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leás

(adj.)
Grammar
leás, adj.

loosedestitutevoid ofwithoutvainfalselyingdeceitfuldeceptivefaulty

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loose, free from, destitute or void of, without Hé wæs ealra fyrena leás he was free from all sins, Blickl. Homl. 135, 2: Exon. 9 b; Th. 8, 25; Cri. 123. Wer womma leás a man spotless, Cd. 188; Th. 233, 29; Dan. 283.

Linked entry: -leás

LIM

(n.)
Grammar
LIM, es; n. (but it also occurs with adj. fem.:).

A limbjoint

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Monegu limu beóþ on ánum men, and weorþaþ ðeáh ealle tó ánum líchoman, Bt. 34, 6; Fox 140, 25. Gif wé tó lange sittaþ, slapaþ ða lima, Homl. Th. i. 490, 1. Gé sindon Cristes líchama and leomu (cf. Icel. Guðs, fjándans limir), ii. 276, 19.

Linked entry: leomu

morþor

(n.)
Grammar
morþor, es; n. m.

murdermortal singreat wickednesstormentdeadly injurygreat misery

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Sceolde his wíte habban, ealra morþra mǽst, 16; Th. 19, 26; Gen. 297. Ðe ús monna mǽst morþra gefremede, sárra sorga, Judth. 11; Thw. 24, 10; Jud. 181. [Goth. maurþr φόνος.]

Linked entry: morþ

GEONG

(adj.)
Grammar
GEONG, giong, geng, ging, giung, iung, gung; def. se geonga, seó, ðæt geonge; comp. geongra, gingra, gyngra; superl. gingest, gingst; adj.

YOUNG, youthful, new, recent, freshjŭvĕnis, adolescens, nŏvellus, rĕcensyoung

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Geongum and ealdum to young and old, Beo. Th. 144; B. 72. He héht hine geonge twegen men mid síþian he bade two young men accompany him, Cd. 138; Th. 173, 27; Gen. 2867: Beo. Th. 4040; B. 2018.

trúwian

(v.; prep.)
Grammar
trúwian, ; p. ode
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Ealle his wǽpnu ðe hé on trúwude universa arma in quibus confidebat. Lk. Skt. 11. 22, Ða burhware trúwodon tó ðam wealle, Homl. Skt. ii. 25, 446. Trúa on Crist, Homl. Th. ii. 392, 34.

Linked entry: trúgian

þus

(adv.)
Grammar
þus, adv.

Thusin this manner, degree

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Ðus ( sic ) unc gedafnaþ ealle rihtwísness gefyllan, Mt. Kmbl. 3, 15: Lk. Skt. 24, 46. Hú mæg ðis ðus geweorþan? Blickl. Homl. 7, 21. Ðás dǽda þus gedóne from Drihtne, 31, 20. Cucler fulne þus geworhtes drincan, Lchdm. ii. 182, 23.

un-gearu

(adj.)
Grammar
un-gearu, adj.

not readynot promptindisposed to actnot readynot in a fit state for useuncultivatednot ready, not prepared for attack

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Hé on ungearone ðone Ósríc mid his fyrde becom and hine mid ealle his weorude ádylgode Osricum erumpens subito cum suis omnibus imparatum cum suo exercitu delevit, Bd. 3, 1; S. 523, 26.

weorþ-líc

(adj.)
Grammar
weorþ-líc, adj.
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Ealra þinga weorþlícost and mǽrlícost omni celebritate clarissimum, Bt. 33, 1 ; Fox 120, 31. worthy, meet, fit, becoming Heom bið weorðlíc, ðæt hí á habbon árwurðe wísan on eallum heora þeáwum, L. I. P. 10; Th. ii. 318, 33.

ár

Grammar
ár, honour.
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Hé gerád sóna ealle Sigeferðes áre and Morcares, 1015; P. 146, 8 : Ors. 1, 12 ; S. 54, 8. Ǽlc man sceolde cennan his áre every man was to state the amount of his property (for 'taxing) . Hml. Th. i. 30, 5.

be-werian

(v.)

prohibitforbidto protectdefend

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Him þæt swíðe hys frýnd beweredon, 4, 26; Sch. 505, 18. with clause Ne wé eów be-werigeat (prohibemus) þæt gé ealle . . . tó ǽfæstnesse gecyrre, Bd. 1, 25; Sch. 55, 13.

ge-stígan

(v.)
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II. to descend to, reach by descending :-- Ne se steorra (Ursa) gestígan wile westdǽl wolcna; ealle stiorran segað æfter sunnan under eorþan grund, he ana stent Ursa nunquam occiduo lata profundo, cetera cernens sidera mergi, cupit oceano tingere jlammas

ge-timbran

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H. 183, 3. (1 a) used of the operations of the Deity :-- Hé getimbrode ðá heálican heofenan and ealne middaneard, Hml.

ge-wislíce

(adv.)
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Heó fram frymðe gewislíce þurh þone Hálgan Gást ealle þing ymbe Crístes menniscnysse geleornode, Hml.

wealcan

(v.)
Grammar
wealcan, p. weólc; pp. wealcen

To roll, toss. of the movement of watertrans. of other movement literal metaph. of action of thought, trans. To turn over in the mindto revolve, consider with a preposition intrans.to turn over, deal with

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Kmbl. 341, 6; Rún. 9. metaph. of action Godwine eorl and ealle ða yldestan menn on West-Seaxon lágon ongeán swá hí lengost mihton, ac hí ne mihton nán þing ongeán wealcan (another MS. has hí náht ná gespéddan) Earl Godwin and the chief men of Wessex

Linked entry: wealcian

heán

(adj.)
Grammar
heán, adj.

Low, mean, abject, poor, humbled, humblehumilis, infamis

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Hú uncúþ biþ ǽghwylcum ánum men his lífes tíd ǽghweðer ge rícum ge heánum ge geongum ge ealdum how unknown to every single man is the period of his life, both to the rich man and to the poor, to the young and to the old, Blickl. Homl. 125, 8.

hlóþ

(n.)
Grammar
hlóþ, e; f.

spoil, bootya band, troop, company, gang, crew, body of robbersthe crime of taking part in the action of a hlóþ

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Mycle hlóþe þurh his láre and fulluhte ðam ealdan feónde áfyrde magnas antiquo hosti prædas docendo et baptizando eripuit, 2, 20; S. 522, 22. a band, troop, company, gang, crew, body of robbers Þeófas wé hátaþ óþ vii men from vii hlóþ óþ xxxv siððan

Cerdic

(n.)
Grammar
Cerdic, es; m.

CerdicCerdĭcus

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D. dxxxiv, Cerdic forþférde, and Cynríc his sunu ríxode xxvii wintra and hie gesealdon heora twám nefum, Stufe and Wihtgáre, Wihte eáland here, A.

mægen-þrymm

(n.)
Grammar
mægen-þrymm, es; m.

MajestygreatnessgloryChristgreat powermightan instance in which the divine glory or power is displayedthe glory of heavenheaventhe angels who inhabit heaven

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; Th. 199, 35; Exod. 349. an instance in which the divine glory or power is displayed Eftwyrd cymþ, mægenþrymma mǽst, dæg dǽdum fáh ( doom's day ), Cd. 169; Th. 212, 16; Exod. 540. the glory of heaven, heaven, the angels who inhabit heaven Wuldres ealdor

Linked entry: mæg-þrymm

be-sittan

(v.)
Grammar
be-sittan, to be-sittanne; p. -sæt, -sætt, pl. -sǽton; pp. -seten, [be by, near, sittan to sit].

to sit round, surround, beset, besiegecircumdare, cingere, obsidereto be in session, to hold sessionsto posessconsidere,possidere

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ðæt is sárlíc, ðæt swá leóhtes andwlitan men sceolan ágan and besittan þýstra ealdor alas!

Linked entry: be-seten

bodian

(v.)
Grammar
bodian, bodigan, bodigean; part. bodiende, bodigende; p. ode, ede, ade, ude; pp. od, ed, ad, ud; v. a. [bod a message] .

to tell, announce, proclaim, preachnuntiare, annuntiare, enuntiare, narrare, prædicare, evangelizareto foretell, predict, prophesy, promiseprædicere, promittereto announce

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Ðæt ic bodige oððe ðæt ic cýðe ealle herunga oððe lofunga ðíne on geatum déhter oððe dóhtra ðæs múntes [Siones] ut annuntiem omnes laudationes tuas in portis filiæ Sion, Ps. Lamb. 9, 15: Exon. 103 a; Th. 391, 3; Rä. 9, 10.

Linked entries: bodiend-lic bodigean