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MǼG

(n.)
Grammar
MǼG, es; m.

A relativekinsman

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Ne bysmra ðú ðínne mǽg non facies calumniam proximo tuo, Lev. 19, 13. Gif man gehádodne man oððe ælþeódigne forrǽde ðonne sceal him cyningc beón for mǽg and for mundboran, L. C. S. 40; Th. i. 400, 6. Ne his mágas ( fratres ) ne gelýfdon on hyne, Jn.

Linked entries: még méi ge-mǽg

be-healdan

(v.)
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Th. 75, 2. to take care, beware Beheald þæt ðú ðás dǽde ne dó, Hml. Th. i. 38, 25: Lch. i. 332, 6: ii. 318, 19. Behealdað ðæt Adam ne ete of ðám treówe, Hex. 26, 15. Behaldas attendite, Mt. L. 6, 1. Tó behaldenne cavendum, 16, 12.

cépan

(v.)
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Ne cép ðú swá swíðe þises middangeardes stylnysse, Hml. Th. ii. 392, 30. Ꝥ wé on gódum weorcum Godes lufe cépon, ná ídeles gylpes, Hml. S. 16, 362. with acc. Hé cépte woruldlice herunga, Hml.

efne

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Ðú góda cyngc, efne þes man þe þú swá wel wið gedést, hé is æfestful for ðínum góde, Ap. Th. 14, 23. Heó hæfde efne and heóld þæs líchaman lustes forhæfdnesse, ac hwæðre . . . carnis quidem continentiam habuit, sed . . ., Gr. D. 340, 15.

ge-lǽdan

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Ðrió cnæhtas of ofone ðú gilǽddest ( eduxisti ), Rtl. 101, 36. Hé ús of hæftum hám gelǽdde, Sat. 553. Hé hine gelǽdde ealle þá gemǽru, Cht. Th. 140, 21. Se cyng geleádde ealle his sciphere tó Lægeceastre, Chr. 972; P. 119, 9.

heofon-lic

chaste

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Ðú bescylst mid óþre eágan on þá heofenlican þing, mid óþre þú lócast on þás eorþlican, Bt. 38, 5; F. 206, 18. having the purity that belongs to heaven, chaste.

níd

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Arrianus þe þider cóm ꝥ nýd tó wyrcanne Arrianus, qui vim facturus advenerat, 23572. for, of níde of necessity, unavoidably Gif ðú for neóde áxsast æfter mínum naman if you must ask for my name, Ap. Th. 15, 21.

útan

(prep.; adv.)
Grammar
útan, (-on); adv. prep. A. adv.

from withoutwithouton the outsideon the outsideon the surfaceoutwardlyaboutroundoutaway from land

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Gif ðú wénst ðæt him áhwonan útan cómon ða gód ðe hé hæfþ, ðonne wǽre ðæt þing betere, ðe hit him fram cóme, ðonne hé, Bt. 34, 3; Fox 136, 26. Ælfréd com útan (úton, MS. E.) mid fierde, Chr. 885; Erl. 82, 23.

Linked entries: útane úton út-weard

wela

(n.)
Grammar
wela, weola, weala, an; m.

wealthrichesabundancewealthwealprosperityhappy estate

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Geðenc nú hwæt ðínes ágnes seó ealra ðissa woruldǽhta and welena . . . hwæt hæfst ðú . . . æt ðám welum ?

Linked entries: wala weala weola

syndrig

(adj.)
Grammar
syndrig, adj.

separate, alone, not joined with othersstanding apart, not accessiblespecial, set apart for a particular purposespecial, singular, extraordinary, remarkable for an unusual qualityfor the unusual degree in which some quality existsof that which concerns a single person, private, ownproprius, privatusseparate, several, sundry, each separatelyone a-piece, one each

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Suindrigum his suá hwælc ðú eftsettes singulis sua quaeque restitues, Mt. Kmbl. p. 3, 11: p. 4, 7. Þurh syndrige ðíne andsware ic ongeat, Bd.4, 22;S. 591, 39.

FOLDE

(n.)
Grammar
FOLDE, an; f.

the earthdry landtellusterraa landcountrydistrictregionterritoryrĕgiotractusplăgaterrĭtōriunithe groundsoilhŭmussŏlumearthclayterræ līmuslŭtum

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Ðú eart hyht ealra ðe feor on sǽ foldum wuniaþ thou art the hope of all who dwell in lands far in the sea [i. e. islands ], Ps.

LECGAN

(v.)
Grammar
LECGAN, p. legde, lægde, léde

to layplaceputlayto slay

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Sege mé hwar ðú hine lédest diciio mihi ubi posuisti eum, Jn. Skt. 20, 15. Se cyng lægde hí wið Eádward kyng hire hláforde the king laid [buried] her by King Edward her lord, Chr. 1075; Erl. 214, 12. Léde him ætforan posuit coram eis, Gen. 18, 8.

mearc

(n.)
Grammar
mearc, e; f.

a limitboundterma limitboundarya boundary ( = gemǽre) of a particular estatea boundaryconfine of a districtborderthe territory within the boundariesfines

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Ðú symle furðor feohtan sóhtest mǽl ofer mearce, Wald. 1, 33; Vald. 1, 19.

plegan

(v.)
Grammar
plegan, plægan, plegian, plagian, plagian; p. de, ede, ode
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</b> to play (for something), strive after :-- Ðis is se ilca ðe ðú longe for his deáþe plegodest this is the same for whose death thou hast long played, Blickl. Homl. 85, 19. to play on an instrument Plægiendra (plegiyndra, Ps. Spl.

Linked entries: plægan plagian plegian

swéte

(adj.)
Grammar
swéte, adj.
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Ðú ðín swéte good sealdest þearfum, Ps. Th. 67, 11. Ða geógoðlustas ðe him swéte wǽron tó áræfnenne, Blickl. Homl. 59. 10. Hí mihton eáþe secgan sóþspell, gif him ða leásunga nǽron swétran, Bt. 35, 4; Fox 162, 16.

Linked entries: swerum swót

ge-tǽcan

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Ðú mé gehéte lytle ǽr ꝥ þú hí woldest mé getǽcan eam tu paullo ante monstrasti, 33, 3; F. 126, 10. Ic hit þé wille getǽcan hoc verissima ratione patefaciam, 34, 9; F. 146, 13.

hwanne

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Ic wát ðeáh ðú cweþe nú hwonne tó mé: 'Hwylc unryht mæg bión máre ...?,' 'quae' vero inquies 'potest iniquior esset confusio ...?

slege

(n.)
Grammar
slege, slæge,es; m.

a stroke, blowof a serpent's sting,a striking, beating,stamping, coiningclashing, collisiona crash, clap of thundea fatal stroke, slaying, slaughter, death (by violencea defeat, loss inflicted on an army; cladesa stroke of affliction, punishment, diseasean instrument for striking a slaya plectrumplectro]a stroke, blowslayingplaga, ictus, tusio, percussio :a blow, defeat; n. a blow; a defeat, slaughter, loss; a stroke of apoplexy

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Th. 256, 10; Jul. 229. þéh ðú þolie synnigra slege though thou suffer scourging at the hands of sinners Andr. Kmbl. 1911; An. 958. stamping, coining Similar entries v. mynet-slege, sleán, II a. clashing, collision Similar entries v. sleán, VI a.

Linked entries: slæge hearp-slege

on

Grammar
on, Add: <b>A. I.</b> 5 ¶
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Nóht feor úrum mynstre, ꝥ is, húhugu on twégra mila fæce non longe a monasterio nostro, id est, duum ferme milium spatio separata, Bd. 5, 4; Sch. 567, 11.

slǽd

(n.)
Grammar
slǽd, sléd, es; n.
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Geond slades &amp; geon dunen, 28365. By slente oþer slade, Allit. Pms. 5, 141. Loke a littel on þe lannde on þi lyfte honde &amp; þon schal se in þat slade þe self chapel, Gaw. 2147