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ge-dihtan

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Þæt gewrit áwrát Godes ængel, swá swá seó hálige þrynnys hit gedihte, Wlfst. 292, 21. Ðá áwrát se earming mid his ágenre handa, swá swá se deófol him gedihte þone pistol, Hml.

ge-lǽdan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-lǽdan, -lédan; part. -lǽdende; he -lǽdeþ, -lǽdt, -lǽt, pl. -lǽdaþ; p. ic, he -lǽdde, ðú -lǽddest, pl. -lǽddon; impert. -lǽd, pl. -lǽdaþ; subj. pres. -lǽðe, pl. -lǽden; pp. -lǽded, -lǽdd, -lǽd

To leadconductbearbringderivebring outbring forthproducebring updūcĕrededūcĕreăgĕreindūcĕredeferreperferrederīvāreedūcĕreprodūcĕreedŭcāre

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He wæs fram Háligum Gástum gelǽd on sumum wéstene ăgēbātur a spīrĭtu in desertum, Lk. Bos, 4, 1 : Chr. 693; Erl. 43, 19

Linked entries: ge-lǽt ge-lédan

þynne

(adj.)
Grammar
þynne, adj.

Thinthinleanthe opposite of fat or stoutthinthe opposite of thickthinthe opposite of broadthinthinthinweakfeebledelicatefine

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Ðynre éþunge ánre ætýwde ðæt hé lífes wæs halitu tantum pertenui quia viveret demonstrans, Bd. 5, 19; S. 640, 24. delicate, fine Andgyt þénunge gearwigende Gode þýhð symle and þynne hit byð sensus officium exhibens Deo uiget semper et tenuis fit, Scint

Linked entries: þinne þynness

hleóðor

(n.)
Grammar
hleóðor, es; n.

hearingwhat is heard, sound, noise, voice, speech, song

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Hleóðor háligra the voice of saints, Exon. 65 b; Th. 241, 14; Ph. 656: 108 b; Th. 414, 9; Rä. 32, 17.

á-teón

to draw (out),to protractto deal with,to treat a personto employ propertytimetalents

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Sió scyld hine suíðe feorr of ealra háligra ríme átuge. Past. 37, 9. Ic wille áteón fram ðám þone intingan ǽlcre tweónge, Gr. D. 9, 5. Ealle þás gód beóð átogen of þǽm mægene þǽre Hálgan Þtynesse, Bl.

MÆGEN

(n.)
Grammar
MÆGEN, es; n.

MAINmightstrengthforcepowervigourefficacyvirtuefacultyabilityan exercise of powerefforta mighty workmiraclea forcemilitary force

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Ðá sóðan welan ðæt sind hálige mægnu the true riches, they are holy virtues, Homl. Th. ii. 88, 310. Mægenu, Basil admn. 2; Norm. 38, 9. Mægno and cræftas, Bt. 32, 1; Fox 116, 1. Wísdóm módur eallra mægena virtutum omnium nutrix, 10; Fox 26, 24.

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wilde

(adj.)
Grammar
wilde, adj.

Wildwildnot domesticnot tamednot broken inwildnot cultivatedwilduncultivateduninhabitedwildturbulentungoverned

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Hálig feoh and wilde deór, Cd. Th. 13, 13 ; Gen. 202. Eoferas and wilde deór aperet singularis ferus Ps. Th. 79, 13. Wildu diór, Met. 27, 20: Cd. Th. 91, 22; Gen. 1516. Wildu deór and neáta gehwylc, 240, 20; Dan. 389. Cómon wilde beran and wulfas.

Linked entries: ge-wilde wild-cyrfet

ge-fón

(v.)
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Sárge gé ne sóhton, ne him swǽslic word frófre gesprǽcon, þæt hý þý freóran hyge móde geféngen, Cri. 1513. to take, bring, carry Geféng (assumpsit) hine dióbul in hálig ceastra, Mt. L. 4, 5. intrans.

weardian

(v.)
Grammar
weardian, p.ode.

to guard, keep, defendwith gen. (cf. O. Sax. wardón with gen. to have charge of something)to act as guardian to, to rule to keep, have charge ofto hold a country, to occupy a place, inhabit.in the phrases lást, swaðe weardian to keep a track,to followto remain behind

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Heó gefylled wæs wísdómes gife; hálig gást hreðer weardode, Elen. Kmbl. 2288; El. 1145: Exon. Th. 169, 30; Gú. 1102. Wé sele weardodon, Beo. Th. 4157; B. 2075. Sume stede weardedon ymb Danúbie, Elen. Kmbl. 270; El. 135.

Linked entries: ge-weardian weardere

in

(prep.)
Grammar
in, prep.
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IV. 2 Sum bið á wið firenum in gefeoht gearo, Crä. 90. temporal. within the limits of a space of time Gif mon in Lencten hálig ryht álecge, Ll.

restan

(v.)
Grammar
restan, ;p.; te

To restto cease from toil, be at restto rest on a couch, to sleepto rest in death, lie dead, lie in the graveto remain unmoved; or; undisturbed, be stillTo rest one's selfof cessation from toil

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Gerusalem is gereht 'sibbe gesyhþ,' forðon ðe hálige sáula ðǽr restaþ, Blickl. Homl. 81, 2. Reste hé ðǽr ;Christ lay in the sepulchre,; Rood Kmbl. 138; Kr. 69.

Linked entry: ræstan

rím

(adj.)
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has a place assigned to it in a series Gefundena rímas ðá ǽr ðú gebécnades onfindes stówa repertis numeris quos ante signaveras reperies loca, Mt. p. 4, 7. the full tale or count of a collection, company, or class of persons Sió scyld hine of ealra háligra

HELM

(n.)
Grammar
HELM, es; m.

HELMhelmeta crownthe topovershadowing foliage of treesa covering

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Helme gedýgled concealed with a covering, 1226; Th. 470, 10; Hy. 11, 33. in poetry the word is applied to persons, thus God and Christ are spoken of as æþelinga, hæleþa, háligra, duguþa, dryhtfolca, engla, grásta, heofona, heofonríces, wuldres helm and

Linked entry: helmiht

un-dón

(v.)
Grammar
un-dón, p. -dyde; pp. -dón

To undoto undo that which is closedto opento undo that which is boundto releaseto releaseabsolveto undo that which closesto open a doorto undo that which binds or fastensto undo a bolt, a knotto undo what has been doneto abrogatedestroy

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Rush. 14, 58. where the object is not material Ðet hyra nán næ undó ðet ic tó ðám háligum mynstrum gedón hebbe, Chart. Th. 232, 28. Ne mæg undóa ða gewriota non potest solui scribtura, Jn. Skt. Rush. 10, 35.

wanung

(n.)
Grammar
wanung, e; f.
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Symle bið háligra manna getel geeácnod þurh árleásra manna wanunge, Homl. Th. i. 536, 25. (Ia) waning of the moon. v. wanian, II. (1 a) :-- Ǽfre seó sǽ and se móna beóð geféran on wæstme and on wanunge, Lchdm. iii. 268, 13: Homl.

LEÓGAN

(v.)
Grammar
LEÓGAN, p. leáh; pl. lugon

To liedeceivefeign

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Hér begann se deófol tó reccanne hálige gewrita and hé leáh mid ðære race here the devil began to expound holy writ, and he spake falsely in his exposition, Homl. Th. i. 170, 4.

mid

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Hí ne dorston þæt hálige hús mid ingange geneósian, Hml. Th. i. 504, 10. Add Hé mid ðám dæge eóde him út of ðám scræfe, Hml. S. 23, 489. Hé wæs mid eallum his lífe ymb Godes þeówdóm ábisgod, Bl. H. 211, 31.

feoh

cattlepropertywealthmoneyrichestreasurebribegiftmetalcoin

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Inc is hálig feoh and wilde deór on geweald geseald, Gen. 201: 1517. Feoh and fuglas, 1299. Feld mid þý feó oferbrǽded, Bl.

ge-hálgian

(v.)
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Wítgan mid Háliges Gástes geofum onlýhte and gehálgode, Bl. H. 161, 14.

ge-wunelic

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Hé gehylt þá gewunelican (-wun-, v. l. ) gód halígre drohtnunge, R.