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Dún-stán

(n.)
Grammar
Dún-stán, es; m.

Dunstan ⬩ Dunstānus

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On ðissum geáre ealle ða yldestan Angelcynnes witan gefeóllon æt Calne of ánre upflóran, búton se hálga Dúnstán arcebisceop ána ætstód uppan ánum beáme; and sume ðǽr swíðe gebrócode wǽron, and sume hit ny [ = ne] gedydon mid ðam lífe in this year [A.

DIHT

(n.)
Grammar
DIHT, es;

a setting in order, disposing, contriving, disposition, conduct, consultation, deliberation, purpose ⬩ disposĭtio, excogitātio, consĭlium, propŏsĭtum ⬩ a dictating, direction, order, command ⬩ dictātio, directio, jussum, mandātum

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Ða mágas ðe æt ðam dihte wǽron þolian ðone ylcan dóm cognāti qui illi consĭlio interfuĕrint patiantur eandem sententiam, L. M. I. P. 16; Th. ii. 270, 4.

Linked entry: dyht

irfe-weard

(n.)
Grammar
irfe-weard, es; m.

an heir

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Wæs swá mycel mancwealm ðæt manige land binnan ðære byrig wǽran bútan ǽlcum yrfewearde there was so great a pestilence that many lands within the city were without any to inherit them, Ors. 5, 2; Bos. 102, 13.

lǽwede

(adj.)
Grammar
lǽwede, adj.

Lay ⬩ laic ⬩ lewd

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Ða ðe mid him wǽron swíðust lǽwde qui cum ipso erant, maxime laici, 5, 6; S. 618, 42. Ða witan ealle ge hádode ge lǽwede all the witan both churchmen and laymen, Chr. 1014; Erl. 150, 4.

Linked entry: lǽwed

leód-biscop

(n.)
Grammar
leód-biscop, es; m.

a suffragan

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Ealle ða leódbiscopes ða ðá wǽron on Englalande, 1129; Erl. 258, 10.]

portic

(n.)
Grammar
portic, es ; m.
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Of ðæs portices dura þærsc-wolde wæs gesýne ðæt ða swaðo wǽron ǽrest útwearde ongunnen ... Ðeós circe mid ðýs portice mihte húhwego fíf hund manna befón, Blickl. Homl. 207, 10-14.

be-scerian

(v.)
Grammar
be-scerian, -scirian, -scyrian, -scyrigan; p. ede; pp. ed

To deprive, separate, defraud ⬩ privare, separare, fraudare

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To deprive, separate, defraud; privare, separare, fraudare wærþ Ceolwulf his ríces bescered here Ceolwulf was deprived of his kingdom, Hér, A. D. 821, Chr. 821.; Erl. 63, 10.

Linked entries: be-scirian be-scyrian be-scyrigan bi-scerian

ge-feón

(v.)
Grammar
ge-feón, -feohan, -feagan, -feagian ; ic -feó, ðú -fehst, he -fehþ, -fiþ, -feaþ, pl. -feóþ; p. -feah, -feh, pl. -fǽgon; pp. -fegen [The Northern Gospels have weak forms]

To be glad ⬩ rejoice ⬩ exult ⬩ lætari ⬩ delectari ⬩ gaudere ⬩ exultare

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Hio wǽron gefeónde mycle gefeán, 249, 16. Gefeándo woeron gavisi sunt, Mk. Skt. Lind. 14, 11. Gefagen wéron gavisi sunt, Mt. Kmbl. Lind. 2, 10

Linked entries: ge-fagen ge-feohtsumness feágan ge-fǽgon ge-feán ge-fegian ge-feohan

ge-sceap

(n.)
Grammar
ge-sceap, -scæp, -scep, es; pl. nom. acc. -sceapu, -sceapo; gen. -sceapa, -sceapena; n.

a creation, created being or thing, creature ⬩ creātio, creātūra ⬩ a decree, fate, destiny, condition, nature, form, shape ⬩ fātum, destĭnāta, condĭtio, nātūra, indŏles, forma, spĕcies ⬩ the privy members ⬩ vĕrenda, pŭdenda ⬩ creature ⬩ decrees of fate

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Swá mín gesceapu wǽron such were my decrees, Exon. 103 a; Th. 391, 19; Rä. 10, 7: 110 a; Th. 421, 26; Rä. 40, 24: Cd. 76; Th. 95, 4; Gen. 1573.

Linked entries: ge-scæp ge-scapu

streám

(n.)
Grammar
streám, es; m.
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Hí on ðæs streámes brycge ábysgade wǽron . . . Scs Albanus eode tó ðære burnan . . . ðá sóna árúgode se streám fluminis ipsius occupabat pontem . . . Sanctus Albanus accessit ad torrentem . . . illico siccato alveo, Bd. 1. 7; S. 478, 8-13.

stearc

(adj.)
Grammar
stearc, adj.
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<b>I a</b> fig. unyielding, stiff-necked, obstinate :-- Heó wǽron stearce, stáne heardran, Elen. Kmbl. 1126; El. 565. hard, rough, strong, of wind or weather Stearc winter aspera hyems, Coll. Monast. Th. 19, 17.

Linked entries: stearc-heard streac

tunge

(n.)
Grammar
tunge, an ; tung [? in the passage: Álés sáwle míne fram tunge fácen-fulre a lingua dolosa (but in the next verse linguam is glossed by tungan, so that perhaps tunge is meant for nominative : O. L. Ger. and O. H. Ger. , however, have strong as well as weak forms), Ps. Lamb. 119, 2], e; f.
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Wǽron hyra tungan tó yfele gehwam scearpe, 56, 5. representing the words expressed by the tongue, words, speech, language Hí mid tungan heora fácenfullíce dydon, Ps. Spl. 5, 10. Mé inwit næs on tungan, Ps. Th. 138, 2.

ýst

(n.)
Grammar
ýst, e; f.: ýste, es; m. (?)
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Hé sǽde ðæt ðǽr tó cóme ðæs strongestan windes ýste, and ðæt se swá stronglíce hrure on ða circan ðæt ealle ða men ðe ðǽr wǽron lágon áþænede on ðære eorðan, óþ ðæt seó ondrysnlíce ýst forð geleóreþ, Shrn. 81, 19-27.

fætt

Grammar
fætt, l. fǽtt,

plump ⬩ corpulent ⬩ obese ⬩ fatted ⬩ plump ⬩ full-bodied ⬩ substantial ⬩ oleaginous ⬩ unctuous ⬩ rich ⬩ fertile ⬩ productive ⬩ rich

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Þá men beóð mægre, þeáh þe hié ǽr fǽtte wǽron, Lch. ii. 242, 4. Culfrena briddas, hænne flǽsc, and góse fiþru, swá betere swá fǽtran sién, 196, 23. in an overfed condition, corpulent, obese Bearg fǽt porcaster obesus, Wrt.

for-licgan

(v.)

fornicari

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Hí wǽron forlegene fornicatæ sunt, 403, 34. reflexive (cf. Icel. fyrirliggja sér to fall (of a woman) Be þám wífmen þe hig forligð (fornicatur), Ll. Th. ii. 180, 2. Gif mǽden hí sylfe forligð, Hml. A. 34, 247.

ge-treów

(adj.)
Grammar
ge-treów, ; adj. [Besides this unmutated a-stem, a mutated ja-stem (ió, ié, í, ý) and a mixed form ge-treówe occur: the eó-forms are taken here, the mutated forms under ge-tríwe.]
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Þá þe þám cynge getreówe wǽron and eallum his folce, Chr. 1052; P. 182, 4. Syndon feáwa þe þǽm deádan getreówe weorþon, Bl. H. 53, 2. Hié ne beóþ nánum men getreówe, Bt. 7, 1; F. 16, 17. [O. H. Ger. ge-triu.]

weorþan

Grammar
weorþan, <b>. II</b> 3.
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Hié wǽron on þǽre ondrǽdinge hwonne hié on þá eorþan besuncene wurden, Ors. 2, 6; S. 88, 15. ¶ ¶ Hǽlend, syððan hé tó ðisum lífe cóm, and man wearð geweaxen, Hml. Th. i. 258, 10

scendan

(v.)
Grammar
scendan, p. de

To put to shame, to abuse, insult, harm:

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Scende (confusi) wǽron ealle ðe mé yfel tó ǽr gesóhton, Ps. Th. 70, 22. With dat. Se deópa seáþ mid wíta fela folcum scendeþ, Exon. Th. 94, 33; Cri. 1549. Also ase þu wult schenden þene schucke, A. R. 316, 11. Men me wolden scenden, Laym. 14167.

Linked entry: sendeþ

wé

(pronoun.)
Grammar
wé, pron.

We. ⬩ used of more than one person, ⬩ dual ⬩ plural ⬩ used by a king in reference to himself and his counsellors ⬩ used of one person, ⬩ by a writer or speaker ⬩ by a prince

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Wé ealle wǽron ðé fylgende, and ðú eart úre ealra fultum ða ðe on ðé gelýfaþ, Blickl. Homl. 229, 20.

Linked entry: ús

rihtlíce

(adv.)
Grammar
rihtlíce, adv.

rightly, justly, with justice or quity ⬩ rightly, in a manner which suits the circumstances of a case ⬩ rightly, in accordance with rules or regulations, regularly ⬩ rightly as regards conduct

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Ðú rihtlíce dǽlest mete ðínum mannum, Hy. 7, 70, rightly, in a manner which suits the circumstances of a case Swíðe ryhtlíce hit wæs áwriten æfter ðǽm nítenum ðæt ða heargas wǽron átiéfrede recte post animalia idola describuntur, Past. 21, 3; Swt. 157

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