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ge-hwá

(n.; adj.; pronoun.)
Grammar
ge-hwá, <b>A.</b> as noun.
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(cb) with demonstrative Is þára ánra gehwám orgeate tácen.

un-þeáw

(n.)
Grammar
un-þeáw, es; m.

A bad habitan evil practicea vicefault

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Suá ðú meaht ǽlcne unðeáw on ðæm menn ǽresð be sumum tácnum ongietan ... Siððan bið sió duru ðære unrihtwísnesse ontýned uniuscujusque peccati prius signa forinsecus, deinde janua apertae iniquitatis ostenditur, Past. 21; Swt. 157, 19.

ge-endian

(v.)
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Ðæt is tó tácne ðæt mon endebyrðllce ðone biscepdóm healde, ðæt hé hine on gódum weorcum geendige, Past. 53, 23. Geendedre transacto (officio), An. Ox. 2144. ¶ líf geendian to die :-- Ǽghwylc þára manna þe his líf geendaþ on þyssum, Bl.

ge-dón

(v.)
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Hé gedyde sweotol tácn (docuit) . . . mid þǽm þe hé hét crístenra monna éhtan, Ors. 6, 22 ; S. 274, 3. Þ ðú gedó hér swilc tácn . . . ꝥ ðis wæter ðisne man ne onfó, Ll. Lbmn. 415, 29. Gif hit þeów man gedó, Ll. Th. i. 172, 7.

ǽr

(adv.; con.)
Grammar
ǽr, adv.

earlyexpressing readiness, quickness, soonearlier, beforepreviously, beforehandsooner beforesoonerfirst

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Ǽr ic mé sylfne ofsleá, ǽr ðon ic sende míne hond on ðás fǽmnan, Shrn. 130, 26. superlative (ǽrest), first Ðú meaht ǽlcne unðeáw on ðǽm men ǽresð be sumum tácnum ongietan . . . ǽr hé hit mid wordum cýðe, Past. 157, 19.

trymman

(v.)
Grammar
trymman, trymian; p. trymede. I. to make firm or
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Swt. 503, 10. (3 a) as an ecclesiastical term, to confirm, v. un-trymed. of abstract objects, to corroborate, confirm an agreement, a grant, testimony, statement, etc. v. trymmend, Ic, Berhtwulf, ðás míne gesalduisse trymme and fæstna in Cristes róde tácne

heáfod

(n.)
Grammar
heáfod, gen. heáfdes; dat. heáfde; pl. heáfdu [v. Ælfc. Gr. 15; Som. 18, 21-25]

HEAD, chief, source, &#39;the commencing point, or the highest point, of a stream, of a field, hill, etc.

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His heáfod forweard mid ðære hálgan róde tácne gewǽpnige let him arm his head in front with the sign of the holy rood, L. E. I. 29; Th. ii. 426, 8.

hwilc

(pronoun.)
Grammar
hwilc, hwylc, hwelc; pron.

whichwhoany oneanysome

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Sege ús hwilc tácn sí ðínes tócymys dic nobis quod signum adventus tui, Mt. Kmbl. 24, 3. Hét secan hwilc ðære geógoþe gleáwost wǽre bade seek which of the youth was most skilled, Cd. 176; Th. 220, 34; Dan. 81: Andr. Kmbl. 821; An. 411.

lust

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Wé þás sǽlác lustum bróhton tíres tó tácne, B. 1653. Hé (Christ) lustum dreág ehtendra níð, Gú. 495. God weorðiað mid lofsangum lustum myclum, Ps. Th. 99, 3.

dón

(v.)
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Th. 340, 6. to give, supply, furnish Tácn mínes weddes þæt ic dó betwux mé and eów signum foederis quod do inter me et vos, Gen. 9, 12.

ge-lǽstan

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(cf. 2 b) Þæt hine on ylde gewunigen wilgesíðas, leóde gelǽsten, B. 24. the subject a thing. in a local sense, to be present with, not to leave Symle him gelǽste þæt swearte tácn on dæg and þæt fýrene on niht numquam defuit columns nubis per diem nec

ongeagn

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Hé oðsóc ꝥ hé hit nǽre; hí þá ongén hine gecnǽwne gedydon be þám tácne þe on his hneccan wæs ꝥ hé hit wæs, Hml. S. 30, 274

lác

(n.)
Grammar
lác, generally neuter, but occasionally feminine
  • [v. Shrn. pp. 3-4],
or masculine, as in the compound lyb-lác q. v.

battlestrugglean offeringsacrificeoblationa giftpresentgracefavourservicea presentoffering of wordsa messagemedicine

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Ða hálgan þrýnesse georne biddan ðæt heó ðæt lác ðæt hie þurh ðone hálgan heáhengel ǽrest æteówde mannum wundorlíc tácn ðæt hie ðæt mannum tó fylgenne oncýðde earnestly to entreat the holy Trinity that the grace of shewing by the holy archangel a wondrous

Linked entries: freó-lác lácan lǽc

lǽtan

(v.)
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Hé leórt tácen forð úp éðigean, El. 1105. where the infinitive is without subject (cf. 1 b) Þú of foldan fódder neátum lǽtest álǽdan producens foenum jumentis Ps. Th. 103, 13.

furþum

Take herein Dict., and add:even,just

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Þæt furðon nán tácen . . . næs gesewen, Hml. Th. i. 62, 16. Nó ꝥ án ꝥ hí magon geféran beón, ac . . . ꝥ heora furþum nán búton óþrum beón ne mæg, Bt. 21; F. 74, 18. And furþon litlincgas nellaþ forbígean me et nec parvuli nolunt praeterire me, Coll.

treów

(n.)
Grammar
treów, trýw, e; f.

truth to a promise or engagement,faith good or bad faithto keep faith with a persontrothtruth to a person,fidelityfealtyloyaltythe truth of the stronger to the weaker,gracefavourhelpan assurance of faith or truthword (in to give or pledge one's word)a promisean engagementa covenantleaguefaith in somethingbelieftrustconfidence

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Wǽre gehtaldan, treówe tácen, Andr. Kmbl. 427; An. 214. In swá hwylce tiid swá gé mid treówe (truly) tó mé on hyge hweorfaþ, and gé hellfirena geswícaþ, Exon. Th. 366, 1; Reb. 5. On treówe gelǽton (-en ?) fidei commissum, Wrt. Voc. ii. 148, 76.

þurh-teón

(v.)

to carry throughget a proposal accepted, a request grantedto carry out a plan, orders, etc.give effect to an intentionto carry throughcarry on to a (successful) endto accomplishperformto perpetrateto carry oncontinueto bring to a successful issueto achievebring aboutbring to passto affordto go throughundergoto drawdrag

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His sige tó tácne ðe hé ðurhteón þóhte as a monument of the victory that he thought to achieve, Ors. 2, 5; Swt. 84, 5. On Criste ánum is ealles siges fylnes þurhtogen in Christ alone does the fullness of all victory come to pass, Blickl.

sib

(n.)
Grammar
sib, sibb, e; f.
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</b> in a spiritual sense, cf. gossip :-- Se cyning him tó godsuna onféng and tó tácne ðære sibbe him twá mǽgþe forgeaf (in signum adoptionis, duas illi provincias donavit ), Bd. 4, 13; S. 582, 9. friendliness, kindness, the opposite of hostility

hefig

ponderousdenseweightyimportantgravesevereseriousdeepprofoundmistfogcloudslowdulltroublesomeoppressiveonerousburdensomeoppressivegrievousdifficultlaborioustoilsomeoverpoweringweariness

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Add: of great weight, ponderous Mid róde tácne gewǽpnod, ná mid reádum scylde, oððe mid hefegum helme, oþþe heardre byrnan, Hml. Th. ii. 502, 12. Wiht hafað hefigne steort, Rä. 59, 7. a. fig.

Linked entry: hefe-lic

wegan

(v.)
Grammar
wegan, p. , pl. ; pp.

to move, bear, carry, bring, transport to bring, cause to bear, support to bear, carry, to have bearwearto haveto be under the influence of havebear to bear, submit toto weigh,to put something in a balance to be equal to To move

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., have such and such feelings, bear a grudge Ic ðæs tácen wege sweotol on me selfum, Cd. Th. 54, 31; Gen. 885. Hé lust wigeþ, Beo. Th. 1203 ; B. 599. Hé on breóstum wæg byrnende lufan, Chr. 975; Erl. 126, 14. Grendel heteníðas wæg, Beo.

Linked entry: æt-wegan