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gifan

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Cf. gifeþe Þú, Drihten, forgeáfe þám sáwlum eard on hiofonum and him þǽr gifst weorþlice gifa, Bt. 33, 4 ; F. 132, 19. Be ðæs andgites mǽðe ðe God ús gifþ, 42 ; F. 256, 4. God dóm gifeð gumena gehwylcum, An. 1153. Giefeð, Cri. 674 : Crä. 112.

swincan

(v.)
Grammar
swincan, p. swanc, pl. swuncon; pp. swuncen.
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</b> of inanimate things :-- Gif se midwinter byþ on Seternesdeag, ðonne byþ windig lengten and westmas swincaþ and scép cwellaþ the fruits of the earth will not thrive, and sheep will die, Lchdm. iii. 164, 11

háwian

(v.)
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A. 171, 50. to look on, regard with (kindly) feeling Háwa nú mildelíce þás earman eorðan jam miseras respice terras, Bt. 4; F. 8, 20. to secure that a thing is (or is not) done, to see to it that Háwa þæt se inra wind þé ne tówende, Hml.

in-tó

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Hí unrǽd rǽddon intó ðissum earde, 1052 ; P. 182, 2. with special force. into the possession of Æfter hiera dæge eft intó ðǽre hálgan stówe, C. D. iii. 50, 5. Gá intó Glæstingabyrig, 128, 7. Hé gesealde twá gegrynd intó Níwan mynstre, 29.

ord

(n.)
Grammar
ord, es; m.

a point,of a weapona spear, pointed weaponone who is at the topmost point, a head, chief, princehead, frontline of battle, forefrontthe beginning, origin, source (applied to persons and things)

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Ða hwíle ðe se móna ðære sceade ord ( the shadow of the earth ) ofer yrnþ, Lchdm. iii. 240, 26. Hafaþ tungena gehwylc xx orda, hafaþ orda gehwylc engles snytro, Salm.

Linked entries: ór ord-wíga

ge-þencan

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Þá consulas noldon hié selfe swá earge geþencan, 4, 10; S. 194, 15. to employ the mind on a subject, think of or on, consider. with acc.

Cynewulf

(n.)
Grammar
Cynewulf, es; m.
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Earle, M. A. etc. Rector of Swanswick, with some pertinent remarks, supposes Cynewulf to be the same person as Cyneweard. v. Chr. Erl. Introduction, pp. xx-xxii.

FULL

(n.; adj.)
Grammar
FULL, ful; gen. m. n. fulles, f. fulre: def. se fulla; seó, ðæt fulle: comp. m. fulra, f. n. fulre; sup. fullost; adj.

FULLfilledcompleteentireplēnussătiātusconfertusintĕger

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He geseah unrihte eorþan fulle he saw the earth filled with unrighteousness, Cd. 64; Th. 78, 13; Gen. 1292.

Linked entries: ful ful- fol

níwe

(adj.)
Grammar
níwe, neówe; adj.

newnot yet usednewrecentnot of long standingnot long madenew (to anything)inexperiencednewnoveldifferent from what has gone before

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Ðæt is ðæt mon ða earce bere on ðǽm saglum ðætte ða gódan láreówas ða hálgan gesomnunge lǽrende ða níwan (niéwan, Cott.

Linked entry: níwung

síd

(adj.)
Grammar
síd, adj.
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Eorþe and síd wæter earth and ocean broad, Cd. Th. 7, 2 ; Gen. 100. Geseah sceado swiðrian geond sídne grund, 8, 35 ; Gen. 134. Sǽs sídne grund, Exon. Th. 349, 2 ; Sch. 40. Geond sídne sǽ, 53, 19; Cri. 853. Sǽs sídne fæðin, Elen.

Linked entry: síd-folc

déman

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Se mon þe démeþ þǽm earmum búton mildheortnesse, Bl. H. 95, 35. Ic démde twelf þeódum, 155, 29.

hring

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Wyrc feówer hringas ( circulos ), and áhóh hié on ðá feówer hyrnan ðǽre earce; and hát wyrcean twégen stengas . . . and sting út ðurh ðá hringas, Past. 169, 20-24.

lang

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Gif hí hiora yfel earme gedéð, hú ne biþ ꝥ lange yfel wyrse ðonne ꝥ scorte, 38, 2; F. 198, 11. Se longa gefeá, Ph. 607. Næs ꝥ onbid long, Gú. 876. For longum gesǽlþum . . . on ðam langum geswince, Bt. 39, 11 ; F. 228, 23-26.

sendan

(v.)
Grammar
sendan, p. sende ; pp. sended, send
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Óþ ðæt ðú gefylle ðíne þegnunge tó ðære ðe ðú sended eart, 233, 28; Hé senden (?) wæs tó hádianne, and Wilfreþ on Gallia ríce tó hádianne sended wæs. Bd. 4, 2 ; S. 566, 12, 13. Ðá wæs culufre sended, Cd. Th. 88, 13; Gen. 1464.

þegnung

(n.)
Grammar
þegnung, e; f.
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Óþþæt ðú gefylle ðíne þegnunge, tó ðære ðe ðú sended eart, Blickl. Homl. 233, 28. Pharao geþencþ ðíne þénunga recordabitur Pharao ministerii tui, Gen. 40, 13. Ðénunga obsequia, Wrt. Voc. ii. 62, 44.

feor

(adv.)
Grammar
feor, adv.

avoidancewidelywidelyfarfar

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Nú gé þus feor hider on úrne eard in becómen, By. 57.

Linked entries: fier firr fyr

ge-faran

(v.)
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Hú hit gefaran wæs, 995; P. 130, 31. to fare, get on, succeed Earme gefæreð hé, gif þurh his hnescnysse seó heord forwurð, Ll. Th. ii. 326, 22. Wel lá, mín Drihten, hwæt ic hér nú hreówlíce hæbbe gefaren alas, my Lord! ah!

healf

(n.)
Grammar
healf, e; f.

Sidepartsidehandbesidedisputebehalfaccountsidequarterdirection

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Lǽt blód of earme, næs on þá healfe þe ꝥ sár biþ, 262, 16. On ðá healfe þe heó scínð, þǽr byð dæg, and on þá healfe þe heó ne scínð, ðǽr byð niht. Ǽfre byð on sumre sídan þǽre eorðan dæg, and ǽfre on sumre sídan niht, Lch. iii. 234, 25-28.

hús

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Drihten, þú eart . . . min hús, and nun éðel domus mea, patria mea, Solil. H. ii. 7: Cri. 1482: Gú. 774: El. 1237. Sé ðe gisceóp mec (the Virgin Mary) eftgireste in úse mínum ( in tabernaculo meo, Rtl. 65, 17.

ge-wyrcan

(v.)
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Earm bið sé þe wile firenum gewyrcan, þæt hé fáh scyle from his Scyppende áscyred weorðan, Cri. 1617.