæt hit on wóh fare tametsi confusa omnia perturbataque videantur, Bt. 39, 8; Fox 224, 21. On wóh yrsian, Ps. Th. 4, 5. On wóh lǽran, 25, arg. On wóh libban, Blickl. Homl. 45, II. 19. On wóh nitnan, 61, 22.

ge-réfa

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Gif gestðcund man fare, þonne mót hé habban his geréfan mid him and his smið, Ll. Th. i. 144, 3 : 280, 14.

ge-restan

(v.)
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(l a) of the sleep of death, to die, fall on sleep :&lt; — Her lohs hine gereste in Effesia (cf. he John eode cucu and gesund into his byrgene, Hml.

ge-rýman

(v.)
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Eów is gerýmed, gáð ricene to us cleared is the ground for you, come to us quickly, By. 93. (2 a) where the obstruction, personor thing, removes itself, to leave clear, of persons, to evacuate :-- Seó sǽfit flówende him gerymde þreora mlla [fæt] dries

on-gitan

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</b> add :-- Egypte flugon forhtiende, fǽr ongéton, Exod. 452. Wæs Sanctus Paulus gecostad ðæt hé ongeáte his synna, Past. 423, 21. Wé magon fullecor ongietan and tósceádan ðá sprǽce hanc discretionem plenius agnoscimus, 115, 6. <b>VII b.

HEARD

(adj.)
Grammar
HEARD, hard; adj.

HARD, harsh, austere, severe, rigorous, stern, stubborn, firm, hardy, bravedurus, rigidus, asper, acer

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Nǽfre hé ǽr ne siððan heardran hæle fand never before or since did he find a stouter warrior, 1442; B. 719.