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treów

(n.)
Grammar
treów, trýw, e; f.

truth to a promise or engagement,faith good or bad faithto keep faith with a persontrothtruth to a person,fidelityfealtyloyaltythe truth of the stronger to the weaker,gracefavourhelpan assurance of faith or truthword (in to give or pledge one's word)a promisean engagementa covenantleaguefaith in somethingbelieftrustconfidence

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Treówe latibulo (protection, faithful care; the passage in which the word occurs refers to the entrusting of his mother by Christ to St. John's protection), Hpt. Gl. 415, 57. Git mé sibblufan and freóndscipe cýðaþ, treówe and hyldo tíðiaþ mé, Cd.

æt

(prep.)
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Ðǽm bréðer ðe him æt stód, Shrn. 64, 12: Bl. H. 149, 31. Ðá ðe mé æt sǽton qui mihi adsederant, Bd. 5, 13 ; S. 633, 12. See e

þe

(adv.; con.; pronoun.)
Grammar
þe, indecl.
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Tó middes eów stód þe gé ne cunnon, Jn. Skt. 1, 26. Hér syndon þe ðíne deórlingas beón sceoldon, Homl. Skt. i. 23, 147. as adverb. a relative adverb Ðonon ðe hí útan bióþ áhæfene, ðanon hié bióþ innan áfeallene, Past. 50; Swt. 391, 12.

Linked entry: þý

ge-métan

(v.)
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Þ on ús ne sý geméted nǽnigu stów ǽmetig gástlicra mægena, 37, 9. (5 b) to find out in misdoing :-- Sé þe on hláfordsearwe gemét sý, Ll.

þegnung

(n.)
Grammar
þegnung, e; f.
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Gefyldum dagum his (St. Augustine) ðénunge completis diebus officii sui, Bd. 2, 3; S. 505, 3. Gif ðú wást ðæt ic unrihtlíce bisceopháde onfénge, ic lustlíce fram ðære ðéninge ( officio ) gewíte, 4, 2; S. 566, 6.

mæsse-preóst

(n.)
Grammar
mæsse-preóst, es; m.

A priest not of the Christian churcha priest of the Christian church, who had attained the last of the seven appointed orders, and might celebrate the mass

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But the rule is still stricter in L. E. I. 12; Th. ii. 410, 7. Nis hyt ryht ðæt ǽnig wífmon mid mæssepreóste on húsum wunige. Other regulations which concern the mæssepreóst follow q.v.

þurh-wunian

(v.)

to continuelastnot to come to an endnot to pass awayto continue in a place, with a personto remain, not to leaveto continue in a conditionnot to changeto perseverepersisthold out

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Gyt git þurhwuniaþ on incre ánwilnesse ye still persist in your obstinacy, Blickl. Homl. 187, 33. His ( Adam's ) bendas wǽron onlýsde ... Eua ðágyt on bendum þurhwunode, 89, 6. Hié þurhwunian on rihtum geleáfan, 77, 19.

húsel

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Ðá gesáwon hí licgan án cild on ðám weófode þe se mæssepreóst æt mæssode, and Godes engel stód mid handsexe . . . þá tóliðode se engel þæt cild on ðám disce, and his blód meó ðám calice ágeát.

samod

(adv.)
Grammar
samod, adv.

Together.and, both . . . and, also, too

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Stód his handgeweorc (Adam and Eve) somod on sande, nyston sorga wiht tó begnornianne, Cd. Th. 16, 12 ; Gen. 242. Ne beóþ wé leng somed, 168, 20 ; Gen. 2785. Somod eardedon Meotudes bearn and se monnes sunu. Exon. Th. 8, 30; Cri. 125.

æfter

(prep.; adv.)

among, through, along (pursuit, search, inquiry, &c.)

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D. v. 187, 30. with an object to which an action (pursuit, search, inquiry, &c.) is directed Hé stód æfter ús gewend, and cliopode æfter ús, Past. 405, 35. Rád séo fird æfter ðǽm herige, Chr. 896; P. 89, 19. Hé him æfter rád, 878; P. 76, 12.

treów

(n.)
Grammar
treów, es; n.

a treea materialwoodtreesa woodroof-treesaddle-treea piece of wooda beamlogstakestaffcudgelgallows-treetree used of the cross

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Ðonne seó sáwl hié gedǽleþ wiþ ðone líchoman, hwylc biþ hé ðonne búton swylce stán oððe treów (a stone or a log). Blickl. Homl. 21, 27. Of treówe de stipite, Wrt. Voc. ii. 27, 65. Gif mon mid treówe geslegen sié, Lchdm. ii. S. 32 : 94, 23.

Linked entries: tréu trýw treó

wyn

(n.)
Grammar
wyn, wynn, e; f.

delightpleasuredelightfullypleasantlya delightthat which causes pleasurethe best of a class,the pride of its kind.the name of the w-rune

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Æðelinga wynn (St. Andrew), Andr. Kmbl. 2447; An. 1225. Wunn, 3423; An. 1715. of the Deity Lífes wynn, . . . tíreádig cyning, Hy. 3, 1. Mægna God, . . . æþelinga wyn, Exon. Th. 286, 12; Jul. 730 : 466, 15; Hö. 121.

Linked entry: mód-wén

for-lǽtan

to letpermitallowsufferto sufferto letgrantto leaveto leaveto leaveconsumingto leave aloneleave undoneabstain fromneglectto leave outomitto spareleave toto leavequitto abandonforsakedesertabandonto leaveto leaveto leavedieto defendto abandonto leaveto abandonto leaveto leave ofgive upto abandonabandonto let goto restrainto releaserestoreto give uprelinquishto remitforgiveto loseto put awaydismisslay asideto send

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Forlǽten, Gen. 429. to cease an action, a proceeding, desist from, stop. with acc. Bútan þú forlǽte þá leásunga unless you stop lying, El. 689. Gehwæðer ꝥ hǽmed forlǽte, Ll. Th. i. 38, 8. Ðæt man ne forlǽte náne ǽscan, 232, 18: 234, 25.

Cædmon

(n.)
Grammar
Cædmon, es; m. [Cædrnon, MS. C. C. C. Oxford: Cædrnon, Bd. 4, 24; S. 170, 50; Cedmon, S. 597, 12: Ceadmon, MS. B. S. 597, note 12: Cadmon, Runic Monmnts. by Prof. Stephens, fol. Cheapinghaven, 1868, p. 419, 11: cæd linter, mon homo]
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The origin of his Poem is thus recorded in king Alfred's Anglo-Saxon version of Bede Ðá stód him sum mon æt þurh swefen, and hine hálette and grétte, and hine be his naman nemde, Cædmon [Cedmon, Bd. 4, 24; S. 597, 12], sing me hwæt-hwegn.

(adv.; con.; int.)

Nowat this timeNowsincewhen

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Ðú meaht geseón nú gén ( still ) swátge wunde, Exon. Th. 89, 17; Cri. 1458 : Beo. Th. 5711; B. 2859. Micel is nú géna lád ofer lagustreám, Andr. Kmbl. 844; An. 422 : 950; An. 475. Nú gyt ( adhuc ) lytel fæc and ná biþ synfull, Ps. Spl. 36, 10.

swilce

(adv.)
Grammar
swilce, swelce; adv. conj.
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Hwylc biþ hé ( the body after death ) ðonne búton swylce stán, Blickl. Homl. 21, 26: Homl. Th. i. 406, 14. Mé geweorðode wuldres ealdor swylce swá hé his módor eác geweorðode, Rood Kmbl. 181; Kr. 92.

Linked entry: swálíce

á

(adv.)
Grammar
á, <b> (ó);</b> adv.
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Of Angle sé á syððan stód wéstig, 449; Erl. 13, 16. Áá after ðám hit yfelode, 975 ; Erl. 127, 32. Hé wíslíce rǽdde oftost á simle, 959; Erl. 119, 26. Waes á bliacute;ðemód, 1065; Erl. 196, 34. Hí á bærndon swá hí geférdon, 1010; Erl. 144, l.

eorþe

the groundsoillandearththe eartha landcountrysoilmoulddust

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Swá seó hefige byrþen siteþ on þǽm deádan líchoman þǽre byrgenne, and hié se stán and seó eorþe þrycce, Bl. H. 75, 9. Þú eart eorþe, and þú scealt eft tó eorðan weorðan, 123, 9. Se eorðan dǽl the body, Gú. 1340. Wyrcað weófod of eorðan, Ex. 20, 24.

Linked entry: eorþ-lic

fæder

a parenta step-fatherforefatherfathersancestorsfathera god-fathera patron

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H. 185, 18. a step-father: Þá þe steópcildum wesen strange fæderas, Ps. Th. 67, 5. a male ancestor, forefather; mostly plural, fathers, ancestors Wé habbað Abraham ús tó fæder, Mt. 3, 9.

for-beran

to bearenduresustainto bear withtolerateto bear withput up withto do withoutto abstain fromdesist fromto abstainto restrain

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Lege tó þǽm setle swá ðú hátost forberan mæge, iii. 30, 20. to bear with, tolerate, not to stop Hí setton mé ín edwít þæt ic eáðe forbær rúme regulas, Gú. 459.

Linked entries: fór-beran fóre-beran