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HRING

(n.)
Grammar
HRING, hrincg, es; m.

A RINGcirclecircuitcycleorbglobefestoon

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Mon geseah ymbe ða sunnan swelce án gylden hring circulus ad speciem cælestis arcus orbem solis ambiit, 14; Swt. 248, 9. Ðæs seó hringc circulus [pupillæ ], Ælfc. Gl. 70; Som. 70, 64; Wrt. Voc. 42, 72.

innan

(adv.)
Grammar
innan, adv. and prep. gen. dat. acc.

Inintowithinfrom within

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Gif hé ǽr on ðæs ofermódan engles wísan innan his geþance of Godes gesiehþe ne áfeólle nisi more superbientis angeli a conspectu conditoris prius intus aversione mentis caderet, Past. 47, 1; Swt. 359, 1.

leger

(n.)
Grammar
leger, es; n.

a lyingdeadsicknessdeatha coucha laira grave

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Unsac hé wæs on lífe beó on legere swá swá hé móte, i. 184, 13; Lchdm. iii. 288, 6. Líchoman, se ðe on legre sceal weorþan wyrme tó hróðor, Exon. 71 b; Th. 267, 15; Jul. 415.

Linked entries: clǽne ÁDL

LEÓGAN

(v.)
Grammar
LEÓGAN, p. leáh; pl. lugon

To liedeceivefeign

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Voc. ii. 34, 26: Exon. 84 b; Th, 318, 12; Mód. 81. Hér begann se deófol tó reccanne hálige gewrita and hé leáh mid ðære race here the devil began to expound holy writ, and he spake falsely in his exposition, Homl. Th. i. 170, 4.

stician

(v.)
Grammar
stician, p. ode.
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</b> to thrust out (cf. stingan) :-- Sticode him mon ða eágan út efossis oculis, Ors. 4, 5; Swt. 168, 4. <b>I c.</b> intrans. :-- Ðæt mé ongeán sticaþ, Exon. Th. 497, 20; Rä. 87, 3. intrans.

swǽs

(adj.)
Grammar
swǽs, adj.
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Freónda má swǽsra and gesibbra more of friends dear and near Exon. Th. 408, 34; Rä. 27, 22. Freóndum swǽsum and gesibbum, Cd. Th. 97, 13; Gen. 1612. Hé hét hine ( Beowulf ) leóde swǽse sécean. Beo. Th. 3741; B. 1868.

Linked entries: swáse swés

þrág

(n.)
Grammar
þrág, þráh, e; f.

a timeseasontime

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Onwæcnap sió wóde þrág ðære wrǽnnesse and gedréfþ hiora mód libido versat avidis corda venenis, Bt. 37, 1; Fox 186, 18: Met. 25, 41. Ic mé þyslícre ǽr þráge ne gewénde I did not expect such a time as I have had, Exon. Th. 269, 21; Jul. 453.

Linked entry: wód-þrág

ge-sund

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Th. i. 74, 10. non-material Þæt ic þín sóðfæst word gesund móte healdan, Ps. Th. 118, 20.

heall

a residencepalacea templea court of law

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Gif mon on níwne weall unádrúgodne micelne hróf and hefigne onsett, ðonne ne timbreð hé nó healle ac hryre (non habitaculum, sed ruina fabricatur), Past. 383, 33.

wédan

(v.)
Grammar
wédan, p. de

To be mad or furious, to rage, rave to be mad, out of one's sensesto act with violence, be furious, rage,

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As mon bigon to weden and to wurðen ut of his ahne witte indignatns cum. furore nimio, Kath. 1257. Fra þatt grediȝnesse þatt doþ þe mann to wedenu rihht to winnenn erþlic ahhte, Orm. 14140. Þe kyng ferde for wraþþe as he wolde wede, R. Glouc. 53, 10

Linked entry: a-wédan

níd

(n.)
Grammar
níd, neád, néd, neód, niéd, nýd, es; n.: e; f.

necessityinevitablenessnecessityneedurgent requirementa necessary businessdutyneedwhat one wantsnecessityneeddifficultyhardshipdistressforcecompulsion

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Ánfeald neód ús is, ðæt wé ða bóclícan láre mid carfullum móde smeágan; óðer ðæt wé hí tó weorcum áwendan, Homl. Th. ii. 284, 23. Hé férde embe sumere neóde he was going about some necessary business, 508, 15.

ge-dón

(v.)
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Nán mon ne mæg þám móde gedón ꝥ hit ne sié ꝥ ꝥ hit biþ, 16, 2 ; F. 52, 17. <b>III a.</b> to shew mercy, do honour, justice, &amp; c. :-- Hé him deádum lytle mildheortnesse gedyde, Ors. 3, 9 ; S. 128, 15.

LIFIAN

(v.)
Grammar
LIFIAN, leofian; p. ode

To LIVE

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Ðone geleáfan ðý Cristenan þeáwe lifigean and ðone wel healdan fidem more christiano servare, Bd. 2, 9; S. 510, 31. Hú hí mid heora geférum drohtian and lifigean scylon qualiter cum suis clericis conversentur, 1, 27; S. 488, 37.

Linked entries: leofian LIBBAN

medume

(adj.)
Grammar
medume, medeme, meodume; adj.

middlingmoderatecommonoccupying the middle or mean position as regardsobserving the just meanperfectmeetfitworthy

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Ðæs medemestan lífes (the life mid-way between the best and worst, cf. mon forlǽt ðæt wyrreste líf and ne mæg git cuman tó ðæm betstan, 10), Past. 51, 6; Swt. 399, 15. age : -- Mínre yldstan déhter ... ðære medemestan ... ðære gingstan, Chart.

Linked entry: medeme

wís-dóm

(n.)
Grammar
wís-dóm, es; m.

wisdomdiscretionknowledge cognizancewisdom knowledge learning philosophy

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Wih. 12 ; Th. i. 40, 4. wisdom, knowledge, learning, philosophy Swilc is se wísdóm ðæt hine ne mæg nán mon ongitan swilcne swilce hé is . . . Ac se wísdóm mæg ús ongitan swilce swilce wé sind . . . for ðæm se wísdóm is God.

open

(adj.)
Grammar
open, adj.

Opennot shut,allowing ingress or egressof a doorof the eyesnot closed upnot covered, not protecteddeclared, publicnot secret, not concealed, discovered, brought to light (in reference to things where concealment is desired)without attempt at concealment manifest, clear, plain, evident

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Ðæt móte beón open and onwrigen hwæt hé sý, Blickl. Homl. 185, 4. Se ðe mánaþ swerige and hit him on open wurðe he that commits perjury, and the crime is clearly proved against him, L. Ath. i. 25; Th. i. 212, 18.

þúsend

(n.; num.; adj.)

a thousand

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Betere ðonne mon mé geofe ðúsende goldes and seolfres super millia auri et argenti, 118, 72. Grammar þúsend, with other numerals as multipliers, Grammar þúsend, alone Twá þúsend, Ælfc.

friþ

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Mon fæstnode ðone frið wið Eást-Engle, Chr. 906; P. 94, 21. cessation of hostilities Man wið þone here friðes ceápode, Chr. 1004; P. 135, 24. Twá and twéntig þúsend punda mon gesealde þám here of Ænglalande wið friðe, Ll. Th. i. 288, 13.

ge-cynd

(n.)
Grammar
ge-cynd, f. also has gen. ge-cynd (Bl. H. 31, 32); dat.
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H. 33, 33. nature in general, in the abstract, the established order of things His mód and his andgit ðæt gecynd áscierpð cujus sensum natura exacuit, Past. 69, 8.

CEARU

(n.)
Grammar
CEARU, caru, cearo, e; f.

CARE, sorrow, griefcura, dolor, mæror

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Hý in cearum cwíðaþ they mourn in sorrows, 35b; Th. 115, 23; Gú. 194. Ðe-læs eówer heortan gehefegode sýn on ðises lífes carum ne forte graventur corda vestra in curis hujus vitæ, Lk. Bos. 21, 34: 8, 14.

Linked entries: cara care caru cearo