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diht

(n.)
Grammar
diht, es; m.
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</b> direction by one in authority, of men Benedictus sǽde þæt heora þeáwas ne mihton his dihte ( his rule as abbot ) geðwǽrlǽcan, Hml. Th. ii. 158, 7. Hý bedreáf onfón æfter heora abbodes dyhte ( dispositionem ), R. Ben. 47, 5.

for-healdan

(v.)
Grammar
for-healdan, for-healden.

withholdkeep backdisregardneglect

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On wráðra (the fallen angels) gield þára þe forhealdene (cf. the phrase used by Dante of the sin of the angels 'superbo strupo,' Inf. c. vii. 12) hé of hleó sende, Gen. 102. to abuse a privilege, &c.

Linked entry: for-healden

ge-lífan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-lífan, to grant, allow.
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L. 13, 14. to allow a person (dat.) to do something, allow something to be done by a person (dat. ). with infin. Geléf mé geonga permitte mihi ire, Lk. L. 9, 59. Ꝥte geléfde him ingeonga, 8, 32. Geléfde him fara dimitteret, Mt. L. 14, 22.

ícan

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Lk. 12, 25. to add to. by way of supplement or completion Þás láreówas ne sceolan Godes dómas náwþer ne ná wanian ne ne écan. Bl. H. 81, 4. (la) the material of addition given in dat. Cf.

út-gang

(n.)
Grammar
út-gang, es; m.

A going outexitegressExitusfiniseffectusterminusegressusa going out of a placeegress, exitthe right of egressa coming out from a position within a bodyevacuation of the bodythe going out of a periodthe conclusionendan exitpassagea privyan evacuation

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ðone seócan monnan lysteþ útganges, Lchdm. ii. 236, 3. in reference to time, the going out of a period, the conclusion, end Se ǽresta Mónandæg æfter útgange ðæs mónþes Decembris the first Monday after December has gone out, Lchdm. iii. 76, 18. a place by

Linked entries: forþ-gang út-geng

weald

(n.)
Grammar
weald, es; m.

High land covered with woodwoodforest.

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[The word is left in the phrase the weald of Kent and Sussex, the earlier woodland character of which district is shewn by its local names (v.

ge-cweþan

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H. 9, 15. to call an object so and so, say that it is so and so ꝥ byþ rihtlíce gecweden gyldrǽdene, ꝥ we þus dón, Cht. Th. 607, 23. Scilla ðet is sǽhund gecweden, An. Ox. 26, 61.

Linked entry: ge-cwidrǽden

ofer

(prep.)
Grammar
ofer, ofor; prep. adv.

with dat. generally with the idea of rest;above, overdenoting contact with anything, upon, ondenoting extension over, throughout, in, ondenoting a higher degree, beyond, more thandenoting the cause of an emotion, overdenoting the object over which power is exercisedwith the idea of movement, where the accusative might be expectedmarking time, after, beyond denoting motion in a definite direction across, to the other side of an objectdenoting motion which is diffused over a surfacedenoting extension through a space, throughout, amongdenoting motion from below, over, abovedenoting motion from above, upon, on denoting the object upon which an action or feeling takes effectdenoting the object over which power is exercisedabove, more thansupra, superbeyond, besidesultradenoting the passing over moral bounds, in violation of, in opposition to, contrary to, againstwith words implying rest(cf. to talk over)denoting the cause of an emotion (cf. I. 5)withoutwith words expressing time,afterthrough, during

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Byþ on heofone blis be ánum synfullun ðe dǽdbóte déþ, má ðonne ofer nigon and nigontigum rihtwísra, Lk. 15, 7. Ic blissige ofer ðínre sprǽce, Ps.

Linked entries: ofer-bord ofer-sceótan

þá

(adv.; con.)
Grammar
þá, adv. conj.
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When the word stands at the beginning of a clause and may be translated by then, the verb generally precedes its subject; if it is to be translated by when the subject generally precedes the verb. then, at that time Ic ofstikode hyne.

CLǼNE

(adj.)
Grammar
CLǼNE, cléne; se clǽna, seó, ðæt clǽne; m. clǽnra, f. n. clǽnre; clǽnest; adj.

CLEAN, pure, clearmundus, purus, merus, serenuschaste, innocentcastus, innoxius

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Ðú byst clǽne absjue peccato eris, Deut. 23, 22: Chr. 1066; Erl. 198, 4; Edw. 23. Gif heó clǽne sý if she be innocent, L. Ath. V. &sect; 1, 1; Th. i. 228, 17: L. Eth. iii. 7; Th. i. 296, 9. On háligra clǽnre cyricean in ecclesia sanctorum, Ps.

Linked entries: cláne cléne

þicce

(adj.)
Grammar
þicce, adj.
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Þat hé út hrǽcþ byþ swýþe þicce, iii. 126, 11. Ðicce, ii. 262, 21. Tósoden and þicce geurnen, 230, 8. Mid þiccere wǽtan, 280, 4. Ne drince hé þicce wín (cf. þynne wín, l. 18), 254, 26. Of þiccum lento (defruto), Hpt. Gl. 408, 38.

þys-líc

(adj.)
Grammar
þys-líc, þyl-líc; pron.

Such

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Þyllíc byð ðæt cyn haec est generatio, Ps. Th. 23, 6. Ic nǽfre ðé þyslícne gemétte, þus méðne, Exon. Th. 163, 2; Gú. 987. Þás tácno þyslíco syndon, Blickl. Homl. 109, 6. Ða ðe ðyllíce beóð, Past. 5; Swt. 41, 20: Homl. Ass. 146, 63.

Linked entries: þislíc þyl-líc

mód

(n.)
Grammar
mód, es; n.

the inner manthe spiritual as opposed to the bodily part of manspiritsoulmindsoulheartspiritminddispositionmoodCouragehigh spiritPridearroganceGreatnessmagnificencepride

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Heorte sceal ðé cénre mód sceal ðé máre ðé úre mægen lytlaþ heart shall the braver be, courage the higher, as our force dwindles, Byrht. Th. 140, 64; By. 313. Ðá ongunnon hí mód niman then they began to take courage, Bd. 1, 16; S. 484, 15.

ymb

(prep.)
Grammar
ymb, ymbe, umbe, embe, emban; prep.
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Wé beót áhófon ymbe heard gewinn, Byrht. Th. 138, 3; By. 214. Ðislíc cýðan ymb dígle wyrd, Elen. Kmbl. 1077; El. 541. Ǽrendgewrit ymb Cristes þrowunga, Blickl. Homl. 177, 3. Fitte ymb fisca cynn, Exon. Th. 360, 6; Wal. 1.

full

(adv.)
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Béc sint fulle þára bisna, Bt. 29, 1; F. 102, 11. in a non-material sense, abounding in abundantly characterized by (cf. adjectives in -full formed from nouns). with gen. sing.

wilm

(n.)
Grammar
wilm, wielm, welm, wælm, wylm, es; m.

that which wellsof fluida fountstreamwater that surges or boilsthat moves in wavesof firesurgingfireflamesheatfervent heatfiery heatboilingroastinginflammationviolent movementviolenceragingtempestuous movement of water of mental emotionfervourardourheatfuryragepassion

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Hí feorh áléton þurh ǽdra wylm (by the surging of the blood from the veins), 271, 6; Jul. 478. Hé ýðum stilde, wæteres wælmum, Andr.

Linked entries: wielm wælm welm

sunne

(n.)
Grammar
sunne, an (sunnu, Cd. Th. 286, 14; Sat. 352, and acc. sunne, 147, 11; Gen. 2437:
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Seó sunne (sunna, Lind.) byþ forsworcen, Mt. Kmbl. 24, 29. On sumera sunne scíneþ, Cd. Th. 233, 16; Dan. 276. Dæge sunnan die sabbati, Lk. Skt. Lind. 4, 16. <b>I a.

Linked entries: sunna sunnu sól

túdor

(n.)
Grammar
túdor, tuddor, es; n.
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Se egorhere eorðan tuddor eall ácwealde, búton ðæt earce bord heóld heofona freá, 84, 24 ; Gen. 1402. of plants Beorc byþ blǽda leás, bereþ tánas bútan túdre. Runic pm. Kmbl. 342, 29; Rún. 18.

Linked entry: tuddor

ge-ceósan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-ceósan, to geceósanne, geceósenne; ic -ceóse, ðú -ceósest, -cýst, -císt, he -ceóseþ, -cýsþ, -cýst, pl. -ceósaþ; p. -ceás, pl. -curon; pp. -coren

To electchoosedecideproveapproveeligerepræeligereseligereasciscerepeterenancisci

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Th. 77, 67 : 131, 14 : Byrht. Th. 135, 5; By. 113. Gecuron híg ða gódan on hyra fatu elegerunt bonos in vasa, Mt. Bos. 13, 48 : Gen. 6, 2 : Ors. 1, 14; Bos. 37, 26 : Ps. Th. 105, 27.

lytlian

(v.)
Grammar
lytlian, p. ode

to lessendiminish

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Heorte sceal ðé cénre mód ðé máre ðé úre mægen lytlaþ heart shall the hardier be, courage the more, the fewer our forces, Byrht. Th. 140, 65.