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windan

(v.)
Grammar
windan, p. wand, pl. wundon; pp. wunden

of motion that results from a blow, swing, or other impetus, to fly, leap, start to fly, wheel, springof the movement of living thingsof inanimate thingsof abstract subjectsof twistingrolling movementof living thingsof inanimate thingsto waverto twistrollto brandishwaveto twist, plait, weaveto twist, give a curved form to

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Cf. wendan. of the movement of living things Sume fótum foldan peðþaþ, sume fleógende windaþ (-eð, MS.) under wolcnum sunt quibus alarum levitas vaga... liquido longi spatia aetheris enatet volatu, Met. 31, 12.

Linked entry: winde

þeóf

(n.)
Grammar
þeóf, es; m.
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An n If the thief managed to escape, he was declared an outlaw: Beó se þeóf útlah wið eall folc, L. C. S. 30; Th. i. 394, 24. v. Grmm. R. A. 635 sqq.; Schmid, A. S. Gesetz. s. v. Diebstahl

Linked entry: þeáf

ge-métan

(v.)
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Hé gemétte swiþe manig folc. Bl. H. 141, 32. Gemoette inuenit, Mt. R. 18, 28. Ðeáh nú (þú ?) on londe león geméte, wynsume wiht wel átemede, (þe) hire mágister miclum lufige, Met. 13, 18. Hwæt is þæt, bróþor? hú eart þú hér gemét?

ge-cirran

(v.)
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H. 133, 25. to turn a person to another. with idea of submission, devotion, to make a subject or an adherent of Þone mǽstan dǽl hié geridon and him tó gecirdon (ꝥ folc hym tó gebígde, v.l. ), Chr. 878; P. 74, 27.

Linked entries: ge-cerran ge-cyrran

healf

(adj.)
Grammar
healf, adj.

a half

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Sé be hine gefó and gegange healfne hine áge, 42, 18. denoting one of the parts into which the division is made, healf dǽl a half: Hió hire folc on tú tóðǽlde . . .

Linked entry: healf

cyning

(n.)
Grammar
cyning, cyng,es; m. [cyn people, -ing originating from, son of] .

a king, ruler, emperor rex, imperator a spiritual King, God, Christ Deus, Christusthe devildiabŏlus, satănas Anglo-Saxon kings were at first elected from a family or class, by Witena gemót the assembly of the wise. fidelity was sworn to them by the people, in the following words the king took a corresponding oath to his peoplethe Anglo-Saxon king had royal power to pardon transgressors of all forfeits the king had one halfall hoards above the earth, and within the earth. As we learn from Beowulf, in early and heathen times, much treasure was buried in the mound raised over the ashes of the dead, besides what was burned with the body Pastus or ConviviumThe king visited different districts personally or by deputy to see that justice was done to all his subjects. In these periodical journeys the king received support and entertainment wherever he went. Hence perhaps the privileges of our judges Vigilia head ward, or a proper watch set over the king, which he claimed when he came into any district the mint or coinage of money. The king exercised a superintendence over the circulating medium

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'On ðære hálgan Þrýnnesse naman, Ic þreó þing beháte cristenum folce, and me underþeóddum Án ǽrest, ðæt ic Godes cyrice and eall cristen folc mínra gewealda sóðe sibbe healde. Oðer is, ðæt ic reáflác and ealle unrihte þing eallum hádum forbeóde.

ge-sceaft

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Heofontorht swegl gescyndeð in gesceaft Godes ( in accordance with God's order ] under foldan fæðm, Sch. 74. ordered course of events Wyrda gesceaft, Dan. 132: Wand. 107

wilm

(n.)
Grammar
wilm, wielm, welm, wælm, wylm, es; m.

that which wellsof fluida fountstreamwater that surges or boilsthat moves in wavesof firesurgingfireflamesheatfervent heatfiery heatboilingroastinginflammationviolent movementviolenceragingtempestuous movement of water of mental emotionfervourardourheatfuryragepassion

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Ne foldan stán, ne wæteres wylm, ne wudutelga, 843; Sal. 421. Geofon ýþum weól, wintres wylm (the boiling flood of winter), Beo. Th. 1036; B. 516. Ic ðæs wælmes grundhyrde fond, 4276; B. 2135.

Linked entries: wielm wælm welm

sóþ

(n.)
Grammar
sóþ, es; n.

Soothtruth in a general senseconformity with an absolute standard truththat which conforms to an absolute standardtruthwhat is true in generaltruth in regard to a particular circumstanceexact conformity with the facts of a case truthfidelity to a promisetruthrealitycertaintyreal condition of thingswhat really isaffirmation of truthasseverationtruthconformity with rightrighteousnessequityjustice

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Se ðe sóð and riht fremeþ on folce, Beo. Th. 3405; B. 1700. Snyttra brúceþ ðe warnaþ him wommas worda and dǽda and sóþ fremeþ, Exon. Th. 304, 35; Fä. 80. Hié firendǽda tó frece wurdon sóð ofergeáton, Drihtnes dómas, Cd. Th. 155, 32; Gen. 2581

Linked entry: sóþ-cwide

BEGEN

(num.; adj.; pronoun.)

Bothambobothamboambæambobothambo et ambæ vel ambæ et amboof bothamborumambarumamborumto bothambobusambabusambobusbothambosambasambobothambos et ambas velambas et ambwithby bothambobusambabusambobus

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Grammar BEGEN, Acc. m. and f. or f. and n. bá, bú both; ambos et ambas vel, ambas et amb Ðæt ðæt fýr ne mæg foldan, f. and merestreám, m. forbærnan, ðeáh hit wið bá twá síe gefeged that the fire may not burn up earth and sea, though it be joined with

scyldig

(adj.)
Grammar
scyldig, adj.
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Wæs gecueden tó ðæm scyldegan folce delinquenti populo dicitur, Past. 15, 1; Swt. 91, 2. Ðæt hé hine scyldigne ongete reum se cognoscat, Bd. 1, 27; S. 496, 33: Elen. Kmbl. 1380; El. 692. Hú hé ðæt scyldige werud forscrifen hefde, Cd.

faru

goingpassingsailinga journeyvoyagean expeditionproceedingscoursepathprocedurethe trainthe troopsthe followersthe attendantscarriage

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S. 10, 253. the troops of a general Hwænne þú (Holofernes) eáðelícost miht tó þám folce becuman mid ealre þínre fare tómiddes Hierusalem be mínre wissunge ut ego adducam te per mediam Jerusalem, Hml.

hǽlu

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<b>III a</b> :-- Hine God freoðade on foldan, swá hé feora gehwylc healdeð in hǽlo (cf. nó God wolde þæt seó sáwl sár þrowode, 379), þǽr se gǽst þíhð in þeáwum, Gú. 368. 'Gehǽle mé (salvum me fac) ðín sió swíðre ' . . .

gang

going, walking, moving on foot, step.the sole of the foot (?)the being habitually in a specified conditionpower of walkingof moving aboutmode of walking, walk, gait a walk, journeygo, time, occasion of goinga way, road, path, passage a trackcourse a streama narrative space traversedexpanse coveredan ox-gang, a bovale, the eighth part of the carucate.legal processlegal procedure, processa company of people (?), a gang.a step, staira privy

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Petrus mid his gange getácnode ǽgðer ge ðá strangan ge ðá unstrangan on Godes folce, Hml. Th. ii. 390, 16. Þurh his fóta gange ambulando Bd. 4, 3; Sch. 349, 14. Gif ic míne heorde þrafige on gancge (in ambulando), R. Ben. 120, 20.

hád

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Þá hálgan hádas þe Godes folc lǽran scylan, 244, 9. De reverentia sacerdotibus praestanda. Eallum crístenum mannum gebyrað ꝥ hig . . hádas. . . ǽfre griðian and frinan, and ꝥ hí háda gehwylcne weorðian be mǽðe, 360, 25-28 : 336, 1: 334, 33-

gód

(n.)
Grammar
gód, es; n.
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Þæt folc ne cúðe ðǽra góda þæt hí cwǽdon þæt hé God wǽre, ac sǽdon þæt hé wítega wǽre the people did not know of the advantages they had, to wit that they might call him God, but said he was a prophet, Hml. Th. i. 190, 31.

here

(n.)

an armyan armya hosta division of an armyarmy corpslegioncohorttroopinfantrycavalryan armyan armymultitudehostcrowdmultitudeharryingdevastationplunderingravaging

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Bið se here eal ídel, ðonne hé on óðer folc winnan sceal, gif se heretoga dwolað in exploratione hostium frustra exercitus velociter sequitur, si ab ipso duce itineris erratur, Past. 129, 8. Here wícode égstreáme neáh, El. 65.

líf

(adv.)
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In a generalized sense, the course of human existence from birth to death Þá hálgan hádas þe Godes folc lǽran scylan lífes bysne, Ll. Th. i. 244, 10. Hé ongan ácsian be þæs scóhwyrhtan lífe, Gr.

teóna

(n.)
Grammar
teóna, an; m.
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Ðæt behýded wæs tó teónan cristenum folce the cross had been hidden to the detriment of Christians, Elen. Kmbl. 1973; El. 988.

Linked entry: teóne

sleán

(v.)
Grammar
sleán, p. slóh, slóg, slógh, pl. slógon; pp. slagen, slægen, slegen. <b>A.</b> trans. I.
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Ðás folc sleán mid cwealmþreá, Cd. Th. 151, 10; Gen. 2506. Se eorl wolde sleán eaferan sínne, 203, 30; Exod. 411. On deáþ sleán (cf. Dan. at slaa ihjel) scyldige, 76, 34; Gen. 1267. Hé biþ . . . tó sleánne oðde tó álýsenne, L.

Linked entries: a-sleán feoh slege