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torht

(adj.)
Grammar
torht, adj.

Bright,splendidof the brightness of light,of splendid appearancebrightbeautifulsplendidsplendid,glorious,noble,illustrious,having splendid qualities or properties,bright,clear

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Tungla torhtast the sun, Menol. Fox 219; Men. 111. of heavenly brightness Wæs mé swegles leóht torht ontýned, Exon. Th. 131, 19; Gú. 457. Wuldres leóht torht, 102, 17; Cri. 1674: Andr. Kmbl. 3222; An. 1614: Cd.

þá

(adv.; con.)
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þá, adv. conj.
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On anginne ðissere worulde menn móston lybban be heora lustum ðá ... wé ne móton lybban be úrum lustum nú, Homl. Skt. i. 16, 233. Hit mæg eów nú fremian swá micclum swá hit ðá mihte, Homl. Th. ii. 378, 12.

gelíce

(adv.)
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Voc. ii. 47, 50. with dat. of a noun, in the manner of, in the same way as, as in the case of Sóðfæste men sunnan gelíce in heora fæder ríce scínað ( justi fulgebunt sicut sol in regno patris sui, Mt. 13, 43), Sat. 307: Ph. 601.

on-cnáwan

(v.)
Grammar
on-cnáwan, p. -cneów; pp. -cnáwen

To knownoscere, cognoscere, agnoscereto know, recognise,to identify an object through being acquainted with its characteristics, to distinguishto recognise a factto know, understand, attain to a knowledge ofto know, learn by observation, observe, perceiveto acknowledgemake acknowledgment of a faultto acknowledge a greetingto acknowledge the power of another

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Be ðam oncnáwaþ ealle men, ðæt gé synt mine leorningcnihtas, Jn. Skt. 13, 35. Ic oncneów cognovi ðæt ðú ondrǽtst swýðe God, Gen. 22, 12.

BREÓST

(n.)
Grammar
BREÓST, es; n.

the breast of man or beast; pectusthe breasts;ubera The heart, mind, thought pectus, cor, mens

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ánre flán underneoðan oðer breóst there Alexander was shot through with an arrow underneath one breast, Ors. 3, 9; Bos. 68, 27. the breast as the seat of the vital powers, of the feelings, and of the affections, The heart, mind, thought; pectus, cor, mens

þe

(adv.; con.; pronoun.)
Grammar
þe, indecl.
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Nǽre hit þe geliccre ðære écean myrhðe, þonne biþ ðam menn þe sitt on cwearterne wið ðam menn þe færþ frig geond land, Homl. Skt. i. 12, 107. Gif hwylc gód man from góde gewíte, ðonne ne biþ hé þe (þon, Cott. MS.) má fullíce god (cf.

Linked entry: þý

CLǼNE

(adj.)
Grammar
CLǼNE, cléne; se clǽna, seó, ðæt clǽne; m. clǽnra, f. n. clǽnre; clǽnest; adj.

CLEAN, pure, clearmundus, purus, merus, serenuschaste, innocentcastus, innoxius

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CLEAN, pure, clear; mundus, purus, merus, serenus Ðonne án unclǽne gást biþ adrifen of ðæm men, ðonne biþ ðæt hús clǽne when an unclean spirit is driven out of a man, then the house is clean, Past. 39, 1; Hat. MS. 53a, 8.

Linked entries: cláne cléne

(int.)

LoOhAh

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Wel lá men wel oh! men, 34, 8; Fox 144, 23. Wel lá, Bt. Met. Fox 21, 1; Met. 21, 1. Enclitic particle used to emphasise interrogation, exclamation, entreaty, affirmation, negation Understenst ðú lá sentisne, wylt ðú lá visne, Ælfc.

hwíl

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Monige hwíle bið þám men full wá, Gen. 634. Óðer hwíle aliquando Lk. L. R. 22, 32.

ge-swícan

(v.)
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ge-swícan, ic -swíce, ðú -swícest, -swícst, he -swíceþ. -swícþ, pl. -swícaþ; p. -swác, pl. -swicon; pp. -swicen

To leave offdesiststopceaserest fromturn fromwithdrawrelinquishfaildeceivebetrayintermitteredesisterecessarequiescererequiesceredesererediscedererelinqueredeficerefallereproderewith the genitive with the dative

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Gerǽddon [gerædden, MS.] ða witan ðæt man ǽlces yfeles geswác the witan decreed that men should cease from every kind of evil, Chr. 1048; Erl. 178, 33: Ps. Th. 58, 4.

scippan

(v.)
Grammar
scippan, scieppan, sceppan; p. scóp, sceóp; pp. sceapen, scepen.
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Ríce menn sceópon heora bearnum naman be him sylfum, i. 478, 9. Sceópan, Shrn. 47, 26. Géfægniaþ ðæt gé móton sceppan ðone naman, Bt. 16, 3; Fox 56, 24

be-gitan

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Hé begeat æt þám cásere ꝥ hé ácwellan móste þá menn, Hml. S. 37, 24. Beget, Guth. 54, 5. Þéh þe Benedictus begeáte ꝥ hé férde þurh þone gást, Gr. D. 150, 16. Begitan impetrare, Wrt. Voc. ii. 47, 51. Be-geatta, Jn. p. 7, II.

ge-stillan

(v.)
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Menn woldon sceáwian . . . ac God hi gestilde, Hml. S. 32, 243. For þí . . . þæt he us fram middangeardes lufe gestilde, Hml. Th. i. 608, ii.

ge-sceaft

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Ús gedafenað tó dónne dugeðe mennjscum gesceafte (to all men). Hml. Th. ii. 318, 17. of other things Hwí eów þince þǽre ungesceadwísan gesceafte gód betere þonne eówer ágen gód, Bt. 13; F. 40, 5.

ge-þeón

(v.)
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Hálige menn ... wundorlíce geþogene ... wé ... ne magon ðá þing gefyllan þe hí gefremodon, Hml. S. 12, 280. where that in which growth takes place is stated Heó on þá kynewísan geþéh, eall swá hire gecynde wæs, Chr. 1067; P. 202, 18.

híran

(v.)

to hearto hearto hearto give earhearkenlistenTo listen toto obeyto obeyto obeyto be subject toto serveerrorto belong toauthorityjurisdictionof a dueprivilegeoccupationofficehear ofbe told

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Manegum men þincþ ꝥ hé nǽnne anweald næbbe búton hé hæbbe manigne man þe him hére, Bt. 29, 1; F. 104, 9.

wís-dóm

(n.)
Grammar
wís-dóm, es; m.

wisdomdiscretionknowledge cognizancewisdom knowledge learning philosophy

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Gif hé hafaþ ofer ealle men wísdóm, Exon. Th. 299, 16; Crä. 103. Wísdóm swelgan, 147, 31; Gú. 735. Wísdóm cýþan, 500, 19; Rä. 89, 9. Wísdóm onwreón, Elen. Kmbl. 1344;El. 674. Se ðe men lǽreþ micelne wísdóm qui docet hominem scientiam, Ps.

ceorl

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-hyndum men twyfealdlíce be þæs syxhyndan bóte, 88, 2-5: 9-11. Ceorles wergild is on Myrcna lage .cc. sciłł. Ðegnes wergild is syx swá micel, 190, 2.

open

(adj.)
Grammar
open, adj.

Opennot shut,allowing ingress or egressof a doorof the eyesnot closed upnot covered, not protecteddeclared, publicnot secret, not concealed, discovered, brought to light (in reference to things where concealment is desired)without attempt at concealment manifest, clear, plain, evident

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Opene weorðaþ monna dǽde the deeds of men shall be brought to light (at the last day), Exon. Th. 64, 32; Cri. 1046. without attempt at concealment Antonius him (Octavianus) onbeád gewin and openne feóndscipe, Ors. 5, 13; Swt. 146, l.

hí-réd

(n.)
Grammar
hí-réd, hírd, es; m.

A household,house, family, the body of domestic retainers of a great man or king, a court, the members of a religious house, a company, band of associates

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Ic wille ðat alle míne men bén fré on hírde and on túne I desire that all my men be free both in my household and vill, Cod. Dipl. Kmbl. iv. 269, 12. Ðam híréde intó ealdan mynstre to the brotherhood at the old monastery, Chart. Th. 499, 14.

Linked entry: hý-réd