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GOD

(n.)
Grammar
GOD, es; m.

Godthe Deitya god

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Hér is Godes lamb, Jn. 1, 29. Enoch férde mid Gode, Gen. 5, 24. Ða leásan godas false gods, Blickl. Homl. 201, 30. Rachel forstæl hire fæder hǽðenan godas Rachel furata est idola patris sui, Gen. 31, 19.

Linked entry: af-god

ge-sceótan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-sceótan, he -scýt, -scítt, pl. -sceótaþ; p. -sceát, pl. -scuton; subj. ic, ðú, he -sceóte, pl. -sceóten; pp. -scoten.

to shoot forward, to rush or dart forward with a quick motion, send forth, expend, pay, to fall to any one's share, be allotted tocum impetu movere vel ruere, expendere, cedere in partem alicujusto bring before or refer to any onereferre ad aliquem

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Hit gescítt to his dǽle it shall fall to his share, Ex. 29, 26 Híg gesceótaþ [MS. gesceataþ] to Aarones dǽle and his suna écre lage fram Israhéla bearnum cedent in partem Aaron et filiorum ejus jure perpetuo a filiis Israel, 29, 28.

Linked entry: ge-stoten

scucca

(n.)
Grammar
scucca, sceucca, sceocca, scocca, an; m.
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Þe laðe unwiht, þe hellene schucke, H. M. 41, 35. Schenden þene sckucke (schucke), A. R. 316, 11.] Þe scucke wes bitweonen, Laym. 276. Þu ( the reeve before whom Juliana was brought) þat schucke art schucken (shuken, Bod. MS. ) herien, Jul. 56, 2.]

Linked entries: sceucca scocca sceocca

seht

(n.)
Grammar
seht, es ; m. : e ; f.
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Hí móston mid ealle ðæs cynges wille folgian, gif hí woldon land habban oððe wel his sehta, 1086 ; Erl. 222, 35

ymb-hoga

(n.)
Grammar
ymb-hoga, an; m.
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Ǽlc deáþlíc swencþ hine selfne mid manigfealdum ymbhogum omnis mortalium cura, quam multiplicium studiorum labor exercet, Bt. 24, I ; Fox 80, 7 : 24, 4 ; Fox 84, 32. Ádó hé of his móde ungerisenlíce ymbhogan, 30, 3 ; Fox 106, 20.

Linked entries: hoga hoga

el-þeódignes

exilebanishmentpilgrimage

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Ðý lǽs ús weorðe tó wópe and tó elðiódignesse ðæs écean lífes ðæt ðæt ús on ðisse elðiódignesse tó fultume gelǽned is, 389, 5. Hé ús gesóhte on þás ælþeódignesse, Bl. H. 11, 35

fácen

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Hié hit tó nánum fácne ne tó nánum láðe næfdon they did not hold it any wrong or injury, Ors. 1, 10; S. 48, 12. Fánc strofam, i. fraudem, An. Ox. 3650. Ǽlc fracodlic fácn áweorpan, Wlfst. 73, 17. Ꝥ hé þǽr nán fácn (fácen, v. l.) gefremede, Ll.

ge-lytlian

(v.)
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I. trans, to make less than something else Þú gelitludest hine lythwón lǽs fram englum minuisti eum paulo minus ab angelis, Ps. L. 8, 6. to mate less than before, to diminish, lessen, with regard to number, size, & c.

ge-fetian

(v.)
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Þý lǽs hys cnihtas cómon and þone líchaman gefetton ne forte veniant disciptili ejus et furentur eum (Mt. 27, 64), Hml.

hund-twelftig

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Heó wæs hundtwelftiges fóta lang, Ors. 4, 6 ; S. 174, 17. Ánra gehwylc godweb hangað on hundtwelftigum hringa gyldenna. And ðæt æreste godweb is háten Aurum caeleste, ðǽm ðióstre ne magon cxxtigum míla neáh gehleonian, Sal. K. 152, 17-20.

módigian

(v.)
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Þe lǽs þe módegodan fýnd heora ne forte superbirent hostes eorum, Cant. M. ad fil. 27: Hml. Th. i. 578, 13. Sé ðe wís byð, ne wurð hé nǽéfre módig. On hwan mæg se mann módigan þeáh hé wille?, Hml, S. 16, 373.

oþþe

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Oðþo, Bd. 1, 27; Sch. 74, 14. where an alternative is not expressed Hé wolde fandian hú longe þæt land norþryhte lǽge, oþþe hwæðer ǽnig mon benorðan þǽm wéstenne búde, Ors. 1, 1; S. 17, 8. ¶ introducing each question in a series where the subjects are

Linked entry: of-þe

rídan

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Ríde hé tó þám ealdormenn, and bidde hine fultumes, 90, 11: 13. to ride in a carriage Þonne sceoldon hiera senatus rídan on crætwǽnum, Ors. 2, 4; S. 70, 28. of transport by land as opposed to that by water Beón hí áwergode rówende and rídende, Ll.

on-gin

(n.)
Grammar
on-gin, on-ginn, es; n.

a beginningan attempt, undertaking, enterpriseaction, proceedingaction, activity, active life, actions, endeavours

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a beginning Ðæs weges ongin, ðe tó Criste lǽt, ne meg beón begunnen on fruman bútan sumre ancsumnysse, R. Ben. 5, 16. Næs his frymþ ǽfre, eádes ongyn, Exon. Th. 240, 13; Ph. 638. His ríces ongin ( original condition ) nǽfre gewonaþ, Blickl.

ór

(n.)

beginning, originfront, van

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Secgan ór and ende to tell from first to last. Andr. Kmbl. 1297 ; An. 649. Ic ðé yfla gehwylces ór gecýðe óþ ende forþ, Exon. Th. 263, 21; Jul. 353.

ge-stígan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-stígan, p. -stág, -stáh, pl. -stigon; pp. -stigen

To mountascenddescend

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Ic ðis lond gestág I have reached this land, 37 a; Th. 120, 28; Gú. 278: 15 a; Th. 32, 18; Cri. 514

AC

(con.)
Grammar
AC, ach, ah, oc; conj.

butsedforbecausenamenimquiabut alsobut yetsed etiamsed etsed tamen

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ac né-fuglas [wig, eácne MS.] blódig sittaþ þicce gefylled thou needest not oppress with war, because carrion birds sit bloody quite satiated (lit. thickly filled ), Cd. 98; Th. 130, 12; Gen. 2158. but also, but yet; sed etiam, sed et, sed tamen Ná læs

Linked entries: ach ah oc

be-cuman

(v.)
Grammar
be-cuman, he -cymþ; p. -com, -cwom, pl. -cómon, -cwómon; pp. -cumen; v. intrans.

to BECOMEhappenbefallmeet withfall in withcontingereeveniresupervenireincidereto comeentercome or attain tocome togethervenireingredipervenireattingereconcurrere

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Hannibal to ðam lande becom Hannibal came to that land, Ors. 4, 8 ; Bos. 90, 14. Gehlýde mín to ðé becume clamor meus ad te perveniat, Ps. Th. 101, 1.

Linked entries: be-com be-cwom be-cymþ

CEÓL

(n.)
Grammar
CEÓL, ciól, es; m.

KEELa shipcarina, celox, navis

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Ceól on lande stód the ship stood on land, Beo. Th. 3829; B. 1912: Exon. 90b; Th. 339, 20; Gn. Ex. 97. Ofer ceóles bord from the vessel's deck, 20b; Th. 54, 2; Cri. 86a: Andr. Kmbl. 620; An. 310.

Linked entry: ciól

FEOR

(adv.)
Grammar
FEOR, feorrv, fior; comp. fyrr, fyr, fier; sup. fyrrest; adv.

FARat a distanceprŏcullongebeyondmoreoverultraporro

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Lamb. 87, 9. Hit feor on óðre wísan wæs it was far otherwise; longe ălĭter ĕrat, Bd. 3, 14; S. 539, 44. beyond, moreover; ultra, porro Ge feor hafaþ fǽhþe gestǽled and moreover she hath set up a deadly feud, Beo. Th. 2684; B. 1340

Linked entries: feorr fior