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sceadu

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</b> destructive influence :--Ðonne hé mid dǽre sceade his slǽwðe oferbrǽt ðá scíre þe hé hæfð, Past. 336, 14. Add On scadue fiðera þínra, Ps. L. 56, 1. <b>IV a.</b> [that which takes place in a shady place. v. An.

wæter-scipe

(n.)
Grammar
wæter-scipe, es; m.

A body of water, a piece of water, water

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Ðis is se wæterscipe, ðe ús God tó frófre gehét . . . ðæs wæterscipes welsprynge is on hefonríce, Past. 65;Swt. 467, 28. Wæterscipes hús colimbus, i. aquaeductus, Wrt. Voc. i. 57, 56.

ofer-cuman

(v.)

to overcome, vanquish, subdueto come upon, reach, obtain

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.), Past. 34, 1; Swt. 228, 20. Ðás men geseóþ ðæt hié synt ofercumene, Blickl. Homl. 189, 5. Ofercymene consternati, Wrt. Voc. ii. 91, 10. Ofercumenum leahtrum devictis vitiis, Prud. 28 a. to come upon, reach, obtain Ofercuom obtinuit, Wrt.

hirde

(n.)
Grammar
hirde, hierde, heorde, hiorde, hyrde, es; m.

A herd, shepherd, pastor, guardian, guard, keeper

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Úre ealdan fæderas wǽron ceápes hierdas antiqui patres nostri pastores, Past. 17, 2; Swt. 109, 5. Hyrdas pastores ovium, Gen. 46, 32. Hé hæfþ geset his englas ús tó hyrdum he hath appointed his angels as our guardians, Homl. Th. i. 170, 10

healdan

(v.)

to keep watch overkeep in chargeto keepto watch overkeepgovernrulea king to keepguardto watchto defendpreserveto holdtakearrestto have hold ofto holdto holdto hold upto maintainsupportupholdmanageto holdbearconductto behaveto handletreatdeal withto holdto holdto have possessionto holdoccupyan officea positionto holdto remain into retaindetainto keepto detainto keepto keepto keep oneselfremainto holdkeep togethercontinueto maintainkeepto performkeep watchto keepto keep unbrokeninviolateto keepto constraincompelrestrainstopto restrain oneselfrefrainto entertainto keep in mindrememberregardto hold asto holdto proceedmove onto continuego on withto go on

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Hald (heald, v. l.) ðíne ælmessan, ðý lǽs ðú hié forweorpe, Past. 324, 3. Þæt hé healde Godes miltse, Sal. 491. Gehealdsum on ðǽm ðe hé healdan scyle oððe dǽlan, Past. 149, 19.

cwealm

(n.)
Grammar
cwealm, cwélm , es; m. n. [cwelan to die]

Death, destruction, a violent death, slaughter, murder, torment, plague, pestilence, contagion QUALM; mors, pernicies, nex, cædes, homicidium, cruciatus, lues, pestis, pestilentia, contagium

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Þurh deáþes cwealm through pain of death, Exon. 35b; Th. 115, 26; Gú. 195: Cd. 224; Th. 296, 9; Sat. 499. Mid morþes cwealme with pain of death, 35; Th. 47, 9; Gen. 758. Cwealma mǽst the greatest of torments, hell, Exon. 31b; Th. 99, 20; Cri. 1627.

Linked entries: cwælm cwelm cwylm

LÆS

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

Lesslest

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Hú gé fullecost mágon Gode þiówian ðæt eów læst þing mierþ quod facultatem præbeat sine impedimenta Domino observiendi, Past. 51, 7; Swt. 401, 17

Linked entry: læsast

þreátian

(v.)
Grammar
þreátian, p. ode.

to urgepressto oppressafflictvextroubleexerciseharassto urge a person to somethingpress for somethingforce to do somethingto reproverebuketo threaten

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MSS.) mæge cum tempus subditis ad correptionem quaeritur, Past. 21; Swt. 153, 6. Líðelíce tó ðreátianne (ðreátigeanne, Cott.

Linked entries: þreátnian þreátung

þweorh

(adj.)
Grammar
þweorh, þwerh, þwyrh; adj.

crookedcrossadverseopposedcrossangrybitterperversewrongevildepravedfrowardwronglyevilly

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On óðre wísan sint tó manienne ða bilwitan on óðre ða ðweoran and ða lytegan quomodo admonendi simplices et versipelles, Past. 35; Swt. 237, 5. Ða ðweoran hí ofslógon, Homl. Th. i. 232, 7.

ge-wuna

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Ðá lytlan synna mon ne geléfð tó nánre synne, ac nimð hí tó gewunan minor culpa dum quasi nulla crediiur, in usu retinetur, Past. 437, 27. habitual action in a specified connexion, practice of, habit of Se forhwierfeda gewuna gemálicnesse, Past. 79,

hálig-dóm

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A. 106, 136. holy doctrines Ðonne hé wilnað ðæt hé háligdóm lǽre cum sancta studet dicere, Past. 383, 7

hálsian

(v.)
Grammar
hálsian, héalsian. Substitute: <b>hálsian, halsian (?), heal*-*sian</b>.
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(b α) emphasized. v. (1 b α) :-- Ic eów healsige for ðǽm tócyme Dryhtnes ðæt gé nó tó hrædlíce ne sién ástyrede rogamus vos per adventvm Domini, ut non cito moveamini, Past. 213, 14. Ic eów hálsige on ðone Drihten . . . þæt gé forlǽtan . . .

hlutor

Grammar
hlutor, l. hlútor,

clearbrightshiningsplendidbrightuntroubledpeaceclearsplendidgloriousillustriousbrilliantguiltdeceitpuresincere

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Gif swá hlútor wæter tóflóweð æfter feldum, Past. 469, 6. Éstfulle hlúttres wínes wista delicatas defruti delicias, An. Ox. 3167. Fram hlúttrum (þám hlútrum, Wrt. Voc. ii. 88, 41) wíne a merulento temeto, 5493.

Linked entry: hlútor-líce

wǽdla

(n.; adj.)

poorneedyindigentwantingdeficient inpoor inbeggingpoorneedya poor, needy persona poor, needy persona beggar

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Th. 91, 22; Cri. 1496, Se se on his gǽste bið wǽdla, Past. 44; Swt. 325, 14. Ða ðe ðæs welan gítsiaþ, hí bið symle wǽdlan and earmingas on hyra móde, Prov. Kmbl; 50.

ǽr

(adv.; con.)
Grammar
ǽr, adv.

earlyexpressing readiness, quickness, soonearlier, beforepreviously, beforehandsooner beforesoonerfirst

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Similar entries v. ǽr; conj. before Hié ǽr flugon, ǽr hié tógædere geneálǽcten, Ors. 4, 6; S. 170, 24: Past. 433, 28. Ðæt hé hié forceorfe ǽr, ǽr hié on ðá eágan feallen, 141, 10.

sceát

(n.)
Grammar
sceát, es; m.

a corner, an anglecorner, quartera projection, promontorya nook, corner, regiona lap, bosomthe bosoma baysinusa garmenta cloth, napkin cloak,fold

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Past. 9; Swt. 59, 16. Nam ðǽre moldan sumne dǽl, gebond on his sceáte (inligans in linteo ). . . Áhéng hé ðone sceát ( linteolum ) on áne studu. Bd. 3, 10; S. 534, 24-29.

Linked entry: sceáta

ge-gán

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in praeceptis meis ambulauerit, Rtl. 10, 10. of time, to pass, elapse Mið ðý geeóde ꝥ sunnedæg cum transisset sabbatum, Mk. L. R. 16, 1. of an event, to happen, come to pass Þá þæt geeóde þæt se wer wearð wíne druncen, Gen. 1562.

læssa

Grammar
læssa, l. lǽssa,
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Hí lǽsse ongietað ðæs ðe him hreówan ðyrfe, Past. 411, 4. Hé hit gehíwað swá þæt lǽst manna wát hú hé him wið þone ðeódfeónd gescyldan sceal, Wlfst. 54, 19.

tó-sceádan

(v.)
Grammar
tó-sceádan, -scádan; p. -scéd, -sceád (in the Northern Gospels weak forms are found, and -sceádde occurs in Bede); pp. -sceáden.

to divide in two,separate one thing from anotherto divide into partiescause divisiondissension amongto separate contending parties or claimsjudge,decide betweento make a distinction between thingsto distinguishtreat or regard differentlyto separate one thing from another with the mind,to discern,distinguish,discriminateto separate things from one another,to order,dispose,appointto separate the parts of a confused whole,to expound,interpret,render intelligibleto discussto send in different directions,to scatterdisperseTo be separated,to differ

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to divide in two, separate one thing from another, literally, of local relations Swá swá sweord ða wunde tósceát on tú, Past. 60; Swt. 453, 17.

a-weorpan

(v.)
Grammar
a-weorpan, -wurpan, -wyrpan ; ðú -wyrpst, he -wyrpþ ; p. ic, he -wearp, ðú -wurpe, pl. -wurpon; impert. -weorp, -wurp, -wyrp ðú; pp. -worpen; v. a. [a from, weorpan to throw]

To throw or cast from or downto cast away or offcast outto degraderejectdivorceabjiceredejicereprojicereejicerepropellererepellerereprobarerepudiare

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Aworpen man biþ á unnyt homo apostata, vir inutilis, Past. 47, 1; Hat. MS. 68 a, 23. Used also with the prepositions on into, as awurpan on to cast into, Mt. Foxe 13, 50. Fram from, Mt. Bos. 5, 29, 30. Út out, Mt. Bos. 13, 48.