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ge-lǽran

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Se fæder gelǽrde ꝥ mǽden mid hálgum gewritum . . . and mid eallum woruldlicum wísdóme, Hml. S. 33, 26. Ne eart þú se mon þe on mínre scole wǽre áféd and gelǽred, Bt. 3, 1; F. 4, 19. Hé wæs on Róme gelǽred, Ch. 565; P. 19, 13.

rest

(n.)
Grammar
rest, e; ;f.;

rest, quiet, freedom from toilrest, repose, sleepa place of rest, resting-placea bed, couch

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Ðæt is sió án ræst eallra úrra geswinca, sió án hýþ byþ simle smyltu, 34, 8; Fox 144, 27. Ðis is mín rest ðe ic on worulda woruld wunian þence, Ps. Th. 131, 15. Ðé is éðelstól gerýmed, rest fæger on foldan, Cd. Th. 89, 26; Gen. 1486.

Linked entries: ræst reste

on-geagn

(prep.)
Grammar
on-geagn, -gegen, -gægn, -gegn, -geán, -gán, -geǽn, -gén.

opposite, over against, againsttowards, in the direction of, to meet, in the way ofagainstagainst, for the reception of, to receivein reply toin return for, as an equivalent for opposite, over againstagainst, in a direction opposite toagainst, with, contrary to, in opposition toin reply toas an equivalent for, in return for, in exchange foragainst, ready fortowardsoppositeagain, backLat re-in replytowardson the other handagain

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Bt. 34, l; Fox 134, 29. marking direction where no actual motion takes place Hí elciaþ ongeán ðone deáþ, and mid ealle ne forfleóþ . . .

Linked entries: a-gén a-gén on-gegen

swég

(n.)
Grammar
swég, es; m.
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Biþ ðæs hleóðres swég ( the song of the phenix ) eallum songcræftum swétra, 206, 24; Ph. 131. Sume synd geworhte æfter gelícnysse ágenes swéges, turtur turtle, Ælfc. Gr. 5; Zup. 14, 2. Ganetes hleóþor and húilpan swég. Exon. Th. 307, 9; Seef. 21.

Linked entries: swég-cræft swóg

burg

(n.)
Grammar
burg, burh, burhg, buruh (-ug, -ig), byrg, byrig; gen. byrig, burge, burhge, burcge; dat. byrg, byrig, byrh, burh; n. acc. pl. byrg, byrig, burh, burga, burha; gen. pl. burga, burha; dat. pl. burgum, burhum, byrgum.
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On þyssere byrig Babilonia, þe hwílon wæs æþelost burh ealra burha ... on ðárn twám burhum Bethsaida and Corozain ... þá burha ðreáde Críst, Wlfst. 194, 9-14, Bæðleem hátte seó buruh. Lch. iii. 60, 11, Ic nyste ꝥ ǽnig óþer byrig ús wǽre gehende.

feorm

provisionsstoresa feastan entertainmententertainment

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., ii. 58 sqq. a feast, an entertainment Eallum ǽhtemannum gebyreð Midwintres feorm and Eástorfeorm, Ll. Th. i. 436, 33. Feorma (farma, L.) giworden wæs cena facta, Jn. R. 13, 2. Tíd farmes hora caenae, Lk. L. 14, 17. Tó feorme ad agapem, An.

ge-swinc

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Ic nát hú nyt ic beó, bútan þæt ic mín geswinc ámirre, Ors. 4, 13; S. 212, 26. ꝥ is sió án ræst eallra firra geswinca haec requies laborum, Bt. 34, 8; F. 144, 27.

sprecan

(v.)
Grammar
sprecan, specan; spræc, spæc; sprǽcon, spǽcon; sprecen, specen

To speak. to exercise the faculty of speechto use words in conversation, discourse, etc.to mentionto sayto speakto sue for, make a claim against, lay claim to

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Wæs eall weoruld sprecende on án gereord, Wulfst. 211, 19. Geseónde dumbe specende (sprecendeMS. A.), Mt. Kmbl. 15, 31. to use words in conversation, discourse, etc. Ic ne sprece tó ðǽm, ac ic sprece tó ðé, Bt. 38, 5;Fox 206, 12.

ge-win

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Mínes gewinnes ende the end of my troubled life, 139, 21. v. ǽr-gewin, eald-gewin, folc-gewin, fyrn-gewin, gár-gewin, gást-gewin, gúþ-gewin, hand-gewin, in-gewin, leód-gewin, on-gewin, streám-gewin, waroþ-gewin, weorold-gewin, wól-gewin, ýþ-gewin

wén

(n.)
Grammar
wén, e; f.

suppositionopinionthoughtideahopeexpectationlikelihoodprobabilitychanceperhapsperchancemay beprobably

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Cómon hí tó Eald-Seaxna mǽgþe gif wén wǽre ðæt hí ðǽr ǽnige ðurh heora láre Criste begitan mihte (si forte aliquos ibidem praedicando Christo adquirere possent) Bd. 5, 10; S. 624, 13

Linked entry: wéna

mund

(n.)
Grammar
mund, e; f.

a handa handprotectionGuardianshipA protectorguardianprotectionguardianship extended by the king to the subjectthe king's peace, by the head of a family to its membersthe fine paid for violation of mund

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Ðonne ðæt gedón sý ðonne rǽre man cyninges munde ðæt is ðæt hý ealle gemǽnum handum of ǽgðere mǽgþe on ánum wǽpne ðam sémende syllan ðæt cyninges mund stande when that is done, then let the king's peace be declared, that is, that they all of either kindred

Linked entry: mundian

ge-weorþian

(v.)
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Gehered ofor ealle þeóda and geweorþad of cilda múðe (cf. ex ore infantium perfecisti laudem, Mt. 21, 16), Bl. H. 71, 17. Hé mid þǽre sóþfæstnesse stefne gehiered wæs and geweorþod, 165, 11.

spell

(n.)
Grammar
spell, es; n.

a storynarrativeaccountrelationa historical narrativehistorya false or foolish storya fablean instructive talkdiscoursea philosophical argumenta sermonhomilya sayingremarksentencestatement of a single pointdictuma saying that is to be repeated to anothera messagean announcementspeechlanguage of prosea fable, talefabulatio, parabolasermo, narratio, parabola, fabula, mythusa saying

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Ðás níwan spel ic ðé ealle in cartan áwríte has nouas explicaturas historias omnia cartis commendabo, Nar. 3, 17. Ic mæg singan and secgan spell in meoduhealle, hú mé cynegóde cystum dohten, Exon.

Linked entry: spel

healdan

(v.)
Grammar
healdan, haldan; p. heóld; pp. healden.

to HOLD, keep, grasp, retain, restrain, confine, containto hold, have, possess, occupy, inhabitto rule, governto behave, conductto guard, defend, keep, preserve, protect, maintain, sustain, regard, observe, take heedto hold out, last, hold on, continue, hold withto hold, keep, keep sheepservare, custodire

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Ðúeorþbúende ealle healdest gentes in terra dirigis, Ps. Th. 66, 4. Heóld ðæt folc teala he ruled that people well, Cd. 62, Th. 74, 34; Gen. 1232: Beo. Th. 114; B. 57.

sleán

(v.)
Grammar
sleán, p. slóh, slóg, slógh, pl. slógon; pp. slagen, slægen, slegen. <b>A.</b> trans. I.
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Se hagol slóh ealle ða þing ðe úte wǽron, ǽgðer ge men ge nýtenu. Ex. 9, 25. Slógon obruerunt, Wrt. Voc. ii. 65, 20. Abraham ne sleah ðín bearn, Cd. Th. 176, 18; Gen. 2913. Sleh, 204, 12; Exod. 418.

Linked entries: a-sleán feoh slege

ge-reccan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-reccan, -recan, -reccean; ic -recce, ðú -reccest, -recest, he -receþ, -recþ; imp. -rece; p. -reahte, -rehte; pp. -reaht, -reht; v. trans.

to put forth, shew, relate, express, denote, explain, interpret, translateexponere, demonstrare, narrare, referre, disserere, exprimere, interpretari, reddereto set forth, extend, direct, order, rule, control, reprove, correct, subdue, reduce to subjectionexponere, extendere, dirigere, regere, corripere, corrigere, subigere, sub imperium redigere

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He hie gereceþ to eallum gódum he will direct them to all good, Blickl. Homl. 79, 33. Ne biþ se ofer eorþan gereaht non dirigetur super terram, Ps. Th. 139, 11. Gerece on gesihþe ðíne weg mínne dirige in conspectu tuo viam meam, Ps.

Linked entry: ge-hræcan

ge-bycgan

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. ¶ gebycgan út to buy out, redeem :-- Ægelsige hæfð geboht Wilsige his sunu út at Ælfsige abbod and æt eallon híréde tó écean freóte, C.D. iv. 271, 4, 10: 270, 17. to rescue from punishment by payment. secular Sé þe fals wyrce þolige þǽra handa þe hé

sittan

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Him cóm ongǽn se ealda feónd sittende on ánum múle on lǽces ansýne, Gr. D. 161, 1. <b>I b.</b> add :-- Hié hiene méðigne on cneówum sittende métton, Ors. 3, 9; S. 134, 31. <b>I d.

Ælfríc

(n.)
Grammar
Ælfríc, es; m. [ælf, ríc]

ÆlfricÆlfricus

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D. 995, Hér Siric arcebisceop forþférde, and Ælfríc, Wiltunscíre bisceop wearþ gecoren on Easterdæi on Ambresbyri, fram Æðelréde cinge, and fram eallan his witan in this year, A.

heáp

a bandcompanythe clergya choiran armya hosta troopcompanya crewa collectionin companytogether

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Hé (Peter) ána spræc for ealne ðone heáp, Hml. Th. i. 394, 1. His þone gecorenan heáp electos suos, Ps. Th. 104, 38. Hellwarena heáp, Cri. 731. Leófra heáp, El. 1206. Hálige heápas the multitudes of saints, Wlfst. 190, 3.