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weorþ-mynd

(n.)
Grammar
weorþ-mynd, (-mynt), es; m. : e; f. : -myndu (-o); indecl. f. Honour
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Hé mæt ðone welan and ðone wyrðmynd tó ðære winestran handa, Past. 50; Swt. 389, 17-19. Wæs Hróðgáre herespéd gyfen, wíges weorðmynd ( glorious success in war ), Beo. Th. 130 ; B. 65.

Linked entry: wirþu

for-standan

(v.)
Grammar
for-standan, fór-standan (l. for-).
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Siððan ic ðá bóc geliornod hæfde, swǽ swǽ ic hié forstód ... ic hié on Englisc áwende, Past. 7, 23. Ic wéne þeáh ꝥ þú ne forstande hwæt ic ðé tó cwæþe nondum forte quid loquar intelligis, Bt. 20; F. 70, 26.

Linked entry: for-licgan

ge-reccan

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Hé geræcð him tó geleáfsuman (see ge-leáfsum) ðæt hé sié se gesǽlgosta, Past. 463, 13. Gerecce man hú manega þára sién, Ll. Th. i. 82, 12. Hí synden gerehte allocuntur, An.

ge-witnes

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., Past. 451, 21. Hé hine geclǽnsode on þes arc̃ƀes gewitnesse ( teste arep̃a ), Chr. 1022; P. 157, 6: Ll. Th. i. 162, 13: 198, 13. Cýþe hé on hwæs gewitnysse hé þone ceáp gebohte, 274, 22. In gemótes gewitnesse, 82, 16.

LǼTAN

(v.)
Grammar
LǼTAN, p. lét, leórt; pp. lǽten. The ellipsis of a verb in the infinitive, the meaning of which may be inferred from the context, not unfrequently takes place after lǽtan; and the connection of many of the meanings which follow with the simple one seems explainable in this way.

to LETallowpermitsufferto letlet gogive updismissleaveforsakeletto letcausemakegethavecause to beplace make as ifmake outprofesspretendestimateconsidersupposethinkto behave towardstreatto let

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Ðonne hé hí nyle lǽtan tó hiera ágnum wilnungum quos in sua desideria non relaxat, Past. 50, 4; Swt. 391, 22.

Linked entries: aweg-lǽtan leórt

FULL

(n.; adj.)
Grammar
FULL, ful; gen. m. n. fulles, f. fulre: def. se fulla; seó, ðæt fulle: comp. m. fulra, f. n. fulre; sup. fullost; adj.

FULLfilledcompleteentireplēnussătiātusconfertusintĕger

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Be-yrnþ se móna hwíltídum ðonne he full byþ on ðære sceade ufeweardre the moon, when it is full, sometimes enters into the upper part of the shadow, Bd. de nat. rerum; Wrt. popl. science 5, 14, 20; Lchdm. iii. 240, 22; 242, 1.

Linked entries: ful ful- fol

ge-mána

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Incassum ergo se innocentes putant, qui commune Dei munus sibi privatum vindicant, Past. 334, 9-13.

ísern

(n.)
Grammar
ísern, es; n.

Iron

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Þurh ðæt ísern ðæt mægen ðara þreátunga is getácnod per ferrum increpationis fortitudo signatur, Past. 21, 6; Swt. 163, 24.

læssa

(adj.)
Grammar
læssa, adj. cpve.

Less

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Ðara læstena worda hreówsian se de tenuissima verbi laceratione reprehendunt, Past. 28, 6; Swt. 199, 15.

Linked entries: lærest læst

lange

(adv.)
Grammar
lange, adv.

Longa long timefar

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Hú longe how long, Past. pref; Swt. 9, 4. Hú langæ, Bd. 4, 25; S. 600, 10. Nóht longe æfter ðon not long after that, Shrn. 105, 9.

Linked entries: lencg leng

lettan

(v.)
Grammar
lettan, p. te

hinderimpededelay

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Swǽ swǽ mon oft lett fundiende monnan and his færelt gǽlþ, swá gǽlþ se líchoma ðæt mód, Past. 36, 7; Swt. 256, 4-6. Óþ oreldo hí hine hwílum lettaþ they sometimes defer it (death) until extreme old age, Bt. 41, 2; Fox 246, 10.

Linked entry: ge-lettan

mancus

(n.)
Grammar
mancus, es; m.

A mancusthe eighth of a poundthe sum of thirty pence

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Cf. for an instance of the manner in which this might be paid the will of an ealdorman where the heriot included feówer beágas twegen on hundtwelftigum mancosum and twegen on hundeahtatigum, Chart. Th. 500, 3.

raðe

(adv.)
Grammar
raðe, (aspirated and unaspirated forms occur, and each can alliterate; the two forms are given separately. v. hraðe); adv.
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Ðonne mágon wé hí swá raðosð ( in the quickest manner possible ) tó ryhte gecierran, Past. 32; Swt. 209, 21

ge-limpan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-limpan, he -limpeþ, -limpþ; p. -lamp, -lomp, pl. -lumpon; subj. p. -lumpe, pl. -lumpen; pp. -lumpen

To happenoccurbefallcome to passtake placeaccĭdĕreevĕnīrecontingĕre

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To happen, occur, befall, come to pass, take place; accĭdĕre, evĕnīre, contingĕre Ðæt gelimpan sceal ðætte lagu flóweþ ofer foldan it shall happen that water shall flow over the earth, Exon. 115 b; Th. 445, 1; Dóm. 1 : 117 b; Th. 452, 5; Dóm. 116.

strǽt

(n.)
Grammar
strǽt, e (but uninflected forms occur) ; f.
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Ða stánas ðæs temples licggeaþ æt ǽlcre strǽte ende in capite omnium platearum, Past. 18, 3 ; Swt. 133, 12. Loth sæt on ðære strǽt ( in foribus civitatis) . . . Hig cwǽdon: ' Wé willaþ wunian on ðære strǽt (in platea ), Gen. 19, 1-2.

Linked entry: strét

þweál

(n.)
Grammar
þweál, es; n. m.

washingwhat is used in washingointment

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Ðeáh swín áðwægen sié, gif hit eft filþ on ðæt sol, ðonne biþ hit fúlre ðonne hit ǽr wæs, and ne forstent ðæt ðweál náuht, Past. 54; Swt. 421, 3. Hwæt forstent him ðæt ǽrre ðweál ( lavatio ), 21.

Linked entry: þweán

un-æþele

(adj.)
Grammar
un-æþele, adj.

not nobleignoblemeaninfamous

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of persons, not noble, as regards birth Geðence hé simle, sié suá æðele suá unæðele, Past. 14; Swt. 85, 15.

wiþer-winna

(n.)
Grammar
wiþer-winna, an; m.

An adversaryopponentenemy

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Ðý læs hé sié ongieten ðæt hé sié wiðerwinna on ðære diégelnesse his geðóhtes ðæs ðe hé bið gesewen ðeów on his ðénunge ne inveniatur ei, cui servire per officium cernitur, occulta cogitationis tyrannide resultare, Past. 19; Swt. 147, 16.

á-blinnan

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Se ðe nǽbre ne áblinð ungestæððignesse cui carnis petulantia sine cessatione dominatur Past. 71, 3. Hé nǽfre gódes weorces ne áblon, Bl. H. 227, 6. with an infin. Hé beheóld ðone heorot, and áblan his ǽhtan, Hml.

Linked entry: on-blinnan

á-rǽdan

(v.)
Grammar
á-rǽdan, p. -réd and -rǽdde; pp. -rǽden and -rǽd(ed).
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Englisc gewrit árǽdan, Past. 7, 13, 17. Beforan him hé hét árǽdan þæs káseres dóm . . .Þá se dóm árǽded wæs, Shrn. 129, 1-4. ꝥ to prepare Áraeddun (-réddun) expedierant, Txts. 61, 784