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on-sín

(n.)
Grammar
on-sín, -sién, -sýn, e; f.

Lack, want

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Lack, want Ðæt eów nǽfre ne biþ þurh gife míne gódes onsién, Exon. Th. 30, 16; Cri. 480. Him nǽnges wæs willan onsýn, ne welan brosnung, 151, 24; Gú. 800.

Linked entries: -sín on-sýn

bearn-eácen

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Gif wíf biþ bearneácen (four months gone with child), feówer mónoð Lch. iii. 144, 19. Witan on bearneácenum wífe hwæþeres cynnes bearn heó cennan sceal, 6. Bearneácnum, ii. 330, 6. Wíf þe bearneácne (-ene, v. l.) (praegnantes) wǽron, Past. 366, 3.

I

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The short i generally corresponds to Gothic i. e. g. in, Goth, in. biddan, Goth. bidjan; the long i, which is sometimes written ii, e. g. riiknæ on the Ruthwell Cross, to Gothic ei, e.g. isern, Goth. eisarn, bidan, Gothic beidan.

wiþer-winna

(n.)
Grammar
wiþer-winna, an; m.

An adversaryopponentenemy

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Is óðer wiðerwinna, ðæt is Godes word, ðæt word winð on ús, 5, 120-128: 52, 53. Ðæt hálige Godes word is ðín freónd, and ðú wyrcst ðé sylfne ðé tó wiðerwinnan, 6, 138.

habban

Grammar
habban, A.
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Hafa þé wunden gold, Gen. 2128. Hwæt gódes dó ic ꝥ ic éce líf hæbbe?, Mt. 19, 16. Hæbbe hé him ꝥ deáde (cf. þæt þǽr deád byð, byð his ( ipsius erif ), Ex. 21, 34), Ll. Th. i. 50, 8, 13 : 436, 13.

DEÓR

(n.)
Grammar
DEÓR, diór,es ; n.

An animal, any sort of wild animal, a wild beast, DEERfĕra, bestia

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God geworhte ðære eorþan deór æfter hira hiwum, and ða nítenu on heora cynne fēcit Deus bestias terræ juxta spĕcies suas, et jumenta in genĕre suo, Gen. 1, 25.

Linked entries: dýr diór

folc-riht

(n.)
Grammar
folc-riht, -ryht, es; n.

Folkrightcommon lawpublic rightthe understood compact by which every freeman enjoys his rights as a freemanpublícum juscommūneτὸ κοινόν

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him man rihte dómas déme let God's right be exalted; and henceforth let every man, both poor and rich, be worthy of folk-right, and let a man have right dooms judged to him, L.

Linked entries: folc-geriht leód-riht

ge-féra

(n.)
Grammar
ge-féra, an; m.

A companioncomradeassociatefellowcolleaguefellow-disciplemanservantsŏciuscontŭbernāliscŏmescondiscĭpŭlusvirpuer

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Æðele geféran Philippus and Iacob feorh agéfan for Meotudes lufan the noble companions Philip and James gave their lives for the love of God, Menol. Fox 158; Men. 80 : Gen. 14, 10 : Chr. 755; Erl. 50, 25.

Linked entry: ge-fara

þeód-cyning

(n.)
Grammar
þeód-cyning, es; m.
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Th. 367, 25 which has here éce Dryhten), ælmihtig God ende worulde wyrcan wille, weoruda Dryhten, Soul Kmbl. 24; Seel. 12. [O. Sax. thiod-kuning (used of Christ and of Herod): Icel. þjóðkonungr.] Cf. þeóden

un-meahtig

(adj.)
Grammar
un-meahtig, -mehtig, -mihtig; adj.

not mightyweakimpotentof little power or meansimpossible

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Swá hwæt swá unmihtigre bið, ðæt ne bið ná God, 228, 27: Hexam. 3; Norm. 6, 7, 5. Hú micle unmihtegran hí wǽron, Bt. 36, 5; Fox 180, 4. impossible Ðis unmæhtig is hoc impossibile est, Mt. Kmbl. Lind. 19, 26: Mk. Skt. Lind. Rush. 10, 27.

weorold-þing

(n.)
Grammar
weorold-þing, es; n.
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A worldly thing, matter, affair Ne sý nán sacerdhádes man ðe durre geþrístlǽcan, ðæt ǽnig ðara fata, ðe tó god-cundum bígonge gehálgod bið, tó ǽnigum woruldþinge dó ( put it to any secular use ), L. E. I. 18; Th. ii. 412, 30.

yppan

(v.)
Grammar
yppan, p. te.
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Ðæt wé hit for ðý yppen ðæt mon God herige ed ostendenda sunt, ut laudem coelestis Patris augeamus, Past. 59; Swt. 451, 4. Ic ne dear yppan ( pandere ) ðé dígla úre, Coll. Monast. Th. 34, 13. Ypped oriundus, Wrt. Voc. ii. 62, 65.

Linked entry: uppe

ge-rec

(n.)
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Þú nystest mid hwilcan (hwelcere, v. l.) gerece God wylt þisse worulde quibus gubernaculis mundus regatur oblitus es, Bt. 5, 3 ; F. 14, 3. Mid þám ilcan gerece is gereaht gewrixle þæs flódes and þæs ebban pelagus regens, 21 ; F. 74, 29. <b>Ia.

ge-sceótan

(v.)
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Ox. 4240. to assign to a position, allot to a place Þás Godes ðegnas þe . . . sind godas getealde, hwider gescýt [man] heora endebyrdnesse (to which band is their order assigned), búton tó ðám werode ðe sind hláfordscipas gecwedene?. Hml.

ge-uferian

(v.)
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Ben. 30, 10. of rank, position God hí ( Mary ) ofer engla weredum geufrode, Hml. Th. i. 440, 10. Þone ( Haman) geuferode (exaltavit ) se cyning ofer ealle his þegnas, Hml. A. 96, 128: 101, 325.

heáh-fæder

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Add: the first person of the Trinity, God the Father Be þám áncennedan suna þæs heáhfæder (heán fæder, v. l.) de Unigenito summi Patris, Gr. D. 240, 25: Wlfst. 230, 29.

wyrcan

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(l a β) add :-- Ǽgwilc treíw gód gódne wæstmas bereþ ł wyrceþ omnis arbor bona fructus bonos facit, Mt. R. 7, 17. Hwílum wyrmas heortcoþe wyrceað, Lch. ii. 176, 13.

wígend

(n.)
Grammar
wígend, wíggend, es; m.

a fighting mana warriorsoldiera noblestrenuous man

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Ðú eart weoroda God, wígendra hleó, helm alwihta, Exon. Th. 25, 31; Cri. 409. Wíggendra hleó, Eádmund cyning, Chr. 942; Erl. 116, 18

in-híwan

(n.)
Grammar
in-híwan, -hígan ; pl.
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Gie aron inhígo godes estis domestici Dei, Rtl. 82, 33

Linked entry: in-híréd

mere-grot

(n.)
Grammar
mere-grot, es; n.

A pebblestone of the seaa pearl

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Is heofena ríce gelíc ðam mangere ðe sóhte ðæt góde meregrot. Ðá hé funde ðæt án deórwyrðe meregrot ðá bohte hé ðæt meregrot, Mt. Kmbl. 13, 45-46. Bergean swylce meregrota ( margaritæ ), Nar. 37, 29. Gefrætwod swá swá mid meregrotum, Homl.

Linked entry: grot