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þeón

(v.)
Grammar
þeón, [from þíhan; and this from an earlier nasal stem, of which traces are preserved in the past forms, where g has replaced h by Verner's law:-Ðunge pollesceret, Wrt. Voc. ii. 66, 40. Fród fæder freóbearn lǽrdewordum wísfæstum, ðæt hé wel þunge, Exon. Th. 300, 9; Fä. 3. See also the passages given under ge-þingan; ofer-þeón; ge-, heáh-, wel-þungen; on-þungan, Exon. Th. 497, 3; Rä. 85, 23 (omitted in its place)]
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Gl. 257, 17. of persons in respect to either physical or moral growth. absolute Se his yldrum ðáh tó frófre he grew up a comfort to his parents, Cd. Th. 67, 28; Gen. 1107. Sunu weóx and ðáh, 138, 30; Gen. 2299. Þág, 167, 25; Gen. 2771.

feallan

to runto be overcometo stumblesnareto failfall awaydecaycrumble away

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Add: of a body that can move freely Sum sceal on holte of heán beáme fiðerleás feallan, . . . hé fealleð on foldan, Vy. 21-26. Se feónd mid his geférum feóllon of heofonum on helle, Gen. 306. Teáras feóllon, El. 1134.

wæter

(n.)
Grammar
wæter, es; n. (the word seems to be feminine inon ðisse wætere,
  • Homl. 247, 25
  • ; see also
  • Ps. Th. 17, 11
: and a weak genitive plural wæterena is found in
  • Ps. Th. 31, 7.
)

waterwater water in the sky, rain water of a river, sea, etc. water as in Derwentwater, a body of water, a stream, lake, sea waters of a great river, of a sea, etc.

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Ðæt lég miclade, and him nǽnig mon mid wætra onweorpnesse wiþstondan meahte, Bd. 2, 7; S. 509, 20. Ofer wætera geðring, ofer hwæles éðel, Chr. 975; Erl. 126, 21 : Exon. Th. 351, 13; Sch. 351. Ýða gelaac, wíd gang wætera, Ps. Th. 118, 136.

mǽrþu

(n.)
Grammar
mǽrþu, mǽrþo; indecl.: mǽrþ, e; f.

greatnesshonourgloryfamea greathonourableglorious actiona wonderful thingmighty work

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Mǽrþa gesǽligost most blessed of glories, Salm. Kmbl. 136; Sal. 67. Mǽrþa ðíne hig tellaþ magnitudinem tuam narrabunt, Ps. Lamb. 144, 6. Eálá mín drihten . . mǽrþum gefrǽge, Bt. Met. Fox 20, 4; Met. 20, 2.

swég

(n.)
Grammar
swég, es; m.
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Nán monn ne gehiérde ne æxe hlem ne biétles suég, Past. 36; Swt. 253, 17. Hig fleóþ leáfes swég (sonitus folii volantis), Lev. 26, 36. Micelne swég unmǽtes wópes, Bd. 5, 12; S. 628, 29. Swégas (-es, MS.) tonitrua, Hpt. Gl. 452, 60.

Linked entries: swég-cræft swóg

Þú

(pronoun.)
Grammar
Þú, pers. pron.

Thou

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Ne biþ þec mǽlmete, nymþe móres græs, ne rest witod, Cd. Th. 252, 7; Dan. 575. Þú gesyxst þás menigu þé (ðec, Lind.: on ðec, Rush.) ðringende, Mk. Skt. 5, 31. Se hálga gást on þé (ðeh, Lind.: ðec, Rush.) becymþ, Lk. Skt. 1, 35. Þec Sarre áh, Cd.

Linked entries: þec þeh þistel

ealdor

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head of a household (applied to man or woman) Sarai ... is gereht, 'Min ealdor,' ac God hí hét syððan Sarra, þæt is, 'Ealdor,' þæt heó nǽre synderlíce hire hírédes ealdor gecíged, -ac forðrihte 'Ealdor,' þæt is tó understandenne ealra gelýfedra wífa móder

sceaþa

(n.)
Grammar
sceaþa, an; m.

a criminal, wretch, miscreant, an enemyfiend, devila spoiler, robbera warrior

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Gewítaþ, áwirgede woruldsorga, of mínes þegenes móde, forðam gé sind ða mǽstan sceaþan, Bt. 3; Fox 4, 24. Scyppend sceaþan onféngon syngum hondum, Exon. Th. 70, 2; Cri. 1132.

Linked entries: sceoþa sceþþ

þǽr

(adv.)
Grammar
þǽr, þár, þára; adv.
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Man mót hine gebiddan, beó þǽr þǽr he beó, Homl. Skt. i. 13, 67. with a demonstrative and relative force, as in modern where, whither Ðæt hí geworhten stǽnene weal ðǽr se cásere hét eorþwall gewyrcan, Bd. 1, 12; S. 481, 8.

Linked entry: þár

ge-fyllan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-fyllan, to fill with (gen. dat. (inst.) or with preps.). v. ge-fellan, ge-fillan
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Mon þæt lámfæt leádes gefylde, Jul. 578. Bið eal þes ginna grund gléda gefylled, Dóm. 12. Oþ þæt se wída ceafl gefylled bið, Wal. 60. Gefellede innoþas impleta viscera, Hy. S. 96, 30. Þá leóhtfatu beóð simle mid ele gefylde, Bl. H. 127, 34.

wegan

(v.)
Grammar
wegan, p. , pl. ; pp.

to move, bear, carry, bring, transport to bring, cause to bear, support to bear, carry, to have bearwearto haveto be under the influence of havebear to bear, submit toto weigh,to put something in a balance to be equal to To move

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To move Ymb hine wǽgon wígend unforhte, Cd. Th. 189, 5; Exod. 180. Frætwed wǽgun (-m, MS. ) wic[g] ofer wongum, Exon. Th. 353, 2; Reim. 6. [Heo weȝe (beore,2nd MS.) on heore honde feouwer sweord, Laym. 24471.

Linked entry: æt-wegan

ge-ban

(n.)
Grammar
ge-ban, -bann, -benn, es; n.

a commandordinancedecreeproclamationmandātumstătūtumdecrētumthe indictionindictioedictum

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ascertaining the exact year in a reign, etc Ðam mildestan cyninge Cantwara, Wihtrǽde, ríxigendum, ðé fíftan wintra his ríces, ðý niguþan gebanne, in ðære stówe ðy hátte Berghámstyde, ðǽr wæs gesamnad eádigra geþeahtendlíc ymcyme in the reign of the most

healh

a corneran anglecaveclosetrecessa bay

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to the most remote of hell's recesses ad inferni nouissima, Ps. L. fol. 193 a, 5. Swá hwelp leóna eardiende on halum (in abditis), Ps. Spl. 16, 13. On þýstrum healum (scræfum, Dóm. L. 139) þissere worulde tenebrosis in antris, Wlfst. 138, 1.

healf

(num.; adj.; adv.)
Grammar
healf, adj.

HALF

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Habban hí ðone brýce healfne and healfne ða munecas let them have half the usufruct, and the monk's half, Chart. Th. 547, 19. Heó healfne forcearf ðone sweoran him she half cut through his neck, Judth. 10; Thw. 23, 4; Jud. 105.

on-wreón

(v.)

to uncover, discloseto uncover, open, remove a coveringto make known, shew forth, reveal, discoverto shew the (hidden) meaning of anything, to explainto shew, display so as to avoid concealmentto display what is bad, to exposeto reveal

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Ðú scealt biddan ðæt móte beón open and onwrigen hwæt hé sý, Blickl. Homl. 185, 4: Bd. 2, 12; S. 512, 32. Is onwrigen wyrda bigang, Elen.

á-springan

(v.)

to be emittedto ariseto rush upburst forthto spring,to spring upcome into existenceto spread (intrans. ) outto run outceasefail

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Áspringað clǽne geþóhtas on móde, Hml. Th. i. 362, 17. Ásprang micel heófung and sárlic wóp on ðám háme, 434, 14. Seó dyrstignys ásprang, ii. 472, 24. Ásprang gehwǽr mycel gedwyld, Hml. S. 23, 353:Ll. Th. ii. 372, 12.

Linked entry: á-sprungen

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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Th. 2119; B. 1057. ealles, ealle, ealra are sometimes used, almost adverbially Ealles gelícost most like of all, Cd. 188; Th. 233, 13; Dan. 275. Ealles mǽst maxĭme, Bd. 2, 4; S. 505, 7: Ps. Th. 119, 3.

Linked entries: al all eall

rǽdan

(v.)
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Ðá ongan hé mid gleáwe móde rǽdan coepit sagaci animo conjicere, Bd. 3, 10; S. 534, 21, MS. B. to read a book; legere Ic rǽde lego, ðú rǽtst legis, Ælfc. Gr. 22; Som. 24, 1. Rǽtt legit, 44; Som. 45, 49.

wíte

(n.)

punishmentpain that is inflicted as punishmenttormenta meansimplementa fine.tormentplaguediseaseevilpain

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Hwæþer ðú ongite ðæt ǽlc yfelwillende mon sié wítes wyrþe? Bt. 38, 6; Fox 208, 9, 13 : 39, 2 ; Fox 212, 25. Wýtes, 39, 9; Fox 226, 5. Sweartne líg werum tó wíte, Cd. Th. 153, 21; Gen. 2542: Hy. 6, 27.

LǼCE

(n.)
Grammar
LǼCE, es; m.

A LEECHdoctorphysiciana leech

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B. lǽcon] gecwéme the yellow is however most suitable for doctors, Herb. 165, 1; Lchdm. i. 294, 11. Josep beád his þeówan lǽcon Joseph præcepit servis suis medicis, Gen. 50, 1.

Linked entries: lǽca léce