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wlite

(n.)
Grammar
wlite, es; m.: wlitu, e (and? an;
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v. wlita, II.
); f.

aspectcountenancelooksappearanceshapeformgood looksbeautiful appearancebeautygloryornament

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Gilde be his (a horse's ) wlites wyrðe, L. Ath. v. 6, 1; Th. i. 232, 25. Be his (a slave's ) wlites weorðe, 2; Th. i. 234, 6. Be his wlite, L. In. 26; Th. i. 118, 20. Mid wlite and mid wæstmum fæger fair in face and form, Blickl. Homl. 113, 16.

Linked entries: wlita wlitu

ofer

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Add Þú woldest mé laðian þæt ic swíðor drunce swilce for blisse ofer mínum gewunan; ac wite þú þæt sé þe óðerne neádað ofer his mihte tó drincenne, þæt sé mót áberan heora bégra gilt, gif him ǽnig hearm of þám drence becymð, Ælfc. T.

þín

(n.; adj.; pronoun.)
Grammar
þín, prop. poss.
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MS.) welan wǽron, 7, 3; Fox 20, 17. where the noun is qualified by an adjective For þínum ídlan gilpe, Blickl. Homl. 31, 14. For þínum gódan willan ... ða leán eallra þínra gódena weorca, Bt. 7, 3; Fox 22, 14-16. Þurh þíne æðelan hand, Hy. 7, 5.

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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measure, degree, proportion Gilde be ðære giftan mǽþe reddet pecuniam juxta modum dotis, Ex. 22, 17: L. Ecg. P. i. 11; Th. ii. 176, 28. Be ðære synne mǽþe secundum peccati gradum, tit. i; Th. ii. 170, 5: Ors. 1, 12; Swt. 56, 4. Be dǽde mǽþe, L. C.

teóðung

(n.)
Grammar
teóðung, teóðing, e; f.
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Gif hwá teóðinge forhealde, and hé sí cyninges þegn, gilde .x. healfmearc, landágende .v. healfmearc, ceorl .xii. ór, L. N. P. L. 60; Th. ii. 300, 9. Be teóðungum.

Linked entry: tegðung

lád

(n.)
Grammar
lád, e; f.

excuse

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Se ðe ofer ðæt láde geþafie oððe se ðe hý sylle gilde vi healfmarc he that admits, or he that offers, purgation after that, shall pay six half-marks, Th. i. 298, 7.

Linked entry: ládian

hwǽr

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Hwǽr is þín gilp and þín hiht?, 243, 9. Hwár (huoer, L.) is eówer geleáfa?, Lk. 8, 25. Hwǽr syndon þíne word, Drihten?, Bl. H. 243, 31. ¶ strengthened by áhwǽr, ǽfre :-- Hwǽr is heora God áhwǽr nú ðá?, Ps. Th. 113, 10.

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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Gilde ǽlc ðe hit (the exculpation on oath ) ǽr sprece .cxx. sciłł., L. Ath. i. 13; Th. i. 206, 6. Warna ðæt ðú nán þing elles ne sprece, búton ðæt ic ðé bebeóde, Num. 22, 35. Ðis synd ða word ðe ðú scealt sprecan tó folce, Ex. 19, 6.

scír

(n.)
Grammar
scír, e ; f.
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Gif preóst on unriht út of scíre hád begite, gilde .xii. ór, and þolie his hádes, búton scíre biscop him hádes geunne, L. N. P. L. 12 ; Th. ii. 292, 13.

Linked entry: scýr

wíte

(n.)

punishmentpain that is inflicted as punishmenttormenta meansimplementa fine.tormentplaguediseaseevilpain

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Gilde se borh ðam hláforde his were ðe his wítes wyrðe sí, L. Eth. i. i; Th. i. 282, 4. Se hláford gesette .xxx. sciłł. tó wíte, L. In. 3; Th. i. 104, 4:6; Th. i. 106, 7:7; Th. i. 106, 16: 10; Th. i. 108, 10: 25; Th. i. 118, 16. Be wíte.

ge-lǽstan

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Hæfde Eást-Denum leód gilp gelǽsted, B. 829. to carry out an order, wish, &c. 'Þú þæs cyninges bebod begange' . . . Þæt eall gelǽste Elene, El. 1197. Mid eallum þám þe Drihtnes bebodu willaþ gelǽstan, Bl. H. 53, 32.

on-gitan

(v.)
Grammar
on-gitan, -gietan, -giotan, -geotan ; p. -geat, -get; pl. -geáton, -géton ; pp. -giten, -gieten

To perceiveto perceive, seeto perceive by hearingto perceive, feel (pain, etc. )to feel, be of opinion, judgeto know, hear of, find outto perceive, understandto recognise, know,to take a person or thing to be what it really isto recognise a fact or circumstance,to know (of sexual intercourse)

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Se man ðe swereþ man and eft his gilt onget, Lev. 5, 4: Met. 22, 16. Ða neát ongitaþ hira góddénd the brutes know their benefactors. Elen. Kmbl. 717; El. 359.

weorþian

(v.)
Grammar
weorþian, wurþian, wyrþian; p. ode.
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T. 108, 10. in other cases, to value, esteem, hold in honour, venerate Wæs ðǽr gild ðe ða hǽþenan men swíðe weorðodan (held in the highest honour) Blickl. Homl. 221, 20.

Linked entries: a-wyrþian wyrþian

weorþ-mynd

(n.)
Grammar
weorþ-mynd, (-mynt), es; m. : e; f. : -myndu (-o); indecl. f. Honour
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Sió eáðmódnes ieruð beforan ðæm gilpe, and hió cymð ǽr ǽr ða weorðmyndu (wyrðmynðu, Hatt. MS.) gloriam praecedit humilitas, Past. 41 ; Swt. 298, 16. Dryhtne ðe hyre weorþmynde geaf, mǽrþe on moldan ríce, Judth. Thw. 26, 25 ; Jud. 343.

Linked entry: wirþu

yfel

(n.)
Grammar
yfel, es; n.
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Hig woldon gildan gód mid yfele, Gen. 44, 4. Swá gód swá yfel swá hé ǽr dyde, Blickl. Homl. 101, 30. Se Hálga Gást hié ǽghwylc gód lǽrde and him ǽghwylc yfel bewerede, 131, 30.

Linked entries: efel eofel

ÁN

(n.; num.; adj.; pronoun.)

ONEunusunaunumaloneonlysoleanothersolusaliussolealone of its kindsingularuniquewithout an equalunicuseximiusa certain onesome onequidamaanaaneachevery oneallunus-quisqueuna-quæqueunum-quodqueOneother

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Swelte ánra gehwilc for his ágenum gilte unusquisque pro peccato suo morietur, Deut. 24, 16. Ánes hwæt, Bt. 18, 3; Fox 64, 30, denotes anything, literally 'anything of all' and is used adverbially for at all, in any degree.

habban

(v.)
Grammar
habban, habbanne, hæbbene; pres. part. hæbbende; pres. indic. ic hæbbe, hafa, ðú hæfst, hafast, he hæfþ, hafaþ, pl. habbaþ, hæbbaþ; p. hæfde; subj. hæbbe, pl. hæbben, habban; imper. hafa, pl. habbaþ; pp. hæfed.

To HAVE, possess, hold, keep

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Gif cniht wǽpn brede gilde se hláford án pund and hæbbe se hláford æt ðæt hé mǽge if a follower draw a weapon, let the lord pay one pound, and let the lord get from him what he can, Th. Chart. 612, 25.

Linked entries: heofon-hæbbende hafa

niman

(v.)
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Gilde se landríca þone pænig and nime ǽnne oxan æt þám men, ii. 300, 6. Hwæt hig forð syllan þonne man gildan sceole, and hwæt hig eft niman gif ús feoh áríse, i. 232, 4. to receive, accept, exact a promise, engagement, oath, &c.

sellan

(v.)
Grammar
sellan, sillan, sylian; p. salde, sealde; pp. sald, seald
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.); and gif hwá hí undeóror sylle, gilde ǽgðer .xl. scillinga, ge se ðe hí sylle ge se ðe hí bycge, L. Edg. ii. 8; Th. i. 270, 3-6. Móna se óðer on eallum þingum tó dóndum nytlíc ys, bicgan, syllan, scip ástígan, Lchdm. iii. 184, 13.

fore

beforein front ofat the head ofbeforeforfromthroughbecause ofon account offorfromthroughin place ofinstead offor the sake ofon behalf ofto the honour ofofaboutbeforeinto the presence of

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Sé þe áhte ꝥ yrfe þe wé fore gildað (the property in connexion with which the reward is given), 234, 25. Similar entries v. sceótan; VII for the sake of. Similar entries v. for; A. III. 7 Þá earfeðu þe hé fore ældum ádreág, Cri. 1202.