strang
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Seó strengeste þeód gens ferocissima, Ors. 4, 11; Swt. 206, 34. of things, strong, able to resist force, firm Ðú wǽre mé stranga tor, Ps. Th. 60, 2. Gé nánuht mid eów nabbaþ fæstes ne stronges ðætte þurhwunigean mǽge, Ors. 2, 4; Swt. 74, 28.
twégen
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Seó hell ys twá swá deóp, and heó ys ealswá wíd, Wulfst. 146, 10. Seóð ðú hit twá swá swíðe swá hit ǽr wæs, Lchdm. iii. 12, 21. [ Goth. twai; m. twós; f. twa; n.; gen. twaddjé; dat. twaim; acc. twans; m. twós; f. twa; n.: O.
þurh
Through ⬩ through ⬩ for ⬩ during ⬩ through ⬩ by ⬩ through ⬩ by ⬩ by means of ⬩ by use of ⬩ through ⬩ in consequence of ⬩ as the result of ⬩ by reason of ⬩ on account of ⬩ through ⬩ from ⬩ through ⬩ in virtue of ⬩ by right of ⬩ in ⬩ by ⬩ in the character of ⬩ by way of ⬩ in ⬩ with ⬩ with a view to ⬩ through ⬩ by ⬩ in
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Seó hergung wæs ðurh Alaricum geworden, Bd. 1, 11; S. 480, 11. Hé ða bisceopðéninge ðurh hine sylfne ( per se ) ðénian ne mihte, 4, 23; S. 594, 27.
weorpan
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Seó clǽnnys wyrpð ða gálnysse mid stáne pudicitia libidinem cum saxo percutit, Gl. Prud. 12 b. Seó sýfernes mid stáne wearp ða gálnesse on ðone múð sobrietas lapidem iacit et percutit os luxuriae, 48 a
hefig
ponderous ⬩ dense ⬩ weighty ⬩ important ⬩ grave ⬩ severe ⬩ serious ⬩ deep ⬩ profound ⬩ mist ⬩ fog ⬩ cloud ⬩ slow ⬩ dull ⬩ troublesome ⬩ oppressive ⬩ onerous ⬩ burdensome ⬩ oppressive ⬩ grievous ⬩ difficult ⬩ laborious ⬩ toilsome ⬩ overpowering ⬩ weariness
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Þeáh hit nú hefig seó . . . þeáh hit biþ gesǽlþ gif hit mon geðyldilíce áræfnþ, Bt. 11, 1; F. 32, 30. Hú hefig sorg men beoþ seó gémen his bearna, 31, 1; F. 112, 17. Gif ꝥ riht tó hefig sý, séce hé þá líhtinge tó þám cynge, Ll. Th. i. 266, 11. A.
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be
rest ⬩ by ⬩ along, ⬩ by, not later than ⬩ by ⬩ during ⬩ by ⬩ with ⬩ conveyance, by (in to send by) ⬩ subject to ⬩ in the case of ⬩ in the matter of ⬩ in ⬩ with ⬩ (to do) by ⬩ or about ⬩ to ⬩ with ⬩ (to become)of ⬩ by ⬩ because of ⬩ on account of ⬩ for the sake of ⬩ by ⬩ by means of ⬩ by the use of ⬩ by way of ⬩ in the form of ⬩ after ⬩ according to ⬩ after ⬩ by the command ⬩ at the request
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Hí leofodon be hungre seofon niht meteleáse, Hml. S. 16, 81. comparison Hwelc gewinn þá wǽron be ðǽm þe nú sindon, Ors. 2, 6; S. 88, 32. Hú seó burh burne and hú lange be þǽre óþerre, Bt. 16, 4; F. 58, 5.
wyrcan
to work ⬩ labour ⬩ to make ⬩ to make ⬩ form ⬩ construct ⬩ to be the source ⬩ cause of, to produce ⬩ to make ⬩ constitute ⬩ to work ⬩ do ⬩ perform ⬩ to perform a rite ⬩ keep a season ⬩ to work ⬩ effect a purpose ⬩ attain an object,
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Sealfe weorcean, Lchdm. iii. 6, 31. where the agent is not a person, to be the source, or cause of, to produce Seó eá wyrcð ðæt fen, Ors. 1, 1 ; Swt. 8, 18. Seó eá ðǽr wyrcð micelne sǽ, Swt. 12, 23. Hit wyrcð feóndscipe, Past. 11 ; Swt. 71, 24.
gód
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Þú meaht nú þé self geseón, Eve seó góde, 610. (4 b) as an epithet along with a title Forþférde se góda pápa Marinus, Chr. 885; P. 80, 5.
ge-mynd
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Seó gesihð him wæs on swá micelre gemynde the vision was so well remembered by him, Shrn. 51, 33. (2 a) the state of being remembered and considered. Cf.
secgan
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Nú segþ ús seó bóc, ðæt God áfédde ðone here, Ælfc. T. Grn. 5, 32. Seó bóc segþ, hú hé férde, 6, 5. Heó mé sagaþ, ðæt . . . , Exon. Th. 246, 30 ; Jul. 69. Swá Arculfus sagaþ, ðæt hé gesáwe . . . , Shrn. 95, 31.
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hwá
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Hé him sægde þurh hwæt seó sául eádegust gewurde, 159, 28. (B) with gen.
lácan
to swing ⬩ wave about ⬩ to play ⬩ fight ⬩ to play
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dareðum lácan on hyra mandrýhtnes miclan þearfe who before had not dared at their lord's dire need to join in the javelin-play, Beo. 5689; B. 2848. to play [a musical instrument] Hió dumb wunaþ hwæðre hyre is on fóte fæger hleóþor; wrætlíc mé þinceþ hú seó
neáh-west
nearness ⬩ neighbourhood ⬩ the being with another ⬩ presence ⬩ society ⬩ fellowship
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Tó ðæs ríces neáwiste belimpeþ seó stów ad cujus vicina pertinet locus ille, Bd. 5, 12; S. 630, 22. the being with another, presence, society, fellowship Hwæt is betere ðonne ðæs cyninges folgaþ and his neáwest (cf. ðæs cyninges geférrǽden, l. 2) what
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scír
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Is seó womb (of the phenix) wundrum fæger, scír and scýne, 219, 16; Ph. 308; 214, 4; Ph. 234. Ic eom ásceáden from ðære scíran driht ( the heavenly host), Cd. Th. 275, 26; Sat. 177. Ðone scíran Scippend, Elen. Kmbl. 740; El. 370. <b>I a.
talian
to suppose a thing (to be) such and such, consider, reckon, account, ⬩ to impute, ascribe, lay to the account of ⬩ to reckon, enumerate
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Homl. 163, 5. where the supposition is not expressed Nis ðis seó hell swá ðú talost and wénest, Bd. 5, 12; S. 628, 7. Gif ðín hige wǽre swá searogrim swá ðú talast, Beo.
tán
a twig, sprout, shoot, branch ⬩ a stake ⬩ a twig used in casting lots ⬩ a lot; also a share that is determined by lot
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distinguished by certain marks, and thrown carelessly and at random over a white garment,' Tacitus' Germania, c. 10], a lot; also a share that is determined by lot Ða Eald-Seaxan næfdon ágenne cyning, ac monige ealdormen wǽron heora ðeóde foresette; and ðonne seó
swegel
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Swegles gim, heofontungol (cf. seó sunne, Bt. 35, 1; Fox 154, 29), Met. 22, 23. Swegles gim, sunne, Exon. Th. 212, 11; Ph. 208. Swegles leóht, gimma gladost, 218, 2 ; Ph. 288. Swegles leóma, 204, 26; Ph. 103. Swegles tapur, 205, 18; Ph. 114.
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þín
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Sege mé hwæþer se þín wela swá deóre seó, Bt. 13; Fox 38, 6: Met. 20, 29. Álés þíne þa liófan gesceft, Hy. 8, 33: Ps. Th. 90, 7. Hi ðæt þín fægere hús forbærndan, 73, 7.
un-scyldig
innocent ⬩ guiltless ⬩ innocent of a crime, charge ⬩ guiltless in relation to (wið) a person ⬩ innocent ⬩ not accountable for an ill result ⬩ not responsible
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Seó wyrd þreáþ ða unscidigan ( insontes ), Bt. 4; Fox 8, 13. innocent of a crime, charge, Grammar un-scyldig, with gen. Ðet hé wæs unscyldig ðæs ðe him geléd wæs, Chr. 1052; Erl. 187, 20. Unscyldigne eofota gehwylces, Elen. Kmbl. 845; El. 423.
éþel
fatherland
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Seó burg (Tyre) wæs on ǽrdagum heora (the Carthaginians') ieldrena éðel, Ors. 4, 5; S. 168, 11. Þæt wíf wæs áfaren fram gemǽrum hire éðeles, Hml. Th. ii. 110, 13.