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sweotol

(adj.)
Grammar
sweotol, swutol, switol, swytol, sutol (-ul, -al, -el); adj.
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Th. 394, 16; Rä. 14, 4. by hearing Ðǽr wæs hearpan swég, swutol sang, Beo.

swégan

(v.)
Grammar
swégan, p. de
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Ðæt ne sace óga on swége ne litis horror insonet, Hymn. Surt. 9, 12. (b 1) with a personal subject Drihten swégþ Dominus tonabit, Cant. An. 10. God swégde Deus intonuit, Ps. Spl. 28, 3: Ps.

þafian

(v.)
Grammar
þafian, p. ode.
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Ðé sint tú gearu swá líf swá deáð, swá ðé leófre biþ tó geceósanne; cýð hwæt ðú ðæs tó þinge þafian wille say which alternative you mean to accept, Elen. Kmbl. 1213; El. 608.

ealdor-dóm

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Th. i. 344, 33. a beginning Þis is ealdordóm uncres gewinnes on fruman gefongen (cf. þis is a beginnunge of þe sar ꝥ tu schalt ... drehen, Jul. 27, 8), Jul. 190

fullíce

(adv.)
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Sax. fullíko: O. H. Ger. follícho funditus, largiter. ]

god-webb

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on hundtwelftigum hringa gyldenra ... ðæt ðridde godweb wæs on ðæs godwebbes onlícnisse ðe geó ymb mínes fæder Dauides columban hangode on ðissum ilcan temple: ðæt feórðe godweb wæs on ðæs godwebbes onlícnisse ðe geó Abimelech bróhte Críste tó lácum, Sal

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preóst

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Add: an ecclesiastic of the seventh of the holy orders; the bishop and the priest were of the same order, but the bishop's functions were more extensive, and in this respect he was superior to the priest. Cf. Ll.

sægen

(n.)
Grammar
sægen, sæcgen, segen, e; f.

a saying, statement, assertiontradition, report, story a narration, relation

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Th. 144, 7. what is said generally, tradition, report, story Ðæt is fyrn sægen (fyrn-sægen? cf. fyrn-gewrit, -gid) it is an old story, Andr. Kmbl. 2977; An. 1491.

Linked entries: segen sæcgen

strang

(adj.)
Grammar
strang, adj.
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Ðæt sár biþ tó ðon strang, and hé næfþ nánne slǽp ðonne hit strangest biþ, Lchdm. ii. 198, 25. Strang fefer, 226, 16.

ge-healdan

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Bið sum corn sǽdes gehealden on þǽre sáwle sóðfæstnesse, Met. 22, 37. <b>VI a.</b> to retain in the mind, remember :-- Gehýr gyt sum bigspell, and geheald þá wel þe ic þé ǽr sǽde, Bt. 37, 3; F. 190, 21.

freónd

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R. 23, 12. (6 a) one who is on the same side or of the same party as another, an associate :-- Ne sé wé freóndas ( socii, geféran, W.S.) hiora in blód ðára wítgana, Mt. L. 23, 30.

híréd

Grammar
híréd, l. híred,

a familya familyhousethe familycourt

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Ic þé hálsige, heofonríces weard, for þám hírede þe þú hider lǽdest, engla þreátas, Sat. 423.

on-wendan

(v.)

to turn, changeto change one thing for another, to exchangeto turn, change a direction, to avert, divert, turn asideto change the position of a thing, to invert, turn upside down,to subvert, disturb, upsetto cause to change for the worse, to give a wrong direction, pervertTo return

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erras, 7, 2; Fox 16, 30. to change one thing for another, to exchange Heó wæs genumen of middanearde and eall ðæt sár and ðone deáþ mid écre hǽlo and lífe onwende, Bd. 4, 19; S. 589, 7. to turn, change a direction, to avert, divert, turn aside Nǽfre

wundor

(n.)
Grammar
wundor, es; n.

a wondera circumstanceact that excites astonishmenta circumstance that excites astonishment as being out of the usual course of nature,a prodigyportenta wondermiraclea miraclea wonderful objectwondrous thingwonderfulmiraculous powerwonderadmiration

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Yldo, Salm. Kmbl. 563; Sal. 281. Férdon folctogan wunder sceáwian, láþes lástas, Beo. Th. 1685; B. 840. Wundur, 6057; B. 3032: 6197; B. 3103.

Linked entries: wunder wundrum

healdan

(v.)

to keep watch overkeep in chargeto keepto watch overkeepgovernrulea king to keepguardto watchto defendpreserveto holdtakearrestto have hold ofto holdto holdto hold upto maintainsupportupholdmanageto holdbearconductto behaveto handletreatdeal withto holdto holdto have possessionto holdoccupyan officea positionto holdto remain into retaindetainto keepto detainto keepto keepto keep oneselfremainto holdkeep togethercontinueto maintainkeepto performkeep watchto keepto keep unbrokeninviolateto keepto constraincompelrestrainstopto restrain oneselfrefrainto entertainto keep in mindrememberregardto hold asto holdto proceedmove onto continuego on withto go on

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Healdað hine nihta gehwylce twá hund wearda, Sal. 259.

Ælfréd

(n.)
Grammar
Ælfréd, es; m. [ælf an elf; réd = rǽd counsel, wise in counsel: v. Ælfred]

AlfredAlfrédusAlfred the Great

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In the same summer, no less than twenty ships, with men and everything [of the Danes], perished on the south coast, Chr. 897; Th. 177, 5, col. 2 — 179, 3, col. 2.

cúþ-líce

(adv.)
Grammar
cúþ-líce, cúþe-líce; comp. or; adv.

certainly, manifestly certo, aperte for, indeed, therefore nempe, igiturfamiliarly, courteously, kindlyfamiliariter, civiliter, comiter

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Th. 103, 16: 106, 6: 121, 1: 146, 4: 149, 8. for, indeed, therefore; nempe, igitur Cweðaþ cúþlíce for indeed they said, Ps. Th. 70, 10: 82, 4: Hy. 10, 20; Hy.

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HUND

(n.)
Grammar
HUND, es; m.

A HOUNDa dog

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A HOUND, a dog; applied to persons as a term of abuse in English and in other dialects Ðá hé ðider com ðá sceolde cuman ðære helle hund ongeán hine ðæs nama wæs Ceruerus when he came thither, it is said, that then the dog of hell, whose name was Cerberus

Linked entries: hundred hund-teóntig

mearc-land

(n.)
Grammar
mearc-land, es; n.

a border-landwaste land lying outside the cultivateda districtcountryterritory

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Cf. what is said before of his dwelling place :-- Wæs seó londes stów bimiðen fore monnum, óððæt meotud onwráh beorg on bearwe, 34 b; Th. 110, 32-35), Exon. 35 a; Th, 112, 17; Gú. 145.

syngian

(v.)
Grammar
syngian, ode

To sin

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Ðá sǽde him Plenius ðæt hé wóh bude, and miclum on ðǽm syngade, Ors. 6, 10; Swt. 264, 28. Wé singodon on úrum bréðer peccavimus in fratrem nostrum, Gen. 42, 21. Ne synga ðú non moechaberis, Ex. 20, 14. Ðe læs gé syngien (nelle gé syngian, Ps.

Linked entry: singian