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ge-restan

(v.)
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Th. 14, l. ' Hǽt him findan hwár hé hine mæge wurðlícost gerestan (where he may lodge most honourably), ' . . . Apollonius onféng þáre wununge ðe hym betǽht wæs. Ap.

hrægl

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Sceolde beón áwriten sió racu ðæs dómes on ðǽm hrægle ðe mon hǽt rationale . . . On ðǽm selfan hrægle ðe hé on his breóstum wæg . . . Swíðe ryhte ðæt hrægl is geháten ðæt se sácerd beran sceolde ðæs dómes racu, 77, 8-23.

for-beran

to bearenduresustainto bear withtolerateto bear withput up withto do withoutto abstain fromdesist fromto abstainto restrain

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S. 30, 348. absolute Hǽte oþ ꝥ hit sié swá hát swá þín finger forberan mæge. Lch. ii. 236, 28.

Linked entries: fór-beran fóre-beran

ge-swencan

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Wæs sió ofermycelo hǽto . . . men wǽron miclum geswencte, Ors. 1, 7 ; S. 40, 4. þás bróþor synd geswencede of ðisse sǽwe hreónesse, Bl.

fýr

fire firefireto be on firea fire, fuel in a state of combustion a fire on a hearth a piece of burning material firelightninga disease

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Nán mann ne cume innon þǽre ciricean siþþan man ꝥ fýr in byrð þe man ꝥ ordál mid hǽtan sceal, 226, 10. Wǽron þá cnihtas on ꝥ fýr (fér, v. l.) onsended; þá ne onhrán ꝥ fýr him nó, Mart. H. 24, 3. Hine man on ꝥ fýr wearp, Bt. 7, 3; F. 22, 12.

ufan

(adv.)
Grammar
ufan, adv.

from abovedownaboveat the top

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Seó lyft týhð ðone wǽtan tó hyre neoðan and ða hǽtan ufon, Lchdm. iii. 280, 3. Ic eom engel Godes ufan síþende, Exon. Th. 258, 7; Jul. 261. Hine ufan neósade Meotud, 159, 24; Gú. 931: Beo. Th. 3005; B. 1500. Se ðe ufa cuom qui desursum uenit, Jn.

Linked entries: ufan ufon on-ufan

ge-metgian

(v.)
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Beóð on twá healfa þǽre hǽtan twégen dǽlas gemetegode (the temperate zones), náðor ne tó háte ne tó cealde. . .

lecgan

(v.)
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', and add: to cause to take a horizontal position Swá swá gód scipstýra hǽt fealdan ꝥsegl and eác hwílum lecgan þone mæst, Bt. 41, 3; F. 250, 15. <b>I a.</b> to fell a person, slay :-- Gif hine hwá lecge binnan þǽm fyrste, Ll.

ge-cynd

(n.)
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ge-cynd, f. also has gen. ge-cynd (Bl. H. 31, 32); dat.
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Þysum wífe wæs inne swýðe fýrenu and hát gecynde (gecynd, v.l.) þæs líchaman (valde ignea conspersio corporis ) ... ongunnon lǽcas secgan ꝥ hire wolden beardas weaxan for þǽre hǽte hyre gecyndes ... heó wearð for þǽre mycclan gecynde and hǽte þæs lustes

sáwel

(n.)
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sáwel, ol, ul, sáwl, sául, sówhul, ¨ e; f.

The soulthe soul, the animal lifethe soul,a soul, a human creature

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On hwilcum dǽle hætþ se man Godes anlícnysse on him? on ðære sáwle . . . Ðæs mannes sáwl hæfþ on hire þreó þing, ðæt is, gemynd and andgit aad willa . . . Án sáwul is, and án líf and án edwist seó ðe hæfþ ðás þreó þing . . .

Linked entry: sáwel-leás

winter

(n.)
Grammar
winter, es; m. (in pl. a neuter form wintru occurs, as well as masculine wintras, winter: the dat. sing. wintra is a trace of earlier u-stem declension).

a season of the yearwinterwintry weathercolda year

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Hé (petra oleum) is gód tó drincanne on wintres dæge, for ðon ðe hé hæfð swíðe micle hǽte; for ðý hine mon sceal drincan on wintra, Lchdm. ii. 288, 16. Beámas gréne stondaþ wintres and sumeres, Exon. Th. 200, 7; Ph. 37.

wǽta

(n.)
Grammar
wǽta, an; m.:wǽte, an; f.

wet, moisturea liquid a liquid that may be drunkor used in cookery, medicine,etc., liquor, drinkmoisture in an animal body, humourwater, urinemoisture of plants, juice, sap

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Ǽgru sint tó forgánne, for ðon ðe hira wǽte bið fǽt and máran hǽto wyrcð, 210, 23. Geðicge ðæs wǽtan ( hot water and wine ) þreó full fulle, i. 76, 25. Þeáh hý him wǽtan bǽdan, drynces gedreahte, Exon. Th. 92, 14; Cri. 1508.

Linked entries: wǽt wǽte

níd

(n.)
Grammar
níd, neád, néd, neód, niéd, nýd, es; n.: e; f.

necessityinevitablenessnecessityneedurgent requirementa necessary businessdutyneedwhat one wantsnecessityneeddifficultyhardshipdistressforcecompulsion

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Nis Gode nán neód ðæt wé gód wyrcan, ne hé nán þing ne hǽt for his ágenre neóde, Homl. Skt. 11, 299.

MÆGEN

(n.)
Grammar
MÆGEN, es; n.

MAINmightstrengthforcepowervigourefficacyvirtuefacultyabilityan exercise of powerefforta mighty workmiraclea forcemilitary force

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Ðonne hí ðæt mægen ðære unmǽtan hǽto áræfnan ne mihton cum vim fervoris immensi tolerare non possent, Bd. 5, 12; S. 627, 41. Mægyn and mihta (angeli) potentes virtute. Ps. Th. 102, 19. Eall his bearna mægen omnes virtutes ejus, 20.

Linked entry: mægn

ge-þóht

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Mid hǽtum his geþohta, Bd. 2, 12; Sch. 155, 11: Bl. H. 19, 15. Manna geþóhtas nǽnig mon ne wát, 181, 11. Ic geseah ðá innemestan geðóhtas, Past. 155, 7. Hé ongiet his ágne unnytte ðeáwas and geðóhtas, 259, 14: Dóm. 36: Sat. 206: 488: Crä. 22.

Linked entry: þóht

þe

(adv.; con.; pronoun.)
Grammar
þe, indecl.
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Wið gehwylce yfelu þe on ðam innoðe dereþ, Lchdm. i. 280, 18. where the antecedent clause contains a demonstrative Hé fór tó ðæm iglande þe monn ðæt folc Mandras hǽtt ( the people of which are called Mandras ), Ors. 3, 9; Swt. 134, 5.

Linked entry: þý

wita

(n.)
Grammar
wita, an; m.

one who knowsa person of understanding or learninga wise manone able to give counsela counsellorone able to give counsel in affairs of stateone who takes part in the councils of a nation a leading manan eldera chief personseniorone who has knowledgea witnessa wise manone professing supernatural knowledge

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Ðissere worulde hǽt is ðæt heó witan hæbbe, and swá má witena beóð, swá hit bet færð. Ne bið se ná wita ðe unwíslíce leofaþ, ac bið open sott, Homl. Skt. i. 13, 131. Mé com swíðe oft on gemynd, hwelce wiotan (wutan, Cott.

Linked entries: weota wieta wiota

dǽl

(adv.)
Grammar
dǽl, pl. dǽle (gelimplice daele conpetentes portiunculas,
    Wrt. Voc. ii. 104, 79
), dǽlas.
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. ¶ in adverbial phrases Þæt lond þe mon Ongle hǽt, and Sillende and sumne dǽl Dene, Ors. 1, 1; S. 16, 7. Sume daeli partim, Wrt. Voc. ii. 115, 80. Be dǽle somewhat, in some measure Bútan hit gelimpe þæt man be dǽle (aliquid ) rǽdinga gescyrte, R.

geond

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Cóm micel hǽte giend Rómáne, Ors. 2, 6; S. 88, 15. distribution to or diffusion through many places Hé þæt wín tódǽlde geond ealle þá kyfa and geond ealle þá fatu, Gr. D. 58, 22-24.

ge-wítan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-wítan, ic -wíte, ðú -wítest, -wítst, he -wíteþ, -wít, pl. -wítaþ; p. ic, he -wát, ðú -wite, pl. -witon; pp. -witen.

to seebeholdviderespectareto turn one's eyes in any direction with the intention of taking that directionto set out towardsstartpass overto godepartwithdrawgo awayretreatretiredietransirediscedere

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Hí forþ gewítaþ for ðæs sumores hǽton they shall fade away for the summer's heat, Blickl. Homl. 59, 4. He forþ gewát he died, Cd. 52; Th. 65, 19: Rood Kmbl. 262; Kr. 133: Beo. Th. 2962; B. 1479. Ðá gewát se dæg forþ dies cœperat declinare, Lk.