tó-cnáwan
To discern, ⬩ distinguish, ⬩ know the difference between, ⬩ understand
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Hú mihte Adam tócnáwan hwæt hé wǽre, 14, 4. Tócnáwan. ðæt ús is twyfeald neód, ii. 284, 23: Lchdm. iii. 236, 10: Homl. Ass. 107, 150. Ðus ðú miht tócnáwan, hwænne nama cymþ of worde, hwænne word of naman, Ælfc. Gr. 36; Zup. 216. 5
land
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Land wǽron freórig, An. 1261. Seówun lond seminaverunt agros Ps. Srt, 106, 37. Land wæterað arua rigat Scint. 118, 14.
HEÁH
HIGH, tall, lofty, sublime, haughty ⬩ altus, excelsus, celsus, excellens, sublimis
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Wǽron ófras heá streámas stronge the shores were high, the streams, strong, Exon. 106 a; Th. 404, 14; Rä. 23, 7. Wé ceorfaþ heáh treówu on holte altum silvæ lignum succidimus, Past. 58, 6; Swt. 443, 36.
DǼD
DEED, action ⬩ actio, actus, factum
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Ðeáh ðe he dǽda gehwæs dyrstig wǽre although he were daring in every deed, Beo. Th. 5668; B. 2838: Elen. Kmbl. 2563; El. 1283.
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líc
A body
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Cwæþ ðæt his líc wǽre leóht and scéne, Cd. 14; Th. 17, 25; Gen. 265. Ðendan bu somod líc and sáwle lifgan móte whilst both soul and body may live together, Exon. 27 a; Th. 81, 21; Cri. 1327.
swincan
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Hé nǽre ná ælmihtig, gyf him ǽnig gefadung earfoðe wǽre. His nama is omnipotens, ðæt ys, ælmihtig, for ðan ðe hé mæg eall ðæt hé wile, and his miht náhwár ne swincþ his power nowhere works with effort, Lchdm. iii. 278, 17.
ge-þanc
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Wearð him hýrra hyge and on heortan geþanc máran módsefan þonne gemet wǽre, Dan. 491. Gleáw geþances, 743. Nis mé on geþance vel on móde non mihi est cordi, Wrt. Voc. i. 54, 47.
hí-réd
A household, ⬩ house, ⬩ family, ⬩ the body of domestic retainers of a great man or king, ⬩ a court, ⬩ the members of a religious house, ⬩ a company, ⬩ band of associates
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Cwæþ ðæt hé mid ðam Hǽlende on hýréde wǽre said that he was in company with Jesus, ii.248, 31. Hit ne biþ ná hús búton hit beo mid híréde áfylled it is no house unless it be filled with a household, 582, 13.
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for-gifan
to give ⬩ bestow ⬩ grant ⬩ dispense ⬩ to give ⬩ to give ⬩ to give ⬩ to give up ⬩ hand over ⬩ deliver up ⬩ commit ⬩ practice ⬩ to give back ⬩ restore ⬩ to marry ⬩ to grant ⬩ permit ⬩ allow ⬩ to grant ⬩ to give ⬩ cause ⬩ to forgive
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Ꝥ hé wǽre his feores scyldig, buton se cyng him his feorh forgifan wolde, Ll. Th. i. 230, 7. to give a woman in marriage, to marry a woman to some one Æþelstán his sweostor him forgeaf, Chr. 925; P. 105, 20: B. 2997.
ofer
with dat. generally with the idea of rest; ⬩ above, over ⬩ denoting contact with anything, upon, on ⬩ denoting extension over, throughout, in, on ⬩ denoting a higher degree, beyond, more than ⬩ denoting the cause of an emotion, over ⬩ denoting the object over which power is exercised ⬩ with the idea of movement, where the accusative might be expected ⬩ marking time, after, beyond ⬩ denoting motion in a definite direction across, to the other side of an object ⬩ denoting motion which is diffused over a surface ⬩ denoting extension through a space, throughout, among ⬩ denoting motion from below, over, above ⬩ denoting motion from above, upon, on ⬩ denoting the object upon which an action or feeling takes effect ⬩ denoting the object over which power is exercised ⬩ above, more than ⬩ supra, super ⬩ beyond, besides ⬩ ultra ⬩ denoting the passing over moral bounds, in violation of, in opposition to, contrary to, against ⬩ with words implying rest ⬩ (cf. to talk over) ⬩ denoting the cause of an emotion (cf. I. 5) ⬩ without ⬩ with words expressing time, ⬩ after ⬩ through, during
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Hú þicke se hefon wǽre oððe hwæt ðǽr ofer wǽre, Bt. 35, 4; Fox 162, 23. Ofer ufa desuper, Mt. Kmbl. Rush. 21, 7. Ofer uppan up above, Met. 24, 27
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on
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Þǽt hí wǽron on miclum ege ðám sylfum landágendum ut ipsis indigenis essent terrori, Bd. 1, 15 ; Sch. 42, 19. Ðá hé wæs on fíf and twéntigum geára, þá férde hé tó Róme, Shrn. 50, 24: 59, 28.
tó-weard
future ⬩ that is to come ⬩ about to come ⬩ coming ⬩ at hand ⬩ approaching ⬩ toward ⬩ (that is) to happen or be some time or other, ⬩ (that is) to come ⬩ about to happen ⬩ (that is) to come soon ⬩ imminent ⬩ impending ⬩ to take place ⬩ come to pass ⬩ coming towards a place ⬩ approaching ⬩ about to come ⬩ with the face towards a person, ⬩ facing
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III. 1 a) Lócian hwæþer hé ðæt land gecneowe ðæt hié tóweard wǽron speculari quam regionem teneret.
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þrymm
a host ⬩ great body of people ⬩ a force ⬩ multitude ⬩ a great body of water ⬩ force ⬩ power ⬩ might ⬩ glory ⬩ majesty ⬩ magnificence ⬩ greatness ⬩ grandeur
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Ðú ( Christ ) ǽr wǽre eallum geworden worulde þrymmum, 14, 10; Cri. 217. Of ðǽm engelícum þrymmum from the angelic hosts (or glories? ), Blickl. Homl. 5, 13: 21, 15. Weras and wíf, wornum and heápum, ðreátum and þrymmum þrungon and urnon, Judth.
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ge-weald
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. ¶ with gen. of person controlled Hí þæt wín drincende wǽron, oð hí heora selfra lytel geweald hæfdon, Ors. 2, 4; S. 76, 18.
Etna
Etna, the volcano of Sicily
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Etna fýr afleów up swá brád and swá mycel, ðæt feáwa ðara manna mihte beón eardfæste, ðe on Lipara wǽron ðam íglande, ðe ðær níhst wæs, for dære hǽte and for ðam stence the fire of Etna flowed up so broad and so great, that few of the men, who were in
neáh
nigh ⬩ near ⬩ later ⬩ latter ⬩ last ⬩ latest
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His ða nérran tíde wǽron wyrsan ðám ǽrran habuit posteriora pejora prioribus, Bd. 2, 15; S. 518, 31. Cedd and Adda and Bete and Dema, se nýhsta wæs Scyttysces cynnes, 3, 21; S. 551, 15. Ðis is Byrhtríces níhsta cwide ( last will ), Chart.
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scín-lác
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Næs his scínlác ne his hergiung on ða fremdan áne ac hé gelíce slóg and hiénde ða ðe him wǽron mid farende nec minor ejus (Alexander) in suos crudelitas, quam in hostem rabies fuit , Ors. 3, 9 ; Swt. 130, 19.
beótian
to threaten ⬩ to threaten ⬩ to threaten with ⬩ a weapon ⬩ a penalty, ⬩ to promise
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Wǽran beótende intentarentur, 47, 48. [Yflum onbiótendum malis imminentibus. Rtl. 53, 3.] threat expressed, by a clause Beótaþ hé ꝥ hé wile þá sáula sendan on éce wítu, Bl. H. 95, 3. Hí ongunnon beótian ꝥ hí scoldon hine geniman, Gr.
for-déman
to condemn ⬩ to condemn ⬩ sentence to punishment ⬩ to confiscate ⬩ sequestrate ⬩ decide ⬩ determine
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Ealle þá þe fordémede wǽron ... hié hit eall forgeáfon, Ors. 4, 9; S. 190, 35. Fordémendra dampnatorum, i. proscriptorum, An. Ox. 3479. in a spiritual sense: Sé þe mé forsyhð ... hé hæfð hwá him déman sceal.
ge-rihtlǽcan
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Gyf wǽron gerihtlǽhte (dirigantur) wegas míne tó gehealdenne rihtwísnessa, Ps. L. 118, 5. to regulate the course of, guide, instruct a person, advise Hí heora lífes ðeáwas æfter Godes bebodum gerihtlǽcað, Hml. Th. i. 536, 24.
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