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ge-metgian

(v.)
Grammar
ge-metgian, -metegian, -metigian; p. ode; pp. od.

To measure, moderate, temper, regulate, order, govern, restrainmensurare, temperare, moderare, regereto measure in the mind, to deliberate, meditate ondeliberare, meditariTo become moderate, to moderate one's selfmoderari, temperari

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Kmbl. 879; Sal. 439. Beorhte steorran móna gemetgaþ the moon tempers the bright stars, Bt. Met. Fox 4, 17; Met. 4, 9. Se gemetgaþ ðne bridel he regulates the bridle, Bt. 36, 2; Fox 174, 18.

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sumer

(n.)
Grammar
sumer, (-or, -ur), es; dat. a, e; m.
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Ðý sumera fór Ælfréd cyning út on , Chr. 875; Erl. 78, 5. Ðæs on sumera, 896; Erl. 94, 1. Ðý ilcan sumera, 897; Ed. 96, 14. Sumere, 885; Erl. 82, 25. Ofer ðone midne sumor (midne-sumor? cf. midne-dæg), 1006; Erl. 140, 5.

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twéntig

(n.; num.; adj.)
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twéntig, twégentig; num.
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Sax. twéntig: O. Frs. twintege: O. H. Ger. zweinzug: Icel. tuttugu.]

wlítan

(v.)
Grammar
wlítan, p. wlát, pl. wliton

To lookgaze

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Wlítan in wuldre to see heaven, 290, 2; Sat. 409. Fleóhnet, ðæt hé mihte wlítan ðurh on ǽghwylcne, and on hyne nǽnig monna cynnes, Judth. Thw. 22, 5; Jud. 49.

ge-brecan

(v.)
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Líc sáre gebrocen, bánhús blódfág, An. 1406. Gif þeóh gebrocen weorðed. Ll. Th. i. 18, 13: 12, 6. Hwæþer hé lenge ǽr áfeólle oððe gebrocen wurde, Lch. ii. 258, 25. þá gebrocenan bán, Ps.

hycgan

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Fylian fótswaþu . . . mid mycelre hygdan geblissunge sequi uertigia . . . cum magna studuerint hilaritate, Angl. xiii. 367, 28. with clause Uton hycgan þæt wé Hǽlende héran georne, Sat. 594. with prep.

ǽrende

(adj.)

a messagean errand, a mission

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Fór Aldred ofer ðæs kynges ǽrende, 1054; P. 185, 24: 1065; P. 193, 11. Medmycel ǽrende wé ðyder habbað, and ús is þearf ðæt wé hit þéh gefyllon, Bl. H. 233, 11.

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Lǽden

(n.)
Grammar
Lǽden, es; n.

Latinspeechlanguage

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Látína; f.] any tongue, speech, language Spasmus ðæt ys on úre leódene hneccan sár σπασμόs, that is in our language, a pain at the back of the neck, Lchdm. iii. 110, 1. Mara ðæt ys on úre lýden biternys, Ex. 15, 23.

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hǽl

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hǽl, health.
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Ox. 4354. healing, care Hyt ꝥ sár gelíþegað and þá hǽle gegearwað (effects the cure), Lch. i. 122, 9. <b>II a</b>. with gen. of person 'Gehǽle ðe Críst' . . .Þá gelýfde seó burhwaru þurh þæs bæddrydan hǽle, Hml.

mǽrþu

(n.)
Grammar
mǽrþu, mǽrþo; indecl.: mǽrþ, e; f.

greatnesshonourgloryfamea greathonourableglorious actiona wonderful thingmighty work

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Mǽrþa gesǽligost most blessed of glories, Salm. Kmbl. 136; Sal. 67. Mǽrþa ðíne hig tellaþ magnitudinem tuam narrabunt, Ps. Lamb. 144, 6. Eálá mín drihten . . mǽrþum gefrǽge, Bt. Met. Fox 20, 4; Met. 20, 2.

ge-mynd

(n.)
Grammar
ge-mynd, es; n: e; f.

Mind, memory, memorial, memento, remembrance, commemorationremembrance

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Ðæs mannes sáwl hæfþ on hire þreó þing, ðæt is gemynd and andgit and willa. Ðurh ðæt gemynd se man geþencþ ða þing ðe he gehýrde oððe geseah oððe geleornode man's soul has in it three things, that is memory and understanding and will.

simble

(adv.)
Grammar
simble, symble, simle, siemle, semle, symle ; adv.
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Th. 5752 ; B. 2880 : Salm. Kmbl. 485 ; Sal. 243. with words of similar meaning His sóðfæstnyss wunaþ symble éce justitia ejus manet in seculum seculi, Ps. Th. 110, 2. Symble on écnesse in aeternum, 118, 142. Simle singales beclýsed, Exon.

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swég

(n.)
Grammar
swég, es; m.
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Th. 289, 26; Sat. 403. For gedréfednesse sǽs swéges (sonitus), Lk. Skt. 21, 25. Swoeges, Ps. Surt. 76, 18. Gebrece, swoege fragore, Wrt. Voc. ii. 33, 79, Mid micle swége cum maximo fragore, Ors. 5, 10; Swt. 234, 3.

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feorm

provisionsstoresa feastan entertainmententertainment

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Sax. Engl. i. 294 sqq., ii. 58 sqq. a feast, an entertainment Eallum ǽhtemannum gebyreð Midwintres feorm and Eástorfeorm, Ll. Th. i. 436, 33. Feorma (farma, L.) giworden wæs cena facta, Jn. R. 13, 2. Tíd farmes hora caenae, Lk. L. 14, 17.

ge-standan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-standan, -stondan; p. -stód, pl. -stódon; pp. -standen.

to standstand stillremainlastexistbestāremănēre. existĕreesseto stand against any oneopposeoppressattackurgeseizeinsurgĕreingruĕreurgĕrecorrĭpĕre

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Kmbl. 196; Sal. 97. Forðam me fremde oft fácne gestódon quŏniam ălieni insurrexērunt in me, Ps. Th. 53, 3.

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ge-fæstnian

(v.)
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Næs ná þæs stronglic stán gefæstnod, Sat. 517. Weax melteð gif hit byð neáh fýre gefæstnad, Ps. Th. 57, 7. to fasten on or to something (lit. or fig.) Fram eallum þám wítum þe ðú on mínum líce gefæstnodest ( hast inflicted ), Hml. S. 8, 160.

ongeagn

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Móyses ástrehte his hand ongeán ðǽre , Hml.

ge-híran

(v.)
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Mihte man gehéran þæt þǽr wæs tóða geheáw, Sat. 338. <b>II a.</b> said of the ear :-- Ðáá with object followed by an infinitive Hé gehýrde myccle menigo him beforan feran. Bl. H. 15, 16. Hé gehýrde þone blindan cleopian, 19, 18.

ilca

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Dauid sang þysne sealm ymb swýðe lang þæs þe hine God álýsed hæfde . . . for þǽm ylcan hine sang Críst þonne hé álýsed wæs . . . Ps. Th. 17, arg. Hé spone ðá ðe his ðeáwa giémað tó ðǽm illcan (ilcan, v. l. ). Past. 83, 3.

leóf

(n.)
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Hí cwǽdon tó ðám apostolon lá leóf hwæt is ús tó dónne they said to the apostles, Sirs, what shall we do? Homl. Th. i. 314, 33