LEÓHT
LIGHT ⬩ a light
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Ðære sunan beorhtnys and ðæs mónan leóht and ealra tungla, Homl. i. 64, 29: Blickl. Homl. 91, 23. Ðenden him leóht and gǽst somod fæst seón whilst he lives, Exon. 31 a; Th. 96, 27; Cri. 1580.
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grétan
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Ælfríc munuc grét Æðelwærd ealdorman Ælfric the monk greets alderman Ethelward, Pref. Thw. 1, 1. Ðonne he on gaton gréteþ his grame feondas cum loquetur inimicis suis in porta, Ps. Th. 126, 6.
hǽlend
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Næs þá monna gemet. . . þæt eów mihte helpan, nimðe Hǽlend God, sé þæt wíte ǽr tó wrece gesette, férde tó foldan', Sat. 470-95. of the Deity in Christian times, denoting a saviour, used of Christ Þú hǽlend eart middangeardes, El. 809.
on-wendan
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Hié ( bribes ) wísra monna word onwendaþ, L. Alf. 46; Th. i. 54, 18. Beorht wǽron burgræced ... meodoheall monig mandreáma full óþ ðæt ðæt onwende wyrd seó swíðe until fate wrought disastrous change, Exon. Th. 477, 15; Ruin. 25.
Linked entries: and-wendan aweg-onwendan
notian
to make use of ⬩ employ ⬩ enjoy ⬩ to discharge an office
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Monast. Th. 31, 9. Hý scylun lǽca þeáwe notian, R. Ben. 51, 2. Grammar notian, with acc. Gold and seolfor sind góde, gif ðú hí wel notast : gif ðú sylf yfel bist, ne miht ðú hí wel notian, Homl. Th. ii. 410, 8-9.
seld
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Wǽron on ðyssum felda unríme gesomnunge manna and monig seld (or to ?) gefeóndra weorada erant in hoc campo innumera hominum conventicula, sedesque plurimae agminum laetantium, Bd. 5, 12 ; S. 629, 25. Ða heallícan seld palatias zetas, Wrt.
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sumer
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Monast. Th. 26, 9. Wiþ ðære sunnan hǽto on sumere, Bt. 34, 10; Fox 150, 9. Ðý sumera fór Ælfréd cyning út on sǽ, Chr. 875; Erl. 78, 5. Ðæs on sumera, 896; Erl. 94, 1. Ðý ilcan sumera, 897; Ed. 96, 14. Sumere, 885; Erl. 82, 25.
un-willa
What displeases ⬩ displeasure ⬩ what is not desired ⬩ against one's will ⬩ unwillingly ⬩ not voluntarily ⬩ without one's consent ⬩ in despite of one
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Grammar un-willa, alone Se ðe monnan nédes ofslóge, oððe unwillum, L. Alf. 13; Th. i. 46, 22. Hí sealdon unwillum áþas, Met. 1, 24. Ród ðe ic unwillum on beom gefæstnad, óðer ðe ic gestág willum mínum, Exon. Th. 91, 12; Cri. 1491: 360, 11; Wal. 4.
ge-hwǽde
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Voc. i. 51, 19. applied to material objects. of size Fram dúne gehwǽdre a monte modico Ps. L. 41, 7. Bát gehwǽdne lembum exiguum Wülck. Gl. 254, 26. Ðeós wyrt hafað gehwǽ;dne wyrttruman, Lch. i. 260, 5.
wæter
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Monast. Th. 35, 11. <b>I b.</b> water in the sky, rain :-- Ðá hangode swíðe þýstru wæter on ðam wolcnum, and on ðære lyfte, Ps. Th. 17, 11. Ne wæter fealleþ lyfte gebysgad nec cadit ex alto turbidus humor aquae, Exon.
CYN
every being of one kind, a kindred, kind, race, nation, people, tribe, family, lineage, generation, progeny, KIN ⬩ genus, gens, natio, populus, stirps, tribus, familia, natales, origo, generatio, proles, progenies ⬩ Gender ⬩ genus ⬩ a sex ⬩ sexus
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Monna cynn hominum genus, Exon. 20b; Th. 55, 23; Cri. 888: 98b; Th. 370, 1; Seel. 50: Cd. 212; Th. 261, 33; Dan. 735. Eorþan cynn terræ tribus, Ps. Th. 71, 18. Eal engla cynn all the race of angels, Exon. 75a; Th. 281, 10; Jul. 644.
ryne
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Ðære sunnan ryne is swíðe rúm, and ðæs mónan ryne is swíðe nearo, Lchdm. iii. 248, 7-8. Siððan wæs rodor árǽred and ryne tungla gefæstnad, Exon. Th. 272, 13; Jul. 198. Ryne curriculo, cursu, Hpt. Gl. 457, 18.
swég
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Nán monn ne gehiérde ne æxe hlem ne biétles suég, Past. 36; Swt. 253, 17. Hig fleóþ leáfes swég (sonitus folii volantis), Lev. 26, 36. Micelne swég unmǽtes wópes, Bd. 5, 12; S. 628, 29. Swégas (-es, MS.) tonitrua, Hpt. Gl. 452, 60.
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worn
A swarm ⬩ band ⬩ Jlock ⬩ crowd ⬩ multitude ⬩ many ⬩ a great number ⬩ a great quantity ⬩ much ⬩ many
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Mægen wérge monna cynnes wornum hweorfaþ on wídne leg. Exon. Th. 59, 25; Cri. 958. Grammar worn, with gen. pl. Wæs ðér worn (grex) swína michil, Mk. Skt. Lind. Rush. 5, ii. 13. Ðǽr witena biþ worn ætsomne, 295, 35; Crä. 43 : Salm.
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etan
to devour ⬩ consume ⬩ destroy
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H. 229, 8. to eatof something: Fela monna ǽton of ðám heofonlican mete on ðám wéstena, Hml. Th. ii. 274, 20. Sittað under ðám fíctreówe and etað of his wæstmum, Bl. H. 239, 7. to provide food for a person (dat.)
feran
to go on ⬩ proceed ⬩ to fare ⬩ go on ⬩ succeed ⬩ to come ⬩ be derived
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Fér in mont transmigra in montem, Ps. Srt. 10, 2. Féran properare, Wrt. Voc. ii. 85, 66. with reflex. dat. Hé him hámweard férde tó his ágnum ríce, Ors. 2, 4; S. 74, 33. Férde ǽlc man him hám, Chr. 1016; P. 147, 24.
ge-eáþmédan
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Gif ǽnig man geeáðméde hine tó sunnan and tó mónan adoret solem et lunam, Deut. 17, 3. where submission is made Geeádmédaþ eów sylfe tó Godes willan, Hml. A. 165, 23, Þ folc ne sceal forhycggan ꝥ hí tó him ( the clergy) hí geeáþ-médon, Bl.
hlutor
clear ⬩ bright ⬩ shining ⬩ splendid ⬩ bright ⬩ untroubled ⬩ peace ⬩ clear ⬩ splendid ⬩ glorious ⬩ illustrious ⬩ brilliant ⬩ guilt ⬩ deceit ⬩ pure ⬩ sincere
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Mónan leóhte leóman . . . . hǽdre and hlútre, Az. 79. bright, untroubled, pure joy, peace, &c.: Kyning sceal on Drihtne clǽne blisse, hlúttre habban rex laetabitur in Domino, Ps. Th. 62, 9.
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óleccan
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Gif hí lytles hwæt habbaþ, þonne beþurfon hí ꝥ hí óleccan þǽm æfter friþe þe máre habbað . . . swá hé máre hæfþ, swá hé má monna óleccan sceal, Bt. 26, 2; F. 92, 28-33.
hé
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Ǽlc mon hæfþ ðone friódóm ꝥ hé wát hwæt hé wile, Bt. 40, 7; F. 242, 19. Mon mæg geþencean ꝥ hé on riht gedémeð, Ll. Th. i. 56, 29.