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ge-bǽru

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Placidus þágyt heóld his cnihtþeáwas and gebǽru (-o, v.l.) Placidus puerilis adhuc indolis gerebat annos, Gr. D. 111, 9. Se engel him geheht ꝥ hé wolde geseón heora gebǽro ( see how they behaved ), Bl.

þicgan

(v.)
Grammar
þicgan, p. þah, þeah, and þigde, þigede, pl. þǽgon, þégon, and þígdon, þigedon; pp. þegen, and þiged.

to take ⬩ receive ⬩ accept ⬩ to take food, poison, medicine, etc., ⬩ to eat or drink, ⬩ consume

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Heó hafaþ gefreód ða men ðe heó þigede æt Cwæspatrike, Chart. Th. 621, 18. Welan þicgan, Exon. Th. 331, 1; Vy. 61. Feoh þicgan, 332, 7; Vy. 81. His giefe þicgan tó þonce, 109, 26; Gú. 96. Láfe þicgan, 498, 9; Rä. 87, 10.

Linked entries: ge-þicgan þecge

tilung

(n.)
Grammar
tilung, teolung, tiolung, tielung, e; f.

striving, ⬩ endeavour, ⬩ effort, ⬩ labour ⬩ a pursuit ⬩ occupation ⬩ employment ⬩ business ⬩ care ⬩ attention ⬩ treatment ⬩ cure ⬩ gain that comes from labour ⬩ acquisition ⬩ fruit got by tilling the earth

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Swá hwæt swá hý gespariaþ on heora forhæfednessæ, and swá hwæt swá tóforan neádbehéfum belifen byþ on heora mægenes tilunge whatever they save by their abstinence, and whatever over and above necessaries remains of acquisition by their ability, R.

Linked entries: teolung tylung

willa

(n.)
Grammar
willa, an; m.

will, the faculty of willing ⬩ will, purpose, design, command ⬩ will, determination, resolution ⬩ intention, purpose, desire to act ⬩ will, desire, wish ⬩ pleasure, delight ⬩ will, disposition ⬩ will, accord, consent, pleasure ⬩ Ger. meinetwillen ⬩ will, one's own way

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Hire se willa gelamp, ðæt heó on ǽnigne eorl gelýfde, Beo. Th. 1257 ; B. 626 : 1653; B. 824.

mægden

(n.)
Grammar
mægden, mǽden, es; n.

A maiden ⬩ girl ⬩ virgin

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Nis ðis mǽden ná deád ac heó slǽpþ. . . Hé nam ðæs mǽdenes módor, Mk. Skt. 5, 39-40. Ðú nú sceáwa ðínes mæg(d)enes (the Virgin Mary) eáþmódnesse, Blickl. Homl. 159, 4. Ðá wearþ ðæs mægdnes mód miclum geblissad, Exon. 74b; Th. 279, 3; Jul. 608.

Linked entry: mǽden

ráp

(n.)
Grammar
ráp, es; m.
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Heó lét hig út mid ánum langum rápe ( per funem ), Jos. 2, 15. Rápas funes vel restes, Wrt. Voc. i. 56, 58 : lora, ii. 51, 40 : restes, 93, 4 : funes, Ps. Th. 118, 61. Hig hine gebundon mid twám bæstenum rápum ( novis funibus ) . . .

Linked entry: nip

ge-leáfful

(adj.)
Grammar
ge-leáfful, -full; adj.

Full of belief ⬩ believing ⬩ faithful ⬩ holy ⬩ fĭdēlis ⬩ crēdŭlus

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Full of belief, believing, faithful, holy; fĭdēlis, crēdŭlus Heó wundrade hú he swá geleáfful, on swá lytlum fæce, and swá uncýðig, ǽfre wurde gleáwnysse þurhgoten she wondered how he, so full of belief, in so short a space, and so ignorant, could ever

tǽl

(n.)
Grammar
tǽl, e; f.(?)

Evil speaking, calumny, detraction

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Ðæt heó mec tǽle gerahte (-rǽhte? cf. ðæt hé ða hálgan weras hospe gerahte (-rǽhte?)

Linked entry: tál

earmlíce

(adv.)
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S. 32, 206. piteously, cf. earm-lic, 2 Þéh þe heó earmlíce hiere feores tó him wilnade quamvis miserabiliter pro vita precantem, Ors. 3, 11; S. 150, 33. pitiably.

fæst-rǽd

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fæst-rǽd, fæst-rǽde.
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Add: of firm counsel. of persons or personifications Sió wiþerwearde wyrd is sió sóþe gesælþ, þeáh hwæ-acute;m swá ne þince, for þám heó is fæstrǽd and gehǽt simle ꝥte sóþ biþ adversa fortuna semper vera est, cum se instabilem mutatione demonstrat, Bt

nídan

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</b> to force in a particular direction, for a particular object :-- Ná ꝥ án gódu gehealt, ac heó áweg nýt (repellit) wyþerwerde, Scint. 13, 10.

scearpness

(n.)
Grammar
scearpness, e; f.

Sharpness ⬩ roughness ⬩ acidity, pungency ⬩ efficacy

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Heó (betony ) gegódaþ ðæra eágena scearpnesse, Lchdm. i. 72, 16.

Linked entry: scearp

ge-wǽcan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-wǽcan, -wǽcean; part. -wǽcende; p. -wǽcte, -wǽhte; pp. -wǽct, -wǽht

To weaken ⬩ affect ⬩ trouble ⬩ vex ⬩ afflict ⬩ oppress ⬩ affĭcĕre ⬩ affīgĕre

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To weaken, affect, trouble, vex, afflict, oppress; affĭcĕre, affīgĕre Heó nele ða andweardan myrhþe gewǽcan mid nánre care ðære toweardan ungesǽlþe it will not trouble the present joy with any care for the future unhappiness, Homl. Th. i. 408, 21.

þegnung

(n.)
Grammar
þegnung, e; f.

Service, ⬩ ministration ⬩ service, ⬩ good office done by one to another ⬩ use ⬩ use made of things ⬩ service to a lord or master ⬩ service, ⬩ obedience ⬩ suit and service ⬩ service of an official, ⬩ office, ⬩ official employment, ⬩ ministry ⬩ the act of serving in an official capacity ⬩ a service, ⬩ an official performance, ⬩ a service of religion, ⬩ an office of the church, ⬩ a ceremonial or ritual service ⬩ a service, ⬩ the formulas used in a service ⬩ service of food, ⬩ a meal, ⬩ food served ⬩ food ⬩ provision ⬩ a following, ⬩ retinue ⬩ train

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Nǽnigum heora álýfed sí ǽnige sacerdlíce ðénunge dón nulli eorum liceat ullum officium sacerdotale agere, Bd. 4, 5; S. 573, 4.

swá

(adv.)
Grammar
swá, swǽ, swé (swé is the form in Ps. Surt. ; see also Txts. 600, col. 1. The form also occurs in Blickl. Homl. 23, 7).
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Ðæt heó gecure óðer ðæra, swá heó forférde, swá heó ðám godum geoffrode, Homl. Skt. i. 8, 63 : 11, 33. Nim swá wuda swá wyrt swá hweðer swá ðú wille, Bt. 34, 10; Fox 148, 25 : Wulfst. 108, 10.

Linked entries: swǽ eall-swá se

GEAT

(n.)
Grammar
GEAT, gat, es; pl. nom. acc. u, a, o; n.

A gate ⬩ door ⬩ porta ⬩ ostium ⬩ jānua

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Heó ðæt geat ðæs mynstres ontýnde illa apĕruit jānuam Monastērii, Bd. 3, 11; S. 536, 18. Ða gyldnan geatu hát ontýnan bid open the golden gates, Exon. I I b; Th. 16, 10; Cri. 251 : 16 a; Th. 36, 15; Cri. 576.

Linked entry: helle-geat

hwilc-hwega

(pronoun.)
Grammar
hwilc-hwega, -hwugu, -hugu [in the Northern Gospels the whole form is declined, elsewhere only hwilc]; pron.

Some ⬩ any ⬩ some one

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Hwelce-hwugu gerisenlíce leáfe dyde he gave some suitable leave, Past. 51, 4; Swt. 397, 25, Heó geþingode tó gode sumre hǽðenre fǽmnan gǽste hwylce-hwegu ræste in ðære écan worulde, Shrn. 133, 16. Ðe hwilce-hwega gefélnesse hæbbe, L.

N

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Icel. nauð) is given, is the following Nýd byþ nearu on breóste oft tó helpe niða bearnum, and tó hǽle gehwæðre weorðeþ heó ðeáh gif hí his hlystaþ ǽror. &nbsp; Runic pm. Kmbl. 341, 8-13

tá

(n.)
Grammar
tá, (contracted from) , an; f.

A toe

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Gif heó mid ðám tán stæpeþ, 144, 15. Æt ðám óðrum táum ealswá æt ðám fingrum, L. Ethb. 71; Th. i. 20, 3. Mid ðǽm táum cum mentagris, Lchdm. i. lxxiv, 21 (cf. lxxi, 13).

Linked entries: táhae tán

deád

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Voc. i. 283, 79: ii. 16, 57. fig. dead to, insensible to Heó bið deád ǽlcere duguðe and gesǽlðe, and bið gehealden tó ðám écan deáðe, Hml. Th. i. 160, 15