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sín

(adj.; pronoun.)
Grammar
sín, possess. pron.

His ⬩ her ⬩ its ⬩ their ⬩ suus

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Heáfod on hand ágeaf ludith gingran sínre, Judth. Thw. 23, 21; Jud. 132. Ðæt wíf (wíf though neuter is represented by a fem. pron.) ðín heáfod tredeþ mid fótum sínum, Cd.

cyne-hám

(n.)
Grammar
cyne-hám, es; m. [hám a house, dwelling, home]

A royal residence ⬩ regia villa

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On his ágenum cynehámum in his own royal residences, 598; A. D. 978; Kmbl. iii. 138, 7

steóp-fæder

(n.)
Grammar
steóp-fæder, m.
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Hé ofslóh ge his ágenne fæder ge his steópfæder (vitricum suum), Ors. 1, 8; Swt. 42, 22

el-lende

(n.; v.; adj.; part.)
Grammar
el-lende, es; n.
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Foreign parts Oþþe on ellende (ælþeóde, v. l.) oððe on heora ágenre gecýþþe, Bt. 27, 3; F. 98, 34. On ellende apud exteras nationes, 27, 4; F. 100, 10. In ellende ł in elðióde gefoerde peregre profectus est, Mt. R. 21, 33.

ge-þryscan

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'Ðæt geswinc hiera ágenra welora hié geðryscð (-ðrycð, v. l.)' ... Se feónd ðæt mód mid grimmum edleáne geðryscð (premit ), Past. 238, 15-17. Ðætte sió unliéfde byrðen ðissa eorðlicena sorga hí ne geðrysce ( premat ), 401, 6.

ge-edleánian

(v.)
Grammar
ge-edleánian, p. ode

To reward, requite, repay

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Hé ágelt ł geedleánaþ mé retribuet mihi, Ps. L. 17, 25. Geedleánades retribuisti, Ps. Srt. ii. 191, 42. Geedleánedun retribuebant, 34, 12. Geedleániendum repensanda, i. retribuenda, An. Ox. 1519

eác

(prep.; con.)
Grammar
eác, prep. dat.

With, in addition to, besides ⬩ cum, præter

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With, in addition to, besides; cum, præter Gif ðú sunu áge, oððe swǽsne mǽg, oððe freónd ǽnigne eác ðissum idesum, aláide of ðysse leód-byrig if thou have a son, or beloved kinsman, or any friend with [in addition to] these damsels, lead [them] from

Linked entries: ǽc éc ícan

ǽsce

question, inquiry ⬩ search for stolen cattle

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Fó sé syþþan tó ðe ðæt land áge and hæbbe him ðá ǽscan, 352, 17

lang-fǽre

(adj.)
Grammar
lang-fǽre, adj.

Lasting ⬩ enduring ⬩ old

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On langfǽre ylde bet hé déþ at an advanced age he will do better, Lchdm. iii. 188, 26. Eác ða treówa ðe beóþ áheáwene on fullum mónan beóþ heardran wið wyrmǽtan and lengfǽrran [langferran, MS. L.], 268, 10.

Linked entries: leng-fǽrra -fǽre

fadian

(v.)
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Heora ágene wísan rihtlíce fadian to order their conversation aright, ii. 318, 13: Wlfst. 143, 22: 144, 22

ildian

(v.)
Grammar
ildian, p. ode

To delay ⬩ defer ⬩ put off

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To delay, defer, put off Nis forðí nánum synfullum tó yldigenne ágenre gecyrrednysse ðýlæs ðe hé mid sleacnysse forleóse ða tíd Godes fyrstes it is not, therefore, for any sinner to delay his own conversion, lest by remissness he lose the time of God's

ormǽtlíce

(adv.)
Grammar
ormǽtlíce, adv.
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Excessively, immensely Hé ongann ormǽtlíce tó þancienne Gode coepit immensas gratias Deo agere, Gr. D. 38, 5. Ðá becóme wit tó ánre dene, seó wæs ormǽtlíce deóp and wíd (deuenimus ad uallem multae latitudinis ac profunditatis, Bd. 5, 12), Hml.

þǽr-mid

(adv.)
Grammar
þǽr-mid, adv.

therewith ⬩ with that ⬩ straightway ⬩ at the same time

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Grammar þǽr-mid, temporal, straightway, at the same time Ðá forceáw hé his ágenan tungan and wearp hine ðǽrmid on ðæt neb foran, Bt. 16, 2; Fox 52, 25

Linked entry: mid

in-sigle

(n.)
Grammar
in-sigle, es ; n.

A seal ⬩ signet

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Ðá ágeaf ic ðæt insigle ðé he brought a signet to me ... Then I gave the signet to thee, Chart. Th. 173, 8, 11. Wyrðe arð onfóa bóc and untýne insigloe his dignus es accipere librum et aperire signaculum ejus, Rtl. 29, 19

Linked entry: in-segel

scearpness

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</b> bitterness of speech :-- Sum hálig fǽmne in þám mynstre ðá scearpnesse dysiglicra sprǽca on hire ágenre tungan hí ná bebeáh quaedam sanctimonialis femina in loco eodem linguae procacitatem atque stultiloquium non declinavit, Gr.

swǽrmódness

(n.)
Grammar
swǽrmódness, (swár-), e; f.

Sluggishness of disposition, slowness, dullness

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Sluggishness of disposition, slowness, dullness Oft mon biþ suíðe wandigende æt ǽlcum weorce and suíðe lætrǽde, and wénaþ menn ðæt hit sié for suármódnesse and for unarodscipe, and biþ ðeáh for wisdóme and for wærscipe ( but the Latin is : Saepe agendi

-a

(suffix)
Grammar
-a, affixed to words, denotes

A person ⬩ an agent ⬩ actor

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A person, an agent, or actor, hence, All nouns ending in a are masculine, and make the gen. in an; as from Cum come [thou], cuma a person who comes, or a guest: Swíc deceive [thou], swica a traitor: Worht wrought, wyrhta a workman, wright: Fóregeng foregoing

sibbian

(v.)
Grammar
sibbian, p. ode

To make people friends ⬩ make peace between disputants ⬩ reconcile

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Wé lǽraþ, ðæt nán sacu, ðe betweox preóstan sí, ne beó gescoten tó worldmanna sóme, ac séman and sibbian heora ágene geféran, L. Edg. C. 7; Th. ii. 246, 4. Ðá wǽron on ðam tíman ungeþwǽre preóstas, ða hé wolde sibbian, Homl. Th. ii. 516, 5

gehðo

(n.)
Grammar
gehðo, gehðu, geohðu, geoðu, giohðo, giðu, e; f.

Care ⬩ anxiety ⬩ cura ⬩ solicitudo

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Care, anxiety; cura, solicitudo Gomol on gehðo eówic grétan hét the aged [prince] in sadness commanded to greet you, Beo. Th. 6181; B. 3095. Gehðomǽnan to bemoan misery, Andr. Kmbl. 3095; An. 1550.

Linked entry: gihþu

stede

(n.)
Grammar
stede, es; m.
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Ðæs fýres ágen stede is ofer eallum woruldgesceaftum gesewenlícum, 33, 4; Fox 130, 16. Heáfudponnes styd calvariae locus, Mt. Kmbl. 27, 33. Ǽr mon ða stánas tó ðæm stede brohte ðe hié on standan scoldon, Past. 36; Swt. 253, 15.

Linked entries: bed-stede hám-stede