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DÆG

(n.)
Grammar
DÆG, gen. dæges; pl. nom. acc. dagas; m: daga, an; m.

DAY dies the time of a man's life tempus vitæ humanæ the Anglo-Saxon Rune RUNE = the letter d, the name of which letter in Anglo-Saxon is dæg a day; hence this Rune not only stands for the letter d, but for dæg a day, as,- RUNE byþ Drihtnes sond, deóre mannum day is the Lord's messenger, dear to men

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Heora dagena tíd dies eorum, 77. 32. On þreóra monna dæg in three men's days or lives, Bd. App.

stefn

(n.)
Grammar
stefn, stæfn, stemn, e; f.
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Ðonne ic cweþe ego ic, and ðú cwest tó mé tu ðú, ðonne beó wyt ætgædere and for ðí ne behófaþ náðor ðissera pronomina ná má stemna búton twegra. Se ðridda hád hæfþ syx clypunga, forðan ðe hé ys hwílon mid, hwílon on óðre stówe, Ælfc.

willan

(v.)
Grammar
willan, prs. ic, hé wille, wile, ðú wilt, pl. wé willaþ ; p. wolde, walde ; part. prs. willende

To will, wishto will, exercise the faculty of willingto will, purpose, think, mean, intendto tendto will, ordain, order, commandto will, wish, want, desireto will, be willing to do somethingto allow, permit, grant, consent toto be disposed, to have such and such a willto will, profess, claimwill, shall, to be about to

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Gif ðú ǽfre cymst tó ðære stówe, ðonne wilt ðú cweþan ( dices ), Bt. 36, 2 ; Fox 174, 22 : Met. 24, 48. Se ðe wyle sprecan loquuturus Ælfc. Gr. 41; Zup. 247, 15, 11 : 248, 6.

Linked entries: fǽcan walde

hwǽr

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., R.) is strión ðin, ðér is hearta ðin, Mt. L. 6, 21. Hwér am ic, ðér ðegn mín bið, Jn. R. 12, 26. See also Mt. 24, 28 ( 1 a): Lk. R. 12, 34 ( 1 b): Jn. L. 12, 26 ( 1 b)

LÆS

(adv.)
Grammar
LÆS, adv. also used in conjunctional phrases and as a noun.

Lesslest

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Cýð ðis folc ðæt hig ne gán ofer ða gemǽro ðé læs hig swelton contestare populum ne forte velit transcendere terminos et pereat, Ex. 19, 21, 24: Ps. Th. 68, 14. Ðé lea ne, Kent. Gl. 161.

Linked entry: læsast

simble

(adv.)
Grammar
simble, symble, simle, siemle, semle, symle ; adv.
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Ne swylteþ hé symle ac him eft cymeþ bót he does not die for ever, does not remain dead, but remedy comes again to him, Exon.

Linked entries: symble symle

swég

(n.)
Grammar
swég, es; m.
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unregulated, confused sound, noise, din, crash Suoeg, cirm fragor, Wrt. Voc. ii. 109, 27. Swǽg clangor, sonitus, Hpt. Gl. 451, 44. Ne wind ne wætres swég, Blickl. Homl. 65, 19. Swég on windes onlícnesse, 133, 15. Swég innan ðan heáfedan.

Linked entries: swég-cræft swóg

Þú

(pronoun.)
Grammar
Þú, pers. pron.

Thou

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Grammar Þú, alone Ðis land ðe þú gesihst, Gen. 13, 15. Hwæt eart þú þe þýn ansýn is swylce ánes sceaþan, and hwæt ys ðæt tácen þe þú on uppan þínum exlum byrst? Nicod. 32; Thw. 18, 19. Gewít þú, Abraham, féran ... þú scealt Isaac mé onsecgan, Cd.

Linked entries: þec þeh þistel

an-gin

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See also ongin in Dict

elles

(adj.)

otherwisedifferentlyelsewhereelseelse

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Hwæt is elles ðiós gewítendlice sibb búton swelce hit sié sum swæð ðǽre écean sibbe?, Past. 351, 24. For hwám wæs elles . . . búton for ðǽm ðe . . ., 389, 32. Elles ǽlc óþer þing bútan þysum sý gehealden reliqua omnia impleantur, R.

feorm

provisionsstoresa feastan entertainmententertainment

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Similar entries v. flýman feorm in Dict. v. cum-, dæg-, gift-, niht-feorm

ge-swinc

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Take here ge-swincg in Dict., and add: with respect to action labour of body or mind, toil, hard work: — Ðǽr wæs suíðe suíðlic gesuinc, and ðǽr wæs micel swát ágoten multo labore sudatum est, Past. 269, 12.

ge-freógan

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Leáfa gebohte . . . ðis land mið ðý friádðme ðe hit hǽr gefriád wæs, C. D. B. ii. 154, 18. to free from evil, trouble, & c. Gefrig úsich from ýfle, Mt. L. 6, 13.

ǽr

(adv.; con.)
Grammar
ǽr, adv.

earlyexpressing readiness, quickness, soonearlier, beforepreviously, beforehandsooner beforesoonerfirst

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Similar entries [See also síþ in Dict.] on ǽr previously, beforehand :-- Drihten ðe on ǽr wát eal ðæt tóweard is, Lch. iii. 436, 20:Hml. Th. i. 114, 3: Chr. 1067; P. 201, 26. Hé wolde warnian on ǽr, Gen. 6, 6.

GÝMAN

(v.)
Grammar
GÝMAN, géman, gíman, giéman; p. de

To care fortake care oftake heed toheedobserveregardkeep

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He ǽtes ne gímde he did not care for food, Swt. A. S. Rdr. 60, 110. Giémde, Exon. 34 b; Th. 111, 3; Gú. 121. Ðæt hig gímdon ðæs dæges and ðære nihte to rule the day and the night, Gen. 1, 18.

ge-standan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-standan, -stondan; p. -stód, pl. -stódon; pp. -standen.

to standstand stillremainlastexistbestāremănēre. existĕreesseto stand against any oneopposeoppressattackurgeseizeinsurgĕreingruĕreurgĕrecorrĭpĕre

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Wese ðín milde mód geswíðed, and me to frófre fæste gestande fiat nunc mĭsĕrĭcordia tua, ut consōlētur me, 118, 76. Ahsige hú lange seó sibb gestóde let him ask how long the peace lasted, Ors. 4, 7; Bos. 88, 6: Bd. 4. 23; S. 594, 40.

Linked entry: ge-stondan

æfter

(prep.; adv.)
Grammar
æfter, prep. [æft, q. v; er, q. v.] dat; rarely acc.

AFTERpostAlongthroughduringκατάperAccording toby means ofsecundumpropterAfteraboutpropterobdeAfteraboveaccording topostsupersecundum

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Stefne míne gehér æfter mildheortnesse ðíne, Drihten vocem meam audi secundum misericordiam tuam, Domine, Ps. Lamb. 118, 149

Linked entries: æftyr efter eftyr

FREÓLS

(n.)
Grammar
FREÓLS, es; m. sometimes, but rarely, n.

freedomimmunityprivilegelībertasimmūnĭtasprivĭlēgiuma time of freedoma holy dayfeastfestivalthe celebration of a festivalfestumfesti celebratio

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Dipl. 731; A.

Linked entries: friólsend heals

fæger

(n.; adj.)
Grammar
fæger, fægr; comp. m. fægerra; f. n. fægerre; sup. -est, -ost, -ast, -ust; adj. [fæger beauty, fairness]

FAIR, beautiful, joyous, pleasant, pleasing, sweet pulcher, dĕcōrus, lætus, jucundus, dulcis

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Wæs geforþad ðín fægere weorc thy beautiful work was done, Hy. 9, 24; Hy. Grn ii. 291, 24. Mín se éca dǽl fægran botles brúceþ my eternal part shall enjoy a fair mansion, Exon. 38 a; Th. 125, 13; Gú. 353.

ofer

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(β)through :-- Hé wunode on sǽgrunde middan ofer dæg and ofer niht die et nocte in profundo maris fuit (2 Cor. 11, 25), Hml. S. 31, 900. Man bær þone ele hire. Þá wæs se ele wexende ofer ealne þone weg (all the while they were carrying it ), Hml.