git
Still ⬩ yet
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Metod eallum weóld gumena cynnes swá he nú git déþ the Lord ruled all of the race of men as he yet does now, 2121; B. 1058. He nyste ne ic ðá git he did not know, nor I as yet, Pref. Ælfc. Thw. 2, 2: Gen. 8, 8: Beo. Th. 1077; B. 536.
DREÓGAN
to do, work, perform, to pass life, to fight ⬩ ăgĕre, făcĕre, perfĭcĕre, patrāre, vitam ăgĕre, militāre ⬩ DREE, endure ⬩ ferre, pati, sustinēre, tolerāre ⬩ to enjoy ⬩ frui ⬩ To be employed, be busy ⬩ ăgĕre, negōtiōsum esse
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Þeódnes willan dreógeþ he does the will of the Lord, Exon. 38 a; Th. 125, 20; Gú. 357. Gif mæsse-preóst oððe munuc hǽmed-þingc dríhþ, fæste x geár si presby̆ter vel monăchus fornicatiōnem commisĕrit, x annos jejūnet, L. M. I. P. 28; Th. ii. 272, 22.
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fæsten
a fast, fasting ⬩ jējūnium ⬩ a fastness, fortress, bulwark, place of strength, a castle, wall ⬩ mūnīmentum, arx, castellum ⬩ an inclosed place, cloister ⬩ claustrum
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Hí fæsten lufiaþ they love fasting, Exon. 44 b; Th. 150, 18; Gú. 780. Gif mon his heówum in fæsten flǽsc gefe if a man during a fast give flesh-meat to his family, L. Wih. 14; Th. i. 40, 9: L. E. G. 8; Th. i. 172, 6.
hraðe
Quickly ⬩ immediately ⬩ at once ⬩ soon ⬩ forthwith ⬩ straightway
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Cúþ is ðætte hraðe Drihten ðæs ðe hé of ðam fulwihtes bæþe eode ðá fæstte hé sóna it is known that the Lord directly after he came from baptism at once fasted, Blickl. Homl. 27, 23.
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murnan
To mourn ⬩ be sad ⬩ be anxious ⬩ To mourn ⬩ lament ⬩ to care about ⬩ regard
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Grammar murnan, with prepositions for, æfter Ne mæg ná for feore murnan se ðe wrecan þenceþ freán not for life must he care that his lord will avenge. Byrht.
blǽd
a blast, blowing, breath, spirit, life, mind ⬩ flamen, flatus, inspiratio? spiritus, vita, animus ⬩ enjoyment, prosperity, abundance, success, blessedness, gift, reward, benefit, glory, honour ⬩ fruitio, prosperitas, abundantia, successus, beatitudo, donum, præmium, beneficium, gloria, dignitas ⬩ flatus
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His blǽd forleósan to lose his life, Judth. 10; Thw. 22, 16; Jud. 63. Náh seó módor geweald bearnes blǽdes the mother hath not power over her child's life, Salm. Kmbl. 769; Sal. 384. Beorht on blǽde bright in life, Elen.
ge-bindan
to bind ⬩ tie up ⬩ lĭgāre ⬩ allĭgāre ⬩ vincīre ⬩ constringĕre ⬩ to deceive ⬩ fallĕre
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Sorg and slǽp earmne ánhogan oft gebindaþ sorrow and sleep often bind a poor lone-dweller, Exon. 77 a; Th. 288, 33; Wand. 40.
un-wær
not on one's guard ⬩ unaware ⬩ unprepared ⬩ unwary ⬩ heedless ⬩ incautious ⬩ inconsiderate
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Hig fordrencton ðone unwæran .Loth, Gen. 19, 35. Ða unwaran indocti et praecipites, Past. proem.; Swt. 25, 12. Ða unwaran láreówas rectores improvidi, 15; Swt. 89, 10. His word beóð góde geðúhte unweran (-warum, MS. C.) mannum, Wulfst. 54, 17.
un-wemme
spotless ⬩ without blemish ⬩ without defect ⬩ uninjured ⬩ uninjured ⬩ inviolate ⬩ undefiled ⬩ pure ⬩ immaculate ⬩ perfect ⬩ pure ⬩ immaculate
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Se æþela wong ǽghwæs onsund wið ýðfare gehealden stód hreóra wǽga unwemme ille locus, cum diluvium mersisset fluctibus orbem, exsuperavit aquas, Exon. Th. 200, 25; Ph. 46. Hé eft mid his unwemmum líchaman hine gegyrede, Blickl. Homl. 89, 35.
wícian
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Ðú cans eal ðis wésten and wásð hwǽr wé wícian magon tu nosti, in quibus locis per desertum castra ponere debeamus, Past. 41; Swt. 304, 16. Ðá hét ic míne fyrd restan and wícian ego jussi castra poni, Nar. 8, 26.
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fæger
fair ⬩ desirable ⬩ handsome ⬩ fair ⬩ plausible ⬩ fair ⬩ pleasant
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H. 59, 6. of inanimate things Hwæþer ðe lícigen fægeru lond? . . . Hwí ne sceolde mé lícian fæger land ? hú ne is þæt se fægeresta dǽl Godes gesceafta ? an vos agrorum pulcritudo delectat ? quidni ?
for-healdan
withhold ⬩ keep back ⬩ disregard ⬩ neglect
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Th. i. 170, 1, 2. to keep too long: Preóst húsl on clǽnnesse healde, and warige ꝥ hit ná forealdige. Gif hit þonne for[h]ealden sí, ꝥ his man brúcan ne mæge, þonne forbærne hit man, Ll.
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gehwǽr
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Óðre béc man hæfð wíde gehwǽr on crístendóme Críste tó lofe, Ælfc. T. Grn. 19, 39. (cc) of statements in books :-- Hit is áwriten on Crístes béc, and gehwǽr on óþrum bócum, Hml.
weald
High land covered with wood ⬩ wood ⬩ forest.
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[The word is left in the phrase the weald of Kent and Sussex, the earlier woodland character of which district is shewn by its local names (v.
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sweora
a neck ⬩ of land, a hause ⬩ a col ⬩ the neck, the declination of a mountain near the summit; the most level spot between two hills, ⬩ the local name of a neck-shaped ridge in western Iceland. ⬩ of water, the part where the distance between opposite shores is least
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Swiri, the local name of a neck-shaped ridge in western Iceland.] of water, the part where the distance between opposite shores is least Ofer swira sǽs (cf. ofer ðære sǽs múðan, W. S.) trans fretum maris, Mk. Skt. Lind. Rush. 5, 1.
ymb-útan
about, around, without ⬩ about, concerning ⬩ alone
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about, around, without. prep. local, with dat. Ðam nis nán wuht bufan, ne nán wuht benyþan, ne ymbútan, Bt. 36, 5; Fox 180, 19. Hú wídgil sint wolcnum ymbútan heofones hwealfe, Met. 10, 6. with accus.
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BEGEN
Both ⬩ ambo ⬩ both ⬩ ambo ⬩ ambæ ⬩ ambo ⬩ both ⬩ ⬩ ambo et ambæ vel ambæ et ambo ⬩ of both ⬩ amborum ⬩ ambarum ⬩ amborum ⬩ to both ⬩ ambobus ⬩ ambabus ⬩ ambobus ⬩ both ⬩ ambos ⬩ ambas ⬩ ambo ⬩ both ⬩ ambos et ambas vel ⬩ ambas et amb ⬩ with ⬩ by both ⬩ ambobus ⬩ ambabus ⬩ ambobus
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Bringaþ Drihtne, bú ætsomne, wlite, m. and áre f. bring to the Lord, both together, glory and honour Ps. Th. 95, 7. Hát bú tú aweg Agar féran and Ismael command both the two to go away, Hagar and Ishmael Cd. 134; Th. 169, 12 ; Gen. 2798.
riht
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, justice ⬩ what 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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Godes lof mid rihte begán, 43, 4. Mid rihte Gode þeówian, 45, 29. Hí mé habbaþ benumen mínes naman ðe ic mid rihte habban sceolde, Bt. 7, 3; Fox 20, 28. On ðínum rihte in aequitate tua, Ps. Th. 142, 11.
sittan
to sit ⬩ be seated ⬩ to stay ⬩ dwell ⬩ sojourn ⬩ abide ⬩ reside ⬩ remain in a place ⬩ to sit down before a place ⬩ to encamp ⬩ to continue in a state or condition ⬩ live ⬩ remain ⬩ to sit or bear heavy on ⬩ weigh ⬩ press ⬩ rest ⬩ to sit in authority ⬩ preside ⬩ To occupy a seat
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Gang tó ciricean and site ðǽr and stille wuna and geseoh ðæt ðú fit ðanon ne gonge ǽr seó ádl from ðé gewiten sý ingredere ecclesiam & ibi reside, quietus manens; vide ne exeas inde, nec de loco movearis, donec hora recessionis febris transierit,
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FLÓD
a flowing of water ⬩ flow ⬩ flowing water ⬩ wave ⬩ tide ⬩ FLOOD ⬩ sea ⬩ running stream ⬩ river ⬩ flūmen ⬩ fluctus ⬩ fluentum ⬩ æstus ⬩ accessus ⬩ flŭvius ⬩ the Flood ⬩ deluge ⬩ dilŭvium
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water, wave, tide, FLOOD, sea, running stream, river; flūmen, fluctus, fluentum, æstus, accessus, flŭvius Ðæt flód [n.] eóde of stówe ðære winsumnisse to wætrienne neorxena wang; ðæt flód [n.] ys ðanon todǽled on feówer eán flŭvius egrĕdiēbātur de lŏco
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