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déman

(v.)
Grammar
déman, to démanne, démenne; part. démende; ic déme, ðú démest,démst, he démeþ, démþ, pl.démaþ ; p. démde, pl. démdon; impert. dém, déme, pl. démaþ, déme ge; pp. démed; v. trans. dat. acc. [dóm judgment, opinion]

DEEM, judge, think, consider, estimate, reckon, determine, examine, prove, doom, condemn judicāre, arbitrāri, æstimāre, censēre, recensēre, decernĕre, sancīre, examināre, condemnāre

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Gr. 26, 2; Som. 28, 51. Ic déme oððe, ic gefette oððe ic hálgige sancio, 30, 1; Som. 34, 33. Ðú démst [Th. démest] folctruman on emnysse judĭcas popŭlos in æquitāte, Ps. Lamb. 66, 5.

Linked entries: a-déman doeman

HWÍT

(adj.)
Grammar
HWÍT, adj.

WHITEbrightclearfairsplendid

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Gl. 79; Som. 72, 71-2; Wrt. Voc. 46, 28-9. His reáf hwít scínende vestitus ejus albus refulgens, Lk. Skt. 9, 29. Wlitescýne hwít and hiwbeorht hæleþa náthwylc some man beauteous, shining and bright of hue, Elen. Kmbl. 145; El. 73.

æfter-genga

(n.)
Grammar
æfter-genga, an; m. [genga goer]

One who goes or follows aftera followersuccessorposthumus

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Gr. 47; Som. 48, 32. Ðú me ne derige, ne mínum æftergengum ne noceas mihi et posteris meis, Gen. 21, 23

Linked entry: -genga

circe

(n.)
Grammar
circe, an; f.

A churchecclesia = ἐκκληsigma;ία

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Gl. 107; Som. 78, 82; Wrt. Voc. 57, 58. We lǽraþ, ðæt man innan circan ǽnigne man ne birige we enjoin that they do not bury any man within a church, L. Edg. C. 29; Th. ii. 250, 15: Bd. 2, 7; S. 509, 5

cynning-stán

(n.)
Grammar
cynning-stán, es; m. [cennan

A trying-stonetessera

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Gl. 61; Som. 68, 65; Wrt. Voc. 39, 48

Linked entry: cenning-stán

ed-cer

(n.)
Grammar
ed-cer, -cir, -cyr, -cerr, -cirr. -cyrr, es; m.

A return reversio, rĕdĭtus

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Gl. 15; Som. 58, 28; Wrt. Voc. 21, 22

Linked entries: ed-cyr wiþer-cirr

ge-fullian

(v.)
Grammar
ge-fullian, p. ode; pp. od

To baptizebaptizāre

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To baptize; baptizāre He gefullode ðone sunu he baptized the son, Homl. Th. i. 352, 20. Gyt beóþ gefullode ðam fulluhte, ðe ic beó gefullod baptismo, quo ego baptizor, baptizari, Mk. Bos. 10, 39. Gefullod, Mt. Bos. 3, 14, 16 : Mk.

fóre-cwide

(n.)
Grammar
fóre-cwide, fore-cwide, es; m.

a prediction

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Substitute: a prediction Wæs his sóð syn wítnad æfter forecwide (juxta praedictum) ðæs Godes weres, Bd. 3, 22; Sch. 296, 11. Forecwida ðæs wítges praedicta Ezechielis, Mt. p. 9, 9. heading of a chapter Forecwide capitulum, Mt. p. 4, 1.

brim-flód

(n.)
Grammar
brim-flód, brym-flód, es; m. [brim, flód
a flowing, flood
]

a flowing, floodThe sea's flowing, the ocean-flood, sea maris fluctus, cataclysmusκατακλυσμός mare

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Gl. 115; Som. 80, 45; Wrt. Voc. 61, 23: Cot. 50

Linked entry: brym-flód

ge-beágian

(v.)
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Dele -bégian, and second passage, and add Gebeágað (so the MS.) coronat, Ps. Spl. C. 102, 4

ÉST

(n.)
Grammar
ÉST, es; m: ést, e; f.

will, consent, grace, favour, liberality, munificence, bounty bĕnĕplăcĭtum, consensus, grātia, bĕnĕvŏlentia, mŭnĭfĭcentiadelicacies dēlĭciæ

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Gr. 13; Som. 16, 16. Cyninga wist vel éstas dăpes, Ælfc. Gl. 65; Som. 69, 56; Wrt. Voc. 41, 13

hwítel

(n.)
Grammar
hwítel, es; m.

A WHITTLEa cloakmantleblanket

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Gl. 27; Som. 60, 111; Wrt. Voc. 25, 51. Hnysce hwítel linna, 63; Som. 68, 112; Wrt. Voc. 40, 23. Seó wimman mid hire hwítle bewreáh hine she covered him with a mantle; opertus ab ea pallio, Jud. 4, 18: L. M. 1, 32; Lchdm. ii. 76, 23.

Linked entries: hwida hwien

tó-sáwan

(v.)
Grammar
tó-sáwan, p. -seów

To sow broadcast,scatter seedto spread abroad,scatter,disperse,to disseminate opinionsdistribute favourssow dissension

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To sow broadcast, scatter seed; fig. to spread abroad, scatter, disperse, of concrete objects Sume hí cwǽdon, ðæt se líchoma ðe ǽne biþ tó duste gewend and wíde tósáwon, ðæt hé nǽfre eft tógædere ne cóme, Homl. Skt. i. 23, 376.

leger-bedd

(n.)
Grammar
leger-bedd, es; n.

A sick-bedgrave

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Ðæt ðú ðus láðlíc legerbed cure that thou shouldst choose so loathly a couch [the grave], Soul Kmbl. 307; Seel. 157: Wulfst. 187, 12. Sceal ðis sáwelhús legerbedde fæst wunian wælræste, Exon. 47 b; Th. 164, 2; Gú. 1005: Beo. Th. 2019; B. 1007

nama

(n.)
Grammar
nama, an; m.

a namea noun

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Gr. 5; Som. 3, 26-46. Sume synd ágene naman, swá swá is Eádgár, Dúnstán. Sume gemǽnelíce, kynincg, biscop, Som. 4, 10-11

líf-líc

(adj.)
Grammar
líf-líc, adj.

livingvital

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Gr. 9, 28; Som. 11, 36. Líflíc ys blód lǽtan to let blood [at this time] is as much as a man's life is worth, Lchdm. iii. 190, 28.

rǽd-leás

(adj.)
Grammar
rǽd-leás, adj.
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Gr. 9, 55; Som. 13, 27. Gleáw ne wæs gumríces weard, réðe and rǽdleás, Cd.

ge-féra

(n.)
Grammar
ge-féra, an; m.

A companioncomradeassociatefellowcolleaguefellow-disciplemanservantsŏciuscontŭbernāliscŏmescondiscĭpŭlusvirpuer

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Gr. 5; Som. 3, 34. Gefoera condiscipulus, Jn. Skt. Lind. 11, 16

Linked entry: ge-fara

ge-reordan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-reordan, -reordian; p. ode; pp. ad, od

To give food to, feed, take food, satisfy, refresh, feastcibare, saturare, satiare, epulari

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Gr. 26; Som. 29, 8. Ic gereordige vescor, 29; Som. 33, 50. Ic gereordige reficio, ic eom gereordod reficior, 37; Som. 39, 2. He hine gereordode mid ðam papan he dined with the pope, Chr. 1022; Erl. 161, 34. Giriordade hine cibavit illum, Rtl. 46, 9.

Linked entry: reordan

óga

(n.)
Grammar
óga, an ; m.

the feeling which is excited in a person, terror, dread, horror, great fearthe exciting cause of such a feelingan object which excites fear, a terrible, horrible thingto fearto terrifyto frightenterrible

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Gr. 9, 21; Som. 10, 26: metus 11; Som. 15, 12 pavor, Hymn. Surt. 3, 23. Micel óga horror him becom, Gen. 15, 12. Bútan ógan (absque terrore) hé hine gerest, Ælfc. Gr. 47; Som. 48, 4. Ða clypode hé mid micclum ógan, Homl.