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gifan

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Drihten þám werude geaf mód and mihte, Dan. 13. Dryhten hyre weorðmynde geaf, Jud. 343 : An. 317 : El. 365. Hwæt hæfst ðú æt þám gifum þe ðú cwist ꝥ seó wyrd eów gife?, Bt. 13 ; F. 38, 5. Him weorðeð blǽd gifen, Cri. 878. Gyfen, B. 64.

on-geagn

(prep.)
Grammar
on-geagn, -gegen, -gægn, -gegn, -geán, -gán, -geǽn, -gén.

opposite, over against, againsttowards, in the direction of, to meet, in the way ofagainstagainst, for the reception of, to receivein reply toin return for, as an equivalent for opposite, over againstagainst, in a direction opposite toagainst, with, contrary to, in opposition toin reply toas an equivalent for, in return for, in exchange foragainst, ready fortowardsoppositeagain, backLat re-in replytowardson the other handagain

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Nebo on ðam lande Moab ongeán ( over against ) Iericho, Deut. 32, 49. Gangaþ on ðás ceaster-wíe ðe inc. ongeán standeþ, Blickl. Homl. 69, 35. Ðá arn hé and gestód ongeán ( opposite ) ðam lége, 221, 11.

Linked entries: a-gén a-gén on-gegen

self

(pronoun.)
Grammar
self, seolf, silf, sylf; pron. <b>A.</b>
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Gearo mód ge eác swylce deáþ sylfne tó þrowienne paratum vel eiiam ad moriendum animum, Bd. 1, 26; S. 487, 38. On ðæt dægréd sylf. Judth. Thw. 24, 24 ; Jud. 204. Rómáne selfe sǽdon, Ors. 5, 3; Swt. 220, 20.

Linked entries: seolf silf siolf sylf

in-gehygd

(n.)
Grammar
in-gehygd, -hýd, e; f : es; n.

Thoughtmindintentsenseknowledgeunderstandingconscienceintentionpurpose

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Ðá onwende heó hine fram ðare yfelan ingehygde his módes revocavit eum illa ab intentione, Bd. 2, 12; S. 574. 37.

tweó

(n.)
Grammar
tweó, twý; gen. tweón, twýn; m.
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Him wæs on móde mycel tweó, hwæt hié be ðære dorstan dón, Blickl. Homl. 205, 10. Ná twý ys, ðæt . . . non dubium est, quod . . ., Scint. 48, 10.

Linked entries: tuá tweón twý

á-hebban

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S. 35, 335. figurative, implying attempt, attack Gif se mon áhefþ his handa tó ælmesdǽdum, Bl. H. 37, 24. Syððan hé wǽpen áhóf wið hetendum, El. 17. Up áhef (ahefe. Ps. Srt. Spl.) þíne handa leva manus tuas , Ps.

Linked entries: un-áhefendlic hebban

ge-ícan

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Se mónð þe byð embolismus . . . geícð ꝥ gér ꝥ þæs geáres beóð þreóttýne mónðas, Angl. viii. 309, 32. Hé Rómána bismer on þǽm færelte geiécte swíþor turpiorem ipse auxit infamiam, Ors. 5, 2; S. 216, 16.

ge-réfa

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Gif gestðcund man fare, þonne mót hé habban his geréfan mid him and his smið, Ll. Th. i. 144, 3 : 280, 14.

ge-rýman

(v.)
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Metod mód gerymde, Exod. 479. (4 a) the object a moving thing, to clear a course for :-- Þá ongunnon hi on óðre stówe gerýman þá estfiuvium per loco alia derivare conati sunt, Gr.

ge-stíran

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Mid þǽm him wæs swíþost gestiéred þæt him mon gehét fulwiht, 6, 33; S. 288, 24.

ge-tǽcan

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R. 28, 14. to shew in action, give effect to On hundrede wé wyllaþ ꝥ(mon folcriht getǽce æt ǽlcere spǽce, Ll. Th. i. 260, 12

hund

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Heora mon áhéng fífte healf hund quadringenti et quinquaginta servi in crucem acti, Ors. 5, 3; S. 222, 30. as adjective. without lesser numerals Þæt wǽron fiéftiéne hund þúsend monna quinquies decies centena millia peditum equitumque, Ors. 3, 9; S. 128

(n.)
Grammar
sǽ, m. f.; sǽs, sǽes, , sǽwe, seó; ǽs, ; dat. sǽm, sǽum, sǽwum.

Sea .sea seaseaa seaa sea, lake

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Moys. Thw. 29, 4. Ðá métte hié micel ýst on sǽ, Chr. 877; Erl. 78, 18. Hié micel ðæs folces ofer sǽ ádrǽfdon, 878; Erl. 78, 30 : Bd. 1, 15; S. 484, 7. Ofer ðone sǽ, 1, 12; S. 481, 2. Gif hwá his ágenne geleód bebycgge ofer sǽ L.

weder

(n.)
Grammar
weder, es; n.

weather, condition of the atmospheregood weatherwind, storm, breeze, airweather (as in weather-bow, -bound), wind.

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Þeah nine (a sick man) mon on sunnan lǽde, ne mæg hé be ðý wedre wesan (he can't stand the weather), þeáh hit sý wearm on sumera, Exon. Th. 340, 18 ; Gn. Ex. 113. Hé ús giefeþ weder líþe, Exon. Th. 38, 12; Cri. 605.

HEARD

(adj.)
Grammar
HEARD, hard; adj.

HARD, harsh, austere, severe, rigorous, stern, stubborn, firm, hardy, bravedurus, rigidus, asper, acer

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Se mon se ðe nú démeþ ðǽm earmun búton mildheortnesse, ðonne biþ ðam eft heard dóm geteód the man who now judges the poor without mercy, on him shall a hard sentence be then passed in requital, Blickl. Homl. 95, 36: Cd. 22; Th. 28, 7; Gen. 432.

(adv.; int.)

Woeillwoealasvae,well-a-waywell-a-dayahvah

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Kmbl. 1253; El. 628. with a clause Him bið wá on his móde, ðæt gé swá ánrǽde beód, Homl. Skt. i. 17, 167.

Linked entries: eów waa

mǽgþ

(n.)
Grammar
mǽgþ, <b>, mǽgeþ,</b> e; f.

A collection of mǽgasa familystockraceas a technical term in the laws, relatives, kindred, the mǽgas who were living at the same time, and to whom the mǽg-lagu applied descendants of a common ancestor living at the same timea generationa tribesubdivision of a peoplea peoplenationprovincecountry

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Ða mǽgþe ðe mon háteþ Gallia Belgica, 1, 1; S. 473, 12. On Palestina ðære mǽgþe, Shrn. 100, 26. On Tiro ðære mǽgþe, Th. Ap. 3, 24: Blickl. Homl. 211, 16: Andr. Kmbl. 528; An. 264

tó-dǽlan

(v.)
Grammar
tó-dǽlan, p. de

To divide,separate,distributeto divide a whole into parts, to destroy unity, make dissension into divide a whole by assigning the limits of the different partsto divide one number by anotherto divide one thing from another,part,separateto scatter, disperseto destroyto distribute, give away parts of a whole,to divide into sharesto shareto divide,distinguish,separate,make a difference betweento be different,be distinguished from.to separate with the minddiscern,discriminate,distinguish,to give forth,utter

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In góman ðǽr mon ðone smæc tódǽleþ in palato, Wrt. Voc. ii. 48, 4. Nú tódǽlde Petrus swutelíce ðone sóðan geleáfan ðá ðá hé cwæð: 'Ðú eart ðæs lifigendan Godes sunu,' Homl. Th. i. 366, 31.

CYFES

(n.)
Grammar
CYFES, cyfys, cifes, ciefes,e; f: cyfese, an; f.

A concubine, handmaidconcubina, pellex, ancilla

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Of cifise ex pellĭce, Mone B. 4553. Se ðe hæbbe riht wíf, and eác cifese [MS.

DEÓP

(adj.)
Grammar
DEÓP, dióp; adj.

DEEP, profound, stern, awful, solemn prŏfundus, grăvis, sōlemnis

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Moyses sægde hálige spræce, deóp ǽrende Moses delivered a holy speech, a solemn message, Cd. 169; Th. 210, 20; Exod. 518

Linked entries: dýp dype dióp