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Angle

(n.)
Grammar
Angle, g. a; dat. um; pl. m.

The ANGLES

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Ðá cómon ða menn of þrým mægþum Germanie, — of Eald-Seaxum, of Anglum, of Iotum then came the men from three tribes of Germany, — from Old-Saxons, from Angles, from Jutes, Chr. 449; Th. 20, 18-21, col. 1

HWÝ

(con.; pronoun.)
Grammar
HWÝ, hwí; inst.of hwæt.

WHY.

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Eall ðæra Iudéiscra teóna árás þurh ðæt hwí Drihten Crist seðe æfter flǽsce sóðlíce is mannes sunu eác swilce wǽre gecweden Godes sunu all the quarrel of the Jews had its origin from this, why Christ, who according to the flesh is truly the son of man

Linked entries: hwí hwig

á-cuman

(v.)
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Ne mæg ic ána ácuman ( sustinere ) eall ðis folc, Num. 11, 14

wrecan

Grammar
wrecan, <b>. Ib.</b>
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</b> add :-- Eall his cynn mon ofslóg, þý lǽs hit monn uferan dógore wrǽcce (wrǽce, v.l.) cognati omnes supplicio traditi : ne quis eum ejusdem famliae umquam ulcisci meditaretur, Ors. 4, 5; S. 168, 6.

fýren

composed of fire on fire, flaming, burning.bearing fireburning, red-hot

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Gelamp hit ꝥ ꝥ hús eall wæs innan fýren and ongan semninga byrnan contigit culmen domus subitaneis flammis impleri, Bd. 3, 10; Sch. 234, 8.

on-hréran

(v.)

of actual movement, to stir, agitate, move violentlyto move, disturb, agitateof emotions, to stir up, arouse, excite

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Eall heofena mægen biþ onwended and onhréred, Blickl. Homl. 91, 28. of emotions, to stir up, arouse, excite Mægen wæs onhréred, Cd. Th. 192, 4; Exod. 226. Wæs merefixa mód enhréred, Beo. Th. 1103; B. 549. Hete wæs onhréred, 5101; B. 2554: Andr.

Linked entry: hréran

bed

Grammar
bed, bedd.

a bedcoucha surface on which something rests?

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Drihten him bringð fultum tó his bedde (stratum) þe hé an líð (super lectum), and eall his bedd hé onwent, Ps. Th. 40, 3. Bed æfter búrum, B. 140. On bed stígan, 676. On ðæt hnesce bed gesinscipes, Past. 397, 22.

wed

(n.)
Grammar
wed, wedd, es; n.

a pledge, what is given as security a pledge, what is given as security a pledge, solemn promise, engagement, covenant, compact

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Hí wið ðone cyning hí getreówsoden, and binnan litlan fæce hit eall álugon, ge wed ge áðas, Chr. 947 ; Th. 118, 14: L. In. 13 ; Th. i. 110, 12. Gif hwá his áð and his wæd brece, ðe eal þeód geseald hæfð, L. Ed. 8 ; Th. i. 164, 2.

Linked entries: bád borg-wed borh-wed

ge-wítan

(v.)
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Eall ꝥ is from heora eágum gewiten, Bl. H. 99, 19. Míne welan syndon ealle gewitene and gehrorene, 113, 25

DEÁF

(adj.)
Grammar
DEÁF, adj.

DEAFsurdus

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Eálá deáfa and dumba gást surde et mute spīrĭtus, Mk. Bos 9, 25. Deáfe gehýraþ surdi audiunt, Mt. Bos. 11, 5: Mk. Bos. 7, 37: Lk. Bos. 7, 22: Andr. Kmbl. 1154; An. 577.

Linked entry: a-deáf

ge-wemman

(v.)
Grammar
ge-wemman, p. -wemde; pp. -wemmed, -wemd

To staindefilepolluteprofanecorruptvitiatemarinjurecoinquĭnāreturpārepolluĕreprofānārecorrumpĕrevĭtiārecontāmĭnāreviŏlāre

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Ða ðín fǽle hús ealh háligne gewemdan coinquĭnāvērunt templum sanctum tuum, Ps. Th. 78, 1. Næs him gewemmed wlite his beauty was not injured, Andr. Kmbl. 2940; An. 1473: Cd. 4; Th. 5, 13; Gen. 71: Bd. 2, 12; S. 513, 15: Ps. Spl. 13, 2.

Linked entry: wemman

blinnan

(v.)
Grammar
blinnan, part. blinnende; ic blinne, ðú blinnest, blinst, he blinneþ, blinniþ, blinþ, pl. blinnaþ; p. ic, he blan, blon, blann, blonn, ðú blunne, pl. blunnon; pp. blunnen; v. intrans.

To cease, rest, leave offcessare, desinere

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T.] se bysceophád eall geár and ðæs óðres syx mónaþ the bishopric was vacant [lit. rested] all one year and six months of the next, 3, 20; S. 550, 28.

Linked entry: blin

ge-blissian

(v.)
Grammar
ge-blissian, part. -blissiende; p. ode, ade; pp. od, ad [ge-, blissian to rejoice] .

To rejoicebe gladlætārigaudēreTo maie to rejoicegladdenfill with blissblesslætĭficārebenedīcĕre

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Eálá! heofoncund prýnes, bráde geblissad geond brytenwongas oh! heavenly Trinity, widely blessed over the spacious world! 13 a; Th. 24, 5 ; Cri. 380

ge-gerwan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-gerwan, -gærwan, -girwan, -gierwan, -gyrwan; p. -gerede; pp. -gered, -gerwed

To preparemake readyclothearrayadornfurnish

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Sió wæs orðoncum eall gegyrwed diófles cræftum it was all cunningly prepared with devilish arts, Beo. Th. 4181; B. 2087. Heardum tóþum and miclum hit wæs gegyred duris munitum dentibus, Nar. 21, 1

Linked entries: ge-gærwan ge-gyrwan

ge-hátan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-hátan, -hǽtan, he -hát, -hǽt; p. -hét, pl. -héton, -héht, pl. -héhton; pp. -háten.

to callnamevocarenominareto callcommandpromisevowthreatenvocarearcesserejuberesponderepromitterevovere

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Him ðæt eall gehǽt his récelést his security commands all that to him, Bt. Met. Fox 25, 104; Met. 25, 52. Him sibbe geháteþ he shall promise peace to them, Exon. 27 b; Th. 82, 16; Cri. 1339. Ic ðé geháte I vow to thee, Cd. 98; Th. 129, 5; Gen. 2139.

Linked entries: ge-hǽtan ge-hét

þegnung-mann

(n.)
Grammar
þegnung-mann, (þéning-, þénig-), es; m.
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Árás Malchus heora þeningmann, and dyde eall swá his gewuna wæs, nam mid him sumne dǽl feós ... ðæt feoh bær tó porte, 472-486: 447. Se Hǽlend hét ða ðénigmen áfyllan six stǽnene fatu, Homl.

lengu

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Þá lengce his lífes hé him eall gerehte longitudinem dierum suorum et finem vitae suae sibi in ordine manifestavit, Guth, Gr. 172, 31. Mihst þú swá manegra tída lencgu oferfaran, Hml. S. 23 b, 522

ryne

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Se sídfæt þe Zosimus on .xx. dagum oferfór, ꝥ eall Maria on ánre tíde ryne gefylde, Hml. S. 23 b, 761. Cum nú ymb geáres rynu, 706. Þá gelamp hit imbe geára rina, Chr. P. 3, 18. Add Gefylledum ryne consummato (vitae) curriculo, i. cursu, An.

sǽne

(adj.)
Grammar
sǽne, adj.

Slow, dull, sluggish, inactive

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Eálá ðæt ðú woldest ðæs síðfætes sǽne weorðan (slow to undertake the journey), Andr. Kmbl. 408; An. 204: 422; An. 211: Elm. Kmbl. 440; El. 220, Næs his bróðor læt, síðes sǽne, Apstls. Kmbl. 67; Ap. 34.

up-stige

(n.)
Grammar
up-stige, es; m.

ascensionmountingthe ascensionan ascenta way of ascending

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Hé becom tó ðæm heáhsetle ðære róde; on ðæm upstige (by the ascent of the cross) eall úre líf hé getremede, Blickl. Homl. 9, 36.