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EARD

(n.)
Grammar
EARD, es; m.

land, country, province, region, place of residence, dwelling, home sŏlum nātīvum, patria, rĕgio, dŏmĭcĭlium on land terra, terra firmastate, station, conditionsĭtus, condĭtio

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Man us tyhhaþ twegen eardas, Drihtenes áre oððe deófles þeówet two conditions are appointed to us, the glory of God or bondage of the devil, Hy. 7, 97; Hy. Grn. ii. 289, 97

scír

(adj.)
Grammar
scír, adj.
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I. of living creatures, bright, brilliant, splendid, resplendent: — Scír Metod (God) , Beo. Th. 1962 ; B. 979. Scír cyning (Christ), Exon. Th. 71, 9; Cri. 1153.

seón

(v.)
Grammar
seón, p. seah, pl. sáwon, sǽgon, ségon ; pp. sewen, sawen.
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God upstígende eágum ségun, Exon. Th. 34, 3; Cri. 536. with clause Hý on ða clǽnan seóþ, hú hí blissiaþ, Exon. 79, 6; Cri. 1286: Beo.

talu

(n.)
Grammar
talu, e; and indecl.; f.

a tale, talk, story, accounttalk, discussion, disputea charge, claiman excuse, a defenceas a law term, a case (as regards either plaintiff or defendant), an action,a tale, list, series

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Ðæt se Ælmihtiga God gehýre ða talu ðe Syria cyning ásende tó hospe and tó edwíte his micclan mægenðrymme ( si forte audiat Dominus universa verba Rabsacis, quem misit rex Assyriorum, ut exprobrare Deum viventem, 2 Kings 19, 4), Homl.

wana

(n.; adj.)
Grammar
wana, adj. generally indeclinable. I.
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Genóg sweotol hit is ðæt ðæt fulle gód wæs ǽr ðam ðe ðæt wana omnia perfecta minus integris priora esse claruerunt, 34, 2; Fox 136, 12. III a. with numerals, wanting, save (cf.Goth. fidwór tiguns ainamma wanans, 2 Cor. II, 24). v. wana; m.

hogian

(v.)
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Nú sceole wé hogian mid mycelre gýmene ꝥ úre líf beó swá gelógod ꝥ úre ende endige on God, Hml. S. 16, 5. Wé sceolon carfullíce hogian þæt wé tó ðǽre écan freólstíde becumon, Hml.

restan

(v.)
Grammar
restan, ;p.; te

To restto cease from toil, be at restto rest on a couch, to sleepto rest in death, lie dead, lie in the graveto remain unmoved; or; undisturbed, be stillTo rest one's selfof cessation from toil

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On six dagon God geworhte heofon and eorþan and on ðam seofoþan hé hine reste ( ;ab opere cessavit; ), 31, 17. Ic mé mæg restan on ðissum racentum, Cd.

Linked entry: ræstan

æt

(prep.)
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Swá ús bið æt Gode, ðonne wé wið hine gesyngiað. Past. 425, 4. Hit stent on úrum dihte hú ús bið æt Gode gedémed, Hml.

LǼCE

(n.)
Grammar
LǼCE, es; m.

A LEECHdoctorphysiciana leech

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Lǽteþ flint brecan his sconcan ne biþ him lǽce gód he shall cause the stones to break his legs, no doctor shall avail him, 206; Sal. 102. Nys hálum lǽces nán þearf non est opus valentibus medico, Mt.

Linked entries: lǽca léce

swigian

(v.)
Grammar
swigian, sweogian, sweowian, swugian, swuwian, sugian, suwian; p. ode.
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God ne swugaþ (swigaþ, Surt.) Deus non silebit, Ps. Th. 49, 3. Ðonne swíaþ ( silet) hé (the phenix ), Exon. Th. 207, 16; Ph. 142. Swigiaþ conticiscent, Wrt. Voc. ii. 14, 53. Ða ðe má swigiaþ (swugiaþ, Hatt.

tó-slúpan

(v.)
Grammar
tó-slúpan, p. -sleáp, pl. -slupon; pp. -slopen
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Hæfþ God geheaborade ealle his gesceafta, ð æt heora ǽc wræðeþ óþer, ðæt hié ne móton tóslúpan, 21 ; Fox 74, 11.

ende-mes

Grammar
ende-mes, emdenes, emdemes.

togethercoincidence straightwayat once

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God ealne þone eard endemes tówende and eaile þá burhwara forbærnde ætgædere Dominus subvertit omnem circa regionem, universos habitatores urbium, Gen. 19, 25.

ryne

(n.)
Grammar
ryne, es; m.

A course, run, running,an orbitcourse, uninterrupted progressa course, water-course, a flow, flux of blood course, cycle, lustrecourse of life

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B. i. 221, 21. of other things, of the heavenly bodies, an orbit Nǽron nó swá gewíslíce neswá endebyrdlíce hiora (the various members of the created world) stede and hiora ryne funden on hiora stówum and on hiora tídum gif án unáwendendlíc God nǽre non

Linked entry: rine

sceamian

(v.)
Grammar
sceamian, ode.

to feel shame, be ashamed to cause shame

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Menn scamaþ for gódan dǽdan swýðor ðonne for misdǽdan, Wulfst. 164, 16. Ðæs ús ne scamaþ ná, ac ðæs ús scamaþ swýðe, ðæt wé bóte áginnan, 165, 39. Hý scamaþ, ðæt hý bétan heora misdǽda, 165, 8.

fær

(n.)

goingpassinga going awaya journeycoursea voyagea marchan expeditionenterprisea passagethoroughfareroadentrancecarriagevessela troopa crewfareproceedings

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Gif gesíðcund man fare, þonne mót hé habban his geréfan mid him, 144, 1. fig. of change of state: Hwæt is gódra manna deáð búton . . . færr fram deáðe tó ðám écan lífe?, Hml.

Linked entry: færbu

ge-endian

(v.)
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Ðæt is tó tácne ðæt mon endebyrðllce ðone biscepdóm healde, ðæt hé hine on gódum weorcum geendige, Past. 53, 23. Geendedre transacto (officio), An. Ox. 2144. ¶ líf geendian to die :-- Ǽghwylc þára manna þe his líf geendaþ on þyssum, Bl.

open

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D. 70, 5. non-physical senses, exposed to mental view, brought to light, patent, evident Þǽr was Godes ege gesewen and open on fúlre dǽde, Hml. S. 23, 86: Sat. 406. Eall þis magon him sylfe geseón open orgete, Cri. 1117.

tó-slítan

(v.)
Grammar
tó-slítan, p. -slát, pl. -sliton ; pp. -sliten
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Ðæt God gegeadrade monn ne tóslíte quod Deus conjunxit, homo non separet. Mt. Kmbl.

settan

(v.)
Grammar
settan, p. sette; pp. seted, set[t] (
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Heó ( the fallen angels ) God sette on ða sweartan helle, Cd. Th. 20, 20; Gen. 312. Hé sette his ða swíðran hand (cf. mid ða swíðran hand, 514, 21) him on ðæt heáfod, Bd. 2, 12 ; S. 515, 19.

Linked entry: on-settan

sittan

(v.)
Grammar
sittan, p. sæt, pl. sǽton ; pp. seten.
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Wé on ðam gódan ríce sǽton, Cd. Th. 27, 1; Gen. 411. Hæleþ lágon, on swaþe sǽton ( were left behind dead), 125, 10; Gen. 2077.

Linked entries: a-sittan blód-setenn