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sóþ

(adj.)
Grammar
sóþ, adj.

Soothverytruethe opposite of that which is false, or merely pretends, or has the appearance of, genuine, realtruein conformity with the actual state of thingstruerighteousjust

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Sooth, very, true. the opposite of that which is false, or merely pretends, or has the appearance of, genuine, real Ðæt hí oncnáwon ðæt ðú eart án sóþ God ut cognoscant te solum Deum verum, Jn. Skt. 17, 3. Hé wæs sóþ man, ðý hine dorste deófol costian

losian

(v.)
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Add: <b>A.</b> intrans. to be lost, perish, of living creatures, in a physical sense, to die, be destroyed Mid hungre ic losigo fame pereo, Lk. L. 15, 17. Se líchoma losað þurh ðá oferfille, Hml. A. 6, 153. Lá, haesere, we losaiað praeceptor

GEÓ

(adv.)
Grammar
GEÓ, gió; adv.

Formerly, of old, beforequandam, olim, pridem

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Formerly, of old, before; quandam, olim, pridem Ða lióþ ðe ic, wrecca, geó lustbǽrlíce song, ic sceal nu heófiende singan the lays which I, an exile, formerly with delight sung, I shall now mourning sing, Bt. 2; Fox 4, 7: Bt. Met. Fox 10, 68; Met. 10

sútere

(n.)
Grammar
sútere, es; m.
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A shoemaker, souter (Scotch) Sútere sutor, Wrt. Voc. i. 74, 11. Sum sútere siwode ðæs hálgan weres sceós. . . Anianus wæs geháten se ylca sútere, Homl. Skt. i. 15, 23, 27. Eówer sútere hé is uester sutor est, eówer súteres tól uestri sutoris instrumenta

Linked entry: scóh-wyrhta

híw-cúþ

domesticfamiliar

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Add: of a house or family, domestic. of persons Híwcúþum domesticis (sodalibus), An. Ox. 5132. Se cyngc betwux his híwcúðum mannum blissode, Ap. Th. 3, 4. figuratively: Hwæt is ꝥ þǽm men sý máre þearf tó þencenne þonne embe his sáuwle þearfe, ... and

mann-cynn

Grammar
mann-cynn, II. add: (i)
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men, a number of people Hwæt þǽr moncynnes forwearð on ǽgðere hand quantas nationes, quantosque populos idem turbo involverit, Ors. 1, 11; S. 50, 14. Hié gegæderedon eal moncynnes ꝥ þǽr lǽfed wæs, 2, 6; S. 88, 6. Mann slóh eall þet mancynn ꝥ man árǽcan

lagu

(n.)
Grammar
lagu, e; f.

Lawstatutedecreeregulationrulefixed custom

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Law, statute, decree, regulation, rule, fixed custom Lagu jus, Ælfc. Gr. 9; Som. 12, 22. God him sette ǽ ðæt ys open lagu ðam folce tó steóre God appointed them law, that is a plain rule, for the guidance of the people, Ælfc. T. Grn. 5, 36. Deuteronomium

Linked entries: laga lah ge-lagu

tungol

(n.)
Grammar
tungol, (-ul, -el), tungl, es; generally neuter, but pl. tunglas occurs: tungla, an; m.
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a heavenly body Tungel sidus, Wrt. Voc. i. 41, 54. Mænig tungul máran ymbhwyrft hafaþ on heofonum, Met. 28, 20. Saturnes steorra wandraþ ofer óþrum steorrum ufor ðonne ǽnig óþer tungol, Bt. 36, 2; Fox 174, 14. Swá heofenes tunglu sicut astra coeli, Deut

Linked entries: tungel tungl

tweógan

(v.)
Grammar
tweógan, tweón; p. tweóde.
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with impersonal construction, to inspire doubt into a person (acc. ), with gen. of object of doubt Wé witon ðæt nánne mon ðæs ne tweóþ, ðæt se seó strong on his mægene ðe mon gesihþ ðæt stronglíc weorc wyrcþ, Bt. 16, 3; Fox 54, 28. Ne tweóþ mé ðæs náuht

Linked entries: tuáes tweón twiógan

BEORGAN

(v.)
Grammar
BEORGAN, ic beorge, ðú byrgst, byrhst, he byrgeþ, byrgþ, byrhþ, pl. beorgaþ; p. ic, he bearg, bearh, ðú burge, pl. burgon; impert. beorg, beorh, pl. beorgaþ, beorge ge ; pp. borgen; v. a.

cumTo saveprotectshelterdefendfortifysparepreserveservaresalvarecustodiretueriparcereTo defendsecureguard againstavoiddefenderearcerecaverevitare

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cum dat. To save, protect, shelter, defend, fortify, spare, preserve; servare, salvare, custodire, tueri, parcere Beorh ðínum feore salva animam tuam Gen. 19, 17. Woldon feore beorgan they would save their lives Andr. Kmbl. 3075; An. 1540. Beorh me,

Linked entries: bearg bearh

munuc

(n.)
Grammar
munuc, munec, es; m. [Lat. monachus]

A monk

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A monk Munuc monachus, Wrt. Voc. i. 42, 19. Ic Ælfríc munuc and mæssepreóst. Homl. Th. i. 2, 12 : Bd. 5, 12; S. 630, 41. Be ðám ðe munecum heora feoh bútan leáfe befǽstaþ. Gif mon óðres monnes munuce feoh óðfæste, bútan ðæs munuces hláfordes léfnesse

Linked entry: munec

GRÁPIAN

(v.)
Grammar
GRÁPIAN, grópian; p. ode; pp. od
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To grope, touch, feel with the hands Ic grópige palpo. Ælfc. Gr. 24; Som. 25, 42. Grápige, 36; Som. 38, 46. Handa hí habbaþ and hí ná grápiaþ manus habent et non palpabunt, Ps. Spl. 113, 15. Se cuma his cneów grápode mid his hálwendum handum the stranger

Linked entry: grópian

brycg

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Brygc pons , Wrt. Voc. i. 80, 50. Brícg, 54, 11. Hét Maxentius oferbricgian ðá eá mid scipum, and syððan ðylian swá swá óðre bricge . . . hé ne gemunde ðǽre leásan bricge þe hé álecgan hét, Homl. Th. ii. 304, 21-27. Þǽre bricce geweorc, C. D. B. iii

fen

mudmiredirtfen

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Add: mud, mire, dirt Fennes coeni, Wrt. Voc. ii. 21, 7. Fenne luto, An. Ox. 2, 435: Past. 277, 10. Hí ástódon . . . þe on ðám fænne (fenne, v. l.) ǽr lágon, Hml. S. 10, 22. Hé worhte fenn (lutum) of his spátle, and smyrede mid þám fenne ofer his eágan

ge-recedness

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ge-recedness, ge-reccedness.
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Add: history Historia, þæt is gerecednyss (-recced-, v. l.) ; mid þǽre man áwrít and gerehð þá ðing and þá dǽda þe wǽron gedóne on ealdum dagum and ús dyrne wǽron.Ǽlfc. Gr. Z. 296, 8. [Æfter] gerecednesse, gástlicum angite . . . secundum kistoriam, allegoriam

ofer-cuman

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add: to get the better of in a contest Sé ðe his ágen mód ofercymð and gewilt, Past. 218, 17: Bt. 34, 11; F. 152, ll. Hé eallne þone here áhtlíce ofercóm, Chr. 1066; P. 198, 3. Besing and ofercum ealle yfele wilddeór, Lch. i. 202, 13. Ne mihte hé geþencan

stæf

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Add Álecge þonne his wǽpna, and nime stæf him on hande, and gá bærfót, Ll. Th. ii. 286, 19. <b>I a.</b> an official staff, staff emblematical of office :-- Cóm ƀ and forneáh man sceolde tóbrecan his stæf (stef, v. l.), for ðan hé ne cúðe

sand

(n.)
Grammar
sand, es; n.

sand, gravel sand by the sea, sands, sea-shore

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sand, gravel Sand glarea, glitis, vel samia, arena, Wrt. Voc. i. 22, 8:37, 32. Sande sablo, ii.89,36 . Hé behídde hyne on ðám sande (sabulo) Ex. 2, 12. Sume men secgen ðæt seó eá síe eást irnende on ðæt sond, and ðonne besince eft on ðæt sand, and ðǽr

up-weard

(adj.)
Grammar
up-weard, adj.

turned upwardsmoving upwards.

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turned upwards Ongeán sunnan upweard licge hé let him lie on his back with his face to the sun, Lchdm. ii. 18, 13: iii. 2, 10. Licge hé upweard æfter ðon góde hwíle, ii. 318, 14. Hé sceal upweard licgean, i. 300, 20. Mon on bedde dæges upweard ne licge

wǽpned-mann

(n.)
Grammar
wǽpned-mann, es; m.

a malea mana male

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a male, a man Þriwa on gére ǽlc wǽpnedman (omne masculinum tuum) ætýwð beforan Drihtne, Ex. 23, 17: Num. 34, 23. Wǽpnedman (-men?) mares, Wrt. Voc. ii. 58, 50. Se cyning wæs gód wǽpnedman rex erat vir bonus, Bd. 3, 7; S. 529, 39. Ðú (Eve) scealt wǽpnedmen