HEÁH
HIGH, tall, lofty, sublime, haughty ⬩ altus, excelsus, celsus, excellens, sublimis
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Hýrre ic eom heofone higher am I than heaven, Exon. 110 b; Th. 424, 12; Rä. 41, 38. Cwæþ ðæt his hergas hýrran wǽron ðonne israela éce drihten said that his gods were superior to the everlasting lord of Israel, Cd. 210; Th. 262, 26; Dan. 715.
ge-win
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God nolde hí ábysgian mid þám gewinnum (geswinceum, v. l.) þises middaneardes eos Deus noluit hujus mundi laboribus occupari, Gr.
gleáw
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Ne eom ic déma (dóma?) gleáw, wís for weorude, Hy. 4, 81. Gleáwum úþwitum gymnosophistis, An. Ox. 3095. Þurh gleáwe glígmen per gymnosophistas, 39.
wén
supposition ⬩ opinion ⬩ thought ⬩ idea ⬩ hope ⬩ expectation ⬩ likelihood ⬩ probability ⬩ chance ⬩ perhaps ⬩ perchance ⬩ may be ⬩ probably
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supposition, opinion, thought, idea Hí fleóð swá hrædlíce swá is wén ðætte hí fleógen longe fugiunt quasi putes eos volare Nar. 37, 15. Ðú (Joseph) fæder cweden woruldcund bi wéne (cf. Jesus erat, . . . ut putabatur, filius Joseph, Lk. 3, 23) Exon.
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wíg
fight ⬩ battle ⬩ war ⬩ conflict ⬩ valour ⬩ troops
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Heald mé here*-*wǽpnum wið unholdum, and wíge belúc feóndum effunde frameam, et conclude adversus eos Ps. Ben. 34, 3. Wígge, Beo. Th. 3545 ; B. 1770. Wígge under wætere, 3316 ; B. 1656. Æt wíge cringan, 2679; B. 1337. Æt wíge sigecempa, Ps. C. 9.
riht
erect, direct ⬩ right, straight ⬩ agreeable to the spirit of law, human or divine, just, equitable ⬩ the requirements of a law ⬩ regulation, legitimate, lawful, regular ⬩ satisfying the demands of conduct, right, proper, fitting ⬩ satisfying the requirements of a standard, right, correct, true, orthodox
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Ða cwæþ ic : 'Ic eom geþafa ðæt ðæt wæs sóþ spell ðæt Plato sǽde,' 35, 1-2; Fox 156, 8-14. Hé wæs riht cyning he (Constantine) was a true king, Elen. Kmbl. 26; El. 13. Ðæt is se rihta geleáfa, Blickl. Homl. 21, 17 : Bd. 1, 21; S. 485, 9.
on-cnáwan
To know ⬩ noscere, cognoscere, agnoscere ⬩ to know, recognise, ⬩ to identify an object through being acquainted with its characteristics, to distinguish ⬩ to recognise a fact ⬩ to know, understand, attain to a knowledge of ⬩ to know, learn by observation, observe, perceive ⬩ to acknowledge ⬩ make acknowledgment of a fault ⬩ to acknowledge a greeting ⬩ to acknowledge the power of another
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Elias eorl ðe ða Mannie of ðam cynge geheóld and oncneów (-cweow, MS.) Chr. 1110; Erl. 243, 11
wlite
aspect ⬩ countenance ⬩ looks ⬩ appearance ⬩ shape ⬩ form ⬩ good looks ⬩ beautiful appearance ⬩ beauty ⬩ glory ⬩ ornament
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Nǽnig mæg wlite and wísan wordum gecýþan, 491, 30; Rä. 81, 7. good looks, beautiful appearance, beauty, glory, ornament: Hwæþer nú gimma wlite eówre eágan tó him getió, heora tó wundrianne?
lufu
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For Godes lufum and for Godes ege supernae formidinis et dilectionis spiritu afflatus, Past. 169, 3. of God's creatures to one another Sybb sý mid eówic, symle sóð lufu. Jul. 669.
winnan
intrans ⬩ to labour ⬩ toil ⬩ work ⬩ to labour, endeavour, strive after ⬩ to labour, struggle, be troubled ⬩ to labour under, suffer from ⬩ to strive, contend, fight ⬩ of hostile action towards a person ⬩ of competition ⬩ of opposition to things ⬩ of the action of inanimate objects ⬩ to make war ⬩ fight ⬩ of the action of inanimate objects ⬩ with cognate accusative ⬩ to win ⬩ make one's way ⬩ trans ⬩ to labour at ⬩ bestow labour upon ⬩ to labour under ⬩ suffer ⬩ undergo ⬩ to win ⬩ get ⬩ attain
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Ne wynne gé ongén ða ðe eów yfel dóð non resistere malo, Mt. Kmbl. 5, 39. Heó (Hagar) ongan wið Sarran winnan, Cd. Th. 135, 12; Gen. 2241. of competition Eart ðú se Beówulf, se ðe wið Brecan wunne, ymb sund flite, Beo.
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FULL
FULL ⬩ filled ⬩ complete ⬩ entire ⬩ plēnus ⬩ sătiātus ⬩ confertus ⬩ intĕger
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Of ðære tíde, Paulinus, syx geár fulle, on ðære mǽgþe Godes word bodade and lǽrde Paulīnus ex eo tempŏre sex annis contĭnuis, verbum Dei in ea provincia prædĭcābat, Bd. 2, 14; S. 517, 33.
wrítan
To write. ⬩ to cut ⬩ to draw ⬩ to form letters ⬩ to write ⬩ to write ⬩ to compose, ⬩ be the author of ⬩ to write ⬩ to write ⬩ write ⬩ to write ⬩ state ⬩ to write ⬩ get a thing written ⬩ to convey by charter
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Kmbl. 3018; An. 1512. to draw a figure, Similar entries v. writere, 1 Nim sume tigelan, and wrít on hiere ða burg Hierusalem sume tibi laterem, et describes in eo civitatem Jerusalem, Past. 21; Swt. 161, 3, 10.
bót
mending ⬩ repair ⬩ remedy ⬩ improvement ⬩ help ⬩ amendment ⬩ amends ⬩ reparation ⬩ repentance ⬩ penance
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He on Drihten blyssað, bóte gewéneð (sperabit in eo), Ps. Th. 63, 9. Smeágende hwæt tó bóte mihte æt þǽm fǽrcwealme, Ll. Th. 270, 9. ꝥ wyrð hé ágeaf tó ðare ceastre bóte (cf. hé heora ceastre ge-staðolode, 16) Ap.
gód
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Eów ǽfre ne bið þurh gife míne gódes onsién, Cri. 480. Ic geþolade gódes ealles, wonn módearfoða má, Hy. 4, 85. Onfóh þú þínum esne fægere mid góde elige servum tuum in bonum, Ps. Th. 118, 122.
lác
- [v. Shrn. pp. 3-4],
battle ⬩ struggle ⬩ an offering ⬩ sacrifice ⬩ oblation ⬩ a gift ⬩ present ⬩ grace ⬩ favour ⬩ service ⬩ a present ⬩ offering of words ⬩ a message ⬩ medicine
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Genimaþ eów lác and ingangaþ on his wíctúnas tollite hostias et introite in atria ejus, Ps. Th. 95, 8. Seó cwén Sabæ geseah ða lác ðe man Gode offrode the queen of Sheba saw the offerings that were made to God, Homl. Th. ii. 584, 16.
ge-cirran
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H. 107, 15. to turn to a person, be favourably disposed to. to be gracious Ic tó eów mid siblufan gecyrre, Reb. 8. Ic þé bidde ꝥ þú mé eallunga tó gecyrre, Angl. xii. 512, 35. to make submission Ǽlc healde his endebyrdnesse swá hé gecyrde ...
ge-métan
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H. 147, 4. to find by experience or trial Ne wæs his drohteð, þǽr swylce hé ǽr gemétte, B. 757. ' Ic eom Drihtnes þeówen . . . Þǽr wæs fæger eáðmódnes geméted on þǽre fǽmnan, Bl.
BERAN
to BEAR ⬩ carry ⬩ bring ⬩ bear or carry a sacrifice ⬩ offer ⬩ bear off ⬩ carry out ⬩ extend ⬩ wear ⬩ support ⬩ endure ⬩ suffer ⬩ ferre ⬩ portare ⬩ afferre ⬩ offerre ⬩ deferre ⬩ proferre ⬩ extendere ⬩ gerere ⬩ tolerare ⬩ to BEAR ⬩ produce ⬩ bring forth ⬩ facere ⬩ ferre ⬩ edere ⬩ parere
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Ic nelle beran eówre gýmeleáste I will not endure your negligence, L. Ælf. C. 1; Th. ii. 342, 10. to BEAR, produce, bring forth; facere, ferre, edere, parere Ǽlc gód treów byrþ góde wæstmas every good tree produces [facit] good fruits, Mt.
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cwide
the expression of a thought, a sentence, period ⬩ sententia ⬩ a saying, proverb, speech, discourse, sermon, will ⬩ dictum, dictio, sermo, homilia, testamentum ⬩ a legal enactment, decree ⬩ edictum, deretum
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Gr. 2 ; Som. 2, 37-41. a saying, proverb, speech, discourse, sermon, will; dictum, dictio, sermo, homilia, testamentum Eówer cwide stande may your saying stand, Jos. 2, 21. Singende ðone ealdan cwide singing the old adage, Bt. 14, 3; Fox 46, 29.
hraðe
Quickly ⬩ immediately ⬩ at once ⬩ soon ⬩ forthwith ⬩ straightway
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Cúþ is ðætte hraðe Drihten ðæs ðe hé of ðam fulwihtes bæþe eode ðá fæstte hé sóna it is known that the Lord directly after he came from baptism at once fasted, Blickl. Homl. 27, 23.
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