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leód

(n.)
Grammar
leód, es; pl. [which is more frequent] leóde; m.

A manpoeta princemenpeoplecountry

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Gif ðú ðæt gerǽdest ðæt ðú ðíne leóda lýsan wille if you decide to save thy men, Byrht. Th. 132, 56; By. 37

Linked entries: leóde leód-geld

Sunnan-dæg

(n.)
Grammar
Sunnan-dæg, es; m.
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On ánum ðara restedaga se nú Sunnandæg is nemned una Sabbati quae nunc Dominica dies dicitur, Bd. 3, 17; S. 545, 30. Dómes dæg ... se hálgesta Sunnandæg ... ðý dæge blissiaþ ða ðe Sunnandæges freóls heóldan, Wulfst. 244, 14-19.

wanian

(v.; adj.)
Grammar
wanian, p. ode. I. trans.
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Manega nellaþ heora ðing wanian on Mónandæg (cf. þrý dagas ( the last Monday in April, the first Mondays in August and January ) syndon on ðám for nánre neóde ne mannes ne neátes blód sý tó wanienne . . .

Linked entry: a-wanian

ealdor-mann

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Mið ðý ðú gást mið wiðerworde ðínum tó aldormen ( principem ), Lk. L. 12, 58. Se cyning sende him tógeánes ánne ealdormann ( principem ), Jud. 4, 7. Eorðcyningcas and ealdormenn ( principes ), Ps. Th. 2, 2: 23, 7.

ge-scippan

(v.)
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Take here <b>ge-sceppan</b> in Dict., and add: to create, form. of the operation of divine power God gesceóp æt fruman twégen men, and hé geswác ðá þǽra gesceapennyssa . . . ac . . . hé gescypð ǽlces mannes líchaman on his móder innoðe, and

girnan

(v.)
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Take here <b>geornan, gernan, gyrnan</b> in Dict., and add Ic gewilnie ł gyrne glisco, An. Ox. 18 b, 39. to desire possession of something (gen. or indecl. pron.) Gilpes þú girnst? ac þú hine ne miht habban orsogne gloriam petis?

lufu

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Th. i. 298, 5 (in Dict.). in a religious sense, love; caritas. of God towards man Seó godcunde lufu, Bt. 10 ; F. 30, 8. Swá se ælmihitiga ealle gesceafte lufað . . . Nis þæt lǽsast þæt seó lufu cýðeð, Gú. 741.

lócian

(v.)
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Him biþ swá þǽm fuglum þe magon bet lócian on niht ðonne on dæg similes avibus sunt, quorum intuitum nox illuminat, dies caecat, Bt. 38, 5 ; F. 206, 4. Simle hé bið lóciende, ne slǽpþ hé nǽfre, 42 ; F. 258, 8.

lyft

(n.)
Grammar
lyft, es, e; m. f. n.

Airatmospherebreezeskyheavenscloud

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Under lyfte sub divo, Wrt. Voc. ii. 83, 34: Andr. Kmbl. 839; An. 420. Nalles æfter lyfte lácende hwearf he went not sporting through the air, Beo. Th. 5656; B. 2832. Hé gesette storm his on lyfte statuit procellam ejus in auram, Ps. Spl. 106, 29.

Linked entries: lift loft

swerian

(v.)
Grammar
swerian, p. swór (but a weak swerede occurs; cf.
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Swá swá ðú swóre on sóðfæstnysse ðíne, Ps. Spl. 88, 48. Ic swerige ðurh God juro per Deum, Ælfc. Gr. 38; Zup. 227, 4. Ne swerie gé þurh útencymena goda naman, Ex. 23, 13: Mt. Kmbl. 5, 34, 35. Ne swerigen gé nǽfre under hǽðene godas, L.

Linked entry: fore-swerian

weorþscipe

(n.)
Grammar
weorþscipe, es; m.
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Ða dysiende wénaþ ðætte ðæt ðing sié ǽlces weorþscipes betst wyrþe ðætte hí medemæste ongiton magon labuntur hi, qui quod sit optimum, id reverentiae cultu dignissimum putant, 24, 4; Fox 86, 10. Nys nán wítega bútan weorðscype (wurð-, v. l.)

wlite

(n.)
Grammar
wlite, es; m.: wlitu, e (and? an;
Similar entries
v. wlita, II.
); f.

aspectcountenancelooksappearanceshapeformgood looksbeautiful appearancebeautygloryornament

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Geheald ðinne wlite and ðíne fægernesse speciem tuam et pulcritudinem tuam intende, Ps. Th. 44, 5 : Hpt. Gl. 523, 60. Ðes middangeard wæs tó ðon fæger, ðæt hé teáh men tó him þurh his wlite and þurh his fægernesse, Blickl.

Linked entries: wlita wlitu

wer

(n.)
Grammar
wer, and <b>were,</b> es; m. [The word seems to be interchangeable with wer-gild (q. v.), e. g.
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Gif hlóð ðis gedó . . . ealle forgielden ðone wer gemǽmumhondum, L. Alf. pol. 29-31; Th. i. 80, 6-17: 36; Th. i. 84, 13, 14.

ge-cýþan

(v.)
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His hálines and wundor wǽron manigfealde gecýdde geond ðis égland, Chr. 641 ; P. 27, 25

Linked entry: cýþan

þá

(adv.; con.)
Grammar
þá, adv. conj.
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Eft ðá on ðære þriddan nihte middan hé gewát of ðisum lífe. Þá cómon eft englas and hine gelǽddon, 336, 2-5. Hwæt ðá com sum man, 286, 19. Hwæt ða hǽþenan þá hine bestódon, Homl. Skt. ii. 28, 104.

biddan

to askto askto pray to

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Ne bæd se blinda náðor ne goldes, ne seolfres, ne náne woruldlice ðing, Hml. Th. 1. 158, 20. with a clause Wé biddaþ ꝥ þú fram ús ne gewíte, Bl. H. 145, 18. Hé bæd ꝥ hé móste faran, 23, 13: 211, 29.

ge-win

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Git ðú scealt fela gewinn habban on ðínum martyrdóme, Hml. Th. i. 426, 18. mental distress, trouble. v. gewin-tíd, -woruld Hé gehyhte þæt him God sealde his gewinnes frófre sperans in Domino daturum sibi refocillationem aliquam laboris sui, Guth.

god-cund

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Ic bidde hígon ðette hié ðás godcundan gód gedón . . . ðaet ęghwilc messepriost gesinge twá messan . . . ond ęghwilc Godes ðiów gesinge twá fíftig, C. D. i. 293, 1-33. Godes þeówum þe þá cyrican mid godcundum dreámum weorþiað, Bl. H. 41, 27.

Linked entry: god-lic

be

restbyalong,by, not later thanbyduringbywithconveyance, by (in to send by) subject toin the case ofin the matter ofinwith(to do) byor abouttowith(to become)ofbybecause ofon account offor the sake ofbyby means ofby the use ofby way ofin the form ofafter according toafterby the commandat the request

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Th. 171, 6. for the sake of:-- Nis ðis gewrít be ánum men áwriten ac ys be eallum, Hept.

hyge

(n.)
Grammar
hyge, es; m.

Mindheartsoul

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Wesan ðíne eáran gehýrende mid hige on eall gebedd esnes ðínes fiant aures tuæ intendentes in orationem servi tui, 129, 2. Mid hyge þencan to think with the mind, Exon. 82 b; Th. 311, 23; Seef. 96.