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cyre

(n.)
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Hé ús forgeaf ágenne cyre. Hé sealde swíðe fæste gife . . . ꝥ is seó gifu, ꝥ se man mót dón ꝥ hé wile, Hml. S. 17, 250. Gehwilc man hæfð ágenne cyre, ǽr ðám ðe hé syngige, hweðer hé wille filian deófles willan oððe wiðsacan, Hml. Th. i. 212, 11.

durran

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Darston (-un, R.) audebant, Lk. L. 20, 40. Ðæt ic ðé ne dyrre ofstingan, Past. 295, 16. Nis nán þe ic him módsefan mínne durre ásecgan, Wand. 10. Gebíd oþ ꝥ þú mæge oððe dyrre, Lch. ii. 254, 4. Gif þú dón ne durre, 252, 27.

eáþ-médu

(n.)
Grammar
eáþ-médu, f.: -méde, es; n. (Cf. ofer-méde.)
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Gewát him þá sécan eallra cyninga cyning þone clǽnan hám eáðmédum upp, 981

eornost

(n.; adv.)
Grammar
eornost, es; n. (not f.)

in earnest ⬩ seriously ⬩ indeed

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Ús eallum tó woruldscame, gyf wé on eornost ǽnige cúðan to the shame of'us all, if we really could feel any, Wlfst. 163, 8. with weakened force, indeed.

Linked entries: eornoste ornest

feor

(adj.)
Grammar
feor, adj.
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Seó fyrre Ægyptus . . . seó ús neárre Ægyptus Aegyptus superior . . . Aegyptus inferior, Ors. 1, 1; S. 14, 1. Hé sceolde faran tó þǽre fyrran India, Hml. S. 36, 256. In ðone firran in citeriorem (alvei marginem ), Wrt. Voc. ii. 82, 82. Add

Linked entry: feor-land

geond

(adv.)
Grammar
geond, adv.
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Uton þyder geond gán let us go over there to the place, 748: 321. Brǽd ꝥ heáfod hider and geond, Lch. ii. 38, 4. <b>II a.</b> with a verb of looking :-- Ic lócade hider and geond ( huc illucque ), Bd. 5, 12; Sch. 622, 2

ge-teórian

(v.)
Grammar
ge-teórian, l. ge-teórian,
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S. 23 b, 320. of things, to be used up, come to an end, fail. material þá hyra feoh geteórode cum defecisset emptoribus pretium. Gen. 47, 15. Þá ꝥ win geteórode defciente uino, Jn. 2, 3. non-material Him nǽfre seó langung ne geteórode, Bl.

geára

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Ús geára ǽr wítgan þé tóweardne sægdon, Bl. H. 87, 10: Met. 20, 52. Þá þe ǽr wǽron Godes þá gecorenan geára on helle, Bl. H. 103, 11 : Ps. Th. 147, 8. Þú gegearwadest geára ǽrest þæt þú rihte beeódest tu parasti aequitatem 98, 4 : 121, 2

hen

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Beóð henna (galline) gelíce þám þe mid ús beóð reádes híwes; and gyf hí hwylc man niman wile oððe hyra æthríneð, þonne forbærnað hí sóna eall his líc, Nar. 33, 26. Henna hróst, Angl. ix. 262, 4. Æt .x. hídum tó fóstre . . . .x. gees, .xx. henna, Ll.

hreóh-nes

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Gif þunor cymð æt þǽre xii tíde dæges, hreóhnessa and stormas sé bécnað, Archiv cxx. 48, 33. a stormy, troublous time Þonne hwylc hrínnes oððe éhtnes upp árás oborta occasione, Gr. D. 232, 7.

Linked entry: hreóh

yrre

(adj.)
Grammar
yrre, adj.
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Þú yrre ús wurde and eft milde iratus es, et misertus es nobis, Ps. Th. 59, l. (l β) with preposition :-- Hé wæs yrre wið Aaron adversum Aaron iratus, Deut. 9, 20.

Linked entries: eorre eorre

leóma

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Úp ásprungum leóman exorto (solis) jubare, i. splendore, An. Ox. 88. a ray, portion of brilliant light. of the light of a heavenly body Swá under ánum leóman þǽre sunnan (ánum sunnan leóman, v. l.) sub uno solis radio, Gr. D. 171, 12.

leahter

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Forgif ús gyltas and synna, and úre leahtras álǽt, líces wunda, and mándǽda, Hy. 6, 20, 23. v. heáfod-leahter, or-leahter, stæf-leahter

rót

(adj.)
Grammar
rót, adj.

glad ⬩ cheerful ⬩ noble, excellent

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glad, cheerful Ðǽr moncyn mót for Meotude rót sóðne God geseón and aa in sibbe gefeón, Exon. 355, 33; Reim. 86. v. un-rót, rétan, rót-hwíl, rótlíce, rótness. noble, excellent Se góda man swá hé swíðor áfandod biþ, swá hé rótra biþ, and neár Gode, óþ

sár-cwide

(n.)
Grammar
sár-cwide, es; m.

injurious or affronting speech, reproach, bitter words ⬩ a lament

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Ðú ús ásettest on sárcwide úrum neáhmannum posuisti nos in contradictionem vicinis nostris, Ps. Th. 79, 6. Hé ðæt eal þolaþ, sárcwide secga, Exon.

ǽg-hwanan

from all sides ⬩ on all sides ⬩ on all sides, in every respect, utterly

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Nú is ǽghwonon hreám and wóp, nú is heáf ǽghwonon, nú is ǽghwonon yfel and slege, and ǽghwonon ðes middangeard flýhþ from ús, Bl.

Linked entry: ǽg-hwonene

tó-beran

(v.)
Grammar
tó-beran, p. -bær, pl. -bǽron ; pp. -boren.

To carry off in different directions, ⬩ carry off ⬩ To move in different directions, ⬩ separate

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To move in different directions, separate Sió wund wile tóberan gif hió ne biþ gewriðen the edges of the wound will get further apart, if the wound is not bound up, Past. 17; Swt. 123, 15. Similar entries v. next word

tyrnan

(v.)
Grammar
tyrnan, p. de.

to turn ⬩ revolve on an axis ⬩ round a centre ⬩ to turn ⬩ to cause to revolve

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.), revolve on an axis, round a centre Seó heofon tyrnþ onbútan ús swiftre ðonne ǽnig mylenhweól, Lchdm. iii. 232, 18: 254, 11: Boutr. Scrd. 18, 28: Homl. Th. ii. 214, 29.

Linked entry: turnian

ge-wríðan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-wríðan, part. -wríðende; p. -wráð, pl. -wriðon; pp. -wriðen

To bind ⬩ restrain ⬩ tie ⬩ tie together ⬩ coartare ⬩ alligare

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He his wunda gewráð he bound up his wounds, 356, 28. Ðonne gewríð ðú hý then bind it, Th. An. 116, 13. Ánra gehwilc manna is gewriðen mid rápum his synna every man is bound with the ropes of his sins, Homl. Th. i. 208, 3: 456, 9: 462, 1

þingere

(n.)
Grammar
þingere, es; m.

an advocate ⬩ intercessor ⬩ a priest, who in his office intercedes for the people.

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Ðæt heó ús sý niilde þingere wið úrne Drihten, 159, 33. Ic beó eówer þyngere tó Gode, Shrn. 155, 2: Homl. Ass. 137, 701. Mid ða gife his ðingeres gratia suo intercessori, Bd. 4, 29; S. 608, 3. Mid þingere cum advocato, Wrt.

Linked entries: cyrc-þingere þingian