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á

(adv.)
Grammar
á, <b> (ó);</b> adv.
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</b> at any time; unquarn. in any case, at all Mid máran unrǽde ðone him á behófode ( than was at all proper for him) Chr. 1093; Erl. 229, 3. Gif hé ó wǽre gecnyssed mid mænniscre herenesse, Gr. D. 59, 28. Eá lá !

réðe

(adj.)
Grammar
réðe, ;adj.;

Fierce, cruel, savagesevere, stern, austere, zealouswild, savage, fierce;severe, cruel, fierce, dire;

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Homl. 223, 6. of justifiable severity, ; severe, stern, austere, zealous; Strang wæs and réðe se ðe wætrum weóld (;the Deity at the time of the flood;) Cd. Th. 83, 8; Gen. 1376.

Linked entry: hréðe

sǽl

(n.)
Grammar
sǽl, es; m.: e; f.

time, occasiona fit time, season, opportunity,circumstance, condition happiness, good fortune, good time, prosperity

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Ðás wyrte man mæg niman on ǽlcne sǽl this plant may be gathered at any time, Lchdm. i. 112, 3. a fit time, season, opportunity, the definite time at which an event should take place Ðéh ðe seel síe etiamsi oportuerit, Mt. Kmbl. Lind. 26, 35.

Linked entry: sél

neorxna wang

(n.)
Grammar
neorxna wang, es; m.

Paradise

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Gif hé beget and yt rinde sió ðe cymþ of neorxna wonge, ne dereþ hím nán átter. Ðonne cwæþ se ðe ðás bóc wrát hió wǽre torbegete, Lchdm. ii. 114, 4. Neorxena wang, Gen. 2, 9 : 3, 8. Neorxnewong, Hpt. Gl. 447, 2. Nearxnewang, Hy. Surt. 64, 25.

steór-róðor

(n.)
Grammar
steór-róðor, (-er, -ur), es; n.
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God is steórróþer and helma clavus atque gubernaculum, Bt. 35, 3; Fox 158, 25. God ǽghwæ; wealt mid ðæm helman and mid ðæm stiórróþre his gódnesse Deus omnia bonitatis clavo gubernare credatur, 35, 4; Fox 160, 15. Steórróðre (stiór-, Cott.

þeóte

(n.)
Grammar
þeóte, an; f.
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Hé wundorlíce mid þeótum wæter út áteáh, Homl. Skt. ii. 27, 32. Hé ús ontýneþ heofenes þeótan, Blickl. Homl. 39, 31: 51, 11

FÚL

(adj.)
Grammar
FÚL, adj.

FOULdirtyimpurecorruptrottenstinkingguiltyconvicted of a crimefœdusimmundussordĭdusobscœnusspurcuspūtĭdusfœtĭdusculpæ consciuscrīmĭne convictus

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Ath. i. 14; Th. i. 206, 20: v. § 1, 1; Th. i. 228, 14. Gif he ðonne fúl wurþe if he then be convicted, L. Eth. i. 1; Th. i. 280, 19: i. 2; Th. i. 282, 21: L. C. S. 30; Th. i. 394, 6

Linked entries: a-fúl FÚL fúl

méd-sceatt

(n.)
Grammar
méd-sceatt, es; m.

payment in reward of service donea rewardwagesfeepayment for service or favour expecteda giftpresenta bribe

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Ath. i. 17; Th. i. 208, 14. Swylc geréfa swylc médsceat nime, and óðres ryht þurh ðæt álecge, iv. 1; Th. i. 222, 5: L. E. I. 16; Th. ii. 412, 12. Médsceattas munera propriæ, Wrt. Voc. ii. 59, 9.

gildan

(v.)
Grammar
gildan, geldan, gieldan, gyldan, ic gilde, gielde, gylde, ðú giltst, gieltst, gyltst, gilst, he gildeþ, gilt, gielt, gylt, pl. gildaþ; p. geald, pl. guldon; pp. golden; v.

To yieldpayrestorerequitegiverendermake an offering serveworshipredderesolveretribuereretribuererependererestituereservicecolere

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Ath. i. 3; Th. i. 200, 18. Drihtne guldon gód they paid good to the Lord, Cd. 111; Th. 146, 9; Gen. 2419. Gilde be twífealdon duplum restituet, Ex. 22, 4, 7. Gilde twífealdon, 22. 9. Gilde ðone byrst reddet damnum, 22, 6, 12.

teón

(v.)
Grammar
teón, (from tíhan; but the verb seems to have almost entirely given up the conjugation to which this form would belong and to take that of teón from teóhan); p. teáh, pl. tugon; pp. togen, tygen
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Ath. iv. 6; Th. i. 224, 15. Gif hwá óðerne tión wille, ðæt hé hwelcne ne gelǽste ðara ðe hé him gesealde, L. Alf. pol. 33; Th. i. 82, 5

ge-tíþian

(v.)
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S. 26, 49. with clause and dat. of person Getíða mé synfullum ꝥ ic átéo þás hringan, Hml. S. 21, 66. Getídige ús God ꝥ wé magon eów secgan his láre, Hml.

ám-ber

(n.)
Grammar
ám-ber, óm-ber, óm-bor, es; m. n ?

a dry measure of four bushelsmensura continens quatuor modios sive bussellosa liquid measurebatuscadusa vessel with one handlea tankardpitcherpaillagenaurceusamphorasitulahydria

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Ath. i. proœm; Th. i. 198, 6. Þritig ómbra rues cornes, feówer ámbru meolwes thirty ambers of rye-corn, four ambers of meal, Th. Diplm. A. D. 791-796; 40, 9, 10.

for-stelan

(v.)
Grammar
for-stelan, he -steleþ, -stelþ, -stylþ, pl. -stelaþ; p. -stæl, pl. -stǽlon; pp. -stolen

To steal with violencerobdeprivefūrārisurrĭpĕreprīvāre

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Ath. v. § 6, § 3; Th. i. 234, 4: L. Alf. 15; Th. i. 48, 5. Iacob niste, ðæt Rachel hæfde ða andlícnyssa forstolen Iacob ignōrābat, quod Rachel fūrāta esset idōla, Gen. 31, 32: Exon. 92 a; Th. 345, 18; Gn. Ex. 190.

mund-byrd

(n.)
Grammar
mund-byrd, e; f. (v. mund, mund-bora).

protectionpatronageaidthe fine paid for a violation of mund

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Ath. iv. 4; Th. i. 224, l

(pronoun.)
Grammar
wé, pron.

We. used of more than one person, dual plural used by a king in reference to himself and his counsellors used of one person, by a writer or speaker by a prince

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Ath. i. 2 ; Th. i. 200, 5. Wé (Cnut) willaþ, L. C. E. 6; Th. i. 364, 5. used of one person, by a writer or speaker Nú hæbbe wé scortlíce gesǽd (cf. Scortlíce ic hæbbe nú gesǽd, 10, 3), Ors. 1,1; Swt. 14, 26: 22, 1: 24, 23.

Linked entry: ús

weód

(n.)
Grammar
weód, es; n. f. (?)

A useless or injurious plant,a weed

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Swá hwá swá wille sáwan westmbǽre land, átió ǽrest of ealle ða weód ðe hé gesió, ðæt ðám æcerum derigen Bt. 23; Fox 78, 23 : Met. 12, 4, 28

hwǽr

(adv.)
Grammar
hwǽr, [or hwær?], hwar; adv.

Whereanywheresomewherewheresoeverwherever

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Hý writon hwǽr ánne dóm hwǽr óðerne they wrote at one place one doom, at another another, L. Alf. 49; Th. i. 58, 16. combined with swá, wheresoever, wherever Swá hwǽr swá hold biþ ubicunque fuerit corpus, Mt. Kmbl. 24, 28.

Linked entries: hwára hwar

stund

(n.)
Grammar
stund, e; f.
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</b> ¶ adverbial use of cases or adverbial phrases, cf. hwíl :-- Hé word stunde áhóf he spoke at once (cf. Ger. zur Stunde), Andr. Kmbl. 832; An. 416: 2993; An. 1499: Elen. Kmbl. 1445; El. 724: Ps. Th. 55, 11.

til

(adj.)
Grammar
til, adj.
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good at anything, apt, capable, competent Hé wæs selfa til, heóld á ríce éðeldreámas, Cd. Th. 97, 2 ; Gen. 1606 : Beo. Th. 122; B. 61. Til sceal on éðle dómes wyrcean, Menol. Fox 500; Gn. C. 20.

Linked entries: ticlum til-líc

CYRICE

(n.)
Grammar
CYRICE, cirice, cyrce, circe; gen. an, ean; f: cyric, ciric, in the compound cyric-ǽwe, etc. q. v. cyrc, e; f. circ,

in the compounda church, the material structure ecclesiaa heathen temple templum paganum

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Peter's church [at Rome ], Chr. 688; Erl. 43, 7. Hí on cyrican in Eoferwícceastre bebyrigde wǽron they were buried in the church at York, Bd. 2, 14; S. 518, 2.

Linked entries: cyrce circe cirice