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lytel

(n.; adj.)
Grammar
lytel, adj., and neut. of adj. Add:: , lýtel (?). A. adj.
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Is hiora here . . . tó lytel swelcra láriówa, Met. 10, 55. Lytlo édo pusillo gregi, Lk. p. 7, 15. Lytle werede, Gen. 2093. Ic wát hér áne neáh lytle ceastre, 2578. Lytle worado pauci, Lk.

gán

to gowalkto move along, proceedto take a specified course to be guideddeterminedto be habitually in a specified conditionto gobe pregnantto pass, elapseto happen, come to pass, take placeto pass, be currentto be accepted to have a specified issue turn out so and soto move away, depart to relinquishto take one's way, proceedgomove in a specified directiongoandto applybetake oneselfto turnbetake oneselfgoto be carried, moved, impelledto pass, be paid, be allottedto be appropriatedto be one of the constituent elements be amongst the conditions requisiteto amount, be equivalentto attain, reach, extendto come to take precedence of.to produce, came out withto accompany, be withto be uttered to begin, startto go to the closet, have an evacuationto leave a permanent habitationoccupation to proceed to the business of a court

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Mid swelce hrægle hé in eóde, mid swelce gá hé út, Ll. Th. i. 46, 4. to proceed to the business of a court ꝥ man habbe gemót . . . and gán út þá yldestan . xii. þegnas and se geréfa mid and swerian . . . Ll. Th. i. 294, 3

ge-tácnian

(v.)
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Ox. 1794: praefigurat, 3715. þæt wæs sweotole getácnad, þá hé cniht wæs . . . mon geseah ymbe þá sunnan swelce án gylden hring, and weóll án wille ele.

eall

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Wurdon hig ealles tó oft on yfel áwende, Jud. pref. 8. dat. inst. entirely, altogether Ealle hé wæs swelce Rómáne þá wyrþe wǽron qui vere dignus Romanis punitor adhibitus videretur, Ors. 6, 3; S. 256, 23.

riht

(n.)
Grammar
riht, es n.

that which is straight or erect, a plumb line that which is straight in a metaphorical sense, right, law, canon, rule what is in accordance with law, human or divine, what is just or proper, right, justice, equity what is just in the case of a criminal, just punishment, justicewhat properly belongs to a person, what may justly be claimed, a right, due what is due from a person, duty what agrees with a proper standard, what is correct or exact, the rights of a case, the truth an account, a reckoning;ratio, mostly in such phrases as - riht ágildan - to render an account

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Æfter þeáwe árwurðra rihta juxta morem canonum venerabilium, Bd. 4, 5; S. 572, 5. what is in accordance with law, human or divine, what is just or proper, right, justice, equity Ðá cwǽdon ealle ða weotan ðæt mon úðe ðære cyrcan rihtes swá swel swá óðerre

strang

(adj.)
Grammar
strang, adj.
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and strengost wexeþ, 284, 17. firm, valid, assured Mé ðynceþ wíslíc, gif ðú geseó ða þing beteran and strengran ðe ús bodade syndon, ðæt wé ðám onfón, Bd. 2, 13 ; S. 516, 10. strong in operation, effective, producing a great effect, potent Ongeán swelce

habban

Grammar
habban, A.
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Ꝥ him þá geþflhte swelc þæt mǽste wæl swelc hié oft ǽr for nóht hæfdon. Ors. 4, 7 ; S. 184, 15. Hié wilniað ðæt hié mon hæbbe for ðá betstan and for dá hálgestan, Past. 135, 20.

ÍDEL

(adj.)
Grammar
ÍDEL, adj.

emptydestitutevoiddevoidvainuselessidleidleunemployed

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Ða ðe ídle beóþ swelcra giefa those who are devoid of such gifts, Past. 9 ; Swt. 59. 17. vain, useless, idle, to no purpose Seó eorþe wæs ýdel and æmtig terra erat inanis et vacua, Gen. 1, 2. Ídel sangere temelici, Ælfc. Gl. 61; Som. 68, 57; Wrt.

Linked entries: a-ýdlig ídel

æt

(prep.)
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B. adv. or without following case. where there is motion to an object Sé sé ðe swelc ne sié dǽr nó æt ne cume, Past. 59, 10. Ic eów cleopode tó mé, ac gé mé noldon æt cuman, 247, 21. motion from Eówerne gefeán eów nán mon æt ne genimð.

þurh-teón

(v.)

to carry throughget a proposal accepted, a request grantedto carry out a plan, orders, etc.give effect to an intentionto carry throughcarry on to a (successful) endto accomplishperformto perpetrateto carry oncontinueto bring to a successful issueto achievebring aboutbring to passto affordto go throughundergoto drawdrag

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Ðæt ðæt mód ðurhtuge swelce synne, Past. 56; Swt. 435, 4. Ne mæg se ælmihtiga Wealdend þurhteón ðæt hé dó his ðeówan ríce cannot the almighty Ruler accomplish the enriching of his servants? Homl. Th. i. 64, 17.

ge-gaderian

(v.)
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Þá gód ealle gegæderode bióþ swelce hí sién tó ánum wecge gegoten . . . tó ánum góde gegaderod, 34, 9; F. 146, 20-22.

gleáw

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physical sight, of the eye, sharp, gleg Him ádimmiað þá eágan þe ǽr wǽron beorhte and gleáwe on gesihðe, Wlfst. 147, 31. of mental vision. quick to discern, of quick intelligence, clever Hwá is nú ðǽra ðe gesceádwís sié, and tó ðǽm gleáw sié ðæt hé swelces

óðer

(n.; num.; adj.; pronoun.)
Grammar
óðer, indef. prn.
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(l a) with swilc, another such a repetition of what has preceded :-- Ðá com ungemetlíc rén . . . eft wearþ óðer swelc rén, Ors. 4, 10 ; Swt. 194, 20. Medmicel pipores, óðer swilc cymenes. Lchdm. ii. 256, 5. His mágas hine wið óð?

þegen

(n.)
Grammar
þegen, þegn, þeng, þén, es; m.
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Kmbl. iv. 11, 7. a brave man, noble man, good warrior; vir fortis. v. þegen-líc, -líce, -scipe, III Gif gé swelce þegnas synt, swelce gé wénaþ ðæt gé sién, ðonne sceoldon gé lustlíce eówre ágnu brocu áræfnan, Ors. 3, 7; Swt. 120, 7.

faran

to traveljourneyto marchto goto godepartto gomoveto goflyto cometo pass awaydepartto go onpractisehappenturn out

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Sió nafu faerþ micle fæstlícor ðonne ðá felgan dón, swelce sió eax sié . . . God, and ðá sélestan men faran néhst Gode . . .

Linked entry: farnian

(pronoun.)
Grammar
hé, [In p. 513, col. 1. l. 60 Enachis (Num. 13, 29) should be read for Enac his: cf. the accusative Enachim in Jos. 11. 21. For -is as gen. in foreign names cf. Num. 13, 11, 12.]
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Ðý lǽs ǽnig durre . . . forcweðan, swelce hé lícette eáðmétto . . . gif hine (hiene, v. l. ) gecíst sió úplice gifu, 51, 2-4. Ǽlc mon hæfþ ðone friódóm ꝥ hé wát hwæt hé wile, Bt. 40, 7; F. 242, 19. Mon mæg geþencean ꝥ hé on riht gedémeð, Ll.

scyldig

(adj.)
Grammar
scyldig, adj.
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Gif hwylc mæssepreóst untruman men sprǽce forwyrne, and hé on ðære tyddernesse swelte, sý hé on dómes dæg ðære sáwle scyldig ( ejus animae reus ), L. Ecg. P. i. 2; Th. ii. 172, 29.

tíd

(n.)
Grammar
tíd, e; f.
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Eálá ðæt wolde God ðæt ússa tída wǽren swelce, Met. 8, 40. Hé wæs him feor manegum tídum ( for a long time, A. V.), Lk. Skt. 20, 9. Ǽr eallum tídum ácenned, Blickl. Homl. 31, 24. Ða ðe on mé gelýfaþ eallum tídum on écnesse, 231, 4.

Linked entry: týd

ÁN

(n.; num.; adj.; pronoun.)

ONEunusunaunumaloneonlysoleanothersolusaliussolealone of its kindsingularuniquewithout an equalunicuseximiusa certain onesome onequidamaanaaneachevery oneallunus-quisqueuna-quæqueunum-quodqueOneother

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Swelte ánra gehwilc for his ágenum gilte unusquisque pro peccato suo morietur, Deut. 24, 16. Ánes hwæt, Bt. 18, 3; Fox 64, 30, denotes anything, literally 'anything of all' and is used adverbially for at all, in any degree.

ge-híran

(v.)
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Gif hié mé oð ðæt on ryht gehiérad. . . on mínum geongum mágum swelce mé betst gehiérað, C. D. ii. 176, 1-4 : 175, 35. On ðá hand ðe hire ǽfre betst gehýre on uncer béga cynne, vi. 138, 27. a command Gehér þú Meotodes rǽdum . . .