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iá

(adv.)
Grammar
iá, adv.

Yea

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And hé cwæþ : Iá leóf ic hit eom tu es filius meus Esau? Respondit : Ego sum, Gen. 27, 23. Se kyng befealh georne hire bréðer óþ ðæt hé cwæþ já wið the king pressed her brother eagerly until he said yes in reply, Chr. 1067 ; Erl. 204, 23

ge-andwerdian

(v.)
Grammar
ge-andwerdian, Add: -weardian
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H. 159, 9. Hé . . . hine sylfne beheáfdodne æfter ðon ðridan dæge eft geondweardode (-ne, MS.), 181, 2. Þá þá hé wæs geondweardod and gecýðed Benedicte praesentatus Benedicto, Gr. D. 129, 20 note.

Linked entry: ge-andweard

hǽðen

(n.; adj.)
Grammar
hǽðen, adj.

HEATHEN, pagan, gentile ⬩ a heathen ⬩ a heathen, gentile woman ⬩ ethnicus, gentilis, paganus, samaritanus ⬩ a heathen

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Gif ungefullod cild fǽrlíce biþ gebroht tó ðam mæssepreóste hé hit mót fullian sóna ðæt hit ne swelte hǽðen if an unbaptized child be brought to the mass-priest suddenly, he must baptize it at once, that it die not heathen, L.

sóþ

(adj.)
Grammar
sóþ, adj.

Sooth ⬩ very ⬩ true ⬩ the opposite of that which is false, or merely pretends, or has the appearance of, genuine, real ⬩ true ⬩ in conformity with the actual state of things ⬩ true ⬩ righteous ⬩ just

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Hé þohte on him sylfum hwæt his sóðes wǽre he thought in himself what there was of it true, Homl. Skt. i. 23, 545. Fela spella him sǽdon ðaBeormas . . . ac hé nyste hwæt ðæs sóþes wæs, Ors. 1, 1; Swt. 17, 33.

FRÉCNE

(adj.)
Grammar
FRÉCNE, frǽcne; adj.

Horrible ⬩ savage ⬩ audacious ⬩ wicked ⬩ daring ⬩ dangerous ⬩ perilous ⬩ dīrus ⬩ asper ⬩ austērus ⬩ atrox ⬩ audax ⬩ perīcŭlōsus

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Ðæt he him afirre frécne geþohtas that he should banish from him wicked thoughts, Cd. 219; Th. 282, 10; Sat. 284. He frécnu gestreón funde he found dangerous wealth, Bt. Met. Fox 8, 115; Met. 8, 58.

ge-metfæst

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H. 213, 8. (2 a) as an epithet of a quality :-- Embe his efencempan hé haefde micele lufe and gemetfæst geðyld and sóðe eédmódnysse. Hml. S. 31, 45. not over-bearing, kind Hé wæs árfæst and gemetfæst and mildheort on his dǽdum, Bl. H. 217, 8.

Linked entry: ge-metfæstlíce

deór-wyrþe

(adj.)
Grammar
deór-wyrþe, -wurþe; adj. [deóre dear, weorþe worth]

Precious, dear, of great worth or value ⬩ prĕtiōsus

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Hí wurdon gehwyrfede to deórwurþum gymmum they were turned to precious gems, Homl. Th. i. 64, 5. Hí nǽtre swá deórwurþe gymstánas ne gemétton they have never before met with such precious gems, i. 64, 10.

Linked entry: diór-wyrþe

ge-æfnan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-æfnan, p. de; pp. ed [æfnan to perform, execute] .

to perform ⬩ execute ⬩ perpetrate ⬩ accomplish ⬩ complete ⬩ make ⬩ perfĭcĕre ⬩ patrāre ⬩ præstāre ⬩ făcĕre ⬩ to stir up ⬩ excite ⬩ excĭtāre ⬩ to bear ⬩ suffer ⬩ endure ⬩ sufferre ⬩ sustĭnēre

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to perform, execute, perpetrate, accomplish, complete, make; perfĭcĕre, patrāre, præstāre, făcĕre He nele láþes wiht ǽngum geæfnan he will not perpetrate aught of harm to any, Exon. 96 a; Th. 357, 23; Pa. 33 : 95 b; Th. 356, 28; Pa. 18.

ge-þyncan

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, 23: 11. with clause Him wæs sóðre geþúht þæt hit engles word wǽre, Gú. 1096. to seem good or fit Hí ealle sealdon þone dǽl heora spéda þe him geðúhte, Hml. Th. i. 582, 19.

ge-tyngnes

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Hé ús selð micle getyngnesse and wlitige sprǽce ymb sóðfæsðnesse tó cýðanne nobis luce veritatis plena eloquia subministrat, Past. 369, 14. Hí eallra gereorda getingnesse hæfdon they had skill to speak in all tongues, Btwk. 214, 32.

rówan

(v.)
Grammar
rówan, reów

to row or sail

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And hig seglydan ðá. Ðá hig reówun ðá slép hé (navigantibus illis obdormivit) Lk. Skt. 8, 23, 26. Ða óðre leorningcnihtas reówon navigio venerunt, Jn. Skt. 21, 8.

Linked entry: ge-rówen

wearn

(n.)
Grammar
wearn, es; m. (?)

A multitude, a great number or quantity, a great deal

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Hí his wundra wearn gesáwon on wætergrundum ipsi viderunt mirabilia ejus in profundo, 106, 23. Þeáh ðe eów wealan tó wearnum flówen divitiae si affluant, 61, 11. Hé synfulle tódrífeþ wearnum ealle omnes peccatores disperdet, 144, 20.

Linked entries: un-wearnum wirn worn

séman

(v.)
Grammar
séman, p. de; pp. ed.

to bring to an agreement those who have a dispute ⬩ to satisfy a person in a matter of doubt or difficulty ⬩ to settle a dispute ⬩ to arbitrate ⬩ bring about agreement

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with acc. of person, to bring to an agreement those who have a dispute Ðá hét hé hié séman. Ðá wæs ic ðara monna sum ðe ðǽrtó genemned wǽran . . .

Linked entry: sémend

þingung

(n.)
Grammar
þingung, e; f.

Intercession ⬩ intervention ⬩ mediation

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Hé ðære eádigan Marian fultumes and ðingunge bæd, Homl. Th. i. 448, 19. Gif wé for synfullum mannum gebiddaþ and hí ðære ðingunge unwurðe synd, ii, 528, 12, Biddaþ eów þingunge æt ðysum martyrum, i. 88, 33: ii. 110, 30.

ymb-settan

(v.)
Grammar
ymb-settan, p. te.

to set round, put round, surround ⬩ to plant with something

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Ymbseted mid ðǽm wágum his misdǽda, L. E. I. 32; Th. ii. 430, 14. Ymbsett mid fágnesse circumdata varietate, Ps. Lamb. 44, 10. Mid hwilcum feóndum heó ymbset bið, Homl. Th. i. 410, 9. Emset glomeratus, circumseptus, Hpt. Gl. 422, 47.

Linked entry: ymb-seten

LÆS

(adv.)
Grammar
LÆS, adv. also used in conjunctional phrases and as a noun.

Less ⬩ lest

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Wé hine mid swá micle máran unryhte oferhycgeaþ swá hé læs forhogaþ ðæt hé ús tó him spane, Past. 52, 4; Swt. 407, 18. Ðý læs ðe, Homl. Th. i. 88, 32: Gen. 32, 11. Án læs twentig undeviginti, twám læs twentig duodeviginti, Ælfc. Gr. 49; Som. 50, 41.

Linked entry: læsast

æt-byrst

Grammar
æt-byrst, fut. of æt-berstan.

he will escape ⬩ evadet

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he will escape; evadet,Basil. 7; Norm. 5, 12;

a-scræp

(v.; part.)
Grammar
a-scræp, p. of a-screopan.

he scraped ⬩ radebat

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he scraped; radebat,Job 2, 8; Thw. 166, 33;

norþ-weard

(adv.)
Grammar
norþ-weard, adv.

Northward

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Northward Hé éfste norþweard, Chr. 1016; Erl. 154, 28

ge-grymetian

(v.)
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to rage Hé gegrimmetode egeslíce, Hml. S. 25, 540