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ge-swǽs

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Gl. 257, 8. of persons, kind, charitable, loving wæs swíðe geswǽs eallum swinc-endum, and on mislicum yrmdum mannum geheólp (cf. swincendum fylste, Hml. S. 31, 53), Hml. Th. ii. 500, 16.

sǽlþ

(n.)
Grammar
sǽlþ, e; f.

Happiness, joy, felicity, good fortune, prosperity

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Ðæm men þincþ ðeáh sé godcundlíce gesceádwis ðæt on him selfum næbbe sǽlþa genóge búton máre gegaderige ðara ungesceádwísena gescefta ðonne beþurfe divinum merito rationis animal, non aliter sibi splendere, nisi inanimatae supellectilis possessione

be-seón

(v.)

To lookattentionexpectationTo see aboutcare forattend toprovide for

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beseah tó heofenum, Hml. Th. i. 62, 9: Ap. Th. 11, 18. underbæc beseah wið þæs wælfylles, Gen. 2562. þonne hié besáwon on þá burg, Ors. 2, 8 ; S. 92, 32.

tweónian

(v.)
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tweónian, twínian, twýnian; p. ode.
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(dl with a clause :-- árás, on his móde tweónigende heó mihte Iordanes wæteru oferfaran, Homl. Skt. ii. 23 b, 680

Linked entries: twínian twýnian

wýscan

(v.)
Grammar
wýscan, p. te
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Ne wyrige nán man óðerne, ne yfeles ne wísce, Homl. Th. ii. 34, 27. with acc. Ic sceal his róde sigor swíðor wíscan ðonne ondrǽdan, Homl.

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ge-gearwian

(v.)
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Hig gegearwodon him Eásterþénunga, 26, 19. Ǽr se mete gegearwod wǽre, Ors. 1, 7; S. 36, 28. to bring to completion, make, form Ðá gegearwade quando praeparabit (coelos ), Kent. Gl. 269.

ge-standan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-standan, -stondan; p. -stód, pl. -stódon; pp. -standen.

to standstand stillremainlastexistbestāremănēre. existĕreesseto stand against any oneopposeoppressattackurgeseizeinsurgĕreingruĕreurgĕrecorrĭpĕre

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Búton ðú gestande ðone unrihtwísan and him his unrihtwísnysse secge unless thou oppose the unrighteous man and tell him his unrighteousness, Homl. Th. ii. 340, 23: i. 6, 24.

Linked entry: ge-stondan

ríman

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Add Gif oferhycgen ðæt him ondrǽden hiora lytlan synna ðonne ðonne gesióð, ondrǽden him húru, ðonne hrímað (cum numerant), Past. 437, 12. add Sumne dǽl écra gyfa swilcra swilce nú wísdom is, and rihtwísnes, and óðre manega þe ús

HEARM

(n.)
Grammar
HEARM, herm, es; m.

HARM, hurt, injury, evil, grief, affliction, pain, injurious speech, calumny, insultpain, griefgrief, sorrow, harmcalamitas, calumnia, contumelia, ærumna, iujuriagrief, sorrow

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onfunde Godes ierre on ðam hearme ðe his bearne æfter his dagum becom in damnationem secuturæ prolis ex eo iram judicis pertulit, Past. 4, 1; Swt. 39, 4. Nó mid hearme gæst ne grétte not with insult did he greet the guest, Beo.

Linked entry: hearm-heort

beódan

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Beódende (búd-, Hpt. Gl. 424, 5) offerentes (frontem armatam), An. Ox. 755. to propose to grant Beád heom heora ágene dóm feós . . . budon heora mágon ꝥ heom gesunde fram eódon, Chr. 755; P. 49, 16-21.

ge-macian

(v.)
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Th. ii. 88, 29. with subst. complement Þone ǽr éhtende martyr gemacode, Hml. Th. ii. 82, 24. with tó and dat. Gif him þæt mǽden mihte gemacian tó wífe. Hml.

fill

(n.)
Grammar
fill, fiell, es; m.

deathdestruction

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on fylle wearð he slipped and fell, B. 1544. næs ácweald ðurh ðám heálican fylle (the fall from the pinnacle of the temple), Hml. Th. ii. 300, 20. Mid þý fylle (hryre, v. l. ruina) ðæs wáges, Gr. D. 125; 5.

Linked entries: fiell fyll

hweorfan

(v.)
Grammar
hweorfan, hworfan, hwurfan

To turnchangegoreturndepartgo aboutwanderroam

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Ðá seó scyld ðá tó his heortan hwearf ad cor suum rediit, Bd. 4, 25; S. 599, 35. Ierre hwearf ðonan tó his ágnum, Chr. 584; Erl. 18, 25. ána hwearf mondreámum from he went alone from human joys [i.e. died ], Beo. Th. 3433; B. 1714.

ágan

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þæt weorð nolde ágán ( would not retain in his possession ), ac hit óþrum monnum sealde, Ors. 4, 10:8. 198, 17. Eall ꝥ him wæs leófost tó ágenne, Bl. H. 111, 26. Tó áganne, Met. 21, 19. <b>la.</b> of a husband's relation to his wife.

ceorl-boren

(v.; part.)
Grammar
ceorl-boren, part.
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Country or free-born, common, low-born, opposed to þegen-boren noble-born Ne þearf he hine gyldan má, sý he þegen-boren, sý he ceorl-boren he need not pay more for him, be he born a thane, be he born a churl, L. O. D. 5; Th. i. 354, 20

hwésan

(v.)
Grammar
hwésan, p. hweós

To wheeze

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To wheeze, make a noise in breathing, to breathe hard Gif mid earfoþnysse hwést if he breathes with difficulty, Lchdm. iii. 122, 3. hwést swýðe hefelíce, 126, 9. egeslíce hweós he wheezed terribly, Homl. Th. i. 86, 1

Linked entry: hwósan

irsung

(n.)
Grammar
irsung, e; f.

Angerirascibility

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MS. iersunga] sindun swíðe ungelíca óðer biþ swelce hit síe irres anlícnes ... óðer biþ ðæt ierre ðæt mon síe gedréfed on his móde bútan ǽlcre ryhtwísnesse óðer ðara irsunga biþ tó ungemetlíce átyht on ðæt ðe hió mid ryhte irsian sceall óðer on ðæt hió

Linked entry: eorsung

ríman

(v.)
Grammar
ríman, p. de.

to count, number to enumerate, recount, describe in succession to calculate, compute, count up to account, esteem as

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Gif ic ríman onginne dinumerabo eos, Ps. Th. 138, 16.

éfeostlíce

(adv.)
Grammar
éfeostlíce, adv.

Quickly, hastilycĕlĕrĭter

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Quickly, hastily; cĕlĕrĭter He bebead him ðæt he éfeostlíce sceolde to him cuman he commanded him that he should quickly come to him. Chr. 1114; Th. 370, 19

cynnan

(v.)

to declare, clear, proveadvocāre, purgāre, manifestāre

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to declare, clear, prove; advocāre, purgāre, manifestāre Gif he cynne ðæt he hit bohte if he declare that he bought it, L. Edg. S. 11; Th. i. 276, 12, note 7