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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

cyre-líf

(n.)
Grammar
cyre-líf, es; n.

A choice of life, where on decease of a lord, the cultivators choose a lord for themselves; optio vitæ, ubi, mortuo domino, villani sibi dominum eligunt

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; optio vitæ, ubi, mortuo domino, villani sibi dominum eligunt Ic bidde, on Codes naman, and on his háligra, ðæt mínra maga nán ne yrfewearda ne geswence nán nǽnig cyrelíf ðara ðe ic foregeald, and me West-Seaxena wítan to rihte gerehton, ðæt ic hí mót

FLÓWAN

(v.)
Grammar
FLÓWAN, part. flówende; ic flówe, ðu flówest, fléwst, he flóweþ, flewþ, pl. flowaþ; p. fleów, pl. fleówon; pp. flówen

To FLOWissuefluĕrefluctuāreinundāre

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Flówan mót ýþ ofer eall lond the wave may flow over all the land, Salm. Kmbl. 644; Sal. 321: Ps. Th. 77, 21: 104, 36: Menol. Fox 555; Gn. C. 47. Com flówende flód the flood came flowing, Byrht. Th. 133, 44; By. 65. Ic flówe fluo, Ælfc.

Linked entry: geond-flówan

for-weorþan

(v.)
Grammar
for-weorþan, -wurþan; ic -weorþe, ðú -weorþest, -wyrst, he -weorþeþ, -wyrþ, pl. -weorþaþ, -wyrþaþ; p. ic, he -wearþ, ðú -wurde, pl. -wurdon; pp. -worden

To become nothingto be undoneto perishdiead nihilum devĕnīrepĕrīreinterlredeficére

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To become nothing, to be undone, to perish, die; ad nihilum devĕnīre, pĕrīre, interlre, deficére Swá sceal ǽlce sáwl forweorþan æfter ðam unrihthǽmede, búton se mon hweorfe to góde so shall every soul perish after unlawful lust, unless the man turn to

lícian

(v.)
Grammar
lícian, p. ode

To please

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For ðí sceolde ǽlc mon beón on ðam wel gehealden ðæt hé on his ágenum earde lícode erit igitur pervagata inter suos gloria quisque contentus, Bt. 18, 3; Fox 64, 28. Hí cwǽdon ðæt him ealle ða wel lícedon, 4, 5; S. 572, 24.

Linked entry: ge-lícian

mirran

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

to be a stumbling-block toto hinderobstructto wastesquanderTo err

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P. 2; Th. ii. 306, 12. to waste, squander Ðý læs mon unnytlíce mierde ðæt ðæt hé hæbbe ne, quae possident, inutiliter spargant, Past. 44, 4; Swt. 325, 3. Ne myr ðú eal ðæt ðú hæbbe, ðý læs ðe geþearfe tó óðres mannes ǽhtum, Prov. Kmbl. 73.

Linked entries: meoring myrran

pytt

(n.)
Grammar
pytt, es ; m.
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Heora mód ys swá deóp swá grundleás pytt sepulcrum patens est guttur eorum, Ps. Th. 5, 10. Gif hwá pytt ( cisternam ) ádelfe and hine ne oferhelie and ðǽr fealle on oxa oððe assa, gilde ðæs pyttes hláford ðæra nýtena wurð, Ex. 21, 33-34.

ge-wealdan

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

To wieldrulehave power overcommandcontrolcause

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Swá heó ðæs unlǽdan eáðost mihte wel gewealdan so she most easily might have complete power over the wretch, Judth. 10; Thw. 23, 3; Jud. 103. with acc. - Se ðe gewylt ða ðe he gesceóp he who rules those whom he created, Homl. Th. ii. 72, 27: Th.

Linked entry: ge-waldan

swæðer

(pronoun.)
Grammar
swæðer, swaðer (= swá hwæðer, cf.
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Ðeáh wé spirian swá mid læs worda swá mid má swæþer wé hit gereccan mágon though we use more or less words in our enquiry, according as we can explain the matter, Bt. 35, 5; Fox 166, 12: 36, 7; Fox 184, 16.

Linked entry: swaðor

un-stille

(adj.)
Grammar
un-stille, adj.

Not stillunquietnot at restmovingliking movementunquietrestlessunrulyunquietdisturbednot at peacetroubled

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Nánwuht nis on ús unstilre and ungestæððigre ðonne ðæt mód nil in nobis est corde fugacius, Past. 38; Swt. 273, 11. unquiet, disturbed Ðæt mǽden hæfde unstille niht, Ap.

Linked entry: stille

wyrt

(n.)
Grammar
wyrt, e; f.
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Gif mon sié wyrtum forboren, Lchdm. ii. 114, 8, 12. Hé getimbreþ tánum and wyrtum nest, 227, 29; Ph. 430. God geworhte eall gærs and wyrta ( omnem herbam ), Gen. 2, 5. Ðú ytst ðære eorðan wyrta, 3, 18: Ps. Th. 103, 13. Werta, Kent.

Linked entry: blód-wyrt

á-lǽdan

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Oþ þæt hine mon on gewitte álǽde until he be brought to exercise his reason (cf. to bring a person to reason: on gewitte gebringan, Hml. Th. i. 458, 11), Gn. Ex. 48. Tó ware álǽd (is) ad tutelam dirigitur, An.

be-tweoh

Grammar
be-tweoh, (i, y, u), -tuh.

betweenamongbetweenamong

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Betweoh (-twyh, v. l.) þám þe hine man lácnode inter medendum, Bd. 4, 26; Sch. 509, 18. of mutual relation For ðǽre dǽde ðe hié dóð betwuh him, Past. 399, 27. marking relation of abstract objects Micel tósceád is betwuh ðǽre beðóhtan synne and ðǽre ðe mon

cúþ

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Hæfde Marcellus Rómánum cúð gedón þæt mon Hannibal gefliéman mehte, Ors. 4, 9; S. 192, 14. Hí ácwellað heora cild . . . ꝥ hí cúðe ne beón, ne heora forligr ámeldod ne wurðe, Hml. S. 17, 152. Cúð conpertum, Wrt. Voc. ii. 21, 45.

cídan

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Þæt gé cíddon wið Moises detrahere Moysi, 8. to dispute, complain about Ne cíden ( causentur ) nó þá munecas ymb þá deáge oþþe greátnesse hyra reáfa, R. Ben. 89, 14. to quarrel Cídde altercaretur, Wrt. Voc. ii. 94, 62: 5, 61.

here-gild

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Twá and twéntig þúsend punda goldes and seolfres mon gesedde þám here wið friðe. Ll Th. i. 288, ll.

hyngrian

(v.)
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L. 106, 36. with dat. or acc. of person. acc. or uncertain Ðæt ungeornfulle mód hyngreð (cf. 329, 2 for case), Past. 283, 12. Þonne úsic hyngreð (-að, v. l.). . . úsic hingrian (hyngran, v. l. ) mihte, Bd. 1, 27; Sch. 84, 5-8.

stǽlan

(v.)
Grammar
stǽlan, p. de

To impute a crime toa personto chargedeclare something against a person

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Hé bútan leahtrum wæs clǽne geméted ðara ðinga ðe hine mon forewrégde and on stǽlde absque crimine accusatus fuisse inventus est, Bd. 5, 19; S. 639, 31. Wé ðec sóð on stǽldun we brought a true charge against thee, Exon. Th. 130, 17; Gú. 439.

á-slídan

to slipfallto fallbe removed to an unfavourable placeto fall into sinlapserelapseto fallbe hurtdestroyed

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heánnesse upp worpene, hwílum eft áslidene on grund, Bd. 5, 12; S. 628, 25. to fall, be removed to an unfavourable place:-- Ne lǽt mé áslídon on þá firenfullan eardungstówe, Angl. xii. 503, 5. figurative, to fall into sin, lapse, relapse Þæs mannes mód

be-feolan

(v.)
Grammar
be-feolan, l. be-feólan, dele first passage, and add: p. -fealh, -feall, -feal, pl. ful(g)on.

to buryto bearbe pleased withto apply oneself earnestly to somethingto be urgent with a personto press to persistpersevere with something to persist incontinue

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trans. to bury Mon sceal morðor under eorðan befeólan þe hit forhelan þenceþ, Gn. Ex. 115. [Cf. O.