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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.

teóðung

(n.)
Grammar
teóðung, teóðing, e; f.
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Ðæt wé ús gegaderian á emban ǽnne mónað ða hyndenmenn and ða ðe ða teóðunge bewitan, v. 8, 1; Th. i. 236, 3. Ðæt ǽlc mon beó on teóðunge.

Linked entry: tegðung

git

(adv.; con.)
Grammar
git, yet. l. gít. [The word is often accented in the MSS., and only in such cases is the accent given in the following passages.]
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His módor þá gyt gegán wolde sorhfulne síð, B. 1276. Þá gyt (get, L.) þá hé wæs feorr his fæder cum adhuc longe esset, Lk. 15, 20.

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

settan

(v.)
Grammar
settan, p. sette; pp. seted, set[t] (
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Uton wé ðæs dæges fyrhto on úre mód settan, Blickl. Homl. 125, 6. to set, fix, appoint a limit, time, place (cf. set day, time in A. V.) In ðam frumstóle ðe him freá sette. Exon. Th. 349, 25; Sch. 51.

Linked entry: on-settan

ge-weorþan

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Cf. (2 c) with clause Þá gewearð þá senates þæt mon eft sceolde getimbran Cartainam Carthago restitui jussa est, Ors. 5, 5; S. 226, 16: Sat. 256.

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

Cynewulf

(n.)
Grammar
Cynewulf, es; m.
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The extreme rudeness and abruptness of these lines, and the apparent uselessness of the Runes, led me to suspect that there was more in them than merely met the eye.

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.

wóh

(n.)
Grammar
wóh, gen. wóges, wós; dot. wóge, wó; n.

Wrongperversityinjusticeerrorwrongfullywrongly

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Ðæt hé ðurh hine nán wóh ne bodige ut ab eis prava nullo modo proferantur, Past. 15 ; Swt. 95, 16. Hí wóh meldiaþ pronuntiabunt iniquitatem, Ps. Th. 93, 4. Se déma ðe óðrum wóh déme, L. Edg. ii. 3 ; Th. i. 266, 15.

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

cuman

(v.)
Grammar
cuman, p. cóm, coom.
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Mon cymen wæs of Alexandres herewícum, 18, 8. from a place, to get away Þæt hié nysten hú hié þonan cómen, Ors. 2, 5; S. 78, 16. <b>I a.

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-stíran

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

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

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.

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.

Æðelrǽd

(n.)
Grammar
Æðelrǽd, Æðelréd, Æðeréd, es; m. [æðele noble, rǽd counsel]

ÆlhelredÆthelrédÆthelrédus

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He married Æthelfled, the eldest and most intellectual daughter of king Alfred the Great. He styles himself sub-regulus in subscribing his name to a charter of king Alfred A.

Linked entry: Æðelréd

cúþ

(adj.; part.)
Grammar
cúþ, comp.ra; sup. ost, est ; adj. [cúþ known, pp. of cunnan] .

known, clear, plain, evident, manifest notus, cognĭtus, manifestus known, well known, sure, safe, noted, known as excellent, famed, celebratednotus, certus, præstans, egregius familiar, intimate, related, friendlynotus, familiāris, amīcus, benevŏlus

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Ðæt wæs ðara fæstna folcum cúþost that was of those fastnesses most known to nations, Cd. 209; Th. 259, 16; Dan. 692. known, well known, sure, safe, noted, known as excellent, famed, celebrated; notus, certus, præstans, egregius Cúþe ǽrenddracan nuntii