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ár-weorþnes

(n.)
Grammar
ár-weorþnes, ár-wyrþnes, -ness, e; f. [ár honour, weorþnes worthiness]

Honour-worthiness ⬩ honour ⬩ dignity ⬩ honor ⬩ dignitas ⬩ reverentia

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Honour-worthiness, honour, dignity; honor, dignitas, reverentia Æfter árwyrþnesse swá micles biscopes juxta venerationem tanto pontifice dignam, Bd. 3, 17; S. 544, 3, col. 2. Gif ðú nú gemunan wilt eallra ðara árwyrþnessa if thou now wilt be mindful

Linked entry: ár-wyrþnes

GEÁ

(adv.; int.)
Grammar
GEÁ, adv.

YEA ⬩ ĕtiam

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YEA; ĕtiam 'Quod est, lingua Anglōrum, verbum adfirmandi et consentiendi,' Bd. 5, 2; S. 183, 35. Geá, Drihten, ðú wást ðæt ic ðé lufige, yea, Lord, thou knowest that I love thee Jn. Bos. 21, 15, 16; ĕtiam, Domĭne, Vulg Cweþ [cwæþ MS.]

Linked entries: GEÁTAN iá gee GESE

gód-dǽd

(n.)
Grammar
gód-dǽd, e; f.

A good deed ⬩ a benefit

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A good deed, a benefit Menn swíðor scamaþ nú for góddǽdum ðonne for misdǽdum men are now more ashamed of good deeds than of misdeeds, Swt. A. S. Rdr. 109, 161: Exon. 26 b; Th. 79, 7; Cri. 1287: 65 b; Th. 242, 6; Ph. 669. Ealra góddǽda hí forgiten hæfdon

brosniend-lic

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ꝥ flǽsc is brosnigendlic and deádlic, Hml. S. 17, 13. Se heofonlica mete wæs gesewenlic and brosniendlic, Hml. Th. ii. 274, 29. Þis brosniendlice corruptibile hoc , An. Ox. 1250. Mid byrðenne þæs brosniendlican líchaman carnis corruptibilis pondere,

wóh-gestreón

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Ne wyrð nǽfre folces wíse wel gerǽde on þám earde þe man wóhgestreón and mǽst falses lufað ; þý sculan Godes freónd . . . ná geþafian ꝥ ðurh fals and ðurh wóhgestreón men tó swýðe forwyrcean hí sylfe, Ll. Th. ii. 312, 27-32. Þí lígeas forbærnaþ . .

wærþu

(n.)
Grammar
wærþu, (-o); indecl. f.

Sagacity, cunning, cleverness

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Sagacity, cunning, cleverness Gif him lífes weard of móde ábrít ðæt micle dysig ðæt hit oferwrigen mid wunode lange, þonne ic wát ðæt hí ne wundriaþ mæniges þinges ðe monnum nú wærþo and wunder þynceþ (many a thing that now seems very clever and wonderful

wígan

(v.)
Grammar
wígan, [p. wag, pl. wigon; pp. wigen]

to fight ⬩ do battle

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to fight, do battle Nú sceal hond and heard sweord ymb hord wígan, Beo. Th. 5012; B. 2509. Móises getealde ðæs folces meniu wígendra manna numeravit Moyses omnem sianmam filiorum Israel a viginti annis et supra, Num. 26, 1. Six hund þúsenda wígendra

Linked entries: wígende wigian

fier

(adv.)
Grammar
fier, adv. [fier, comp. of feor, adv. far]

Farther ⬩ longius ⬩ ultĕrius

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Farther; longius, ultĕrius Ðeáh ðú nú fier [fyr MS. Bod.] síe ðonne ðú wǽre though thou art now farther than thou wast, Bt. 5, 1; Fox 8, 33. We areccan ne mágon ðæt fædrencynn fier ówihte we cannot reckon the paternal kin any degree farther, Exon. 11b

mán-swerian

(v.)
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Gif hé on ungehálgedum Crístes mǽle mánswerað si in cruce non consecrata perjuraverit, Ll. Th. ii. 158, 37. Hé swáþeáh mid þám óðrum mánswerige nihilominus cum aliis perjurium facit, 19. Nú gýt eástdǽles men swergeað ðurh his noman, and ne geþrístlǽcað

þider

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Add Ðá hét hé hí bídan on þám eálande, ... and hé ðider heora þearfe forgeaf, Bd. 1. 25; Sch. 53, 2. Hit gebyreð rihtor intó West-Sexan; þyder hý scylan gafol syllan, Ll. Th. i. 356, 19. Add Far nú þider þe (swá hwider swá, v.l. ) þú wille, Gr. D. 25

ge-spyrian

(v.)
Grammar
ge-spyrian, p. ede; pp. ed

To track ⬩ search ⬩ seek

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To track, search, seek Gif man spor gespirige if one trace a track, L. Æðelst. 5, 8; Th. i. 236, 20. Loca nú hwæðer ðú wille ðæt wit gespyrigen æfter ǽnigre gesceádwísnesse further look now whether you wish us two to seek further after any argument,

ge-laþung

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Add: a calling, summoning Seó godcunde gelaðung euocatio diuina, R. Ben. 23, 14. those who are called, a church; ecclesia. the whole body of Christians on earth, the church Ealle Godes cyrcan synd tó ánre getealde, and seó is seó gelaðung þe wé embe

ofer-ǽt

(n.)
Grammar
ofer-ǽt, es; m.

over-eating, gluttony, excess in eating ⬩ rioting, feasting, an entertainment where excessive eating takes place ⬩ comessationes ⬩ crapula, commessatio.

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over-eating, gluttony, excess in eating Oferǽt ingluvies, Ælfc. Gr. 12; Som. 25, 54. Se oferǽt wierþ gehwierfed tó fierenluste edacitas usque ad luxuriam pertrahit, Past. 43, 2; Swt. 309, 14. Behealdaþ eów ðæt gé ne gehefegien eówer heortan mid oferǽte

crísten-dóm

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Add: the state or condition of being Christian Fram fremþe þínes crístendómes, Angl. xii. 515, 21. Deáh þrǽla hwylc of crístendóme tó wícinge weorðe though any thrall from being a Christian become a pirate, Wlfst. 162, 6. For heora crístendóme because

gita

Grammar
gita, l. gíta,
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and add: 1. Cf. gít; 1 Ic þæt gýta geman, Kr. 28. 2. Cf. gít; 2 Ðeáh ðú hí nú géta forgiten hæbbe, Met. 24, 46. On Angelcirican þú ána nú gýta (accented in MS.) eart biscop geméted in Anglorum ecclesia adhuc solus tu episcopus inueniris, Bd. 1, 27;

lá

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Add Lá aue, An. Ox. 56, 133. Wá lá wá eheu, Wrt. Voc. ii. 32, 44. Add: giving emphasis to interrogation or exclamation Lá whǽr nú þá ... lá whǽr sind ubi nunc ... ubi sunt, Wülck. Gl. 253, 34, 37. Lá hú, ne mót ic dón þæt ic wille?, aut non licet mihi

on-ginnan

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add: to draw near to performing an instantaneous act His sunu ongan sweltan his son drew near to death, Shrn. 122, 8. ¶ with almost the sense of the auxiliary do. Cf. later gan with infinitive :-- Ongan ic steppan forð, Sat. 248. Mid þý hé geswiperum

norþ-dǽl

(n.)
Grammar
norþ-dǽl, es; m.

a northern part ⬩ the north

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a northern part Middaneardes norþdǽl Europa, Hpt. Gl. 512, 20. Sió hǽte hæfþ genumen ðæs súþdǽles máre ðonne se cyle ðæs norþðǽles hæbbe, Ors. 1, 1; Swt. 24, 29. Nú hæbbe wé áwriten ðære Asian súþdǽl; nú wille wé fón tó hire norþdǽle, Swt. 14, 6. Sittan

Læsting

(n.)
Grammar
Læsting, Læstinga eá
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Lastingham in Yorkshire Fram ðám bróðrum ðæs mynstres ðe Læstinga eá is nemned, Bd. pref: S. 472, 17. Getimbrede ðǽr mynster ðæt is nú gecýged Læstinga eá, 3, 23; S. 555, 3. Hé gewát tó his mynsterscire ðæt is on Læstinga eá, 5, 19; S. 639, 14. On Læstinge

hefigtímness

(n.)
Grammar
hefigtímness, e; f.

Trouble ⬩ affliction ⬩ vexation

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Trouble, affliction, vexation Ðone hé tealde him tó frýnd ðe him sume hefigtýmnysse on belǽdde him he accounted his friend who brought some trouble upon him, Homl. Th. ii. 546, 19. Hé is nú mid ylde ofsett, swylce mid gelomlǽcendum hefigtýmnyssum tó