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beó-gang

(n.)
Grammar
beó-gang, es; m.

A swarm of beesexamen

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A swarm of bees; examen Cot. 15, 164

Linked entry: gang

níd

(n.)
Grammar
níd, neád, néd, neód, niéd, nýd, es; n.: e; f.

necessityinevitablenessnecessityneedurgent requirementa necessary businessdutyneedwhat one wantsnecessityneeddifficultyhardshipdistressforcecompulsion

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Swá hyne nýd fordráf, Judth. Thw. 25, 25; Jud. 277. Nýd biþ wyrda heardost, Salm. Kmbl. 622; Sal. 310. Eádfriþ for neóde (neáde, MS. T.: nýde, MS.

sceáwian

(v.)
Grammar
sceáwian, ode.

to lookto look atobservebeholdseeto look at, look on with favour, to regard, have respect toto look at with care, consider, inspect, examine, scrutinize, reconnoitreto look out, seek for, select, choose, provideto shew (favour, respect, etc.)to grant

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Ðá ðæt eall gedón wæs swá se geótere ðæm æðelinge ǽr behét se æðeling ðæt ðá sceáwode when all that was done as the founder (Perillus) promised the prince (Phalaris), the prince then inspected it, Ors. 1, 12; Swt. 54, 29.

þing

(n.)
Grammar
þing, es; n.
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Swá hit ágǽð mid sóðum ðincge as it actually happens, Homl. Skt. i. 17, 109. Wundorlíc ðingc, Lchdm. i. 112, 13. Manegu díglu ðing sindon tó smeágeanne, Past. 21; Swt. 153, 13. On ðǽm sélran þingum and on ðǽm gesundrum in secundis rebus, Nar. 7, 26.

stycce

(n.)
Grammar
stycce, es; n.
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Swé swé stycce hláfes sic ut frusta panis, Ps. Surt. 147, 17. Sticcum frustris, partibus, Wrt. Voc. ii. 151, 39. On lytlum sticcum leóðworda dǽl reccan, Andr. Kmbl. 2974; An. 1490. Hit (the veil of the temple) on eorþan læg on twám styccum, Exon.

Linked entry: Sticce

ge-þeóde

(n.)
Grammar
ge-þeóde, es; n.

Languagespeechidiomtranslationlingua

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Th. i. 194, 1: Past. pref; Swt. 5, 13; Hat. MS. Ða Finnas and ða Beormas sprǽcon neáh án geþeóde the Finns and the Permians spoke nearly one language, Ors. 1, 1; Bos. 20, 15.

Linked entry: ge-þióde

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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Ne sint wé náne waldendas eówres geleáfan non dominamur fidei vestrae, Past. 17; Swt. 115, 24. Ne sint wé náne waldendas ðisses folces non dominantes in clero, Swt. 119, 24.

ge-píled

(adj.)
Grammar
ge-píled, adj.
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Þá wurdon forð áborene ísene clútas . . . and leádene swipa and óðre gepílede swipa, Hml. Th. i. 424, 20. Mid gepíledum swipun swingende, 426, 22: 432, 14

þanne

(adv.)
Grammar
þanne, þænne, þonne; adv. conj.
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</b> — demonstrative, then. of time, then, at that time Fóron hié bí swá hwaþerre efes swá hit þonne (at the time of their going, whenever it was) fierdleás wæs, Chr. 894; Erl. 90, 13. Ðæt geweorþeþ on dómes dæge ...

Linked entries: þænne þonne

hider

(adv.)
Grammar
hider, adv.

Hither

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Past. 9; Swt. 59, 5. Ne mæg hió hider ne ðider sígan ðé swíðor ðe hió symle dyde it cannot decline to one side or the other more than it ever did, Bt. Met. Fox 20, 328; Met. 20, 164. Sume hyder sume ðyder some on one side, some on the other, Elen.

hrepung

(n.)
Grammar
hrepung, e; f.

Touchtouching

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Swt. 1, 199: Homl. Th. ii. 372, 26.

hwíl-tídum

(adv.)
Grammar
hwíl-tídum, dat. pl. as adv.

At timessometimes

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Gr. 38; Som. 41, 37: aliquando, Past. 57, 1; Swt. 437, 3: Lchm. iii. 240, 23: 242, 18.

Íras

(n.)
Grammar
Íras, pl.

The Irish

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So in Alfred's Orosius it is said Igbernia ðæt wé Scotland hátaþ, 1, 1; Swt. 24, 16

lǽce-hús

(n.)
Grammar
lǽce-hús, es; n.

A hospital

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A more literal translation is given Past. 17, 10; Swt. 125 where in stabulum is rendered tó ðæm giesðhúse.]

land-begenga

(n.)
Grammar
land-begenga, an; m.

husbandmanfarmera native

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Cott.] magnus colonus, Past. 40, 3; Swt. 293, 2. Gif hit on Wódnes dæig þunrige ðæt tácnaþ landbigencgena cwealm and cræftigra if it thunder on Wednesday, that betokens death of husbandmen and craftsmen, Lchdm. iii. 180, 14.

Linked entry: land-begang

leás-líc

(adj.)
Grammar
leás-líc, adj.

Falsevainfrivolous

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Leóhtlícu weorc and leáslícu levitas operis, Past. 43, 1; Swt. 309, 1. Mid leáslícum wordum hí hine beswícaþ with false words they deceive him; blandientes sermone ut decipiant eos, Nar. 37, 5.

Linked entry: leás-ferhþness

línen

(adj.)
Grammar
línen, adj.

linen

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Mid línenum reáfe subucula linea, Lev. 8, 7: Past. 14, 4; Swt. 83, 23. Línen hrægel linteum, Jn. Skt. 13, 4. Hió becwiþ línnenne cyrtel oððe línnen web she begneathes a linen kirtle or a piece of linen, Chart. Th. 537, 24.

mildheort-ness

(n.)
Grammar
mildheort-ness, e; f.

Mercycompassionpityclemency

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Hé him lytle mildheortnesse gedyde, Ors. 3, 9; Swt. 128, 15

Scot-land

(n.)
Grammar
Scot-land, es; n.
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Ireland, where the Scottas lived before migrating to the country now called Scotland On westende ( of Europe ) is Scotland, Ors. 1, 1; Swt. 8, 27.

BLÆC

(adj.)
Grammar
BLÆC, gen. m. n. blaces, f. blæcre; def. m. se blaca, f. n. blace: bleac; adj.

BLACK, swarthyniger, fuscusnigerink

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Swearte wǽron lástas, swaðu swíðe blacu swart were their footsteps, their tracks very black, 113 b; Th. 434, 19; Rä. 52, 3

Linked entries: blæc-berie bleac