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dígle

(adj.)
Grammar
dígle, dégle, diégle, deigle, deágol, dǽg-, dég-, deóg-, dióg-, díg- dýg-ol (-el), deáhle, díhle; adj.
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Ben. 28, 14. Hé líð him on dígelan. Hml. S. 34, 131. On diglum, on dihlum in abscondito, Mt. 6, 4. hard to get knowledge of. of a fact or circumstance We leoraiaþ ꝥ seó tíd sié tó þæs dégol ꝥ nǽre nǽnig mon þe ꝥ wiste hwonne ..., Bl. H. 117, 25.

fullíce

(adv.)
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Ben. I. 78, 13. Hé his Déman ierre fullíce tó him gecígð plene in se iram judicis provocat, Past. 39, 9. Hé him fullíce líciaþ, Bt. 35, 6; F. 170, 21.

ge-férscipe

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Ben. 116, 19. Hádbót. . . án dǽl þám biscope, óðer þám wíbede and þridde geférscipe. Ll. Th. ii. 242, 18. an association, a guild Scute ǽlc man swá pænig, swá healfne, be þæs geférscipes mænio, Ll. Th. i. 234, 10.

ge-þyncþ

Grammar
ge-þyncþ, ge-þyncþu.
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Ben. I. 27, 13. v. leód-geþincþ, leód-geþincþu, weorold-geþincþ, weorold-geþincþu

ge-wǽcan

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Ben. 27, 9. non-physical Ne ðú ðé ǽfre ne lǽt wlenca gewǽcan, Met. 5, 31, Mód mid horuwe gewǽht mens sorde saucia, Hy. S. 37, 12. Wæs gewǽht afficitur (acri angore ), An. Ox. 4011.

hræd

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Ben. 30, 9. Þú wǽre hrædra tó his fultume þonne hé wénde, Ps. Th. 20, 3. Hræd tó yfle prona in malum, Chrd. 54, 31. Ic lǽre ꝥ þú beó hrædra mid hreówlicum teárum, Dóm. L. 75. applied to things Ræddre anwealhnysse strenuę integritatis, An.

hláf

breada loafcakebreadbreadmannacake

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Ben. 63, 1.

Linked entry: hláf-gang

riht

(n.)
Grammar
riht, es n.

that which is straight or erect, a plumb line that which is straight in a metaphorical sense, right, law, canon, rule what is in accordance with law, human or divine, what is just or proper, right, justice, equity what is just in the case of a criminal, just punishment, justicewhat properly belongs to a person, what may justly be claimed, a right, due what is due from a person, duty what agrees with a proper standard, what is correct or exact, the rights of a case, the truth an account, a reckoning;ratio, mostly in such phrases as - riht ágildan - to render an account

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Se ðe secgan wile sóþ æfter rihte, Ben. Th. 2103; B. 1049. Ðæt wíf sǽde him eall ðæt riht dixit ei omnem veritatem, Mk. Skt. 5, 33. Ðæt hé be ðære róde riht getǽhte, Elen. Kmbl. 1199; El. 601.

ge-standan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-standan, -stondan; p. -stód, pl. -stódon; pp. -standen.

to standstand stillremainlastexistbestāremănēre. existĕreesseto stand against any oneopposeoppressattackurgeseizeinsurgĕreingruĕreurgĕrecorrĭpĕre

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Æfter ðære béne gestóden him mæssan after the prayer they attended mass, Homl. Th. ii. 272, 15. Hie on eallum heora lífe orleahtre gestódan they continued blameless in all their life, Blickl. Homl. 163, 17, 4.

Linked entry: ge-stondan

sendan

(v.)
Grammar
sendan, p. sende ; pp. sended, send
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Sende ðá his béne fore bearn Godes, Andr. Kmbl. 3224; An. 1615. Sendon hira béne fore bearn Godes, 2055; An. 1030. Þinga gehwylces ðara ðe ðú mé sendan wylle tó cunnunge, Exon. Th. 453, 32 ; Hy. 4, 23.

ge-þinge

(n.)
Grammar
ge-þinge, es; n.
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Hé wæs ábysgod mid his bénum ymb þæs diácones geþingu tó Gode Germanus se in precibus constrinxit, 330, 13. arrangement, determination of course to be followed Onbídan worda geþinges to await the determination made after speech, B. 398.

Linked entries: ge-þingio ge-þynge

GEÁTAS

(n.)
Grammar
GEÁTAS, Iótas, Iútas, Eótenas

the JutesJutæGAUTSGauti in SueciaΓαυτοί,

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Ic wæs mid Hréþ-Gotum, mid Sweóm and mid Geátum, and mid Súþ-Denum I was with the Hreth-Goths, with the Swedes, and with the Gauts, and with the South-Danes, Exon. 85 b; Th. 322, 4; Wid. 58 : Ben. Th. 392; B. 195 : 2347, B. 1171 : 4391; B. 2192.

rand

(n.)
Grammar
rand, es; m.
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Th. 4825 : hlǽw holmwylme neáh, 4814), Ben. Th. 5069; B. 2538. Of ðam fúlan bróce wið westan randes æsc to the west of the ash tree on the bank (?), Cod. Dip. B. ii. 259, 8. [Cf. later English rand border, strip, slice :-- Raweȝ and randeȝ, Allit.

Linked entry: rand-beáh

un-þeáw

(n.)
Grammar
un-þeáw, es; m.

A bad habitan evil practicea vicefault

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Ben. 56, 16. Hwæt is sáwla hǽlo búte rihtwísnes? oððe hwæt is heora untrymnes búte unþeáwas? quid aliud animorum salus videtur esse, quam probitas? quid aegritudo, quam vitia? Bt. 39, 9; Fox 226, 19.

ýtera

(adj.)
Grammar
ýtera, cpve.: ýtemest; spve. adj.
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Ben. 29, 11. Stande hé ealra ýtemest ( ultimas ), 68, 10: Scint. 21, 19. Ealra ýtemest nouissima omnium, Lk. Skt. 20, 32. Ágynn fram ðam ýtemestan ( novissimo ) óð ðone fyrmestan, Mt. Kmbl. 20, 8, 14. On ðam ýtemestan dæge, Jn. Skt. 6, 54.

Linked entry: ýtmest

be-witan

watch over

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Ben. 56, 4

Linked entry: be-witian

fæstnung

stabilityfixityfortifyinga fasteningbinding an exhortationconfirmationratificationa covenantassurance

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Ben. 100, 1-4.

wǽdl

(n.)
Grammar
wǽdl, (v.
  • P. B. viii. 535
), e: wǽdle, an; f.

Povertywantpovertyindigencewantpenuryunproductivenessbarrenness

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Ben. 136, 1. Hié for wǽdle weorðen on murcunga, ðæt hié eft ongiennen giétsian for hiera wǽdle ad murmurationem proruunt, sed cogente se inopia usque ad avaritiam devolvuntur, Past. 45; Swt. 341, 2-4: Ps. Th. 87, 9.

Linked entry: wéðel

sin-gal

(adj.)
Grammar
sin-gal, adj.
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Mid singalum bénum sedulis questibus, Hymn. Surt. 127, 14. Mid singalum gebedum orationibus adsiduis, Bd. 4, 28 ; S. 606, 29. <b>IIa.</b> of the regular succession of time, daily (cf.

Linked entry: -gal

birnan

(v.)
Grammar
birnan, pp. burnen

To burnardentvehement

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Swá benne ne burnon, Lch. ii. 350, 29. to have ardent, vehement feeling Hé unálýfedlíce barn iunan, Gr. D. 101, 26. Hé barn (born, beorn, v. ll. ) on geleáfan, Bd. 4, 27; Sch. 511, 10. Hié burnon þǽre Godes lufan, Bl.

Linked entries: byrnan beornan