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ge-teón

(v.)
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Ungetogene menn geceás Drihten him tó leorning-cnihtum, and hí swá geteáh þæt heora lár oferstáh ealne woruldwísdóm, 576, 30. Hé (St. Paul) wæs from cildháde on ðǽre ealdan ǽ getogen, 384, 26:428, 23. Getogen on Hebréiscum gereorde, 436, 13.

ge-met

(adj.)
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Hé ealle gesceafta gelógode on ðám ðrím ðingum, þæt is, on gemete, and on getele, and on hefe, Hml. Th. i. 286, 10-15 : ii. 586, 32. Gehíwad tó þám gemete (ad mensuram) hyre heáfdes, Bd. 4, 19; Sch. 451, 20.

FRUMA

(n.)
Grammar
FRUMA, an; m. [frum primitive, first] .

a beginning ⬩ commencement ⬩ origin ⬩ princĭpium ⬩ inĭtium ⬩ ŏrīgo ⬩ prīmordium ⬩ exordium ⬩ an originator ⬩ author ⬩ founder ⬩ inventor ⬩ auctor ⬩ inventor ⬩ a chief ⬩ prince ⬩ ruler ⬩ king ⬩ prŏcer ⬩ princeps ⬩ rex

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Ealle men hæfdon gelícne fruman all men had a like beginning, Bt. 30, 2; Fox 110, 8: Cd. 64; Th. 77, 19; Gen. 1277.

heáfod

(n.)
Grammar
heáfod, gen. heáfdes; dat. heáfde; pl. heáfdu [v. Ælfc. Gr. 15; Som. 18, 21-25]

HEAD, chief, source, 'the commencing point, or the highest point, of a stream, of a field, hill, etc.

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Heáfod ealra heáhgesceafta the chief of all exalted creatures, Cd. 1; Th. i. 7; Gen. 4: Hy. 7, 62; Hy. Grn. ii. 287, 62.

þrýþ

(n.)
Grammar
þrýþ, e; þrýþu (? indecl. v. mód-þrýþu); f.

Force ⬩ power ⬩ strength ⬩ forces ⬩ troops ⬩ hosts ⬩ vehemently ⬩ mightily ⬩ fiercely ⬩ greatly

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of swords, 2298; An. 1150. vehemently, mightily, fiercely, greatly : -- Teónlég þrýþum bærneþ þreó eal on án, grimme tógædre, Exon. Th. 60, 15; Cri. 970. Ic seah wiht ( a cask ), wombe hæfde micle þrýþum geþrungne, 495, 3; Rä. 84, 2.

Linked entry: gebéldan

on

(prep.)
Grammar
on, an ; prep. adv. A.

expressing local relations, rest upon and contact with an object, on ⬩ dependence upon an object ⬩ extension over a surface ⬩ nearness ⬩ in or at a place, or with a person ⬩ rest where one object is contained in another, or is surrounded by others, within, among; and metaphorically in ⬩ marking the seat of feeling, thought, etc., in, within, at ⬩ on, at, in ⬩ within, in the course of, in, during ⬩ on, a- ⬩ from ⬩ on, in, at ⬩ by, with ⬩ of, consisting of or in ⬩ in respect to, in the matter of, in ⬩ in, of ⬩ at (a distance), of (the weight of), ⬩ with, in ⬩ in accordance with ⬩ of ⬩ in ⬩ motion, actual or figurative, which is external to the object expressed by the word which on governs, upon, on, on to, to ⬩ marking motion from without to the inside, into, among ⬩ continuously, together, anon, at once ⬩ expressing temporal relations, ⬩ on, in, at ⬩ into (one's power, etc. ) ⬩ against ⬩ in accordance with ⬩ marking the object of thought, emotion, speech, trust, sight ⬩ marking price ⬩ in (the name of), by (in adjuration)

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On ðæs engles wordum wæs gehýred ðæt þurh hire beorþor sceolde beón gehǽled eall wífa cynn, Blickl. Homl. 5, 22. On ðæm upstige ðære róde eall úre líf Drihten getremede, 9, 35. Hí wurdon on fleáme generede, Chr. 894; Erl. 92, 33.

Linked entries: an un-reordian

libban

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Tó tácne þæt hié óþer woldon, oþþe ealle libban oþþe ealle licgean, Ors. 3, 10; S. 138, 32. <b>I b.</b> fig. of things :--- to supply oneself with food, feed, subsist (lit. or fig.)

ÁGAN

(v.)
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ÁGAN, to áganne; pres. part, ágende; pres. indic. ic, he áh, ðú áhst, pl. ágon, ágan, águn; p. ic, he áhte, ðú ahtest, pl. áhton; subj. ic, ðú, he áge, pl. ágen; p. ic áhte, pl. áhten; pp. ágen.

OWN ⬩ possess ⬩ have ⬩ obtain ⬩ possidere ⬩ habere ⬩ percipere ⬩ to make another to own or possess ⬩ to give ⬩ deliver ⬩ restore ⬩ dare in possessionem ⬩ reddere ⬩ rependere

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Gesyle eall ðæt ðú age vende quæcumque habes, Mk. Bos. 10, 21. Ðú ðe áhst dóma geweald thou that hast power of dignities, Elen. Kmbl. 1448; El. 726. Áh him lífes geweald he hath power over life, Andr.

ge-settan

(v.)
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. ¶ of the operations of the Deity :-- On ðám feórðan dæge gesette se Ælmihtiga ealle tungla. Hml. Th. i. 100, 9. Ealle gesceafte hé gesette on siex dagum, Gú. 22.

ge-sellan

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Nyle se Waldend ǽngum ánum ealle gesyllan gǽstes snyttru, Cri. 683. Sé þe hit begyteþ, þon bitf éce eádignes geseald, Bl. H. 97, 30. <b>II a.</b> with infin.

hé

(pronoun.)
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hé, m: heó; f: hit; n.

He, she, it

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Eorðe and ealle hire gefyllednys and eal ymbhwyrft and ða ðe on ðam wuniaþ ealle hit syndon Godes ǽhta earth and all its fulness, and all the globe and those who dwell on it, all are God&#39;s possessions, Homl. Th. i. 172, 10.

weorc

(n.; adv.)
Grammar
weorc, es; n.

Work ⬩ opus. ⬩ work ⬩ operative action ⬩ operation ⬩ working ⬩ doing ⬩ performance ⬩ work ⬩ doings ⬩ actions ⬩ what a person does ⬩ what happens ⬩ work ⬩ labour ⬩ occupation ⬩ employment ⬩ any form of long-sustained or habitual activity ⬩ a particular act of labour ⬩ workmanship ⬩ a work ⬩ deed ⬩ any action ⬩ of action that gives affect to anything ⬩ a work, ⬩ what is wrought ⬩ a strong building, ⬩ fortress ⬩ work, ⬩ what is done, ⬩ effect produced ⬩ pain, ⬩ travail, ⬩ grief, ⬩ the instrumental or dative is used in the phrase weorce wesan with the dative of the person — to be painful to a person

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Hí mótan bletsian eal Cristen folc, and him godcunde lác forebringan . . . ðis weorc biþ deóflum se mǽsta teóna Blickl. Homl. 47, 6. Hé nǽfre Godes weorces ne áblon, ah hé ealle niht þurhwacode on hálgum gebedum 227, 6.

Linked entries: weorce weorc-sum werc

æt-bredan

(v.)
Grammar
æt-bredan, &amp;c. l. æt-bregdan, -brédan; p. -brægd, -brǽd, pl. -brugdon, -brúdon; pp. -brogden, -bróden, and add: To take away from (
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Sé þe ætbrǽt (aufert) gást ealdra, Ps. L. 75, 13. Sé ðe ætbrúde synna, Hml. Th. ii. 40, 9. God mihte heora geswinc him ætbrédan, 162, 5. v. æt-brédendlic in Dict

swigian

(v.)
Grammar
swigian, sweogian, sweowian, swugian, swuwian, sugian, suwian; p. ode.

to be silent ⬩ of that which has voice ⬩ of that which has not voice, not to make a noise ⬩ to be silent from astonishment, be amazed ⬩ with an object (gen. or acc.) to be silent about something, to refrain from the mention of something

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Ðá swigoden hí ealle and stille wǽron conticuere omnes, Bd. 3, 11; S. 536, 31. Hí suwodon (swigedon MS. A.: swigadun, Rush.), Mk. Skt. 3, 4. Ne swiga (swuga, Th.: suwa, Lamb.) ðú ne sileas, Ps. Spl. Surt. 38, 17.

teóna

(n.)
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teóna, an; m.
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Se ðe úre ealra teónan wrǽce he that should avenge the wrong done to us all, L. Ath. v. 7; Th. i. 234, 20: 8, 3; Th. i. 236, 18: Blickl. Homl. 33, 24: Ors. 1, 11; Swt. 50, 12.

Linked entry: teóne

a-springan

(v.)
Grammar
a-springan, -spryngan, -sprincan; p. -sprang, pl. -sprungon; pp. -sprungen; v. intrans.

to spring up ⬩ arise ⬩ originate ⬩ break forth ⬩ surgere ⬩ assurgere ⬩ oriri ⬩ exoriri ⬩ rumpi ⬩ prorumpi ⬩ to spring out ⬩ lack ⬩ fail ⬩ cease ⬩ fall away ⬩ deficere ⬩ desinere

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Ðá asprungon ealle wyllspringas ðære micelan niwelnisse rupti sunt omnes fontes abyssi magnæ, Gen. 7, 11. to spring out, lack, fail, cease, fall away; deficere, desinere Asprang gást mín defecit spiritus meus, Ps. Spl. C. 76, 3.

missen-

(adj.; prefix)
Grammar
missen-, misen-, missend-líc; adj.

Dissimilar ⬩ different ⬩ diverse ⬩ various ⬩ divers

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Ealle yfelhæbbende missenlícum ádlum ( variis languoribus ), Mt. Kmbl. 4, 24. Mid eallum missenlícum áféddum blóstmum with all the various flowers that are brought forth, Blickl. Homl. 7, 31.

ge-brecan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-brecan, he -breceþ, -bryceþ; p. -bræc, ðú -brǽce , pl. -brǽcon; pp. -brocen; v. trans, [ge-, brecan to break]

To break ⬩ bruise ⬩ crush ⬩ destroy ⬩ shatter ⬩ waste ⬩ frangĕre ⬩ confringĕre ⬩ contrībulāre ⬩ contĕrĕre ⬩ conquassāre ⬩ attĕrĕre

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To break, bruise, crush, destroy, shatter, waste; frangĕre, confringĕre, contrībulāre, contĕrĕre, conquassāre, attĕrĕre Ealra fyrenfulra fyhtehornas ic bealdlíce gebrece snióme omnia cornua peccātōrum confringam. Ps. Th. 74, 9.

un-sǽlþ

(n.)
Grammar
un-sǽlþ, e; f.

Unhappiness ⬩ misfortune ⬩ misery

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Him wǽre ealra mǽst unsǽlþ ðæt, ðæt se fyrst wǽre óþ dómes dæg licentiam infelicissimam, si esset eterna, 38, 4; Fox 204, 16. Hwelc mug him máre unsǽlð becuman quid eorum mente infelicius? Past. 45; Swt. 340, 4.

Linked entries: ge-sǽlþ un-gesǽlþ

á-cólian

(v.)
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Hé mid ealle ácólað ( frigescit ), Past. 447, 10. Ðý lǽs anda ákólige, 150, 1. Ácólige, Lch. iii. 442, 21. Ácólige ( tepescat ) bryne gástes, Hy. S. 26, 32. Ǽr ðæt fýr ðǽre willunge from ðám móde ácólie, Bd. 1, 27; M. 80, 31.