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ge-sellan

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Ðis mihte beón geseald tó myclum wurðe, Mt. 26, 9. to sell hine gesealdan cípemonnum eum mercatoribus vendiderunt, Ors. I. 5 ; S. 34, 2. Ic ne mæg swá fela gefón swá fela swá ic mæg gesyllan ( vendere ), Coll.

weorþian

(v.)
Grammar
weorþian, wurþian, wyrþian; p. ode.
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wurðedon him for godas ða sunnan and ðone mónan, 105, 13. Ða tungelwítgan cuómon tó ðon ðæt hié Crist weorþedon (wurðoden, v.l. ), Chr. 2; Erl. 4, 29. Nánes cynnes andlícnyssa ne wurða ( non adorabis et non coles ), Deut. 5, 9.

Linked entries: a-wyrþian wyrþian

wesan

(v.)
Grammar
wesan, p. wæs, pl. wǽron
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Ðæt hé léte hyne licgean, ðǽr hé longe wæs, Beo. Th. 6157; B. 3082. Ðæt word wæs mid Gode, Jn. Skt. 1, 1. Heó wæs mid twám werum she lived with two husbands, Homl. Skt. i. 20, 3. Ðonne wæs hé mid his ágnum cynne, Bt. 5, 1; Fox 10, 10.

þǽr

(adv.)
Grammar
þǽr, þár, þára; adv.
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Ðǽr mín ágen folc mé hýran cúðan si plebs mea audisset me, Ps. Th. 80, 13 : Bt. 32, 2; Fox 78, 1 : 37, 3; Fox 100, 4 : 36, 2; Fox 174, 5. Geornor wé woldon beón forsugiende, þǽr wé for eówerre ágenre gnornunge móste, Ors. 3, 8; Swt. 122, 10 : Exon.

Linked entry: þár

LICGAN

(v.; adv.)
Grammar
LICGAN, p. læg: pl. lǽgon; pp. legen.

To LIEfailto liegorun

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Hana ða licgenda[n] áwecþ gallus jacentes excitat, Hymn. Surt. 6, 36.

Linked entry: for-lǽge

swilc

(pronoun.)
Grammar
swilc, swelc; pron. (the word can take the weak declension).
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hýrde wé ðæt ǽnig wurde hús árǽred swylic ðæt mǽre wæs, Anglia xi. 9, 30. Gódfremmendra swylcum gifeðe biþ to such as it shall be granted, Beo. Th. 604; B. 299: Met. 26, 87. Swilce wé ðé daga cígen on such day as we call to thee, Ps. Ben. 19, 9.

Linked entries: swelc swylc swá-lic

CRÆFT

(n.)
Grammar
CRÆFT, es; m.

powermightstrength as of body or externals visroburpotentiaan artskillCRAFTtradework arsperitiaartificiumoccupatioopuscraft of mind, cunning, knowledge, science, talent, ability, faculty, excellence, virtue astutia, machinatio, scientia, facultas, præstantia, virtusa CRAFTany kind of ship navis qualiscunque

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He his dryhtne hýrde þurh dýrne cræftas he obeyed his lord through secret powers Salm.

lác

(n.)
Grammar
lác, generally neuter, but occasionally feminine
  • [v. Shrn. pp. 3-4],
or masculine, as in the compound lyb-lác q. v.

battlestrugglean offeringsacrificeoblationa giftpresentgracefavourservicea presentoffering of wordsa messagemedicine

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Leóht wé geseóþ láce lumen videmus muneris, Hymn. Surt. 43, 17, Behátenre fæderes láce promisso Patris munere, 95, 27. Láce eulogiæ, benedictionis, Hpt. Gl. 496. Tóforan ðære cynclícan láce ðe hé hire geaf, Homl. Th. ii. 584, 31.

Linked entries: freó-lác lácan lǽc

ge-wyrcan

(v.)
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L. 7, 17: Hy. 3, 52. to celebrate a festival Doeg ðe symbel mid ðý geworht wæs, Jn.

heáh

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Þone heán cyning, gásta hyrde, Dan. 198. Þára heán handa Drihtnes, Ps. Th. 76, 9. Þæt hé ( Jupiter ) god wǽre héhst and hálgost, Met. 26, 38. Se héhsta god, Bt. 38, 1; F. 194, 17. Hyldo þæs héhstan déman, Jud. 4.

Linked entry: dynt

byrgen

(n.)
Grammar
byrgen, byrgenn, birgen, byrigen, burgen, e; f. [beorg tumulus]
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búton eów mann laðige ðǽr-to: ðænne ge ðǽr-to gelaðode sýn, ðonne forbeóde ge ða hǽðenan sangas ðæra lǽwedra manna, and heora hlúdan cheahchetunga; ne ge sylfe ne eton, ne ne drincon ðǽr ðæt líc inne líþ, ðe-læs ðe ge syndon efen-lǽce ðæs hǽðenscypes ðe

wer

(n.)
Grammar
wer, and <b>were,</b> es; m. [The word seems to be interchangeable with wer-gild (q. v.), e. g.
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Wealh, gif hé hafaþ fíf hýda, hé bið syxhynde, 24; Th. i. 118, 10.

wunian

(v.)
Grammar
wunian, p. ode

To dwellremainto dwellabidestayremainliveto inhabit a place, live in or onto live, be in certain conditions or circumstances,to abidebe present with a person to comfort or helpto berestresideremainoccupy a positionto consist of or in,subsist, existto remainlastcontinueendureto be wont

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Se hearda hyge hálig wunode, Exon. Th. 135, 1; Gu. 517. Hí ðágyt hǽðene wunodon, Homl. Th. ii. 502, 23. Is sǽd of ðære tíde ðe hí þanon gewiton óþ tódæge ðæt ðæt land wéste wunige (manere desertus perhibetur), Bd. 1, 15; S. 483, 27.

Linked entries: wunung wynian

cyning

(n.)
Grammar
cyning, cyng,es; m. [cyn people, -ing originating from, son of] .

a king, ruler, emperor rex, imperator a spiritual King, God, Christ Deus, Christusthe devildiabŏlus, satănas Anglo-Saxon kings were at first elected from a family or class, by Witena gemót the assembly of the wise. fidelity was sworn to them by the people, in the following words the king took a corresponding oath to his peoplethe Anglo-Saxon king had royal power to pardon transgressors of all forfeits the king had one halfall hoards above the earth, and within the earth. As we learn from Beowulf, in early and heathen times, much treasure was buried in the mound raised over the ashes of the dead, besides what was burned with the body Pastus or ConviviumThe king visited different districts personally or by deputy to see that justice was done to all his subjects. In these periodical journeys the king received support and entertainment wherever he went. Hence perhaps the privileges of our judges Vigilia head ward, or a proper watch set over the king, which he claimed when he came into any district the mint or coinage of money. The king exercised a superintendence over the circulating medium

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Anglo-Saxon kings were at first elected from a family or class, by Witena gemót the assembly of the wise. fidelity was sworn to them by the people, in the following words Ðus man sceal swerigean hyld-áþas.

ge-niman

(v.)
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B. ii. 376, 15. to take into one's head to do something Heó on mód genam þæt heó his lárum hýrde, Gen. 710. to get an idea Eów Rómáne mæg gescomian ꝥ gé swá heánlic geþóht sceoldon on eów geniman . . . ꝥ gé sǽdon ꝥ þá hǽðnan tída wǽron beteran þonne