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ge-teohhian

(v.)
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Gif hé ðǽm gehiérsuman mannum næfde geteohchad (-tiohhad, v. l.) his éðel tó sellanne nisi correctis haereditatem dare disponeret, Past. 251, 23. Gif hí God næfde on écnesse getiochod tó gehǽlanne nisi salvandos in perpetuum cerneret, 391, 32.

leógan

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Þá stuntan mód leógað, þonne hí wénað ꝥ þæs mannes ærnung beó of his líchaman missenlicnysse, Gr. D. 46, 7.

út-gang

(n.)
Grammar
út-gang, es; m.

A going outexitegressExitusfiniseffectusterminusegressusa going out of a placeegress, exitthe right of egressa coming out from a position within a bodyevacuation of the bodythe going out of a periodthe conclusionendan exitpassagea privyan evacuation

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Ða swylas ðe beóð on mannes handum oððe on óþrum limum oððe ymb ðone útgang, Lchdm. i. 356, 17: 364, 20. a privy. Cf. forþ-gang In útgeong ł in feltún (innun útgongum, Rush.) in secessum, Mk. Skt.

Linked entries: forþ-gang út-geng

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Þonne gé mannes sunu upp áhebbaþ, þonne gecnáwe gé ꝥ ic hit com, Jn. 8, 28. Ne gecure gé mé, 15, 16. Cunne gé (uutas gé, L.)tócnáwan heofones híw, gé ne magon witan þǽra tída tácnu, Mt. 16, 3. Ne þurfon gé wénan ꝥ gé ꝥ orceápe sellon, Bl. H. 41, 12.

DÓN

(v.)
Grammar
DÓN, to dónne; part. dóende, dónde; ic dó, ðú dést, he déþ, pl. dóþ; p. ic, he dyde, ðú dydest, pl.dydon ; impert., pl. dóþ; subj. , pl. dón, dó; p. dyde, pl. dyden; pp. dón, dén

To DO, make, cause agĕre, facĕre

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Ic dó ðæt gyt beóþ manna fisceras făciam vos fiĕri piscatōres homĭnum, Mt. Bos. 4, 19. Ðú dést faxis, Ælfc. Gr. 33; Som. 37, 44. Hwí dést ðú wið me swá why doest thou with me so? Gen. 12, 18: Jn. Bos. 6, 30.

wrecan

(v.)
Grammar
wrecan, p. wræc, pl.wrǽcon; pp.wrecen

To drivepressto driveforce to moveto drive outexpelto drive outto expressutterreciteto drive inimpressinlayto drivepractisecarry outonto drivepress onto wreakto punishto punishto punishto punishto avengeto avengeto avengeto avengeto avengeto take vengeance (on)

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Wrecaþ Godes yrre on ðám mannum, Ex. 32, 27. Ðæt wé magon wrecan Godes yrre on ðám mannum, 32, 26 : Cd. Th. 152, 34; Gen. 2530.

LEÓF

(adj.; adv.)
Grammar
LEÓF, adj.

LIEFdesirablepleasantacceptablelovedbeloveddeara friendloved one

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Gode is swíðe leóf ðæt gé earmum mannum syllon it is very acceptable to God, that you give to poor men, Blickl. Homl. 53, 28. On ða tíd wæs mannum leóf ofor eorþan and hálwende at that time it was pleasant for men upon earth, and healthful, 115, 8.

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gif

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Gif man frígne mannan ofsleahð, 4, 6; but gif in cyninges túne man mannan ofsleá, 4, 4: for homicide was a certainty, but that it should take place in a king's town was not so.

DÆG

(n.)
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DÆG, gen. dæges; pl. nom. acc. dagas; m: daga, an; m.

DAY dies the time of a man's life tempus vitæ humanæ the Anglo-Saxon Rune RUNE = the letter d, the name of which letter in Anglo-Saxon is dæg a day; hence this Rune not only stands for the letter d, but for dæg a day, as,- RUNE byþ Drihtnes sond, deóre mannum day is the Lord's messenger, dear to men

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S. 771, 45. the Anglo-Saxon Rune RUNE = the letter d, the name of which letter in Anglo-Saxon is dæg a day; hence this Rune not only stands for the letter d, but for dæg a day, as,- RUNE byþ Drihtnes sond, deóre mannum day is the Lord's messenger, dear

hwón

(adj.)
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hwón, adj.

Littlefew

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Ðám mannum ðe mágon hwón gehýran for those people who can hear but little, L. Med. ex Quadr: Lchdm. i. 362, 20. Mót ic nú cunnian hwón dínne fæstrǽdnesse pauculis rogationibus, Bt. 5, 3; Fox 10, 34.

beótian

(v.)

to threatento threatento threaten witha weapona penalty, to promise

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God wæs beótiende (beótode, v. l.) mid þám écum wítum tó synfullum mannum Deus pec-cantibus aeternam poenam minatus est, 334, 12. with clause of evil threatened: Hié mé tó beótedan, ꝥ hié mé gegrípan woldon mini-tabantur me comprehendere, Bd. 5, 12;

ge-hálgian

(v.)
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Mid þǽm mannum þe beóþ Críste tó brýdum gehálgode, Bl. H. 61, 15. Wearþ þæt ríce tódǽled on .v., and .v. kyningas tó gehálgode, Chr. 887; P. 80, 20. to honour as holy, reverence Sí þín nama gehálgod, Mt. 6, 9.

ge-wislíce

(adv.)
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and on hiora tídum non tam certus naturae ordo procederet, nec tam dispositos motus locis, temporibus explicaret, Bt. 35, 2; F. 158, 3. knowingly, accurately, in a way that shews knowledge For þon se Drihtnes wer swíðe gewislíce démde be æfweardum mannum

hel

(n.)
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hel, hell, helle, e; f.
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Se gífra helle bið á open deóflum and þǽm mannum þe nú be his lárum lifiaþ, Bl. H. 61, 12. Heom (the fallen angels) wearð hyll gegearwod, Wlfst. 8, 8. Geatt helles portae inferi, Mt. L. 16, 18. Tó botme helle þǽre hátan, Gen. 363.

weccan

(v.)
Grammar
weccan, p. weahtewehteweahte, wehte; pp. weaht, weht

To wake, waken. to rouse from sleep to rouse to rouseto enliven, stimulate, refresh to rouseto excite, stir upto raise what is depressed to give life to, to cause, give rise to, produce, raise

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Ealdes mannes eágan beóþ unscearpsýno; þonne sceal hé ða eágan wecean mid gnídingum, Lchdm. ii. 30, 28. Seó wæs wætrum weaht and wæstmum þeaht, Cd.

tó-stencan

(v.)
Grammar
tó-stencan, p -stencte; pp. -stenced, -stenct.

to scatter the parts of a wholedisperse a number of objects gathered togetherto destroy the integrity of a wholedissipatebring to noughtoverthrow

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Gif ys of mannum géþeaht ðis oððe weorc, sí tostenct (dissoluetur, dissipabitur); gif hit of Gode ys, gé ne mágon tóstencean (dissoluere) (Acts 5, 38, 39), 199, 2-4. Tóstencendes dissipantis (sua opera, Prov. 18, 9), Kent. Gl. 639.

ge-wyrcan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-wyrcan, -wyrcean; p. -worhte, ðú -worhtest; pp. -worht.

to workmakebuildformdisposedoperformcelebratecommitto get by workinggainobtainmerit

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to work, make, build, form, dispose, do, perform, celebrate, commit Úre Drihten wolde mannan gewyrcan our Lord would make man, Hexam. 10; Norm. 16, 16: 11; Norm. 18,14. Gewyrcean mycelne tor to build a great tower, Blickl. Homl. 187, 12: Beo.

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ceorl

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Eaxeceaster ábrocen þurh þone Frenciscan ceorl Hugon (far ánes Frencisces ceorles ðingan Hugo hátte, v. l.) through the French fellow, Hugh, Chr. 1003; P. 135, 5. the legal status of the ceorl is illustrated by the following passages Gif on eorles túne man mannan

ge-læccan

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Wurdon sume his men gelæhte of Frencyscan mannan, Chr. 1075; P. 210, 15. (1 a) to seize with an implement :-- Hí woldon mé gelæccan mid heora tangum, Hml. Th. ii. 350, 34. to take from, rescue Dauid gelæhte þæt scép of ðám deórum, Ælfc. T.

þanne

(adv.)
Grammar
þanne, þænne, þonne; adv. conj.
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Ðænne mannes sunu cymþ, gemét hé geleáfan? Lk. Skt. 18, 8: 13, 28. Ðonne ic cume tó ðé tǽc mé quando veniam ad te, doce me, Ælfc. Gr. 38; Zup. 224, 7. Ðonne se hírédes ealdor ingǽð, gé standaþ þǽr úte, Lk. Skt. 13, 25.

Linked entries: þænne þonne