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ildra

(n.)
Grammar
ildra, an [but the singular rarely occurs] ; m.

A parentancestorfatherforefatherpredecessorelder

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Twegen gebróðru ðe hæfdon behwyrfed eall heora yldrena gestreón on deórwyrþum gymstánum two brothers who had converted all their parents' wealth into precious stones; Homl. Th. i. 60, 23.

Linked entries: ældran ildra

ge-wealdan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-wealdan, p. -weóld; pp. -wealden

To wieldrulehave power overcommandcontrolcause

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Ðe ealne middangeard geweóld who ruled all the world, Homl. Th. i. 80, 7. Hálig God geweóld wígsigor holy God controlled victory in battle, Beo. Th. 3112; B. 1554.

Linked entry: ge-waldan

blǽdre

(n.)
Grammar
blǽdre, blǽddre, an; f.

That which is blown outan inflated swelling, blister, pimple, blain, pustulepustula, papulathe BLADDER, receptacle for the urinevesica

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Eall folc wæs on, blǽdran, and ða wǽron swíðe hreówlíce berstende all the people had blisters [lit. was in blister], and they were very painfully bursting, Ors. 1, 7; Bos. 29, 37.

Linked entry: blǽddre

án-forlǽtan

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Hié ne gémdon hwonne hié ꝥ gestreón eall ánforlǽtan sceoldon, Bl. H. 99, 30. to leave unnoticed, to omit, neglect Þá gódan weorc wé ánforlǽtaþ þe wé began sceoldan, Bl.

Linked entry: for-lǽtan

á-lísan

(v.)
Grammar
á-lísan, (-lýsan, q. v.
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Se cyng eall Normandig æt him mid feó álísde, Chr. 1096; P. 232, 32. Ðæt lond æt him álésan, Ors. l, 10; S. 44, 9. Bióð álésede of liberabuntur, Kent. Gl. 355. <b>IIIb.

Linked entry: á-lýsan

hyhtan

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Hyhton nú and blissian eall geleáffull folc, 91, 6. Swá se hyhtenda gigant (cf. exultavit ut gigas, Ps. 18, 6), 9, 34

smeálíce

(adv.)
Grammar
smeálíce, adv.

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

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Ðeáh se láreów ðis eall smeálíce and openlíce gecýðe cuncta haec licet subtiliter rector insinuet 21, 6; Swt. 163, 18. Se ðe wile geornlíce ðone Godes cwide singan sóðlíce (smeálíce, MS. B.) Salm.

cunnian

(v.)
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Ic wolde cunnian, meahte ic ealne middangeard ymbféran, Nar. 20, 9

earfoþe

(adj.)
Grammar
earfoþe, adj.
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Dele 'Bt. proœm: Fox viii. 7,' and add: difficult Earfoðe difficilis, earfoðre difficilior, ealra earfoðust (-ost, v. l.) difficillimus, Ælfc. Gr. Z. 16, 6. Hé nǽre ná ælmihtig, gyf him ǽnig gefadung earfoðe wǽre, Lch. iii. 278, 15.

Linked entry: earfeðe

úþ-wita

(n.)
Grammar
úþ-wita, -weota, an; m.

a philosopherscribegeo metrician

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Se gomola, eald úðwita (cf. fród fæder módsnottor 300, 4; Fä. 1), Exon. Th. 304, 6; Fä. 66. Uðweota a councillor, senator, Andr. Kmbl. 2211; An. 1107. Úðuuta philosophus, Wrt. Voc. ii. 117, 24.

stede

(n.)
Grammar
stede, es; m.
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Ne stande hé on his stede and endebyrdnesse, ac stande hé ealra ýtemest, R. Ben. 68, 10. Sig him geþafod, ðæt hé stede æfter ðam abbode healde, 106, 2. Æsc stede rihte hylt, Runic pm. Kmbl. 344, 26; Rún. 26.

Linked entries: bed-stede hám-stede

fédan

(v.)

to sucklenurseto feed upfattento supportmaintainnurtureeducatefosterto nourishsustainto bring forthTo graze

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Se Metod eallra gesceafta fét on eorþan ealle grówende westmas and ealle forþbrengþ alit ac profert quidquid vitam spirat in orbe, Bt. 39, 13; F. 234, 18. where the subject is a personification: Seó cyrice sceal fédan þá þe æt hire eardiaþ, Bl.

swíðe

(adv.)
Grammar
swíðe, adv.
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Hiora scamiaþ swíþust ealles ða tó Sione hete swíðost hæfdon, Ps. Th. 128, 3. Swýþust ealra, 108, 28.

Linked entry: swíðor

óðer

(n.; num.; adj.; pronoun.)
Grammar
óðer, indef. prn.
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Wyrtruma ealra óðerra synna, 65, 3. Ðæt deófol cwæþ tó ðám óðrum deóflum, 243, 10. Hig cýddon eall ðis ðam endlufenum and eallum óðrum ( ceteris omnibus ), Lk. Skt. 24, 9. [Goth. anþar: O. Sax. óðar : O. Frs. other: O. H. Ger.. andar: Icel. annarr.]

fore

beforein front ofat the head ofbeforeforfromthroughbecause ofon account offorfromthroughin place ofinstead offor the sake ofon behalf ofto the honour ofofaboutbeforeinto the presence of

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Ꝥ þing ðe mon eall gód fore déþ, Bt. 34, 7; F. 142, 36. Þý lǽs fore þǽre mǽrðe him mód ástíge, Crä. 101.

ÍDEL

(adj.)
Grammar
ÍDEL, adj.

emptydestitutevoiddevoidvainuselessidleidleunemployed

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Eall eówer geswinc biþ ídel consumetur incassum labor vester, Lev. 26, 20.

Linked entries: a-ýdlig ídel

ymb-hweorfan

(v.)
Grammar
ymb-hweorfan, p. -hwearf.
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Ic eom ealne ðone heofon ymbhweorfende rotam volubili orbe versamus, Bt. 7, 3 ; Fox 20, 35

flíma

(n.)

a run-awaydeserteran apostatean outlawexilean outcastwretch

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D. iv. 202, 8. an outcast, wretch Ðá cwæþ seó hell tó Satane: &#39; Lá ðú ordfruma ealra yfela, and lá þú fæder ealra flýmena&#39; (O Satan, thou prince of all the wicked, father of the impious and abandoned, Nic. H. 18, 7), Nic. 17, 5

Linked entry: flýma

á-bútan

(prep.; adv.)
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Com se here eft ábúton in tó Temese, 999; P. 131, 19. motion round an axis or centre Gif ðú sumne cláð sceáwast, ne miht ðú hine ealne tógædere geseón, ac wenst ábútan ( you turn it round ), ðæt ðú ealne hine geseó, Hml.

a-cennan

(v.)
Grammar
a-cennan, ðú -censt, he -cenþ; p. -cende; pp. -cenned; v. a.

To bring forthproducebegetrenewpareregignererenovarerenasci

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Eal edniwe, eft acenned, synnum asundrad all renewed, born again, sundered from sins, Exon. 59b; Th. 214, 19; Ph. 241. Ðonne se móna biþ acenned [geniwod, v. geniwian] when the moon is changed [born anew ], Lchdm. iii. 180, 19, 22, 28

Linked entry: a-cænned