tellan
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Dó ðæs lean tó ðám foresprecenan gódum ðe ic ðe ǽr tealde on ðriddan béc, Bt. 37, 2; Fox 190, 2. Se sunderhálga tealde his gódan dǽda, swilce God hí nyste, Homl. Th. ii. 428, 18.
friþ
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hé macode on þisan lande, swá ꝥ án man mihte faran ofer his ríce mid his bósum full goldes ungederad, 1086 ; P. 220, 12. peace as opposed to war. agreement settled between two peoples previously at war, peace after war Æt þám hearmum þe gedón wǽre ǽr
ge-gán
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gegǽð on þám dæge þæt hé sý wérig or he gets on that day tired with walking, Wlfst. 212, 29. to act upon by going, used of a plough in movement which is thus preparing the land for cultivation Áríse seó æcerteóðung á be þám þe seó sulh þone teóðan æcer ǽr
ge-hátan
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Þǽre láre þe ðú mé ǽr gehéte, Bt. 40, 5; F. 240, 12: 3, 4; F. 6, 19. Hé gehét Rómánum his freóndscipe, 1; F. 2, 8: Jul. 639. Líf gehéht ( promittit ) éce, Mt. p. 18, 12. ¶ with complementary adjective: Hé him sige tóweardne gehéht, Bl.
ge-sécan
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Hé férde mid swá mycclan here swá nǽfre ǽr þis land ne gesóhte, Chr. 1085; P. 215, 37. Þæt wǽron þá ǽrestan scipu Deniscra monna þe Angelcynnes lond gesóhton, 787 ; P. 54, 7. Nis ꝥ nǽnig mán ꝥ þurfe þone deópan grund þæs hátan léges gesécean, Bl.
ge-setnes
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Th. i. 110, 7. combination, composition. putting together of material, construction Ǽr middaneardes gesetnysse (constitutione), Hml. A. 70, 126. (1 a) a medical preparation (?)
ge-þafian
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Past. 261, 20. ꝥ hé þæt ilce yfel ne geþafige óþrum monnum þe hé ǽr óþrum dyde that he may not submit to the same evil from others, that he before did to others, Bt. 16, 2: F. 54, 6. Níð geðafian, Dan. 633.
wiht
a wight ⬩ creature ⬩ being ⬩ created thing ⬩ a whit ⬩ thing ⬩ aught ⬩ anything ⬩ without a negative ⬩ aught ⬩ alone ⬩ with a genitive
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MS.) eów selfum wítan, ǽr ic hit eów wíte, Past. 31 ; Swt. 206, 19. with a negative, aught. See also III. alone Ne bið him wiht tó sorge. Exon. Th. 238, 29 ; Ph. 611. Ne wendaþ hine wyrda, ne hine wiht (or acc. ?) dreceþ, ádl ne yldo, 334, 1; Gn.
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CRÆFT
power ⬩ might ⬩ strength as of body or externals ⬩ vis ⬩ robur ⬩ potentia ⬩ an art ⬩ skill ⬩ CRAFT ⬩ trade ⬩ work ⬩ ars ⬩ peritia ⬩ artificium ⬩ occupatio ⬩ opus ⬩ craft of mind, cunning, knowledge, science, talent, ability, faculty, excellence, virtue ⬩ astutia, machinatio, scientia, facultas, præstantia, virtus ⬩ a CRAFT ⬩ any kind of ship ⬩ navis qualiscunque
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Ða cræftas de we ǽr ymbe sprǽcon ne sint to wiðmetanne wið ðære sáwle cræfta ǽnne the faculties which we have before spoken about are not to be compared with any one of the faculties of the soul 32, 1; Fox 116, 1, 2, 4.
án
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Hú ne hæfdon wé ǽr gereht ꝥ ðá gesǽlþa and sió godcundnes án wǽre beatitudo vero est ipsa divinitas, Bt. 34, 5; F. 138, 32.
word
a word ⬩ a single part of speech ⬩ words ⬩ a written word ⬩ a word ⬩ a group of words ⬩ a saying ⬩ sentence ⬩ words ⬩ a saying ⬩ maxim ⬩ a tale ⬩ story ⬩ a report ⬩ tidings ⬩ fame ⬩ name ⬩ (good) word, ⬩ (good) report ⬩ a command ⬩ an order ⬩ ordinance ⬩ a message ⬩ an announcement ⬩ word ⬩ solemn statement ⬩ promise ⬩ oath ⬩ an (expressed) intention ⬩ opinion ⬩ speech ⬩ language ⬩ words ⬩ language ⬩ style ⬩ word ⬩ word of God
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Ǽr áwǽged sié worda ǽnig, Andr. Kmbl. 2877; An. 1441. Hé com be Honorius wordum ðes pápan, Chr. 634; Erl. 25, 28.
setl
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Ǽr sunne tó setle eode usque ad occasum solis, Ex. 17, 12. Ðá sunne tó setle eode cum occidisset sol, Mk. Skt. 1, 32. Sunne sáh tó setle, Chr. 937; Erl. 112, 17. Ðonne heó ( the sun ) on setl eode, Bt. 5, 23; S. 645, 26.
twégen
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Seóð ðú hit twá swá swíðe swá hit ǽr wæs, Lchdm. iii. 12, 21. [ Goth. twai; m. twós; f. twa; n.; gen. twaddjé; dat. twaim; acc. twans; m. twós; f. twa; n.: O. Sax. twéne; m. twá, twó; f, twé; n.; gen. twéió; dat. twém: O.
faran
to travel ⬩ journey ⬩ to march ⬩ to go ⬩ to go ⬩ depart ⬩ to go ⬩ move ⬩ to go ⬩ fly ⬩ to come ⬩ to pass away ⬩ depart ⬩ to go on ⬩ practise ⬩ happen ⬩ turn out
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D. 104, 17), swá swá hí ǽr gewunode wǽron they might not go on with their unlawful acts, as before they had been wont, Hml. Th. ii. 158, 12. Grammar faran, faran mid to act with, make use of, practise: Ðonne se man mid lícetunge færð, Hml.
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fela
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Hé fela þing wiste ǽr þan þe hit gewurde, Hml, S. 31, 1009. Þú worn fela sprǽce, B. 530. Hé ofslóg fela þúsend monna, Ors. 6, 13; S. 268, 17. Hié innwit feala ýwdan, Ps. Th. 108, 2. Þú scealt fela gewinn habban, Hml.
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irnan
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Hié bióð gehwerfde eft tó þám ilcan ryne þe hié ǽr urnon, Bt. 21 ; F. 74, 12. Hé blissode swá swá ent tó yrnenne weg, Ps. Spl. 18, 6
up
Up. ⬩ up ⬩ on high ⬩ up ⬩ erectly ⬩ up ⬩ to a high point
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Óð ðæt seó sunne eft becume ðǽr heó ǽr up stáh, Lchdm. iii. 236, 5. Níwe steorra wæs upp yrnynde, Bd. 4, 12; S. 581, 14. Se móna up eode, Nar. 30, 7. Hí delfaþ gold up of eorþan, Nar. 35, 8. Wolde ðæt se hálga wer wurde up gedón, Homl.
on-gitan
To perceive ⬩ to perceive, see ⬩ to perceive by hearing ⬩ to perceive, feel (pain, etc. ) ⬩ to feel, be of opinion, judge ⬩ to know, hear of, find out ⬩ to perceive, understand ⬩ to recognise, know, ⬩ to take a person or thing to be what it really is ⬩ to recognise a fact or circumstance, ⬩ to know (of sexual intercourse)
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Wið ðæs ðú wilt higian ðon ǽr ðe ðú hine ongitest towards that thou wilt strive as soon as thou dost recognise it, Bt. ll, 2 ; Fox 34, 8. Se man ðe swereþ man and eft his gilt onget, Lev. 5, 4: Met. 22, 16.
sceát
a corner, an angle ⬩ corner, quarter ⬩ a projection, promontory ⬩ a nook, corner, region ⬩ a lap, bosom ⬩ the bosom ⬩ a bay ⬩ sinus ⬩ a garment ⬩ a cloth, napkin ⬩ cloak,fold
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Lege on ða feówer sceáttas ðæs ærnes lay at the four corners of the house, Lchdm. ii. 142,11. Similar entries (v.
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weorþan
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Ða byrig, ðe ǽr gafol guldon, wurdon Ciruse tó monegum gefeohtum civitates, quae tributariae erant, a Cyro defecerunt; quae res Cyro multorum bellorum causa et origo exstitit, Ors. 1, 12; Swt. 54, 14.