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ofer-sittan

(v.)

to sit upon, occupy, take possession ofto desist from, abstain from

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Done mǽstan dǽl his hæfþ sǽ oferseten the greatest part of it the sea has occupied, Bt. 18, l; Fox 62, 11 [We maȝen ouersitten þis lond. Laym. 8035.] to desist from, abstain from Ic ofersitte supersideo Ælfc. Gr. 47; Som. 48, 45.

riht

(n.)
Grammar
riht, es n.

that which is straight or erect, a plumb line that which is straight in a metaphorical sense, right, law, canon, rule what is in accordance with law, human or divine, what is just or proper, right, justice, equity what is just in the case of a criminal, just punishment, justicewhat properly belongs to a person, what may justly be claimed, a right, due what is due from a person, duty what agrees with a proper standard, what is correct or exact, the rights of a case, the truth an account, a reckoning;ratio, mostly in such phrases as - riht ágildan - to render an account

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Hé férde mid ðám þingum ðe his on riht wǽron quae juris sui erant, Gen. 31, 21. what is just in the case of a criminal, just punishment, justice ðam þeófe his riht, swá hit ǽr Eádmundes cwide wæs, L. Edg.

feórþa

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nú of ðám feórþan dǽle . . . hujus in mundo regionis quarta fere portio est, . . . quae a nobis cognitis animantibus incolatur. Huic quartae si . . . subtraxeris, Bt. 18, 1; F. 62, 8-12

full-fremman

Grammar
full-fremman, (-fremian).
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Ac siþþan hit fullfremed biþ, ðonne hátaþ wé hit wyrd, Bt. 39, 5; F. 218, 24. to do, perform, accomplish Bútan tweón hé fullfremede (ful-, v. l.) ðá synne culpam procul dubio perpetraret, Past. 264, 4.

ge-sceáwian

(v.)
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Rtl. 77, to look at with care, consider. of material objects, to examine, reconnoitre Hæfdic þæs kyninges wíc and his fæstenu gesceáwod, Nar. 19, 14. to consider a subject, circumstance, condition of things Gesceáwa þonne þú þá strangan lǽcedómas

leán

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See examples in Dict. with dat. of person, to speak with disapproval of something to a person, with the idea of dissuading or prohibiting Ne leá ic ðé ná ðæt ðú ǽgðer lufige I do not tell you that loving both is a bad thing Solil. H. 61, 17.

swilc

Grammar
swilc, <b>. I 1.</b>
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., Bd. 2, 13; Sch. 165, 17. add Wiþ hreófle, wegbrǽde, ... eolone, swefl, þæs swefles swilc an þára wyrta twǽde, Lch. ii. 78, 8. Wyrc swilc án lytel cicel, Lch. iii. 30, 19. <b>V 1.

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

(pronoun.)
Grammar
hé, [In p. 513, col. 1. l. 60 Enachis (Num. 13, 29) should be read for Enac his: cf. the accusative Enachim in Jos. 11. 21. For -is as gen. in foreign names cf. Num. 13, 11, 12.]
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Sume ðá ðá wénað ðæt hié eáðmóde sién, hii dóð, 301, 26. Ðonne hé (hié, v. l. ) dóð . . ., ðonne hié . . . gehwierfað, 368, 19. Ic bebeóde mínum aefterfylgendum . . . ðaet hiae . . ., C. D. i. 293, 23.

hraþe

(adv.)
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Ꝥ ðú wyrces hræðe ( citius ), Jn. L. 13, 27. Hræðe ( statim ) úp iornende wæs, Mk. R. L. 4, 5. Hraðe (hræðe, v. l.) sóna þæs æfterfylgendan wóles mox subsequentis pestilentiae, Bd. 4, 1; Sch. 334, 12.

ǽfen-steorra

(n.)
Grammar
ǽfen-steorra, an; m.

The evening starHesperus

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Se móna, mid his blácan leóhte, dunniaþ ðone beorhtan steorran, ðe we hátaþ morgensteorra: ðone ilcan we hátaþ óðre naman, ǽfensteorra the moon, with his pale light, obscures the bright star, which we call the morning star: the same we call by another

Linked entry: morgen-steorra

CLIF

(n.)
Grammar
CLIF, clyf, cleof, es; n.

A CLIFF, rock, steep descentpromon ory, clivus, rupes, promontorium

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Ðæt hí ne hlipen on ðæt scorene clif that they leap not down the abrupt cliff, Past. 33, 1; Hat. MS. 41a. 9. Be clifum on the cliffs, Exon. 81b; Th. 306, 15; Secf. 8.

Linked entries: cleof cliof clyf

mirran

(v.)
Grammar
mirran, mierran, merran; p. de.

to be a stumbling-block toto hinderobstructto wastesquanderTo err

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God nolde ðæt hié ðone Cristendóm mierde leng God would not that they should longer obstruct Christianity, Ors. 6, 7; Swt. 262, 21. Gif hwá Godes lage wyrde oððe folclage myrre, L. I.

Linked entries: meoring myrran

ge-dǽlan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-dǽlan, p. de; pp. ed

To dividepartimpartseparatedistributesharepartake

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Gif he ǽr nele ðone sélestan dǽl Gode gedǽlan if he will not before give the best part to God, Blickl. Homl. 195, 7. Ðæt we gedǽlan ðone teóþan dǽl that we distribute the tenth part, 39, 19.

ymb-gang

(n.)
Grammar
ymb-gang, es; m.
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Kmbl. p. 12, 14. a going about a business, v. ymb, 3 d Hiora in spréc ðone ymbgeong cýðaþ eorum in foro ambitum notat, Mk. Skt. p. 5, 5

smeálíce

(adv.)
Grammar
smeálíce, adv.

searchingly, carefully, narrowly, closely closely, deeply, acutely, with penetration clearly, accurately, exactlyclosely

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Hí smeálíce sóhton ðone behíddan mete Ælfc. T. Grn. 21, 12. Hit is smeálíce and geornlíce tó séceanne subtiliter perscrutanda Past. 21, 1; Swt. 150, 11.

ge-writ

(n.)
Grammar
ge-writ, es; n.

Something writtenwritingscriptureinscriptiona writinglettertreatisewritcharterbook

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Something written, writing, scripture, inscription, a writing, letter, treatise, writ, charter, book Óþ ðone first ðe hie wel cunnen Englisc gewrit arǽdan until such time as they can read English writing well, Past. pref. Swt. 7, 13, 17.

Linked entries: ge-wreot writ

furþor

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Add: local Ðá eóde hé furþor oþ hé gemétte ðá graman gydena, Bt. 35, 6; F. 168, 23. to or at a more advanced point of progress Lǽre mon siððan furður on Lædengeðióde ðá ðe mon furðor lǽran wille, and tó hiéran háde dón wille, Past. 7, 14: Gú. 1195.

leornian

(v.)
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Leorna þé seolfa and geþancmeta þíne móde on hwilce healfe þú wille hwyrft dón, Gen. 1916. Leornigeað (discite) hwæt is, 'Ic wylle mildheortnesse næs onsægdnesse,' Mt. 9, 13.

wæl

(n.)
Grammar
wæl, es; n.

the slainthe deada number of slain,a single corpsea slain personslaughtercarnagedestruction

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Hit næs ná gesǽd hwæt Pirruses folces gefeallen wǽre, for ðon hit næs þeáw ðæt mon ǽnig wæl on ða healfe rímde ðe wieldre wæs (mos est, ex ea parte quae vicerit occisorum non commemorare numerum) Ors. 4, 1; Swt. 156, 21.