LÆS
Less ⬩ lest
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Hú gé fullecost mágon Gode þiówian ðæt eów læst þing mierþ quod facultatem præbeat sine impedimenta Domino observiendi, Past. 51, 7; Swt. 401, 17
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ge-mynd
Mind, memory, memorial, memento, remembrance, commemoration ⬩ remembrance
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Ic wilnode ðǽm monnum to lǽfanne ðe æfter me wǽren mín gemynd on gódum weorcum I desired to leave to the men that should be after me my memory in good works, Bt. 17; Fox 60, 16; Blickl. Homl. 197, 5. Ðín gemynd memoriale tuum, Ps.
Linked entries: ge-myndleás ge-mend ge-mind
ge-swinc
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Mid ðám gesuincium (-swincum, v. l.) gódra weorca studiorum sublimium vigore, Past. 283, 16. Qn dyslicum gesuincum stulto labore, 131, 14. Geswinceum, Gr. D. 6, 30. Geswincum, Hml. Th. ii. 82, 23. <b>Ia.
ge-standan
to stand ⬩ stand still ⬩ remain ⬩ last ⬩ exist ⬩ be ⬩ stāre ⬩ mănēre. existĕre ⬩ esse ⬩ to stand against any one ⬩ oppose ⬩ oppress ⬩ attack ⬩ urge ⬩ seize ⬩ insurgĕre ⬩ ingruĕre ⬩ urgĕre ⬩ corrĭpĕre
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to stand; stand still, remain, last, exist, be; stāre, mănēre. existĕre, esse Heó mihte Gode willsumra wífmonna láreów and féster-módur gestandan ipsa Deo dēvōtārum māter ac nutrix posset existĕre fēmĭnārum, Bd. 4, 6; S. 574, 17: Ps. Th. 118, 114.
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ge-mǽre
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God gewealt gemeára eorðan (finium terrae), Ps. L. 58, 14. Heó cóm fram landes gemǽrum (gemǽrum eorðo, L., ende eorðe, R.) venit a finibus terrae, Mt. 12, 42. Gemǽrum (endum, W.S.), Lk. L. R. II, 31: Bd. 5, 7 ; Sch. 584, 14.
on
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Ðæt fǽmna mynster on Brytene ꝥ is nemned on Bercingum (on Byrcingum, in Bercingum in loco qui nuncupatur in Berecingum, Bd. 4, 6; Sch. 383, 19), Shrn. 138, 2 Is swá þeáh gód weorc on þám gódan wordum, Ælfc. T. Grn. 21, 25.
sprecan
To speak. ⬩ to exercise the faculty of speech ⬩ to use words in conversation, discourse, etc. ⬩ to mention ⬩ to say ⬩ to speak ⬩ to sue for, make a claim against, lay claim to
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Se ðe God sende sprycþ Godes word, Jn. Skt. 3, 34. Ðú worn fela ymb Brecan spræce, Beo. Th. 1067; B. 531. Him ellenróf andswarode, word æfter spræc, 688; B. 341. Ðæt gé on eárum sprǽcon, Lk. Skt. 12, 3. Hié fela sprǽcon sorhworda somed, Cd.
Linked entries: on-spreca æfter æfter-spræc æfter-sprecan on-spreca on-swætende specan
weg
- Kent. Gl. 207 :
- 475 :
- 772
- 21
a road (lit. or fig.) made for passengers, a path commonly used ⬩ space to be traversed, a journey ⬩ manner, mode, method, plan ⬩ way, ⬩ way,
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Th. 102, 9; Gen. 1697. with the idea of access or passage Ðá gesette God æet ðam infære engla hyrdrædene and fýren swurd tó gehealdenne ðone weg tó ðam lífes treówe, Gen. 3, 24 Ic mé weg ryhtne gerýme, Exon. Th. 479, 24; Rä. 63, 3.
GRUND
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Neól ic fére and be grunde græfe prone I go and along the ground dig, Exon. 106 a; Th. 403, 3; Rä. 22, 2: 128 a; Th. 491, 23; Rä. 81, 3.
ge-hwirfan
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Take here <b>ge-hwyrfan</b> in Dict. and add trans. to cause to go, to transfer from one place to another Hé hine áscéd of ðǽm worldríce and hine gehwirfde (-hwyrfde, v. l. ) tó ungesceádwísum neátum, Past. 38, 23.
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ge-niman
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To go (cf. take = go in M. E.) Þá gesáwon hié ꝥ se eádiga Michael genam and þá slóg on þæs húses duru, Bl. H. 141, 29.
ge-weorþan
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Þá gesceafta ne gewurdon ðurh hí sylfe, ac hí geworhte God, Hex. 20, 28. Cwæð hé : ' Geweorðe leóht'; and leóht wæs þǽrrihte geworden, Lch. iii. 232, 8.
swegel
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v. swegel-horn Ðǽr ( in heaven ) wæs singal sang and swegles gong ... Englas heredon hálgan stefne Dryhten, dreám wæs on hyhte, Andr. Kmbl. 1738; An. 871. Eádige ðǽr sittaþ mid swegle, Cd. Th. 305, 17; Sat. 648. v. Grmm. D.M. 708
Linked entries: swegel-horn swegl be-falden
magan
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S. but' substitute: magan = posse occurs in Angl. xiii. 389, 337 : Scint. 46, 6 : 159, 6; in 1. 8 for mágon l. magon. add Ne magon hý ús þonne ǽnige góde, Wlfst. 122, 7.
wacian
To watch ⬩ wake ⬩ to remain awake ⬩ not to sleep ⬩ to be freed from obstruction ⬩ to open ⬩ to be alert ⬩ to watch ⬩ be on the watch ⬩ be on guard ⬩ to watch ⬩ be on the watch to injure
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Hé wecð hine selfne, ðæt hé wacie on ðære geornfulnesse gódra weorca (ut studio bonae actionis evigilent), 64; Swt. 461, 14. Wacige, 461, 16. Ðæt heó mihte beón ácenned, and wacian, and árísan, and faran of stówe tó óþerre, Blickl.
morþ
death ⬩ destruction ⬩ perdition ⬩ that which causes death ⬩ murder ⬩ slaying with an attempt at concealment of the deed ⬩ murder ⬩ homicide
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woruldlage is bótleás slaying, which is proved to be murder, according to the secular law, cannot be compounded for, 65; Th. i. 410, 5. as a general term, murder, homicide Hí swylc geblót and swylc morþ dónde wǽron (of Busiris sacrificing strangers to the gods
Linked entries: morþ-weorc morþ-wyrhta
þearfa
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[Goth. þarba (with gen.).] the word is generally used substantively, a needy, poor person Ðearfa pauper, wædla egenus, Wrt. Voc. i. 74, 21. Ðá sæt ðǽr sum þearfa æt ðæm burggeate, Blickl. Homl. 213, 32. Ðá sæt ðǽr sum blind þearfa, 15, 16.
Linked entry: EARM
sceamian
to feel shame, be ashamed ⬩ to cause shame
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Ne sceamige nánum men, ðæt hé ánum láreow his gyltas cýðe . . . him sceal sceamian ætforan Gode, Homl. Th. ii. 602, 30. Ðæt mé nesceamie non erubescam, Ps. Th. 24, 18. Hú ne scolde hire sceamian nonne debuerat rubore suffundi? Num. 12, 14.
wá
Woe ⬩ ill ⬩ woe ⬩ alas ⬩ vae, ⬩ well-a-way ⬩ well-a-day ⬩ ah ⬩ vah
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Goth. wai-dédja), Ps. Th. 118, 38. with dat. of person Ðé byþ ǽfre wá it shall be ever ill with thee, Nicod. 26; Thw. 14, 12: Beo. Th. 369; B. 183: Exon. Th, 444, 25; Kl. 52: Blickl. Homl. 61, 2. Him biþ æt heortan wá, Salm. Kmbl. 210; Sal. 104.
fore
before ⬩ in front of ⬩ at the head of ⬩ before ⬩ for ⬩ from ⬩ through ⬩ because of ⬩ on account of ⬩ for ⬩ from ⬩ through ⬩ in place of ⬩ instead of ⬩ for the sake of ⬩ on behalf of ⬩ to the honour of ⬩ of ⬩ about ⬩ before ⬩ into the presence of
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Ꝥ þing ðe mon eall gód fore déþ, Bt. 34, 7; F. 142, 36. Þý lǽs fore þǽre mǽrðe him mód ástíge, Crä. 101.
Linked entries: fóre-beón fóre-bétan fóre-gilpan