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el-þeód

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Hé hét þá crístnan . . . gebringan on elþeóde . . . Þá hét hé þæt mon þá crístnan eft gebróhte on heora earde (de exsiliis revocavit), 6, 30; S. 282, 17. Sume hé on elðióde him wið feó gesealde 3, 9; S. 126, 16.

ge-þeáh

(v.; part.)

thrived,

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R. 3; Th. i. 190, 18 p.of ge-þeón

þǽr-ymbútan

(adv.)
Grammar
þǽr-ymbútan, adv.
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Thereabouts Hé ( the Roman name ) com tó Parþum ... hé wæs ðǽrymbútan manegum folce swíþe egefull, Bt. 18, 2; Fox 64, 13. On gehwylce healfe ðǽrymbútan circumquaque, Bd. 3, 17; S. 543, 26

Linked entry: ymb-útan

under-þeód

(adj.)
Grammar
under-þeód, adj. (ptcpl.) used substantively.

Subject ⬩ subordinate

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On his (the abbot's) underþeóddera módum in discipulorum mentibus, R. Ben. 10, 18. Se láreów sceal ǽrest on him sylfum ǽlcne leahter ádwæscan, and siððan on his underðeóddum, Homl. Th, i. 320, 30.

Linked entry: þeódan

þǽr-tó

(adv.)
Grammar
þǽr-tó, adv.
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Th. ii. 494, 24. Hé becwað his láford his beste scip, and ða segelgerǽda ðártó, Cod. Dip. Kmbl. iii. 351, 25. where movement, lit. or fig., is implied Ðæt hé ús gebringe tó his écan gebeórscipe, se ðe ús ðǽrtó gelaðode, Homl. Th. ii. 378, 6.

þeód-loga

(n.)
Grammar
þeód-loga, an; m.
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An arch-impostor, a great liar Ða gódan Godes þegnas sǽdan, ðæt hé ( Simon the sorcerer ) luge, and hý geswutelodon, ðæt hit eal leás wæs, ðæt se þeódloga sǽde, Wulfst. 99, 23.

Linked entry: loga

ge-tal

(adj.)
Grammar
ge-tal, adj.

Quick ⬩ ready ⬩ active ⬩ agilis ⬩ velox ⬩ expeditus

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Quick, ready, active; agilis, velox, expeditus Wǽron hyra tungan getale teónan gehwylcre and to yfele gehwám ungemet scearpe their tongues were swift to every wrong and to every evil exceeding sharp; lingua eorum machæra acuta, Ps. Th. 56, 5

þeód-guma

(n.)
Grammar
þeód-guma, an; m.
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Thw. 26, 17; Jud. 332: 24, 26; Jud. 208

þǽr-oninnan

(adv.)
Grammar
þǽr-oninnan, adv.
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Th. 142; B. 71

Linked entry: on-innan

hearm-tán

(n.)
Grammar
hearm-tán, es; m.

A twig of sorrow or evil

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A twig of sorrow or evil, Cd. 47; Th. 61, 4; Gen. 992

húsel-þegn

(n.)
Grammar
húsel-þegn, es; m.

An acolyte

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C. 41; Th. i. 166, 20

þeód-wundor

(n.)
Grammar
þeód-wundor, es; n.
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Th. 71, 14; Cri. 1155

þeód-stefn

(n.)
Grammar
þeód-stefn, es; m.
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Th. 83, 10. Cf, leód-stefn

hring-þegu

(n.)
Grammar
hring-þegu, e; f.
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Exon. 82 a; Th. 308, 24; Seef. 44

þǽr-rihte

(adv.)
Grammar
þǽr-rihte, adv.
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Th. i. 2oo, 8. Sóna ł ðariht statim, Mk. Skt. Rush. 1, 20. v. next word

Linked entries: þáriht hér-rihte

þǽr-ymbe

(adv.)
Grammar
þǽr-ymbe, adv.
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About that Hig tó lyt þǽrymbe þenceaþ, Wulfst. 273, 1

Linked entry: ymb

þecc-bryce

(n.)
Grammar
þecc-bryce, es; m.
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Cf. þæc-tigele

un-þeáw

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Gelóme hig áspyriað þæs solecismus unþeáwas, Angl. viii. 313, 24. Add

eást-þeód

(n.)
Grammar
eást-þeód, e; f.
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An eastern people Þǽm eástþeódum gewelgode orientis provinciis ditati, Nar. 3, 26

þæs-líc

(adj.)
Grammar
þæs-líc, adj.
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I. 27; Th. ii. 424, 5. comely, fair, elegant Mid þæslíce getingnysse elegante (pulchra) sententia ł peritia, Hpt. Gl. 528, 3. Ðá geseah ic týn geonge men genóh þæslíce on líchaman, Homl.

Linked entry: his-lic

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