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hearpe

(n.)
Grammar
hearpe, hærpe, an; f.

A harpplectrum, chelys, psalterium, cythara

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Ðonne ðǽr wæs blisse intingan gedémed ðæt hí ealle sceoldan þurh endebyrdnesse be hearpan singan ðonne he geseah ða hearpan him neálǽcean ðonne árás hé cum esset lætitiæ causa ut omnes per,ordinem cantare deberent ille ubi adpropinquare sibi citharam

ge-þeódan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-þeódan, he -þeót; p. -þeódde; pp. -þeóded, -þeód

To joinconnectuniteassociateapplyadjusttranslatejungĕreadjungĕreconjungĕrecōpŭlāresŏciāreaptāre

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Ðá wæs geþeóded hefig gefeoht conserto grăvi prælio, 2, 20; S. 521, 10: 4, 21; S. 590, 12. Ðæt bearn fæderlícum setle ys geþeód quod partus păternæ sēdi jungĭtur, Hymn. Surt. 89, 32.

þearfa

(adj.)
Grammar
þearfa, adj.
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Hrægles þearfa ic wreó mé wǽda leásne, Cd. Th. 53, 25; Gen. 866. [Goth. þarba (with gen.).] the word is generally used substantively, a needy, poor person Ðearfa pauper, wædla egenus, Wrt. Voc. i. 74, 21.

Linked entry: EARM

gift

(n.; v.; part.)
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Þá þá heó befleáh þám gesettan gyfte (gyfe, v. l.) tó Godes cyrican (dum constitutis jam nuptiis in ecclesiam fugisset ) . . . gefreoðod fram þám gyftum heó wæs gelǽded tó ðám munucháde. Gr.

wealdend

(n.)
Grammar
wealdend, es; m.

one who exercises power over persons or things, a controller masterone who exercises dominion a ruler governor sovereign applied to the Deity a possessor master lord

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Wé witon hé úre wæs wealdend we knew he was master of us, Blickl. Homl. 243, 18. Se ðe ðæs weddes waldend sý, L. Edm. B. 6; Th. i. 254, 22.

ge-healdan

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Alle sóðfæste ðá ðe ðér on styde gihalden wæs ( detinebantur ), Rtl. 101, 20. to hold, support with the hand Mimming gehealdan, Val. 1, 4. <b>IV a.

settan

(v.)
Grammar
settan, p. sette; pp. seted, set[t] (
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Ðá ðú wǽre settende ðás sídan gesceaft, Exon.

Linked entry: on-settan

(adv.)
Grammar
HÚ, adv.

How

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Wé gesáwon hú hé wæs on heofenas ástígende, Nicod. 18; Thw. 8, 39. Ús secgaþ béc hú ástág in middangeard bearn godes, Exon. 19 a; Th. 49, 15; Cri. 786.

Linked entries: hú-lic hú-meta hwu

FÆÐM

(n.)
Grammar
FÆÐM, es; m: also in prose fæðm, e; f.

the embracing armsbrachia amplexa, circumdăta A lap, bosom, breast quicquid complectĭtur vel comprehendit alĭquid, sĭnus, grĕmium, interna, pectusFATHOM = six feet spătium utriusque brachii extensiōne contentumAn embrace, protection amplexus, complexus, protectioGrasp, powerpŏtestas, dĭtio An expanse, abyss, deep expansum, tractus, superfĭcies, abyssus, profundum

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He wæs upphafen engla fæðmum he was upraised in the arms of angels, Exon. 17 a; Th. 41, 6; Cri. 651. Wæs Gúþláces gǽst gelǽded engla fæðmum the spirit of Guthlac was led in the arms of angels, Exon, 44 a; Th. 148, 33; Gú. 754.

Linked entries: fæðem feðm

ge-fæstnian

(v.)
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unýðe þé wæs þæt þú hit eall ne mihtest gefæstnian ne mid inseglum beclýsan, Wlfst. 259, 20. to commit, entrust. Cf. be-fæstan Gifæstna accommoda, Rtl. 105, 37. Gifæstnia commendet, 63, 1

mann

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Hé sǽde . . . heó man ne wæs, Hml. S. 2, 78. Gif bescoren man stéorleás gange. Ll. Th. i. 38, 12.

treów

(n.)
Grammar
treów, es; n.

a treea materialwoodtreesa woodroof-treesaddle-treea piece of wooda beamlogstakestaffcudgelgallows-treetree used of the cross

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Ðæt treów wæs gód tó etanne, Gen. 3, 6. Treów (tréu, Lind.) arbor, Mt. Kmbl. 3, 10. Treów (trýw, MS. B.: treó, Lind.), 7, 17. Hit wearð mycel treów (on treó miclum, Lind.: on tree miclum, Rush.) factum est in arborem magnam, Lk. Skt. 13, 19.

Linked entries: tréu trýw treó

þurh-teón

(v.)

to carry throughget a proposal accepted, a request grantedto carry out a plan, orders, etc.give effect to an intentionto carry throughcarry on to a (successful) endto accomplishperformto perpetrateto carry oncontinueto bring to a successful issueto achievebring aboutbring to passto affordto go throughundergoto drawdrag

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Lucius bæd ðæt hé cristen gedón wǽre, and hé þurhteáh ðæt hé bæd ( by a later hand this is turned into him wærð tíþod ðæt hé bæd), Chr. 167; Erl. 8, 15. to carry out a plan, orders, etc., give effect to an intention Bið oft synleás yfel geðóht ðǽm gódum

MǼG

(n.)
Grammar
MǼG, es; m.

A relativekinsman

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Se wæs æðelboren of ǽwfæstum mágum he was nobly born of pious parents, Homl. Skt. 4, 3. Suna ic lǽrde ðæt hié hýrdon heora yldrum and heora mágum, Blickl. Homl. 185, 21.

Linked entries: még méi ge-mǽg

ge-scendan

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Gescende confundit (Pharisaeos), Lk. p. 8, 10, On eallum ðisum geflitum wæs ðǽra deófla gefeoht swíðe stíðlic . . . oð þæt ðurh Godes dóm ðá wiðerwinnan wurdon gescynde, Hml. Th. ii. 340, 31. <b>III b.

syndrig

(adj.)
Grammar
syndrig, adj.

separate, alone, not joined with othersstanding apart, not accessiblespecial, set apart for a particular purposespecial, singular, extraordinary, remarkable for an unusual qualityfor the unusual degree in which some quality existsof that which concerns a single person, private, ownproprius, privatusseparate, several, sundry, each separatelyone a-piece, one each

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Him ðá wæs syndrig ege ðǽr him ǽr wæs seó mǽste wyn, Ors. 2, 8; Swt. 92, 32.

ge-rihtlǽcan

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Th. i. 8, 14. via iustorum recta facto est, þæt is þǽra rihtwísra wæg is gerihtlǽced, Hml.

Linked entry: rihtlǽcan

hǽte

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Seó lyft týhð ðone wǽtan tó hyre neoðan and ðá hǽtan ufon, and þonne hí gegaderode beóð, seó hǽte and se wǽta binnon ðǽre lyfte, þonne winnað hí him betweóman mid egeslicum swége, and ꝥ fýr ábyrst út ðurh lígett gyf hé máre biþ þonne se wǽta; gyf se wǽta

friþ

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ǽr ꝥ frið geset wǽre, Ll.

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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Manna má ðonne hit ǽnig mǽþ wǽre more men than was at all right. Byrht. Th. 137, 33. Ofer mǽþe justo amplius.