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Agustin

(n.)
Grammar
Agustin, es; m: Agustīnus, Augustīnus, i; m:

St. AugustineAugustinus

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archiepiscopus primus, qui olim huc a beato Gregorio Romanæ urbis pontifice directus, et a Deo operatione miraculorum suffultus, Ædilberctum [Ethelbert] regem, ac gentem illius ab idolorum cultu ad Christi fidem perduxit, et completis in pace diebus officii sui

FOLC

(n.)
Grammar
FOLC, es; n. [Folc being a neuter noun, and a monosyllable, has the nom. and acc. pl. the same as the nom. and acc. sing: it is a collective noun in English, and has not the plural form folks but by a modern corruption]

The FOLKpeoplecommon peoplemultitudea peopletribefamilypŏpŭlusgensnātiovulgusplebscīveshŏmĭnesexercĭtusmultĭtūdo

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He gesóhte Súþ-Dena folc he sought the people of the South-Danes, Beo. Th. 931; B. 463: 1049; B. 522: 1390; B. 693: 2362; B. 1179. Folce gestépte sunu Óhtheres with people he supported Ohthere's son, Beo. Th. 4776; B. 2393.

Linked entries: folc-stów ge-folc

hwearfian

(v.)
Grammar
hwearfian, p. ode

To turnchangeroll aboutrevolvewandermovetoss about

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hwearfaþ on hire selfre swá swá hweól and tó ðam heó swá hwearfaþ ðæt heó eft cume ðǽr heó ǽr wæs every creature turns on itself as a wheel, and it so turns to the end that it may come again where it was before: repetunt proprios quæque recursus, redituque suo

Linked entry: hreafigende

GLÆD

(adj.)
Grammar
GLÆD, adj.

shiningbrightgladcheerfuljoyousbrightpleasantkindmildcourteous

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Godes condelle glædum gimme God's candle, the bright jewel [the sun], Exon. 57 a; Th. 204, 3; Ph. 92: 64 b; Th. 237, 20; Ph. 593. Glad seolfor shining silver, Cd. 129; Th. 164, 24; Gen. 2719.

ge-métan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-métan, he -méteþ, -métt, -mét; p. -métte, pl. -métton; pp. -méted, -métod, -métt, -mét

To find, find out, discover, come upon, meet withinvĕnīre, compĕrīre

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Se ðe gemét hys sáwle, se forspilþ híg qui invĕnit anĭmam suam, perdet illam, Mt. Bos. 10, 39: 24, 46: Lk. Bos. 12, 37, 38, 43.

Linked entries: métan ge-mittan

scríðan

(v.)
Grammar
scríðan, p. scráð, pl. scridon; pp. scriden, scriðen.
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Sægl ( the sun ) gewát under scríðan, Andr. Kmbl. 2913; An. 1459. Léton scríðan bronte brimþisan, Elen. Kmbl. 474 ; El. 237. Scríðende (revolving) færþ hweóle gelícost, Met. 20, 216. Scríðende scín (the storm-clouds). Exon. Th. 385, 29 ; Rä. 4, 52.

wyrm

(n.)
Grammar
wyrm, wurm, weorm, es; m.

a reptileserpenta creeping insecta worm

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Surt. 21,-7. Wyrm (weorm, v.l.), R. Ben. 29, 13

Linked entries: weorm wurm

ge-rihtlǽcan

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Gif ðú nelt gerihtlǽcan þone unrihtwísan wer and him sylfum secgan his unrihtwísnesse ( si non annunciaveris impio, neque locutus fueris ut avertatur a via sua impia, Ezechiel 3, 18), Hml. A. 12, 300.

Linked entry: rihtlǽcan

ge-wislíce

(adv.)
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Lfc. 4. with vague sense Sume (adverbs) synd con- vel adfirmativa . . . scilicet and uidelicet gewislíce, Ælfc. Gr. 227, 1. Gewislíce utique, Ps. Srt. 50, 18: 54, 13. Hwylc tácn sette God . . .?

ge-wyrht

(n.)
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Reddet Deus unicunque secundum opera sua ; þæt is on úre geþeóde: hé forgylt ánra gehwylcum æfter his ágenum gewyrhtum, Wlfst. 184, 9.

hearde

firmlytightly

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Add: of falling or striking (lit. or fig. ) Hé sume ác ástáh, . . . and hé hearde feóll (cf. in arborem ascendens deciderat deorsum, et contrito corpore spiritum exhalavit, Vit. Cuth. c. 34), Hml. Th. ii. 150, 32. Ic wæs hearde cnyssed impulsus.

neáh

(adv.)
Grammar
neáh, adv. prep.
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Neáh ðám eall þá þing þe ðanan cumað wiþ ǽlcum áttre magan omnia pene, quae de eadem insula sunt, contra uenenum ualent, Bd. l, I ; Sch. 13, 3. Neáh ðon eallum út ágangendum cunctis pene egressis, i. 7, Sch. 23, 33

ge-teón

(v.)
Grammar
ge-teón, ic -teó, ðú -týhst, he -týhþ, pl. -teóþ; p. -teáh, -teág, -téh, pl. -tugon; pp. -togen.

to drawleadinciteexciteconstrainrestrainbring upinstructbring to an endcompletedraw or bind togetherstring a musical instrumenttrahereducereperducerestringereevaginareexcitareconstringereeducareinstitueread finem perducerecomplerenervis aptare vel instruereto bring as an offering or giftcontributebestowgiveconferre

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Ðeós fyrd wæs getogen ðý feorþan geáre his ríces hoc bellum quarto imperii sui anno complevit, Bd. 1, 3; S. 475, 15. Wæs heó mid micle sáre getogen illa erat multo dolore constricta, 5, 3; S. 616, 22.

wacian

(v.)
Grammar
wacian, p. ode

To watchwaketo remain awakenot to sleepto be freed from obstructionto opento be alertto watchbe on the watchbe on guardto watchbe on the watch to injure

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Surt.) ad te vigilo, Ps. Th. 62, 1. In ídelnisse weciaþ ða haldaþ hié in vanum vigilant qui custodiunt eam, Ps. Surt. 126, 1. Gif hé wiste hwænne se þeáf cuman wolde, witodlíce hé wacude (uigilaret), Lk. Skt. 12, 39.

Linked entries: a-wacian wæcian

sculan

(v.)
Grammar
sculan,  sceolan; ic, hé sceal, scal, ðú scealt, pl. wé sculon, sceolon ; p. sceolde, scolde, scealde, scalde; subj.
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Homl. 183, 32. (12) as an auxiliary :-- Ic sceal rǽdan tó merigen lecturus sum cras, ðú scealt rǽdan lecturus es, hí sceolon (sceolan, sculon) rǽdan lecturi sunt, Ælfc. Gr. 24; Zup. 136, 10-12.

Linked entries: ge-scola sceal

fácen-ful

(adj.)
Grammar
fácen-ful, fácn-ful, -full; def. se -fulla, seó, ðæt -fulle; adj.

Deceitful, crafty fraudŭlentus, dŏlōsus

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Weras [MS. weres] bloda and fácnfulle ne dǽlaþ [MS. dæla] on emtwá heora dagas vĭri sanguĭnum et dŏlōsi non dimĭdiābunt dies suos, Ps. Lamb. 54, 24

Linked entries: fácn-ful fácyn-full

for-gýman

(v.)
Grammar
for-gýman, -gíman; p. de; pp. ed [for, gýman to take care]

To neglectpass bytransgressneglĭgĕreprætĕrīretransgrĕdi

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Se ðe Drihtnes word forgímde, he forlét his men and nýtenu úte qui neglexit sermōnem Dŏmĭni, dimīsit servos suos et jūmenta in agris, Ex. 9, 21. Ic nǽfre ðín bebod ne forgýmde nunquam mandātum tuum prætĕrīvi, Lk. Bos. 15, 29.

Linked entry: for-gíman

land-ár

(n.)
Grammar
land-ár, e; f.
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Wilniende ðætte heó him funden swylce londáre swylce hé mid árum on beón mehte desiring that they should provide him such an estate as he might reside on with dignity, Chart. Th. 47, 21.

magu

(n.)
Grammar
magu, a; m.

A child,sona young persona servanta youngstrong mana man

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Mago Healfdenes (cf. sunu Healfdenes, 541), 3738; B. 1867: 4027; B. 2011. Eald fæder ongon his mago monian, Exon. 80 b; Th. 303, 28; Fä. 60. Ðínum magum (mágum?) lǽf folc and ríce, Beo.

micel-ness

(n.)
Grammar
micel-ness, e; f.

greatnessbignesssizegreatnessmultitudeabundancegreatnessmagnificence

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Surt. 28, 4. On mycelnysse earmes ðínes in magnitudine brachii tui, Cant. Moys. 16: Ps. Spl. 78, 12. Ús weorþ þuruh ðíne mycelnesse milde and blíðe, Ps. Th. 66, 1. Sancte Johannes mycelnesse se Hǽlend sylfa tácn sægde, Blickl. Homl. 167, 17