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un-rótness

(n.)
Grammar
un-rótness, e; f.

Sadness ⬩ sorrow ⬩ trouble ⬩ gloominess

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Se fífta leahtor is tristitia, ðæt is ðissere worulde unrótnyss; ðæt is ðonne se man geunrótsaþ ealles tó swýðe for his ǽhta lyre ... Twá unrótnyssa synd; án is ðeós yfele, and óðor is hálwende, ðæt is ðæt se man for his synnum geunrótsige, Homl.

Linked entry: rótness

borh

payment ⬩ suretyship ⬩ security ⬩ loan ⬩ debt

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Sum mon sealde óþrum scilling seolfres tó borge, Shrn. 127, 26. of persons Sanctulus his borh (fide-jussor) wæs, Gr. D. 253, 26. Se godfæder wæs þæs cildes forspreca and borh wið God, Hml. Th. ii. 50, 17

fore-secgan

to foretell ⬩ prophesy ⬩ proclaim ⬩ pronounce ⬩ declare ⬩ to preach

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Foresǽde cempan praedictos tyrunculos, 3044. referring to the future. of natural knowledge, to mention beforehand what is to take place Foresægeð (praenuntiat) eástro æfter tuǽm dógrum (cf. scitis quia post biduum Pascha fiet, Mt. 26, 2), Mt. p. 19,

rihtung

(n.)
Grammar
rihtung, e; f.

direction ⬩ guidance ⬩ correction ⬩ setting right ⬩ correction ⬩ reproof ⬩ a direction ⬩ rule ⬩ regularis

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Januarius and October habbaþ twá rihtinga and Februarius and Martius and November gladiaþ on fífum, and Aprilis and Julius habbaþ áne rihtinge and Maius hæfþ þrý, and Agustus mid feówrum glitnaþ, Junius ána hæfþ syx rihtinga, and September and December

Linked entry: rihting

HEARM

(n.)
Grammar
HEARM, herm, es; m.

HARM, hurt, injury, evil, grief, affliction, pain, injurious speech, calumny, insult ⬩ pain, grief ⬩ grief, sorrow, harm ⬩ calamitas, calumnia, contumelia, ærumna, iujuria ⬩ grief, sorrow

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Gif hwæs weorc forbyrnþ, hé hæfþ ðone hearm and biþ swá ðeáh gehealden þurh fýr if any one's work is consumed he has the loss, and yet shall be saved by fire, Homl. Th. ii. 588, 30.

Linked entry: hearm-heort

gást

breath ⬩ spirit, ghost, principle of life ⬩ spirit ⬩ the immaterial part of man ⬩ a person ⬩ soul ⬩ an incorporeal thing ⬩ an incorporeal being, a spirit, ⬩ divine spirit ⬩ the soul of a deceased person

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H. 203, 14. an incorporeal thing (fire, &c.) Líg ealle forswealg, gǽsta gífrost, B. 1123: Cri. 814. Þec gǽstas hergen, byrnende fýr and beorht sumor, Az. 94. an incorporeal being, a spirit, good Mid þreáte háligra gásta, Bl. H. 95, 7.

sóþ

(adj.)
Grammar
sóþ, adj.

Sooth ⬩ very ⬩ true ⬩ the opposite of that which is false, or merely pretends, or has the appearance of, genuine, real ⬩ true ⬩ in conformity with the actual state of things ⬩ true ⬩ righteous ⬩ just

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Sí ðín seó swíðre hand ofer sóðne wer fiat manus tua super virum dexterae tuae, 79, 16. Ða ðe wyllaþ sóðe dómas efnan qui custodiunt judicium, 105, 3

gód

(n.)
Grammar
gód, es; n.
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gedón, ac gǽð him ásolcen fram ǽlcere dugeðe, ii. 220, 23: Chr. 81; P. 8, 8. a particular thing that is good. something, material or non-material, that it is an advantage to attain or to possess Of ðǽre sóþan gesǽlþe cumað ealle ðá óþre gód . . . þá fíf

leóht

(n.)
Grammar
leóht, a light.
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Siððan hié sunnan leóht geseón meahton, B. 648. fig. of a beloved object Þú eart dohtor mín seó dýreste . . . mínra eágna leóht, Jul. 95. the illumination which proceeds from the sun in daytime, daylight, daytime, the light of day Þancwyrþe biþ þæs

sittan

(v.)
Grammar
sittan, p. sæt, pl. sǽton; pp. seten.

to sit ⬩ be seated ⬩ to stay ⬩ dwell ⬩ sojourn ⬩ abide ⬩ reside ⬩ remain in a place ⬩ to sit down before a place ⬩ to encamp ⬩ to continue in a state or condition ⬩ live ⬩ remain ⬩ to sit or bear heavy on ⬩ weigh ⬩ press ⬩ rest ⬩ to sit in authority ⬩ preside ⬩ To occupy a seat

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Gang tó ciricean and site ðǽr and stille wuna and geseoh ðæt ðú fit ðanon ne gonge ǽr seó ádl from ðé gewiten sý ingredere ecclesiam & ibi reside, quietus manens; vide ne exeas inde, nec de loco movearis, donec hora recessionis febris transierit,

Linked entries: a-sittan blód-setenn

ge-healdan

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Add: to hold, keep, take care or charge of a person Þeódnes bearn sceolde folc gehealdan, B. 911. a flock (lit. or fig.) Seó heord þe hé tó Godes handa gehealdan sceall, Ll.

hát

(adj.)
Grammar
hát, adj.
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Bǽl, háttost heaðowelma, El. 579. of material affected by sun, fire, &c. Hé geworhte ánes fearres anlícnesse of áre, tó ðon þonne hit hát wǽre . . . Ors. 1, 12 ; S. 54, 24.

fæsten

(n.)
Grammar
fæsten, es; n. [fæstan II. to fast] .

a fast, fasting ⬩ jējūnium ⬩ a fastness, fortress, bulwark, place of strength, a castle, wall ⬩ mūnīmentum, arx, castellum ⬩ an inclosed place, cloister ⬩ claustrum

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Eth. vi. 22; Th. i. 320, 10. a fastness, fortress, bulwark, place of strength, a castle, wall; mūnīmentum, arx, castellum Ealle hire fæstenu híg fordilegodon mid fýre all her strongholds they destroyed with fire, Jos. 11, 12.

FEÁWA

(n.; num.; adj.)
Grammar
FEÁWA, feá; pl. nom. acc. feáwe, feáwa, feá; gen. feáwena, feáwera, feára; dat. feáwum, feáum, feára; adj.

FEW ⬩ pauci

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Feáwa fixa paucos piscĭcŭlos, Mt. Bos. 15, 34: Mk. Bos. 8, 7. Feáwa untrume he gehǽlde paucos infirmos cūrāvit, Mk. Bos. 6, 5. Ðú wǽre getrýwe ofer feáwa sŭper pauca fuisti fĭdēlis, Mt. Bos. 25, 23.

Linked entry: feá

hrægel

(n.)
Grammar
hrægel, hrægl, es; n.

A garment ⬩ dress ⬩ robe ⬩ rail ⬩ clothing

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Wese hé hrægle gelíc fiat ei sicut vestimentum, Ps. Th. 108, 19. Mid mete and mid hrægle with food and clothing, Blickl. Homl. 41, 29. Se ðe mid ðon ánum hrægle wæs gegyrwed who was dressed in that one garment, 169, 1.

Linked entry: hrægl

ge-rǽcan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-rǽcan, -rǽcean; p. -rǽhte; pp. -rǽht

To reach, obtain, seize, get, lay hold on, attain, reproach, present, offer

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To reach, obtain, seize, get, lay hold on, attain, reproach, present, offer Sió fird hie gerǽcan ne mehte the [English] force could not reach them, Chr. 895; Erl. 93, 22: 894; Erl. 90, 11: Cd. 216; Th. 275, 10; Sat. 169. Gerǽcean, Blickl.

Linked entry: mis-rǽcan

wícian

(v.)
Grammar
wícian, p. ode.
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Skt. ii. 30, 315. (1 a) of an object that moves :-- Nihtweard ( the pillar of fire ) nýde sceolde wícian ofer weredum, Cd.

Linked entry: ge-wícian

be-swícan

to decoy ⬩ ensnare ⬩ beguile ⬩ to betray ⬩ to defraud ⬩ supplant ⬩ to circumvent ⬩ to seduce ⬩ mislead

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Wǽron mid gítsunge beswicene ná þ án his find ac eác swilce his frínd, Ap. Th. 7, 12. to fail a person, leave in the lurch Se mennesca fultum him beswác, Guth. 76, 18.

Linked entry: be-swícende

ge-strínan

(v.)
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Þ [man] þǽre flǽscun geweorð on fisce gestriéne let the worth of the meat be got in fish, Cht. Th. 159, Gestríned adquisita, Wrt. Voc. ii. 2, 58. <b>I a.

hrepian

(v.)
Grammar
hrepian, and <b>hreppan.</b> [The two forms may be taken together.]
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Hwílwendlice gódnyssa, swylce swá þæt godspel hrepode, hláf, and fisc, and ǽig, 252, 25