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(int.)

LoOhAh

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Hwæt biþ hit lá elles búton flǽsc seoddan se écea dǽl of biþ hwæt biþ lá elles seó láf búton wvrma mete why, what else is it but flesh when the eternal part is away? what else then is the remnant but worms food? Blickl. Homl. 111, 31.

LIBBAN

(v.)
Grammar
LIBBAN, p. lifde

To LIVE

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Ne hié selfe ðý beteran ne taligen ðe ða óðre ðeáh ða óðre be him libben ne se meliores æstiment, quia contineri per se ceteros vident, Past. 44, 1; Swt. 319, 19.

Linked entries: lifian be-libban

nán

(n.; adj.; pronoun.)
Grammar
nán, [ = ne án]; pron.

not onenonenononeno mannothing

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Past. 32, 1; Swt. 211, 14. Nánne ne sparedon ðæs herefolces, Judth. 11; Thw. 24, 40; Jud. 233. Náne þinga beór ne drince on no account let him drink beer, Lchdm. ii. 88, 10

stician

(v.)
Grammar
stician, p. ode.
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Simle ða ofergyldan ságlas sceolden stician on ðǽm gyldnum hringum, Past. 22; Swt. 171, 1-22. Mé on hreðre heáfod sticade, Exon. Th. 479, 10; Rä. 62, 5. On ðære róde sticodon mænige arewan, Chr. 1083; Erl. 217, 21.

þicce

(adj.)
Grammar
þicce, adj.
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MSS.) fenn (densum lutum ) on hine, Past. 44; Swt. 329, 19. of solid material, dense Sió eorþe is hefigre and þiccre þonne óþra gesceafta, Bt. 33, 4; Fox 130, 19.

ge-sǽlig

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II b. favoured in respect to mental or moral endowments, happy in disposition, &c :-- Ðæt hé sié se gesǽlgosta on eallum cræftum ofer ealle óðre men quasi prae ceteris praepollens, Past. 463, 13. happy in respect to moral or spiritual well-being

hirde

a keeperguardianprotectordirectorguidepastor the keepera keepera guardwatchman

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Gen. 164. þone hean cyning, gásta hyrde, Dan. 199. þeóda hyrde, Az. 150. used of a teacher, guide, pastor Ð á hierdas næfdon andgit, Past. 27, 25. Ðám gasilicum hyrdum, þæt sind láreówas, Hml.

folc-land

(n.)
Grammar
folc-land, -lond, es; n. [folc folk, land land] .

the land of the folk or people

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Epist. 54; Gale, i. 457; Lye's Append. ii. 1, 5; Heming. 40] ;— and in one instance he makes an absolute bequest of the greater part of his lands, but solicits the king's consent to the disposal of a small part of his estate [Hickes, Diss.

lytel

(n.; adj.)
Grammar
lytel, adj., and neut. of adj. Add:: , lýtel (?). A. adj.
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Hió is án lytel (modica ), Past. 399, 23. Is hiora here . . . tó lytel swelcra láriówa, Met. 10, 55. Lytlo édo pusillo gregi, Lk. p. 7, 15. Lytle werede, Gen. 2093. Ic wát hér áne neáh lytle ceastre, 2578. Lytle worado pauci, Lk.

tellan

(v.; prep.)
Grammar
tellan, p. tealde; pp. teald: also forms as from telian occur: ic telge, hí teliaþ; p. telede; p. teled.
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His niéhstena gód hé sceal tellan him selfum he is to reckon as an item in the account of his own prosperity that of his neighbour; sua commoda propinquorum bona deputare debet, Past. 13; Swt. 79, 1.

ge-bétan

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Gebét ðá weorc ðe deádlicu sint in ðé confirma cetera, quae moritura erant, Past. 445, 20. Gebéte hit God, þonne his willa sý, Chr. 1085; P. 217, 22. Gebétan emendare, Kent. Gl. 957.

gangan

to gowalkto go pedestrianfootmountedto move along, proceedanimateliveto take a specified courseto be habitually in a specified conditionto pass, be currentto take place to have a specified issueto departto take one's way, proceed gomove in a specified directiongoandto be carried, moved, impelled to reach, extendto passbecometo cometo go to the closet, have an evacuationto leave a permanent habitationoccupation

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Án steorra sóna tó setle gangende, Chr. 1097 ; P. 233, 27. to reach, extend Wintres dæg wíde gangeð, Men. 202. to pass to a certain condition, become Þú mé scealt edwitt mín of áwyrpan. þæt mé tó incan áhwǽr gangeð, Ps.

for

beforein front ofbeforesinceagoforfromthroughon account offorfromthroughinstead of in place ofin exchange forin return forin expiation ofin redemption foron behalf ofin support ofin respect toin relation toas regardsagainstfromin spite ofnotwithstandingin accordance withaccording toas representative offorto takein compensation foras punishment forfor the sake ofon behalf of for the benefit ofAs representative of

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Hí woldon lícian for manna eágum, Past. 449, 10. Wǽre þú gewurðod for þæs eágum þe þé tír forgeaf, Gen. 2108. temporal. marking lenght of time since an event, before, since, ago.

líc

(n.)
Grammar
líc, es; n.

A body

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Mynte ðæt hé gedǽlde ánra gehwylces líf wið líce meant to part the life of each one from the body, Beo. Th. 1470; B. 733. Hé ðæt andweorc of Adames líce áleoþode, Cd. 9; Th. 11, 18; Gen. 177. Hé sceáf reáf of líce, 76; Th. 94, 21; Gen. 1565.

cýþþu

Grammar
cýþþu, (-o).
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Ic wille faran tó mínre cýððe and tó ðǽm londe ðe ic on geboren wæs revertar in terram meam in qua natus sum, Past. 304, 14. Hié budon him þæt hé on cýþþe mid him wunade, Ors. 4, 6; S. 178, 19. Colman mid his geférum fór tó his cýððe (cf.

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fédan

(v.)

to sucklenurseto feed upfattento supportmaintainnurtureeducatefosterto nourishsustainto bring forthTo graze

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Gif hié mon ongemang ðǽre ðreátunga fét mid sumere heringe, Past. 303, 1. Wiþ feóndseócum men, þonne deófol þone monnan féde oððe hine innan gewealde mid ádle, Lch. ii. 136, 25. His mæ-acute;gas hine féden, gif hé self mete næbbe.

háwian

(v.)
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Þý mon sceal fæsðne weal wyrcean, ðý mon ǽr geháwige ðæt se grund fæsst sié, ðǽr mon ðone grundweall on lecgge tunc fabrica robusta construitur, cum prius locus solidus, in quo fundamentum poni debeat, providetur, Past. 308, 3. where a condition, stated

grówan

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.), to germinate Ðonne gréwð ðæt sǽd ðára worda tunc verbi semen germinat, Past. 137, 7. And ꝥ sǽd grówe and wexe et semen germinet et increscat, Mk. 4, 27. Þæs sǽdes corn bið áweaht mid áscunga ... gif hit grówan sceal, Met. 22, 42.

in-tó

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Orn hé eft inntó (in-, v. l.) ðǽm temple ad tabernaculum recurrit, Past. 103, 4. Mid þám mannum þe mé mid fóron intó Denmearcon, Cht. E. 230, 3. Hér cuóm se here intó Escanceastre from Werhám, Chr. 877; P. 74, 14.

of-sleán

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Bið his unðeáw ofslægen (-slegen, v. l. ) bútan ǽlcre niédðrafunga, suá suá Assael wæs deád bútan orde, Past. 297, 22.