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eall

Grammar
eall, <b>. I 1 a.</b>
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</b> add :-- Man déle æal healf ꝥ yrue, C.D. iii. 273, 5. <b>I 2.</b> add :-- He hine ealne gewǽpnode, Hml. S. 25, 280. <b>II 3 a.</b> dele Nar. 9, 10, and add :-- Him eall þá eágan floterodon, Hml. S. 23, 655. Add

un-wynsum

(adj.)
Grammar
un-wynsum, adj.

Unpleasant

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Ǽlc wyrd, sam hió sié wynsum, sam hió sié unwynsum omnis fortuna vel jucunda vel aspera, 40, 1; Fox 236, 2. Réþu wyrd and unwynsumu, 40, 2; Fox 238, 2. Hé hine gegyrede mid hǽrenum hrægle swíþe heardum and unwinsumum, Blickl. Homl. 221, 24

weá-láf

(n.)
Grammar
weá-láf, e; f.

A remnant spared by calamity those who remain after evil times the survivors of calamity

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A remnant spared by calamity, those who remain after evil times, the survivors of calamity Land hý áwéstaþ and burga forbærnaþ and ǽhta forspillaþ and eard hý ámiriaþ.

be-fleón

to fleeto flee fromto flee from

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Þæt hit ǽlc befluge, Guth. 20, 22. Ðeáh hé hæbbe beflogen ðone gesin-scipe, næfð hé nó beflogen ðá byrðenne, Past. 401, 21-2. to flee from, with dat. Heó befleáh þám gesettan gyfte tó Godes cyrican, Gr. D. 199, 15. with prep.

hræd

(adj.)
Grammar
hræd, hræð, hreð; adj.

Quickswiftspeedysuddenalertrapidpromptactive

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Ðæt wæs hræd ǽrendraca se tylode tó secganne hys ǽrndunge ǽr ðon ðe hé lyfde that was a quick messenger, who strove to tell his message before he lived, Shrn. 95, 20. Se gást is hræd spiritus promptus est, Mt. Kmbl. 26, 41. Níþ godes hreð [hréð ?]

Linked entries: hræð hreþ

notian

(v.)
Grammar
notian, p. ode.

to make use ofemployenjoyto discharge an office

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Grammar notian, case undetermined Man ða reáf nime, ðe hé ǽr notode, R. Ben. l01, 24. Nota ðenna neód sig use the medicine when need be, Lchdm. i. 378, 18. to discharge an office Búton hé forworhte, ðæt hé ðære hádnote notian ne móste, L.

ge-sceppan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-sceppan, -scippan, -scyppan; p. -sceóp, -scóp, pl. -sceópon, -scópon ; pp. -scæpen, -sceapen , -sceopen, -sceapen

To form, createformare, disponere, creare

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Ǽr ðæt ðec ic gesceópe prius quam to formarem, Rtl. 55. 4. Nǽron náwðer ne on Fresisc gescæpene ne on Denisc they were formed neither, on a Frisian nor on a Danish model, Chr. 897; Erl. 95, 15.

Linked entries: ge-scippan ge-scyppan

ge-mearcian

(v.)
Grammar
ge-mearcian, p. ode, ade; pp. od, ad

To mark, point out, describe, assign, appoint, determinenŏtāre, signāre, designāre, assignāre, constĭtuĕre, decernĕre

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Gemearca hú hý ǽr stódon mark how they stood before, Lchdm. i. 398, 5

Linked entry: ge-mercian

sumer

(n.)
Grammar
sumer, (-or, -ur), es; dat. a, e; m.
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Ǽr sumor on tún gá before summer come, Lchdm. iii. 6, 1. Yldum bringþ sigelbeorhte dagas sumor tó túne, Menol. Fox 176; Men. 89. Sumur, Exon. Th. 354. 58; Reim. 67. Ðonne on sumeres tíd sunne hátost scíneþ, 212, 12; Ph. 209.

Linked entries: sumor sumur

á-leógan

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Ne gehát ðú nán þing tuwa; hwæt sceal hit ðé eft geháten, búton hit wǽre ǽr álogen ( unless the first time the promise was made falsely ), Prov.

eáre

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Hié forgytaþ ꝥ hié hwéne ǽr ymbhygdigum eárum gehýrdon reccean, Bl. H. 55, 27. Hé him mildheortnesse eáron ontýnde, 107, 1. a handle on a pot. Cf. Icel. eyra a handle on a pot, see N. E. D. ear, ll. 8, and next word

ge-þwǽre

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Hié wǽron swá geþwǽre and swá gesibsume ꝥ hié ealle forgeáfon þǽm cásere þá fǽhðe þe his mæg hæfde wið hié ǽr geworht, Ors. 6, 4; S. 258, 26. of things, at peace, at rest Streámas eft stille weorðað, ýða geþwǽre, Rä. 3, 15

hege

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Æfter ðám ealdan hege tó ðáre grénne ǽc, 2 74, 34. On Wíferðes mǽduan hege; of ðám hege, 78, 21. Tó ðám mǽrhege; of ðǽm hege on Sæfern, 79, 13. Stǽnenum hæge útáþýdum maceriae depulsae, Ps. L. 61, 4.

on-weald

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Add: in a general sense, power, control over a person or thing Ðæt úre geswinc ne sceolde bión on óðres monnes onwalde (an-, v. l. ), Past. 250, 2. of official rule. secular Hé wæs Rómánum swá milde swá him nán onwald næs ǽr þǽm, Ors. 6, 2; S. 254,

þes

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Add Ǽr hé on þǽs earfoðnesse cóm hé úre wæs wealdend, Bl.

bryne

(n.)
Grammar
bryne, byrne, es; m.

to burnA burning, fire, flame, heatustio, ardor, incendium, ignis, flamma, fervor

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Ǽr ðam ðe ðæt mynster mid byrne fornumen wáre priusquam monasterium esset incendio consumptum, Bd. 4, 25; S. 599, 18. Se biscop ða brynas ðara húsa gebiddende adwæscte episcopus incendia domorum orando restinxerit, 1, 19; S. 484, 36.

Linked entry: byrne

leóht

(adj.)
Grammar
leóht, léht, líht; adj.

Lightbrightcheerfulshiningclear

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Æt leóhtum fýre at a bright fire, s; Lchdm. ii. 30, 7. Se ðe reáfaþ man leóhtan dæge he who robs a man in daylight, L. Eth. iii. 15; Th. i. 298, 11. Ða þióstro ðínre heortan willaþ mínre leóhtan láre wiðstondan, Bt. Met. Fox 5, 43; Met. 5, 22.

simble

(adv.)
Grammar
simble, symble, simle, siemle, semle, symle ; adv.
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Hié wǽron simle healfe æt hám, healfe úte, Chr. 894 ; Erl. 90, 17. In ðé sáule sóðfæstra simle gerestaþ, Exon. Th. 4, 16 ; Cri. 53 : Met. 20, 238. Semle, 20, 198. Ic siemle mid ðé beó, Bt. 7, 3 ; Fox 22, 23. Hé symle Drihtne folgode, Homl.

Linked entries: symble symle

þeóf-feng

(n.)
Grammar
þeóf-feng, es; m.
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the obligation of one who holds land to arrest and bring to justice those who committed theft on that land, and occurs generally in connection with the burdens from which land, when granted, was relieved Ic forgyfe ðisne freóls tó ðære hálgan stówe æt

ge-girwan

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Seó genihtsumnes þæs wæteres byð ǽrest gesomnod in wídum seáðe, oþ ꝥ æt néxtan hit byð gegæred (-ger-, v. l.) in myccle eá aquarum abundantia in extenso prius lacu colligitur, ad postremum vero in amnem derivatur, Gr. D. 98, 17.