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wesan

Grammar
wesan, I a.
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Hit wæs hwílum on Engla lagum ꝥ leód and lagu fór be geþincðum, Ll. Th. i. 190, ii. Add Him wæs bet sóna, Hml. S. 31, 571. Hwæt wæs þám men? quid profuit?, Gr. D. 326, 18. add: cf. .

FÆÐM

(n.)
Grammar
FÆÐM, es; m: also in prose fæðm, e; f.

the embracing armsbrachia amplexa, circumdăta A lap, bosom, breast quicquid complectĭtur vel comprehendit alĭquid, sĭnus, grĕmium, interna, pectusFATHOM = six feet spătium utriusque brachii extensiōne contentumAn embrace, protection amplexus, complexus, protectioGrasp, powerpŏtestas, dĭtio An expanse, abyss, deep expansum, tractus, superfĭcies, abyssus, profundum

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He wæs upphafen engla fæðmum he was upraised in the arms of angels, Exon. 17 a; Th. 41, 6; Cri. 651. Wæs Gúþláces gǽst gelǽded engla fæðmum the spirit of Guthlac was led in the arms of angels, Exon, 44 a; Th. 148, 33; Gú. 754.

Linked entries: fæðem feðm

metod

(n.)
Grammar
metod, metud, meotud, meotod, es; m.

fatedestinydeath

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. -- Metod engla, lífes brytta, Cd. 6; Th. 8, 9; Gen. 136. Blíðheort cyning, metod alwihta monna cynnes, 10; Th. 12, 29; Gen. 193. Hine forwræc metod mancynne fram, Beo. Th. 220; B. 110. Metud O Lord! Elen. Kmbl. 1634; El. 819.

nimþe

(con.)
Grammar
nimþe, nemþe, nymþe; conj.

Unlessexcept

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Næs monna gemet, ne mægen engla ðæt eów mihte helpan, nimþe Hǽlend God, Cd. Th. 295, 27; Sat. 493. Nǽniges Godes háligra gebyrd ciricean ne mǽrsiaþ, nemþe Cristes sylfes and ðyses Johannes, Blickl. Homl. 161, 11.

Linked entry: nemþe

weard

(n.)
Grammar
weard, es; m.

a guard, warder, watchman, sentinel a guardian, protector, lord

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Engla weard ( Lucifer ), 2, 20; Gen. 22. Cyning, beáhhorda weard, Beo. Th. 1847; B. 921. Ríces weard, 2784; B. 1390. Folces weard, 5019; B. 2513. Weard servatorem (animae tuae, Prov. 24, 12), Kent. Gl. 932. Rodera weard, Cd. Th. 1, 2; Gen. 1.

ge-þingþu

(n.)
Grammar
ge-þingþu, -þingcþu, -þincþ, -þyncþ, e; f.

honourdignityrankhonordignitas

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Sum geþungen láreow wæs on Engla lande Albin geháten and hæfde micele geþincþa there was a certain distinguished teacher in England named Albin and he had great honour, Boutr. Scrd. 17, 6.

Linked entries: þyncþ ge-þincð

inne

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Þus hit stód inne mid Englum, Ll. Th. i. 330, 9. Inne mid Denum, 414, 15. where there is detention Stande þriddan dǽl þǽre bóte inne a third part of the fine shall not be paid out, Ll. Th. i. 94, 7. of the inner man Hreðer inne weóll, B. 2113.

á-bútan

(prep.; adv.)
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Hé wende ábútan Eást-Englum in tó Humbran múðan, 1013; P. 143, 13. approximation Ábútan feówer hund manna, 1055; P. 186, 6. adv. marking position Ábútan beringede circumdati Scint. 103, 11. Gehwár ábútan circumquaque An.

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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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. Th. i. 414, 4: 15. Beón þá heregeata forgvfene, 420, 16.

scencan

(v.)
Grammar
scencan, te

To skink

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Scencean propinare Engl. Stud. ix. 40. Deáþes scencende drenc mortis propinans poculum Hymn. Surt. 31, 15. Nom heo (Rowena) ane bolle of ræde golde & heo gon scenchen, Laym. 14962.

þreát

(n.)
Grammar
þreát, es; m.

a troopbandcrowdbody of peopleswarmpressthrongviolencecompulsionforceoppressionpunishmentill-treatment

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Engla þreátas, Blickl. Homl. 11, 12. Ealle ða mycclan þreátas ðe him mid férdon, 99, 35. Þurh þreáta geþræcu, Exon. Th. 417, 17; Rä. 36, 6. Mid engla ðreátum ducibus angelis, Bd. 4, 23; S. 596, 12. Þreátum festis choreis, Wrt. Voc. ii. 148, 14.

lof-sang

(n.)
Grammar
lof-sang, es; m.

hymnpsalm

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'Gloria in excelsis Deo' sungon englas ... Nú forlǽte wé ðás lofsangas, Homl. Th. ii. 88, 3. Ic sang úhtsang æfter ðá wé sungon dægrédlíce lofsangas cantavi nocturnam, deinde cantavimus matutinales laudes, Coll. Monast.

fǽrlíce

(adv.)

suddenlyunexpectedlysoonimmediatelyby chancehaphazard

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Add: suddenly, of a sudden, all at once, unexpectedly Cómon fleógende fǽrlíce englas, Hml. Th. ii. 510, 15. Hé swá fǽrlíce swealt þæt hé on fulluhte underfangen næs, 504, 23: Bl. H. 217, 19.

þegnian

(v.)
Grammar
þegnian, p. ode; pp. od.
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Gif hé nǽre sóþ God, ná him englas ne þegnodon. On ðisse bysene is gecýþed, ðæt eallum geleáffullum mannum englas þegniaþ, ðonne hí habbaþ deófol oferswíþed, Blickl. Homl. 35, 1-4. Ic geornlíce Gode þegnode þurh holdne hyge, Cd. Th. 37, 7; Gen. 585.

Linked entry: þénian

leód

(n.)
Grammar
leód, e; f,

A peoplenationracecountry

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A people, nation, race, district occupied by a people [v. preceding word, and cf. mǽgþ],country Hit wæs hwílum on Engla lagum ðæt leód and lagu fór be geþincþum at one time it was in the laws of the English, that the people and the law went according

for-seón

to despisehold in contemptto rejectto rejectto refuse

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Hé wilnode synderlices ealdordómes, and forsieh (-seah, v. l.) ðá geférrǽddene óðerra engla and hira líf, Past. 111, 23. Forsægenum (-sewenum, v. l.) þám onginnum þára bóccræfta despectis litterarum studiis, Gr.

under-standan

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

to understandhave insight intoto understandperceiveknow certainlyto understand in such and such a senseto conceive ofconsiderto accept as correctto observenoticeconsider

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Englas ne magon fulfremedlíce understandan ymbe God, Homl.

Linked entry: for-standan

sele

(n.)
Grammar
sele, es ; m.
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Geseah hé engles hand in sele ( Belshazzar's hall ) wrítan, 261, 16 ; Dan. 727. Hié tó sele ( the Danish king's hall ), gangan cwómon, Beo. Th. 652 ; B. 323. In sele ðam heán, 1431 ; B. 713 : ( Hygelac's hall ), 3973 ; B. 1984.

corþer

(n.)
Grammar
corþer, gen. corþres; n: corþer; gen. corþre; f.

A bandmultitudecompanytroopbodytrainpomp multitudocohorscopiapompa

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Hér Eádgár wæs Engla waldend corþre micelre in this year [A. D. 973] Edgar became ruler of the Angles with much pomp Chr. 973; Erl. 124, 10; Edg. 2. Hí cwómon in ða ceastre corþra mǽste they came to the city with the greatest of companies Elen.

hergian

(v.)
Grammar
hergian, p. ode; pp. od

To harrypillageplunderravagewastedevastatemake an incursion or a raidmake war

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Gif ǽnig sciphere on Engla lande hergie if any fleet commit ravages in England, L. Eth. ii. 1; Th. i. 284, 15, 18.