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styrian

(v.)
Grammar
styrian, p. ede, ode
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Voc. ii. 10, 53: exagitabat, Txts. 180, 2. of physical movement Hé styreþ ðone rodor and ða tunglu coelum ac sidera movet, Bt. 39, 8; Fox 224, 6: Exon. Th. 422, 29; Rä. 41, 13. Hí heora ágene stefne styriaþ, Met. 13, 49.

Linked entry: stirian

twi-feald

(num.; adj.)
Grammar
twi-feald, adj.
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Se ðe mid twyfealdum geðance tó mynsterlícre drohtnunge gecyrþ, and sumne dǽl his ǽhta dǽlþ, sumne him sylfum gehylt, . . . hé underféhþ ðone áwyrgedan cwyde mid Annanian and Saphiran, ðe swicedon on heora ágenum ǽhtum, Homl.

þrág

(n.)
Grammar
þrág, þráh, e; f.

a timeseasontime

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Tódríf ðone mist ðe þráge nú hangode hwýle, 20, 264. Hé þráge siððan wícum wunode, Cd. Th. 108, 25; Gen. 1811: 74, 5; Gen. 1217. Hit þráge sceal in sondhofe siþþan wunian, Exon. Th. 173, 30; Gú. 1168.

Linked entry: wód-þrág

þys-líc

(adj.)
Grammar
þys-líc, þyl-líc; pron.

Such

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Ðyllíce gife and swá mycle tanta taliaque dona, Bd. 2, 12; S. 514, 13. Ðyllíca giefa, Past. 5; Swt. 41, 13. Ðyllíce gyltas, Homl. Ass. 149, 132. Ðyllíce weorc, Homl. Skt. i. 17, 28. Manega óþre þyllíce ðing alia similia his multa, Mk. Skt. A. 7, 8.

Linked entries: þislíc þyl-líc

wlencu

(n.)
Grammar
wlencu, (-o); indecl.: wlenc, e; f.

pridehigh spiritpridearrogancehaughtinessinsolencedistinctionsplendourpompdignitymagnificencewealthgreatness

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Ðone naman ic sceolde habban, ðæt ic wǽre wela and weorþscipe; ac hié hine habbaþ on mé genumen, and hine habbaþ gesealdne heora wlencum and getehhod tó heora leásum welum, Bt. 7, 3; Fox 20, 30: Blickl. Homl. 53, 9.

Linked entries: wlanc wlanc

á-bisgian

(v.)
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Ðá hwíle ðe ðá ǽmettan ymbe ðá stédan ábisgode beóð dum formicae circa eos occupatae sunt Nar. 35, 15. wiþ, to employ against Hé wið ðone here ábisgod wæs, Chr. 894; P. 37, 8. with acc. of time, to employ time in a pursuit Munecas ðe heora cildhád habbaþ

Linked entry: a-bysgian

hróf

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Ofer ðone heán hróf þæs heofones, Bt. 36, 2; F. 174, 5. Oþ wolcna hróf, Exod. 298. Hyrstedne hróf hálgum tunglum, Gen. 656.

tó-cnáwan

(v.)
Grammar
tó-cnáwan, p. -cneów; pp. -cnáwen

To discern,distinguish,know the difference between,understand

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Ða scearpþanclan witan ðe ðone twydǽledan wísdóm hlútorlíce tócnáwaþ, Lchdm. iii. 440, 29. Him is neód ðæt hé his ágene wódnesse tócnáwe it is necessary for him to discern his own madness. Homl. Th. ii. 110, 29.

Ælfréd

(n.)
Grammar
Ælfréd, es; m. [ælf an elf; réd = rǽd counsel, wise in counsel: v. Ælfred]

AlfredAlfrédusAlfred the Great

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And ðes geáres wurdon ix folcgefeoht gefohten wið ðone here on ðam cineríce be súþan Temese; bútan ðam ðe hí Ælfréd, ... and ealdormen, and ciningas þægnas, oft ráda on riden, ðe man náne rímde then, A.D. 871, Alfred, son of Ethelwulf, succeeded to the

EAL

(n.; adj.)
Grammar
EAL, eall; gen. m. n. ealles; f.ealre , eallre ; dat. m. n. eallum ; f.ealre , eallre ; acc. m. ealne, eallne. f ealle, n. eal; inst. ealle; pl. nom. acc. ealle, ealla; gen. ealra, eallra; dat. eallum;

sometimes used indeclwithout substantive, and sometimes governing the genitiveare sometimes used, almost adverbially

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We oncnáwaþ eal [acc. n.] ðæt we geworhton we acknowledge all that we have done, Hy. 7, 91. Hæfde unlifgendes eal gefeormod he had devoured all the lifeless. Beo. Th. 1493; B. 744.

Linked entries: al all eall

þing

(n.)
Grammar
þing, es; n.
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Mid wyrmendum þingum swilc swá pipor, 62, 2: 82, 4, 15. a thing that is done, an action, a proceeding, way of conduct Án þping ðé is wana ( one thing remains for you to do ); gesyle eall ðæt ðú áge, Mk. Skt. 10, 21.

fédan

(v.)

to sucklenurseto feed upfattento supportmaintainnurtureeducatefosterto nourishsustainto bring forthTo graze

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D. 69, 25. of things, to nourish, sustain. of material things Bere is swíðe earfoðe tó gearcigenne, and þeáhhwæðere fét ðone mann þonne hé gearo bið, Hml. Th. i. 188, 5. Saga mé ðás iiii wæteru ðe ðás eorðan fédað, Sal. K. p. 192, 4.

ge-cynd

(n.)
Grammar
ge-cynd, f. also has gen. ge-cynd (Bl. H. 31, 32); dat.
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Is ꝥ formicel gecynd ꝥ úrum líchoman cymð eall his mægen of ðám mete þe wé þicgað, and ðeáh færð se mete út þurh ðone líchoman, 34, 11; F. 150, 34.

tǽcan

(v.)
Grammar
tǽcan, p. tǽhte

To shew.to offer to view, presentto shew an object to a person so that the object may be attained by the person, to shew a way, a place, etc.without an object, to shew the way, directwithout an object, to direct to shew a person (dat. or acc.) the direction that must be taken, to direct, to cause a certain direction to be taken, the direction being marked, by a preposition.to shew the course that must be followed, what should be observed, to direct, appoint, prescribe, enjoin.to shew, indicate, signify

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swá Cristes godspel is and tǽcþ tó ánum wífe points to, directs a man to take, one wife, Scrd. 22, 25. to shew the course that must be followed, what should be observed, to direct, appoint, prescribe, enjoin. v. tǽcend Ðú tǽcst folce gemǽro ábútan ðone

DEÓRE

(adj.)
Grammar
DEÓRE, dióre; adj.

DEAR, belovedcārus, dilectus, familiāris dear of price, precious, of great value, desirable, excellent, glorious, magnificent, noble, illustrious pretiōsus, magni æstimandus, desiderabĭlis, exĭmius, gloriōsus, magnifĭcus, nobĭlis, illustris

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Aldorþegn ðone deórestan the dearest chief, Beo.

Linked entries: dýre dióre

scrift

(n.)
Grammar
scrift, es; m.
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punishment, a penalty (cf. scrífan. ) Ic ( bishop Werferth) him (Eadnoth) sealde ðæt lond and ða béc . . . and úre ágen rǽdengewrit ðæt wǽre him tó ðam geráde ðæt land tólǽten ðe mon ǽlce gére gesylle fífténe scillingas clǽnes feós ðam bisceope and him eác ðone

wróht

(n.)
Grammar
wróht, e; f. : es; m.

accusationa false accusationslandercalumnyfaultcrimeoffencea quarrelstrifecause of complaintinjuryhurt

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Ðone wróht abominationem, Mk. Skt. Lind. Rush. 13, 14. Ðú wróhte onstealdest, Cd. Th. 56, 12; Gen. 911: 57, 22; Gen. 932. Hwæt sceal ic má ríman yfel endeleás ? Ic eall gebær wráþe wróhtas geond werþeóde, ða ðe gewurdon from fruman worulde, Exon.

ge-lǽdan

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Hé gelǽdde ðone áð be fullan, Cht. Th. 171, 21. Ꝥ hé gelǽdde ungeligne gewitnesse þæs, Ll. Th. i. 158, 19. Godwine hæfð gelǽd fulle láde æt ðan unrihtwífe ðe Leófgár bisceop hyne tihte, Cht.

brýten-walda

(n.; adj.)
Grammar
brýten-walda, brýten-wealda, bréten-ánwealda, an; m: brýten-weald, es; m.

A powerful ruler or kingpræpotens rexa rulerthe British aboriginesto bruise, break, to break into small portions, to dispersea ruler, king, an extensive or powerful king, a king whose power is widely extended.a powerful kingthe wide expanse of eartha spacious realmthe spacious worlda spacious dwellinga war-king

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Eng. ii. 8-21] opposes both Turner and Lappenberg, asserting that there was not any general ruler or superior war-king elected by the Anglo-Saxons, and that even Bret-walda [q. v.] does not refer to the Britons, that it is so written in only one MS. of

ge-sceád

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Búton hé hit for hwylcum gesceáde nisi aliqua rationabilis causa existat, R. Ben. 12, 14. For sóþes wísdómes gesceáde, 10. For ðám gesceáde, þæt hí nǽron gelíce . . . Ælfc. Gr. Z. 26, 9 : 16, 4.