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ÉCE

(n.; adj.)
Grammar
ÉCE, ǽce; gen. m. n. éces; gen. f. écre, écere; dat. m. n. écum; f. écre, écere; def. se écá, écea; seó, ðæt éce; gen. écan, écean; adj.

Eternal, perpetual, everlasting ⬩ sempĭternus, æternus

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Ðé síe éce hérenis eternal praise be to thee, Exon. 13 b; Th. 26, 10; Cri. 415. Ðæt is écu rest that is eternal rest, Bt. Met. Fox 13, 142; Met. 13, 71. Godes éce bearn God's eternal child, Exon. 18 b; Th. 46, 29; Cri. 744.

Linked entry: ǽce

for-hycgan

(v.)
Grammar
for-hycgan, p. -hogde, -hygde, -hygede; pp. -hogd

to despise ⬩ to disdain ⬩ scorn

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Nalle gié woenæ ꝥte ic forhycgende (-hyccende, R. accusaturus) sié, is sé ðe forhycað (accusat) iúih, Jn. L. 5, 45. Þá þe heora sáula forhycggaþ for feós lufan, Bl. H. 63, 8. Þú goda gield forhogdest, Jul. 146.

ge-beorg

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týdder-nesse and þurh þæt gebeorh sý ne forbrýte hé ná þæt tócnysede hreód let him ever consider his own weakness and by that means let there be protection (let him be saved) from crushing the bruised reed (the Latin is : Suam fragilitatem semper suspectus sit

ge-gladian

(v.)
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Ne þǽr árfæstnes sib ne hopa ne swige gegladað nec pax nec pietas immo spes nulla quietis flentibus arrident, Dóm. L. 220. Hé his folc gegladode dedit requiem universis provinciis, Hml. A. 95, 107. Gegladiga laetificet, Rtl. 18, 15.

ge-tenge

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Gif men unlust sié getenge, 150, 17: 152, 12. Him biþ his feorhádl getenge his last illness will have attacked him, 320, 20.

gífre

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His ( Grendel's ) módor gífre and galgmód gegán wolde sorhfulne síð, B. 1277. Gífrum deófle, Sal. 145. Hí ( the fallen angels' ) gedúfan sceoldun in þone deópan wælm . . . grédige and gífre, Sat. 32.

grípan

(v.)
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Hié grípað ðone cwide ðæs apostoles Paules hiora gídsunge tó fultome ad usum suae libidinis instrumentum apostolici sermonis arripiunt, Past. 52, 4. the subject a thing (snare), to seize, take, catch Ðet ðú ne sió gripen ne capiaris (Dominus custodiet

úþ-wita

(n.)
Grammar
úþ-wita, -weota, an; m.

a philosopher ⬩ scribe ⬩ geo metrician

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Úþwitan (philosophers) secgaþ ðæt sió sáwul hæbbe ðrió gecynd, Bt. 33, 4; Fox 132, 3; Met, 20, 184: Homl. Skt. i. 1, 96. Úðweotan (the Jewish scribes and elders), Elen. Kmbl. 943; El. 473. Úðwuta scribae, Mt. Kmbl. Lind. 15, 1.

wær-scipe

(n.)
Grammar
wær-scipe, es; m.

Prudence, caution, circumspection, wisdom,in a bad sense, cunning, astuteness

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Ðære culfran biliwitnesse sceal gemetgian ðære nædran wærscipe, ðý læs hine se wærscipe gelǽde on tó micle hátheortnesse ut simplicitatis bono prudentiam adjungant, quatenus sic securitatem de simplicitate possideant, ut circumspectionem prudentiae non

Linked entry: wer-scipe

geá

etiam, jam

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Wutetlíce ł gé ðéh ðe seel sié etiamsi oportuerit 26, 35. Gée etiam Mt. p. 14, 13 : Rtl. 22, 15. Gee, Mk. L. 13, 22. Gee (gé, R.) ł sóðlíce iam Mk. L. 8, 2. Sóð ł gee, 12, 34. Gee ł uutudlíce, Jn. L. 9, 27. Gée, Jn. L. 14, 19 : 21, 6.

sméðe

(adj.)
Grammar
sméðe, adj.

Smooth ⬩ smooth, without roughness or inequalities ⬩ smooth, without discomfort or annoyance ⬩ smooth, suave, avoiding offence ⬩ smooth, not irritating (of food, medicine, etc.) ⬩ smooth ⬩ not harsh, melodious, harmonious

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Ne se mete ne sié tó scearp ne tó súr, ac sméðe and fǽt Lchdm. ii. 196, 8. Eáðmylte mettas and scír wín and sméðe 220, 13. Ða wambe man sceal clǽsnian mid sméþe wyrtdrence 262, 17.

scort

(adj.)
Grammar
scort, adj.

Short ⬩ marking the length of an object ⬩ not tall ⬩ of time ⬩ of a period of time ⬩ short-lived ⬩ brief ⬩ not occupying much time ⬩ as a grammatical term

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Scyrtest, Anglia viii. 306, 8. marking duration, short-lived, brief Ðeáh se hlísa ðara foremǽrena monna hwílum lang sié, hé biþ ðeáh swíðe scort tó metanne wið ðone ðe nǽfre ne geendaþ. Bt. 18, 3; Fox 66, 18.

Linked entries: sceort scyrtra

seófian

(v.)
Grammar
seófian, séfian, sýfian; p. ode.

To lament ⬩ complain of ⬩ To lament ⬩ complain of

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Synna bemǽnan and sárlíce sýfian (síf-, seóf-), Wulfst. 133, 14. Hú Boetius his sár seófiende wæs, Bt. tit. 2; Fox x, 4. with cognate accusative Seó seófung ðe ðú siófodost the complaint you made, 41, 3; Fox 246, 26. intrans.

ge-secgan

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Hwæðer ðé nú sí genóh sweotole geséd be þám wísdóme, Solil. H. 66, 2

hand

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S. 23, 326. of relative position of opponents, side: — Þǽr wearþ monig mon ofslægen on gehwæþere hond (ǽgðre hand, v. l. ), Chr. 853 ; P. 66, 2.

and-lang

(prep.)
Grammar
and-lang, ond-long, on-long; prep. only gen.

On length ⬩ ALONG ⬩ by the side of ⬩ in longum ⬩ per

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On length, ALONG, by the side of; in longum, per Lǽte yrnan ðæt blód nyðer andlang ðæs weofudes decurrere faciet sanguinem super crepidinem altaris; he will let the blood run down along the altar, Lev. 1, 15.

BEN

(n.)
Grammar
BEN, benn, e; f. [connected with bana a slayer, murderer]

A wound ⬩ vulnus

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Hí feóllon bennum seóce they fell sick with wounds Cd. 92; Th. 118, 29; Gen. 1972

Linked entry: benn

dryht-scipe

(n.)
Grammar
dryht-scipe, driht-scipe, es; m. [-scipe termination]

Rulership, lordship, domination, dignity ⬩ domĭnātus, dignĭtas

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Nalles feallan lét dóm and drihtscipe he let not his power and domination sink, Cd. 60; Th. 73, 4; Gen. 1199. Ne lǽt ðín dryhtscipp feallan let not thy mighty rule fall, Wald. 12; Vald. 1, 7

Linked entry: driht-scipe

Deniscan

(n.; adj.)
Grammar
Deniscan, gen.ena ; pl. m. [Denisca, def. of Denisc; adj.]

The Danish men, the Danes ⬩ Dānĭci viri, Dāni

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On ðæra Deniscena healfe wæs ofslægen Eoric cyning king Eric was slain on the side of the Danes, Chr. 905; Erl. 99, 32 : 910; Erl. 100, 15

FLEÓGE

(n.)
Grammar
FLEÓGE, an; f.

A FLY ⬩ musca

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Ðæt ðǽr ne beóþ náne fleógan ut non sint ĭbi muscæ, 8, 22. Ic sende on ðé eall fleógena cynn égo immittam in te omne gĕnus muscārum, 8, 21, 24. He adráf ða fleógan fram Pharaone abstŭlit muscas a Pharaōne, 8, 31: Ps. Th. 89, 10.

Linked entries: flége buttor-fleóge