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butsa-carlas

(n.)
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Þá butsecarlas (butsa-, v.l. ) hine forsócan. Chr. 1066 ; P. 197, 8, Hé nam of þám buttekarlon sume mid him, P. 196, 7. Hé gespeón him tó ealle þá butsecarlas (-karlas) of Hæstingan, 1052; P. 178, 25

up

(adv.)
Grammar
up, (úp?), upp; adv.

Up.upon high uperectlyupto a high point

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delfaþ gold up of eorþan, Nar. 35, 8. Wolde ðæt se hálga wer wurde up gedón, Homl. Skt. i. 21, 136, 138, 140: Bd. 3, 7; S. 529, 24. Nime hé upp his mǽg let him take his kinsman up from the grave, L. Eth. iii. 7; Th. i. 296, 10.

mund-byrd

(n.)
Grammar
mund-byrd, e; f. (v. mund, mund-bora).

protectionpatronageaidthe fine paid for a violation of mund

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Hé þancaþ Gode his mundbyrde, ðonne hé hine of hwylcum earfoþum álysed hæfþ, Ps. Th. 17, arg. Se ðe him écean Godes tó mundbyrde miht gestreóneþ qui sperat in Domino, 83, 13: Cd. 83; Th. 105, 14; Gen. 1753. Mundbyrde and fultome presidio, Wrt.

ufan

(adv.)
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ufan, adv.

from abovedownaboveat the top

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Ðá gefeóll hé on his earm ufan, Bd. 3, 2; S. 525, 2

Linked entries: ufan ufon on-ufan

langoþ

(n.)
Grammar
langoþ, es; m.

Longingdesirediscontent

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Longing, desire, discontent, or weariness that arises from unsatisfied desire Æfter men dyrne langaþ born a secret longing for the man burned within him, Beo. Th. 3763; B. 1879. Hine ne meahte longaþ gelettan, Exon. 37 b; Th. 123, 29; Gú. 330.

Linked entry: langaþ

un-wreón

(v.)
Grammar
un-wreón, p. -wráh, -wreáh, pl. -wrigon, -wrugon; pp. -wrigen, -wrogen

To uncover (lit. or fig.) what is coveredto reveal

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Ðæt mǽden unwreáh hire heáfod, Ap. Th. 26, 14. Hé unwreáh his rihtwísnesse revelavit justitiam suam, Ps. Lamb. 97, 2. unwreogon ðæt hús nudaverunt tectum, Mk. Skt. Rush. 2, 4. Ða lícmen his neb unwrugon, Homl. Th. ii. 334, 31.

Linked entries: an-wreón on-wreón

DÓM

(n.)
Grammar
DÓM, es; m.

Doom, judgment, judicial sentence, decree, ordinance, law jūdĭcium, sententia, decrētum, jus, lex a ruling, governing, commandrectio, gubernātio, impĕrium might, power, dominion, majesty, glory, magnificence, honour, praise, dignity, authority potentia, potestas, majestas, glōria, splendor, honor, laus, dignĭtas, auctōrĭtas will, free will, choice, option arbitrium, optiosense, meaning, interpretationsignifĭcātio, interprĕtātio

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On gewritum findaþ dóma gehwilcne ðara ðe him Drihten bebeád they find in the scriptures each of the ordinances which the Lord commanded him [Moses], Cd. 169; Th. 211, 2; Exod. 520.

týnan

(v.)
Grammar
týnan, p. de
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, render a person inaccessible :-- Týne hine Dryhten ðam ðe sár sprece sáwle mínre may the Lord shut His heart to him that speaks evil against my soul, Ps.

wiþ-útan

(adv.)
Grammar
wiþ-útan, adv. prep.

Withoutwithoutoutside ofwithoutwithout

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Hig áwurpon hyne wiðútan ðone wíngeard (extra vineam), Mt. Kmbl. 21, 39

Linked entry: wiþ-innan

ge-þreán

(v.)
Grammar
ge-þreán, p. þreáde; pp. -þreád

To reproverebukeafflictvexconstraincompelcorripereincreparearguerecogereaffligerecoartareurgerevexare

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He náhte his líchoman geweald ac he wæs mid godcundum mægene geþreád he had no power over his body, but was afflicted by the divine might, Blickl. Homl. 223, 12

Linked entry: þreágan

yfemest

(adv.)
Grammar
yfemest, yfmest; adv.
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Upmost, highest, in the highest position or degree Hió cymþ swá up swá hire yfemest gecynde bið it (the sun) mounts up to the highest point at which it is natural for it to be, Bt. 25; Fox 88, 28. Ðǽr hire yfemest bið eard gecynde, Met. 13, 63.

Linked entry: ufera

mǽlan

(v.)
Grammar
mǽlan, p. de

To speak

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Him ða tó wuldorgást wordum mǽlde, Cd. 141; Th. 176, 16; Gen. 2913. Him Andreas wið, wine þearfende, wordum mǽlde, Andr. Kmbl. 600; An. 300. Him ðá tógénes ða gleáwestan wordum mǽldon, Elen. Kmbl. 1072; El. 537.

Linked entries: mǽl sam-mǽle

god-borh

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Cf. the formulae pp. 178-182 beginning on þone Drihten, on Ælmihtiges Godes naman, on lifiendes Godes naman), and will accuse him that he do not carry out any of the pledges that he gave him, Ll. Th. i. 82, 4-6

hrepian

(v.)
Grammar
hrepian, and <b>hreppan.</b> [The two forms may be taken together.]
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D. 43, 12. the subject a thing Þá wolde hé þurhþýn mid þám swurde, ac se ord ne dorste hreppan, Hml. S. 12, 227. where blame is expressed [cf. N. E.

æt-bredan

(v.)
Grammar
æt-bredan, he ætbryt; p. -bræd, pl. -brudon; pp. -broden, -breden; v. a.

To take awaywithdrawset at libertyto enlargereleaserescuetollereeripere

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Ðæt ðe he hæfþ him biþ ætbroden quod habet auferetur ab eo, Mt. Bos. 13, 12: 21, 43: Ex. 22, 10. Ðe hys wealas him ætbrudon quem abstulerant servi ejus, Gen. 21, 25

Linked entry: æt-broden

cwiddung

(n.)
Grammar
cwiddung, cwyddung ,e; f.

A saying, tale, report, speechdictum, sermunculus

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Ná swilce he nyste manna cwyddunga be him not as though he knew not the sayings of men concerning him, Homl. Th. i. 366, 7

Linked entry: cwyddung

hýrsumian

(v.)
Grammar
hýrsumian, p. ode, ede

To be obedientobeyserve

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Ða hálgan heofonware him hýrsumedon, 135, 17. Hé ðǽm bebodum heársumede, Bd. 2, 6; S. 508, 41

ge-wef

(n.)
Grammar
ge-wef, ge-wefe, -wife, es; n.

A webtextura

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Him Dryhten forgeaf wígspéda gewiofu the Lord gave him the webs of success in war, i. e. he was successful in war, Beo. Th. 1398; B. 697

Linked entries: ge-wife ge-wifsǽlig

swíþ-feorm

(adj.)
Grammar
swíþ-feorm, adj.
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abounding in substance Him ðá Abraham gewát ǽhte lǽdan golde and seolfre swíðfeorm and gesǽlig (cf. gewiton him ǽhta lǽdan, feoh and feorme, 99, 22; Gen. 1650), Cd.

be-norþan

(adv.)
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Him is be-norðan Creticum se sǽ, S. 26, 33. Beeástan him . . . and benorðan, S. 28, I. Gallie benorþan muntum, 4, 7; S. 184, 4. Ne benorðan mearce, ne besúðan, Ll. Th. i. 232, 18