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ge-girwan

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Seó genihtsumnes þæs wæteres byð ǽrest gesomnod in wídum seáðe, oþ ꝥ æt néxtan hit byð gegæred (-ger-, v. l.) in myccle eá aquarum abundantia in extenso prius lacu colligitur, ad postremum vero in amnem derivatur, Gr. D. 98, 17.

ge-wissian

(v.)
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Bisceop sceall gehádode men ǽrest gewissian, ꝥ heora ǽlc wite hwæt him mid rihte gebyrige tó dónne, Ll. Th. ii. 312, 10. Þryfealdne gewissigendne cræft trinam regentem machinam, Hy.

mearc

(n.)
Grammar
mearc, a mark, <b>mearc</b> a limit. [These may be taken under one head, see N. E. D. mark.]
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Ǽrest Ælfgýðe mearc .. . oþ Eádgife mearce, þonae þonan tó þæs biscopes mearce, Cht. E. 176, 16-21. Eást tó mearchlince; and swá eást be ðæs bisceopes mearce; ðonon be Byrhtswýðe mearce, C.

rǽran

(v.)
Grammar
rǽran, p. de
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Se ǽrest æðelinga éðelþrym rýmde and rǽrde, Cd. Th. 98, 24; Gen. 1635. Uton beón á úrum hláforde holde, and ǽfre eallum mihtum his wurðscipe rǽran, L. C. E. 20; Th. i. 372, 9 : Wulfst. 119, 14.

Linked entry: hebban

scír

(adj.)
Grammar
scír, adj.
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Metod æfter sceáf scírum scíman ǽfen ǽrest. Cd. Th. 9, 5 ; Gen. 137. Scírne scíman, Rood Kmbl. 107; Kr. 54. Fleógan þurh scírne dæg. Exon. Th. 439, 15 ; Rä. 59, 4. Þurh ða scíran neaht, Met. 20, 229. Bláce stódon ofer sceótendum scíre leóman, Cd.

talian

(v.)
Grammar
talian, p. ode.

to suppose a thing (to be) such and such, consider, reckon, account,to impute, ascribe, lay to the account ofto reckon, enumerate

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Ne talige nán man his yfelan dǽda tó Gode, ac talige ǽrest tó ðam deófle, Homl. Th. i. 114, 18. to reckon, enumerate Tó talanna longsum is enumerare longissimum est, Mt. Kmbl. p. 7, 7

tán

(n.; adj.)
Grammar
tán, es; m.

a twig, sprout, shoot, brancha stakea twig used in casting lotsa lot; also a share that is determined by lot

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Ðá wæs eall geador tó ðam þingstede þeód gesamnod; léton him ðá betweónum tán wísian hwylcne hira ǽrest óðrum sceolde tó foddorþege feores ongildan, hluton hellcræftum ... Ðá se tán gehwearf ofer ǽnne ealdgesíða, Andr.

fægere

(adv.)

beautifullyelegantlygentlyfairplausiblyspeciouslyimpuritythoroughlynoblysplendidlyjustly

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Þú þe Maria fægere ákende thou whom Mary in happy hour brought forth, Hy. 3, 26. with propriety, in a becoming manner God sceal mon ǽrest hergan, fægre fæder úserne, Gn. Ex. 5. Wese God á gebletsad, and þæt fægere becweðe folca ǽghwylc, Ps.

god-spell

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On ealle þeóda ǽrest gebyrað beón ꝥ godspel gebodud, Mk. 13, 10. Þá apostolas wǽron gefylde þurh godspelles láre, Bl. H. 133, 32. Cóm se Hǽlend Godes ríces godspell bodigende and cweðende: ... 'Gelýfaþ þám godspelle,' Mk. 1, 14-15.

on-ginnan

(v.)
Grammar
on-ginnan, p. -gan, -gann; pl. -gunnon; pp. -gunnen.

to begin, set about, set to workto attempt, endeavour (with infin.)to act strenuouslyto make an attempt upon, to attack

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Se ongan ǽrest onclypian Drihtnes naman, Gen. 4, 26. Ongan se Hǽlend bodian, Mt. Kmbl. 4, 17. Ðá ongan hine langian on his cýþþe, Blickl. Homl. 113, 14. Ongan se Hǽlend him andswarigende tó cweþan, Mk. Skt. 13, 5.

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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God ðone ǽrestan ælda cynnes of ðære clǽnestan foldan geworhte God made the first of the race of men from the purest earth, Exon. 44b; Th. 151, 12; Gú. 794. chaste, innocent; castus, innoxius Clǽne castus, Ælfc. Gl. 90; Som. 74, 121; Wrt.

Linked entries: cláne cléne

ge-rǽdan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-rǽdan, to advise, ge-rǽdan to arrange. [These two verbs seem to have coalesced (v. rǽdan), and are taken together.]
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<b>IIIa</b> to decide a (doubtful) point, come to the conclusion that :-- Ðá gerǽddon witan ꝥ hit betere wǽre ꝥ man týmde þǽr hit ǽrest befangen wǽre, Ll. Th. i. 290, 1. <b>IIIb.

ge-sǽlig

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Sume hé bereáfaþ hiora welan (weal; quosdam remordet) swíþe hraþe þæs ðe hí ǽrest gesǽlige weorþaþ, 39, II ; F. 218, 22. Gesǽlie, 5, 13; S. 13, 21: 36, 2; S. 104.

ge-þanc

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S. 8, 20. þurh gleáwne geþanc hé ǽrest hearpan hlyn áwehte, Gen. 1078: Dan. 536. Wec þú cléne hiortan in mé, mód-swíðne geþanc, Ps. C. 89. Blinde on geþoncum, Cri. 1127. In adverbial phrases. Cf.

háwian

(v.)
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H. 28, 7. to look at, observe an object (gen. ) with the eyes Ǽlc man ðára þe æágan heft ǽrest háwað þæs þe hé geseón wolde, Solil. H. 27, 6. Hý mín háwodon and mé beheóldon ipsi consideraverant et conspexerant me, Ps.

HÝRAN

(v.)
Grammar
HÝRAN, heran, hiéran; p. de [with acc., with infin., and with acc. and infin.]

to HEARhear ofto listen tofollowserveobeybe subject tobelong to

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Hýrde on ðam ða bysene ðæs ǽrestan hyrdes Godes cyricean in quo exemplum sequebatur primi pastoris ecclesiæ, Bd. 2, 4; S. 505, 11.

irnan

(v.)
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Ox. 141. with an idea of violence, attack Gif man in mannes tún ǽrest geirneð, .vi. scillingum gebéte; sé þe æfter irneð .iii. scillingas, Ll.

FOLDE

(n.)
Grammar
FOLDE, an; f.

the earthdry landtellusterraa landcountrydistrictregionterritoryrĕgiotractusplăgaterrĭtōriunithe groundsoilhŭmussŏlumearthclayterræ līmuslŭtum

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Th. 142, 4. earth, clay; terræ līmus, lŭtum God ðone ǽrestan ælda cynnes of ðære clǽnestan foldan geworhte God made the first of the race of men from the purest earth, Exon. 44b; Th. 151, 14; Gú. 795

wísian

(v.)
Grammar
wísian, p. ode.

shewguidedirectto shewshewpoint putguidedirectindicate

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Grammar wísian, with clause stating what is pointed out Hié léton tán wísian hwylcne hira ǽrest óðrum sceolde tó fóddurþege feores ongildan, Andr. Kmbl. 2200; An. 1101. Grammar wísian, with dat. of person and acc.

Linked entry: riht-wísian

wrítan

(v.)
Grammar
wrítan, p. wrát, pl. writon; pp. writen

To write.to cutto drawto form lettersto writeto writeto compose,be the author ofto writeto writewriteto writestateto writeget a thing writtento convey by charter

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Se ongan godspell ǽrest wordum wrítan, Andr. Kmbl. 25; An. 13. Sum mæg searolíce wordcwide wrítan, Exon. Th. 42, 15; Cri. 673. Grammar wrítan, with preps, to write about a subject Ða wríteras and ða ðe hí ymbe writon, Bt. 18, 3 ; Fox 66, I.

Linked entries: wrítere wrítian