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Lǽden

(n.)
Grammar
Lǽden, es; n.

Latinspeechlanguage

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Sum mæssepreóst cúðe be dǽle Lýden understandan a certain mass-priest could understand Latin partially, Ælfc. Gen. Thw. p. 1, 20. [Cf. Icel.

Linked entries: Léden lýden

elles

(adj.)

otherwisedifferentlyelsewhereelseelse

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Hwæt is elles ðiós gewítendlice sibb búton swelce hit sié sum swæð ðǽre écean sibbe?, Past. 351, 24. For hwám wæs elles . . . búton for ðǽm ðe . . ., 389, 32. Elles ǽlc óþer þing bútan þysum sý gehealden reliqua omnia impleantur, R.

feran

Grammar
feran, l. féran,

to go onproceedto farego onsucceedto comebe derived

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Sum leódscipe þe God wolde gewítnian for heora gewitleásum dǽdum; ꝥ wǽron ðá Niniuitiscan þe wódlíce férdon, 13, 275: Ælfc. T. Grn. 8, 8.

ge-líhtan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-líhtan, to lighten, <b>ge-líhtan</b> to alight. Substitute: <b>ge-líhtan;</b> p. te.
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Him cóm rídende tó sum ridda . . . þá gelíhte se cuma, Hml. Th. ii. 134, 34. Hí ridon tó þǽre eá, and þǽr gelíhton sóna for ðám langsuman færelde, Hml. S. 28, to descend from a higher to a lower place (v. N. E.

ge-swinc

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Bydele gebyreð sum landstycce for his geswince, 8. with respect to suffering, travail, trouble, hardship, tribulation Ðyncð him gesuinc ðæt hé bið bútan. woroldgesuincium laborem deputant, si in terrenis negotiis non laborant, Past. 129, 1.

sceaþa

(n.)
Grammar
sceaþa, an; m.

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

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Sum man becom on ða sceaþan ða hine bereáfodon homo quidam incidit in latrones qui etiam despoliauerunt, Lk. Skt. 10, 30. with a favourable meaning,a warrior Scaþan onetton, wǽron æþelingas eft tó leódum fúse tó farenne, Beo. Th. 3610 ; B. 1803 .

Linked entries: sceoþa sceþþ

ÍDEL

(adj.)
Grammar
ÍDEL, adj.

emptydestitutevoiddevoidvainuselessidleidleunemployed

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Ða ðe ídle beóþ swelcra giefa those who are devoid of such gifts, Past. 9 ; Swt. 59. 17. vain, useless, idle, to no purpose Seó eorþe wæs ýdel and æmtig terra erat inanis et vacua, Gen. 1, 2. Ídel sangere temelici, Ælfc. Gl. 61; Som. 68, 57; Wrt.

Linked entries: a-ýdlig ídel

un-cúþ

(adj.)
Grammar
un-cúþ, adj.

Unknownincognitusunknownstrangeunknownnot understoodunknownuncertainungentleunkindhostileharshunfriendly

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Fægere word ðis synd ðe gé bróhton, ac hí níwe syndon and uncúþe pulchra sunt verba quae adfertis, sed nova sunt et incerta, Bd. 1, 25; S. 487, 10. Ðonne cuman fǽrlíce on uncúðum tídum tó mynstre cumaþ incertis horis supervenientes hospites, R.

Linked entry: un-cúþlíce

spanan

(v.)
Grammar
spanan, p. spón, speón; pp. spanen

To allureenticeluredecoyattracturgesuggerere, suadere, persuadereto allure

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MSS.) ðe his ðeáwa giémaþ tó ryhte spectatores suos ad sublimia invitet, Past. 14, 2; Swt. 83, 2.

be

restbyalong,by, not later thanbyduringbywithconveyance, by (in to send by) subject toin the case ofin the matter ofinwith(to do) byor abouttowith(to become)ofbybecause ofon account offor the sake ofbyby means ofby the use ofby way ofin the form ofafter according toafterby the commandat the request

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H. 67, 27. motion Sum man rád be (juxta locum), þǽre stówe Bd. 3, 9; Sch. 229, 20.

for

beforein front ofbeforesinceagoforfromthroughon account offorfromthroughinstead of in place ofin exchange forin return forin expiation ofin redemption foron behalf ofin support ofin respect toin relation toas regardsagainstfromin spite ofnotwithstandingin accordance withaccording toas representative offorto takein compensation foras punishment forfor the sake ofon behalf of for the benefit ofAs representative of

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III, 5 Aaron forðférde and his sunu wæs sácerd for hine, Num. 20, 28: Bd. 2, 8; Sch. 141, 15. in compensation for. Cf. A. III 6 b Dríhten mé sealde þisne suna for Abel þe Cain ofslóh, Gen. 4, 25. marking object to be redeemed or rescued. Cf.

swícan

(v.; prep.)
Grammar
swícan, p. swác, pl. swicon; pp. swicen.
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Eam ic geseald ðǽr ic út swícan ne mæg traditus sum et non egrediebar, Ps. Th. 87, 8. Hé biþ on ðæt wynstre weorud wyrs gesceáden, ðonne hé on ða swíþran hond swícan móte, Exon. Th. 449, 25; Dóm. 76.

Linked entry: be-swicenness

swencan

(v.)
Grammar
swencan, p. te; pp. swenced, swenct (cf. swinkt = wearied, Comus v. 293)
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Surt. 17, 39. Hwí swencst ðú ðis folc . . . Pharaon swencþ ðín folc cur afflixisti populum istum?. . . Pharao afflixit populum tuum, Ex. 5, 22-23.

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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Sunu weóx and ðáh, 138, 30; Gen. 2299. Þág, 167, 25; Gen. 2771. Ðæt cynn þeáh, Wulfst. 13, 11. Heó ðurh mægðhád mǽrlíce þeáh, Homl. Skt. i. 2, 3. Cnæplingc weóx ł þéh puer pollesceret, Hpt. Gl. 466, 60. Hyhtful vel ðíendi indolis, Wrt.

þringan

(v.)
Grammar
þringan, p. þrang, pl. þrungon; pp. þrungen.

To presscrowdthrongto throngpress round, uponcrowd togetherto pressmove with violence, eagernesshurrypress onpress forwardforce a way

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Sum on oferhygdo þryme þringe (þrymme þringeþ? cf. below Homl. Skt. ii. 25, 781: Rä. 4, 61), Exon. Th. 314, 34; Mód. 24.

wiþ-standan

(v.)
Grammar
wiþ-standan, p. -stód, pl. stódon; p. -standen.

to withstandresistto stand againstsucceed in opposingbe a match forrefuteto stand in the waybe a hindranceobstructpreventbe a preventiveto stand offkeep away,be absentto be hostile

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Surt. 16, 8. to stand against, succeed in opposing, be a match for, refute Se nama tácnaþ ðone sige ðe Drihten wiþstód deófle, Blickl. Homl. 67, 15. Eftforefundeno wiðstód reprehensores redarguit, Mt. Kmbl. p. 16, 13.

deófol

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Hiera deófla sum Proserpinam, Wrt. Voc. ii. 85, 3. Godes ǽ ús forbiét diófulum (deóflum, v. l.) tó offrianne lex Dei sacrificia Satanae prohibet, Past. 369, 3. Þǽr hǽþene men deóflum onguldon, Bl.

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.

ge-bǽru

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Hé gefeóll under hine sylfne for his módes wídgálnesse and for his unclǽnnysse gebǽrum (for his unclǽnnysse, v.l.) vagatione mentis et immunditia sub semetipsum cecidit, Gr. D. 108, 2.

meaht

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Sunu monnes hæfeþ mæhte (mæht, L. potestatem) tó forlétenne synne, Mt. R. 9, 6. <b>I a.</b> as an attribute of impersonal agents :-- Genim þás wyrte, heó of sumre wundurlicre mihte helpeð, Lch. i. 126, 16. <b>I b.