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be-seón

(v.)

To lookattentionexpectationTo see aboutcare forattend toprovide for

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Add: intrans. To look. absolute, physical Ne beseoh þú underbæc noli respicere post tergum, Gen. 19, 17. mental Mann þe hys hand ásett on hys sulh and on bæc besyhð, Lk. 9, 62. Beseoh (respice) and gehýr mé, Ps. Spl. 12, 3. with preps. physical Beseó

ge-beorgan

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Add: to protect, to prevent the happening of evil (acc.) to an object (dat.), ward off from Ic mé gúðbordes sweng gebearh, Gen. 2694. Ðis is seó líhtingc þe ic wylle eallon folce gebeorg*-*an þe hig ǽr þyson mid gedrehte wǽron this is the alleviation

ge-biddan

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Add: to ask. to ask for something (gen.) Ær man hæbbe þriwa his rihtes gebeden, Ll. Th. i. 386, 13. to ask, make request to a person Ne sceal nán faran . . . búton hé gebeden sý, Ll. Th. ii. 386, 6. Swá swá hé gebeden wæs þurh þá geleáfullan, Ælfc.

ge-déman

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Dele second passage, and add: to judge. absolute Gié æfter líchoma gedoemas (iudicatis) . . . Ðǽh ic gedoemo (iudico), dóm mín sóð is. Jn. L. 8, 15, 16. Nellað gié gedoema, Lk. L. 6, 37. to judge a person, with dat. (or uncertain) Swá hé gedémð ús swá

óþer

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Add Wæs gehwæðer óðrum láð, B. 814. Ǽghwæðrum wæs bróga fram óðrum, 2565. Add Ósfriþ his sunu óþer . . . óþer his sunu Eádfrið unus filius eius Osfrid. . . alter Eadfrid, Bd. 2, 20; Sch. 184, 10-13: Gen. 467-477. óþer. . . án Behýdd[e] se cnapa þone

rícsian

(v.)
Grammar
rícsian, p. ode.

to exercise or have powerto rulegovernreignto domineerdominatetyrannizeexercise violenceto prevail

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to exercise or have power, to rule, govern, reign Eálá ðú scippend heofones and eorþan! ðú ðe on ðam écan setle rícsast! Bt. 4; Fox 6, 30. Hé rícsaþ (regnabit) on écnesse, and hys ríces ende ne byþ, Lk. Skt. 1, 33. Ríxaþ, Ps. Th. 9, 36. Ríhcsaþ, Ps.

smæl

(adj.)
Grammar
smæl, adj.

Smallsmall, little, not greatnarrow, not broadslender, thin, not thickfine not coarse not loud gracilis, exilis, subtilis, minutus, strictus a sheep, small cattle

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Small in the following glosses: Smæl gracilis, smælre gracilior, ealra smælst gracillimus Ælfc. Gr. 5; Zup. 16, 8. Smel, smael, smal Txts. 67, 992. Smæl gracilis vel exilis vel subtilis Wrt. Voc. i. 51, 18. Greát and smæl grossas el graciles ii. 41,

hláford

(n.)
Grammar
hláford, es; m.

A LORD;dominus. herus

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A LORD; dominus. herus Hláford heros, Ælfc. Gl. 87; Som. 74, 46; Wrt. Voc. 50, 28. Scipes hláford nauclerus, 83; Som. 73, 66; Wrt. Voc. 48, 4. Hie cuǽdon ðæt him nǽnig mǽg leófra nǽre ðonne hiera hláford they said that no kinsman was dearer to them than

Linked entries: hláf-weard hlǽfdige

á-stígan

(v.)

downwardupwarddownward upwardto descendgo down intoto ascendmount

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Add: A. intrans. without adv. or prep. that marks upward or downward, of motion lit. or fig. downward Heó stihð oð þæs heófenes heánesse, and þanon ástihð, Ps. Th. 18, 6. Críst on þínne innoþ ástígeþ, Bl. H. 5, 14. Þá þe on eorðan ástígað qui descendant

ǽr

(adv.)
Grammar
ǽr, eár, ér; sup. ǽrost, ǽrest, ǽrst; adv.

EREbeforesoonerearlierformerlyalreadysome time agolatelyjust nowtilluntilanteapriusmanematuredudum

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ERE, before, sooner, earlier, formerly, already, some time ago, lately, just now, till, until; antea, prius, mane, mature, dudum Gang ǽr vade prius, Mt. Bos. 5, 24. He wæs ǽr ðonne ic ille erat prius quam ego, Jn. Bos. 1, 15, 30. Ǽr on morgen early in

be-beódan

(v.)
Grammar
be-beódan, bi-beódan; part. be-beódende, he be-být; p. be-beád, pl. be-budon ; impert. be-beód ; pp. be-boden.

to give a by-command or a gentle commandto commandorderjuberepræciperemandareto offergive upcommendofferrecommendaremandareto announcenuntiarepronuntiare

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to give a by-command or a gentle command, but generally to command, order; jubere, præcipere, mandare He hys englum bebýt angelis suis mandavit, Lk. Bos. 4, 10. Bebeód Iosue præcipe Iosue, Deut. 3, 28 : Ps. Th. 67, 26 : Ex. 16, 16. Swá him God bebeád

ge-bǽru

(n.)
Grammar
ge-bǽru, gen. e; acc. e, u; f : ge-bǽro; f. indecl. Or ge-bǽre; n; pl. u. See the cognate words at the end. [baero, bǽru a bearing]

BEARINGstatehabit or disposition of body or mindmannerconductbehaviourdemeanourmanners in societysocietygestushăbĭtusmōresconsortiumconsuētūdo

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BEARING, state, habit or disposition of body or mind, manner, conduct, behaviour, demeanour, manners in society, society; gestus, hăbĭtus, mōres, consortium, consuētūdo Biþ swá fæger fugles gebǽru the bird's bearing [demeanour] is so pleasing, Exon.

Linked entries: ge-bǽre ge-bǽrness

INN

(n.)
Grammar
INN, es; n.

A dwellinghousechamberlodging

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A dwelling, house, chamber, lodging Næs Beówulf ðǽr ac wæs óðer in ǽr geteohhod Beowulf was not there, but other lodging had before been assigned to him, Beo. Th. 2604; B. 1300. Ðá eode hé tó his inne ðǽr hé hine restan wolde intravit cubiculum, quo

Linked entry: in

irgþ

(n.)
Grammar
irgþ, e : irgþu, irgþo ; indecl ; f.

Sluggishnesscowardicetimorousnesspusillanimity

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Sluggishness, cowardice, timorousness, pusillanimity Wé witon georne ðæt hie for iergþe náðer ne durran ne swá feor friþ gesécan ne furþon hie selfe æt hám hie werian we know well that they from cowardice dare neither seek peace at such a distance, nor

Linked entry: irhþ

latian

(v.)
Grammar
latian, p. ode

To be slowto lingerloiterdelay

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To be slow, to linger, loiter, delay Ic latige on sumere stówe moror, Ælfc. Gr. 25; Som. 27, 14. Hwí latast ðú swá lange ðæt ðú ðé lǽce ne cýðst why dost thou delay so long to show thyself to the leech? Dóm. L. 6, 66. Lataþ tardat, Wrt. Voc. ii. 138,

Linked entry: elcian

líc-wyrþe

(adj.)
Grammar
líc-wyrþe, adj.

pleasantacceptableagreeableestimablesterling

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Fit to please, pleasant, well-pleasing, acceptable, agreeable, estimable, sterling [of money] Ne mæg heó nán ðæra þinga gedón ðe Gode lícwyrþe beó nequit quidquid eorum facere quæ Deo grata sunt, L. Ecg. P. ii. 16; Th. ii. 188, 5: Wulfst. 279, 17. Lícworþe

níwan

(adv.)
Grammar
níwan, neówan, neón; adv.

Recentlylatelynewly

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Recently, lately, newly Níwan, neówan, nuper; Ælfc. Gr. 38; Som. 39, 58. Secgeaþ hí ðæt sume dæge ðider níwan ( nuper ) cóme cýpemen, Bd. 2, 1; S. 501, 4. Ða þing ðe ús níwan bodade syndon ea quae nunc nobis nova praedicantur, 2, 13; S. 516, 11. Ðonne

Linked entries: neówan níwane níwe

seofon

(n.; num.; adj.)
Grammar
seofon, syfon ; when used without a following noun it is declined, nom. , acc. seofone; g. seofona; d. seofonum.
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Seven, as adjective Mid ús wǽron seofun (-on, MS. A.) gebróðru, Mt. Kmbl. 22, 25. Ða seofon gódan geár, Gen. 41, 53. His heres wæs seofon hund þusenda. Ors. 2, 5 ; Swt. 78, 10. Seofon nihta fyrst, Elen. Kmbl. 1385; El. 694. On ðám seofon wæstmbǽron

Linked entries: seofan sibun

stæl-wirðe

(adj.)
Grammar
stæl-wirðe, adj.
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Able to stand a person in good stead (v. stæl, II), serviceable Se ðe geornlíce conn ongietan ðæt hé gadrige ðæt him stælwierðe sié qui sollicite noverit sumere, quod adjuvat, Past. 17, 5; Swt. 115, 3. Ða scipu ðe stælwyrðe wǽron binnan Lundenbyrig gebrohton

þancung

(n.)
Grammar
þancung, e; f.
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Thanking, thanks, thanksgiving Gode sié lof and wuldor and dǽda þoncung ealra ðæra góda ðe hé ús forgifen hafaþ, Chart. Th. 136, 32. Sáwla þancung thanksgiving by souls, Hy. 9, 45. Ic ete mid micelre þancunge manduco cum gratiarum actione, Coll. Monast.Th