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reord

(n.)
Grammar
reord, e: ;f, :; es; ;n.;

Speech, tongue, language, voice;

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; Speech, tongue, language, voice; Reord ðín ðæc gecýðeþ ;loquela tua manifestum to facit,; Mt. Kmbl. Rush. 26, 73. Reord wæs eorþbúendum án gemǽne ' ;and the whole earth was of one language, and of one speech,; ' Cd. Th. 98, 25; Gen. 1635. Reord up

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ǽlc

allany

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Add: each substantival Ꝥ ǽlc preósta scrífe, Ll. Th. ii. 258, 9. Ǽlc ðǽra ðe ðás míne word gehýrð, Mt. 7, 24. Ǽlces mé þincþ ðæt hé sié wyrþe . . . þone weorþscipe hé forgifþ ǽlcum ðára ðe hine lufað, Bt. 27, 2; F. 96, 29-32. Hira geféra ælces ðára ðe

ofer-gán

(v.)
Grammar
ofer-gán, p. -eode; pp. -gán.

to overspreadto overrun (a country, as a victorious army does), to conquerto pass a point or limitto pass a moral limit, to transgressto pass across, traverse, crossto pass, pass off or away, be over, come to an endTo be overto come upon, attack

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to overspread Seó lyft ofer*-*gǽþ ealne middaneard, Lchdm. iii. 272, 17. to overrun (a country, as a victorious army does), to conquer Se here fór tó Sandwíc, and swá ðanon tó Gipeswíc, and ðæt eall ofereode, Chr. 993; Erl. 132, 4. Wǽndon ðæt hé sceolde

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þurh-wunian

(v.)

to continuelastnot to come to an endnot to pass awayto continue in a place, with a personto remain, not to leaveto continue in a conditionnot to changeto perseverepersisthold out

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to continue, last, not to come to an end, not to pass away Godes ege þurhwunaþ á worlda world timor Domini permanens in seculum seculi, Ps. Th. 58, 8. His ríce þurhwunaþ on écnesse, Blickl. Homl. 65, 16. Hús rihtwísra þurhwunaþ ( permanebit ), Scint.

þeód-scipe

(n.)
Grammar
þeód-scipe, es ; m.
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teaching, instruction Ðeódscipe ðín hé mé lǽrde disciplina tua ipsa me docebit, Ps. Surt. 17, 36. <b>I a.</b> instruction, being taught :-- Ðú fiódes ðeódscipe and ðú áwurpe word mín efter ðé odisti disciplinam et projecisti sermones meos

heá-lic

loftytallhigh uppreciouselevatedraisedloudprofoundintenseextremenobleexcellent

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Add: local. reaching to a great height, lofty, tall Heofon is wundorlíce heálic and wíd on ymbhwyrfte; sé gǽð under ðás eorðan ealswá deóp swá bufan, Hex. 10, 1. Man áhéng hí on heálicum gealgan, Hml. A. 95, 119. Heálicum sǽnesse edito (alto) promontorio

samod

(adv.)
Grammar
samod, adv.

Together.and, both . . . and, also, too

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Together. marking association in joint action Ealle hí áhyldon samod onnitte gewordene sint omnes declinaverunt, simul inutiles facti sunt, Ps. Spl. 13, 4. Ða unrihtwísan forweorðaþ samod (simul) 36, 40. Cumaþ út samod Ilfing and Wisle (the two rivers

EARG

(adj.)
Grammar
EARG, earh; comp. eargra, earhra; sup. eargost; adj.

inert, weak, timid, cowardlyiners, ignāvus, segnis, tĭmĭdusevil, wretched, vileprāvus, imprŏbus

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inert, weak, timid, cowardly; iners, ignāvus, segnis, tĭmĭdus Se earga féðe Brytta ăcies segnis Brittŏnum, Bd. 1, 12; S. 481, 19. Ful oft mon wearnum tíhþ eargne full oft one urges the inert with threats, Exon. 92 a; Th. 345, 14; Gn. Ex. 188. Ne biþ

ge-scrífan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-scrífan, p. -scráf, -screáf; pp. -scrifen.

to judge, deem, assign, impose, appointjudicare, assignare, imponere, designareto shrive, impose penance, censurepœnitentiam imponere, reprehendere

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to judge, deem, assign, impose, appoint; judicare, assignare, imponere, designare Se ðe him gescráf weán who to him had assigned misery, Cd. 148; Th. 186, 16; Exod. 139. Swá him wyrd gescráf so fate assigned to him, Beo. Th. 5142; B. 2574: Elen. Grm.

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sicetung

(n.)
Grammar
sicetung, sicettung, siccetung, siccettung, e; f.
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A sigh, sob, heavy or short breathing, sighing Siccetung suspirium, Wrt. Voc. i. 19, 34. Siccitung singultus, 46, 19. Mé ðiós siccetung hafaþ ágǽled, ðes geocsa, Met. 2, 4. Mín geár wǽron on sicetunga and on gestæne ( in gemitibus ), Ps. Th. 30, 11.

twi-hynde

(adj.)
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twi-hynde, adj. As applied to a person, of a rank for which the wergild was two hundred shillings; applied to the wergild, that must be paid for a person of such rank. As will be seen from the passages given below, the twihynde man was a
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ceorl Twelfhyndes mannes wer is twelf hund scyllinga. Twyhyndes mannes wer is twá hund sciłł. ( the article then deals with the case of the former, and concludes: Eal man sceal æt cyrliscum were be ðære mǽðe dón, ðe him tó gebyreþ, swá wé be twelfhyndum

un-getreów

(adj.)
Grammar
un-getreów, -getreówe, -getríwe, -getrýwe; adj.

Untrueunfaithfulfaithless

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Untrue, unfaithful, faithless Wǽrleás mon and ungetreów, Exon. Th. 343, 27; Gn. Ex. 163. Ungetreówe infidus, Wrt. Voc. i. 49, 31: ii. 91, 58: 47, 25: infidelis, i. 74, 28. Se ðe sý folce ungetrýwe (-getríwe, MS. G.), L. Edg. ii. 7; Th. i. 268, 14: L.

weorold-sǽlþa

(n.)
Grammar
weorold-sǽlþa, pl. f.
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This world's goods, earthly blestings Eálá hwæþer gé nétenlícan men ongiton hwelc se wela sié and se anweald and ða woruldsǽlþa ? Bt. 16, 2 ; Fox 50, 36 note. Nis ðé náuht swíþor ðonne ðæt ðú forloren hæfst ða woruldsǽlþa ðe ðú ǽr hæfdest ( fortunae

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brogdettan

(v.)
Grammar
brogdettan, (brodd-, bród-, bréd-, brott- ?); p. te.

to shakequiverto glitterbe splendid

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to shake, quiver Brogdetteð vibrat, Txts. 107, 2132. Swá ꝥ wæs æteówed, ꝥ hé bródette byfiende mid wundorlicre styrunge ut apparuerit cancussione mirifica tremendo palpitasse, Gr. D. 166, 14. Þá ongan hé ofdrǽdd bifian and broddettan (forhtiende and

ge-libban

(v.)
Grammar
ge-libban, ge-lifian, ge-leofian; p. ge-lifde, ge-lifode, ge-leofode
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To live. to be alive Mið ðý gehérdon ꝥte gelifde and geséne wǽre, Mk. L. 16, 11. to pass life under specified conditions :-- Sume on hǽðenscipe gelifdon, Ll. Th. ii. 366, 13. Gif swá biþ geleofad si sic vivitur, Ps. L. 185 a, 16. to escape spiritual

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ge-dwelian

(v.)
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Add: intrans. To go astray, err, make mistake with gen. of matter mistaken Ǽgðer þára ic wót. Ne mæg nán man þæs gedwæligan aeque novi. Nom in utroque nihil fallor, Solil. H. 21, 11. trans. To lead astray. in a physical sense Hí hine geseón ne mihton

gyte

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Add: a flood of water, downpour of rain Gyte inun-datio, Wrt. Voc. ii. 111, 63: 45, 63. Swá mycel yðgiung and regnes gyte (inundatio) forþ cóm, Gr. D. 167, 25. a shedding of tears Hwí ne feormast þú mid teára gyte torne synne? cur tua non purgas lacrymis

hetelíce

(adv.)

violentlyfuriouslyfiercelymalignantlywith ill-will

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Add: of action or motion, violently, furiously, fiercely Hét hé him his seax árǽcan . . . and hine sylfne hetelíce ðýde, þæt him on ácwehte, Hml. Th. i. 88, 10: Hml. S. 15, 24. Þá Engliscan hí hindan hetelíce slógon, Chr. 1066; P. 199, 15. Þá gestódon

irþ-land

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Ierðland arvo (- a ?), Wrt. Voc. ii. 8, 2. Ǽgðer ge etelond ge eyrðlond ge eác wudoland, C. D. ii. 95, 14. Sextig æcera earðlondes . . . and twelt æceras miédwelandes, 150, 16: vi. 219, I.. quod Anglice dicitur xxxvi æceras yrðlandes, Midd. Flur. 47,

medumlíce

(adv.)
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add: slightly Gyf þú halban habban wille, þonne wege þú þá medemlíce þín reáf mid þínre handa, Tech, ii. 119, 19. Wé byddað þá bóceras þe þás þing fulfremedlíce cunnon ꝥ heom hefelíce ne þince þás þing þe wé medomlíce iungum cnihtum settað, Angl. viii