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seóc

(adj.)
Grammar
seóc, ; adj.
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Gif hé his seócum ðæt is synfullum dǽdum ealle lácnunge gegearwade si morbidis eorum actionibus universa fuerit cura exibita, R. Ben. 11, 5. III. of mental disquiet, sick at heart, ill at ease, sad :-- Ne beó ðú on sefan tó seóc, Exon.

ge-riht

(n.)
Grammar
ge-riht, es; n.

What is right, a right, due, last office of the church, directionrectum, jus, ratio, officium

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Heó to cyrcean eóde and hire gerihtan underfeng she went to the church and received her rites, Chr. 1093; Erl. 229, 11: Homl. Th. ii. 142, 9. Fóron to gefeohte forþ on gerihte marched straight on to battle, Judth. 11; Thw. 24, 23; Jud. 202.

Linked entry: ge-ryht

ge-licgan

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R. 5, 3. to assume a prostrate or recumbent position Benedictus eóde tó ðæs cnapan líce, and ðǽr on uppon gelæg, Hml.

ge-tǽlan

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Ꝥ heora mód hæfde hwæthugu þæs þe hit mihte hit sylf big getǽlan ut eorum animus habeat unde se ipse reprehendat, Gr. D. 204, 3. Sé ðe óðerne tǽlan wille . . . beðence hé hwæðer hine ne mæge ǽnig man getǽlan, Wlfst. 233, 23.

ge-þeódan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-þeódan, he -þeót; p. -þeódde; pp. -þeóded, -þeód

To joinconnectuniteassociateapplyadjusttranslatejungĕreadjungĕreconjungĕrecōpŭlāresŏciāreaptāre

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Ðonne mihte he ðara ríme geþeóded beón posset eōrum nŭmĕro sŏciāri, Bd. 5, 13; S. 633, 36: Ps. Th. 61, 5.

tó-berstan

(v.)
Grammar
tó-berstan, p. -bærst, pl. -burston; pp. -borsten.

to burst asunder,to break (intrans) in two, or in pieces,be rent asunderto break out in sores,to break out

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eode tó ðære bnrge wealle, and fleáh út ofer, ðæt hé eall tóbærst, 5, 12; Swt. 244, 3. Hé gefeól on ðone stocc and tóbærst on feówer dǽlas, Blickl. Homl. 189, 13. Án hridder tóbærst on emtwá, Homl. Th. ii. 154, 16.

hefig

ponderousdenseweightyimportantgravesevereseriousdeepprofoundmistfogcloudslowdulltroublesomeoppressiveonerousburdensomeoppressivegrievousdifficultlaborioustoilsomeoverpoweringweariness

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Hefigere ic eom þonne se hára stán, Rä. 41, 74. of fighting where many troops are engaged. Similar entries Cf. hefelic; I.

Linked entry: hefe-lic

ge-trymman

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'Getrymiað eów wið ðá burg' ... Suǽ suǽ here sceolde bión getrymed onbútan Hierusalem, suǽ sculon beón getrymed ðá word ðæs sácerdes ymbútan ðæt mód his hiéremonna Past. 161, 19-25.

æðele

(n.; adj.)
Grammar
æðele, eðele; comp. -ra; sup. -ast, -est, -use; adj.

nobleeminent, not only in blood or by descent, but in mindexcellentfamoussingularnobilisgenerosuspræstabilisegregiusexcellensnoblevigorousyoungnobilisnovellus

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noble, eminent, not only in blood or by descent, but in mind, excellent, famous, singular; nobilis, generosus, præstabilis, egregius, excellens Se eorl wæs æðele the earl was noble, Cd. 59; Th. 72, 5; Gen. 1182.

Linked entry: eðele

ge-wyldan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-wyldan, -wildan; he -wyld, -wild, -wylt; p. -wylde; pp. -wyld; v. a.

To exercise power overto tamesubdueconquertemperseizetakedominaridomaresubigereprehenderecapere

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To exercise power over, to tame, subdue, conquer, temper, seize, take; dominari, domare, subigere, prehendere, capere Hí gewildon heora dominati sunt eorum, Ps. Spl. 105, 38. He gewild ðé ipse dominabitur tibi, Gen. 3, 16.

Linked entry: ge-wildan

ge-mengan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-mengan, -mencgan; p. de; pp. ed
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Eorþe wearþ eall mid blóde máne gemenged infecta est terra in sanguinĭbus eórum, Ps. Th. 305, 28, Ðæt wæter and seó eorþe wǽron gemengede óþ ðone þriddan dæg the water and the earth were commingled unto the third day, Hexam. 4; Norm. 8, 15.

under-niman

(v.)
Grammar
under-niman, p. -nam, pl. -námon; pp. -numen.

to take surreptitiouslyto stealto take into the mindreceive what is said, taughtto take upon one's selfto blameresent

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Ðá undernam Godwine eorl swýðe ðæt on his eorldóme sceolde swilc geweorðan, Chr. 1052; Erl. 179, 16

Linked entry: under-fón

un-lytel

(adj.)
Grammar
un-lytel, adj.

not littlegreatnot littlenot few in numbermuchnot littlegreat

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Se eorl com mid unlytlan weorode, Chr. 1068; Erl. 206, 10. Mycel feoh and unlytel summam pecuniae non parvam, Bd. 4, 11; S. 579, 20: 4, 5; S. 571, 35. Micle lác and unlytle ælmessan, Wulfst. 278, 5. Ic him gestrýnde unlytel folc, Homl.

(pronoun.)
Grammar
hé, m: heó; f: hit; n.

He, she, it

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Him sprecendum hig cómon eo loquente veniunt, Mk. Skt. 5, 35. Hé hine miclum gewundode he wounded him severely, Chr. 755; Erl. 48, 34. Hé hiene him tó biscepsuna nam he was godfather to him, 853; Erl. 68, 14.

Linked entries: heó hie hig hió

wyrd

(n.)
Grammar
wyrd, e; f.

What happensfatefortunechancefatethe otherwise than humanly appointed order of thingsone of the Fatesfatefortunean eventan eventoccurrencecircumstanceincidentfactwhat happens to a personfatefortunelotconditionfatedeathchanceaccident

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Wyrd oft nereþ unfǽgne eorl, Beó. Th. 1149; B. 572 : Exon. Th. 165, 18; Gú. 1030. Tó eallum ðám gesǽlðum ðe seó wyrd brengð, Bt. 16, 3 ; Fox 54, 25 : 14, 1 ; Fox 40, 31.

Linked entry: weord

ge-seón

(v.)
Grammar
ge-seón, [For first two lines substitute: <b>ge-seón,</b> ge-sión, ic-seó, -sió, -sié, þú-sihst, -siehst, -syhst, -syxt, hé-sihþ, -siehð, -seohþ, -syhþ, -seóþ, pl. -seóþ, -sióþ; p. ic, hé -seah, -seh, þú-sáwe, -sége, pl. -sáwon, -ségon, -seágon, -sǽgon ; imp. -seoh, -seah, pl. -seóþ; subj. prs. ic-seó, -sió, -sié ; p. -sáwe, -sége; pp. -sewen, -seowen, -segen, -seogen, -sawen (-sáw- ?). Northern and Mercian forms: ge-seá, -seán, -sión, ic -seóm, -sióm, -siúm, þú -siist, -síst, -seǽs, hé -siið, -siis, -síþ, -sís ; pl. -seáþ, -siáþ, -seás ; p. ic, hé -sæh, -sægh, -seh, þu -sége, pl. -ségon, -sǽgon ; imp. -sæh, -sægh, -seh, -sech, -sih, pl. -seaeþ, -siáþ; subj. prs. -sé, -see, -sié, -sii,pl. sén; p. -sége ; part. prs. -siónde, -siénde, -séende, -segende ; pp. -segen, -segn, -séen To see.]
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Geseóð þæt ic ána eom, Deut. 32, 39. Gesiáð, Ps. Srt. ii. p. 196, 7. Wé woldun þú gesáwe þæt. . . Gú. 439.

feran

(v.)
Grammar
feran, to ferenne; part. ferende; p. ferde, pl. ferdon; pp. fered [fer a journey]

To gomake a journeyset outtravelmarchsailīreĭter făcĕreproficiscitransīremigrārenāvĭgāre

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He hí lǽrde ðæt hí ferdon on ðæt geweorc ðæs Godes wordes in ŏpus eos verbi proficisci suādet, Bd. 1, 23; S. 485, 39. Hí ferdon ongén ðone brýdguman exiērunt obviam sponso, Mt. Bos. 25, 1.

Linked entry: fyran

FOR

(prep.)
Grammar
FOR, prep. dot. acc. and inst.

FORon account ofbecause ofwithbypropropterperaccording toprosĕcundumjuxtaForinstead ofprolŏcovĭceForon account ofbecause ofthroughpropropterper

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Moyses wearþ gebýsgad for heora yfelum vexātus est Moyses propter eos. Ps. Th. 105, 25. Ðæt hí dydon for ðǽm þingum they did it for these reasons, Bt. 35, 4; Fox 162, 21.

þeówian

(v.)
Grammar
þeówian, p. ode.
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Pharao áh ǽgðer ge eów and eówer land ... Hig cwǽdon: 'Wé þeówiaþ blíðelíce ðam cynge,' Gen. 47, 25. to enslave, reduce to a state of slavery, deprive of freedom Ðæt hé ús þeówige ut violenter subjiciat servituti nos, Gen. 43, 18.

Linked entries: þeáwian þeówan

á

(adv.)
Grammar
á, <b> (ó);</b> adv.
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Nó waniaþ ó holtes frǽtwe, 72 : Cri. 313: Gen. 833. emphasizing a question, (why) ever Hwiacute; eów á lyste (cf. hwí gé wilnigen, Bt.