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ná-wiht

(n.)
Grammar
ná-wiht, nó-wiht, ná-uht, náwht, náht, nóht.

nothingnaughta thing of no valuean evil thingnot

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Ungeleáfsumum nóht biþ clǽne infidelibus nihil est mundum, Bd. 1, 27; S. 494, 40. Mon nóhtes wyrþe his sáule ne déþ ne his goldes ne his seolfres a man does not make his soul worthy of anything, of his gold or of his silver, Blickl. Homl. 195, 5.

sellan

(v.)
Grammar
sellan, sillan, sylian; p. salde, sealde; pp. sald, seald
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Ðæt hý ealle ðam sémende syllan, ðæt cyninges mund stande, L. E. G. 12 ; Th. i. 174, 22. Slaga sceal his forspecan on hand syllan, and se forspeca mágum, ðæt se slaga wille bétan wið mǽgþe.

ende-byrdnes

Grammar
ende-byrdnes, (-bred-, in Northern specimens).

a rowseriesa rankgradedegreerankpositiondegreean orderorderorderordermethodregulationorderingan injunctionordinance

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Ꝥte middangeardes erning sibsum ús ðínum endebrednisse sié gerihtad ut mundi cursus pacificus nobis tuo ordine dignatur, Rtl. 39, 9. an injunction, ordinance Ús is tó understandenne ðás endebyrdnyssa, Hml. S. 16, 238

gíman

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Gém-don, Met. 8, 10. non-material Hé ðisses middangeardes orsorg-nesse ne gímð prospera mundi postposuit Past. 61, 8. Waa ieów welegum ðe iówer lufu is on eówrum wortildwelum, and ne giémað ðæs écan gefeán, 181, 24.

on

(prep.)
Grammar
on, an ; prep. adv. A.

expressing local relations, rest upon and contact with an object, ondependence upon an objectextension over a surfacenearnessin or at a place, or with a personrest where one object is contained in another, or is surrounded by others, within, among; and metaphorically inmarking the seat of feeling, thought, etc., in, within, at on, at, in within, in the course of, in, during on, a-fromon, in, at by, with of, consisting of or inin respect to, in the matter of, inin, ofat (a distance), of (the weight of),with, inin accordance withofinmotion, actual or figurative, which is external to the object expressed by the word which on governs, upon, on, on to, tomarking motion from without to the inside, into, among continuously, together, anon, at once expressing temporal relations,on, in, atinto (one's power, etc. )against in accordance withmarking the object of thought, emotion, speech, trust, sightmarking pricein (the name of), by (in adjuration)

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with dat. or inst. expressing local relations, rest upon and contact with an object, on Hig stódon on nyðewerdum ðam munte. Ex. 19, 17. Hé on dómsetle sittende wæs, Bd. 5, 19; S. 639, 43. Him on bearme læg mádma mænigo, Beo. Th. So; B. 40.

Linked entries: an un-reordian

híréd

Grammar
híréd, l. híred,

a familya familyhousethe familycourt

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household: Orceard hírede, synt orceardas gedafenlice æpplum pomerium curti, sunt pomaria congrua malis, Lch. i. lxii, 8. where the Deity is regarded as the father of a family the family being the good Ðú þe ús gedydest þínes hýredes Deus qui nos munis

mann

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Th. 115, 2. ( See also ǽghwilc, ǽlc, ǽnig, gehwilc, hwilc, nǽnig, nán, sum. ) (b α) where there is contrast of human and divine :-- Se munuc trýwsie hine sylfne wið God and wið men, Ll. Th. i. 306, 7.

hand

(n.)
Grammar
hand, hond, a; f.

HAND, side, power, control

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HAND, side, power, control [cf. mund]; used also of the person from whom an action proceeds Hand manus, Wrt. Voc. 64, 73. Middeweard hand vola vel tenar vel ir, Ælfc. Gl. 72; Som. 70, 130; Wrt. Voc. 43. 54. Ðín seó, swýðre hand dextera tua, Ps.

ende

(v.; adj.; part.)

a regionquartersidequarterpartproportiondeathendfinishedissueeventgoalultimatelyalwaysultimatelycontinuouslyconsecutivelykindsort

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Th. i. 440, 13. a region, quarter, cf. side. of the world On feówer endum þyses middangeardes (per quatuor mundi cardines) . . . on eáste*-*weardum . . ., Ors. 2, 1; S. 58, 31: Bl.

Linked entry: ende-dæg

þeáh

(adv.)
Grammar
þeáh, þáh, þǽh, þéh; adv. conj.
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.: ðeáh þe, Rush.) hé ealne middaneard gestrýne si mundum universum lucretur, Mt. Kmbl. 16, 26. On hwan mæg se mann módigan, þeáh hé wille on what can man pride himself, even if he wishes? Hom. Skt. i. 16, 371.

Linked entries: þǽh þáh þéh

hand

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Ꝥ hý ealle gemǽnum handum of ǽgðere mǽgðe on ánum wǽpne þám sémende syllan ꝥ cyninges mund stande, Ll. Th. i. 174, 21. in religious ceremonial Hé heóld hine tó ƀ handa eum ad confirmandum tenuit, Chr. 855; P. 67, 27.

ge-sellan

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Gesealla hlíf middangearde dare uitam mundo, p. 4, 18 to endow with a quality, faculty, &c. Him freá gesealde wǽpna geweald, Exod. 20. Him wæs gǽst geseald, Dan. 533. Ic on þé oncnáwe wísdómes gewit geseald, An. 646

CWEÐAN

(v.)
Grammar
CWEÐAN, to cweðanne; part. cweðende ; ic cweðe, ðú cweðest, cweðst, cwæðst, cwiðst, cwyðst, cwíst, cwýst, he cweðeþ; cweþ, cwiþ, cwyþ, pl. cweðaþ ; p. ic, he cwæþ, ðú cwǽde , pl. cwǽdon; impert. ¨ cweþ, cweðe , pl. cweðaþ, cweðe; subj. cweðe, pl. cweðen; p. cwǽde, pl. cwǽden ; pp. cweden

To say, speak, call, proclaim dicere, loqui, vocare, indicere

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Th. 4088; B. 2041: Swá hwylc swá cwyþ to ðisum munte quicumque dixerit huic monti, Mk. Bos. 11, 23: Mt. Bos. 7, 21: Jn. Bos. 4, 10: 16, 18. He cwyþ inquit, Ælfc. Gr. 33 ; Som. 37, 38. We cweðaþ we say, Ælfc. Gr. 18; Som. 21, 67.

Linked entries: a-cweðan cwýst ðú

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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Ðonne ðæt gedón sý, ðonne rǽre man cyninges munde. (Then at intervals of twenty-one days healsfang, manbót, fyhtwíte respectively were to be paid.)

þrymm

(n.)
Grammar
þrymm, es; m.

a hostgreat body of peoplea forcemultitudea great body of waterforcepowermightglorymajestymagnificencegreatnessgrandeur

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Hé þrymmum ( mightily, with power ) cwehte mægenwudu mundum, Beo. Th. 476; B. 235. Seraphinnes cyan unáþreótendum þrymmum singaþ the seraphim with unwearying powers sing, Exon.

Linked entry: þrym

dón

(v.)
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Gif hý him ne dóþ mete ne munde, i. 248, 7. Him mon dyde feówer síþan þone triumphan, Ors. 5, 12; S. 244, 8: 262, 25. Gé swylc leán dydon eówrum witan, 6, 4; Bos. 105, 7. Dó him þis tó lǽcedóme, Lch. i. 350, 23.

friþ

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Ic mé frið wille æt Gode gegyrnan . . . mec Dryhtnes hond mundað, Gú. 228.

ge-hátan

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L. 4, 36. to command, order something. with simple direct object Ðing ꝥ gehéht Móyses munus quod praecepit Moses, Mt. L. 8, 4. For ðon dyde ðá ðe him geháten hæfde ł gehéht ( imperauerat ), Lk.

hwilc

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Swá hwylc lác swá munus quodcumqve Mt. 15, 5. substantival Swá hwylc swá ne gelýfeþ, Bl. H. 153, 17. Swá hwilcne swá hí tó hospe habban wolde, Hml. Th. ii. 228, 31: Bl. H. 49, 15.

ge-lǽstan

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Gif wé hit eall þus gelǽstan willað, 238, 19. religious or ecclesiastical Gif munuc ꝥ gelǽste, Ll. Th. i. 306, 10. Hí hogedon georne þæt ǽ Godes ealle gelǽste, Dan. 219. to discharge an obligation, pay a due, debt, tax, penalty, &amp;c.