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LYTEL

(num.; adj.; adv.)
Grammar
LYTEL, adj.

LITTLE

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Hwæt is ðæt líf elles búton lytelu ylding ðæs deáþes, Blickl. Homl. 59, 27. Lytulu sprǽc, Exon. 116 a; Th. 445, 16; Dóm. 8. Se lytla finger, L. Alf. pol. 60; Th. i. 96, 7. Lá lytle heord pusillus grex, Lk. Skt. 12, 32.

Linked entries: lytlum litel

tácnung

(n.)
Grammar
tácnung, e; f.

Significationan indication, sign, characteristic mark, symptoman indication, evidence, proofan indication of what is future, a presage, prognosticfigurative representation, an emblemdirection, ordering

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Tó hwæm cumaþ hí elles bútan tó tácnunge sorges and ánfealdes sáres quid est aliud, quam futurae quoddam calamitatis indicium? Bt. 7, 2;Fox 18, 21. figurative representation, an emblem :-- Hwæt syndon ða woruldsǽlþa óþres búton deáþes tácnung?

Linked entry: tǽcning

ge-sǽlan

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Hit mæg eáðe gesǽlan, ðæt hié ðá óðre tǽlen, Past. 333, 20 : 427, 24. the subject not expressed Swá gesǽlde þæt wé wada cunnedon, An. 438: 661. referring to the course of events. the subject the indefinite hit = matters, things Gif hit þonne hwæt elles

riht-wís

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Hwæt elles getácnað ðæt weóbud búton ryhtwísra (riht-, v. l.) sáula ? quid accipimus altare Dei nisi animam justi?, Past. 217, 23. Se wísdóm gedéþ his lufiendas . . . geþyldige and rihtwíse, Bt. 27, 2; F. 98, 2. <b>I a.

líc

(adj.)
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Gif man ǽnig líc of rihtscryftscíre elles hwǽr lecge, Ll. Th. i. 368, 7. the trunk in contrast with the limbs Siððan líc and leomu and þes lífes gǽst ásundrien somwist hyra þurh feorhgedál, Gú. 1149. Leomu líc somod and lífes gǽst, Ph. 513

nacod

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nacod, <b>. I a.</b>
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Martin) oþþe elles on nacodre eorðan, Bl. H. 227,11. <b>II b.</b> add :-- Nú miht þú wel witan þæt weorc sprecan swíðor þonne þá nacodon word þe nabbað náne fremminge, Ælfc. T. Grn. 21, 24. <b>II c.

on-hagian

(v.)
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Swá mid byttfyllinge swá elles swá ús tóanhagie ( sicut poterimus), Ll. Th. i. 236, 4. without tó. with dat. infin. Seó racu ðe mé onhagað ðé tó gerihtreccenne, Solil. H. 26, 7. Ne onhagað ús ná swíðor be dám tó sprecenne, Hml. Th. i. 488, 8.

ǽht

Grammar
ǽht, In Ll. Th. i. 6, 3 the weak form, ealle ða ǽhtan, occurs, and a form not feminine, mínes ágenes ǽhtes,
  • 194, 16
  • .

what is owned, a possessionpossession

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Náht elles hire ne sealde búton .vi. yntsan ánre ǽhte possesiunculae Gr. D. 222, 26. Hí genámon of ðæs biscopes ǽhte (v. l. lande) twégen cnihtas; seó ǽht (ðæt land, v. l. ) wæs undecþeódod ðǽre foresǽdan ceastre, 80, 7.

leánian

(v.)
Grammar
leánian, p. ode

To rewardrecompenserequitepay

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Gúþláce God leánode ellen mid árum, 39 a; Th. 129, 13; Gú. 420. Mé ðone wælrǽs wine Scyldinga leánode manegum máðmum, Beo. Th. 4211; B. 2102. Lofe leánige, Exon. 54 b; Th. 193, 13; Az. 121.

Linked entry: lǽnian

swecc

(n.)
Grammar
swecc, swæcc, es; m.
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Gif ðú hyre blósðman brýtest, hé hæfþ swæc swylce ellen, Lchdm. i. 104, 20. Swecca swétast swylce stincaþ wyrta geblówene, Exon. Th. 178, 20; Gú, 1247. Swæcca, 358, 16; Pa. 46. Swétum swæccum ( odoribus ), 212, 22; Ph. 214. Sweccum, Kent. Gl. 1016.

Linked entries: swæc swice

hyhtan

(v.)
Grammar
hyhtan, p. te

To hopetrustrejoice

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Ic ellen wylle habban and hlyhhan and mé hyhtan tó I will have courage, and laugh and look forward with hope, Exon. 119 a; Th. 456, 22; Hy. 4, 70: 12 b; Th. 21, 26; Cri. 340. Gód ys on Dryhten tó hyhtanne bonum est confidere in Domino, Ps. Th. 117, 9

Linked entry: hihtan

(adv.)
Grammar
ná, <b>, ;</b> adv.

Nonotnon

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elles haud secus, Ælfc. Gr. 38; Som. 42, 3. Ðú hit ná hú elles begitan ne miht, Bt. 32; Fox 114, 8. Ne mæg hé nó ðé raþor, Bt. tit. 32; Fox xvi, 15. Næs him nó ðý læs underþeóded eall ðes middangeard, 16, 4; Fox 58, 10.

Linked entries: ne

þynne

(adj.)
Grammar
þynne, adj.

Thinthinleanthe opposite of fat or stoutthinthe opposite of thickthinthe opposite of broadthinthinthinweakfeebledelicatefine

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elles ne ðeah nemne medmicel hláfes mid ðynre meolce lac novum in phiala ponere solebat, et post noctem ablata superficie crassiore, ipse residuum cum modico pane bibebat, Bd. 3, 27; S. 559, 35.

Linked entries: þinne þynness

hund-teóntig

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L. 16, 6. with other numerals Nán mon elles singan ne mæg búton ðæt hundteóntig and feówertig and feówer þúsendo, Past. 409, 9. þurh heondteóntig and feówer and feówertig þúsendu martira, Ll. Lbmn. 414, 26. <b>III a.

æðeling

(n.)
Grammar
æðeling, es; m. [æðele, -ing son of, originating from] .

the son of a kingone of royal blooda noblemanthe kingGodChristregia subolesvir nobilismanmenpeoplehomohomines

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æðelinge [his] land and dwelling-place stood after [waiting for] the man-lord, the chieftain, 207; Th. 256, 10; Dan. 638. man generally, in pl. men, people, used in a good and noble sense, as a derivative of æðele noble; homo, homines Ðæs æðelinges ellen

mǽnan

(v.)
Grammar
mǽnan, p. de

To meanto intend to convey a certain senseto intend to indicate a certain person or thing without direct statement to meanpurposehave as an object to which the mind is directedintendto signifyhave a certain signification or purpose

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Hwylc beren mǽnde hé ðonne elles búton heofona ríce, Blickl. Homl. 39, 27. Crist mǽnde ðone écan deáþ . . . ða Iudéiscan mǽndon ðisne and-weardan deáþ. Homl. Th. ii. 232, 20.

Linked entries: ge-mǽnan ge-mǽnan

án-feald

(num.; adj.)
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Náht elles búton his ánfealdne gegyrelan, Bl. H. 215, 3. On eallum þisum men sécaþ ánfealde eádignesse (solam bealitudinem), Bt. 24, 3; F. 84, 10. Gif mon næbbe búton ánfeald hrægl, Ll.

feówertig

alone

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Th. ii. 228, 13. adjectival Ðone sang ðe nán mon elles singan ne mæg búton ðæt hun[d]teóntig and feówertig and feówer ðúsendo, Past. 409, 9. Feówertigra daga fyrst, Hml. Th. i. 28, 6.

ge-girela

(n.)
Grammar
ge-girela, an; m.: <b>ge-girelu,</b> e; pl. n. ge-girele, ge-girela; gen. ge-girela; f.
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Hé náht elles næfde búton his ánfealdne gegyrelan ( nothing but the clothes he was wearing ), ah eall ꝥ hé máre hæfde, eal hé ꝥ ǽr . . . for Gode gesealde, 215, 4, 10. a garment, an article of clothing Gegerla vel godweb (cf. goduuebbe toga, 122, 55)

Linked entry: ge-gerela

wód

(adj.)
Grammar
wód, adj.

Madravingblasphemousmadragingfurious

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Similar entries v. ellen-, tung-wód; wéde