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þeóf-feng

(n.)
Grammar
þeóf-feng, es; m.
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Gif þeuw stele ... hine man álése .lxx. sciłł., L. Wih. 27; Th. i. 42, 20. Hine man his wergelde álése, 26; Th. i. 42, 17: L. In. 12; Th. i. 110, 8.

elles

(adj.)

otherwisedifferentlyelsewhereelseelse

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Gif him sylfum ælles hwæt sǽle . . . elles hwæt, C. D. i. 311, 12, 13. Mid elles hwám gerénod, Bt. 14, 3; F. 46, 14. Hwæt is elles ðiós gewítendlice sibb búton swelce hit sié sum swæð ðǽre écean sibbe?, Past. 351, 24.

ge-freógan

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(l a) figuratively :-- Gif sunu iów gefrióð (-friáð, L.), sóðlíce frió gé bióðon. Jn. R. 8, 36.

uppe

(adv.)
Grammar
uppe, adv.

upaboveon highup

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Similar entries v. up, I Gif hé his scip uppe getogen hæbbe, L. Eth. ii. 3; Th, i. 286, 8. Be ciépemonna fóre uppe on londe. Gif ciépemon uppe on folce ceápie, L. In. 25; Th. i. 118, 11.

Linked entry: up

ge-wǽge

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Substitute: Weight. determination of amount by weighing In swá hwelce giwége (on suá huælc gewǽge, L.) giwegen bióðon eft giwegen bið iów in qua mensura mensi fueritis remetietur uobis, Mk. R. 4, 24.

teám

(n.)
Grammar
teám, es; m.

A line; but the word which is used in the related dialects (v. infra) with a physical meaning is used in English figuratively.a line of descendants, offspring, progeny, family, childrenbringing forth children, child-bearinga line of animals harnessed together, a team

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Betweox teáme gif hwá tó féhþ, and ná furðor teám ne cenþ, ac ágnian wile, ne mæg mon ðæs wyrnan, gif getrýwe gewitnes him tó ágenunge rýmþ, 290, 18.

hors

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Gif hors on hricge oððe on þám bógum áwyrd sý, Lch. i. 290, 10. Wearð his hors ofslagen þe hé on sæt the horse he was riding was killed, Chr. 1079; P. 214, 6. Gif hé aferað ne ðearf hé wyrcan ðá hwíle ðe his hors úte bið, Ll. Th. i. 434, 9.

ge-ascian

(v.)
Grammar
ge-ascian, l. ge-áscian,
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L. 2, 4. a person a question Hé geáscode hiá, 'Huu feolo láfo habbað gié?, ' Mk. L. 8, 5 : 14, 60: 15, 2.

tó-slítan

(v.)
Grammar
tó-slítan, p. -slát, pl. -sliton; pp. -sliten

To tear in two,tear to pieces,tear asunderto tear in two,in pieces,rend material,to give a torn appearance to anythingto serrateto rend,cleave,break asunder that which is hard or bulkyto tear the flesh,rend,bite,woundlacerateto tear asunderpartseparate what has been joinedseverto pull to piecesdestroy the existence of an object, abstract or concreteto destroydissipateto distract the mindTo be different

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Gif ðé hwæt yfeles biþ, hraþe hyt byþ tósliten, swá wæs Abdias gyrdels ðæs wítegan.

hús

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Gif hwá gefeohte on cyninges húse. Ll. Th. i. 106, 2 ; 330, 32. Gif ceorl ceáp forstelð and bireð meó his ærne (húse, v. l. ), 138, 16; 286, 11. Sylle him man tól tó his weorce and andlaman tó his húse, 434, 27.

EÁCA

(n.)
Grammar
EÁCA, an; m.

An addition, EEKING, increase, usury, advantageadditāmentum

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Gif he hæfþ sumne eácan yfeles if he has some addition of evil, Bt. 38, 3; Fox 200, 19. For dæs yfles eácan for the addition of evil, 200, 21. Ne gehéne ðú hine mid ðý eácan oppress him not with the usury, L.

for-leósan

(v.)
Grammar
for-leósan, he -lýst; p. ic, he -leás, ðú -lure, pl. -luron; subj. pres. -leóse, pl. -leósen; p. -lure, pl. -luran, -luren; pp. -loren

To loselet godestroyamittĕreperdĕredestruĕre

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Gif he forlýst an of ðám si perdĭdĕrit ūnam ex illis, Lk. Bos. 15, 4. Ic forleás perdĭdĕram, Lk. Bos. 15, 9. Ðú forleóse láþra gehwylcne mayest thou destroy every one of my enemies, Ps. Th. 142, 12.

Linked entry: be-leósan

helpan

(v.)
Grammar
helpan, p. healp, pl. hulpon; pp. holpen; v. trans.

To helpaidassistsuccour

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Ðonne helpe gé wel ðám ðe gé lǽraþ gif hí eówre lárum fyligean willaþ then do ye well help those whom ye teach, if they will follow your teaching, L. I. P. 21; Th. ii. 332, 21.

Linked entries: a-helpan ge-helpan

heonan

(adv.)
Grammar
heonan, heonon, heonun, hionan; adv. of place and time.

Hencefrom here

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Gif hit sceal heonan forþ gódiende weorþan if things from this time forward are to be improving, Swt. A. S. Rdr. 105, 19.

hreówan

(v.)
Grammar
hreówan, p. hreáw

To ruegrieve

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Gif ðú ongite ðæt him his synna hreówen if you see that his sins cause him sorrow, L. de Cf. 2; Th. ii. 260, 19. Swá swá hí læsse ongietad on him selfum ðæs ðe him hreówan þyrfe cum minus se respiciunt habere quod defleant, Past. 52, 9; Swt. 411, 5.

líxan

(v.)
Grammar
líxan, lícsan; p. te

To shineglittergleam

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Ðæt nebb líxeþ swá glæs oððe gim the beak glitters like glass or gem, 60 a; Th. 218, 24; Ph. 299. Sóðfæste scínes ł líxeþ swǽ sunna justi fulgebunt sicut sol, Mt. Kmbl. Lind. 13, 43. Líxaþ, 64 b; Th. 238, 15; Ph. 604. Líxte fulminavit, Wrt.

Linked entry: lícsan

nabban

(v.)
Grammar
nabban, ( = ne habban, the verb is conjugated throughout)

not to haveto be without

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Gif hé wíf næbbe, Ex. 21, 4. Ne mæg ðæt ná beón ðæt ða bearn langunga nabban, Blickl. Homl. 131, 26. Næbben, Beo. Th. 3705; B. 1850. Hét mé fremdne god hergan, oððe hí nabban, Exon. Th. 247, 12; Jul. 77.

Linked entries: næfde nafa ne

scóh

(n.)
Grammar
scóh, scó, sceó : gen. scós, sceós; n. pl. scós, sceós; gen. sceóna; dat. scón, scóum; the Ancren Riwle has the weak plural scheon; m.
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Gif se innera dǽl ðæs sceós (scós, MS. B.) byþ fixen hýd, Lchdm. i. 342, 11. Þuong scóes (giscóes, Rush.) corrigiam calciamenti, Jn. Skt. Lind. 1, 27. Dó on ðínne winstran scó, Lchdm. i. 396, 3. Scóe calciamentum, Ps. Spl. T. 59, 9.

Linked entries: scó sceó sceóh

þeówen

(n.)
Grammar
þeówen, þíwen, [n]e; þeówene, an; f.
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Gif hwá ásleá his þeówe oþþe his þeówenne (-ene, MS. H.) ðæt eáge út, L. Alf. 20; Th. i. 48, 24. Þeówne (or adj.?) bernam, Wrt. Voc. ii. 12, 24. Ðeáh hwá bebycgge his dohtor on þeówenne, L. Alf. 12; Th. i. 46, 12.

ymb-hoga

(n.)
Grammar
ymb-hoga, an; m.
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Gif ðú hwilcne cræft cunne, begá ðone georne; swá swá sorge and ymbhogan geýcaþ (-eð, MS. ) monnes mód, swá geýcð se cræft his áre, Prov. Kmbl. 59. Wind wornldearfoþa, oððe ymbhogena ungemet rén, Met. 7, 36. Ymbhogona, 16, 6.

Linked entries: hoga hoga