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ge-þwǽrlǽcan

(v.)
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Ꝥ háliggewrit wyle tó úre sprǽce geþwǽrlǽcan (-lǽtan, MS., -lécan, -þwérlǽcan, v. ll.) and on úre wísan ús tó sprecð utitur Scriptura Sancta usitatis nobis verbis, ut coaptet se nostrae parvitati, Angl. vii. 34, 320. of things, to agree together, have

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hungor

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</b> with gen. of food :-- Nee Hié lǽtað ðá sáwla ácwellan for hungre hira worda fame verbi animaepereant, Past. 377, 11.

FEAX

(n.)
Grammar
FEAX, fex, es; n.

Hair of the head ⬩ the locks ⬩ cæsăries ⬩ cŏma ⬩ căpillus

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Æled lǽtaþ on ðæs feóndes feax they shall let fire upon the fiend's hair, Salm. Kmbl. 261; Sal. 130: Judth. 12; Thw. 25, 27; Jud. 281. He hæfde blæc feax he had black hair, Bd. 2, 16; S. 519, 34

Linked entries: fæx fex

land-scearu

(n.)
Grammar
land-scearu, e; f.

land ⬩ country

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a share, division, or portion of land, land, country Sume hine lǽtaþ ofer landscare ríðum tórinnan. Nis ðæt rǽdlíc þing gif swá hlutor wæter tóflóweþ æfter feldum óð hit tó fenne werþ some let it [spring of water] run away over their land in rills.

ge-ortríwan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-ortríwan, ge-ortreówan; p. de.
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Þá ðé ne lǽtað geortréwan (-treówan, v. l.) be þýs andweardan lífe quae nec praesentis solamen temporis abesse patiantur, Bt. 10; S. 23, 7. Ne sceolon wé nǽfre geortrýwan be Godes mildheortnesse, Ll.

Linked entries: or-trýwan ge-ortrúwian

HUNGOR

(n.)
Grammar
HUNGOR, es; m.

HUNGER ⬩ famine

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Lǽtaþ cuelan hungre Cristes þearfan cum fame crucientur Christi pauperes, Past. 44, 6; Swt. 327, 6. Ic on hungre forwurðe fame pereo, Lk. 15, 17. Hungre ácwelan to die of hunger, Chr. 894; Erl. 92, 28: 918; Erl. 104, 13.

hwæðer

(con.)
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hwæðer, hweðer; conj.

Whether

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Kmbl. 26, 25. in dependent clauses Lǽtaþ ðæt wé geseón hwæðer elias cume sinite videamus si veniat helias, Mk. Skt. 15, 36. Gregorius befran hwæðer ðæs landes folc cristen wǽre ðe hǽðen. Homl. Th. ii. 120, 23.

sceran

(v.)
Grammar
sceran, sciran, sceoran; p. scær, scear; pl. scǽron, sceáron; pp. scoren.
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Lǽtaþ íren ecgheard ealdorgeard sceoran, Andr. Kmbl. 2364; An. 1183. Ðæt hi hlípen unwillende on ðæt scorene clif unþeáwa quia per multa etiam, quae non appetunt, iniquitatum abrupta rapiuntur. Past. 33, 1; Swt. 215, 8.

Linked entries: sciran scyran scearan be-sceran ge-sceran

spor

(n.)
Grammar
spor, es; n.

a trace, track, spoor ⬩ a trace, vestige, mark left by anything (of the marks made by weapons; cf. ⬩ a wound ⬩ tracing, tracking

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Icel. sverða, eggja spor, dólg-spor a wound) Lǽtaþ hý láþra leána hleótan þurh wǽpnes spor ( by a wound ), Exon. Th. 280, 2; Jul. 623: Andr. Kmbl. 2362; An. 1182. Bealubenne, lícwunde spor, Cd.

blíþe

(adj.)

cheerful ⬩ gentle

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Oft gebyreð ðætte sume bióð tó ungemetlíce blíðe for sumum gesǽlðum plerumque quis laetae nimis conspersionis existit, Past. 455, 8. Wǽron þá burgware tó þon fægene and tó þon blíðe þæt hié feohtan móston, Ors. 5, 3; S. 222, 4.

LEÓHT

(n.)
Grammar
LEÓHT, líht, es; n.

LIGHT ⬩ a light

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Wé sceolon on ðisum dæge beran úre leóht tó cyrcan and lǽtan hí ðǽr bletsian we must on this day carry our lights to church and have them blessed there, Homl. Th. 1, 150, 27

Linked entry: líht

stille

(adj.)
Grammar
stille, adj.
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. :-- Gif hé ne wolde lǽtan wræce stille, Exon. Th. 114, 10 ; Gú. 170. moving little or gently Se man sceal swíþe stille beón the patient must move about as little as possible, Lchdm. ii. 148, 25.

for-beódan

(v.)
Grammar
for-beódan, -biódan, to -beódanne; part. -beódende; p. ic, he -beád, ðú -bude, pl. -budon; pp. -boden [Ger. ver-bieten]

To FORBID ⬩ prohibit ⬩ restrain ⬩ suppress ⬩ prohĭbēre ⬩ vătāre ⬩ interdīcĕre

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Lǽtaþ ða lytlingas to me cuman, and ne forbeóde gé him suffer the little ones to come unto me, and forbid them not, Mk. Bos. 10, 14: Lk. Bos. 18, 16. Sunnan daga cýþinga forbeóde man georne let Sunday marketings be strictly forbidden, L.

Linked entries: for-biódan fore-beódan

wamb

(n.)
Grammar
wamb, e; f.

a belly, stomach ⬩ a womb ⬩ a hollow

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Hí (clouds ) feallan lǽtaþ seáw of bósme, wǽtan of wombe, 385, 21;Rä. 4, 48.

un-rótness

(n.)
Grammar
un-rótness, e; f.

Sadness ⬩ sorrow ⬩ trouble ⬩ gloominess

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Ðǽm oferblíðum is tó cýðanne ða unrótnessa ( tristia ) ðe ðǽræfter cumaþ, and ðám unblíðum sint tó cýðanne ða gefeán (laeta ) ðe him gehátene sindon, Past. 27; Swt. 187, 15

Linked entry: rótness

ge-feón

(v.)
Grammar
ge-feón, -feohan, -feagan, -feagian ; ic -feó, ðú -fehst, he -fehþ, -fiþ, -feaþ, pl. -feóþ; p. -feah, -feh, pl. -fǽgon; pp. -fegen [The Northern Gospels have weak forms]

To be glad ⬩ rejoice ⬩ exult ⬩ lætari ⬩ delectari ⬩ gaudere ⬩ exultare

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To be glad, rejoice, exult; lætari, delectari, gaudere, exultare Ic gefeó gaudeo, Jn. Skt. Lind. 11, 15. Gefeaþ gaudebit, 16, 20, 22. Manige on his gebyrd gefeóþ many shall rejoice at his birth, Blickl. Homl. 165, 10.

Linked entries: ge-fagen ge-feohtsumness feágan ge-fǽgon ge-feán ge-fegian ge-feohan

ge-treów

(adj.)
Grammar
ge-treów, ; adj. [Besides this unmutated a-stem, a mutated ja-stem (ió, ié, í, ý) and a mixed form ge-treówe occur: the eó-forms are taken here, the mutated forms under ge-tríwe.]
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Nimað hí heora men mid him, and lǽtaþ þíne feáwan getreówan mid þé, Bt. 20; F. 72, 17. Þá Dænescan þe wæs ǽrur geteald eallra folca getreowast, Chr. 1086; P. 221, 29. Tó ðǽm getreówestan mundboran, Bl.

hwæt

(adv.; int.)
Grammar
hwæt, adv. or interjection.
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H. 123, 21: Cri. 510: An. 1318: Jul. 505. (1 a) strengthened by ǽfre :-- Hwæt þú ǽfre wilt aldre lǽtan þæne þe hér leofað rihtum þeáwum, Gen. 2642. as a particle of interrogation Hwæt lá nis hé fæder þín? numquid non ipse est pater tuus?, Cant.

blissian

(v.)
Grammar
blissian, blyssian, blissigan, blissigean; part. blissiende, blissigende; ic blissie, blissige, ðú blissast, he blissaþ, pl. blissiaþ; p. ode, ede, ade; pp. od, ed, ad

To rejoice, exult, be glad or merry ⬩ lætari, gaudere, exultare, ovare ⬩ To make to rejoice, to gladden, delight, exhilarate ⬩ lætificare

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To rejoice, exult, be glad or merry; lætari, gaudere, exultare, ovare Heora láreówas blissigende hám hwurfon doctores eorum domum rediere lætantes, Bd. 3, 30; S. 562, 20. Blissigende [blissiende MS. C.] ovans, Ælfc. Gr. 33; Som. 37, 46.

Linked entry: blyssian

sigor

(n.)
Grammar
sigor, es ; m.
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Ðyssum sigorum ðú Godes biscop blissian miht hisque Dei consul factus laetare triumphis, Bd. 2, 1 ; S. 500, 31. Mid ðǽm siogorum geweorðad triumphans, Nar. 28, 4. ¶The word occurs often in reference to the Deity (cf. in Icel.

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