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offrung

(n.)
Grammar
offrung, ofrung, e; f.

the offering of a sacrifice or giftan offering, sacrifice

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the offering of a sacrifice or gift Hit wæs gewunelíc on ealdum dagum, ðæt man Gode ðyllíce lác offrode on cucan orfe; ac seó offrung is nú unálýfedlíc. Homl. Th. ii. 456, 35. an offering, sacrifice:- Ic áxige hwǽr seó offrung (victima) sig . . .

ge-þýdan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-þýdan, p. de; pp. ed

To joinassociatesŏciāre

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He wæs Gúþláce neáh geþýded he was nearly associated to Guthlac, 47 a; Th. 162, 6; Gú. 971

Linked entry: ge-þeódan

á-þeóstrian

(v.)
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Seó eorðe wæs gesworcen and áðýstrod, Ps. Th. 17, 9. Wearð middaneard áðeóstrod, Hml. Th. ii. 256, 34. Sién hira eágan áðístrode, Past. 29, 9. Áðeástrade sind obscurati sunt, Ps. Srt. 73, 20. Sié áðióstrado tenebrantur, Rtl. 125, 33

gréting

(n.)
Grammar
gréting, e; f.
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A greeting, salutation, present in acknowledgment of a favour done; salutatio Hwæt seó gréting wǽre qualis esset ista salutatio, Lk. Bos. 1, 29. Ðínre grétinge stefn vox salutations tuæ, 1, 44.

þurh-seón

(v.)

to see throughsee intopenetrate with the sight

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Gif hwá biþ swá scearpséne, ðæt hé mæge hine (Alcibiades) ðurhseón, swá swá Aristoteles sǽde ðæt deór wǽre, ðæt mihte ǽlc wuht þurhseón ... gif ðonne hwá wǽre swá scearpséne, ðæt hé mihte ðone cniht ðurhseón, ðonne ne þúhte hé him nó innon swá fæger,

BÆR

(adj.)
Grammar
BÆR, g. m. n. bares; f. bærre: d. barum: acc. bærne: pl. nom. baru; acc. bare; dat. barum; def. se bara; seó, ðæt bare; adj.

BAREnakedopennudus

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Wit hér baru standaþ unwered wǽdo we stand here naked, unprotected by garments, Cd. 38; Th. 50, 20; Gen. 811

Linked entry: bare

for-bod

(n.)
Grammar
for-bod, es; n.

A forbiddingprohibitioncountermandprohibitio

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A forbidding, prohibition, countermand; prohibitio Ðæt hit ðara manna forbod wǽre that it was forbidden by those men [lit. that it was the forbidding of those men ], L. Alf. pol. 41; Th. i. 88, 19. On Godes forbode with Gad's prohibition, L. N. P.

Ír-land

(n.)
Grammar
Ír-land, es; n.

Ireland

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Se preóst cwæþ ðæt án wer wǽre on Írlande gelǽred, Swt. A. S. Rdr. 101, 200. Hé férde geond eal Yrrland, Homl. Th. ii. 346, 28

Linked entry: Íra-land

mist-hliþ

(n.)
Grammar
mist-hliþ, es; n.

A mist-covered hill-side

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Ðis leóhte beorht ( the sun )cymeþ morgna gehwam ofer misthleoþu wadan ofer wǽgas, Exon. 93 a; Th. 350, 8; Sch. 60

ge-cnyttan

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Wǽre gecnyt nodaretur, An. Ox. 5005. Gecnytne conexum, 7, 306. Gecnyttum nodatis, Wrt. Voc. ii. 97, 65

styreness

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D. 74, 2. add: stirring, shaking of an inanimate body Tó þon ꝥ ús for þæs treówes styrenesse (concussione) wǽre ege æteówed, Gr. D. 191, 9

wǽcan

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.), in 1. 4 after wǽce (wecce, v.l.), and in 1. 9 after wǽced (áwéht, v.l.). Cf. leoþuwǽcan. Add

níwe

(adj.)
Grammar
níwe, neówe; adj.

newnot yet usednewrecentnot of long standingnot long madenew (to anything)inexperiencednewnoveldifferent from what has gone before

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Nemde níwan stefne; nama wæs gecyrred, Elen. Kmbl. 2119; El. 1061. Him ne wæs nǽnig earfoþe ðæt líchomlíce gedál on ðære neówan wyrde ( in their new condition ), Blickl. Homl. 135, 31. Ic eów sylle níwe bebod, Jn. Skt. 13, 34.

Linked entry: níwung

eft

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Ox. 5167. where there is a sequence of propositions, statements, again Wæs gecueden ðætte ðá sácerdas ne scoldon nó hiera heáfdu scieran . . ., ne eft hí ne scoldon hira loccas lǽtan weaxan, Past. 139, 13.

for

beforein front ofbeforesinceagoforfromthroughon account offorfromthroughinstead of in place ofin exchange forin return forin expiation ofin redemption foron behalf ofin support ofin respect toin relation toas regardsagainstfromin spite ofnotwithstandingin accordance withaccording toas representative offorto takein compensation foras punishment forfor the sake ofon behalf of for the benefit ofAs representative of

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Sió Circe wæs háten for herigum (cf. þǽre nama wæs Kirke, Bt. 38, I; F. 194, 19), Met. 26, 57. Hí woldon lícian for manna eágum, Past. 449, 10.

níwe

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Þá( at the creation of Adam) wæs fruma níwe ælda túdres . . . : fæder wæs ácenned Adam ǽrest, 795. Adam . . . neorxna wonges níwre gesceafte hyrde, Gen. 171.

drý-cræft

(n.)
Grammar
drý-cræft, es; m. [cræft craft, art]

Magical art, magic, sorceryars magĭca

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Sum man wæs mid drýcræfte bepǽht some man was deceived by magic, Homl. Th. i. 448, 13. Warna ðé ðæt ðú ne gíme drýcræfta ne swefena ne hwatena nec inveniātur in te, qui ariolos sciscĭtētur et observet somnia atque augŭria, Deut. 18, 10.

Linked entry: dreó-cræft

DEÁW

(n.)
Grammar
DEÁW, es; m. n.

DEW ros

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On morgen wæs ðæt deáw abútan ða fyrdwíc mane ros jacuit per circuĭtum castrōrum, Ex. 16, 13: Num. 11, 9.

fóre-cweðan

(v.)
Grammar
fóre-cweðan, p. -cwæþ, pl. -cwǽdon; pp. -cweden

To foresaypredictprædīcĕrepropōnĕre

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Swá hit fórecweden wæs ut prædictum ĕrat, 3, 15; S. 542, 3

fóre-setnes

(n.)
Grammar
fóre-setnes, -ness, -nys, -nyss, e; f.

a thing proposedpropositionpurposeintentionpropŏsĭtiopropŏsĭtumthat which is placed beforea prepositionpræpŏsĭtio

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a thing proposed, proposition, purpose, intention; propŏsĭtio, propŏsĭtum Wæs seó cwén lustfulliende ðære gódan fóresetnesse and willan ðæs iungan the queen rejoiced at the young man's good purpose and will, Bd. 5, 19; S. 637, 32: 5, 20; S. 642, 17.