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feor

(adv.)
Grammar
feor, adv.

avoidancewidelywidelyfarfar

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Ac feor (feorr, v. l.) þæt sié, ꝥ . . . sed absit, ut . . . Bd. 1, 27; Sch. 67, 19. Fearr, Mt. L. 16, 22: Rtl. 100, 37. Gif hit ꝥ wǽre, swá hit feor þám sý, Hml.

Linked entries: fier firr fyr

losian

(v.)
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Ðý lǽs him losige ðæt heofenlice ondgit ne ipso veritatis intellectu vacuetur, Past. 85, 7.

fæger

(n.; adj.)
Grammar
fæger, fægr; comp. m. fægerra; f. n. fægerre; sup. -est, -ost, -ast, -ust; adj. [fæger beauty, fairness]

FAIR, beautiful, joyous, pleasant, pleasing, sweet pulcher, dĕcōrus, lætus, jucundus, dulcis

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Us wuldres weard þurh láre speón to ðam fægeran gefeán the Lord of glory drew us by his teaching to fair joy, Andr. Kmbl. 1195; An. 598. Forht ic wæs for ðære fægran gesyhþe I was terrified at the beautiful sight, Rood Kmbl. 41; Kr. 21.

þá

(adv.; con.)
Grammar
þá, adv. conj.
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Ðæt Drihten cwǽde tó Nichodéme, án ðæra ealdra, ðá ðá hé his láre sóhte, ii. 238, 4, 9. Ðá ðe ( cum ) hé in áre wes, Ps.

ge-wit

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Mid gewitte gemunan Meotudes láre, Cri. 1200. Ic on þé sylfum oncnáwe wísdómes gewit, An. 645.

gleáw

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Byð sægd his lof gleáwast and mǽrust annuntietur laus ejus, 101, 19

wíg

(n.)
Grammar
wíg, es; n. I.

fightbattlewarconflictvalourtroops

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Nǽfre on óre læg wídcúþes wíg, ðonne walu feóllon, 2088; B. 1082: Exon. Th. 338, 27; Gn. Ex. 85. On Móyses hand wearð wíg gifen, wigena mænieo, Cd. Th. 216, 11; Dan. 5.

leód

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

A manpoeta princemenpeoplecountry

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Láþ leóda gehwam, Exon. 10 b; Th. 12, 31; Cri. 194. Hæleþa éðel, leóda gesetu, Andr. Kmbl. 2519; An. 1261. Wé ðissa leóda land gesóhton, 535; An. 268. Ðǽr wæs þreó þúsend ðæra leóda there was three thousand of the people, Elen. Kmbl. 570; El. 285.

Linked entries: leóde leód-geld

ná-wiht

(n.)
Grammar
ná-wiht, nó-wiht, ná-uht, náwht, náht, nóht.

nothingnaughta thing of no valuean evil thingnot

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Heó nóht lata ne wæs, Blicki. Homl. 163, 8. Ne þurfan gé nóht besorgian hwæt gé sprecan, 171, 18. Ne wæs hé nóht feor on oferhygd áhafen, 215, 32. Nóht longe ofer ðis, Exon. Th. 172, 15; Gú. 1144. Æfter nóht langre tíde, Bd. 5, 11; S. 626, 10.

fleón

(v.)
Grammar
fleón, [/a the following passages given under I. in Dict. fleón is intransitive
    By.
  • 247
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  • Ps. L. 54, 8
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  • Gen. 2080
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  • Bt. F. 116, 17
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  • Ælfc. Gr. 36
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  • 28, 6
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  • Ps. Th. 103, 17
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  • Ps. L. 113, 3
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  • Met. l, 20
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  • Mt. 8, 33
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  • Ps. L. 30, 12
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  • El. 134
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  • Gú. 228
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to fleeto fleeto run awayto pass awayto flyto run away fromto avoidto declineto avoideschew

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Rómáne him woldon ofrian . . . and sǽdon ꝥ sió sibb of his mihte wǽre; ac hé ǽgðer fleáh ge þá dǽd ge þá sægene, Ors. 3, 5; S. 106, 32. with clause Ðæt mód flíhð ðæt hit sié gebunden mid ege and mid láre se per disciplinam ligare dissimulal, Past. 283

ge-weorþian

(v.)
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Ælfheres láf . . . golde geweorðod, Vald. 2, 18. Wuldres treów wǽdum geweorííod, ... gegyred mid golde, Kr. 15.

spell

(n.)
Grammar
spell, es; n.

a storynarrativeaccountrelationa historical narrativehistorya false or foolish storya fablean instructive talkdiscoursea philosophical argumenta sermonhomilya sayingremarksentencestatement of a single pointdictuma saying that is to be repeated to anothera messagean announcementspeechlanguage of prosea fable, talefabulatio, parabolasermo, narratio, parabola, fabula, mythusa saying

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Spella and lára rǽd-hycgende, Exon. Th. 301, 27; Fä. 25. Ða twá béc on hundeahtatigum spellum (homilies), Ælfc. Gr. pref.; Zup. 2, 15. Bæd ðæt [hé] him on spellum gecýðde, onwrige worda gongum, hú . . . Exon. Th. 171, 28; Gú. 1133: Cd.

Linked entry: spel

æfter

(prep.; adv.)
Grammar
æfter, prep. [æft, q. v; er, q. v.] dat; rarely acc.

AFTERpostAlongthroughduringκατάperAccording toby means ofsecundumpropterAfteraboutpropterobdeAfteraboveaccording topostsupersecundum

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Lamb. 118, 149

Linked entries: æftyr efter eftyr

swerian

(v.)
Grammar
swerian, p. swór (but a weak swerede occurs; cf.
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Ðæt land ðe ic fore swór heora fæderum terram pro qua juravi patribus eorum, Num. 14, 23. Ðæt land ðe ðú hira fæderum fore swóre, 11, 12. Hí wið mé sweórun adversum me jurabant, Ps. Surt. 101, 9. Ic secge eów, ðæt gé eallunga ne swerion, Mt.

Linked entry: fore-swerian

wealdan

(v.)
Grammar
wealdan, p. weóld, pl. weóldon; pp. wealden

To have power over to control the movements of that which is moved to regulate wield a weaponwith gen. with dat. or inst. to control that which moves itself to have control of a person, an emotionto govern,with gen. with acc. of the control exercised by one in authority, to rule govern have dominion overbear sway wield power, with gen. with dat. or inst. with acc. with a preposition absolute fig. where the subject is an abstract noun, with gen. with acc. with a preposition to have power over things to possess be in possession of have at command be master of, with gen. with dat. or inst. with acc. to have power to decide or choose what shall take place to determine ordain have the decidingcontrol of matters, with gen. with dat. or inst. with a clause absoluteto have power that brings something to pass, to cause be the cause, author, source of something, with gen. with dat. or acc. of things, with gen. of motives to have power to dobe able

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Ðý læs mín ǽnig unriht wealde non dominetur mei omnis injustitia, Ps. Th. 118, 133. Sió gesceádwísnes sceal ðære wilnunge waldan, Met. 20, 198. with acc. Unsóðfæstnys ealle wealde, Ps.

Linked entries: án-waldan wealdian

wépan

(v.)
Grammar
wépan, p. weóp, wép (wǽpde, Lind.), pl. weópon, wépon ; pp. wópen
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Hé gemétte swíþe manige wépende, and wǽron cweþende : " Wá ús . . . " And ðá him swá wépendum, ðá com ðara sacerda ealdorman, Blickl. Homl.153, 25-33.

Linked entries: wópen wǽpan

hyht

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<b>la.</b> </b> in gen. Ne bið him wynne hyht, Ph. 480. Þú mé gelǽddest mid lufan hyhte deduxisti me quia factus es spes mea, Ps. Th. 60, 2.

heorte

breastbosomwillintellectmindsoulintentwilldesireinclinationdispositiontemperamentcharacter

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Srt.) and libbað á worlda world vivet eor eorum in seculum seculi, Ps Th. 21, 25. the region of the heart, breast, bosom Sum heó hire on handum bær, sum hire æt heortan læg, Gen. 636. the heart as seat of feeling, will, intellect, mind Hwæt getácniað

weorþan

(v.)
Grammar
weorþan, (wurþan, wyrþan); p. wearþ, pl. wurdon; pp. worden.
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Ðe læs tó mycel styrung wurde on ðam folce ne forte tumultus fieret in populo, Mt. 26, 5. Héht lífes weard on mereflóde middum weorðan hyhtlíc heofontimber, Cd.

ELLEN

(n.)
Grammar
ELLEN, gen. elnes; m. n.

Strength, power, vigour, valour, courage, fortitudevis, rōbur, vĭgor, virtus, fortĭtūdo

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Ne lǽt ðín ellen gedreosan let not thy strength sink, Wald. 10; Vald. 1, 6: Beo. Th. 1208; B. 602: Exon. 120 b; Th. 463, 7; Hö. 66: Apstls. Kmbl. 6; Ap. 3. Ellen fremman to do a deed of valour, Andr. Kmbl. 2418; An. 1210: Beo. Th. 6 ; B. 3.