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on-sittan

Grammar
on-sittan, <b>. II.</b> v. sittan;
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III. add Ic wolde gecyrran tô þyllicre drohtnunga, ac ic onsitte ꝥ ic beó mînum fæder ungehŷrsum, Hml. S. 33, 75. him æfter þæ̂m gefeohte swîðor onsæt þonne æ̂r dyde, Ors. 3, 9; S. 132, 34

rún-cofa

(n.)
Grammar
rún-cofa, an; m.

The chamber of secret counsel, the mind, breast

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The chamber of secret counsel, the mind, breast mæg on his rúncofan rihtwísnesse findan on ferhþe fæste gehýdde (cf. ðonne fint ðær (on his gemynde) ða ryhtwísnesse gehýdde,Bt. 35, 1; Fox 156, 51), Met. 22, 59

un-wlitigness

(n.)
Grammar
un-wlitigness, e; f.

Uglinessdisfigurement

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Ugliness, disfigurement Semninga gehrán his eágan; ðá gemétte hit swá hál swá swá him nǽfre nǽnig swyle oððe unwlitignes on ætýwde (ac si nil unquam in eo deformitatis ac tumoris apparuisset), Bd. 4, 32; S. 612, 7

Linked entry: wlitigness

duguþ

(n.)
Grammar
duguþ, dugoþ, e; f. [dugan vălēre] .

multitude, troops, army, people, men, attendants, the nobles, nobility, the heavenly hostcōpiæ, exercĭtus, pŏpŭlus, hŏmĭnes, comĭtātus, prŏcĕres, mīlĭtia cœlestismajesty, glory, magnificence, power, virtue, excellence, ornament majestas, magnificentia, potentia, virtus, dĕcus advantage, gain, good, happiness, prosperity, riches, blessings, salvation commŏdum, lucrum, bŏnum, prospĕrĭtas, divĭtiæ, ŏpes, sălusbenefit, gift benefĭcium, mūnus, dōnum that which is seemly, suitable, seemliness dĕcōrum

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Gifa ðe him to duguþe Drihten scyrede the gifts which the Lord had bestowed on him for his happiness, 176; Th. 221, 12; Dan. 87. He him duguþa blǽd forgeaf he gave them abundance of prosperity, 121; Th. 156, 2; Gen. 2582.

wanian

(v.; adj.)
Grammar
wanian, p. ode. I. trans.
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To make less, lessen, diminish, curtail sculon ǽlce dæg eácan ðæt mon ǽlce dæg wanaþ, Bt. 26, 2; Fox 94, 1. Symble bið gyfende, and ne wanaþ nán þing his, Homl. Skt. i. 1, 46: L. Edg. S. 1 ; Th. i. 272, 10.

Linked entry: a-wanian

ge-endian

(v.)
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His líf weard geendod,Bl. H. 113, 8. Sune selenis geendad filio proditionis extincto, Lk. p. 3, 4. nǽron geendode ðurh openne martirdóm, Hml.

Beormas

(n.)
Grammar
Beormas, gen. a; pl. m.

The Biarmians

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Biarmia ortum versus ad mare album vel gandvikam sita est :' - Fela spella him sǽdon ða Beormas, ǽgþer ge of hyra ágenum lande, ge of ðǽm landum, ðe ymb útan wǽran; ac he nyste hwæt ðæs sóðes wæs, forðæm he hit sylf ne geseah.

hwæðer

(con.)
Grammar
hwæðer, hweðer; conj.

Whether

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Josep áxode hig hwæðer hira fæder wǽre hál oððe hwæðer lyfode ille interrogavit eos dicens: Salvusne est pater vester? adhuc vivit? 43, 27.

ge-þeódan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-þeódan, he -þeót; p. -þeódde; pp. -þeóded, -þeód

To joinconnectuniteassociateapplyadjusttranslatejungĕreadjungĕreconjungĕrecōpŭlāresŏciāreaptāre

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He hét ðisne regul of læden-gereorde on englisc geþeódan he ordered to translate this rule from Latin into English, Lchdm. iii. 440, 28

fore

(prep.)
Grammar
fore, = for, q. v; prep. dat. acc.

foron account offor the sake ofpropropterperforon account offor the sake ofpropropterper

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He fore his mondryhtne módsorge wæg he bare mental sorrow for his master, Exon. 48 a; Th. 165, 5; Gú. 1024. Nó mearn fore fǽhþe and fyrene he mourned not on account of his enmity and crime, Beo. Th. 273; B. 136.

beó-ceorl

(n.)
Grammar
beó-ceorl, beó-cere, es; m.

A BEE-CEORLbee farmer or keeperbocherusapum custos

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Beóceorle gebyreþ, gif he gafolheorde healt, ðæt he sylle ðonne lande gerǽd beó. Mid us is gerǽd ðæt he sylle v sustras huniges to gafole concerning those who keep bees.

hweorfan

(v.)
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Þonne eft tó his éðle hweorfan (hwurfan, v. l.) wolde cum patriam reuerteretur, 5, 19; Sch. 659, 23. Wæs Maria eft hweorfende tó hire húse, Bl.

ge-býrian

(v.)
Grammar
ge-býrian, l. -byrian, take here ge-berian
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Him gebyrede ꝥ feorh earfoðlíce hardly was life granted him. Hml. S. 12, 64.

nemnan

(v.)
Grammar
nemnan, nemnian; p. nemde.

to namegive a name to a person or thingto use such and such a name or title in speaking of a person or thingto call upon the name ofaddress by nameto invoketo mention by nameto mentionrelateto namenominate

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Ða nemde (nominavit) apostolas ; Simonem ðæne nemde (cognominavit ) Petrus, Lk. Skt. 6, 13-14. ðone yldestan Noæ nemde, Cd. Th. 75, 4; Gen. 1235. Hig nemdon ( vocant ) hyne hys fæder naman Zachariam, Lk. Skt. 1, 59.

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lyft

(n.)
Grammar
lyft, es, e; m. f. n.

Airatmospherebreezeskyheavenscloud

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gesette storm his on lyfte statuit procellam ejus in auram, Ps. Spl. 106, 29. gesceóp ðæt upplíce lyft, Hexam. 4; Norm. 6, 24. Ðæt lyft gesceóp, Norm. 8, 17.

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ge-niman

(v.)
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genóm ( sustulit ) beer his, Jn. L. 5, 9. Genam his bogan and hine gebende, Bl. H. 199, 17: Jud. 77. wand him ymbútan þone beám, genam þǽr þæs ofætes, Gen. 493. genam his sciccels þe him on hæfde, Bl. H. 215, 6.

ge-þeódan

(v.)
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Áwende móde hine geðiédde (-ðídde, v. l.) tó feldgongendum deórum hunc agri bestiis mutata mente conjunxit, Past. 39, 23. Heora nán hine eft tó his geférum ne geþeódde, Hml. S. 23 b, 135.

ge-wislíce

(adv.)
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H. 41, 3. Him þúhte on healfslápendon líchaman, ná eallinga swylce on swefne, ac gýt gewisslícor, ꝥ sceolde néde ofer áne swíðe smale bricge, Vis.

hearde

firmlytightly

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hiene geeáðmédde tó þǽm folce þe him þǽr heardost ondréd, Ors. 3, 7; S. 112, 33. Þonne hine þæs hlísan heardost lysteð, Met. 10, 14

forþ-bringan

(v.)
Grammar
forþ-bringan, p. -brang, pl. -brungon; pp. -brungen [forþ, bringan to bring]

To bring forthproducefulfilaccomplishproferreprodūcĕreeffĭcĕre

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To bring forth, produce, fulfil, accomplish; proferre, prodūcĕre, effĭcĕre Gif he ðone áþ forþbringan ne mæg if he cannot bring forth the oath, L. Ath. iv. 6; Th. i. 224, 17. He ne mæg ðæt forþbringan he cannot accomplish it, Bt. 18, 3; Fox 64, 29.