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LǼDAN

(v.)
Grammar
LǼDAN, p. de; pp. lǽded, lǽd

TO LEADconducttakecarrybringbring forthproduce

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Hí Crist heriaþ and him lof lǽdaþ Crist they laud and to him bring praise, Hy. 7, 25; Hy. Grn. ii. 287, 25.

Linked entry: be-lǽdan

BURH

(n.)
Grammar
BURH, burg; gen. burge; dat. byrig, byrg; acc. burh, burg; pl. nom. acc. burga; gen. burga; dat. burgum; f. [beorh, beorg = burh, burg the impert. of beorgan to defend] .
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Óþ ðæt hie on Sodoman weall-steápe burg wlítan meahton till they on Sodom's lofty-walled fortress might look, 109; Th. 145, 7; Gen. 2402.

heá-lic

loftytallhigh uppreciouselevatedraisedloudprofoundintenseextremenobleexcellent

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Add: local. reaching to a great height, lofty, tall Heofon is wundorlíce heálic and wíd on ymbhwyrfte; sé gǽð under ðás eorðan ealswá deóp swá bufan, Hex. 10, 1. Man áhéng hí on heálicum gealgan, Hml. A. 95, 119.

wlitig

(adj.)
Grammar
wlitig, adj.

Beautifulcomelyfairbeauteousglorious

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Spl. 146, Ðeáh ðe ne beó wlitig lof on ðæs synfullan múðe, hwæðere ne geswíce hé ðære herunge, Homl. Th. i. 448, 5. Þúhte fæger and wlitig heora líf, Blickl. Homl. 107, 30. Is ðín nama mǽre, wlitig and wuldorfæst, Cd. Th. 234, 3; Dan. 286.

freó-dóm

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Ðonne hié hit eall ryhtlíce gedǽled hæbben, ðonne ne teón hié nánwuht ðæs lofes tó him ... ne him selfum ne tellen tó mægene hiora freódóm (frió-, v.l.) ne sibi virtutem suae liberalitatis deputent, Past. 323, 3. freedom, frankness Sié in ðǽr hygdigo

teohhian

(v.)
Grammar
teohhian, teohchian, teohgian, tihhian, teohian, teochian, tihian; p. ode.
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Ðam wísan men com tó lofe and tó wyrðscipe ðæt se unrihtwísa cyning him teohhode tó wíte cruciatus, quos putabat tyrannus materiam crudelitatis, vir sapiens fecit esse virtutis, Bt. 16, 2; Fox 52, 27.

weorþscipe

(n.)
Grammar
weorþscipe, es; m.
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</b> honour, cause of an object being honoured or honourable :-- Hit gewearð ðæt ðam wísan men com tó lofe and tó wyrðscype ðæt se unrihtwísa cyning him teohhode tó wíte ita cruciatus, quos putabat tyrannus materiam crudelitatis, vir sapiens fecit

heáh

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Mon dyde álces consules setl áne pyle hiérre þonne hit ǽr wæs, 5, 11 ; S. 236, 7. having a lofty position Híge þám þe on húses þæce heáh (or under (I. a β)?) áweaxeð foenum aedificiorum, Ps. Th. 128, 4.

Linked entry: dynt

fæder

a parenta step-fatherforefatherfathersancestorsfathera god-fathera patron

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lof Fæder mid Suna, 96, 19. the Father of Jesus Mínes Fæder (Fador, L., Fædres, R.) willa, Jn. 6, 40. Fædores, Mk. p. 3, 3. Faderes, Mt. L. 12, 50. Ic wæs sended fram mínum Fæder, Bl.

leóht

Grammar
leóht, not heavy.
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Hé hæfde monncynnes leóhteste hond lofes tó wyrcenne, Víd. 72. of what is imposed, easy to bear, not onerous, not oppressive Ðyncet him suíðe leóht sió byrðen ðæs láreówdómes, Past. 25, 9.

lác

(n.)
Grammar
lác, generally neuter, but occasionally feminine
  • [v. Shrn. pp. 3-4],
or masculine, as in the compound lyb-lác q. v.

battlestrugglean offeringsacrificeoblationa giftpresentgracefavourservicea presentoffering of wordsa messagemedicine

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Hí him sculon láces lof lustum bringan sacrificent sacrificium laudis, Ps. Th. 106, 21. Ic ðé láces lof lustum secge tibi sacrificabo hostiam laudis, 115, 7. Ic ðé lustum láce cwéme voluntarie sacrificabo tibi, 53, 6.

Linked entries: freó-lác lácan lǽc

lǽdan

(v.)
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Th. 68, 31. to engage or take part in, perform Þá wurðiað þín weorc wordum and dǽdum . . . and Críst heriað and him lof lǽdað, Hy. 7, 25. Hé wæs eft swá ǽr lof lǽdende, An. 1479. to pass, go through life Líf lǽdan on gefeán, Bt. 12; F. 36, 24.

þurh-wunian

(v.)

to continuelastnot to come to an endnot to pass awayto continue in a place, with a personto remain, not to leaveto continue in a conditionnot to changeto perseverepersisthold out

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Hé þurhwunigende mid gebedum wæs Drihtnes lóf singende, Blickl. Homl. 231, 9. Drihten eallum mannum þurhwuniggendum on sóþre andetnesse cwæþ, 171, 15

þeód-scipe

(n.)
Grammar
þeód-scipe, es ; m.
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Wæs Godes lof hafen þrymme micle óþ ðisne dæg mid þeódscipe ( with proper observance? or among the people? v. þeódscipe a people ), Exon. Th. 284, 10; Jul. 695. Hé wolde habban ða ðénunga ðeáwas and ðeódscipe tó lǽranne, Past. 17; Swt. 121, 18.

ge-þeón

(v.)
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Geðícð se æðeling tó heálicum cynesetle the prince is promoted to a lofty throne, Hml. Th. i. 110, 27. Oþ ꝥ hé geþeáh (geþong, v. l.) tó árwyrþum þeáwum usque ad reverendos provexit mores, Gr. D. 225, 21.

secgan

(v.)
Grammar
secgan, secgean, secggan, secggean, sæcgan ; p. sægde, sǽde; pp. sægd, sǽd. [Forms as from an infin. sagian—sagast, sagaþ ; p. sagode; imp. saga, are given here.]
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Ðæm Scyppende lof and wuldor secgean ðara ára, 123, 4. Lof secgan Dryhtne, Andr. Kmbl. 2011 ; An. 1008 : Exon. Th. 138, 34 ; Gú. 586. Ðæs wé ealles sculon secgan þonc and lof, 38, 25 ; Cri. 612.

(adv.)
Grammar
ná, <b>, ;</b> adv.

Nonotnon

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Swá sceal man dón, ðonne hé gegán þenceþ longsumne lof, ná ymb his líf cearaþ, Beo. Th. 3077; B. 1536. Ealle hí scínaþ, ná hwæðre ðeáh ealle efenbeorhte, Bt. Met. Fox 20, 460; Met. 20, 230.

Linked entries: ne

ge-settan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-settan, p. -sette; pp. -seted, -set, -sett

To set, put, fix, confirm, restore, appoint, decree, settle, possess, occupy, place together, compose, make, compare, expose, allay

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Seó tunge ðe swá monig hálwende word on ðæs scyppendes lof gesette illa lingua quæ tot salutaria verba in laudem conditoris composuerat, Bd. 4, 24; S. 599, 11: Bt. 2; Fox 4, 7. Ða bóc ic gesette I composed the book, Guthl. prol; Gdwin. 2, 8: Homl.

Sunnan-dæg

(n.)
Grammar
Sunnan-dæg, es; m.
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Sunday Iúdagum Romani and eác Angli gehálgedon on ðisra tungla gemynde heora dagas, and ðæne forman dæg hig héton Sunnandæg, forðan heó ys ealra tungla wlitegost, and se dæg wæs ealra daga fyrmest on heora dagum, and nú ys on úrum tíman, Gode lof ealles

ge-openian

(v.)
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Fela wé habbað gesett ymbe þissum þingum, and gyt ús gelnstfullað þás þing tó geopenianne, 312, 41. to proclaim Sí þé wuldor and lof wíde geopenod geond ealle þeóda, Hy. 9, 1. <b>B.