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þenden

(adv.; con.)
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Byþ his sóþfæstnys mǽre þenden þysse worulde wunaþ ǽnig dǽl justitia ejus menet in seculum seculi, 111, 3: l01, 10: Cd. Th. 93, 9; Gen. 1542: 56, 7; Gen. 908. Ne pearft ðú ðé wiht ondrǽdan, þenden ðú míne láre lǽstest, 130, 33; Gen. 2169: Beo.

á-hreddan

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Mennen þe þú áhreddest wælclommum. Gen. 2127. Hé hí wolcne bewreáh, wráðum áhredde expandit nubem in protectionem eorum, Ps. Th. 104, 34.

ofer-wreón

(v.)
Grammar
ofer-wreón, p. -wráh, -wreáh, pl. -wrigon, -wrugon; pp. -wrigen, -wrogen

To cover, cover over, veil, hide, conceal, overspread

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Seó sóðe lufu Godes and manna oferwrýhþ ða mengo synna charity covereth a multitude of sins, L. E. I. 36; Th. ii. 434, 39, 37. Mycel mægen ðone heofon oforþecþ and oforwrýhþ, Blickl. Homl. 93, 3. God ǽlce stówe gefylþ and ufan oforwrýhþ, 19, 27.

sculan

(v.)
Grammar
sculan,  sceolan; ic, hé sceal, scal, ðú scealt, pl. wé sculon, sceolon ; p. sceolde, scolde, scealde, scalde; subj.
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Sculan wé gyt martira gemynd má áreccan, Menol. Fox 136; Men. 68. 'Satan ic ðǽr ( in hell ) sécan wille.' . . . Sceolde hé ða brádan lígas sécan, Cd. Th. 47, 20; 763.

Linked entries: ge-scola sceal

ge-bídan

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Ex. 105. with clause Þá ungesǽligan menn ne magon gebídon hwonne hé him tó cume, Bt. 39, 1 ; F. 212, 2. Gebídan hwæt mé God déman wille, Sat. 108.

be

restbyalong,by, not later thanbyduringbywithconveyance, by (in to send by) subject toin the case ofin the matter ofinwith(to do) byor abouttowith(to become)ofbybecause ofon account offor the sake ofbyby means ofby the use ofby way ofin the form ofafter according toafterby the commandat the request

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Th. 171, 6. for the sake of:-- Nis ðis gewrít be ánum men áwriten ac ys be eallum, Hept.

ge-tæl

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Voc. ii. 50, 29. in grammar, number, property in words of denoting that one, two, or more objects are spoken of: — Sum getel (-tæl, v. l. ) bið ǽfre menigfeald : singuli homines ǽnlípige men . . .

ge-dǽlan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-dǽlan, <b>. I.</b>
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Oft weorðlic reáf men gedǽlað dividers spolia, Ps. Th. 67, 12. Þte hé gidǽle mec mið ꝥ erfe ut diuidat hereditatem mecum, Lk. R. L. 12, 13. Sceal yrfe gedǽled deádes monnes, Gn. Ex. 80. Habbad emne gedǽled dæg and nihte sunne and móna, Met. 29, 35.

MÆGEN

(n.)
Grammar
MÆGEN, es; n.

MAINmightstrengthforcepowervigourefficacyvirtuefacultyabilityan exercise of powerefforta mighty workmiraclea forcemilitary force

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Se wæs moncynnes mægenes strengest he was mightiest among men, Beo. Th. 395; B. 196.

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(pronoun.)
Grammar
hé, m: heó; f: hit; n.

He, she, it

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Hie woldon ða men him tó mete dón they wanted to make the men food for themselves, St. And. 4, 18. Sý ðæt ylfa ðe him síe be the elf what it may, L. M. 2, 65; Lchdm. ii. 290, 29.

Linked entries: heó hie hig hió

Brunan burh

(n.)
Grammar
Brunan burh, gen. Brunan burge; dat. Brunan byrig; f.

Brunanburh, about five miles south-west of Durham, or on the plain between the river Tyne and the Browney,

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Anlaf, king of Dublin, commenced the fray by sailing from Ireland with 615 ships, containing about 100 men each, making more than 61,000 men: with this force he entered the Humber.

þurfan

(v.)
Grammar
þurfan, prs. ic, he þearf, ðú þearft, pl. wé þurfon; p. þorfte; subj. prs. is þurfe, þyrfe, pl. þurfen, þyrfen; prs. ptcpl. þurfende, þyrfende

To needto be in needhave need of somethingto need to do somethingto be bound to do something because it is rightto be obligedbe compelled by destinyto have good cause or reason for doing somethingto be use, to be good for a person to do somethingto owe

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Ðæt ðæt micle morð menn ne þorfton þolian that men would not necessarily have to suffer that great perdition, Cd. Th. 40, 17; Gen. 640. to have good cause or reason for doing something Ðú sorge ne þearft beran on ðínum breóstum, Cd.

sécan

(v.)
Grammar
sécan, sécean; p. sóhte; pp. sóht
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Hwílum man ceás ða men ðe noldan swician . . . and syððan hit man sóhte be ðám ðe nearwlícast cúðan swician at one time the men were chosen that would not deceive . . . and since they have been looked for among those that could most oppressively deceive

nealles

(adv.)
Grammar
nealles, nalles, nallæs, nallas, nales, nalæs, nalas; adv.

Notnot at all

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Ic feówer men geseó tó sóðe, nales mé selfa [sefa?] leógeþ, Cd. Th. 242, 9; Dan. 416. Ðǽr heó brynewelme bídan sceolden, nales swegles leóht habban, 266, 27; Sat. 28. Waraþ hine wræclást, nales wunden gold; ferþloca freórig, nalæs foldan blǽd, Exon.

Linked entry: nalas

fægere

(adv.)

beautifullyelegantlygentlyfairplausiblyspeciouslyimpuritythoroughlynoblysplendidlyjustly

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Cyrice geworht swá fægre swá hit men fægrost geþencean meahton. Synd þǽr þrý porticas swíþe fægere ufan oferworhte, Bl. H. 125, 22.

flítan

to striveto striveto strivequarrelsomecontentiousto disputearguelay blame on

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Voc. ii. 91, 7. to bring a charge, accusation against, lay blame on Andreas mé on flíteþ wordum for wera menigo Andrew with abusive words lays blame on me before the multitude of men, An. 1201.

ge-bycgan

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Cf. á-bycgan ꝥ hit manige yfele men mid heora feóre gebohtan, Bl. H. 45, 23. Ǽlc þǽra manna þe yt oððe drincð on untíman ... wite hé ꝥ his sáwl sceal sárlíce hit gebicgan (-bycgean, v.l. ), Hml. S. 12, 77.

sittan

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Þ úhte unc ꝥ wit geségon sittan twégen men on twám olfendum and þá efstan mid þǽre mǽstan hrædnesse, Hml. A. 206, 361. Him cóm ongǽn se ealda feónd sittende on ánum múle on lǽces ansýne, Gr. D. 161, 1. <b>I b.

hám

(n.; adv.)
Grammar
hám, es; m.

Home, house, abode, dwelling, residence, habitation, house with land, estate, propertydomus, domicilium, prædium, villa, mansio, possessioa villagea dwelling-placean abode, world, this worldhomedomus, domicilium, patria

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Ðá gerád Æþelwald ðone hám æt Winburnan ... and sæt binnan ðæm hám mid ðǽm monnum ðe him tó gebugon and hæfde ealle ða geatu forworht then Ethelwald rode and occupied the residence at Winborne and sat within with those men that had joined him, and he

stæf

(n.)
Grammar
stæf, es; m.

a staffsticka written charactera letterthe old letters having been carved on stavesa mark in writinga letter as representing a minute detaila collection of written symbolsa letterwriting lettersbook-learningliteraturean element, a rudimentbaculus, virga, regulaa staff, post; a letterlearning

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Mid gierde men biþ beswungen, and mid stæfe hé biþ áwreðed. Gif ðǽr ðonne sié gierd mid tó ðreágeanne, sié ðǽr eác stæf mid tó wreðianne, Past. 17; Swt. 126, 2. Gangan bí stafe to walk with the aid of a staff, L. Alf. 16; Th. i. 48, 10: Ex. 21, 19.

Linked entries: stafa stæf-cræft