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un-gelíc

(adj.)
Grammar
un-gelíc, adj.

Unlikedifferentdissimilardiverse

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Unilícum háde dispari sexu, Hpt. Gl. 461, 5. Ungelíce, Wrt. Voc. ii. 28, 41. Hé reorde gesette eorðbúendum ungelíce, Cd. Th. 101, 21; Gen. 1685.

hæcce

(n.)
Grammar
hæcce, an ; f.
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D. v. 298, 4. v. hæc.]

DÓN

(v.)
Grammar
DÓN, to dónne; part. dóende, dónde; ic dó, ðú dést, he déþ, pl. dóþ; p. ic, he dyde, ðú dydest, pl.dydon ; impert., pl. dóþ; subj. , pl. dón, dó; p. dyde, pl. dyden; pp. dón, dén

To DO, make, cause agĕre, facĕre

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For náuht dón to consider as naught, Past. 38, 1; Hat. MS. 50 b, 19: Lev. 26, 15:Deut. 31, 16. Furðor dón to prefer, esteem, Past. 17, 7; Hat. MS. 23 b, 14. Gifta dón to keep nuptials, Somn. 186; Lchdm. iii. 208, 21.

ǽr

(adv.; con.)
Grammar
ǽr, adv.

earlyexpressing readiness, quickness, soonearlier, beforepreviously, beforehandsooner beforesoonerfirst

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Fela þing wiste se hálga wer on ǽr, lange ǽr hí gelumpon, Hml.

wesan

(v.)
Grammar
wesan, p. wæs, pl. wǽron
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Hál wæs ðú aue Mt. Kmbl. 27, 30. Hál westú, Blickl. Homl. 143, 17. Westú gearo, Bd. 5, 19; S. 640, 44. Hále wese gé (wosaþ gié, Lind.) auete Mt. Kmbl. 28, 9. Wesaþ hále valete Wrt. Voc. ii. 88, 61. Wesaþ þancfulle, Blickl. Homl. 169, 16.

æl-teaw

(adj.)
Grammar
æl-teaw, -teow

All goodsoundperfectomnino bonussanus

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B.] hǽlo thou shall find perfect healing, Herb. 1, 29 ; Lchdm, i. 80, 7: Hy. 2, 13

under-gitan

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Þeán ðe se Hálga Gást ne beó swutollíce genemned tó ðám Fæder and tó ðám Suna, swá ðeáh hé byð symle ðǽrtó undergyten, Homl. Th. ii. 56, 30. Add

CLǼNE

(adj.)
Grammar
CLǼNE, cléne; se clǽna, seó, ðæt clǽne; m. clǽnra, f. n. clǽnre; clǽnest; adj.

CLEAN, pure, clearmundus, purus, merus, serenuschaste, innocentcastus, innoxius

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Gewát him se hálga sécan ðone clǽnan hám the holy one departed to seek the pure home, Andr. Kmbl. 1956; An. 980. Húslfatu Caldéas clǽne genámon the Chaldeans took the clean vessels of sacrifice, Cd. 210; Th. 260, 10; Dan. 707.

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a-lecgan

(v.)
Grammar
a-lecgan, -lecgean; he -legeþ, -legþ, -lehþ, pl. -lecgaþ; p. -legde, -léde , pl. -legdon, -lédon; pp. -legd, -léd; v. trans. [a from, lecgan to lay] .

to placelay downthrow downsuppresslay asidecease fromponerecollocareprosterneredeponereabjicererelinquereomittereto imposeinflict uponimponereimmittereto diminishtake awayrefuseimminueredeprimerereprimere

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deposed or laid aside its passive signification, and has only an active meaning; as the Latin luctor = ic wraxlige I wrestle; loquor=ic sprece I speak, here is action, Ælfc.

ge-þeaht

(n.)
Grammar
ge-þeaht, -þæht, e; f: es; n.

counselconsultationdeliberationadvicethoughta determinationresolutiondeviceplanpurposeconsĭliumcōgĭtātioa councilan assemblyconcĭlium

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Of hiera ágnum geþeahte from their own determination, Past. 42, 1; Swt. 305, 18; Hat. MS. 58 a, 4. Ealle geþeaht ðín he getrymþ omne consĭlium tuum confirmet, Ps. Spl. 19, 4.

Linked entries: þeaht ge-þæht

ge-þeón

(v.)
Grammar
ge-þeón, ic -þeó, pl. -þeóþ; p. -þeáh, pl. -þugon; pp. þogen

To growgrow upincreasethriveflourishprospercrescĕreprofĭcĕrevĭgēre

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Se ðe swá geþogenne forwyrhtan næfde he who had not so prosperous a vicegerent, L. R. 4; Th. i. 192, 5. Wæl geboren and yfele geþogen degĕner, Ælfc. Gr. 9, 18; Som. 10, 6. Geþogen [geþogend, MS.] on mægne mactus virtūte, 41; Som. 44, 14

byrðen-mǽlum

(n.; adv.)
Grammar
byrðen-mǽlum, adv. [byrðen, mǽlum, dat. pl. of mǽl, n.]
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By burdens; oneribus Se déma hǽt his englas gadrian ðone coccel byrðen-mǽlum the judge will command his angels to gather the tares by burdens, Homl. Th. i. 526, 22

west-sceáta

(n.)
Grammar
west-sceáta, an; m.
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A western angle or promontory Sicilia is ðryscýte. . . ðone westsceátan man hǽt Libéum Sicilia tria habet promontoria . . . tertium, quod adpellatur Lilybaeum, dirigitur in occasum Ors. 1, 1; Swt. 28, 5

ymesene

(adj.)
Grammar
ymesene, (-séne?); adj.
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Sightless, blind Sum ymesene man mid wópe his fét gesóhte, biddende his hǽle. Laurentius mearcode ródetácen on ðæs blindan eágan, and hé ðǽrrihte beorhtlíce geseah, Homl. Th. i. 418, 22

hǽþ

(n.)
Grammar
hǽþ, e;
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f Drynessfrom /teat, parched condition Mycel hǽte ferfor, swaloð cauma, drúgað oððe hǽð siccitas, Wrt. Voc. i. 76, 77. [Cf. O. H. Ger. ] See next word, and hǽþung, for-hǽþan

of-hæccan

(v.)
Grammar
of-hæccan, p. -næhte
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To hack off Hí cweðað ꝥ Petrus gewǽpnod wǽre, þá ðá hé his Drihten werian wolde; ꝥ wæs þá hé ofhæhte (amputavit) þæs forscildgdon eáre, Ll. Th. ii. 386, 22

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ofer-micel

(adj.)
Grammar
ofer-micel, adj.

Over-much, excessivenimius

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Over-much, excessive: On ðære tíde wæs sió ofer-mycelo hǽlo on ealre worulde, Ors. 1, 7; Swt. 40, 3. Bútan hý ouer-micel geswinc habben, R. Ben. 65, 17

leornian

(v.)
Grammar
leornian, p. ode

To learnstudyread

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Ic hit for ðære hǽlo ðe hit leornige oððe gehýre áwrát ob salutem legendum, sive audientium narrandam esse putavi, Bd. 5, 13; S. 634, 2. Lange sceal leornian se ðe lǽran sceal long must he learn who has to teach, L. Ælfc. P. 46; Th. ii. 384, 15: L.

Linked entry: leornend

wlitige

(adv.)
Grammar
wlitige, adv.

Beautifullyfairlysplendidly

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Beautifully, fairly, splendidly Hálge gséstas stígaþ tó wuldre, wlitige gewyrtad mid hyra weldǽðum, Exon. Th. 234, 20; Ph. 543. His blǽd scíneþ wlitige in wuldre, Andr. Kmbl. 3438 ; An. 1723

ge-þeáwe

(adj.)
Grammar
ge-þeáwe, adj.
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In accordance with habit, customary Sume dæge sænde se hálga wer þǽra muneca sumne, swá him geþeáwe (-þýwe, v. l.) wæs quadam die misit ex more, Gr. D. 142, 33

Linked entries: -þeáwe ge-þíwe