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un-wær

(adj.)
Grammar
un-wær, adj.

not on one's guardunawareunpreparedunwaryheedlessincautiousinconsiderate

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cómon unwær on heom, 1050; Erl. 175, 32: 1067; Erl. 205, 25

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on-tydran

(v.)

to nourish, support

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to nourish, support Hú þyncþ eów hú seó sibb gefæstnad wǽre, hwæðér hió síe ðæm gelícost ðe mon nime ǽnne eles dropan, and drýpe on án micel fýr, and þence hit mid ðæm ádwæscan?

wlite

(n.)
Grammar
wlite, es; m.: wlitu, e (and? an;
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v. wlita, II.
); f.

aspectcountenancelooksappearanceshapeformgood looksbeautiful appearancebeautygloryornament

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Ðes middangeard wæs tó ðon fæger, ðæt hé teáh men tó him þurh his wlite and þurh his fægernesse, Blickl. Homl. 115, 11: Met. 7, 31: Exon. Th. 86, 10; Cri. 1406 : Cd. Th. 132, 10; Gen. 2191 : 13, 23 ; Gen. 207.

Linked entries: wlita wlitu

ge-siht

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Fore gesigðe his ante conspectum suum, Lk. L. 9, 52. Fram Nerónes gesyhþe, Bl. H. 189, 36. ne móston cuman on his eágon gesihðe, Chr. 1048; P. 174, 10. Hié gestódon on gesihþe þæs eádigan Andreas, Bl. H. 243, 6. with dat.

DǼD

(n.)
Grammar
DǼD, gen. dat.dǽde ; acc. dǽde, dǽd; pl. nom. acc. dǽda, dǽde; f. A

DEED, action actio, actus, factum

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Ne sindon him dǽda dyrne deeds are not dark to him, 23 a; Th. 65, 5; Cri. 1050: 39 b; Th. 130, 12; Gú. 437. Ðæt his góde dǽda swýðran wearþan ðonne misdǽda that his good deeds be more prevailing than his misdeeds, Chr. 959; Erl. 121, 5.

Linked entry: dyd

ge-cígan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-cígan, -cígean, -cýgan, -cégan; p. -cígde, -cýgde, -cégde; pp. -cíged, -cýged, -cýgd, -céged [ge, cígan to call]; v. trans.

To callnamecall uponinvokecall forthprovokeincitevocarenominareinvocareprovocareincitare

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Ðú gecígst his naman Ysmaél vocabis nomen ejus Ismael, Gen. 16, 11. Him Dryhten gecýgþ the Lord calls him, Exon. 62 b; Th. 229, 13; Ph. 454. Drihten gecégde eorþan Dominus vocavit terram, Ps. Spl. 49, 1.

cyning

(n.)
Grammar
cyning, cyng,es; m. [cyn people, -ing originating from, son of] .

a king, ruler, emperor rex, imperator a spiritual King, God, Christ Deus, Christusthe devildiabŏlus, satănas Anglo-Saxon kings were at first elected from a family or class, by Witena gemót the assembly of the wise. fidelity was sworn to them by the people, in the following words the king took a corresponding oath to his peoplethe Anglo-Saxon king had royal power to pardon transgressors of all forfeits the king had one halfall hoards above the earth, and within the earth. As we learn from Beowulf, in early and heathen times, much treasure was buried in the mound raised over the ashes of the dead, besides what was burned with the body Pastus or ConviviumThe king visited different districts personally or by deputy to see that justice was done to all his subjects. In these periodical journeys the king received support and entertainment wherever he went. Hence perhaps the privileges of our judges Vigilia head ward, or a proper watch set over the king, which he claimed when he came into any district the mint or coinage of money. The king exercised a superintendence over the circulating medium

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Swá swýde nearwe-líce he hit lett út aspyrian, ðæt næs án ǽlpig híde, ne án gyrde landes, ne, furðon, hit is sceame to tellanne, ac hit ne þuhte him nán sceame to dónne, án oxa [MS. oxe], ne án cú, ne án swín næs belyfon, ðæt næs gesæt on his gewrite,

á-stingan

(v.)
Grammar
á-stingan, p. -stang, pl. -stungon.

to thrust outto stab

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to thrust out Heó his swýþran ége út ástang, Nar. 44, 14. Rómáne his eágan ástungon, Chr. 797; P. 56, 11. to stab Hé hine sylfne mid his swurd of ástang he stabbed himself to death with his sword. Nor. 48, 24

wícian

(v.)
Grammar
wícian, p. ode.
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Ðá com Eustachius mid his here tó ðam túne ... Wæs seó wunung þǽr swýþe wynsum on tó wícenne, and his geteld wǽron gehende hire wununge geslagene, Homl.

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ge-fetian

(v.)
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gefetedon his sáule and mid him genámon and hwurfon tó þám heofonlican ríce adstimta secum anima ejus, ad caelestia regna redierunt, Bd. 4, 3; Sch. 364, 19.

módigian

(v.)
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His wuldor is wyrms and meox; nú tó dæg hé módegað, and tó-mergen hé ne bið ( his glory shall be dung and worms; to-day he shall be lifted up, and to-morrow he shall not be found, l Macc. 2, 63), Hml. S. 25, 262.

pleoh

(n.)
Grammar
pleoh, gen. pleós; n.
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Hwelc mágon beón máran gehát ðonne mon geháte for his freónd ðæt hé underfoo his sáule on his pleoh spondere pro amico est alienam animam in periculo suae conversationis accipere, 28, 3 ; Swt. 193, 7

Linked entry: pleón

beón

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., expressing motion Beón on ofeste útweard cum festinatione egrediantur foras , Chrd. 21, 28; 33. Add gesáwon Thesali of hiora horsum beón feohtende wið hié, Ors. 1, 9; S. 42, 33

on-týnan

(v.)

to openof places or things,to make an opening into open, allow to burst forthto open so as to admit of ingress or egressto open (a door)to open the mouth, lips, to speakto open the eyes (one's own), to look, (another's), to give sight toto open the ears, to listen to a personto disclose, reveal, display

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to open. of places or things, to make an opening in Seó eorþe hié ontýnde and hió forswealh ðæt wæter, Blickl.

fæstnian

(v.)
Grammar
fæstnian, festnian; p. ode, ede; pp. od, ed

FASTEN, secure, confirm, bind firmāre, vincīre

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ToFASTEN, secure, confirm, bind; firmāre, vincīre Hie handa fæstnodon they fastened his hands, Andr. Kmbl. 97; An. 49: Ps. Th. 47, 11. We willaþ griþ fæstnian we will confirm the peace, Byrht. Th. 132, 53; By. 35

mis-spówan

(v.)

to succeed badly

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to succeed badly Hé sǽde ðæt hit ðæm cyninge læsse edwit wǽre, gif ðæm folce búton him misspeówe if it went ill with the people when he was not with them, Ors. 2, 5; Swt. 82, 34

ge-rǽdan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-rǽdan, p. -reórd, -réd, -rǽd

To give counsel, advise, bring about by adviceconsilium dare

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To give counsel, advise, bring about by advice; consilium dare Ðe him ðone teónan gerǽd who brought that injury upon them by his counsel, Cd. 37; Th. 48, 12; Gen. 774: 37; Th. 49, 25; Gen. 797

Linked entries: ge-rǽde ge-rádian

fird-sócn

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attendance in the fird, Hió hit hæbben tó frión ǽlces þinges bútan wealgeworce and brygcgeweorce and ferdsócne, C. D. iii. 255, 18: 256, 17: iv. 363, 6: Cht. E. 242, 17. Take here fyrd- sócn and add:

leáfa

Grammar
leáfa, (?), l. leáfa,
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and add Hié gesetton . . . ꝥ þá woruldhláfordas móston mid hiora leáfan . . . fiohbóte onfón, Ll. Th. i. 58, 7. Bútan bisceopes leáfan sine venia episcopi ii. 170, 21. Be his scriftes leáfan cum confessarii sui venia 224, 33

þurh-teón

(v.)

to carry throughget a proposal accepted, a request grantedto carry out a plan, orders, etc.give effect to an intentionto carry throughcarry on to a (successful) endto accomplishperformto perpetrateto carry oncontinueto bring to a successful issueto achievebring aboutbring to passto affordto go throughundergoto drawdrag

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, ðonne hit mid weorcum ne ðorhtióð, Past. 54; Swt. 423, 4.