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ge-sellan

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Ic ne mæg swá fela gefón swá fela swá ic mæg gesyllan ( vendere ), Coll. M. 23, 29. to give in payment Hé geselþ eallne ðone welan æfter ðám anwealde, bútan hé hine mid lǽssan begitan mæge, Bt. 33, 2 ; F. 124, 10.

(pronoun.)
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hé, m: heó; f: hit; n.

He, she, it

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Hit neálǽcþ ðam ende; and ðý hit is on worulde á swá leng swa wyrse, and swá hit sceal nýde for folces synnum fram dæge tó dæge ǽr Antecristes tócyme yfelian swíðe; and húru hit wyrþ ðonne egeslíc it is drawing near the end; and therefore the longer it

Linked entries: heó hie hig hió

brýten-walda

(n.; adj.)
Grammar
brýten-walda, brýten-wealda, bréten-ánwealda, an; m: brýten-weald, es; m.

A powerful ruler or kingpræpotens rexa rulerthe British aboriginesto bruise, break, to break into small portions, to dispersea ruler, king, an extensive or powerful king, a king whose power is widely extended.a powerful kingthe wide expanse of eartha spacious realmthe spacious worlda spacious dwellinga war-king

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D. 477-514], king of the South-Saxons, who had thus much sway. The second was Ceawlin [A. D. 560-593], king of the West-Saxons. The third was Æthelbriht [A. D. 593-616], king of the men of Kent. The fourth was Rædwald [A. D. 617 ?

LǼTAN

(v.)
Grammar
LǼTAN, p. lét, leórt; pp. lǽten. The ellipsis of a verb in the infinitive, the meaning of which may be inferred from the context, not unfrequently takes place after lǽtan; and the connection of many of the meanings which follow with the simple one seems explainable in this way.

to LETallowpermitsufferto letlet gogive updismissleaveforsakeletto letcausemakegethavecause to beplace make as ifmake outprofesspretendestimateconsidersupposethinkto behave towardstreatto let

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Swá swá hit his yldran létan and lǽfdan ðam tó gewealde as his parents left and bequeathed it to be at his disposal, L. O. 14; Th. i. 184, 3; Lchdm. iii. 286, 15.

Linked entries: aweg-lǽtan leórt

FÁCEN

(n.)
Grammar
FÁCEN, fácn, es; pl. nom. acc. fácnu; gen. fácna; n.

Deceit, fraud, guile, treachery, malice, wickedness, evil, crime dŏlus, fraus, nēquĭtia, mălĭtia, inīquĭtas, prævārĭcātio

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Eorl óðerne spreceþ fægere befóran, and ðæt fácen swá ðeáh hafaþ in his heortan one man speaks another fair before his face, and nevertheless hath evil in his heart, Frag. Kmbl. 9; Leás. 5: Menol. Fox 574; Gn. C. 56.

Linked entries: fácn fácon fǽcne

ge-reccan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-reccan, -recan, -reccean; ic -recce, ðú -reccest, -recest, he -receþ, -recþ; imp. -rece; p. -reahte, -rehte; pp. -reaht, -reht; v. trans.

to put forth, shew, relate, express, denote, explain, interpret, translateexponere, demonstrare, narrare, referre, disserere, exprimere, interpretari, reddereto set forth, extend, direct, order, rule, control, reprove, correct, subdue, reduce to subjectionexponere, extendere, dirigere, regere, corripere, corrigere, subigere, sub imperium redigere

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Conc. to set forth, extend, direct, order, rule, control, reprove, correct, subdue, reduce to subjection; exponere, extendere, dirigere, regere, corripere, corrigere, subigere, sub imperium redigere Sý on ðínre gesihþe mínes sylfes gebed gereht swá rícels

Linked entry: ge-hræcan

scír

(adj.)
Grammar
scír, adj.
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Thw. 24, 17 ; Jud. 193. of glass, clear, transparent Swá ðæt scíre glæs ðæt mon ýþæst mæg eall þurhwlítan, Exon. Th. 78, 33. of water, clear, limpid Ofter Pantan, ofer scír wæter, Byrht. Th. 134, 42 ; By. 98.

seón

(v.)
Grammar
seón, p. seah, pl. sáwon, sǽgon, ségon ; pp. sewen, sawen.
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Wénaþ ða dysgan, ðæt ǽlc mon sié blind swá hí sint, and ðæt nán mon ne mǽge seón (gesión, Cote.

þín

(n.; adj.; pronoun.)
Grammar
þín, prop. poss.
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Sege mé hwæþer se þín wela swá deóre seó, Bt. 13; Fox 38, 6: Met. 20, 29. Álés þíne þa liófan gesceft, Hy. 8, 33: Ps. Th. 90, 7. Hi ðæt þín fægere hús forbærndan, 73, 7.

flítan

to striveto striveto strivequarrelsomecontentiousto disputearguelay blame on

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Heó feóll tó eorðan flítende wið þone hálgan á hé hí ásende on swá mycelne weg and ne wearð gefréfrod she fell to the ground quarrelling with (blaming) the saint for sending her such a long way and she had got no comfort, Hml. S. 3, 652

ge-hínan

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Is wén þæt heó mec eft wille earmne gehýnan yflum yrmðum. swá heó mec ǽr dyde (cf. þone heó gebond and mid witum swong, 613) Jul. 633. Hungre gehýned, El. 720. Ic ǽr hyhtful gewearð and nú gehýned éom góda geásne, 923. Gehiéned, Past. 66, 19.

god-spell

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A. 16, 75. the record of Christ's life and teaching. contained in the books written by the four evangelists Drihten selfa swá on his godspelle be him ( John the Baptist ) cwæþ, Bl. H. 165, 2: 213, 21.

healh

a corneran anglecaveclosetrecessa bay

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Swá hwelp leóna eardiende on halum (in abditis), Ps. Spl. 16, 13. On þýstrum healum (scræfum, Dóm. L. 139) þissere worulde tenebrosis in antris, Wlfst. 138, 1.

magan

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Hé geséþ swá eáþelíce crístenne magan þolian ipse testatur Tam facile Xpianum posse carere, Angl. xiii. 389, 337. c. i.

on-wreón

(v.)

to uncover, discloseto uncover, open, remove a coveringto make known, shew forth, reveal, discoverto shew the (hidden) meaning of anything, to explainto shew, display so as to avoid concealmentto display what is bad, to exposeto reveal

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Ne tódǽlaþ gé ðara háligra líchoman ... ðá dydon hý swá him ðæt dumbe neát onwreáh, Shrn. 136, 2. Ic ðé háte ðæt ðú ðás gesyhþe secge mannum, onwreóh wordum ðæt hit is wuldres beám, Rood Kmbl. 191; Kr. 97.

þanc

(n.)
Grammar
þanc, es; m.
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Swǽ gelǽrede biscepas, swǽ suǽ nú Gode ðonc wel hwǽr siendon, Past, prep. ; Swt. 9, 4 : 1; Swt. 27, 3 : Andr. Kmbl. 2302; An. 1152.

Linked entries: þancung þonc

LǼCE

(n.)
Grammar
LǼCE, es; m.

A LEECHdoctorphysiciana leech

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Is seó geoluwe swá ðeáh swíðost lǽceon [MS. B. lǽcon] gecwéme the yellow is however most suitable for doctors, Herb. 165, 1; Lchdm. i. 294, 11. Josep beád his þeówan lǽcon Joseph præcepit servis suis medicis, Gen. 50, 1.

Linked entries: lǽca léce

morþ

(n.)
Grammar
morþ, es; n. m.

deathdestructionperditionthat which causes deathmurderslaying with an attempt at concealment of the deedmurderhomicide

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Grn. 21, 15. that which causes death Ðú (the evil soul) wǽre ðǽr (in this world) morþ and myrþra, ac ðú ne miht hér (in the next world) swá beón, Wulfst. 241, 9.

wirnan

(v.)
Grammar
wirnan, p. de.

to refuserefrain from grantingto preventprohibitkeep from

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Ne beó ðú swá heard*-*heort, ðæt ðú him ðínes gódes wyrne non obdurabis cor tuum, nec contrahes manum, Deut. 15, 7. Sele him scearpne wyrtdrenc, wyrne him metes, Lchdm. ii. 46, 25. For hwan ðú woldest ðínre gesihðe mé wyrnan? Ps.

Linked entries: wyrnan wernan

ge-metgian

(v.)
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Hé sceal gemetgian swá cræftelíce his stemne tanta arte vox tem- peranda est, 453, 12. Ríxiende and gemetgende ( moderans ) worulda ealle, Hy. S. 108, 33. Gimetgende frenans, Rtl. 162, 26. Hió bióð gemetgode temperantur (sortes a Domino), Kent.