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rícsian

(v.)
Grammar
rícsian, p. ode.

to exercise or have powerto rulegovernreignto domineerdominatetyrannizeexercise violenceto prevail

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' rícsodon (-edon, Hatt. MS.) næs ðeáh mínes þonces' ... Ða ðe swǽ rícsiaþ (-ieaþ, Hatt. MS.) rícsiaþ of hira ágnum dóme ipsi regnaverunt, et non ex me'... Ex se regnant, qui ..., Past. 1, 2; Swt. 26, 14-16.

ge-wendan

(v.)
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gewendon heom tó ðám cynge, Chr. 1046; P. 169, 2. where the subject is acted on of eorðan cómon, and eft tó dúste gewendað, Hml. S. 12, 20. His sáwul gewende tó helle, Hml. Th. i. 20, 10.

æt-beran

(v.)
Grammar
æt-beran, p. -bær, pl. -bǽron

To bear or carry tobring forwardproducebear away or forthafferreproferreefferre

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hyne ætbǽron to brimes faroðe they bore him away to the sea-shore, Beo. Th. 55; B. 28: 4261; B. 2127: 5222; B. 2614. Ðæt [wǽpen] to beadu-láce ætberan meahte might bear forth that [weapon] to the game of war, 3127; B. 1561

Linked entry: æt-bær

be-lǽdan

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him sume hefigtýmnysse on belǽdde. Hml. Th. ii. 546, 19. ðǽre sáwle wynsumnysse on belǽddon, 334, II. Þú ús on ne belǽd (inducas) on costnunge, Ps. L. fol. 198 b. Þe lǽs ús se lytiga belǽde on his sylfes wíte, Hml. A. 195, 10.

clifian

(v.)
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mid hyra móde him on clifiað (cleof-, v. l. ), 138, 30. Of þám hege þe hé fæste on clifode (clyf-, v. l. ), 25, 12. Hé cleofode on ðǽre eorðan and ne mihte ná onstyrian his fét tó gánne, 224, 22. Cleofede lentesceret, An. Ox. 3108.

ge-geótan

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Hig habbað him gegoten án gylden cealf fecerunt sibi vitulum conflatilem, Ex. 32, 8. Gegoten conflatilis, Wrt. Voc. i. 34, 16: fusile, Wülck. Gl. 245, 22. Þá gód ealle gegaderode bióþ swelce sién tó ánum wecge gegoten, Bt. 34, 9; F. 146, 20.

heáh-mód

(adj.)
Grammar
heáh-mód, adj.

Of high, lofty mind, noble, proud, haughty

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Se ðe hine sylfne áhefeþ heáhmódne se sceal heán wesan he who exalts his proud self shall be abased, 84 a; Th. 316, 25; Mód. 54

Linked entry: heán-mód

reáf

(n.)
Grammar
reáf, es; n.
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His reáf ( vestimenta ) wǽron swá hwíte swá snáw, 17, 2. sǽton on blacum reáfum weán on wénum, Cd. Th. 191, 10; Exod. 212. Ðá dyde heó of hire wydewan reáf depositis viduitatis vestibus, Gen. 38, 14

tó-weard

(adj.)
Grammar
tó-weard, adj.

futurethat is to comeabout to comecomingat handapproachingtoward(that is) to happen or be some time or other,(that is) to comeabout to happen(that is) to come soonimminentimpendingto take placecome to passcoming towards a placeapproachingabout to comewith the face towards a person,facing

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him ðæt ríce tówerd sǽde he told him that the kingdom was in store for him, Guthl. 21; Gdwin. 96, 8. Hé forestihte ðagecorenan tó ðam écan lífe, for ðan ðe hé wiste swilce tówearde he knew they were to become such, Homl. Th. i. 112, 32, 34.

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a-dreógan

(v.)
Grammar
a-dreógan, -driógan; ic -dreóge, ðú -dreógest, -drýhst, he -dreógeþ, -drýhþ; p. -dreág, -dreáh, pl. -drugon; pp. -drogen.

to actperformpractiseagereperficereto bearsufferendurepatisustinere

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Ðe his lufan adreógeþ who practises his love, Exon. 33b; Th. 107, 24; Gú. 63. Líf adreógan agere vitam, Hexam. 3; Norm. 4, 29. to bear, suffer, endure; pati, sustinere adreógan mágan they may bear, Bt. 40, 3; Fox 238, 27.

Dere

(n.)
Grammar
Dere, gen. Dera; pl. m.

The Deirians, inhabitants of Deira between the rivers Tyne and Humber Deīri

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The Deirians, inhabitants of Deira between the rivers Tyne and Humber; Deīri Andswarede him mon and cwæþ ðæt Dere nemde wǽron responsum est quod Deīri vocārentur, Bd. 2, 1; S. 501, 21, 22: Homl. Th. ii. 120, 34, 35.

ge-earnian

(v.)
Grammar
ge-earnian, -igan; p. ode; pp. od

To earndeserveenjoymereripromererifrui

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Hie ne mágon geearnigan ðæt gé heora wundrigen they cannot deserve that ye should admire them, Bt. 13; Fox 40, 8. He geearnode meruit, Bd. 4. 23; S. 593. 6. He hæfþ geearnod mid his hearpunga he has earned her by his harping, Bt. 35, 6; Fox 170, 7

folc-gefeoht

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Philippuse geþúhte þæt hé leng mid folcgefeohtum wið hié ne mehte, ac he wæs mid hlóþum on hergende, 3, 7; S. 118, 18

ge-staþelfæstan

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I. 103, 2. to fix in condition so that there is no falling away God þá nigon engla werod gestaþelfæste swá þæt nǽfre ne mihton fram his willan gebúgan, Hml. Th. i. 6, 8.

tama

(n.)
Grammar
tama, an; m.

Tameness

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Tameness Ne þearf beorna nán wénan ðære wyrde, ðæt hió ( the lioness ) wel hire taman healde; ac ic tiohhie, ðæt hió ðæs níwan taman náuht ne gehicgge, ac ðone wildan gewunan wille geþencan hire eldrena, Met. 13, 23-28.

weorold-hremming

(n.)
Grammar
weorold-hremming, e; f.
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Hindrance caused by viordly affairs Geríst ꝥ þá þe God habbad tó yrfewerdnysse, ꝥ hig hogion ꝥ Gode þeówian bútan woroldhremminge (absque ullo impedimenta seíuli ), Chrd. 75, 35

Linked entry: hremming

þeód-scipe

(n.)
Grammar
þeód-scipe, es; m.
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léton ealles ðeódscipes geswincg forwurðan, Chr. 1009; Erl. 142, 12: 1048; Erl. 178, 23. An hé ( king Eadred ) his sáwla tó anliésnesse, and his ðeódscipe tó þearfe sixtýne hund punda, Cod. Dip. B. iii. 75, 1.

Linked entry: leód-scipe

á-búgan

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Ðá ábeáh seó módor tó hire bearne, 25, 174. Hwæþer þé of móde ábeáh has it escaped your memory?, Gr. D. 40, 24. (1a) where motion indicates reverence :-- on cneówum ábúgað tó his dǽdum bánum, Chr. 979; P. 123, 27 : Hy. 7, 10.

irnan

(v.)
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Cúðberhtus arn plegende mid his efenealdum . . . Cúðberhtus þá gýt mid his plegan forð arn, Hml. Th. ii. 134, 2-16. Stǽnene manlícan hié styredan and urnon him sylfe, Bl. H. 173, 24. Þǽs cyninges þegnas þider urnon, Chr. 755 ; P. 48, 7 : Sat. 532.

word

(n.)
Grammar
word, es; n.

a worda single part of speechwordsa written worda worda group of wordsa sayingsentencewordsa sayingmaxima talestorya reporttidingsfamename(good) word,(good) reporta commandan orderordinancea messagean announcementwordsolemn statementpromiseoathan (expressed) intentionopinionspeechlanguagewordslanguagestylewordword of God

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Hié wǽron ðæs wordes, ðæt him leófre wæs se cristendóm tó begánne ðonne his scíra tó habbanne omnes officium quam fidem deserere maluerunt, 6, 31; Swt. 286, 6.