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þeód

(n.)
Grammar
þeód, e; f.
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Cristes þegnas biddaþ God áre ealre þeóde; ðú him tíðast, swá ðú eádmód eart ealre worlde, Hy. 7, 55. Grécas ... Egiptisce þeóda ... Romani and Englisce þeóda, Anglia viii. 309, 19-21. Þeóda wlítaþ ... hú seó wilgedryht wildne weorþiaþ, Exon.

Linked entries: þeád þeóden

mǽgþ

(n.)
Grammar
mǽgþ, <b>, mǽgeþ,</b> e; f.

A collection of mǽgasa familystockraceas a technical term in the laws, relatives, kindred, the mǽgas who were living at the same time, and to whom the mǽg-lagu applied descendants of a common ancestor living at the same timea generationa tribesubdivision of a peoplea peoplenationprovincecountry

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Mǽgþa tída tempora nationum, Lk. Skt. 21, 24: Cd. 124; Th. 158, 12; Gen. 2616: Beo.

ge-tæl

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Nǽron náne tída on þám geárlican getæle ǽr ðám God gesceóp ðá tunglan tó geárlicum tídum, Hex. 12, 21.

tó-sceádan

(v.)
Grammar
tó-sceádan, -scádan; p. -scéd, -sceád (in the Northern Gospels weak forms are found, and -sceádde occurs in Bede); pp. -sceáden.

to divide in two,separate one thing from anotherto divide into partiescause divisiondissension amongto separate contending parties or claimsjudge,decide betweento make a distinction between thingsto distinguishtreat or regard differentlyto separate one thing from another with the mind,to discern,distinguish,discriminateto separate things from one another,to order,dispose,appointto separate the parts of a confused whole,to expound,interpret,render intelligibleto discussto send in different directions,to scatterdisperseTo be separated,to differ

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B. has tosced: v. tó-scecgan) fram ússa tída áswundenesse vita illius a nostri temporis segnitia distabat, Bd. 3, 5; M. 160, 25

forþ

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H. 59, 3. (6 b) of the course of the seasons :-- Þá tída ǽgþer ge forþfaraþ, ge eft cumaþ, Bt. 33, 4; F. 128, 8. expressing extent or degree, to (such) a degree Swá forð hý wǽron forworhte, Wlfst. 14, 8: 110, 11: Ll. Th. ii. 424, 17.

ge-fyllan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-fyllan, to fill with (gen. dat. (inst.) or with preps.). v. ge-fellan, ge-fillan
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H. 187, 36. of time Þás twelf tácna synd swá bráde, ꝥ hí gefyllað twá tída mid hyra úpgange, Lch. iii. 246, 7. to satisfy, a (hungry, needy) person Hé þá hungrian mid gódum gefylleð ( satiavit ), Ps. Th. 106, 8: Bl. H. 5, 9.

swilc

(pronoun.)
Grammar
swilc, swelc; pron. (the word can take the weak declension).
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Ðæt úre tída ne mihtan weorðan swilce, Bt. 15; Fox 48, 18. Swelce, Met. 8, 42. as an antecedent Swælc monn se ðe tó mínum ærfe fóe gedéle hé ǽlcum messepreóste binnan Cent mancus goldes, Cod. Dip. Kmbl. i. 351, 4.

Linked entries: swelc swylc swá-lic

tácn

(n.)
Grammar
tácn, ,es; n.

A token, signa sign, significant forman ensigna token, a credentiala sign, monumenta sign of the Zodiaca sign, distinguishing mark (lit. or fig.)a sign to attract attention, a signala sign of anything future, a prognostica sign, an action that conveys a meaninga sign, indication, mark which shews condition or state</b> as a medical term, a symptoma sign, symbol, emblema sign which shews the truth or reality of anything, proof, demonstration, evidencea supernatural sign, miracle, prodigya signal event, remarkable circumstance

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Witan ðæra tída tácnu, Mt. Kmbl. 16, 3. </b> as a medical term, a symptom :-- Tácna ðære ádle, Lchdm. ii. 20, 26. Be tácnum on roppe, 230, 16.

faran

to traveljourneyto marchto goto godepartto gomoveto goflyto cometo pass awaydepartto go onpractisehappenturn out

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Ðú tída endebyrde gesettest, swá ꝥte hí ǽgþer ge forþ faraþ ge eft cumaþ, Bt. 33, 4; F. 128, 8. Ealle gesceafta faraþ and æft cumað, and weorðað eft tó ðám ylcan wlite, Solil. H. 62, 31. special constructions. with pres. ptcpl.

Linked entry: farnian

fela

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Hú fela dagas and hú fela tída seó sunne wunað on ǽlcum tácne, Angl. viii. 318, 1. Foregíslas swá fela swá hé habban wolde, Chr. 877; P. 74, 20. Similar entries v. II. 2 and I. 2 b α Wǽron swá fela gereord swá ðǽra wyrhtena wæs, Hml.

Linked entry: feald

healf

(adj.)
Grammar
healf, adj.

a half

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Twelf tída and lytle máre þonne áne healfe tide, Lch. iii. 258, 20: Angl. viii. 298, 17. Healfe híde landes, C. D. iv. 136, 32. Healf gear, Chr. 901; P. 93, 1. Healf pund. Ll. Th. i. 258, 18. On ðone healfan æccr, C. D. iii. 437, 21: iv. 300, 10.

Linked entry: healf

hǽþen

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Ge sǽdon ꝥ þá hǽðnan tída wǽron beteran þonne þá crístnan, Ors. 6, 37 ; S. 296, 18. Ne swerigen gé nǽfre under hǽðene godas ( per nomen exlernorum deorum non jurabitis. Ex. 23, 13), Ll.

heáh

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Is þeós tíd ealra tída héhst and hálgost, 83, 19. Seldon bútan þám hýhstan symbelnessum (heáhtídum, v. l. ), Bd. 4, 19 ; Sch. 443, 6. v. heáh-tíd. of great amount, degree or force Heáh bliss exultatio, Ps. Th. 118, 114.

Linked entry: dynt

under

(prep.)
Grammar
under, prep. adv.

Underunderat the foot ofunderwithinamongbelowbeneathdown

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Symle byð under dæg and niht feówer and xxtlg tída, Lchdm, iii. 260, 12. Ðú áhst tó fyllene ðíne seofen tídsangas under dæg and niht, Wulfst. 290, 18.

Linked entries: Middel-Seaxe þúsend

þes

(pronoun.)
Grammar
þes, þæs; m.: þeós, þiós, þiús; f.: þis, þiss, þys; n. demons. pron. This
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Wé þissa wundra gewitan sindon; eall þás geeodon in ússera tída tíman, Exon. Th. 147, 11; Gú. 725. Þysum ( for these men ) is tó gearcigenne ða réþestan wíta, Homl. Skt. ii. 24, 21. Ðeossum ða his qui, Ps. Surt. 30, 24. Þassum, Mt. Kmbl.

Linked entries: þás þis

wyrcan

(v.)
Grammar
wyrcan, weorcan ; p. worhte ; pp. worht.

to worklabourto maketo makeformconstructto be the sourcecause of, to produceto makeconstituteto workdoperformto perform a ritekeep a seasonto workeffect a purposeattain an object,

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Ðú wercest sumurlange dagas, ðǽm winterdagum sceorta tída getiohhast, Met. 4, 18. Mid ðís andweardan welan mon wyrcþ oftor feónd ðonne freónd, Bt. 24, 3 ; Fox 84, 3. Ic worhte (feci) earce of sethimtreówum, Deut. 10, 3.

wyrd

(n.)
Grammar
wyrd, e; f.

What happensfatefortunechancefatethe otherwise than humanly appointed order of thingsone of the Fatesfatefortunean eventan eventoccurrencecircumstanceincidentfactwhat happens to a personfatefortunelotconditionfatedeathchanceaccident

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Sió wyrd dǽlþ eallum gesceaftum andwlitan and stówa and tída and gemetgunga. Ac sió wyrd cymþ of ðam foreþonce Godes, Bt. 39, 5; Fox 218, 21-220, 1. Ðiós wandriende wyrd, ðe wé wyrd hátaþ, færþ æfter his foreþonce....

Linked entry: weord

ge-mynd

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III a. the length of time over which the recollection of a number of persons extends, (within living) memory :-- Sume ǽr, sume síð, sume in úsra tída gemyndum, Gfl. 849.

gán

to gowalkto move along, proceedto take a specified course to be guideddeterminedto be habitually in a specified conditionto gobe pregnantto pass, elapseto happen, come to pass, take placeto pass, be currentto be accepted to have a specified issue turn out so and soto move away, depart to relinquishto take one's way, proceedgomove in a specified directiongoandto applybetake oneselfto turnbetake oneselfgoto be carried, moved, impelledto pass, be paid, be allottedto be appropriatedto be one of the constituent elements be amongst the conditions requisiteto amount, be equivalentto attain, reach, extendto come to take precedence of.to produce, came out withto accompany, be withto be uttered to begin, startto go to the closet, have an evacuationto leave a permanent habitationoccupation to proceed to the business of a court

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S. 25, 569. gán forþ, of time, to pass, elapse Ðá hwíle ðe hé ǽne betyrnð gǽð forð feówor and twéntig tída. Hex. 8, 31. of a circumstance, event, to happen, come to pass, take place Rǽd forð gǽð, Exod. 525.

ge-niman

(v.)
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B. ii. 376, 15. to take into one's head to do something Heó on mód genam þæt heó his lárum hýrde, Gen. 710. to get an idea Eów Rómáne mæg gescomian ꝥ gé swá heánlic geþóht sceoldon on eów geniman . . . ꝥ gé sǽdon ꝥ þá hǽðnan tída wǽron beteran þonne