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þus

(adv.)
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þus, adv.

Thusin this manner, degree

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mæg ðis ðus geweorþan? Blickl. Homl. 7, 21. Ðás dǽda þus gedóne from Drihtne, 31, 20. Cucler fulne þus geworhtes drincan, Lchdm. ii. 182, 23. Lǽtaþ þus sinite usque huc, Lk. Skt. 22, 51.

bodian

(v.)

to declareproclaimto foretellprophesycelebratepraiseto preacha persona doctrinebelief

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Ne sceal hé nó ðæt án bodigan (-ean, v. l.) his hiéremonnun. hú ðá synna him wiðwinnað, ac hé him sceal eác cýðan mid hwelcum cræftum hé him wiðstondan mæg non solum debent innotescere qualiter vitia impugnent, verum etiam quomodo custoditae nos virtutes

ge-stígan

(v.)
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I. to mount, ascend. in a physical sense, of motion on the ground He biorg gestáh, Gú. 146. of motion on to an object rising from the ground Sum mæg heáhne beam gestígan, Cri. 679.

hatian

(v.)
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S. 11. 60. to feel the strongest dislike towards Ne mæg nán man twám hláfordum þeówian; hé sóþlíce ǽnne hatað and óðerne lufað, Mt. 6, 24.

hearde

firmlytightly

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Wyrd bið wended hearde . . . and hwæðre him mæg wíssefa wyrda gehwylce gemetigian, Sal. 435.

lim

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ðǽm fingrum, and trit mid ðǽm fét; for ðǽm ðe innor bið se hierde þe hielt ðá leomu (limu, v. l.) útan (interior est custodia, quae ordinata servat exterius membra), Past. 359, 5. a part or member of an animal body distinct from the head or trunk Ne mæg

tó-stencan

(v.)
Grammar
tó-stencan, p -stencte; pp. -stenced, -stenct.

to scatter the parts of a wholedisperse a number of objects gathered togetherto destroy the integrity of a wholedissipatebring to noughtoverthrow

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Se yfela willa biþ tóstenced, swá récels beforan fýre, gif mon ðæt weorc þurhtión ne mæg (potuisse miserius est) sine quo voluntatis miserae langueret effectus, Bt. 38, 2; Fox 196, 31. Sint tóstente dissipantur (cogitationes, Prov. 15, 22), Kent.

ge-twǽfan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-twǽfan, p. de; pp. ed

To separatedivertdetainhinderdeprive

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Him se mǽra mód getwǽfde the great one took courage from them, Cd. 4; Th. 4, 14; Gen. 53: 148; Th. 185, 8; Exod. 119[?]

Linked entries: -twǽfan ge-twǽman

ge-dreósan

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Scúrbeorge gedrorene, 5. to fall, perish. of persons, to die Mægen eall gedreás, þá hé gedrencte dugoð Egypta, Exod. 499. of material things Mín líchoma gedreósan sceal, swá þeós eorðe eall, Gú. 343.

ge-wǽpnian

(v.)
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or defence Hæfde ꝥ deór þrié hornas on foranheáfde, and mid þǽm hornum wæs egeslíce gewǽpnod bestia tribus armata in fronte cornibus, Nar. 15, 14. of things. material Hí ꝥ scip genámon eall gewǽpnod, Chr. 992; P. 127, 19. non-material Gewoepnadum mægne

on-timber

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Salomon árǽrde þæt mǽre hús of eorðlicum antimbre, ii. 580, 11: Wlfst. 279, 25. Sume (some adjectives) synd . . . of óðrurn antimbre, ferrum ísen, ferreus ísen, Ælfc. Gr. Z. 15, 9. Beó his calic of clǽnum antimbre geworht, Ll. Th. ii. 350, 22.

wacen

(n.)
Grammar
wacen, (-an, -on, -un), e; f.

wakefulnesssleeplessnessa watchvigila watcha division of the nighta watchguarda rousingan incitement

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Rush. 12, 38. a watch, guard Haldende wacone (wacana, Lind.) næhtes custodientes uigilias noctis, 2, 8. a rousing, an incitement Wacana mægna incitamenta virtutum, Rtl. 63, 36

gelíce

(adv.)
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</b> gelíce and (with a clause), in the same way as :-- Gelíce and mon mǽd máwe, hié wǽron þá burg hergende and sleánde, Ors. 2, 8; S. 92, 15. (v. and ; )

wén

(n.)
Grammar
wén, e; f.

suppositionopinionthoughtideahopeexpectationlikelihoodprobabilitychanceperhapsperchancemay beprobably

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mæg ic hit gefaran? ac má wén is ðæt ðú onsende ðínne engel how can I do the journey? but more likely thou mayst send thine angel Blickl. Homl. 231, 23. Nimðe wén wǽre ni forsan, Wrt. Voc. ii. 93, 3.

Linked entry: wéna

melu

(n.)
Grammar
melu, melo, mela, meolu, mealu, wes; n.

Mealflour

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Melwes (Lind. mælo) farinæ, Mt. Kmbl. 13, 33. Melues similæ, Lev. 6, 20. Melewes smedma simila, 83, 65. Melewes polline, mealewes farinæ, Hpt. Gl. 497, 36. 37. Ðrittig mittan clǽnes melowes ( fine flour ) and sixtig mittan óðres melowes, Homl.

Linked entries: meala mela meolu

Middel-Engle

(n.)
Grammar
Middel-Engle, a; pl.

The Middle Anglesthe Angles of Leicestershire

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Middel-Engla mǽgþ ... wæs cristen geworden. Ðissum tídum Middel-Engle Cristes geleáfan onféngon, Bd. 3, 21; S. 550, 36-39.

Linked entry: Engle

west

(adj.)
Grammar
west, []; spve. west[e]mest; adj.
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Westerly, situated in the west Rómána onweald, se is mǽst and westmest, Ors. 6, 1; Swt. 252, 19. On ðæm síþmestan onwalde and on ðæm westemestan. Swt. 254, 2. Ðis sindon ðæs landes gemǽra ðe gebyriaþ into ðære westmestan híde, Cod. Dip.

afor

Grammar
afor, l. áfor.
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Ox. 2828. severe in its operation, of a remedy Gehwæ-þeres sceal mon nyttian and miscian, ꝥ þone líchoman hǽle and ǽfer mægen hæbbe. Lch. ii. 22, 7. Gif se maga þæs ne féle, lege óþra on-legena on strengran and áferran, 192, 21

ge-regne

(n.)
Grammar
ge-regne, ge-réne, es; n.
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Nú þá geréno and se reáda telg wíde (beóð) mǽre, Rä. 27, 15 (v. Jn. p. 188;, 4 infra). Ðǽre hálegestan hálignesse gimmas on ðǽm gerénum ðæs biscepes gierelan sanctuarii lapides in ornamento Pontificis, Past. 135, 12.

Linked entries: -regne ge-réne

mæssian

(v.)
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Se Hǽlend ne gecýst nú be nánum cynrene, ac of ǽlcere mǽgðe tó his þénungum him tó mæssigenne, Hml. A. 17, 87. Sé þe geþrístlǽcð tó mæssianne oððon húsl tó ðicganne, and wát hine sylfne on synnum fúlne, Wlfst. 34, 14