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uppe

(adv.)
Grammar
uppe, adv.

upaboveon highup

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Gif ciépemon uppe on folce ceápie, L. In. 25; Th. i. 118, 11.

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ge-settan

(v.)
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(γ 2) with gerund :-- Hé gesette heáfodmenn tó gehealdenne ꝥ folc, Hml. S. 25, 403. (γ 3) with pronoun and clause :-- Hé wæs tó ðon geset þæt hé sceolde stúpian . . . officii sortitus, ut acclinis . . .

tún

(n.)
Grammar
tún, es; m.
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On folc féreþ October on tún, 363; Men. 183. [The phrase is found in later English, e.g. Elde cumid to tune.

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fram

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Lyt eft becwóm fram þám hildfrecan hámes niósan few escaped from him and saw home again, B. 2366. indicating an object from which another turns aside or away Sceoldon Crístenra folca hyrdas hí from eallum unrihtwísum áhweorfan, Bl. H. 45, 26.

EARD

(n.)
Grammar
EARD, es; m.

land, country, province, region, place of residence, dwelling, home sŏlum nātīvum, patria, rĕgio, dŏmĭcĭlium on land terra, terra firmastate, station, conditionsĭtus, condĭtio

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Th. 2263 ; B. 1129 . earth or land, in contrast to water, as a firm place on earth or on land; terra, terra firma He gefæstnude foldan staðelas, eorþan eardas he made fast foundations of the ground, the firm places of the earth, Ps. Th. 103, 6.

nealles

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

Notnot at all

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Waraþ hine wræclást, nales wunden gold; ferþloca freórig, nalæs foldan blǽd, Exon. Th. 288, 16-19. Ðis ic cweþe æfter forgifenysse nalæs æfter bebode hoc autem dico secundum indulgentiam, non secundum imperium, Bd. 1, 27; S. 495, 45.

Linked entry: nalas

swegel

(n.)
Grammar
swegel, swegl, es; n.
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Th. 184, 10; Exod. 105: 182, 26; Exod. 81) Heofontorht swegl gescyndeþ under foldan fæþm, farende tungol, Exon. Th. 351, 1; Sch. 73. Swegl háte scán blac ofer burgsalo,182, 3; Gú. 1304. Swegel byþ hátost (on sumera), Menol. Fox 474; Gn.

georne

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For eal crísten folc þingian georne, ii. 240, 4. Hé má cégde and geornor bæd, Bl.

ge-riht

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Ic eóde tó Godes ðénunge, and þæt folc gebletsode, and him Godes gerihtu dyde, Hml. Th. ii. 32, 12. Ulf ꝥ ne cflðe dón his gerihta (-e, v. l.) swá wet swá hé sceolde nescivit ministerium suum, Chr. 1047; P. 171, 15.

ge-cígan

(v.)
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Th. ii. 404, 28, (1 d) to call to a condition, course of life, bring to a state :-- Hé ꝥ folc ... tó ðám heofonlican gecígde and gelaðode, Bd. 4, 28; Sch. 525, 5.

ge-weorþian

(v.)
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Hé his folc golde and seolfre geweorþade, Ps. Th. 104, 32. Giworðadun hine mið giwédum his induerunt eum uestimentis suis. Mk. R. 15, 20. Geweorðad donatur (virgo peplis donatur dominicis, Aid. 60, 20), Wrt. Voc. ii. 85, 29.

lust

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. ¶), with alacrity, willingly, eagerly. with prep, on luste, on lust Wǽron æscwigan . . . síðes gefýsde . . . fóron on luste cáseres bodan, El. 262. with case Heó (Hagar) lustum ne wolde þeówdðm þolian, Gen. 2239.Þá clǽnan folc . . . ǽr sínne cwide

bútan

(prep.; adv.)
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Hé ofslóh má þonne .xxx. gódera þegena bútan óðrum folce, Chr. 1052; P. 178, 19. Syx hund manna bútan þǽm þe hié mid heora wǽpnum ácwealdon. Bl.

ende

(v.; adj.; part.)

a regionquartersidequarterpartproportiondeathendfinishedissueeventgoalultimatelyalwaysultimatelycontinuouslyconsecutivelykindsort

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Hé ofslóh mycelne ende þes folces (mycel folc, má þonne .xxx. gódera þegena bútan óðrum folce, v. ll.), Chr. 1052; P. 178, 9. with reference to time or serial order. close of a period, conclusion of an action or continuous state or course of events Aldres

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stæpe

(n.)
Grammar
stæpe, stepe, es; pl. stæpas, stapas, stæpe; m.
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Kmbl. 5, 41. stepping, going Germanus ðam healtan geongan his stæpe geedníwode and ðam Godes folce geedníwode ðone stæpe rihtes geleáfan Germanus claudo juveni incessum et populo Dei gressum recuperarit fidei, Bd. i. 21; S. 485, 5-9.

swigian

(v.)
Grammar
swigian, sweogian, sweowian, swugian, swuwian, sugian, suwian; p. ode.
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Rush. 1, 22. with an object (gen. or acc.) to be silent about something, to refrain from the mention of something Gif ðú suwast hit and nylt folce his þearfe gecýðan, Wulfst. 283, 3.

wirnan

(v.)
Grammar
wirnan, p. de.

to refuserefrain from grantingto preventprohibitkeep from

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Hí Móyse and hys folce ðæs útfæreldes wyrndon, Ors. 1, 7; Swt. 38, 19. Ne beó ðú swá heard*-*heort, ðæt ðú him ðínes gódes wyrne non obdurabis cor tuum, nec contrahes manum, Deut. 15, 7.

Linked entries: wyrnan wernan

sceacan

(v.)
Grammar
sceacan, scacan; sceóc, scóc; sceacen, scacen, scæcen.

to shake (intrans.), quiverto flee, hurry off, go forthto move quickly, to be flung, be displaced by shakingto pass, proceed, departto shake (trans.)to weave

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On lyft scacan, fleógan ofer foldan, Cd. Th. 280, 32; Sat. 263 ; Beo. Th. 3610; B. 1803.

(adv.; int.)

Woeillwoealasvae,well-a-waywell-a-dayahvah

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Kmbl. 41. with gen. of the source of ill Wæs gehwæþeres waa, Met. 1, 25. with dat. of person, and gen. of source Ðæm folce wæs ǽgþres waa, ge ðæt..., ge eác ðæt..., Ors, 3, 7; Swt. 114, 31. Him wæs gehwæðres wá, ge .. . ge..., Elen.

Linked entries: eów waa

hycgan

(v.)
Grammar
hycgan, hycgean; p. hogde.

take thoughtbe mindfulthinkconsidermeditateto intendpurposedetermineendeavourstriveto hope

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Hycge him hálig folc hǽlu to Drihtne sperate in eum, omnis conventus plebis, 61, 8. Wé cunnon hycgan and hyhtan ðæt ... we can hope that .... Frag. Kmbl. 83; Leas. 44