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þeówen

(n.)
Grammar
þeówen, þíwen, [n]e; þeówene, an; f.
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A female servant or slave, a handmaid Ic eom Drihtnes þeówen ( ancilla, Lk. 1, 38), Blickl. Homl. 9, 20. Ðá com tó hym án þeówyn (-en, MS. A.) accessit ad eum una ancilla, Mt. Kmbl. 26, 69. Seó Godes ðeówen, Bd. 4, 9; S. 576, 14: Homl.

fús

readyeager

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Se wonna href fús ofer fægum, B. 3025. where the movement or readiness refers to departure from this world Beór*-*scealca sum fús and fǽge, B. 1241. Fród and fús, El. 1237. Fús sceal féran, fǽge sweltan, Gn. Ex. 27.

micel

(adj.)
Grammar
micel, adj.

Micklegreatmagnusmuchmanymultusgreat

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C. mǽstne) ǽlcne heora flána on heora feóndum áfæstnian, Ors. 6, 36; Bos. 132, 10. great in a metaphorical sense God, ðú eart se miccla kyning, Hy. 3, 38; Hy. Grn. ii. 282, 38.

Linked entries: mǽst mára micle mycel

fýr-tor

Grammar
fýr-tor, For Cot. 93 substitute
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Farus, Grecum est nomen, nam fos, lux, oros autem visio, apud eos notninatur, hinc compositum nomen est fari, id est fýrtor, 39, 64

Linked entry: here-beácen

þæt

(con.)
Grammar
þæt, conj.
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Ath. iv. 1; Th. i. 222, 10. where the clause is equivalent to a noun in the genitive or dative. where in the main clause is a verb, verbal noun, or adjective taking after it such a case, and where the substantive clause stands as object Ǽnig ne wénde

for-ðam

(con.)
Grammar
for-ðam, for-ðæm, for-ðan, for-ðon, for-ðam-ðe, for-ðæm-ðe, for-ðan-ðe, for-ðon-ðe; conj, [for that which]

For thatfor that reason whichforbecausenamquia

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Swíðost he fór ðyder for ðǽm horshwælum, forðæm hí habbaþ swýðe æðele bán on hyra tóþum he went there chiefly for the walruses, because they have very good bone in their teeth, Ors. 1, 1; Bos. 20, 16, 28: Bt. Met. Fox 5, 76; Met. 5, 38.

Linked entries: for-ða for-ðon

lang-sum

(adj.)
Grammar
lang-sum, adj.

Longprolixlong-enduringlong-suffering

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Ús selfum betst word and longsumast æt úrum ende gewyrcan to gain for ourselves the best and most enduring fame at our death, Ors. 2, 5; Swt. 82, 2

þeów

(adj.)
Grammar
þeów, adj.
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Hit þurh ǽnne þeówne mon geypped wearð quadam ancilla indice, Ors. 3, 6; Swt. 108, 31. Gif hé þeów oþþe þeów mennen ofstinge, L. Alf. 21; Th. i. 50, 3: Cd. Th. 134, 32; Gen. 2233.

wræc-síþ

(n.)
Grammar
wræc-síþ, es; m.

travel in a foreign landperegrinationpilgrimageexilebanishmentmiserywretchedness

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Ors. 6, 9; Swt. 264, 11. Ðá ásende hé hine on wræcsíð tó ánum ígeoðe. Homl. Th. i. 58, 31 : 560, 20. Seó wæs gelǽcled from Róme on wræcsíð on ða ceastre seó is nemned Piceno, Shrn. 102, 35.

deófol-gild

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Þá Crístenan þe swelc deófolgild lufiað and bigongað, Ors. 4, 12; S. 210, 6. Deófolgild lustramenta, Wrt. Voc. ii. 50, 3. Deófelgylda, An. Ox. 1899. Þá hǽðnan heora þá leásan godas mid mislicum deófolgeldun (cf. mid lácum and offrungum, Hml.

Linked entry: ge-deóful-geld

ge-wil

(adj.)
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Se æþeling ǽgðer hæfde, ge his plegan ge his gewill he was amused and at the same time did what he wanted, Ors. 1, 12; S. 54, 27. Hé genam ꝥ wíf ofer þes cynges willan (gewil, v. l. ), Chr. 1015; P. 146, 5.

HORS

(n.)
Grammar
HORS, es; n.
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Man his hors under him ofsceát his horse was shot under him, Ors. 5, 2; Bos. 101, 42. Ic seah sroh [the word is written in runes] hygewloncne, Exon. 105 a; Th. 400, 1; Rä. 20, 1. Horsa steal carceres, Ælfc. Gl. 61; Som. 68, 54; Wrt. Voc. 39, 37.

ge-tellan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-tellan, ic -telle, ðú -telest, he -teleþ, pl. -tellaþ; p. -tealde, pl. -tealdon; pp. -teald, -teled

To tellnumberreckonesteemconsiderascribeassignnumerarecomputarereputarecompararedinumerare

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Ðæt Mæcedonisce gewinn ðæt mon mæg to ðám mǽstan gewinnum getellan the Macedonian war which may be reckoned amongst the greatest wars, Ors, 4, 11; Bos. 98, 18.

Linked entry: ge-talian

BERAN

(v.)
Grammar
BERAN, beoran, ic bere, beore, ðú birest, birst, byrst, he bireþ, byreþ, birþ, byrþ, pl. beraþ; p. ic, he bær, ðú bǽre, pl. bǽron; pp. boren; v. a.

to BEARcarrybringbear or carry a sacrificeofferbear offcarry outextendwearsupportenduresufferferreportareafferreofferredeferreproferreextenderegereretolerareto BEARproducebring forthfacereferreedereparere

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Ðæt ða hætt beran móston that they might wear [bear] a hat Ors. 4, 10; Bos. 96, 20, 18. Ic nelle beran eówre gýmeleáste I will not endure your negligence, L. Ælf.

ge-cýðan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-cýðan, p. -cýðde, -cýdde; pp. -cýðed, -cýd.

to make knowntellrelateproclaimannounceinformnuntiareannuntiarereferreeffarimonereto declarerevealmanifestshewperformconfirmtestifyprovedeclararerevelareedoceremanifestaremonstrareperhiberetestariprobareto make celebratedrenownedfamednotum facereinclytum reddere

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Gecýðan mid áþe to prove or declare on oath, L. In. 16; Th. i. 112, 7 : 17; Th. i. 114, 2 : L. Ed. 1; Th. i. 160, 5. Tree of wæstm his gecýðed biþ arbor fructu suo cognoscitur, Lk. Skt.

un-dón

(v.)
Grammar
un-dón, p. -dyde; pp. -dón

To undoto undo that which is closedto opento undo that which is boundto releaseto releaseabsolveto undo that which closesto open a doorto undo that which binds or fastensto undo a bolt, a knotto undo what has been doneto abrogatedestroy

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Ðá wearþ eft Ianes duru undón (andón, Swt. 254, 17) apertus est Janus, Ors. 6, 1; Bos. 116, 25. Undónum remmingum apertis obstaculis, Hpt. Gl. 489, 73. to undo that which binds or fastens, to undo a bolt, a knot, etc.

wícian

(v.)
Grammar
wícian, p. ode.
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Skt. i. 13, 226. in case of travel by water, to land Þyder hé cwæð ðæt man mihte geseglian on ánum mónðe, gyf man on niht wícode ... and ealle ða hwíle hé sceal seglian be lande, Ors. 1, 1; Swt. 19, 13.

Linked entry: ge-wícian

hrepian

(v.)
Grammar
hrepian, and <b>hreppan.</b> [The two forms may be taken together.]
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I. 102, 2. to touch the mind or heart Nán lustfullung ne hrepede his mód, Hml.

rídan

(v.)
Grammar
rídan, p. rád, pl. ridon.

to ride on horsebackequitareto rideto rideto swingrock

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Th. 384, 24; Rä. 4, 32. without the idea of progress, to ride (as into ride at anchor), to swing, rock Licgaþ mé ymbe írenbendas rídeþ racentan sál the chain swings (or presses?) on me, Cd. Th. 24, 3; Gen. 372.

Linked entries: a-rídan rid rídusende

lytel

(n.; adj.)
Grammar
lytel, adj., and neut. of adj. Add:: , lýtel (?). A. adj.
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. ¶ If of a person's stature :-- Hé wæs lytel (lyttel pussillus, L.) on wæstmum, Lk. 19, 3. (1 a) used to designate species or varieties which are distinguished by their srnallness from others belonging to the same genus or bearing the same name :-- Brúne