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þeód

(n.)
Grammar
þeód, e; f.
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C. 7. in a local sense, the district occupied by a people, a country Án hearpere wæs on ðære þeóde ðe Thracia hátte, Bt. 35, 6; Fox 166, 28. Se wæs on ðære ðeóde ðe hátte Babilonige, Cd. Th. 226, 16; Dan. 172.

Linked entries: þeád þeóden

singan

(v.)
Grammar
singan, p. sang, song, pl. sungon ; pp. sungen
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Se hearpere gedéþ, ðæt hearpan strengas náwuht ungelíce ðæm sone ne singaþ ðe hé wilnaþ, Past. 23 ; Swt. 175, 8. In ðæm dæge singaþ ða býman, Wulfst. 183, 10. Syngaþ, L. E. I. prm. ; Th. ii. 396, 8. Hringíren scír song in searwum, Beo.

grétan

(v.)
Grammar
grétan, to greet.
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Add: to touch, handle Ealle ðá hearpan strengas se hearpere grét mid ánre honda, ðeáh hé hié ungelíce styrige chordae uno quidem plectro, sed non uno impulsu, feriuntur, Past. 175, 9. Hé gomenwudu grétte he played the harp, B. 2108.

mǽre

(adj.)
Grammar
mǽre, adj.

Great ⬩ excellent ⬩ distinguished ⬩ illustrious ⬩ sublime ⬩ splendid ⬩ celebrated ⬩ famous ⬩ widely known ⬩ notorious ⬩ distinguished by evil deeds ⬩ insignis

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David wæs hearpera mǽrost, Ps. C. 50; Ps. Grn. ii. 276, 4. Ðás mán*-*fullan men wǽron getealde for ða mǽrostan godas, Wulfst. 106, 17. in a bad sense, notorious, distinguished by evil deeds; insignis Hæfdum énne gebundenne mǽrne (mérne.

ge-limpan

(v.)
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Hit gelamp ꝥte án hearpere wæs, Bt. 35, 6; F. 166, 27. Þá gelamp ꝥ, ꝥ ealle men onscunodan þone drý, Bl. H. 173, 31.

teón

(v.)
Grammar
teón, (from teóhan); p. teáh, pl. tugon; pp. togen, tigen (v. of-teón)
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Heó longe swóretunge wæs teónde, Bd. 4, 23; S. 596, 10. to draw to, to attract Ðære lyfte gecynd is ðæt heó téhþ tó ða rénas of ðæm sealtan sǽ, Shrn. 63, 27. to pull the string of a bow, strike the strings of an instrument Ðære hearpan strengas se hearpere

Linked entries: tiht forþ-teón for-teáh for-teón fram-a-teón be-teón on-tyge

sculan

(v.)
Grammar
sculan,  sceolan; ic, hé sceal, scal, ðú scealt, pl. wé sculon, sceolon ; p. sceolde, scolde, scealde, scalde; subj.
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Ðá sǽdon hí, ðæt ðæs hearperes wíf sceoide ácwelan, and hire sáwle mon sceolde lǽdon tó helle. Ðá sceolde se hearpere weorðan swá sárig. . .

Linked entries: ge-scola sceal

se

(con.; pronoun.)
Grammar
se, sió, Lchdm. ii. 260, l; m.: seó, ðeó, Blickl. Homl. 65, 13; se, Lchdm. ii. 228, 8; f.: ðæt; n.
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Se hearpere suíðe ungelíce ða strengas styreþ, and mid ðý gedéþ ðæt . . . , Past. 23; Swt. 175, 7. (2 a) in apposition with a clause : see also Wé nyston ðæt hé ðæs girnan wolde, ðæt wé úrne bróður ðyder lǽddon, Gen. 43, 7.

Linked entries: seó þæt þeó þió þiú tó

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