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lytel

(n.; adj.)
Grammar
lytel, adj., and neut. of adj. Add:: , lýtel (?). A. adj.
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Ꝥ man crístene menn for ealles tó lytlum tó deáðe ne fordéme, Ll. Th. i. 304, 19. (3a) with gen. :-- Ic hys mæg swíðe litel ongytan oððe náwiht, Solil. H. 25, 15.

weorþ

(adj.)
Grammar
weorþ, worþ, wurþ, wirþ, wyrþ, wirþe, wierþe, wyrþe, weorþe; adj.
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Ða hwíle ðe God wille ðæt ðeara ǽnig sié ðe londes weorðe sié and land gehaldan cunne, Cod. Dip. Kmbl. i. 310, 10: 311, 17.

seón

(v.)
Grammar
seón, p. seah, pl. sáwon, sǽgon, ségon ; pp. sewen, sawen.
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MS.) ðæt hí gesión ne mágon, Bt. 38, 5; Fox 206, 21. to see (as in to see death), to experience Mec ongan hreówan ðæt moncynnes tuddor sceolde máncwealm seón, Exon. Th. 86, 33; Cri. 1417. Morðorleán seón, 98, 24; Cri. 1612.

éþel

fatherland

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adopted country: [Mi]d elþeóde éðel healdan to settle in a foreign country, Bo. 36. fig. proper condition: Ic ongeat ꝥ ðú wǽre út áfaren of þínes fæder éþele, ꝥ is of mínum lárum, Bt. 5, 1; F. 8, 29. used of heaven (or hell) as the home of man after death

ge-sweotulian

(v.)
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Ðæt hé ge*-*swutolade mid þám deádum fellum ꝥ hi wǽron deádlice ut eos mortales fuisse insinuarel, Angl. vii. 30, 284. Geswutelian designasse (per allegoriam Hiericho typum mundi designasse ), An. Ox. 5137.

hogian

(v.)
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A. 98, 218. to take thought in order to do something, busy oneself Reádre deáge ceácan on heore wísan deágian hogaþ rubro stibio mandibulos suatim fucare satagit An. Ox. 1209. Hogiaþ satagunt (ornamentis vestium decor art ), 5121.

BEÁM

(n.)
Grammar
BEÁM, es; m.

a treearborthe treecrosspatibulumcruxa columnpillarcolumnawooda shiplignumnavisa BEAMsplintposta stock of a treetrabsstipesA ray of lighta sun-BEAMradiusa trumpettuba

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Se ðe deáþes wolde biteres onbyrigan on ðam beáme who would taste of bitter death on the cross, Rood Kmbl. 226; Kr. 114 : Cd. 224; Th. 296, 30; Sat. 510.

Linked entries: Beám-dún wudu beóm

micel

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Gr. 126, 85. with reference to amount or degree Him wǽre micel ðearf ðæt hié léten Godes ege hié geeáðmédan, Past. 321, 12. Micul, 405, 21. Is hit swýðe micel cyn ꝥ gehwylc crísten man þone dæg weorðige, Ll. Th. ii. 420, 31.

uppan

(prep.)
Grammar
uppan, (-on); prep. dat. acc.

upononaboveuponatafteruponon touponagainst

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Hé bær his tunecan, and áléde uppon ðám twám deádum, Homl. Th. i. 74, 2. Ðú byst uppan lande oftor ðonne ic beó, (up country, in rural districts; cf. Chaucer's 'poure persoun dwellyng uppon londe' and see uplendisc). Engl.

Linked entries: uppon on-uppan

wíte

(n.)

punishmentpain that is inflicted as punishmenttormenta meansimplementa fine.tormentplaguediseaseevilpain

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Ne ondrǽd ðú ðé deáð tó swíðe for nánum wíte, Prov. Kmbl. 49. Ne bið him hyra yrmðu án tó wíte, ac ðara óþerra eád tó sorgum, Exon. Th. 79, 20 ; Cri. 1293. Waldend him ðæt wíte (blindness) teóde, 336, 4; Gn. Ex. 43.

for-gifan

to givebestowgrantdispenseto giveto giveto giveto give uphand overdeliver upcommitpracticeto give backrestoreto marryto grantpermitallowto grantto givecauseto forgive

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Sié ꝥ on cyninges dóme, swá deáð swá líf, swá hé him forgifan wille, Ll. Th. i. 66, 10. to give, allow as a matter of right Eallum frióum monnum þás dagas sién forgifene, Ll.

tó-weard

(adj.)
Grammar
tó-weard, adj.

futurethat is to comeabout to comecomingat handapproachingtoward(that is) to happen or be some time or other,(that is) to comeabout to happen(that is) to come soonimminentimpendingto take placecome to passcoming towards a placeapproachingabout to comewith the face towards a person,facing

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Hé nolde ongytan ðone tówerdon deáþ (death that sometime will come), 195, 17. Ða misweaxendan bógas of áscreádian, ðæt ða tóweardan ðeónde beón, Homl. Th. ii. 74, 13. Áwrítan ðám tówerdum mannum to write for future generations, Homl.

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fón

(v.)

to takecatchto takearrestapprehendto getgainto getsufferexperienceto beginto beginto taketo set aboutundertaketo attackto begin atto take taketo set to work atdeal withreceiveacceptto taketo taketake possession ofto taketo takeundertaketo taketo take toallow ofto take toto take tojoin battleto join togetherto struggle with

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D. 167, 10. to set to work at, deal with a subject Nú hæbbe wé áwriten þǽre Asian súþdǽl; nú wille wé fón tó hire norðdǽle, Ors. 1, 1; S. 14, 5. to take what is given, receive, accept what is offered Hé féng tó Karles dohter (him Carl his dohtor geaf

BEGEN

(num.; adj.; pronoun.)

Bothambobothamboambæambobothambo et ambæ vel ambæ et amboof bothamborumambarumamborumto bothambobusambabusambobusbothambosambasambobothambos et ambas velambas et ambwithby bothambobusambabusambobus

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Grammar BEGEN, Acc. m. and f. or f. and n. bá, bú both; ambos et ambas vel, ambas et amb Ðæt ðæt fýr ne mæg foldan, f. and merestreám, m. forbærnan, ðeáh hit wið bá twá síe gefeged that the fire may not burn up earth and sea, though it be joined with

for-gildan

(v.)

to pay backrestorepay damagesto pay forbuy offto repaypay outrequiteto payperform

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Ðeáh úre heorda hwylc án sceáp forgýme, wé willað ꝥ hé hit forgylde, ii. 326, 25. the object an undischarged obligation Ciricsceat gelǽste man be Martinus mæssan, and se þe ꝥ ne gelǽste, forgilde hine mid twelffealdan, Ll. Th. i. 342, 28.

freónd

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Bið se deáda besmiten búton hé frínd hæbbe þe hine mid rihte clǽnsnian ... Gif hé þǽra freónda hæfd þe ꝥ dón durron, 290, 12-15. Selle hé his wǽpn his freóndum tó gehealdanne, 60, 8.

ge-teón

(v.)
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dear ǽnig Iséwede man him tó geteón Crístes wican ? Ne furðon nán gehádod man ne sceal him tó geteón þæt hé Críst spelige búton . . . Hml. Th. ii. 592, 27-29.

macian

(v.)
Grammar
macian, <b>. I.</b>
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hit wearð tó nánþing, Chr. 870; P. 71, 11. to cause to move, put Seó ealde cyrce wæs eall behangen mid criccum . . . and man ne mihte swá ðeáh macian hí healfe úp (not half of them could be put up on the walls) Hml.

mǽre

(adj.)
Grammar
mǽre, adj.

Greatexcellentdistinguishedillustrioussublimesplendidcelebratedfamouswidely knownnotoriousdistinguished by evil deedsinsignis

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Ðeáh he on ðam lande seó mǽre ðonne biþ hé on óðrum unmǽre though he be famous in one country, he is not in another, Bt. 30, 1; Fox 108, 15. Wæs hé ( St. Martin ) swíðe mǽre geond middangeard, Blickl. Homl. 221, 1.

teóna

(n.)
Grammar
teóna, an; m.
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Se unrihtwísa wer wyle niman on teónan his néxtan dǽde ðeáh ðe hé him teónan ne gedó, Basil admn. 4; Norm. 44, 19. Ðæt hé geþence ðone teónan ( injuriam ), ðe wé him dydon, Gen. 50, 15: Ps. Th. 102, 6.

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