ge-bróþor
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M. 33, 25: 35, 25. as a courteous form of address Andreas cwæð: 'Bróðor (the person addressed is the captain of the boat), onfóh ús on ꝥ scip'. . . Andreas andswerede: 'Gehýrað, gebróðor ( the captain and his two companions),' Bl. H. 233, 7-14
tídre
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Se wlite ðæs líchoman is swíþe fliónde and swíþe tédre and swíþe anlíc eorþan blóstmum formae nitor ut rapidus est, ut velox, et vernalium florum mutabilitate fugacior, 32, 2; Fox 116, 17. Ðis líf is lǽnlíc and tyddre and feallende and earm, L. E.
án-feald
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Thw. 2, 32. simple, uniform, fixed, invariable ꝥ is openlíce cúþ ꝥ sió godcunde foreteohhung is ánfeald and unawendendlic illud certe manifestum est, immobilem simplicemque gerendarum formam rerum esse providentiam, Bt. 39, 6; F. 220, 16: 39, 4; F.
hryre
Fall ⬩ downfall ⬩ ruin ⬩ destruction ⬩ perdition ⬩ decay ⬩ decline ⬩ death
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Ða twá forman gesceapennyssa feóllon on hryre and seó þridde wæs on hryre ácenned, Homl. Th. ii. 8, 31. Ne fægnode ic on mínes feóndes hryre, 448, 22. On myclum hryre seó heord wearþ on sǽ besceofen magno impetu grex præcipitatus est in mare, Mk.
regol
a rule ⬩ a rule, pattern, standard, norm ⬩ prescript, a canon ⬩ rule
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Ðæt forme muneca cyn is mynster-monna, ðæt is ðara ðe under regule and abbodes tǽcinge wuniaþ, R. Ben. 9, 4. On ǽlcum þingum hié sceolon habban ðone regol tó láreówe, 15, 20. Benedictus nam ðone hálgan regol ðe hé mid his handum áwrát, Homl.
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wlite
aspect ⬩ countenance ⬩ looks ⬩ appearance ⬩ shape ⬩ form ⬩ good looks ⬩ beautiful appearance ⬩ beauty ⬩ glory ⬩ ornament
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aspect, countenance, looks, appearance, shape, form Wlite his vultus ejus, Ps. Spl. 10, 8. Cristes onsýn, æþelcyninges wlite, Exon. Th. 56, 27; Cri. 907: Beo. Th. 506; B. 250.
ǽne
a first time ⬩ once, at any time ⬩ once, at some former time ⬩ at once
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Gif ðú ǽne behátest Gode hé wyle ðonne habban ðæt ðú him behéte, Hex. 50, 4. of past time, once, at some former time Ðá ðe ǽne mid sygefæstum deáde middangeard oferswíððe, Hml. Th. i. 84, 31. Þurh ðé Freá ǽne ón ðás eorðan út síðade, Cri. 329.
timber
material for constructing a house, ship, etc., ⬩ timber ⬩ material of which anything is formed ⬩ a structure, ⬩ building, ⬩ edifice ⬩ the building of a house, ship, etc.
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Ǽrest man ásmeáþ ðæs húses stede, and eác man ðæt timber beheáwþ, Anglia viii. 324, 8: Lchdm. iii. 180, 8. material of which anything is formed Sió lifer is blódes timber and blodes hús and fóstor, Lchdm. ii. 198, 2: 160, 13. a structure, building, edifice
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lúcan
To close ⬩ conclude ⬩ fasten ⬩ lock
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Locen is applied to coats of mail, which were formed of [interlacing] rings fastened on to some material to which they might be sewn, see hring with its compounds, and cf. brogden byrne; also Icel. hring-ofin Locene leoþosyrcan, Beo.
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þeccan
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. ¶ In the following passages Grein suggests that the form is quite a different word = comburere, and Cosijn (P.
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hearde
firmly ⬩ tightly
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Ús hearde sceód fǽmne þurh forman, gylt, Gen. 997. Gé sceolon hearde ádreógan wíte, Cri. 1514. Mé is heorte and flǽsc hearde geteórad, Ps. Th. 72, 21.
cwide
the expression of a thought, a sentence, period ⬩ sententia ⬩ a saying, proverb, speech, discourse, sermon, will ⬩ dictum, dictio, sermo, homilia, testamentum ⬩ a legal enactment, decree ⬩ edictum, deretum
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Every letter has three properties, nomen, figura, potestas, that is a name, and a form, and a sound [power ], Ælfc.
fíftig
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Th. i. 426, 25. helping to form ordinals Sé wæs feórða eác fíftigum fram Agusto ab Augusto quinquagesimus quartus, Bd. 1, 23; Sch. 47, 31. uncertain constructions Wealh gafolgelda .cxx. sciłł . . . ðeówne .lx.; somhwelcne fíftegum; weales hýd twelfum
scíran
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. , get exemption Gif hwylc man ðone ándagan forgémeleásige, æt forman cyrre . iii. messan, æt óðerum cyrre. v. , æt þriddan cyrre ne scíre his nán man ( no man shall be exempt from the obligation), bútun hit sié for mettrumnesse oððe for hláfordes
widuwe
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Wíf gif hire forman, were forðsíð gebyrige, be leáfe heó nime óðerne, gif heó ðæt ceósan wyle ; and gif heó ðone oferbýt, wunige heó á syððan on wndewan háde, L. Ecg. P. ii. 20; Th. ii. 190, 6. Iudith þurhwunode on hire wudewan háde, Homl.
swát
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sweat, perspiration Seofoðe (the seventh of the constituents from which Adam was made) wæs deáwes pund, ðanon him (Adam ) becom swát, Salm. Kmbl. 180. 15. Suát, Rtl. 192, 17. His swát ( sudor ) wæs swylce blódes dropan, Lk. Skt. 22, 44. Of ealdum cláðum
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CÍÞ
a CHIT, sprout, germ, sprig, mote ⬩ germen, festuca ⬩ seed ⬩ crementum
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On eallum cedrum cíþ alǽded [MS. cuþ, ciiþ = cíþ alædeð] the germ formed on all cedar trees, Ps. Th. 148, 9. Eall eorþan cíþ every shoot of the earth, 103, 12. Se snáw bewríhþ wyrta cíþ the snow covers the germ of herbs, Salm. Kmbl. 605; Sal. 302.
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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Sió forme eld geond eorþan sceát (cf. seó forme eld ðises middangeardes, Bt. 15; Fox 48, 3), 8,5. Ofer foldan sceát, Exon. Th. 428, 22; Rä. 42, 5. Ofer ealne foldan sceát, 5, 21; Cri. 72.
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witan
to wit ⬩ know ⬩ have knowledge ⬩ be aware, ⬩ to know ⬩ have knowledge of, ⬩ be aware of ⬩ to be wise ⬩ be in one's senses ⬩ to be conscious of ⬩ to know ⬩ to feel ⬩ shew
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Grammar witan, with indirect interrogative forms Ic wát hwæt hé þenceþ, Blickl. Homl. 181, 10: Cd. Th. 34, 10; Gen. 535. Ic wát hwá mé ferede, Andr. Kmbl. 1808; An. 906. Ic ne wát hwǽr ðú eart, Blickl. Homl. 241, 7: Exon. Th. 496, 21; Rä. 85, 18.
medume
middling ⬩ moderate ⬩ common ⬩ occupying the middle or mean position as regards ⬩ observing the just mean ⬩ perfect ⬩ meet ⬩ fit ⬩ worthy
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Hwylc ðæt medeme gód wæs hwylc ðæt unmedeme quæ sit imperfecti, quæ perfecti boni forma, 35, 1; Fox 134, 4. Medeme fæsten a proper fast, L. E. I. 39; Th. ii. 436, 35. Medeme lác, Blickl. Homl. 37, 32. Ful medomne wæstm, 55, 5.
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