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here-geatu

Grammar
here-geatu, [The word occurs very rarely in the singular; indeed be hergeate,
    Ll. Th. i. 412, 26,
seems the only instance that number. Plural forms are n. ac. -geatwei,(-a), -geata(-u, -e); dat -geat-wum, -geatum.]
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His láf his hergeatu ðám cincge bróhte, iii. 315, 8. Heregete, iv. 292, 5. Ne teó se hláford ná máre bútan his rihtan heregeate (-a, v. l.), Ll. Th. i. 412, 30.

weorþ-full

(adj.)
Grammar
weorþ-full, adj.
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His welwillende mód, and Gode swíðe wurðful, Homl. Skt. ii. 30, 20. having honours, worshipful, noble, illustrious, magnificent Án woruldcynincg . . . ne mæg beón wurðful cynincg, búton hé hæbbe ða geþincðe ðe him gebyriaþ, Homl. Skt. i. pref. 60.

ge-endung

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Geseah hé geneálǽcan his lífes geendunge, Hml. S. 26, 156. <b>III a.</b> ending of life, death :-- Hé ábád þæs óðres geendunge, Hml. Th. ii. 152, 18. On ðám endlyftan geáre his geendunge in the eleventh year since his death, 31.

ge-cirredness

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Sý swylcera gebyrda oþþe gecyrrednesse swylce hé sý ( whatever his birth or the time of his coming to the monastery ), sý hé gemedemad on stede swá swá his gecerrednes sý, R. Ben. 12, 20-13, 2: 107, 10-11.

wǽdl

(n.)
Grammar
wǽdl, (v.
  • P. B. viii. 535
), e: wǽdle, an; f.

Povertywantpovertyindigencewantpenuryunproductivenessbarrenness

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Þearfan ic lǽrde ðæt hié heora wǽdle gefeán hæfdon, Blickl. Homl. 185, 18. wilniaþ ða heafene ðysse gestreónfullan wǽdle, R. Ben. 136, 1.

Linked entry: wéðel

uppe

(adv.)
Grammar
uppe, adv.

upaboveon highup

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Th. 90, 4; Cri. 1468: Hy. 3, 30. marking discovery, Similar entries v. yppan, Hé gemartirode swá hé dyrnlícost mihte, and hé geðóht hæfde ðæt ðǽr nǽfre uppe ne wurdan, ac ðurh Godes mihte ðanon gecýdde wurdon, Lchdm. iii. 424, 31. marking effectual

Linked entry: up

rǽdlíce

(adv.)
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Gif. . . ǽnig gehádod man hine sylfne rǽdlíce (but cf. oftrǽdlíce, 214, 12) oferdrince, Ll. Th. ii. 258, 26. advisably Beþence gehwá hine sylfne, and hú him rǽdlícost sý tó dónne, Wlfst. 305, 34

þríste

(adj.)
Grammar
þríste, and þríst; adj.

Boldboldpresumptuousaudaciousshameless

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Forhwon beóð suǽ ðríste ða ungelǽredan ðæt underfón ða heorde ðæs láriówdómes ab imperitis pastorale magisterium qua temeritate suscipitur? Past. 1; Swt. 25, 16. Ða ðe tó ðam þríste sýn, ðæt hig God oferseóð, Wulfst. 270, 23.

Linked entries: þrístling þrýste

mód-geþanc

(n.)
Grammar
mód-geþanc, es; m. n.

Mindthoughtsthought

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Mind, thoughts, thought He mid his eágum up to heofenum lócade ðyder his módgeþanc á geseted wæs with his eyes He looked up to heaven, whither his thoughts were ever directed, Blickl. Homl. 227, 17: Exon. 50a; Th. 173, 33; Gú. 1170. Módgeþonc, Bt.

ge-feolan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-feolan, l. ge-feólan; p. -fealh, pl. fulgon.
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Ðá warð his leóhtbora áfyrht swýðe, and gefeall him in ánan heale and slǽp his light-bearer became very frightened, and got in a corner and went to sleep, Vis.

ge-dwimor

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Hig worhton fela gedwimera on anlícnessum, 11, 5. Se deófol wyrcð þonne wundra þurh his scíncræft mid leásum gedwimorum, Hml. S. 35, 351. Sum gedwola mid manegum gedwimorum þæt landfolc bedydrode lange, 31, 834. Hé (St.

scínan

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hine hetelíce swungon oð þæt ðá bán scinon, Hml. Th. ii. 302, 10. to be splendid Seó hwítness þǽre lilian scíneþ on þé, Bl.

hús

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Gif ceorl ceáp forstelð and bireð meó his ærne (húse, v. l. ), 138, 16; 286, 11. Sylle him man tól tó his weorce and andlaman tó his húse, 434, 27. Beón áwergode on húse and on æcere, Ll. Lbmn. 438, 23. Gif þeóf brece mannes hús nihtes, Ll.

neáhlíce

(adv.)
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S. 31, 951. nearly, closely þeódað neálícor and fæstlícor tó þǽre rihtwísnesse justitiae vicinius atque arctius inhaerebunt, Gr.

plegan

(v.)
Grammar
plegan, plægan, plegian, plagian, plagian; p. de, ede, ode
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Wé lǽraþ ðæt preóst ne beó hunta ne hafecere ne tæflere ac plege on his bócum we enjoin that a priest be neither a hunter nor a hawker nor a gamester, but let him find his amusement in his books, L. Edg. C. 64; Th. ii. 258, 8. <b>II a.

Linked entries: plægan plagian plegian

éfeostlíce

(adv.)
Grammar
éfeostlíce, adv.

Quickly, hastilycĕlĕrĭter

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Quickly, hastily; cĕlĕrĭter He bebead him ðæt he éfeostlíce sceolde to him cuman he commanded him that he should quickly come to him. Chr. 1114; Th. 370, 19

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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Ðæt hine Gode gesettan to present him to God, Lk. Bos. 2, 22. Under anweald gesett sub potestate constitutus, 7, 8: 3, 13. Hwonne he ðisse worlde ende gesettan wolde when he meant to fix the end of this world, Blickl. Homl. 119, 9: 27, 24.

sín

(adj.; pronoun.)
Grammar
sín, possess, pron.
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Gif hæleþa hwilc eágum módes sínes (cf. his módes, Bt. 34, 8 ; Fox 146, 3), Met. 21, 38. Him Hróðgár gewát tó hofe sínum, Beo. Th. 2477 ; B. 1236. Harold hýrde holdlíce hærran sínum, Chr. 1065 ; Erl. 198, 13.

stíþness

(n.)
Grammar
stíþness, e ; f.
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Gif hwá ða stíðnysse áberan ne mæg ðe his scrift him tǽcþ si quis austeritatem perferre nequeat, quam confessarius ejus ei praescripserit, L. Ecg. P. iv. 60 ; Th. ii. 220, 25

swilc

Grammar
swilc, <b>. I 1.</b>
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Add Him þá geþúhte swelc ꝥ mǽste wæl swelc hié oft ǽr for nóht hæfdon, Ors. 4, 7; S. 184, 14. <b>III a.