hǽlan
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Th. i. 54, 28 note. Utan we úre gyfe ðám syllan þe hyre onfón cann, þæt is úre Drihten Hǽlende Críst (úrum Drihtne Hǽlendum Críste, v. l.) nostra donaria offeramus ei, qui nouit accipere. Domino Deo nostro, Bd. 3, 24; Sch. 307, 20 : Rtl. 114, 15.
fullíce
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Wé magon fullecor (fullícor, v. l.) ongietan and tósceádan ðá sprǽce hanc discretionem plenius agnoscimus, Past. 115, 6. fully, without reservation or qualification Eal ðeód hine fullíce underféng, Chr. 1013; P. 144, note 2. fully, without defect Ðeáh
ge-earnian
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Ðá wolde hé geearnian him hereword (adquirere sibi laudem), Chr. 1009 ; P. 138, note 9. Fram Gode ná mæg gegearnian mereri) ꝥ hé bitt, Scint. 45, 2. Geearnian, Bl. H. 25, 22 : 17, 21. On þisse sceortan tíde geearnian éce ræste, 83, 2 : in, 3.
hád
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L. 10, 8 note. Gif leornere wǽre ꝥ þurh láre geþunge ꝥ hé hád hæfde and þénode Críste, Ll. Th. i. 192, 13. Hé nolde ꝥ ǽnigóðer man sceolde hire hád on sættan he would not have her take the veil from any one else, Hml.
wiht
a wight ⬩ creature ⬩ being ⬩ created thing ⬩ a whit ⬩ thing ⬩ aught ⬩ anything ⬩ without a negative ⬩ aught ⬩ alone ⬩ with a genitive
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Næs him wihte ðe sél it was not a whit the better for him Beo. Th. 5368 ; B. 2687. Nát ic hit be wihte ( at all; cf. be dǽle in part ), Exon. Th. 468, 7 ; Phar. 4.
Linked entries: eall-wihta uht wuht ǽnig-wiht Wiht-land
faran
to travel ⬩ journey ⬩ to march ⬩ to go ⬩ to go ⬩ depart ⬩ to go ⬩ move ⬩ to go ⬩ fly ⬩ to come ⬩ to pass away ⬩ depart ⬩ to go on ⬩ practise ⬩ happen ⬩ turn out
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Óþer næfþ his fóta geweald ꝥ hé mæge gán, and wilnaþ þeáh tó farenne the other has not the use of his feet so that he can walk, and yet wants to make the journey Bt. 36, 4; F. 178, 14. [On my]nster tó ganganne oðða súð tó faranne, Txts. 447, 17.
Linked entry: farnian
ymb-gang
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Kmbl. p. 12, 14. a going about a business, v. ymb, 3 d Hiora in spréc ðone ymbgeong cýðaþ eorum in foro ambitum notat, Mk. Skt. p. 5, 5
æt-íwness
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shewing, display of what may be seen or noted Seó æteównes þára wíta ne byþ ná gelíce nyt eallum mannum, Gr. D. 317, 23. In þǽre ætýwnesse (-eáw-, v. l. ) wundorlices foretácnes, 19, 4. In æteównysse (-eáwnesse, v. l.) þæs ídlan gylpes, 77, 3.
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habban
To HAVE, possess, hold, keep
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Swá ða hálgan dydon ðe náht ne gyrndon tó hæbbenne as the saints did who did not desire to have anything, Blickl. Homl. 53, 25.
Linked entries: heofon-hæbbende hafa
on-geagn
opposite, over against, against ⬩ towards, in the direction of, to meet, in the way of ⬩ against ⬩ against, for the reception of, to receive ⬩ in reply to ⬩ in return for, as an equivalent for ⬩ opposite, over against ⬩ against, in a direction opposite to ⬩ against, with, contrary to, in opposition to ⬩ in reply to ⬩ as an equivalent for, in return for, in exchange for ⬩ against, ready for ⬩ towards ⬩ opposite ⬩ again, back ⬩ Lat re- ⬩ in reply ⬩ towards ⬩ on the other hand ⬩ again
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Úre Álýsend ne elcode ná ongeán ðone deáþ ac hé hine oferswíðde Enoch and Elias delay to meet death, and do not at all avoid it . . . Our Redeemer did not delay to meet death, but he overcame it, Homl. Th. i. 308, 2-8.
ELLEN
Strength, power, vigour, valour, courage, fortitude ⬩ vis, rōbur, vĭgor, virtus, fortĭtūdo
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Ne lǽt ðín ellen gedreosan let not thy strength sink, Wald. 10; Vald. 1, 6: Beo. Th. 1208; B. 602: Exon. 120 b; Th. 463, 7; Hö. 66: Apstls. Kmbl. 6; Ap. 3. Ellen fremman to do a deed of valour, Andr. Kmbl. 2418; An. 1210: Beo. Th. 6 ; B. 3.
lǽstan
to follow ⬩ attend ⬩ accompany ⬩ to do ⬩ perform ⬩ observe ⬩ carry out ⬩ execute ⬩ discharge ⬩ to continue ⬩ last
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Him se líchoma lǽstan nolde the body would not do him service [of Grendel powerless in the grasp of Beowulf], Beo.
liss
Mildness ⬩ lenity ⬩ mercy ⬩ kindness ⬩ favour ⬩ grace ⬩ delight ⬩ joy
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Mildness, lenity, mercy, kindness, favour, grace, delight, joy Hé bæd ðæt Lazarus móste his tungan drýpan ac him næs getíðod ðære lytlan lisse he prayed that Lazarus might put a drop of water on his tongue; but that little favour was not granted to him
mǽnan
To mean ⬩ to intend to convey a certain sense ⬩ to intend to indicate a certain person or thing without direct statement ⬩ to mean ⬩ purpose ⬩ have as an object to which the mind is directed ⬩ intend ⬩ to signify ⬩ have a certain signification or purpose
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MS. mænþ) if he does none of these, then he does not know what he means, Bt. 38, 2; Fox 198, 28. Ðá ongon hé sprecan swíðe feorran ymbútan swilce hé ná ða sprǽce ne mǽnde, 39, 5; Fox 218, 12.
ge-wit
wits ⬩ senses ⬩ [right] mind ⬩ mind ⬩ intellect ⬩ knowledge ⬩ understanding ⬩ consciousness
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Hwá meahte me swelc gewit gifan gif hit God ne onsende who could give me such understanding if God did not send it, Cd. 32; Th. 42, 10; Gen. 671. Cyning geweóld his gewitte the king recovered consciousness, Beo. Th. 5399; B. 2703
Linked entry: wit
git
Still ⬩ yet
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He nyste ne ic ðá git he did not know, nor I as yet, Pref. Ælfc. Thw. 2, 2: Gen. 8, 8: Beo. Th. 1077; B. 536. Ðá gyt, Cd. 6; Th. 7, 35; Gen. 1160. Ðá giet, 63; Th. 75, 25; Gen. 1245.
tídre
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Gl. 436, 59. of immaterial things, frail, not lasting, fleeting Hú lytel hé (fame) biþ, hú lǽne, hú tédre and hú bedǽled ǽlces gódes quam sit exilis et totius vacua ponderis, Bt. 18, 1; Fox 60, 29.
þeów
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Servile, not free, bond Ðes ðeówa mann hic manceps, Ælfc. Gr. 9, 55; Zup. 67, 2. Gif þeów noun wyrce on Sunnandæg be his hláfordes hǽse, sié hé frioh, L. In. 3; Th. i. 104, 2. Ðeów swán and ðeów beócere, L. R. S. 6; Th. i. 436, 19.
án-feald
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Th. i. 52, 24. simple, not resolvable into components : Ánfeald and untódǽlendlic, þeáh hine dysige men on mænig tódǽlen, Bt. 33, 1; S. 74, 30: 76, 9: 33, 2; S. 76, 12. simple, unmixed Þeáh hit us manigfealdlic ðince, sum god, sum yfel, hit is þeáh
borh
payment ⬩ suretyship ⬩ security ⬩ loan ⬩ debt
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Þá þe on festendagum willað hiora borga manian (call in their loans) . . . gé ásécað ealle eówre borgas (loans, not debtors as in Dict. ), Ll. Th. ii. 438, 33-36. Scytte man mína borgas, Cht.