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líg

(n.)
Grammar
líg, lég, es; generally masc. but ðæt lég occurs.

Flamelightning

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Ðá fór se wallenda lég ... ðǽr se lég mǽst wæs, Bd. 2, 7; S. 509, 19-24. Se lég ongan sleán ongeán ðone wind, Blickl. Homl. 221, 12. Wonna lég the pale flame, Beo. Th. 6221; B. 3115. Hlemmeþ háta lég, Exon. 21 b; Th. 58, 9; Cri. 933.

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swég

(n.)
Grammar
swég, es; m.
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Engla þreátas sigeleóð sungon, swég wæs on lyfte gehýred, Exon. Th. 181, 7; Gú. 1289. Biþ ðæs hleóðres swég ( the song of the phenix ) eallum songcræftum swétra, 206, 24; Ph. 131.

Linked entries: swég-cræft swóg

Þú

(pronoun.)
Grammar
Þú, pers. pron.

Thou

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Þé wæs leófra his hyldo, þonne Þín sylfes bearn, Cd. Th. 176, 34; Gen. 2921. Lufa þínne néhstan swá þé sylfne (ðec seolfne, Lind.), Mt. Kmbl. 19, 19.

Linked entries: þec þeh þistel

þweorh

(adj.)
Grammar
þweorh, þwerh, þwyrh; adj.

crookedcrossadverseopposedcrossangrybitterperversewrongevildepravedfrowardwronglyevilly

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Hé ongeat ðæt hé hæfde on ðweorh gedón, ðæt seó mǽgþ wæs bútan biscope, Bd. 3, 7; S. 530, 22. Ðonne hig eów tela tǽcean, and him sylf on ðweorh dóð, L. E. I. 21; Th. ii. 418, 7. Hié on þweorh sprecaþ, Cd. Th. 145, 30; Gen. 2413

deáþ

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Iulius wæs wániende ꝥ hé swelce deáðe swealt, Ors. 5, 12; S. 244, 5: Jn. 12, 33. Ceás hé him þone deáþ ꝥ him mon ofléte blódes on þám earme, Bt. 29, 2; F. 104, 23. Hwelc moncwealm wæs mid monigfealdum deáðum, Ors. 2, 5; S. 84, 33.

ge-swinc

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., and add: with respect to action labour of body or mind, toil, hard work: — Ðǽr wæs suíðe suíðlic gesuinc, and ðǽr wæs micel swát ágoten multo labore sudatum est, Past. 269, 12.

ge-wuna

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Voc. i. 54, 68. referring to living creatures. habitual action, wont, custom, habit Hí ǽghwér hergodon and bærndon swá heora gewuna wæs, Chr. 1009; P. 139, 16: 1016; P. 150, 17. Ꝥ mé þincþ wiþerweard þing ǽlces monnes gewunan, Bt. 26, 2; F. 92, 25.

hálig-dóm

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Th. 50, 8. a holy thing, something held sacred. from its connexion with the Deity Beforan ðǽre earce ðe se háligdóm (the two tables of stone) on wæs ðæs temples coram testamenti arca, Past. 103, 5. from its connexion with Christ or a saint, a relic or

uppe

(adv.)
Grammar
uppe, adv.

upaboveon highup

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Óðer ende wæs uppe on hefenum, Past. 16; Swt. 101, 19. Saul hine wolde sécean uppe on ðæm munte, 28; Swt. 197, 13. Wǽron ða lác forbærndu uppe on ðæm altere, 33; Swt. 232, 24. Uppe on ðam eaxlegespanne, Rood Kmbl. 17; Kr. 9.

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fýr

fire firefireto be on firea fire, fuel in a state of combustion a fire on a hearth a piece of burning material firelightninga disease

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H. 125, 2. in fýre wesan to be on fire Gelamp hit ꝥ ꝥ hús eall wæs in fýre contigit culmen domus subitaneis flammis impleri, Bd. 3, 10; Sch. 234, 8 note. a fire, fuel in a state of combustion Fýr haec pira, An. Ox. 18 b, 76.

ge-métan

(v.)
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H. 147, 4. to find by experience or trial Ne wæs his drohteð, þǽr swylce hé ǽr gemétte, B. 757. ' Ic eom Drihtnes þeówen . . . Þǽr wæs fæger eáðmódnes geméted on þǽre fǽmnan, Bl.

un-sǽlþ

(n.)
Grammar
un-sǽlþ, e; f.

Unhappinessmisfortunemisery

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Him wǽre ealra mǽst unsǽlþ ðæt, ðæt se fyrst wǽre óþ dómes dæg licentiam infelicissimam, si esset eterna, 38, 4; Fox 204, 16. Hwelc mug him máre unsǽlð becuman quid eorum mente infelicius? Past. 45; Swt. 340, 4.

Linked entries: ge-sǽlþ un-gesǽlþ

fultumend

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Þú eart fultumiend þára þe nabbað náwðer ne fæder ne módor pupillo tu eris adjutor, 9, 34. an assistant to a person (dat. ) Ꝥ hé wǽre þé fultumigend, Wlfst. 240, 13. a helper, promoter of a thing (gen. ) Þú mé wǽre freoða fultumiend refugium meum es

ge-gaderian

(v.)
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Gif þú ǽnne stán tóclifst, ne wyrþ hé nǽfre gegaderod swá hé ǽr wæs, Bt. 34, 11; F. 150, 26.

ge-limpan

(v.)
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Ox. 56, 104. referring to an occurrence already stated Hér Eádgár wæs tó cyninge gehálgod . . . þǽr wæs preósta heáp gegaderod . . . ðá þá ðis gelamp. Chr. 973; P. 118, 21. Cirus ealle Babylonia áwéste, and ealle Asirie on Persa anwald gedyde.

ge-faran

(v.)
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Hió wæs gefaren exanimis inventa est, Ors. 5, 13; S. 246, 35.

wendan

(v.)
Grammar
wendan, p. -de

To turnTo cause to moveto change alterconvertto translateinterpretto move one's self take one's waygoproceedwendTo wendgoproceed

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Geseah ic ðæt beácen wendan wǽdum and bleóm; hwílum hit wæs mid wǽtan bestémed, hwílum mid since gegyrwed Rood Kmbl. 43; Kr. 22

BEORN

(n.)
Grammar
BEORN, birn, es; m. [this word is only used by poets].

a manvira princenoblemanchiefgeneralwarriorsoldierprincepsvir nobilisduxmilesrichdives

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Boétius wæs beorn bóca Boethius was a man skilled in books Bt. Met. Fox 1, 103; Met. 1, 52 : Exon. 83 a; Th. 313, 22; Mód. 4. Beornes blóde with man's blood Bt. Met. Fox 8, 67; Met. 8, 34.

CEARU

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

CARE, sorrow, griefcura, dolor, mæror

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CARE, sorrow, grief; cura, dolor, mæror Cearu wæs geniwod geworden in wicum care was become renewed in the dwellings, Beo. Th. 2611; B. 1303: Exon. 22b; Th. 62, 7; Cri. 998: 119b; Th. 459, 10; Hy. 4, 114. Nis ðé nán caru non est tibi curæ, Lk.

Linked entries: cara care caru cearo

EÁCA

(n.)
Grammar
EÁCA, an; m.

An addition, EEKING, increase, usury, advantageadditāmentum

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. ¶ To eácan besides, moreover Ðæt wæs to eácan óðrum unarīmedum yflum that was besides other innumerable evils: literally, in or for, addition to, etc. Bt. 1; Fox 2, 11.