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gird

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., and add: of material. a long thin bough of a tree or stem of a plant whether growing or cut off Tóh gęrd, tóch gerd lentum vimen, Txts. 75, 1207. Tóh gerd, Wrt. Voc. ii. 50, 74. Gerd virgultum, 123, 66. On gerde hysopo, Jn. L. R. 19, 29.

staþol

(n.)
Grammar
staþol, (-el, -ul), es; m.
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</b> the lower, firmer part, base of a pillar, trunk of a tree :-- Se is stemn and staðol ealra góda and of ðæm cumaþ eall gód, Bt. 34, 5; Fox 140, 2.

Linked entry: scaþel

hwerfan

(v.)
Grammar
hwerfan, hwierfan, hwirfan, hwyrfan; p. de; pp. ed.

to turnrevolvemove aboutgoreturndepartto turnchangeto exchangebarter

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Ðæt hwerfende hweól the revolving wheel, Bt. 7, 2; Fox 18, 35. to turn, change [trans. and intrans. ] He hwierfde his stemne nales his mód vocem, non mentem mutavit, Past. 36, 7; Swt. 257, 18.

stille

(adj.)
Grammar
stille, adj.
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Th. i. 580, 5. not loud Mid stylre stemne, Homl.

flítan

to striveto striveto strivequarrelsomecontentiousto disputearguelay blame on

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gain Ðá ðe hira gód sellað . . . ðá ðe flietað (flítað, v.l.) æfter óðerra monna and hié reáfiað (qui aliena rapere contendunt), Past. 319, 15: 177, 6. of speech or opinion, to be quarrelsome, contentious Hé ne flát, ne ne hrýmde, ne nán mann his stemne

ge-metgian

(v.)
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Hé sceal gemetgian swá cræftelíce his stemne tanta arte vox tem- peranda est, 453, 12. Ríxiende and gemetgende ( moderans ) worulda ealle, Hy. S. 108, 33. Gimetgende frenans, Rtl. 162, 26. Hió bióð gemetgode temperantur (sortes a Domino), Kent.

deáþ

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a, as being an old u-stem noun. v. deáða gedál (cf. deáþgedál, 936) dreógan, Gú. 206. death, of an individual Þa langan tíd þæs dimman deáðes mortis inamabile tempus, Dóm. L. 14. Hé bið mid wítum þreád æfter his deáþe, Bl. H. 49, 25.

þys-líc

(adj.)
Grammar
þys-líc, þyl-líc; pron.

Such

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Ðá ongan hé forð sendan þyllíce stemne and þus cwæð..., Homl. Skt. ii. 23 b, 190. Ðyllíce, 204. Þislíc ǽrende se pápa eft onsende and ðás word cwæð..., Blickl. Honnl. 205, 22.

Linked entries: þislíc þyl-líc

wrégan

(v.)
Grammar
wrégan, (wrecan) ; p. wrégde, wréhte; pp. wreged, wreht

To bewrayaccusedenounceto accuseto accuseto accuseto denounce

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Ðíhe ǽhta mid stylre stemne wyllaþ ðé wrégan tó ðínum Drihtne, Homl. Th. ii. 410, 21. Hé began ðæt cynn tó wrégenne wið ðone cyning, Homl. Ass. 96, 148. to accuse a person of something Of ðam ðe gé hine wrégaþ ex his in quibus eum accusatis. Lk.

weald

(n.)
Grammar
weald, es; m.

High land covered with woodwoodforest.

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Gif hí (birds) ðæs wuda benugen . . . þincþ him wynsumre ðæt him se weald oncweþe, and hí gehíran óþerra fugela stemine si nemorum gratas viderit umbras . . . silvas tantum moesta requirit, silvas dulci voce susurrat, Bt. 25; Fox 88, 20: Met. 13, 92.

fæste

shakenfirmlyfasturgentlystrictlysolemnlysecurelyfastfastspeedily at once

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Ꝥ se stemn móte þý fæstor standon, Bt. 34, 10; F. 148, 34. of sleeping: On middre nihte þá men fæstost slépon, Hml.

Linked entry: fæstlíce

ge-híran

(v.)
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Hé clypað tó Gode and his stenme (stemn?) ne bið gehýred. Áhyld ðín eáre tó ðæs wǽdlan béne, þæt God eft ðíne stemne gehýre, Hml. Th. ii. 102, 19. Heora béna wǽron æt Gode gehýrede, Bl.

heá-lic

loftytallhigh uppreciouselevatedraisedloudprofoundintenseextremenobleexcellent

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Þá hǽþenan clypodon mid heálicre stemne, Hml. S. 31, 1031. high in respect to worth, dignity, etc. Heálic héþ edita (pudi*-*citiae) proceritas, An. Ox. 1698. Heálic wyrþment, synderlic gifu prerogatiua, i. excellentia, 2572.

fird

(n.)
Grammar
fird, faerd, ferd, fierd, fyrd(e).

an expeditioncampaignan armya camp

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Ac hié hæfdon þá heora stemn gesetenne and hiora mete genotudne . . . fÞá se cyng wæs þiderweardes mid þǽre scíre þe mid him fierdedon . . . sió óþeru fierd wæs hámweardes, Chr. 894; P. 85, 22-86, 4. Seó fird, P. 88, 7, 20.

(adv.)
Grammar
ná, <b>, ;</b> adv.

Nonotnon

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Ne behófaþ náðor ðyssera pronomina ná má stemna búton twegra, 15; Som. 17, 38. Ne synd ná má namanspeligende bútan ðás fífténe, Som. 17, 46 : Blickl. Homl. 35, 24. Nó má, Exon. Th. 441, 25; Kl. 4.

Linked entries: ne

ge-cígan

(v.)
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Sé ðe ongiete ðæt hé sié geciéged (-cígged, v.l. ) mid godcundre stemne, Past. 379, 19. Monigo sint geceigda (gecǽged, R.), Mt.

tǽlan

(v.)
Grammar
tǽlan, p. de.

to blame, rebuke, reprove, reproach, censure, accuse.to blame a person for what is wrongto blame what is wrong in a personto speak evil of, blaspheme, revile, slander, calumniate, backbiteto treat with contempt, to scorn, despise, insult, mock, deride, jeer at

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For ðara stemne ðe mé hyspaþ and tǽlaþ a voce exprobrantis et obloquentis, Ps. Th. 43, 18. Of ðæm cristendóme ðe hié nú swíþost tǽlaþ, Ors. 2, 1; Swt. 64, 19. Ðú sǽte ongeán ðínne bróþor and tǽldest (téldes, Ps. Surt., detrahebas ) hine, Ps.

Linked entries: télan be-tilldon

riht

(n.)
Grammar
riht, es n.

that which is straight or erect, a plumb line that which is straight in a metaphorical sense, right, law, canon, rule what is in accordance with law, human or divine, what is just or proper, right, justice, equity what is just in the case of a criminal, just punishment, justicewhat properly belongs to a person, what may justly be claimed, a right, due what is due from a person, duty what agrees with a proper standard, what is correct or exact, the rights of a case, the truth an account, a reckoning;ratio, mostly in such phrases as - riht ágildan - to render an account

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Kmbl. 1817; El. 910. what is due from a person, duty Ðæt biþ ðæs recceres ryht ðæt hé þurh ða stemne his láriówdómes ætiéwe ðæt wuldor ðæs uplícan éðles debitum rectoris est supernae patriae gloriam per vocem predicationis ostendere, Past. 21, 5; Swt

strang

(adj.)
Grammar
strang, adj.
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Strangre stemne, Cd. Th. 33, 24; Gen. 525. Ða recceras ætiéwaþ strangne andan fortem zelum rectores exhibent, Past. 21, 6; Swt. 164, 11.

ymb

(prep.)
Grammar
ymb, ymbe, umbe, embe, emban; prep.
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Emb stemn uicissim, Germ. 388, 77: Scint. 140, 17. of past time Ymb þreó niht com þegen Hǽlendes the Saviour's servant came three days ago, Cd. Th. 291, 5; Sat. 426.