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gird

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M. 34, 23. Láreów mín áwecþ stíþlíce mid gyrde, 35, 31. Hé hét hí ealle beswingan mid gyrdum, and siððan beheáfdian, Hml. S. 29, 283. <b>I a.

dígol

(adj.)
Grammar
dígol, dýgol, diógol; gen. m. n. dígles, f.dígolre ; def. nom. m. dígla; f. n. dígle; adj.

Secret, hidden, private, dark, obscure, profound, abstruse, unknownsecrētus, occultus, obscūrus, ignōtus

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Me Daniel dýglan swefnes sóðe gesǽde Daniel said soothly to me of the dark dream, Cd. 198; Th. 246, 21; Dan. 482. Ðæt wit mǽgen smeálícor sprecan and diógolran wordum that we two may argue more closely and with profounder words, Bt. 13; Fox 36, 32.

rǽd-leás

(adj.)
Grammar
rǽd-leás, adj.
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[Nabbich in me wisdom ... and am redleas ... Drihten ase þu ert redlease (gen. pl. ) red, red me þet am redles O. E. Homl, i. 211, 32 -213, 1. Nis nevre mon redles Ar his heorte beo witles, O. and N. 691.]

blǽd

(n.)
Grammar
blǽd, bléd, e; f.

A flower, blossom, fruitflos, olus, fructus

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He déþ ǽlc twíg aweg on me, ðe blǽda ne byrþ; and he feormaþ ǽlc ðara, ðe blǽda byrþ, ðæt hyt bere blǽda ðe swíðor omnem palmitem in me non ferentem fructum, tollet eum; et omnem, qui fert fructum, purgabit eum, ut fructum plus afferat, Jn.

ofer-winnan

(v.)

to overcome, conquer, vanquish, subdueexpugnare, superare, devincere

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Hí oferwunnon expugnaverunt me, Ps. Spl. 128, 1. Oferwin onwinnende expugna inpugnantes, Blickl. Gl. Hé ðus cwæð ðæt hé ða lotwrenceas oferwunne, Past. 30, 2; Swt. 205, 17. Gif ðú wille ǽnige buruh oferwinnan expugnare Deut. 20, 10: Jos. 10, 4.

bæftan

(prep.; adv.)

behind,after

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Ic geseah þone bæftan þe geseah I saw him behind that saw me, Gen. 16, 13. Ne ǽnig man óþerne bæftan ne tǽle let not any man backbite other, Wlfst. 70, 14. Ælc óðerne bæftan werige, Ll. Th. ii. 316, 19. Hé wearð gebunden bæftan tó his bæce, Hml.

Linked entry: bæfta

sécan

(v.)
Grammar
sécan, sécean; p. sóhte; pp. sóht
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Him (hié, hí other MSS. ) mon mid óðrum floccum sóhte, Chr. 894; Erl. 90, 14. Hié micle fierd gegadrodon and ðone here sóhton æt Eoforwícceastre, 867; Erl. 72, 13. Ða ðe míne fýnd wǽron, and míne sáwle sóhton mid níðe, Ps. Th. 69, 2: 85, 13: Mt.

here-strǽt

(n.)
Grammar
here-strǽt, e; f.

A military roadone allowing the passage of an armyhighwayhigh road

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Ne herestrǽta ofer cald wæter cúþe sindon nor are the highways over the cold water known to me, Andr. Kmbl. 400; An. 200. Gegier ðæt ðíne willas iernan bí herestrǽtum in plateis aquas divide, Past. 48, 6; Swt. 373, 6.

Linked entry: fird-strǽt

un-wil

(n.)
Grammar
un-wil, un-will, es; n.

Absence of good willdislikedespiterepugnancereluctanceagainst one&#39;s willnot willinglywithout one&#39;s consentwithout intentioninvoluntarily

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Gif ðú unwilles gewemman dést, Homl. Skt. i. 9, 90. Hé ðǽr wunode ða niht unwilles, se ðe sylfwilles nolde, Homl. Th. ii. 184, 13: L. Eth. vi. 52; Th. i. 328, 21.

á-feorsian

(v.)
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Ne áfyrsa þú fultum fram ne elongaveres auxilium a me , 21, 20. Ne áfyrsa ne longe facias , 39, 12. Áfyrsiað þone yfelan fram eów, Hml. Th. i. 124, 31. Man hí áfirsige of earde, Ll. Th. i. 348, 29. Áfírsie tollat , Num. 21, 7. Áfyrsige, Hml.

hete

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Ic wið heora hete hýde, Ps. Th. 54, 12. Ne teó ic N. for hete ne for hóle, Ll. Th. i. 180, 10. Hé nam tó Malche fulne graman, and him mid eallum hete cídde, Hml. S. 23, 695. Hine þurh hete héngon fæderas ússe, El. 424.

ládian

(v.)
Grammar
ládian, p. ode.

to excuseclearexculpatedefend

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Ðá cwæþ Petrus wǽre ðú mid ðínum fæder ðá hé swá ládode ðæt hie ne gegripon then said Peter 'Wast thou with thy father when he made such excuse for me that they did not seize me?' Blickl. Homl. 151, 26.

Linked entries: lǽdend be-ládian

habban

(v.)
Grammar
habban, habbanne, hæbbene; pres. part. hæbbende; pres. indic. ic hæbbe, hafa, ðú hæfst, hafast, he hæfþ, hafaþ, pl. habbaþ, hæbbaþ; p. hæfde; subj. hæbbe, pl. hæbben, habban; imper. hafa, pl. habbaþ; pp. hæfed.

To HAVE, possess, hold, keep

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Met. Fox 26, 87; Met. 26, 44 : Mt. Kmbl. 14, 5. Ða Seaxan hæfdun sige the Saxons got the victory, Chr. 885; Erl. 84, 8 : 909; Erl. 101, 20.

Linked entries: heofon-hæbbende hafa

céle

(n.)
Grammar
céle, es; m.

A cold, coldnessfrigus

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Met. Fox 20, 219; Met. 20, 110: 20, 225; Met. 20, 113: 2o, 315; Met. 20, 158

eorl-gebyrd

(n.)
Grammar
eorl-gebyrd, e; f. [gebyrd birth].

Noble birth, nobility nōbĭlĭtas

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Met. Fox 9, 52; Met. 9, 26 : 10, 54; Met. 10, 27

ge-gán

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Geeóde on mór gebidda, Mk. L. 6, 46. by gerundial infin. Mið ðý geeódon tó bycganne dum irent emere, Mt. L. 25, 10. by a substantive (with tó) denoting or implying an action to be performed Tó ðæhtunge ðonne geeódon consilio inito, Mt.

ge-dǽlan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-dǽlan, <b>. I.</b>
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Mt. p. 20, 2

singan

(v.)
Grammar
singan, p. sang, song, pl. sungon ; pp. sungen
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Cwæþ hé : 'Sing frumsceaft,' Bd. 4, 24 ; S. 597, 16

ge-samnian

(v.)
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Fariséos gesomnadun (conuenerunt) in án, Mt. R. L. 22, 34: Mt. L. 27, 62. Gesomnadun tó him ǽghwonan, Mk. L. R.

treów

(n.)
Grammar
treów, trýw, e; f.

truth to a promise or engagement,faith good or bad faithto keep faith with a persontrothtruth to a person,fidelityfealtyloyaltythe truth of the stronger to the weaker,gracefavourhelpan assurance of faith or truthword (in to give or pledge one's word)a promisean engagementa covenantleaguefaith in somethingbelieftrustconfidence

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Ðý læs ic mín gehát and míne treówe forleóse ne fidem mei promissi praevaricer, 4, 22; S. 592, 2.