líc-tún
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Add: — Hit wæs eald þeáw on þissum landum ꝥ mon oft forðgefarene men innan cyrcean byrigde, and þá stówa þe wǽron tó Godes þeówdðme gehálgode . . . mon worhte tó líctúnum . . .
mán
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Hwǽr syndon úre godas þe swylcra mána gyrnen swilce hiora wǽron, Ors. 1, 8; S. 40, 29. Add
lógian
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Wé laþiað and lógiað crístene men intó Godes húse, Wlfst. 154, 17.
mid-gesíþ
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Goth. miþ-gasinþa) on the ground that mid as preposition here would be unsuitable. But if the construction with verbs similar to emhlenned is noted (e. g. ymb-gyrdan, -habban, -hegian, -hípan) it will be seen that (?)
ofer-heáfod
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Goth. ufar-hafjan sik to exalt oneself: O. H. Ger. ubar-heven sih.]
pliht
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Lóce hwá þás bóc áwríte, wríte hig be þǽre bysne and for Godes lufon hí gerihte, þæt heó tó leás ne beó þám wrítere tó plihte and mé tó tále, Ælfc. T. Grn. 21, 40.
wóh-gestreón
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Ne wyrð nǽfre folces wíse wel gerǽde on þám earde þe man wóhgestreón and mǽst falses lufað ; þý sculan Godes freónd . . . ná geþafian ꝥ ðurh fals and ðurh wóhgestreón men tó swýðe forwyrcean hí sylfe, Ll. Th. ii. 312, 27-32.
fram
away from ⬩ apart from ⬩ absent from ⬩ from ⬩ alien from ⬩ by ⬩ because of ⬩ on account of ⬩ as a result of ⬩ of ⬩ de
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Heora biscopas from hiora godum sǽdon ( their bishops gave as a message from the gods ) þæt hié ðæt gefeoht forbuden, Ors. 3, 10; S. 138, 34.
fæger
FAIR, beautiful, joyous, pleasant, pleasing, sweet ⬩ pulcher, dĕcōrus, lætus, jucundus, dulcis
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Fægerust mægþa sóhte weroda God the fairest of virgins sought the God of hosts, Menol. Fox 294; Men. 148: 226; Men. 114
winter
a season of the year ⬩ winter ⬩ wintry weather ⬩ cold ⬩ a year
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God ána wát hwæt him weaxendum winter bringaþ, Exon. Th. 327, 26; Vy. 9. Hí wǽron on Egipta lande feówer hund wintra and þrítig wintra, Ex. 12, 40. Ymb þrittig wintra, Bt. 39, 3; Fox 214, 25.
Linked entries: ǽ-wintre-cyning -wintre
síðian
To journey ⬩ go ⬩ travel
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To journey, go, travel Hwider síðast ðú bútan ðínum bearne? Homl. Th. i. 416, 33. Ðǽr ic síðade juxta iter, Ps. Th. 139, 5. Hé ðider síðode. Homl. Th. ii. 516, 6. Sum undercyning hine bæd ðæt hé hám mid him síðode, i. 128, 6.
teóna
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to the flesh is truly son of man, should be called also son of God, Homl.
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friþian
to protect ⬩ to protect ⬩ maintain the sanctity ⬩ to protect an operation ⬩ keep from unfavourable conditions ⬩ to grant immunity to a criminal ⬩ to give asylum to
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Add: to protect a person or institution Hwá is monna on Angelcynne wuniende ꝥ nyte hú hé (Eadgar) Godes ríce, ꝥ is Godes cyricean, fyrþrode and friþode.
þes
This ⬩ this as opposed to that ⬩ one as contrasted with others ⬩ this, ⬩ the present ⬩ this as opposed to that or the other
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Hwelc þǽs flǽsclícan gód sién, Bt. 32, 2; Fox 116, 28. with numeral used adjectivally:--- Intó ðýs twéntigum hídum, Cod. Dip. Kmbl. v. 331, 1.
ESNE
A man of the servile class, a servant, retainer, man, youth ⬩ mercēnārius, servus, vir, jŭvĕnis
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He was a poor mercenary, serving for hire, or for his land, but was not of so low a rank as the þeów or wealh Ánan esne gebýreþ to metsunge xii púnd gódes cornes, and ii scípæteras and i gód mete-cú, wudurǽden be landsíde ūni æsno, id est, inŏpi, contingent
meaht
- Ps, Th. 70, 18
Might ⬩ power ⬩ virtue ⬩ ability ⬩ an exercise of power ⬩ mighty work
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Homl. maht: Laym. mæht, miht: Orm. mahht, mihtt: Ayenb. miȝt: Goth. mahts: O. Sax. maht: O. Frs. macht, meht: Icel. máttr: O. M. H. Ger. maht: Ger. macht: Du. magt.]
Linked entries: mæht miht un-gemeaht
ge-frignan
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Gefrognen wæs hwenne cymeð ríce Godes, Lk. R. L. 17, 20 : Jn. p. 5, 12. (3 a β) the question given directly :-- Gifrægn (-fregn, L.) hine: 'Hwæt ðé noma is,' Mk. R. 5, 9.
el-þeódignes
exile ⬩ banishment ⬩ pilgrimage
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Þrié Scottas cómon of Hibernia, þonon hí hí bestǽlon, for þon þe hí woldon for Godes lufan on elþiódignesse beón, hí ne róhton hwǽr, Chr. 891; P. 82, 21.
heáfod
HEAD, chief, source, 'the commencing point, or the highest point, of a stream, of a field, hill, etc.
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Of Godes half and ealre hádode heáfde on behalf of God and of all persons in orders, Chr. 675; Erl. 37, 25: 963; Erl. 123, 15. Swá swá heó on dæg déþ bufan úrum heáfdum as by day it does above our heads, Lchdm, iii. 234, 25.
spell
a story ⬩ narrative ⬩ account ⬩ relation ⬩ a historical narrative ⬩ history ⬩ a false or foolish story ⬩ a fable ⬩ an instructive talk ⬩ discourse ⬩ a philosophical argument ⬩ a sermon ⬩ homily ⬩ a saying ⬩ remark ⬩ sentence ⬩ statement of a single point ⬩ dictum ⬩ a saying that is to be repeated to another ⬩ a message ⬩ an announcement ⬩ speech ⬩ language of prose ⬩ a fable, tale ⬩ fabulatio, parabola ⬩ sermo, narratio, parabola, fabula, mythus ⬩ a saying
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Ðú gehérdest reccan on ealdum leásum spellum, ðætte Iob sceolde beón se héhsta god, Bt. 35, 4; Fox 162, 5: Met. 26, 2.
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