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delfan

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Þá dulfon hí in þǽre ylcan stówe, Shrn. 113, 13. to dig the ground Genam áne spada and dealf þá eorþan, H. R. 13, 13. hét delfan þá eorðan, Hml. S. 27, 37.

þolian

(v.)
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</b> to be without what is unpleasant or evil Heora reáfes gyrla swilc beó ꝥ þolige ǽlces ýdeles uanitatis occasione careat, Chrd. 65, 13. ꝥ nǽfre þǽr (in hell) ne þoliað þæs wítes þá þe nǽfre in þisum lífe willað þolian þǽre synne and hyre

sárness

(n.)
Grammar
sárness, e; f.

bodily painmental pain, affliction, grief

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ðis eal mid sárnesse beheóld, Ap. Th. 14, 19. Áfirsa fram him his sárnesse, 16, 14. Heu geswutelaþ módes sárnesse, Ælfc. Gr. 5; Som. 4, 1. Helle sárnyssa mé beeodon, and ic on mínre gedréfednysse Drihten clypode, Homl. Th. ii. 86, 17.

weorold-ríce

(n.)
Grammar
weorold-ríce, es; n.
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hét ðæt on worldríce wunian éce fundavit eam in secula, Ps. Th. 77, 68. Ne beó nǽnig man hér on worldríce on his geþóhte tó mó;dig, Blickl. Homl. 109, 27. For hwam winneþ ðis wæter geond woruldríce? Salm.

tǽcing

(n.)
Grammar
tǽcing, e; f.

the pointing out of a course to be followed, direction, teaching.teaching, doctrine

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Underfó ǽlcne regoles þeáw and tǽcinge; sig æfter Cristes bóce tǽcinge ðus geáxod, R. Ben. 104, 19. Þurh háligra bóca tǽcunge úres Drihtnes willan mid gódum dǽdum gefyllan, Homl.

eahtian

(v.)
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Eahtige hine selfne on his inngeðonce suelcne suelcne ondrǽtt ðæt sié servent interius quod de sua aestimatione pertimescunt, 119, 8.

on-tendan

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Th. 1. 50, 27-28 (in Dict.). to heat a furnace, Hml. S. 5, 294 (in Dict.). to burn by exposure to fire heóld his finger ofer þæt byrnende leóht . . . and his fingras ealle ontende, Hml.

LECGAN

(v.)
Grammar
LECGAN, p. legde, lægde, léde

to layplaceputlayto slay

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Se cyng lægde hí wið Eádward kyng hire hláforde the king laid [buried] her by King Edward her lord, Chr. 1075; Erl. 214, 12. Léde him ætforan posuit coram eis, Gen. 18, 8. nam stánas and léde under his heáfod, 28, 11.

tún-geréfa

(n.)
Grammar
tún-geréfa, an; m.
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hét betǽcan ðone diácon ðam túngeréfan Ypolite, 426, 35

æl-tæw

Grammar
æl-tæw, l. æl-tǽwe, -teáwe, -teówe, -tówe,
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hét geáxian sumne æltǽwne drý, Hml. S. 14, 49. Ic ðá égðyrle macige ðe ælteówe beóð, 36, 69. Ðá æltǽwan mód ðára gódra esna piae subditorum mentes, Past. 199, 3. Ðeáh hié wieten ðæt hié æltǽwe ne sín cum de imperfectione reprehendunt, 7.

tó-eácan

(adv.)
Grammar
tó-eácan, adv., prep.

In addition,besidesIn addition to,besides

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Tóécanðæm ðe hiénende wæs his folc, wæs sinþyrstende monnes blódes, Ors. 3, 9; Swt. 130, 30

geornlíce

(adv.)
Grammar
geornlíce, comp. -lícor; superl. -lícost; adv.

Earnestly, diligently, zealously, strenuously, carefully, willinglydīlĭgenter, stŭdiōse, obnixe, sollĭcĭte, lĭbenter

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Ðæt he geornlícost God weorþige that he most zealously worship God, Exon. 14 a; Th. 27, 19; Cri. 433

Linked entry: eornlíce

á-wrítan

to write out or downwrite wordsto transcribecopy in writingto state in writingto write a book, letter,to write of or about somethingto write toto write an account ofdescribeto inscribe the name of a personto write on materialcover with writingto make a symbol other than a letter

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Hig wǽron áwritene ipsi descripti fuerunt, Num. 11, 26. to write on material, cover with writing Þæt Alexandres wísan besceáwade, swá hit him eft hám bebeád on ánum brede áwriten, and siþþan hit áwriten wæs hit oferworhte mid weaxe virum ad

Linked entry: wrítan

weorþ

(adj.)
Grammar
weorþ, worþ, wurþ, wirþ, wyrþ, wirþe, wierþe, wyrþe, weorþe; adj.
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Se man ðæt can rihtne geleáfan, þonne biþ wyrðe, ðæt fulluht underfó, Wulfst. 33, 6: 155, 12. with gen. and clause bít ðære tíde hwonne ðæs wierðe (wyrðe, Cott.

mǽg-burh

(n.)
Grammar
mǽg-burh, gen. -barge; f.

Kindredfamilyrelativestribe

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Heó ongan his mǽgburge men geícean sunum and dóhtrum, Cd. 56; Th. 69, 7; Gen. 1132 : 101; Th. 134, 5; Gen. 2220 : Beo. Th. 5766; B. 2887. hit ne móste sellan of his mǽgburge he might not sell it (bócland) out of the family, L.

ge

andevenevenboth . . . and . . . and

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Him bið leófre ðæt secge . . . ge ðeáh nyte hwæt sóðes secge, 217, 15. líð inne mónað, ge hwílum twégen (sometimes even as long as two months), Ors. l, I; Swt. 20, 21. Swá ꝥ þá hǽðenan ðe raðor gelífdan.

be-lecgan

(v.)
Grammar
be-lecgan, bi-lecgan; p. -legde, -léde pl. -legdon; pp. -legd, -léd; v. a.

To lay or impose uponcoverinvestloadafflictchargeaccuseimponereafficereonerareaccusare

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Se ðe hine belecge he who accuses him L. O. D. 6; Th. i. 354, 30 : 4; Th. i. 354, 15

Linked entry: bi-lecgan

weorod

(adj.)
Grammar
weorod, werod (-ed); adj.
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Heó is weredre ( rather sweet ) on byrincge, 108, 2: 276, 10. Ǽlcum men þincð huniges biobreád ðý weorodra, gif hwéne ǽr biteres onbirigþ. Bt. 23; Fox 78, 25. Weorodran ofer hunig dulciora super mel, Ps. Lamb. 18, 11

CRÆT

(n.)
Grammar
CRÆT, crat, es; pl. nom. acc. cratu, crætu; gen. cræta; dat. cratum, crætum; n.

A chariotCART curruspilentum

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He hæfde cratu and rídende men habuit currus et equites Gen. 50, 9; Ex. 14, 27. Heó oferarn Pharao, and ealle his crætu and riddan it [the sea] overwhelmed Pharaoh, and all his chariots and horsemen Homl. Th. ii. 194, 27.

Linked entry: crat

ǽg-hwilc

(n.; adj.; pronoun.)
Grammar
ǽg-hwilc, -hwelc, -hwylc; adj. [á + ge + hwý + líc]

Everyallwhosoeverwhatsoeverevery onequicunqueunusquisqueomnis

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Hér is ǽghwylc eorl óðrum getrýwe here is every man true to the other, Beo. Th. 2460; B. 1228. Ǽghwylcum máððum gesealde he gave a present to every one. Beo. Th. 2104; B. 1050. Ǽghwylcne ellþeódigra unumquemque alienorum, Andr. Kmbl. 51; An. 26.

Linked entries: á-hwylc ég-hwelc