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ge-biddan

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H. 229, 19. with dat. Menn gebiddaþ him tó þyssum beácne ( the Cross ), Kr. 83. ꝥ hí í to pray for, a person 'Gebide for míne sunu'. . . Se hálga gebæd for þæt seóce cyld, Hml. S. 3, 307-11.

heonan

afterwardsfrom now

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., R. 19, 18. with verbs of looking, showing, calling, &c. Þone (quem) nǽnig heonon ne sceáwaþ, Bl. H. 31, 9. Heonan of þisse weurlde geseón þá sunnan sylfe, Solil. H. 47, 10. Hrincg þæs landes þe ic þé heonon getǽce. Gen. 2854.

rícsian

(v.)
Grammar
rícsian, p. ode.

to exercise or have powerto rulegovernreignto domineerdominatetyrannizeexercise violenceto prevail

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.; Th. i. 36, 4. with the idea of supremacy secured by, or exercised with, force or violence, to domineer, dominate, tyrannize, exercise violence Swá nú ríxiaþ gromhýdge guman, Exon. Th. 445, 26; Dóm. 13.

rǽdan

(v.)
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</b> to consult, deliberate, take counsel upon a matter (acc.) with (wið) a person :-- Justinus rǽdde wið ða cristenan, hwæne hí tó bisceope ceósan wolde, Homl. Th. i. 434, 28.

þeów

(n.)
Grammar
þeów, es; þeówa, an; m.
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Eth. vii. 16; Th. i. 332, 18. v. wíte-þeów. Again, the power which one relative had over another was at times exercised to enslave the latter.

þanne

(adv.)
Grammar
þanne, þænne, þonne; adv. conj.
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Ðæt his mód wite, ðæt migtigra wíte wealdeþ, þonne hé him wið mæge ( one too mighty for him to prevail against ), Cd. Th. 249, 1; Dan. 523.

Linked entries: þænne þonne

mǽþ

(n.)
Grammar
mǽþ, e; f. (but ofer ðínne mǽð,
  • Prov. Kmbl. 27.
  • )

measuredegreeproportionthe measure or extent of power, ability, capacity, efficacydegreerankstatusconditiondue measurerightdue measure in regard to othershonourrespect

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Ǽlc cristen man áh mycele þearfe ðæt hé on ðam griþe mycle mǽþe wite ( shew great respect to ), 25; Th. ii. 338, 38: Wulfst. 161, 2. Se hæfþ árfæstnysse ðe mǽþe cann on óðrum mannum . . and nele forseón óðerne, 51, 30.

findan

to come acrossto obtainfindto meet withexperiencebe exposed tofind difficultyprocureto visitlearnarrangesettleto determineto supplyprovidefurnish

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Th. i. 50, 22. with a complement to the object Hý æt hám findað witode him wiste, Ra. 44, 8. Hé dryhten sínne driórigne fand ealdres æt ende, B. 2789.

þæt

(con.)
Grammar
þæt, conj.
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Swá fela manna swá man wite þæt ungelygne sýn, L.

lang

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Voc. ii. 32, 6. (4 a) with þyncan :-- Tó lang hit him þúhte hwænne hí tógædre gáras béron, By. 66.

se

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Mið ðý gié geseás unfegernis slitnese, ðiú ( quae ) gecueden wæs from ðǽm wítgo, Mt. L. 24, 15. In cæstre ðió (quae) is gecuoeden Sichor, Jn. L. R. 4, 5. 2 b Þæs wíde, Pa. 4. ¶ :-- Þæt hit wǽre geðúht þæs ðe máre gemynd þæs fæder, Hml.

DÓM

(n.)
Grammar
DÓM, es; m.

Doom, judgment, judicial sentence, decree, ordinance, law jūdĭcium, sententia, decrētum, jus, lex a ruling, governing, commandrectio, gubernātio, impĕrium might, power, dominion, majesty, glory, magnificence, honour, praise, dignity, authority potentia, potestas, majestas, glōria, splendor, honor, laus, dignĭtas, auctōrĭtas will, free will, choice, option arbitrium, optiosense, meaning, interpretationsignifĭcātio, interprĕtātio

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Dóme gewurþad honoured with glory, Beo. Th. 3295; B. 1645. Dóma selast best of dignities, Exon. 122 a; Th. 467, 20; Alm. 4. will, free will, choice, option; arbitrium, optio On eówerne ágenne dóm in your own will, Andr. Kmbl. 677; An. 339.

þrág

(n.)
Grammar
þrág, þráh, e; f.

a timeseasontime

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Nis ðæt eówer ðæt gé witan ða þráge and ða tíde non est vestrum nosse tempora vel momenta, Blickl.

Linked entry: wód-þrág

wrégan

(v.)
Grammar
wrégan, (wrecan) ; p. wrégde, wréhte; pp. wreged, wreht

To bewrayaccusedenounceto accuseto accuseto accuseto denounce

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Wíte ł wréce imputet, Germ. 400, 560. Wroegde defert, meldadun vel wroegdun (roactum. Erf. ) defferuniur, Txts. 57, 663, 652. Wrégde, wrégdan, Wrt. Voc. ii. 25, 35, 26. Wrégian insimulare. 81, 7.

lást

(n.)
Grammar
lást, lǽst, leást, es; m.

A stepfootsteptracktrace

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Ðæt nǽnig man ða lǽstas sylfe ufan oferwyrcean ne mihte ne mid golde ne mid seolfre so that no man might overlay the footsteps themselves, neither with gold nor with silver, 125, 35. Sceáwian láðes lástas, Beo. Th. 1686; B. 841.

Linked entry: lǽst

ge-settan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-settan, p. -sette; pp. -seted, -set, -sett

To set, put, fix, confirm, restore, appoint, decree, settle, possess, occupy, place together, compose, make, compare, expose, allay

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Hiora birhto ne biþ to gesettanne wiþ ðære sunnan leóht their brightness is not to be compared with the sun's light, Bt. Met. Fox 6, 13; Met. 6, 7. Ðæt ðis ǽfre gesett sprǽc wǽre that this should be a suit finally settled, Th. Ch. 203, 4.

stíþ

(adj.)
Grammar
stíþ, adj.
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Gelácnian myd líðum lǽcedómum ðe myd stíðum to cure with gentle remedies or severe, Shrn. 189, 24. Wiþ ða stíþustan feferas, Lchdm. i. 114, 16.

Linked entries: stiép stíþe

worþig

(n.)
Grammar
worþig, weorþig, wurþig, wyrþig [P s. Surt. has forms as from worðign; one such form is found in Ps. Spl. C. , and a dative worðine occurs in Bd. S. 539, 42], es; m.

enclosed homesteada place surrounded by buildingsplacestreetplatea

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.), and seems sometimes to exchange with it (cf. In Beniguurthia, Cod. Dip. Kmbl. i. 70, 27, with : In loco qui dicitur Benninguuyrð, ii. 152, 19).

Linked entries: weorþig worþ

betera

(adj.)
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.), Past. 75, 4. ꝥ beo beaduweorca beteran wurdun, Chr. 937,P. 109, 6. ꝥ ám lárum bet*-*erena witena. Gr. D. 262, 3. used substantively, of persons His betera læg, By. 276. Hé feóþ his betran, Mód. 36.

ge-frætewian

(v.)
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Onginneþ seó feórþe bóc gefrætwedu and áwritenu mid wíslicum wordum and on gesprǽcum witena, Gr. D. 259, 22. Gefrætwadne compturum, Wrt. Voc. ii. 95, 29. Þǽr sǽton six árwurðlice menn, swíðe wurðlíce gefrætewad, Vis. Lfc. 19