EAL
sometimes used indecl ⬩ without substantive, and sometimes governing the genitive ⬩ are sometimes used, almost adverbially
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Th. 2119; B. 1057. ealles, ealle, ealra are sometimes used, almost adverbially Ealles gelícost most like of all, Cd. 188; Th. 233, 13; Dan. 275. Ealles mǽst maxĭme, Bd. 2, 4; S. 505, 7: Ps. Th. 119, 3.
ge-setnes
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Þára þeóda þeáwas sint swíþe ungelíca and heora gesetnessa swíþe mislica diversarum gentium mores inter se atque instituta discordant, Bt. 18, 2; F. 64, 22. Gesettnessa, An. Ox. 247.
ge-wítan
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Petrus eówode þǽm hundum þone hláf, and hié sóna onweg gewitan and náhwǽr ne æteówdon ( they fled at once and were seen no more ), Bl. H. 181, 23.
CRÆFT
power ⬩ might ⬩ strength as of body or externals ⬩ vis ⬩ robur ⬩ potentia ⬩ an art ⬩ skill ⬩ CRAFT ⬩ trade ⬩ work ⬩ ars ⬩ peritia ⬩ artificium ⬩ occupatio ⬩ opus ⬩ craft of mind, cunning, knowledge, science, talent, ability, faculty, excellence, virtue ⬩ astutia, machinatio, scientia, facultas, præstantia, virtus ⬩ a CRAFT ⬩ any kind of ship ⬩ navis qualiscunque
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Nán mon ne mæg nǽnne cræft cýðan bútan tólum no man can shew any skill without tools Bt. 17; Fox 58, 29; Boutr. Scrd. 17, 8.
þeóf
A thief
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S. 30; Th. i. 394, 10; and in aggravated cases the more severe sentence was passed, that the eyes were to be put out, and the nose, ears, and upper lip to be cut off, ib.
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hyht
Hope ⬩ joyous expectation ⬩ joy
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Is mé Moab mínes hyhtes hwer Moab olla spei meæ, Ps. Th. 59, 7. Ðære hǽlo ðe hé us tó hyhte forgeaf for the salvation which he hath given us to hope for, Exon. 16 b; Th. 38, 28; Cri. 613.
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hogian
To employ the mind, ⬩ to think, ⬩ mind, ⬩ consider, ⬩ know, ⬩ understand, ⬩ care, ⬩ be solicitous or anxious, ⬩ to purpose, ⬩ strive, ⬩ intend, ⬩ be intent on, ⬩ resolve
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Hogiende cogitantes, Mone Gl. 390. Hogiendum nitentibus, 420
wyrd
What happens ⬩ fate ⬩ fortune ⬩ chance ⬩ fate ⬩ the otherwise than humanly appointed order of things ⬩ one of the Fates ⬩ fate ⬩ fortune ⬩ an event ⬩ an event ⬩ occurrence ⬩ circumstance ⬩ incident ⬩ fact ⬩ what happens to a person ⬩ fate ⬩ fortune ⬩ lot ⬩ condition ⬩ fate ⬩ death ⬩ chance ⬩ accident
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Ne wæs wyrd, ðæt hé má móste manna cynnes ðicgean, 1473; B. 734. Wǽron sume gedwolmen ðe cwǽdon, ðæt ǽlc man beó ácenned be steorrena gesetnyssum, and þurh heora ymbryna him wyrd gelimpe, Homl. Th. i. 110, 8.
Linked entry: weord
ÍDEL
empty ⬩ destitute ⬩ void ⬩ devoid ⬩ vain ⬩ useless ⬩ idle ⬩ idle ⬩ unemployed
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Londrihtes mót monna ǽghwilc ídel hweorfan every man must wander destitute of land-right, Beo. Th. 5768; B. 2888.
lagu
Law ⬩ statute ⬩ decree ⬩ regulation ⬩ rule ⬩ fixed custom
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Gif hé hine ládian wille dó ðæt be ðam deópestan áðe on Engla lage and on Dena lage be ðam ðe heora lagu sí if he will clear himself, let him do it by the most solemn oath in the district under English law; in that under Danish, by what their law may
steór
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Homl. i. 117, 21-35.] restraint, check Ðæt mód hæfþ fulfremedne willan tó ðære wrǽnnesse bútan ǽlcre steóre and wearne animus voluptate luxuriae sine ullo repugnationis obstaculo delectatur, Past. 11, 7; Swt. 73, 8.
under-þeódan
to subject ⬩ subjugate ⬩ render subject ⬩ to subject ⬩ cause to endure ⬩ render liable ⬩ to subjoin ⬩ add ⬩ to support
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Ǽlc mon ðe underþeóded (-þiéded, Met. 17, 23) bið unþeáwum, 30, 2; Fox 110, 20. Underþeód (-þýded, Met. 16, 4), 29, 3; Fox 106, 19. Næs him nó ðý læs underðeód eall ðes middangeard, 16, 4; Fox 58, 10.
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fæste
shaken ⬩ firmly ⬩ fast ⬩ urgently ⬩ strictly ⬩ solemnly ⬩ securely ⬩ fast ⬩ fast ⬩ speedily ⬩ 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.
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fæsten
firmament ⬩ citadel ⬩ fort ⬩ a fortification ⬩ entrenchments ⬩ fastness ⬩ stronghold ⬩ a prison ⬩ a sepulchre ⬩ Hell ⬩ claustrum
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Grendel móras heóld, fen and fæsten, B. 104. Hé swíþe þæs londes fæstenum trúwode þonne his gefeohte, Nar. 17, 28.
ge-ascian
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Ne mehte mon búton feáwa ofslagenra geáhsian, Ors. 2, 8; S. 94, 12. with be Wé geácsodon be þám heofonlican éðle, Wlfst. 2, Hé hæfde geáxod be ðæs Hǽlendes wundrum (cf. Ic hæbbe gehýred be ðé, hú ðú hǽlst ðá untruman, 90), Hml.
ge-habban
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Fácn ne sceal mon on heortan gehabban dolum in corde non tenere, R. Ben. 17, 7. <b>IX a.
ge-staþelian
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D. 228, 26. to make steadfast or stable Gif heora móð wǽre swá riht and swá gestaðelod and swá geendebyrd swá swá þá óþre gesceafta sindon, Bt. 21 ; F. 76, l. Sín gestaðelade stabilientur (viae tuae), Kent. Gl. So: Ps.
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wǽpen
a weapon ⬩ membrum virile
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Gif hwá his wǽpnes óðrum onlǽne ðæt hé mon mid ofsleá, 19; Th. i. 74, 1-4. Wǽpnes spor a wound, Exon. Th. 280, 2; Jul. 623. Áwrítaþ hié on his wǽpne wælnota heáp, Salm. Kmbl. 323; Sal. 161. Ic ðý wǽpne gebrǽd, Beo. Th. 3333; B. 1664.
Linked entries: wǽmn wǽpen-mann wǽpn wǽpned
tó
to, ⬩ at ⬩ so as to produce ⬩ become ⬩ to (the satisfaction, etc. ) ⬩ to some end, ⬩ for some purpose ⬩ for ⬩ next to, ⬩ at, ⬩ by, ⬩ alongside ⬩ in, ⬩ on ⬩ next to ⬩ after ⬩ to ⬩ as ⬩ for ⬩ to ⬩ as ⬩ for ⬩ at, ⬩ in ⬩ of, ⬩ from ⬩ to (in to do something to anything) ⬩ according to, ⬩ at, ⬩ after ⬩ compared to, ⬩ in comparison with, ⬩ beside ⬩ in addition to, ⬩ besides ⬩ for, ⬩ at ⬩ to be suffered ⬩ at ⬩ in the course of, ⬩ in, ⬩ on ⬩ for, ⬩ during ⬩ to ⬩ to, ⬩ for ⬩ in, ⬩ at ⬩ to the extent, ⬩ to such a degree ⬩ to, ⬩ up to, ⬩ until, ⬩ till ⬩ at, ⬩ in, ⬩ on ⬩ in addition, ⬩ besides, ⬩ too ⬩ too
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Ða untruman mód mon ne scyle tó heálíce lǽran, 63; Swt. 459, 4. Ðú hæfst ðara wǽpna tó hraþe forgiten, Bt. 3, l; Fox 4, 21. Ne fare gé tó feorr, Ex. 8, 28: 19, 12.
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ge-swencan
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Bióð hié on hira móde gesuenced for ðǽm ǽmtan ipsa sua quiete fatigantur, Fast. 127, 24. Hí bióþ gedréfde and geswencte ǽgþer ge on móde ge on líchoman, Bt. 39, 7; F. 224, 1.