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weorþ

(n.)
Grammar
weorþ, weorþe, worþ, wurþ, wyrþ, es; n.
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Ðú becýptest folc ðín búton weorðe, Ps. Spl. 43, 14: Ps. Surt. 43, 13. Geseald tó myclum weorðe (wurðe, wyrðe, v. ll. ). Mt. Kmbl. 26, 9, 'Ic sille eów hundteóntig þúsenda mittan hwǽtes tó ðam wurðe ðe ic hit bebohte.' . . .

ge-secgan

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Gesǽde memorantur, i. dicuntur, 1610. used absolutely Lóca ꝥ ðú ǽnigum menn gesæcga vide nemini dixeris, Mt. L. 8, 4. Bebeád þte ne ǽnigum men hiá ne gesægde, Mk. L. R. 7, 36.

ge-staþelian

(v.)
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Ic oncneów of cýðnissum dínum, forðon in écnisse ðú gesteaðulades (fundasti) ðá, Ps.

Linked entry: ge-staþeled

un-þeáw

(n.)
Grammar
un-þeáw, es; m.

A bad habitan evil practicea vicefault

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Suá ðú meaht ǽlcne unðeáw on ðæm menn ǽresð be sumum tácnum ongietan ... Siððan bið sió duru ðære unrihtwísnesse ontýned uniuscujusque peccati prius signa forinsecus, deinde janua apertae iniquitatis ostenditur, Past. 21; Swt. 157, 19.

DEÁÞ

(n.)
Grammar
DEÁÞ, es; m.

DEATH mors

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Ðú ðe upahefst me of geatum deáþes qui exaltas me de portis mortis, Ps. Lamb. 9, 15. He is deáþes scyldig reus est mortis, Mt. Bos. 26, 66: Ps. Th. 54, 4: 72, 3. Gif hwá sié deáþes scyldig if any one be guilty of death, L.

Linked entry: deóþ

hwerfan

(v.)
Grammar
hwerfan, hwierfan, hwirfan, hwyrfan; p. de; pp. ed.

to turnrevolvemove aboutgoreturndepartto turnchangeto exchangebarter

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Hwý ðú woldest ðæt seó wyrd swá hwyrfan sceolde cur tantas lubrica versat fortuna vices? Bt. 4; Fox 8, 12. to exchange, barter [with gen.]

irfe

(n.)
Grammar
irfe, ierfe, yrfe, es; n.

Inheritanceproperty

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Ðú ðínes yrfes æðele gyrde álýsdest liberasti virgam hæreditatis tuæ, Ps. Th. 73, 3.

óþ

(prep.; con.)
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Ðú nyðer færst óþ helle, Mt. ll, 23. Hé him æfter rád óþ ðæt geweorc, Chr. 878; Erl. 80, 15.

Linked entry: ót-

stille

(adj.)
Grammar
stille, adj.
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Wǽte þicce and stille, Lchdm. ii. 138, 13. of sound, silent Ðeáh ðú stille sý and unrót though thou be silent and sad, Ap. Th. 15, 17. Se fæder hit gemǽnde stille pater rem tacitus considerabat, Gen. 37, 11.

sceamu

(n.)
Grammar
sceamu, e; f.

modesty, bashfulnessshame, confusionwhat causes a feeling of shame, disgrace, shame the private part

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Forhwon wríhst ðú sceome? Cd. Th. 54,13; Gen. 876: 58, 7; Gen. 942: 95, 3; Gen. 1573. Scama ða wǽpen*-*lícan limo preputia Wrt. Voc. ii. 69, 16. Scamu, 68, 60. Similar entries (v. sceam-lim)

Linked entries: a-swǽrnung sceam-lim

wǽd

(n.)
Grammar
wǽd, e; f.: wǽde, es; n.

a weedan article of dressa garmentclothingdress

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Ðú wǽda tylast, Homl. Th. i. 488, 26. Of ungemete wiste and wǽda, Met. 25, 39. Hé hine gescyrpte mid eallum ðám wlitegestum wǽdum, Bt. 28; Fox 100, 26: Cd. Th. 58, 5; Gen. 941. Hí hine wǽdon bereáfodon, Homl. Th. i. 430, 2.

mǽrþu

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

greatnesshonourgloryfamea greathonourableglorious actiona wonderful thingmighty work

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Ðú hit worhtes eall . . ðeáh ðé nǽnegu nédþearf wǽre ealra ðara mǽrþa thou didst make it all . . though thou didst not need all those mighty works. Bt. Met. Fox 20, 51; Met. 20, 26. Mǽrþa fruma God, Chr. 975; Erl. 126, 15; Edg. 41.

síþ-fæt

(n.)
Grammar
síþ-fæt, es ;
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ðú ædre const síþfæt mínne. Ic sceal sárigferþ hweorfan . . . now thou shalt speedily know my course. Mournful must I wander . . . , Exon. Th. 184, 30 ; Gú. 1352.

Linked entry: fæt

ELN

(n.)
Grammar
ELN, e; f.

the Royal

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Fíftena stód deóp ofer dúnum se drenceflód monnes elna the deluge stood deep over the downs, fifteen ells of man, Cd. 69; Th. 84, 17; Gen. 1399. Eln ulna, Glos. Brux. Recd. 38, 62; Wrt.

Linked entry: eln-gemet

ge-manian

(v.)
Grammar
ge-manian, -monian, -monigan; p. ode, ade; pp. od, ad

To admonish, exhort, prompt, remind, rememberadmonere, hortari, suggerere, in memoriam rei reducere, recordari

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To admonish, exhort, prompt, remind, remember; admonere, hortari, suggerere, in memoriam rei reducere, recordari Seó sáwl ðurh ðæt gemynd gemanþ the soul through the memory reminds, Homl. Th. i. 288, 28.

Linked entry: ge-monian

wíce

(n.)
Grammar
wíce, an; f.
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An office, a duty, function Ic dó ðæt gé (hyrdas) geswícaþ ðære wícan ( cessare faciam eos (pastores) ut ultra non pascant gregem, Ezech. 34, 10), Homl. Th. i. 242, 13. Bydele gebyraþ ðæt hé for his wýcan sý weorces frigra ðonne óðer man, L. R.

ge-rǽde

(adj.)
Grammar
ge-rǽde, adj.
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Tó þig ꝥ ðá óþre ðe gerǽdran beón and ðe beteran (gelǽrede sýn and gebeterade, v. l.) ðurh his gódan gebysnunga ut eius exemplo alii erudiantur, R.

ge-segnian

(v.)
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Men geségon cuman fægre hand of heofonum and gesegnian þæs húses duru, Shrn. 71, 7. Hí gesáwon ꝥ hé wæs gemearcod mid þý gerýne Crístes róde tácnes, þá cwǽdon hí: 'Þis is ǽmtig fæt and gesegnod (signatum),' Gr.

nytan

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Hí ðæs godcundan gesceádes nyston ðurh stemne, Hml. Th. i. 106, 4. Eom ic cnæpling and nytende mínes færes, ii. 576, 15. with dat. infin. Wé nytan nánum óðrum þingum tó getrúwianne bútan hit þis sý, Ll. Th. i. 220, 16

brid

(n.)
Grammar
brid, bridd, es; m.

The young of any of the feathered tribe; pullus

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Ðæt híg offrunge sealdon twegen culfran briddas ut darent hostiam duos columbæ pullos, Lk. Bos. 2, 24: Lev. 1, 14: Ps. Spl. 83, 3. On swealwan bridda magan in the maw of the young ones of a swallow, L. M. 3, 1; Lchdm. ii. 306, 7.

Linked entries: bird briddas