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æt

(prep.)
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Ðá gesáwon hí ðǽr monige men æt him beón ( adfuisse ), Bd. 3, 11; S. 536, 21. Hé gesǽton æt mé ( circa me ), óþer æt mínum heáfde, óþer æt mínum fótum, 5, 13; S. 632, 35.

un-æþele

(adj.)
Grammar
un-æþele, adj.

not nobleignoblemeaninfamous

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Sume beóþ swíðe æþele and wídcúþe on heora gebyrdum, ac hí beóþ mid wædle ofþrycte, ðæt him wǽre leófre ðæt hí wǽran unæþele ðonne swá earme, Bt. 11, 1; Fox 32, 1. Æþele and unæþele nobiles, ignobiles, Bd. 5, 7; S. 621, 14.

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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Beón for fæder, 25, 265. For sunu freógan, B. 947. BeÓ hé flýma, and hine lecge for þeóf sé þe him tó cume, Ll. Th. i. 200, 10. BeÓ Crîstes geleáfa for byrnan ðé sylfum, Hex. 36, 5.

þe

(adv.; con.; pronoun.)
Grammar
þe, indecl.
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Hé wæs sundes þe sǽnra, þe hyne swylt fornam, Beo. Th. 2877; B. 1436: Exon. Th. 432, 15; Rä. 48, 6.

Linked entry: þý

mǽre

(adj.)
Grammar
mǽre, adj.

Greatexcellentdistinguishedillustrioussublimesplendidcelebratedfamouswidely knownnotoriousdistinguished by evil deedsinsignis

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Mǽru cwén the illustrious queen (Wealhtheow), Beo. Th. 4037; B. 2016. Sunu se ðe biþ góde mǽre a son (Isaac) who shall be great in goodness, Cd. 100; Th. 133, 24; Gen. 2198: Beo. Th. 3909; B. 1952. Mihtum mǽre great in power, Elen.

ge-þeaht

(n.)
Grammar
ge-þeaht, m. (e. g. geþeahtas, Gr. D. 137, 20), f. (e. g. mid bróþorlicre geþeahte. Bd. 3, 22; Sch. 292, 8), n. (e. g. ðæt ryhte geðeaht. Past. 287, 14).
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Add: consultation, deliberation by many Beóð tóstencte geþancu þár þár nys geþeaht (consilium); þár þár manega synd geþeahteras beóð getrymmede, Scint. 199, 12. Ic gehýrde . . . mid þec þegn æt geþeahte, Gú. 1189.

(adv.; int.)

Woeillwoealasvae,well-a-waywell-a-dayahvah

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Kmbl. 1253; El. 628. with a clause Him bið wá on his móde, ðæt gé swá ánrǽde beód, Homl. Skt. i. 17, 167.

Linked entries: eów waa

wealdend

(n.)
Grammar
wealdend, es; m.

one who exercises power over persons or things, a controller masterone who exercises dominion a ruler governor sovereign applied to the Deity a possessor master lord

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Ðæt hé Wealdende, écean Dryhtne, gebulge, Beo. Th. 4648; B. 2329. a possessor, master, lord 'Gewít ðú ( Hagar ) ðínne waldend sécan; wuna ðǽm ðé ágon.' Heó gewát engles lárum hire hláfordum, Cd. Th. 138, 17; Gen. 2293.

þing

(n.)
Grammar
þing, es; n.
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Ðonne ða fíf þing ealle gegadorade beóþ, ðonne beóþ hit eall án ðing, and ðæt án þing biþ God, 33, 2; Fox 122, 18.

smæl

(adj.)
Grammar
smæl, adj.

Smallsmall, little, not greatnarrow, not broadslender, thin, not thickfine not coarse not loud gracilis, exilis, subtilis, minutus, strictus a sheep, small cattle

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Swíðe lytle beóþ ða dropan ðæs smalan rénes Past. 57; Swt. 437, 12. Cnuca tó swíðe smalan duste Lchdm. i. 240, 4. Genim swýðe smæl dust 240, 11. Smæl beren mela ii. 86, 24. Ásifte smale þurh smæl sife sift through a fine sieve 94, 1: 72, 28.

witan

(v.)
Grammar
witan, prs. ic, hé wát, ðú wást, wǽst, pl.witon; p. wiste; pp. witen.

to witknowhave knowledgebe aware,to knowhave knowledge of, be aware ofto be wisebe in one's sensesto be conscious ofto knowto feelshew

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Th. 3, 26; Gen, 41: Beo. Th. 1297; B. 646. Hé wende hine ðǽr hé wiste handgeweorc heofencyninges, Cd. Th, 31, 32; Gen. 494: 169, 3; Gen. 2793: 259, 1; Dan. 685: Exon. Th. 162, 16; Gú. 976. Hé aldorþegn deádne wisse, Beo. Th. 2623; B. 1309: Cd.

Linked entries: weotan wietan

ge-munan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-munan, ic, he -man, -mon, pl. -munon; also ic -mune, he -monþ, pl. -munaþ; p. -munde; pp. -munen [a verb whose present tense is the past tense of a lost strong verb, cf. Lat. memini]

To remember, bear in mind, considerrecordari, memorari, meminisse, meditari

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Gif he ðæt eal gemon if he remembers that all, Beo. Th. 2375; B. 1185. Ic ðé ðæs leán geman I will remember a reward for thee for it, 2445; B. 1220. Ic gemune ðé recordor tui, Ælfc. Gr. 41; Som. 44, 2. Ic gemuna meditabor, Ps. Spl. 62, 7.

of-teón

(v.)
Grammar
of-teón, pp. -togen and -tigen.

to withdrawto take away what a person has, deprive a person of anythingto withhold, keep back, deny a person anythingabstrahere

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Hond feorhsweng ne ofteáh the hand refused not to strike a fatal stroke, Beo. Th. 4972; B. 2489 : 3045; B. 1520.

FULL

(n.; adj.)
Grammar
FULL, ful; gen. m. n. fulles, f. fulre: def. se fulla; seó, ðæt fulle: comp. m. fulra, f. n. fulre; sup. fullost; adj.

FULLfilledcompleteentireplēnussătiātusconfertusintĕger

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Gif hí fulle ne beóþ si non fuĕrint satŭrāti, Ps. Th. 58, 15: Ps. Spl. 143, 16. Hig fyldon twelf wylian fulle ðæra brytsena they filled twelve baskets full of the fragments, Jn. Bos. 6, 13.

Linked entries: ful ful- fol

freónd

(n.)
Grammar
freónd, friónd, es; pl. nom. acc. freóndas, frénd, frýnd, freónd; gen. freónda; dat. freóndum; m. [freónde loving, part. of freón,

A FRIENDămīcus

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Heorot innan wæs freóndum afylled Heorot within was filled with friends, Beo. Th. 2040; B. 1018: 2256; B. 1126

rodor

(n.)
Grammar
rodor, rador, es; m.
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Lyft drysmaþ, roderas reótaþ, Beo. Th. 2756; B. 1376. Dryhten, rodera rǽdend, Andr. Kmbl. 1253; An. 627. Rodra weard, Exon. Th. 394, 23; Rä. 14, 7. Rodera weard God, Cd. Th. 1, 2; Gen. 1. Rodora ríce heaven, 308, 5; Sat. 688.

Linked entry: rador

ge-healdan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-healdan, -haldan, to -healdenne; ic -healde, ðú -healdest, -hiltst, he -healdeþ, -healt, -helt, -hylt, pl. -healdaþ; p. -heóld, -hióld, ðú -heólde, pl. -heóldon, -hióldon; impert. -heald, pl. -healdaþ; subj. pres. -healde, pl. -healden; p. -heólde, pl. -heólden; pp. -healden.

to keepholdobservekeep inretainreservepreservesavedefendprotectcustodīreservāreobservārecontĭnērereservāresalvāredefendĕreto holdoccupypossesstĕnērepossĭdēre

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He frætwe geheóld fela missera he held the armour many years, Beo. Th. 5253; B. 2620

FLEÓGE

(n.)
Grammar
FLEÓGE, an; f.

A FLYmusca

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Ðæt ðǽr ne beóþ náne fleógan ut non sint ĭbi muscæ, 8, 22. Ic sende on ðé eall fleógena cynn égo immittam in te omne gĕnus muscārum, 8, 21, 24. He adráf ða fleógan fram Pharaone abstŭlit muscas a Pharaōne, 8, 31: Ps. Th. 89, 10.

Linked entry: flége

hundred

(n.; num.; adj.)
Grammar
hundred, pl. u; n.

A hundred

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On lxv and þreó hundræd hi beóþ tódǽlede they are divided into three hundred and sixty-five, Nar. 49, 25. Seox hundred wintra and iii and hundseofenti wintra, Chr. 656; Erl. 33, 34. Hundrað scillinga centum denarios, Mt. Kmbl. Lind. 18, 28.

Linked entry: hund

hyht-líc

(adj.)
Grammar
hyht-líc, adj.

hopefulpleasantjoyousexultant

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Beóþ ðonne eádge ðe ðǽr in wuniaþ hyhtlíc is ðæt heorþwerud happy are they that dwell therein, joyous is that band, Exon. 93 b; Th. 352, 1; Sch. 91; Cd. 95; Th. 125, 8; Gen. 2076.

Linked entry: ge-hyhtlíc