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scearp

(adj.)
Grammar
scearp, adj.

sharppungent, acidacridsharp-tonguedsharp, keen, severe,sharp, roughsharp, keen, active, strenuouseffectual, penetrating,sharp, keensharp, keen, acute,

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Seó sunne scínþ mid hyre scearpan leóman, Homl. As. 43,484 . Similar entries cf. scearplíce sharp, keen, of sight Scearp gesihþ acies, Ælfc. Gr. 5; Som. 4, 14.

Linked entries: un-scearp scearpness

leóht

(adj.)
Grammar
leóht, léht, líht; adj.

Lightbrightcheerfulshiningclear

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Ingeþonc leóhtre and beorhtre ðonne se leóma sunnan on sumera, Bt. Met. Fox 22, 43; Met. 22, 22: Ors. 5, 14; Swt. 248, 11. Léga leóhtost brightest of flames, 9, 33; Met. 9, 17

síþ-fæt

(n.)
Grammar
síþ-fæt, es ;
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Sunnan síþfæt the sun's path, Cd. Th. 182, 25 ; Exod. 81. Ealne gódne síþfet omnem semitam bonam, Kent. Gl. 20. Ðá oncierde ðæt scip on wónne síðfæt the ship took a wrong course, Shrn. 60, 8. Síþfatu calles, 27. Síþfata semitas, vias, Hpt.

Linked entry: fæt

Þú

(pronoun.)
Grammar
Þú, pers. pron.

Thou

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Þæt þú þa beorhtan ús sunnan onsende, and þé sylf cyme, Exon. Th. 8, 8; Cri. 114. Hwí swingst þú ána? ... Ne miht þú ána hit ácuman, Ex. 18, 14, 18. Þú ána canst ealra gehygdo, Andr. Kmbl. 135; An. 68.

Linked entries: þec þeh þistel

feorm

provisionsstoresa feastan entertainmententertainment

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Man þǽre sunnan feorme worhte, Hml. Th. ii. 494, 6. Feorme prandium, Mt. 22, 4. Fearme cenam, Mk. R. 6, 21. Farma convivium, Lk. L. 5, 29. Ðá færmo nubtiae, Mt. L. 22, 10. Hǽmdo ł feorme (færmo, L.), Jn. R. 2, 1. Ðára farmana nubtiarum, Jn. p. 1, 9.

ge-eáþmédan

(v.)
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Gif ǽnig man geeáðméde hine tó sunnan and tó mónan adoret solem et lunam, Deut. 17, 3. where submission is made Geeádmédaþ eów sylfe tó Godes willan, Hml. A. 165, 23, Þ folc ne sceal forhycggan ꝥ hí tó him ( the clergy) hí geeáþ-médon, Bl.

uppe

(adv.)
Grammar
uppe, adv.

upaboveon highup

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Mynster tó timbrianne on heánum mórum uppe (in montibus arduis ac remotis), Bd. 3, 23; S. 554, 20. referring to heavenly bodies, up Óþ ðæt sunne uppe sié, Lchdm. ii. 346, 22. Næs se móna ðágyt uppe quum luna erat oritura, Nar. 29, 22.

Linked entry: up

feor

(adv.)
Grammar
feor, adv.

avoidancewidelywidelyfarfar

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Swá se móna bið þǽre sunnan fyrr, Mart. H. 44, 2. Þá se móna wæs þǽre sunnan firrest, Ors. 6, 2; S. 256, 18. by adverb or with prep. Feor þonan, Ph. 415: B. 1805. Feor heonon, Gen. 2279: 2513: Seef. 37. Náht feor from þæs mæssepreóstes sídan, Bl.

Linked entries: fier firr fyr

neáh-west

(n.)
Grammar
neáh-west, -wist, e; f. : es; m.

nearnessneighbourhoodthe being with anotherpresencesocietyfellowship

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Ungewuniendlíc for ðære sunnan neáweste uninhabitable on account of the nearness of the sun, Lchdm. iii. 260, 21. On ðære neáwiste næs nán wæterscipe, Jud. 15, 18. In ðara neáwiste in quorum vicinia, Bd. 5, 14; S. 634, 28.

Linked entry: né-west

scír

(adj.)
Grammar
scír, adj.
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Sunne scír and beorht, Met. 30, 9. Sió scíre scell ( the firmament), 20, 174. Metod æfter sceáf scírum scíman ǽfen ǽrest. Cd. Th. 9, 5 ; Gen. 137. Scírne scíman, Rood Kmbl. 107; Kr. 54. Fleógan þurh scírne dæg. Exon. Th. 439, 15 ; Rä. 59, 4.

BEÁM

(n.)
Grammar
BEÁM, es; m.

a treearborthe treecrosspatibulumcruxa columnpillarcolumnawooda shiplignumnavisa BEAMsplintposta stock of a treetrabsstipesA ray of lighta sun-BEAMradiusa trumpettuba

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Of beáme de stipite, Cot. 63. in composition, anything proceeding in a right line, hence, - A ray of light, a sun-BEAM; radius Cométa, se steorra, scán swilce sunne-beám a comet, the star, shone like a sun-beam, Chr. 678; Erl. 41, 5. in the Northumbrian

Linked entries: Beám-dún wudu beóm

ende-mes

Grammar
ende-mes, emdenes, emdemes.

togethercoincidence straightwayat once

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Seó swearcigende sunne and ðá gesceafta ealne middaneard endemes áðeóstrodon, Hml. Th. ii. 258, 16. Hí ealne middaneard onlíhton, swá swá þá feówer eán ealne þisne embhwyrft endemes wæteriað, Hml. S. 15, 177.

ryne

(n.)
Grammar
ryne, es; m.

A course, run, running,an orbitcourse, uninterrupted progressa course, water-course, a flow, flux of blood course, cycle, lustrecourse of life

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Ðære sunnan ryne is swíðe rúm, and ðæs mónan ryne is swíðe nearo, Lchdm. iii. 248,7-8 . Siððan wæs rodor árǽred and ryne tungla gefæstnad, Exon. Th. 272, 13; Jul. 198. Ryne curriculo, cursu, Hpt. Gl. 457, 18.

Linked entry: rine

heofon

Grammar
heofon, In later specimens the word is often feminine, e.g.

firmamenthappinessa ceiling

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Ealle gesceafta, heofenas and englas, sunnan and mónan and eorðan, sǽand ealle fixas God gesceóp on syx dagum, Hml.

Linked entries: heofone heofon-lic

ESNE

(n.)
Grammar
ESNE, es; m.

A man of the servile class, a servant, retainer, man, youth mercēnārius, servus, vir, jŭvĕnis

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Gif esne ofet dryhtnes hǽse þeów-weorc wyrce an Sunnan ǽfen, efter hire setlgange, óþ Mónan ǽfenes setlgang, lxxx scillinga se dryhtne gebéte.

styrian

(v.)
Grammar
styrian, p. ede, ode
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Ne stira ðú, sunne, of ðam stede, Jos. 10, 12. Hí ne móton swíþor styrian, Bt. 21; Fox 74, 8. Ða styriendan nétenu, 41, 5; Fox 252, 24. Hý wǽron styriende commoti sunt, Ps. Th. 47, 5. Styrendum mobilibus, Mt. Kmbl. p. 8, 7. trans.

Linked entry: stirian

ild

(n.)
Grammar
ild, e ; f.

an ageævumsæculumageyearsætasmatureeldsenectusvetustasage

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Seó nóntídbiþ úre yld forðan ðe on nóntíde ásíhþ seó sunne and ðæs ealdigendan mannes mægen biþ wanigende the ninth hour is our old age, for at the ninth hour the sun sinks, and the force of the man that grows old is diminishing, Homl.

Linked entries: yld eld

be-healdan

(v.)
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Ne behealdon gé heofenan ne sunnan, Deut. 4, 19. Mid ðí heó behealdende wæs (intueretur) mid hwylcum þingum hé upp togen wǽre, Bd. 4, 9; Sch. 394, 6. to see Folc óðer wundor beheóld líge scínan, Exod. 109. Behealdan videre, Wülck.

innan

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Sió sunne ne mæg ealle gesceafta innan geondscínan, Bt. 41, l ; F. 244, 9. Ufan hit is enge and hit is innan hát, Dóm. 22 : 6. 2412. Heó is innan mid éce mægene geweorþod. Bl.

útan

(prep.; adv.)
Grammar
útan, (-on); adv. prep. A. adv.

from withoutwithouton the outsideon the outsideon the surfaceoutwardlyaboutroundoutaway from land

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Ætýwdon twégen steorran ymb ða sunnan útan, Bd. 5, 23; S. 645, 23. out, away from land Eálond útan, Beo. Th. 4657; B. 2334

Linked entries: útane úton út-weard