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ge-bígan

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Hé wolde gebígan his leóda tó geleáfan and tó þám lifigendan Gode, Hml. S. 26, 46. Hine gebégean tó beteran wege. Chr. 1067 ; P. 201, 29. to turn, bring to a desired condition, adapt Úre mód gebíg, þanc and þeáwas on þín gewil, Hy. 7, 77.

éþel

fatherland

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Srt. 21, 28. the land of the living, this world: On éþele ł earde lifigendra in regione uiuorum, Ps.

leód

(n.)
Grammar
leód, es; pl. [which is more frequent] leóde; m.

A manpoeta princemenpeoplecountry

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Lifigende leóde, Cd. 205; Th. 255, 3; Dan. 618. Leóde ne cúðan módblinde men meotud oncnáwan people, men mind-darkened, could not their maker recognize, Exon. 25 a; Th. 73,10; Cri. 1187. Wedera leóde, Beo. Th. 455; B. 225.

Linked entries: leóde leód-geld

LIBBAN

(v.)
Grammar
LIBBAN, p. lifde

To LIVE

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Hé cwæþ 'Ðú eart ðæs lifigendan Godes sunu.' Se is lybbende God ðe hæfþ líf þurh hine sylfne, Homl. Th. i. 366, 33. Eall ðæt ic hæbbe on libbandan and on licgendan all the live and dead stock that I have, Chart. Th. 548, 12.

Linked entries: lifian be-libban

libban

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. ¶ of man before the fall :-- Tóó VII. to continue in the memory of men :-- Þæt lifigende vivacem (Ceciliae vivacem condere laudem. Aid. 182, 24), Wrt. Voc. ii. 94, 45.

LAND

(n.)
Grammar
LAND, es; n.

LANDeartha landcountryregiondistrictprovincelandlanded propertyestatecultivated landcountry

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Lifigende ða ðe land tredaþ living creatures that walk the earth, Cd. 10; Th. 13, 16; Gen. 203. a land, country, region, district, province Ðæs landes gold ys golda sélost aurum terræ illius optimum est, Gen. 2, 12.

ge-swícan

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Heó cwæð: 'pǽs lifigendan Godes word ne magon geswícan, ne forsuwode beón,' Hml. S. 9, 71. to deceive, seduce Giseás gé dætte nǽnig iów giswíce (seducat) . . . monige hiǽgiswícas (seducent), Mk. R. L. 13, 5, 6. Gesuíca (forlǽre, R. beswíce, W.

hál

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Cf. 3 b Hé lifigende cwóm heaðoláces hál tó hofe gongan, B. 1974. saved from spiritual danger Sé ðe þurhwunað oð ende, sé byð hál ( salvus ), Mt. 24, 13 : 10, 22. Hwá mæg hál beon ?, Mt. R. L. 19, 25.

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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Ðú scealt gelýfan on ðone lifigendan God and ná ofer ðíne mǽþe mótian be him. Hexam. 3; Norm. 6, 17. Ðú bǽde ofer míne mǽþe thou hast asked beyond my power. Homl. Skt. 3, 515. Ne wilna ðú ofer ðínne mǽd tó witanne ymbe ða heofonlícan þing. Prov.

tó-dǽlan

(v.)
Grammar
tó-dǽlan, p. de

To divide,separate,distributeto divide a whole into parts, to destroy unity, make dissension into divide a whole by assigning the limits of the different partsto divide one number by anotherto divide one thing from another,part,separateto scatter, disperseto destroyto distribute, give away parts of a whole,to divide into sharesto shareto divide,distinguish,separate,make a difference betweento be different,be distinguished from.to separate with the minddiscern,discriminate,distinguish,to give forth,utter

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Nú tódǽlde Petrus swutelíce ðone sóðan geleáfan ðá ðá hé cwæð: 'Ðú eart ðæs lifigendan Godes sunu,' Homl. Th. i. 366, 31. Ðæt hig cunnon fægere tódǽlan hwæt byþ betwuxab animali ad animale and ab inanimale ad inanimale, Anglia viii. 313, 35.

dǽl

(adv.)
Grammar
dǽl, pl. dǽle (gelimplice daele conpetentes portiunculas,
    Wrt. Voc. ii. 104, 79
), dǽlas.
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Þæt hé Grécisc gereord of miclum dǽle cúðe ut Graecam linguam non parva ex parte noverit, Bd. 5, 20; Sch. 673, 27. part, share, portion Eart þú on lifigendra lande mín se gedéfa dǽl tu es portio mea in terra viventium, Ps. Th. 141, 5.

willan

(v.)
Grammar
willan, prs. ic, hé wille, wile, ðú wilt, pl. wé willaþ ; p. wolde, walde ; part. prs. willende

To will, wishto will, exercise the faculty of willingto will, purpose, think, mean, intendto tendto will, ordain, order, commandto will, wish, want, desireto will, be willing to do somethingto allow, permit, grant, consent toto be disposed, to have such and such a willto will, profess, claimwill, shall, to be about to

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Wén is ðæt hí ús lifigende wyllen forsweolgan forsitan vivos deglutissent nos 123, 2. Swá ic ǽr sægde ðæt ic dón wolde, Blickl. Homl. 183, 29. Ðeáh ðú onsóce ðæt ðú sóð godu lufian wolde, Exon. Th. 254, 10; Jul. 195.

Linked entries: fǽcan walde