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átor

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Áttre gemǽled lita, ii. 52, 69. Ðæt áter (átor-or, v.l.) hiera ágenra mettrymnessa virus suae pestis, Past. 371, 10, Áttor sellan pestiferum veneni poculum fundere, 449, 27. Him mon sealde áttor drincan, Shrn. 90, 25: Gr. D. 158, 29.

swéte

(adj.)
Grammar
swéte, adj.
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Lind. 11, 30. Swoete and reht Dryhten dulcis et rectus Dominus, Ps. Surt. 24, 8. Ðú ðín swéte good sealdest þearfum, Ps. Th. 67, 11. Ða geógoðlustas ðe him swéte wǽron tó áræfnenne, Blickl. Homl. 59. 10.

Linked entries: swerum swót

ge-mána

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Sé ðonne unryht-líce talað, sé þe talað ðæt hé sié unscyldig, gif hé ðá gód, þe ús God tó gemánan sealde, him synderlíce ágnað cunctis hominibus terra communis est . . .

hyht

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</b> what is expected :-- Nabbað hié tó hyhte nymðe cyle and fýr, Sat. 335 : 176. ground of hope, promise, v. hyht-full; <b>II,</b> hyht-lic; v. ge-hyht

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(c 2) :-- Ic c Ǽr þon ðe seó sunne cyrre hig tó ðaes dæges lenge, Shrn. 153, 28. add: Hí gesceapene wǽron tó þon écan lífe, næs tó þon écan deáþe, Bl. H. 61, 7. (h) :-- Hié him æfest tó genáman, Bl. H. 7, 11.

wela

(n.)
Grammar
wela, weola, weala, an; m.

wealthrichesabundancewealthwealprosperityhappy estate

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Lind. 13, 22 Walana ł weala (willana, Rush.) Mk. Skt. Lind. 4, 19. Wiþsacaþ ðám leásum welum . . . and ðám unálýfdum gestreónum Blickl. Homl. 53, 23. Hé weorþode his deórlingas mid miclum welum Bt. 28; Fox 100, 29: Andr. Kmbl. 1509; An. 756.

Linked entries: wala weala weola

searu

(n.)
Grammar
searu, searo, [w]e; f. : [w]es; n.
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Ðá funde hé swíðe yfel geþeaht and searwa ymb hira líf contra eorum vitam consilium praebuit, Past. 54, 4; Swt. 423, 15. Gif hwá ofsleá his ðone néhstan þurh searwa, L. Alf. 13 ; Th. i. 48, 1: Blickl. Homl. 83, 33.

Linked entries: searo siru

þeóden

(n.)
Grammar
þeóden, es; m.
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Th. 2, 7; Gen. 15. to Christ Lífes ceápode þeóden moncynne, Exon. Th. 68, 1; Cri. 1097. Se brego mǽra tó Bethania, þeóden þrymfæst, his þegna gedryht gelaðade, 29, 3; Cri. 457. Crist, cyninga wuldor, mǽre ðeóden, Menol. Fox 4; Men. 2.

be-healdan

(v.)
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Beheald þé on þínum lífe ꝥ þú dó wel þínum bearnum, Nar. 50, 24. Behealdað eów wið leásum wítegum adtendite a falsis prophetis, Hml. Th. ii. 404, 3: Bl. H. 241, 9: Past. 317, 9: 449, 36. Ðæt hí hí behealden ðæt hí innan ne áfeallen, Past. 439, 9.

múþ

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V. the opening of anything having a containing capacity, by which it is filed or emptied :-- Hé þæt feoh geseah on þæs sacces múðe (in ore sacculf ), Gen. 42, 28. the outfall of a river His líc ligð æt Tínan múþe, Chr. 792 ; P. 55, 30

níd

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</b> a necessary article, necessary of life :-- Ámang þám feó þe wé on þysum dagum úre neóde mide bicgað, Hml. S. 23, 706. v. ciric-, folc-, ofer-, sǽr- (?), weorold-níd ; níde, nídes

swá

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Hafa hine swá swilce ðín ágen lim, Hex. 46, 3. 4. Add Swá cenlic percommoda, Txts. 85, 1534. God gescifte ǽnne swá gerádne mon. Hml. S. 23, 415.

útan

(prep.; adv.)
Grammar
útan, (-on); adv. prep. A. adv.

from withoutwithouton the outsideon the outsideon the surfaceoutwardlyaboutroundoutaway from land

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Se fugel ymbseteþ útan líc hálgum stencum, Exon. Th. 212, 3; Ph. 204. Útan ymbestandne mid unríme þegna, Met. 25, 7. Úton, Bt. 37, 1; Fox 186, 3.

Linked entries: útane úton út-weard

twéntig

(n.; num.; adj.)
Grammar
twéntig, twégentig; num.
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.: tuoentigum, Lind.) þúsendum, Lk. Skt. 14, 31. On twéntigum fótmǽlum, Elen. Kmbl. 1657; El. 830. Næs tó ánum dæge, ne tó twám . . . ne tó twéntigum, Num. 11, 19. Intó ðýs twéntigum híd?m, Cod. Dip.

be-lúcan

(v.)
Grammar
be-lúcan, he -lýcþ; p. -leác, pl. -lucon; pp. -locen; v. trans. [be, lúcan to lock]

To lock upinclosesurroundshutshut upconcludererecludereincluderecircumcludereamplectiobserareclaudere

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Belocen leoðu-bendum locked up in limb-bonds Andr. Kmbl. 327; An. 164. Wealle belocen inclosed with a wall Cd. 209; Th. 259, 24; Dan. 696. Ðæt man belúce ǽlc deofulgyld-hús that one should close every idol-temple Ors. 6, 30; Bos. 127, 36

elpend

(n.)
Grammar
elpend, es; m. An elephant; ĕlephas = ἐλέφας
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Elpendes hýd wyle drincan wǽtan gelíce and spinge déþ an elephant's hide will drink wet like a sponge, Ors. 5, 7; Bos. 107, 10. He genéþde under ánne elpend he went boldly under an elephant, Ors. 4, 1; Bos. 77, 20: 78, 9.

Linked entries: ylp ylpend

for-gán

(v.)
Grammar
for-gán, to -gánne; he -gǽþ; p. -eóde, pl. -eódon; pp. -gán

To FOR-GOabstain frompass overneglectabstĭnēretranscendĕreprætĕrire

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Lind. 5, 18

EÁRE

(n.)
Grammar
EÁRE, an; n: nom. acc. sing, eáre; nom. acc. pl. eáran

The EAR of man or an animalauris

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Ger. óra, n: Goth. auso, n: Dan. öre, n : Swed. öra, n: Icel. eyra, n: Lat. auris, f: Grk. οὖς, n: Lith. ausis, f,]

Linked entries: éran eár eárede

ile

(n.)
Grammar
ile, es ; m.

callosity

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cf. 283. 75 helacalx, occurring in a very similar list] calx, Wrt. Voc. 65, 47. Ilas, wearras calces, ii. 127. 45. From his hnolle ufewerdan óþ his ilas neoþewerde from the crown of his head to the soles of his feet, Homl. Th. ii. 452, 27.

land-leód

(n.)
Grammar
land-leód, es; m.[?]: e; f.
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Ger. lant-liut is masc. v. Grff. ii. 195.] Se fyrdinge dyde ðære landleóde ǽlcne hearm the levy did the people of the country every kind of harm, Chr. 1006; Erl. 140, 12. Ealle ðás landleóda belicgaþ ús all these people will surround us, Jos. 7, 9