sleán
to strike an object ⬩ smite ⬩ to strike coin ⬩ to stamp money ⬩ to forge a weapon ⬩ to sting ⬩ to strike so as to kill ⬩ to slay ⬩ to make by striking ⬩ to strike fire ⬩ to make a mark, sound, signal by a stroke ⬩ to strike a bargain ⬩ to strike ⬩ drive so as to cause impact ⬩ to pitch a tent ⬩ drive a stake into the ground ⬩ to cast into chains ⬩ to move by a stroke ⬩ to strike off a limb ⬩ to strike with disease ⬩ punishment ⬩ to strike ⬩ make a stroke ⬩ to strike as a smith does ⬩ to kill ⬩ to move rapidly ⬩ rush ⬩ dash ⬩ break ⬩ take a certain direction
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Alf. 5; Th. i. 44, 17. Slyh (sleh, MS. A.), Mk. Skt. 10, 19. Þeóf ne cymþ búton ðæt hé stele and sleá, Jn. Skt. 10, 10. Hié wǽron ða burg hergende and sleánde, Ors. 2, 8; Swt. 92, 16. to move rapidly (v. A.
þe
any ⬩ the ⬩ that ⬩ than ⬩ whether ... or ⬩ whether ... or
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Óþ þe (until) hyt eall áléd biþ, Ors. 1, 1; Swt. 20, 31: Bt. 38, 5; Fox 206, 24. Similar entries See þeáh, óþ, and se, V. than Hé hæfde twǽm læs þe twéntig wintra, Blickl. Homl. 215, 34: Chr. 901; Erl. 96, 24.
Linked entry: þý
ge-dón
to put. ⬩ to place in or on a material object, give position or direction to ⬩ to put away, remove :-- ⬩ to put from (fram), put out of one's power ⬩ to put or bring into a position or relation ⬩ to bring a person to or out of a condition ⬩ to put a thing to a use :-- ⬩ to apply money, expend ⬩ to impart to a person. ⬩ to bestow, confer a material object ⬩ to cause by one's action a person (dat.) to have a faculty ⬩ to bring some affecting quality or condition to a person, ⬩ the object a noun (pronoun), to do a person good, harm, ⬩ to show mercy, do honour, justice, c. :-- ⬩ to do ⬩ to achieve, bring to pass that :-- ⬩ to do good, evil, right, wrong, act rightly, c. ⬩ to commit sin, crime, c. ⬩ finished, completed, brought to a conclusion, ⬩ to make attack, move, excuse, c. ⬩ to make, bring about a state, condition, cause to be as the result of action. ⬩ to endow with qualities or properties ⬩ to make, produce, do one thing from another :-- ⬩ to make, conclude a treaty of peace :-- ⬩ to make, cause to become, cause to take the character of. ⬩ to make, cause a person to do something, ⬩ to act ⬩ to do, fare
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properties Gif hwá gewilnigeð tó gewitane hú gedón mann hé wæs if any one wants to know what sort of man he was, Chr. 1086;P. 219, 16. to make, produce, do one thing from another :-- Gedón ductum (Ambrosius . . . nomen Ambrosiae de nectare ductum Ald
lád-teów
A leader ⬩ guide ⬩ conductor ⬩ general
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Lind. 2, 6: Rtl. 38, 15: 193, 15, the form látwa with pl. látuas, Mt. 15, 14, occurs; also látwu, Rtl. 193, 17, 19; and in 2, 5 látuan glosses ducere
Linked entries: lǽttewestre lǽd-teów láteów látwa
cuman
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., to become, get Þá cóm Gallicanus eác tó Gode gebogen then Gallicanus also got converted, Hml. S. 7, 336. Nim wulle be ne cóm nǽfre áwaxen take wool which never got washed, Lch. iii. 122, 14
ge-mána
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On þǽm gemánum in consortio, 44, 78. a sharing, partaking in common Him se pápa Petrus tó naman sceóp, þæt hé þám aldre þára apostola his naman gemánan (nominis ipsius consortio) geðeóded wǽre, Bd. 5, 7 ; Sch. 584, 16. what is held in common, common
ge-rýman
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Metod mód gerymde, Exod. 479. (4 a) the object a moving thing, to clear a course for :-- Þá ongunnon hi on óðre stówe gerýman þá estfiuvium per loco alia derivare conati sunt, Gr.
gilp
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Nó þæt þín aldor ǽfre wolde Godes goldfatu in gylp beran, ne þý hraðor hrémde, Dan. 755.
hund
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The dative plural, though sometimes like the nominative, also has both e and um as inflection. as abstract numeral Twéntig síðon seofon beóð án hund and feówertig, Angl. viii. 303, 6. as substantive. without lesser numerals Þæt þanon wǽre tó helle duru
hwanne
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Ic þæs fǽres on wénum sæt, hwonne mé wráðra sum aldre beheówe, Gen. 2700: 1028. Hé bád sóðra geháta, hwonne him lífes weard ... reste ágeáfe, 1426: 2276. Hé wyrde bídeþ, hwonne God wille þisse worlde ende gewyricean, Bl.
crisma
χρῖσμα, ατος ⬩ χρίσω ⬩ the chrism ⬩ unction or holy oil, used for anointing by the Roman Catholic church after baptism ⬩ oleum chrismatis ⬩ the white vesture, called chrisom, which the minister puts upon the child immediately after dipping it in water, or pouring water upon it in baptism ⬩ chrismale, id est, vestis candida, quæ super corpus baptlzati ponitur.
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Eádwines] bearn of Æðelburhge ðære cwéne aceude, Æðelhfún, and Ædeldriþ his dóhter, and óðer his suna Wuscfreá hátte, ac ða ǽrran twegen under crisman forþgeférdon, and on cyrican in Eoferwícceastre bebyrigde wǽron baptizati sunt tempore sequente et alii
Linked entries: crism-lýsing crysma
folc
a people ⬩ a nation ⬩ an army ⬩ a race ⬩ tribe ⬩ sect ⬩ lay-folk ⬩ the laity ⬩ the people ⬩ followers ⬩ the people ⬩ the common people ⬩ country-folk ⬩ folk ⬩ men ⬩ people ⬩ folks ⬩ a crowd ⬩ company ⬩ troop ⬩ people ⬩ folk
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Th. i. 118, 12. in an indefinite sense. folk, men, people; also in pl. folks Swá micel folc . . . forwurdon, þæt wæs nigon x hund þúsenda, Ors. 2, 5; S. 84, 28.
Linked entry: þeód-scipe
hǽþen
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A. aα Alle hǽdno (hæðno, R. ) ł cynno middangeardes, Lk. L. 12, 30. Hǽdna ł cynna, Mt. L. 12, 21. Þec gelegdon on láðne bend hǽðene mid hondum, Sat. 540 (cf. Lk. L. R. 18, 32). Cyningas hǽðna, Lk. L. R. 22, 25 : Mt. L. 20, 25.
má
More ⬩ rather ⬩ further
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Hwæt is ðæt ðé má ðæt ǽnig man mǽge óðrum dón ðæt hé ne mǽge him dón ðæt ilce quid autem est, quod in alium facere quisquam potest, quod sustinere ab alio ipse non potest; Bt. 16, 2; Fox 52, 27. Ðá clypodon hig ðæs ðé má [so much the more, cf. O. H.
unnan
to grant a person (dat.) something ⬩ to give ⬩ allow ⬩ to wish something (gen.) to a person (dat. ) ⬩ to wish something (gen.) for a person (dat.) ⬩ to like a person to have something ⬩ to like a condition of things ⬩ to be pleased
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[Gledieð alle wið me, ðæt me god unuen, Marh. 21, 22. Þine feond þe þe ufel unnen, Laym. 28117. He mire dohter wel on, 11928.
worþ
a close ⬩ an enclosed place ⬩ an enclosed homestead ⬩ a habitation with surrounding land ⬩ land ⬩ a place enclosed by buildings ⬩ a court ⬩ hall ⬩ a place ⬩ street
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Various Latin words are used in speaking of such places; Wealawyrð is a uillula, iii. 347, ii: v. 346, 33: Æbbewyrð is a uiculus, iv. 164, 8-10: Æscmeresweorð is a uilla, v. 216, 10 : Gislheresuuyrth is a terra, i. 44, 11. so also Brinkeuurða, iv. 167
Linked entries: ryge weorþ wyrþe-land
ge-þóht
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Of alle giðóhte ( mente ) ðínum, 12, 30. On geþóhte besmiten, Sch. 93, 16. Hé hine oðhóf innan his geðóhte eallum óðrum monnum cunctis in cogitatione se praetulit, Past. 39, 15. On his geþóhte tó módig, Bl. H. 109, 27.
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wealh
a foreigner ⬩ properly a Celt ⬩ a Celt of Britain; the word occurs mostly in pl., ⬩ the British ⬩ the Welsh ⬩ Wales ⬩ a Roman ⬩ a slave ⬩ servant ⬩ a shameless person
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See also the compounds in wealh-. Grammar wealh, Wealas; gen. Weala, Walena, a Celt of Britain; the word occurs mostly in pl., the British, the Welsh, or Wales Wealh gafolgelda .cxx. sciłł. . . . Weales hýd twelfum, L. In. 23; Th. i. 118, 3.
swingel
a stripe, stroke ⬩ a scourging, whipping, flogging ⬩ a scourge, rod, whip ⬩ a swingle, a stick to beat flax ⬩ the swingle ⬩ le pesselin ⬩ to swingle the flax ⬩ estonger vostre lyn ⬩ excussorium, excudia ⬩ exculidium ⬩ excudium ⬩ to beat flax ⬩ chastisement, affliction
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See also Cath. Angl. 374-5 and the notes there. Cf. Du. zwingelen to beat flax.
Linked entry: swincgel