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leód

(n.)
Grammar
leód, e; f,

A peoplenationracecountry

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Ða fǽhþe eówer leóde the hostility of your people, Beo. Th. 1197; B. 596. Tó fela Deniga leóde, 1396; B. 696: 1202; B. 599. Se wæs Cantwara leóde oriundus de gente Cantuariorum, Bd. 3, 14; S. 539, 27.

notian

(v.)
Grammar
notian, p. ode.

to make use ofemployenjoyto discharge an office

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Hwilc eówer ne notaþ cræfte mínon quis vestrum non utitur arte mea? Coll. Monast. Th. 31, 9. Hý scylun lǽca þeáwe notian, R. Ben. 51, 2. Grammar notian, with acc.

rǽsan

(v.)
Grammar
rǽsan, p. de
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Rǽsed eode impetu abiit, Mt. Kmbl.

Linked entry: on-rǽsan

GÉN

(adv.)
Grammar
GÉN, gién; adv.

Again, moreover, besides, at length, yet, hithertoiterum, denuo, adhuc, insuper, denique

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Gén ic ðé feores unnan wille yet will I grant thee life, Exon. 68 b; Th. 254, 3; Jul, 191, Ðá gén Abrahame eówde heáhcyning again the high king appeared to Abraham, Cd. 98; Th. 130, 23; Gen. 2164.

tídlíce

(adv.)
Grammar
tídlíce, adv.
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appropriate to a season :-- Seó dún wæs tídlíce gréne the hill, as was natural to the season (the date was June 22), was green; mons opportune laetus, Bd. 1, 7; S. 478, 21. in time, in good time, betimes, early, soon, quickly Ic tídlíce tó mínre reste eode

Linked entry: tímlíce

á-leógan

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Gif gé him ne álugen iówra wedd and eówre áþas si fidem foederis servavissent, Ors. 3, 8; Swt. 122, 13. to do falsely Be ðám ðe hiora gewitessa beforan bisc̃ áleógað. Gif hwá beforan biscepe his gewitnesse and his wed áleóge, Ll. Th. i. 110, 9-12.

for-weorþan

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eóde on wésten þǽr ǽr Adam forwearþ, Bl. H. 29, 18. Þý lǽs gé forwyrþen ( pereatis ) of wege ryhtum, Ps. Rdr. 2, 12. Wé scoldan forweorðan écan deáðe nǽre þæt Críst for ús deáð þrowode, Wlfst. 111, 7.

ge-bedda

(n.)
Grammar
ge-bedda, . . . an ; f.
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Wlfst. 240, 22. þonne flǽsc onginneð hrúsan ceósan tó gebeddan, Rún. 29. a consort, wife of a great man Leófríc eorl and his gebedda, C. D. iv. 72, 20. Se cyning and his gebedda and heora sunu, Hml. Th. ii. 476, 4.

oxa

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Né untígð eówer ǽlc on restedæge his oxan (oxo, R. woxo, L. bouuem suum), Lk. L. 13, 15. .xii. þeówe men and .ii. gesylhðe oxan, C. D. iv. 263, 20. Mon selle him tó ðém londe .iiii. oxan, .ii. cý, and .L. scépa, and ǽnne horn, i. 310, 13: 27.

ge-líhtan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-líhtan, to lighten, <b>ge-líhtan</b> to alight. Substitute: <b>ge-líhtan;</b> p. te.
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., neálíéhte, v.l.) tó þám hearge, þá sceát hé mid his spere mox ut adpropiabat adfanum, injecta in eo lancea, Bd. 2, 13; Sch. 169, I

ge-dihtan

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Hú hé þurh gesihðe gedihte þá mynstertimbrunge de fabrica monasterii per visionem at eo disposita, Gl. D. 147, ii. Þæs mynstres getimbrunga gedíhtan. Hml. Th. ii. 172, ii. Hé é Gedihtere endebyrdnesse sealmsangas disposito ordine psalmodie, R. Ben.

ÆT

(prep.)
Grammar
ÆT, prep.

ATtobeforenextwithinforagainstapudjuxtapropeanteadincontraOffromaabdeTountoas far asadusquead

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Take this at me, i.e. from me, hence, — Of, from; a, ab, de Anýmaþ ðæt púnd æt hym tollite ab eo talentum, Mt. Bos. 25, 28. Leorniaþ æt me learn by coming near me, learn at, of, or from me; discite a me, Mt. Bos. 11, 29.

Beda

(n.)
Grammar
Beda, an; m.

Venerable Bede

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D. 674 + 7 = 681] cura propinquorum datus sum educandus reverentissimo Abbati Benedicto, ac deinde Ceolfrido cunctumque ex eo tempus vitæ in ejusdem Monasterii habitatione peragens, omnem meditandis Scripturis operam dedi atque inter observantiam disciplinæ

swícan

(v.; prep.)
Grammar
swícan, p. swác, pl. swicon; pp. swicen.
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</b> swícan from to turn from, to withdraw favour or allegiance from, to rebel :-- Ða leóde him from swicon the people renounced their allegiance to the king of the Elamites (cf. recesserunt ab eo, Gen. 14, 4), Cd. Th. 119, 18; Gen. 1981.

Linked entry: be-swicenness

wérig

(adj.)
Grammar
wérig, adj.
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Th. 61, 32; Cri. 993. weary, impatient of the continuance of anything painful Sunu mín, ne ágiémeleása ðú Godes suingan, ne ðú ne beó wérig for his ðreáunge ( neither be weary of his correction; neque fatigeris, cum ab eo argueris, Prov. 3, 11), Past

irsung

(n.)
Grammar
irsung, e; f.

Angerirascibility

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Gé yldran ne sceolan gé eówru bearn tó yrsunge geciegean ye parents, ye shall not provoke your children to anger, L. E. I. 33; Th. ii. 430, 39. Hé hyne sceal forhabban wyð yrsunga he shall restrain himself from anger, Lchdm. iii. 140, 27.

Linked entry: eorsung

gehðo

(n.)
Grammar
gehðo, gehðu, geohðu, geoðu, giohðo, giðu, e; f.

Careanxietycurasolicitudo

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Care, anxiety; cura, solicitudo Gomol on gehðo eówic grétan hét the aged [prince] in sadness commanded to greet you, Beo. Th. 6181; B. 3095. Gehðomǽnan to bemoan misery, Andr. Kmbl. 3095; An. 1550.

Linked entry: gihþu

un-lǽd

(adj.)
Grammar
un-lǽd, -lǽde; adj.

poormiserableunhappyunfortunatepoormiserablewretched

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Him mæg eádig eorl eáðe geceósan mildne hláford; ne mæg dón unlǽde swá, 784; Sal. 391.

Linked entries: -lǽde lǽd

hlot

on allotted portiona sharelotlotfatefortune

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A. 130, 457. a casting of lots Of hlotti (hlote, R.) eóde ꝥte roecels gesette sorte exiit ut incensum poneret Lk. L. l, 9. Mið hlod sorte p. 3, 4.

ríht

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Gif wé sculon rynt ágildan (si ratio exigitur) unnyttra worda, P. 281, 9-14. v. ælmes-, bóc-, burh-, cyne-, eorl-, fær-, freó-, geneát-, lah-, swán (not swǽn-), þegen-, þrǽl-riht