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leód

(n.)
Grammar
leód, es; pl. [which is more frequent] leóde; m.

A manpoeta princemenpeoplecountry

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Hié wíf tó Denum feredon lǽddon tó leódum they bore her to Denmark, Beo. Th. 2322; B. 1159. Wǽron æþelingas eft tó leódum fúse tó farenne the nobles were eager to go back to their people, 3613; B. 1804.

Linked entries: leóde leód-geld

ge-settan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-settan, p. -sette; pp. -seted, -set, -sett

To set, put, fix, confirm, restore, appoint, decree, settle, possess, occupy, place together, compose, make, compare, expose, allay

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He Isaace wíf gesette he fixed upon a wife for Isaac, Gen. 24, 11. Heora gewinn mid ðam swíðe gesettan therewith greatly confirmed their hostility, Ors. 5, 10; Bos. 109, 5, note.

lufu

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Ic lufan symle lǽstan wið eówic I will ever show my love to you, 477. Lufan Dryhtnes wyrcan to gain the love of God by deeds, Dóm. 49. Lufe wyrcean, Gen. 624. of man towards God Him Dryhtnes lof born in breóstum, brondhát lufu, Gú. 937.

hider

to this worldto this lifein this worldto this pointhither and thitherto and fro

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Cf. (3 a) Þú gemengest þá heofoncundan hider (cf. on ðisse worulde, Bt. 33, 5; S. 82, 3) wið eorðan, sáula wið líce, Met. 20, 235. marking the end to which an action or an operation of the senses or mind is directed Fóh hider tó mé stretch hither thy

Linked entry: hider-cyme

sár

(n.)
Grammar
sár, es; n.

pain, suffering, sorenessa pain, pang, sore, woundgrief, pain, ¨trouble, sorrowa grief, sorrow, pain, wound

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Wið eágena, eárena, sídan, wambe, &c. sáre, i. 2, sqq. On his módor sáre hé biþ ácenned, Blickl. Homl. 57, 35.

tó-geagnes

(prep.; adv.)
Grammar
tó-geagnes, -gegnes, -geánes, -génes.

towards,so as to meetagainst,to meetin the way of,to meet the approach ofin readiness for,against the coming ofagainst,for the purpose of resistingon the approach of,towardsagain,in return

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(-gægnes, Rush.) færes iúh remain and tell his disciples that he will come to meet you, Mk.

ge-líhtan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-líhtan, to lighten, <b>ge-líhtan</b> to alight. Substitute: <b>ge-líhtan;</b> p. te.
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to make light. to mitigate, make less painful or severe, to assuage physical pain Wið þæs cwiðan sáre and wið þone hǽtan, genim þás wyrte . . . heó hyne (if hyne refers to cwiðan the passage belongs to ) gelíhteð, Lch. i. 294, 13.

Eádbald

(n.)
Grammar
Eádbald, -bold, es; m. [eád happy, bald bold]

Eadbald, son of Ethelbert, king of Kent. He succeeded his father to the kingdom of Kent in A.D. 616, and died in A.D. 640

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He succeeded his father to the kingdom of Kent in A.D. 616, and died in A.D. 640 Hér Æðelbryht Contwara cyning forþférde, and Eádbald his sunu féng to ríce, se forlét his fulluht and leofode on hǽðenum þeáwe, swá ðæt he hæfde his fæder láfe to wife in

eást-ern

(adj.)
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Th. ii. 446, 15. marking direction of the wind, east, from the east Feówer heáfodwindas synd: se fyrmesta is eásterne wind, Lch. iii. 274, 13: Gen. 315

FEAX

(n.)
Grammar
FEAX, fex, es; n.

Hair of the headthe lockscæsăriescŏmacăpillus

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Wið feallendum feaxe for falling hair, Med. ex Quadr. 4, 11; Lchdm. i. 344, 18. Mid hyre heáfdes feaxe căpillis căpĭtis sui, Lk. Bos. 7, 38. Swát ǽdrum sprong forþ under fexe blood sprang forth from the veins under his hair, Beo. Th. 5926; B. 2967.

Linked entries: fæx fex

lof

(n.)
Grammar
lof, es; n. m.

Praisegloryhymn

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Wé herigaþ hira cræftas and ðeáh nyllaþ hí habban forðæm wé hiera nabbaþ nán lof we praise their arts, and yet do not wish to have them, for we get no credit from them, Past. 34, 2; Swt. 231, 8.

mann-cynn

(n.)
Grammar
mann-cynn, es; n.

mankindmenthe human racea race of mena peoplemen

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Hé ealle eáðmódnysse wið mancynn gecýðde, 123, 31. a race of men, a people, men (a limited number) Ðonne is sum eáland on ðære Reádan Sǽ ðǽr is moncynn ( hominum genus ) ðæt is mid ús Donestre genemned, Nar. 37, 1.

nabban

(v.)
Grammar
nabban, ( = ne habban, the verb is conjugated throughout)

not to haveto be without

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Gif hé wíf næbbe, Ex. 21, 4. Ne mæg ðæt ná beón ðæt ða bearn langunga nabban, Blickl. Homl. 131, 26. Næbben, Beo. Th. 3705; B. 1850. Hét mé fremdne god hergan, oððe hí nabban, Exon. Th. 247, 12; Jul. 77.

Linked entries: næfde nafa ne

scóh

(n.)
Grammar
scóh, scó, sceó : gen. scós, sceós; n. pl. scós, sceós; gen. sceóna; dat. scón, scóum; the Ancren Riwle has the weak plural scheon; m.
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Wífes sceós baxeae, unhége sceós talares, i. 26, 20-23. Nǽron his scós farwerode, Homl, Th. i. 456, 21. Wíde sceós hangodan on hira ( the Saracens ) fótum, Shrn. 38, 8. His sceóna þwanga, Mk. Skt. 1, 7. Sceóea, Lk. Skt. Lind. 3, 16.

Linked entries: scó sceó sceóh

þeówen

(n.)
Grammar
þeówen, þíwen, [n]e; þeówene, an; f.
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Sió Affra wæs ǽrest forlegor wíf mid hire þeówenum, Shrn. 115, 3-5. Ðá hét hire fæder hí bewyrcean on ánum torre mid twelf ðeówennum, 106, 1. Þeówenna bernas, Wrt. Voc. ii. 95, 59: 12, 17.

weorold-líf

(n.)
Grammar
weorold-líf, es; n.
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Nele God wið ende ǽfre tó worulde his milde mód mannum áfyrran on woruldlífe wera cneórissum numquid Deus in finem misericordiam suam abscindet a seculo et generatione? 76, 7.

fleógan

to flyto fleeto avoid

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Add: to fly with wings (lit. or metaph.) Né ic fleóge non trano, Wrt. Voc. ii. 61, 49. Hwelc seleð mé fíðru swé swé culfran and ic flígu (volabo), Ps. Srt. 54, 7. Hé ástág on þone torr, and áþenedum earmum ongan fleógan on þá lyfte, Bl. H. 187, 28.

ge-lytlian

(v.)
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To become little, decrease, run short Gelytlade ðára farmana wín defecit nubtiarum uinum, Jrt. p. 1, 9

ge-fégan

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Voc. ii. 15, 43. of construction, to join the parts of a structure, construct, compact Þæt fær ( the ark ) wið ýða gewyrc, gefég fæste, Gen. 1310. Gefégde compacta, i. conjuncta (delubra), An.

mǽd

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D. iii. 52, 15, and add: meadow*-*land Ðára oxena wíc and seó mǽd ðe ðǽr mid rihte tó gebyreð . . . and seó meád benorðan eá, C. D. v. 383, 14-18. Feówer æceras mǽde bewestan eé, i. 175, 2. [On hreódmǽde lace, vi. 153, 9.