ge
and ⬩ even ⬩ even ⬩ both . . . and . . . ⬩ and
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Hé líð inne mónað, ge hwílum twégen (sometimes even as long as two months), Ors. l, I; Swt. 20, 21. Swá ꝥ þá hǽðenan ðe raðor gelífdan. Oft ge þúsend manna ætgædere gelífde, Ll. Th. ii. 372, 17. ge furþum even Ge furþon etenim Ps. Th. 40, 9.
Germania
Germany
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Longob. Lib. i. Cap. 1 Nú wille we ymb Europe land-gemǽre reccan, swá mycel swá we hit fyrmest witon.
DEÓRE
DEAR, beloved ⬩ cārus, dilectus, familiāris ⬩ dear of price, precious, of great value, desirable, excellent, glorious, magnificent, noble, illustrious ⬩ pretiōsus, magni æstimandus, desiderabĭlis, exĭmius, gloriōsus, magnifĭcus, nobĭlis, illustris
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He æfter deórum men dyrne langaþ he longs secretly after the dear man, Beo. Th. 3762; B. 1879: Ps. Th. 119, 1. Ic me on mínne Drihten deórne getreówige ego in te sperābo, Domĭne, Ps. Th, 54. 24: 77, 69: 88, 17.
weall
a wall that is made, ⬩ wall of a building, of a town, ⬩ side of a cave ⬩ a natural wall ⬩ a steep hill ⬩ a cliff.
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Nó wyrm on wealle leng bídan wolde the serpent would not longer wait in the hill, in its cave, 4604; B. 2307. Geseah hé máððumsigla fela, gold glitinian grunde getenge, wundur on wealle, 5511; B. 2759.
Linked entries: æt-foran-weall wala weal weall-clif weall-steáp
þrág
a time ⬩ season ⬩ time
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Swelge hé ða ðráge ðe ( while, as long as ) hé mæge, Lchdm. ii. 284, 14. Geærndon hí sume ðráge they raced for some time, Bd. 5, 6; S. 619, 9. Ealle þráge all the time, Ps. Th. 101, 25: Exon. Th. 324, 2; Víd. 88: Judth. Thw. 25, 2; Jud. 237: Apstls.
Linked entry: wód-þrág
síþ
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Beó ðú on síþ gearu, 172, 24 ; Gú. 1148. a journey, voyage, course, expedition Síþ wæs gedǽled the course of the Israelites and Egyptians was no longer a common one, Cd. Th. 190, 31 ; Exod. 207.
ge-weorc
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Ðá sceolde hé sende lýgetu and windas and tówyrpan eall hira geweorc mid lacessenteis coelum gigantes benigna fortitudo deposuit, Bt. 35, 4; F. 162, 14. work, labour, any form of long-sustained or habitual activity Gýme gafolswán ꝥ hé æfter sticunge
tún
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Ðæt eác swylce his ðeáw wæs on óþrum cyninges túne tó dónne erat in villa (in 544, 14 tún translates vicus) regia non longe ab urbe de qua praefati sumus.
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wén
supposition ⬩ opinion ⬩ thought ⬩ idea ⬩ hope ⬩ expectation ⬩ likelihood ⬩ probability ⬩ chance ⬩ perhaps ⬩ perchance ⬩ may be ⬩ probably
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supposition, opinion, thought, idea Hí fleóð swá hrædlíce swá is wén ðætte hí fleógen longe fugiunt quasi putes eos volare Nar. 37, 15. Ðú (Joseph) fæder cweden woruldcund bi wéne (cf. Jesus erat, . . . ut putabatur, filius Joseph, Lk. 3, 23) Exon.
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on-cnáwan
To know ⬩ noscere, cognoscere, agnoscere ⬩ to know, recognise, ⬩ to identify an object through being acquainted with its characteristics, to distinguish ⬩ to recognise a fact ⬩ to know, understand, attain to a knowledge of ⬩ to know, learn by observation, observe, perceive ⬩ to acknowledge ⬩ make acknowledgment of a fault ⬩ to acknowledge a greeting ⬩ to acknowledge the power of another
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Spl. 9, 17. of things Heáh feorran hé oncnáwaþ alta a longe cognoscit, 137, 7. Ná ic hit swá oncneów swá hit ðín ǽ hafaþ I did not recognise it (what was said) as what is in thy law, Ps. Th. 118, 85.
ná-wiht
nothing ⬩ naught ⬩ a thing of no value ⬩ an evil thing ⬩ not
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Nóht longe ofer ðis, Exon. Th. 172, 15; Gú. 1144. Æfter nóht langre tíde, Bd. 5, 11; S. 626, 10. Ic nóht ðon ǽr ðære ærninge blon, 5, 6; S. 619, 15
BEÓN
To BE ⬩ exist ⬩ become ⬩ esse ⬩ fieri
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Ne byþ lang it shall not be long Elen. Grm. 433 : Beo. Th. 3529; B. 1762. Sélre biþ ǽghwám it is better for every one Andr. Kmbl. 640; An. 320 : Ps. Th. 111, 9 : Beo. Th. 2009; B. 1002 : Mt. Bos. 5, 14, 19, 21, 22.
welig
Wealthy ⬩ rich ⬩ opulent
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. : Mid ðam gelǽredan biscope hé wunode on weligre láre tó langum fyrste with that learned bishop he continued for a long time, engaged in learning which was rich in results, Homl. Th. ii. 502, 21
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láð
hateful ⬩ hated ⬩ loathed ⬩ loth ⬩ displeasing ⬩ injurious ⬩ grievous ⬩ hostile ⬩ malign ⬩ inimical
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Wæs ðæt gewinn tó láð and longsum that strife was too grievous and long, Beo. Th. 268; B. 134. Hé mé álýsde of láðum grine huntum unholdum ipse liberavit me de laqueo venantium, Ps. 90, 3.
síd
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Th. 249, 26; Dan. 536. long, hanging, of ample length, of clothes, hair, etc., v. síd-feax Síd reáf swilce méteras wyrceþ on anlícnesse toga, Wrt. Voc. i. 41, 3.
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ge-winnan
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II</b> Him wæs manna lufu tó ðæs mycel ꝥ him nǽnig gewin tó lang ne tó heard ne þúhte þæs þe hé heora sáulum tó hǽle and tó rǽde gewinnan mihte in him was the love of men so great that none of the labour seemed to him too long or too hard that
hwanne
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H. 109, 32. until Hire þynceð lang seó ylding and seó uferung hwænne heó cume tó Gode the time when she may come to God seems long delayed; differtur a regno, Gr. D. 245, 7.
HEARD
HARD, harsh, austere, severe, rigorous, stern, stubborn, firm, hardy, brave ⬩ durus, rigidus, asper, acer
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Him nǽnig gewin hér on worlde tó lang ne tó heard þuhte no labour here in the world seemed to him too long or too hard, Blickl. Homl. 227, 3; Cd. 17; Th. 20, 30; Gen. 317. Hunger se hearda severe famine, 86; Th. 108, 32; Gen. 1815.
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git
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Þá gyt (get, L.) þá hé wæs feorr his fæder cum adhuc longe esset, Lk. 15, 20. Ðeáh hió him ðonne giet feorr sié, Past. 363, 19. with degrees of comparison. alone Giet suíðor hié syngiað, Past. 123, 1.
hé
He, she, it
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Sume hí cómon feorran quidam ex eis de longe venerunt, Mk. 8, 3. Nú sceal hé sylf faran now must he himself come, Cd. 27; Th. 35, 18; Gen. 556. Hire selfre suna her own sons, Beo. Th. 2234; B. 1115.