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un-stillness

(n.)
Grammar
un-stillness, e; f.

absence of restmotiondisturbancenoisinessclamourtumultbustlecommotiondisturbancebreach of peacerestlessnessunrulinessdisquietudedisturbance of mindtrouble

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Voc. ii. 99, 55. disturbance, noisiness, clamour Gif hé ðurhwunaþ cnucigeode, ðonne áríst se hírédes ealdor for ðæs óðres onhrópe, and him getíðaþ ðæs ðe hé bitt, ná for freóndrǽdene, ac for his unstilnysse, Homl. Th. i. 248, 33.

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fót

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Ealle gesceafta þú legst under his fét, Ps. Th. 8, 7: 46, 3. a foot as a measure of length Seó eá þæt land oferfleów mid fótes þicce flóde, Ors. 1. 3; S. 32, 6. Eahta fóta brádne and twelf fóta heánne, Bd. 1. 12; Sch. 34, 2.

ge-edstaþelian

(v.)
Grammar
ge-edstaþelian, ge-edstálian.
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Sceoldon ealle heofenlice ðing and eorðlice beón geedstaðelode on Críste, 214, 25. to restore, renew what has been exhausted, to rebuild a ruin Þá hálgan mynstru ... tórorene geendstálude ( restauravit ), Angl. xiii. 366, 15.

here-geatu

Grammar
here-geatu, [The word occurs very rarely in the singular; indeed be hergeate,
    Ll. Th. i. 412, 26,
seems the only instance that number. Plural forms are n. ac. -geatwei,(-a), -geata(-u, -e); dat -geat-wum, -geatum.]
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Add: Eahta hund eóredmanna ealle mid heregeatwum gegerede, Nar. 4, 13. Twégen englas gesceldode and gesperode and mid heregeatwum (heora geatwum, v. l.; but see Bl. N. 24), Bl. H. 221, 28. Beón þá heregea a (-e.v.l.) swá hit mǽðlic sý, Ll.

hreósan

(v.)
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Úp áhefð [Dryhten] ealle þá þe hreósað alleuat Dominus omnes qui corruunt, Ps. L., Srt., Rdr. 144, 14. On hrorenum folke in populo graui, Ps. L. 34, 18. to fall from a higher to a lower level Hié under grund hruron, An. 1602.

inc

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. ¶ plural and dual forms are used of the same persons :-- Se ealdor and his prófost cómon, þus cweðende: 'Wé andbidodon ðín, ... and þú ne cóme' ... 'Hwí secge gé þæt ic ne cóme? Hwæt lál ne æteówode ic inc bám slápendum?

lǽnan

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ne his ǽhta ( pecuniam suam vel possessiones ) tó nánum unrihtum gafole ne lǽne; ꝥ is ꝥ hé hine máran ne bidde tó ágyfanne þonne hé him ǽr lǽnde; ac for lufe lǽne gehwá óðrum his feoh and his ǽhta, 194, 15-19. to grant Se góda líchama þancode Gode ealre

lyre

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Him tó cýðenne his ǽhta lyre (cf. se deófol ácwealde ealle his ǽhta), 4), Hml. Th. ii. 450, 30. (2 a) loss by death in battle :-- Bútan þǽra manna lyre þe him mid cómon, Hml.

manig-feald

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Ǽlc deáþlic man swencþ hine selfne mid mistlicum and manigfealdum ymbhogum, and þeáh willniaþ ealle þurh mistlice paþas cuman tó ánum ende omnis mortalium cura, quam multiplicium studiorum labor exercet, . . . ad unum finem nititur pervenire, 24, 1 ;

same

(adv.)
Grammar
same, (always in combination with swá); adv.

Similarly, in the same way

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Swá same And eft Lǽdenware swá same wendon ealla on hiora ágen geþeóde and again the Romans in the same way translated all into their own language, Past. pref. ; Swt. 6, 3.

ǽ

(n.)
Grammar
ǽ, ǽ(w); g. d. ac. ǽ, ǽe, ǽwe (g. ǽs in N. Gospels); g. pl. ǽa; f. and n.
    (? in
  • Bd. 4, 5
  • ;
  • S. 573, 17
  • ).

law, &c.matrimony

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Ðǽre ealdan ǽwe veteris legis, An. Ox. 40, 20. Ðæt hé of ðǽre ǽwe ne cerre, Past. 175, 5: 181, 1: 439, 30. Aee legem, Ps. Srt. 26, 11. Ǽa legum, Germ. 388, 16.

of-faran

(v.)

to come up with those who are pursued, to overtake, to get near enough to attack, to reach and attack

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Ðá cómon Tarentíne tó heora ágnum scipum, and ðá oðre hindan offóran, and hié ealle him tó gewildum gedydan búton v Tarentini Romanam classem praetereuntem hostiliter invaserunt, quinque tantum navibus per fugam elapsis, 4, 1; Swt. 154, 6.

on-munan

(v.)

to esteem, consider (worthy), think (highly of)denoting worthalone

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Miclum geblissod ðæt hié God wolde onmunan swá micles ofer menn ealle Andrew was greatly rejoiced that God deemed his disciples worthy of such high regard beyond all men (in granting them the vision they had seen ), Andr. Kmbl. 1789; An. 897

tó-sendan

(v.)
Grammar
tó-sendan, p. de.

to send in different directionssend away,disperse,scatterto destroy

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Hé tósende hí geond ealne middangeard. Homl. Th. i. 232, 5 : 462, 15. Ðæra cnapena hundnigontig ðúsenda hí tósendon tó gehwylcum leódscipum tó ðeowte ninety thousand boys they sent away to all nations to slavery, 404, 15.

tó-weard

(prep.)
Grammar
tó-weard, prep.

Towardin the direction of

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Ass. 190, 258. with dat. or uncertain, preceding the governed word Ðonne ærnaþ hý ealle tóweard ðæm feó, Ors. 1, 1; Swt. 20, 36. Hí torfedon tówærd ðam weofode . . . and scotedon tóweard ðam hálig-dóme, Chr. 1083; Erl. 217, 17, 19.

tótian

(v.)
Grammar
tótian, p. ode

To peep outlook

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To peep out, look; Halliwell gives toot= to pry inquisitively, as a Northern word Se ceác oferhelede ða oxan ealle búton ða heáfudu tótodon út the basin covered the oxen entirely, except that the heads peeped out; luterem boves portant, qui facie exterius

sprengan

(v.)
Grammar
sprengan, de

To cause to spring.to scatter to sprinkle to burst, crack (cf. to spring a leak,sprung, applied to a bat)to apply a clysterquassare, rorareto burst, scatter, sprinkleto burst

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Hé nam ðæt blód and sprengde ðæt folc, 28, 8. something on to an object Sprænge se mæssepreóst háligwæter ofer hig ealle, L. Ath. iv. 7; Th. i. 226, 23. Genim ðás ylcan wyrte gesodene, sprengc intó ðam húse, Lchdm. i. 264, 15.

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þanne

(adv.)
Grammar
þanne, þænne, þonne; adv. conj.
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Nú wé faraþ tó Gerusalem, and þonne beóþ gefylde ealle ða hálgan gewreotu, Blickl. Homl. 15, 8. Se ðe gód onginneþ, and þonne áblinneþ, 21, 34. Ðam ðe for his synnum onsǽgd weorþeþ, and þonne á tó ealdre orleg dreógeþ, Exon. Th. 446, 28; Dóm. 29.

Linked entries: þænne þonne

on-gitan

(v.)
Grammar
on-gitan, -gietan, -giotan, -geotan ; p. -geat, -get; pl. -geáton, -géton ; pp. -giten, -gieten

To perceiveto perceive, seeto perceive by hearingto perceive, feel (pain, etc. )to feel, be of opinion, judgeto know, hear of, find outto perceive, understandto recognise, know,to take a person or thing to be what it really isto recognise a fact or circumstance,to know (of sexual intercourse)

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Eall ðæt hé oððe on gewritum oððe on ealdra manna sægenum ongeat (cognoverat), Bd. prep. ; S. 471, 27. Sumu ða ðe ic sylf ongitan (cognoscere) mihte þurh gesægene, S. 472, 30.

mǽgþ

(n.)
Grammar
mǽgþ, <b>, mǽgeþ,</b> e; f.

A collection of mǽgasa familystockraceas a technical term in the laws, relatives, kindred, the mǽgas who were living at the same time, and to whom the mǽg-lagu applied descendants of a common ancestor living at the same timea generationa tribesubdivision of a peoplea peoplenationprovincecountry

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Ealle of ǽgðere mǽgþe, L. E. G. 13; Th. i. 174, 21. Se slaga wille bétan wið mǽgþe, L. Edm. S. 7; Th. i. 250, 15. Gebéte wið ða mǽgþe, L. C. S. 39; Th. i. 398, 27: L. Edm.