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be-gyrdan

(v.)
Grammar
be-gyrdan, -girdan; p. de; pp. edor begyrd; v. trans. [be, gyrdan to gird] .

to BEGIRD ⬩ surround ⬩ cingere ⬩ præcingere ⬩ accingere ⬩ to clothe ⬩ amicire

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He wæs begyrded mid wǽpnum ðæs gástlícan camphádes accinctus erat armis militiæ spiritalis Bd. 1, 7; S. 477, 24. to clothe; amicire Begyrded oððe bewǽfed leóhte swá swá mid hrægle amictus lumine sicut vestimento Ps. Lamb. 103, 2

Linked entry: be-girdan

cyte

(n.)
Grammar
cyte, cote,an ; f.

A cot, cottage, bedchamber, cell ⬩ casa, cubiculurn, cella

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Leóht of heofenum gefylde ða cytan a light from heaven filled the cell, Homl. Th. ii. 546, 34

Linked entry: cote

dagung

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Ǽr þæs uppcumendan leóhtes dagunge ante exsurgentis lucis crepusculum, Gr. D. 84, 29

mid-wunung

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Leóhtes eces midwuninge lucis consortium, Angl. xiii. 380, 209. Yfelra þeáwas and midwununga ( consortia ), Scint. 192, 4

starian

(v.)
Grammar
starian, p. ode
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Hí stóden æt ðæra dura stariende on ðæt leóht, 3, 133

ge-leáfa

(n.)
Grammar
ge-leáfa, an; m. [leáfa belief]

Belief ⬩ faith ⬩ confidence ⬩ trust ⬩ fĭdes ⬩ fĭdūcia

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Eom ic leóhte geleáfan fægre gefylled I am fairly filled with bright belief, Exon. 42 a; Th. 141, 8; Gú. 624 : 62 b; Th. 230, 28; Ph. 479 : 75 a; Th. 281, 28; Jul. 653

Linked entries: leáfa ge-lǽfa leáfa ge-lǽfa

eást-ern

(adj.)
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Substitute: <b>eásterne;</b> adj. marking position. in the east Leóht eásternes tungles lux eoi sideris, Hy. S. 22, 9. of the east part of the world, eastern Of Asian lande þæs eásternan ríces, Hml. S. 25, 752.

swegel

(n.)
Grammar
swegel, swegl, es; n.
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Swegles leóht, 266, 27; Sae. 28. Englas feredon sóþfæste sáwle innan swegles leóht, Chr. 1065; Erl. 198, 9. In swegles wuldre, Judth. Thw. 26, 26; Jud. 345. Gesǽlgum on swegle, Exon. Th. 101. 17; Cri. 1660: 137, 10 ; Gú. 557.

Linked entries: swegel-horn swegl be-falden

dæg-fæsten

(n.)
Grammar
dæg-fæsten, es; n. [fæsten a fast]

A day's fast ⬩ diei jejunium

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A day's fast; diei jejunium Is se ǽresta lǽcedóm dægfæsten, ðæt mon mid ðý ða wambe clǽnsige, ðæt hió ðý ðe leóhtre sié the first remedy is a day's fast, that, with that, a man may cleanse the stomach, that it may be the lighter, L.

Linked entries: dæg-swǽsendo fæsten

forfang-feoh

(n.)
Grammar
forfang-feoh, gen. -feós; n.

The reward for rescuing stolen cattle or lost property ⬩ merces, quæ bŏnōrum surreptōrum restĭtūtōri dătur

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The reward for rescuing stolen cattle or lost property; merces, quæ bŏnōrum surreptōrum restĭtūtōri dătur Gyf hit ðonne elles on hýdelse funden sý, ðonne mæg ðæt forfangfeoh leóhtre beón if otherwise it be found in a hiding-place, the reward for rescuing

ormǽtness

(n.)
Grammar
ormǽtness, e; f.

Excess, immensity

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Þurh ormǽtnysse ðæs godcundlícan leóhtes. Homl. Th. ii. 186, 15. Micelre ormǽt[nysse] mirae magnitudinis. Hpt. Gl. 454, 77. Náht elles gestincan búton unstenca ormǽtnessa, Wulfst. 139, 8

eo

(n.)
Grammar
eo, I. unaccented, generally stands before two consonants lc, ld, lf, rc, rd, rf, rg, rh, rl, rm, rn, rp, rr, rt, rþ, x; as, Geolca a yolk, sceolde should, seolfor silver, deorc dark, sweord a sword, ceorfan to carve, beorgan to protect, beorht bright, eorl earl, beorma barm, eornost earnest, weorpan to throw, steorra a star, heorte the heart, eorþe the earth, meox dung. II. eó accented, the diphthong, generally stands before the consonants c, d, f, g, h, l, m, n, p, r, s, st, t, w; as, Seóc sick, beódan to bid, þeóf a thief, fleógan to fly, hreóh rough, hweól a wheel, leóma a ray of light, beón to be, deóp deep, beór beer, ceosan to choose, breóst the breast, fleótan to float, leóþ a song, ceówan to chew. 2. eó is also the termination of many words, and then the ó in eó is always accented; as, Beó a bee; ic beó

I shall be

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I shall be; freó free; gleó glee; seó the; seó sim, sis, sit; treó a tree; breó three, etc

leóhtlíce

(adv.)
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Add: without much pressure or force Þweah leóht-líce mid wvlle wætre, Lch. ii. 308, 11. to no great amount Wyl on ealað swíþe, geswét mid hunige leóhtlíce, Lch. ii. 62, 20. <b>II a.

gamen

amusement, mirth ⬩ jest, game ⬩ game ⬩ a game, pastime

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cf. sealting), gleódǽda gife for gumþegnum, leóht and leoðu-wác, Crä. 82. Gamena angin ludorum gesticulatio An. Ox. 2871. Sleglicum gamena gamene scenico ludorum joco 2886. Man geswíce freólsdagum hǽðenra leóþa and deófles gamena, Ll. Th. ii. 248, 12

niht

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Add Leóht niht þǽr on sumera bið, Bd. 1. 1; Sch. 9, 16. Ðú settes ðeóstru and geworden wæs naeht (nyht, Ps. Rdr.), Ps. Srt. 103, 20. Nípende niht, B. 649. Niht helmade, brúnwann oferbrǽd beorgas steápe, An. 1307.

in-gangan

(v.)
Grammar
in-gangan, p. -géng

To enter ⬩ go in

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Ðæt ða ingangendan leóht geseón ut intrantes videant lumen, Lk. Skt. 8, 16

líhting

(n.)
Grammar
líhting, e; f.

Lighting ⬩ shining ⬩ illumination

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God geworhte ðæt máre leóht tó ðæs dæges líhtinge, Gen. 1, 16. Ða steorran sint tó nihtlícere líhtinge gesceapene, Homl. Th. i. 110, 15. Mid sóðre sunnan líhtincge úre heortan álíhte, Btwk. 196, 17.

Linked entries: a-líhting leóhting

móna

(n.)
Grammar
móna, an; m.: but also móne, an; f.

the moon ⬩ moon as in new, full moon

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the moon Se móna and ealle steorran underfóþ leóht of ðære miclan sunnan, Lchdm. iii. 236, 19. Se móna wæs æt fruman on ǽfen gesceapen, 264, 26. Sunna and móne (but næs se móna ðágyt uppe, 29, 22), Nar. 28, 20: Bt. Met. Fox 29, 73; Met. 29, 37.

hǽte

(n.)
Grammar
hǽte, an; f.

Heat ⬩ brewing

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Ðæt hellíce fýr hæfþ unásecgendlíce hǽtan and nán leóht the fire of hell has heat unspeakable, but no light, 532, 2. Ongan mid monegum hǽtum geswenced beón multis cæpit æstibus affici, Bd. 2, 12; S. 513, 31.

Linked entry: hǽtu

tó-drǽfan

(v.)
Grammar
tó-drǽfan, p. de

To drive asunder, ⬩ drive in different directions, ⬩ drive away, ⬩ expel, ⬩ dispel, ⬩ scatter, ⬩ disperse

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Hé is sóð leóht ðe tðdrǽfde ða þeóstra ðises lífen, Homl. Th. i. 144, 7. Hí mynstra tóstæncton, and munecas tó-drǽfdon, Chr. 975; Erl. 127, 22. Ðæt hé tódrǽfe costnunga fram úre heortan. Homl. Th. i. 156, 23.

Linked entry: tó-drífan

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