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þeáw

(n.)
Grammar
þeáw, es; m.
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Ánmóde þeáwes those who think alike; unius moris (cf. un[i]animes, Ps. Th. Surt.), Ps. Spl. 67, 6. Se forlét his fulluht, and leouode on hǽðenum þeáwe, Chr. 616; Erl. 20, 40.

hwæþer

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what (there being two alternatives) do you think?, Bt. 36, 4; F. 178, 9. with gen. Hwæþer ðára twégra þincþ þé mihtigra?

ge-standan

(v.)
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Þá gestódon his frýnd his fæder and cwǽdon: 'Tó plihte þínes heáfdes bodað þes þín cnapa,' Hml.

LIBBAN

(v.)
Grammar
LIBBAN, p. lifde

To LIVE

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Wé ealne ðysne geár lifdon mid úres líchoman willan we have lived all this year as it was pleasing to our body, Blickl. Homl. 35, 27.

Linked entries: lifian be-libban

wrégan

(v.)
Grammar
wrégan, (wrecan) ; p. wrégde, wréhte; pp. wreged, wreht

To bewrayaccusedenounceto accuseto accuseto accuseto denounce

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Fund mann nan þing uppon hemm to wreþenn, Orm. 416. Goth. wróhjan to accuse: O. Sax. wrógian: O. Frs. wrógia, wréia: O. H. Ger. ruogen: Icel. rægja.] Similar entries v. for-, ge-wrégan

mann

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Uneáðelic ꝥ ys mid mannum ; ac ealle þing synt mid Gode eáðelice, Mt. 19, 26.

ge-féra

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Hwæt cunnon þás þíne geféran (socii) ?, Coll.

HLÁF

(n.)
Grammar
HLÁF, es; m.

Bread, food, a loaf

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of coarse bread, and a third of fine, Chart. Th. 158, 25. Hwítes hláfes cruman crumbs of white bread, L. M. 1, 2; Lchdm. ii. 34, 21.

LEÓHT

(n.)
Grammar
LEÓHT, líht, es; n.

LIGHTa 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

ge-grípan

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Gl. 161. to seize a thing, take with violence as a robber Gegrípeð diri[pi]et (v. Mt. 12, 29), Wrt. Voc. ii. 72, 58: 26, 33. Ðonne hé gegríp[ð] cum rapuerit, Kent. Gl. 705.

ge-hæftan

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Wæs sum wyln gehæft tó swinglum, 21, 166. the subject a (non-material) thing Gehæfton mé unrihtwísnyssa míne comprehenderunt me iniquitates meae, Ps. L. 39, 13. Geheft captus (propriis sermonibus ), Kent. Gl. 123.

hlehhan

(v.)
Grammar
hlehhan, hlæhan, hlihhan, hlichan, hlihan. hlihgan; p. hlóh; pl. hlógan

To LAUGH [with gladness or contempt], to deride

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Ða apostoli hlógon ðæra deófla leásunga and se ealdorman cwæþ mé stent ege ðysse andsware and ge hlihaþ the apostles laughed at the devils' lying words, and the general said 'Fear comes upon me at this answer, and you laugh,' Homl. Th. ii. 482, 25.

ge-ascian

(v.)
Grammar
ge-ascian, l. ge-áscian,
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Geáscadon interrogabant, 13, 3. (2 a) about a matter, inquire into :-- Geáscende (gasta[^e]nde, MS. ) and smeáagende (quarerens) mislicu þing, Solil.

ge-wyrcan

(v.)
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Nú hæbbe ic þíne hyldo geworhte and þínne willan gelǽst, Gen. 727 : 505. with clause Sceal gleáw guma góde gewircean . . . þæt hine on ylde gewunigen wil-gesíðas, B. 20.

rícsian

(v.)
Grammar
rícsian, p. ode.

to exercise or have powerto rulegovernreignto domineerdominatetyrannizeexercise violenceto prevail

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Drihten rícsandra Dominus dominantium, 101, 10. of things, to prevail Ða yfelan wǽtan weorþaþ gegaderode on ðone magan, and ðǽr ríxiaþ mid scearfunga innan, Lchdm. ii. 176, 7.

singan

(v.)
Grammar
singan, p. sang, song, pl. sungon ; pp. sungen
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Ic seah sellíc þing singan, Exon.

EAL

(n.; adj.)
Grammar
EAL, eall; gen. m. n. ealles; f.ealre , eallre ; dat. m. n. eallum ; f.ealre , eallre ; acc. m. ealne, eallne. f ealle, n. eal; inst. ealle; pl. nom. acc. ealle, ealla; gen. ealra, eallra; dat. eallum;

sometimes used indeclwithout substantive, and sometimes governing the genitiveare sometimes used, almost adverbially

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Ealle ða þing omnia, Gen. 1, 31: Deut. 4, 3. Ealle þing cuncta. Bd. 1, 26; S. 487, 34: Mk. Bos. 9, 23. Ealle ða gelǽredestan men plūres vīri doctissĭmi, Bd. 2, 2; S. 502, 38. Ealle his bigengan omnes cultōres ejus, Deut. 4, 3.

Linked entries: al all eall

hwilc

(pronoun.)
Grammar
hwilc, hwylc, hwelc; pron.

whichwhoany oneanysome

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Wé gesáwon oft in cyrcean ǽgðer ge corn ge hig ge hwylce woroldlícn þing beón gehealdene we have often seen in churches corn and hay, and any kind of secular things kept, 8; Th. ii. 406, 31.

hyrstan

(v.)
Grammar
hyrstan, hierstan; p. te; pp. ed

To fryroast

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Hwæt is þinga ðe bietere síe on ðæs láreówes móde oððe hit suíður hierste quid vero acrius doctoris mentem frigit? Past. 21, 6; Swt. 165, 2. Nim áne clǽne panne and hyrste hý mid ele take a clean pan and fry them with oil, Lchdm. iii. 136, 4.

BINDAN

(v.)
Grammar
BINDAN, to bindenne; ic binde, ðú bindest, bintst, binst, he bindeþ, bint, pl. bindaþ; p. ic, he band, bond, ðú bunde, pl. bundon; pp. bunden; v. a.

To BIND, tieligare, alligare

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To BIND, tie; ligare, alligare Hió bindan þenceaþ cyningas she thinks to bind kings, Ps. Th. 149, 8. Fæste binde swearte wealas I bind the swart strangers fast, Exon. 103 b; Th. 393, 21; Rä. 13, 3.

Linked entries: a-búnden band