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gleáwe

(adv.)
Grammar
gleáwe, adv.
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Add: with skill Hé is gleáwest úre gelǽred, and hé mæg þé ealle þá þinc gecýþan þe þú ús ácsost he is the best instructed of us, and he can tell you all the things you ask us, H.

ge-ǽþan

(v.)

to make oath concerning, confirm by oathto administer an oath to, swear

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Wé lǽrað ꝥ preóst bísæce ordél ǽfre ne geǽðe (in cases where the validity of the ordeal was disputed a priest was not to swear to the validity?

Linked entries: ǽþan áþ-swaru

lócian

(v.)
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Ꝥ wíf him cwæð tó, ' Cniht, nim þín gold þe lǽs þé hit losige. ' Swá orsorh wæs ꝥ wíf . . . ꝥ heó lócode his goldes þe hí belífian wolde, Hml. S. 12, 221

hlísa

famereputationreputegloryreputationreportfameapprobationapplause

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þe wile wíslíce æfter þám hlísan spyrian, þonne ongit he swíþe hraþe hú lytel hé bið, Bt. 18, I; F. 60, 28. Heora gemynd onweg gewát mid þám myclan hlísan the memory of them passed away along with the great fame (?

mid

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e. what he had before and the roofless land taken together make up the two hides, the portion granted, C.

manian

(v.)
Grammar
manian, <b>, manigean, monian;</b> p. ode.

to bring to mind what ought to be doneto urge upon one what ought to be doneto admonishexhortinstigateto bring to mind what, should not be forgottento admonishremindsuggestpromptto tell what ought to be doneto teachinstructadviseto claim of a person (acc.) what is duein jus vocaread malium mannire

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Mec ðæs þearf monaþ, micel módes sorg, Exon. 76a; Th. 285, 21; Jul. 717. to tell what ought to be done, to teach, instruct, advise Hé hié mid ðissum wordum lǽrde and manode he taught them what they should do in these words, Blickl. Homl. 169, 12.

scín

(n.)
Grammar
scín, scinn, es; n.
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scotiaþ scríþende scín (the spirits of the storm) scearpum wǽpnum, Exon. Th. 385, 29; Rä. 4, 52. Swá biþ scinna þeáw, deófla wíse, 362, 4; Wal. 31. Scinnum scenis (cf. scina gríma, 94, 904), Txts. 97, 1831.

for-swerian

(v.)
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To perjure one's self :-- Ná swerian þe [lǽs] hé hine forswerige (v. preceding passage ), R. Ben. I. 20, 8. Ne ǽnig man hine sylfne mid máne ne forswerie, Wlfst. 70, 10. Þú wylt besyrwian óðerne and þé sylfne forswerian, Hml.

ge-fyrþran

(v.)
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To advance, promote the interests of, support, help on Ic þé gefyrþrede mid mínum lárum tó þon ꝥ þé mon tó dómere geceás thanks to my instructions you were advanced to a judgeship, Bt. 8; F. 24, 29.

cantic

(n.)
Grammar
cantic, es; m.
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A canticle, song; canticum Hafaþ se cantic ofer ealle Cristes béc wídmǽrost word the canticle hath the greatest repute over all Christ's books, Salm. Kmbl. 99; Sal. 49.

hrycg-hǽr

(n.)
Grammar
hrycg-hǽr, es; n.
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tail, without fear you will perform the journey; but the wolf will have trouble about his journey, L.

swinglung

(n.)
Grammar
swinglung, e; f.
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Giddiness, dizziness, vertigo [cf. swingan, though the verb does not seem much used in the sense of modern swing.

ge-hýdan

(v.)
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úp gewítað (cf. an ealond he (the sailors) wenen it (the whale) is, . . . sipes on festen and alle up gangen, Misc. 17, 533), Wal. 13

on-orettan

(v.)

to perform with effort, to accomplish ( a difficult undertaking)

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Iudiscféða án onorette uncúð gelád the tribe of Judah by itself performed the difficult and unknown course (the passage of the Red Sea ), Cd. Th. 197, 25; Exod. 313

Linked entry: orettan

FEÐER

(n.)
Grammar
FEÐER, gen. dat. acc. feðere; pl. nom. acc. feðera, feðra, feðre; f.

FEATHERpennaplūmaWingsālæpennæwhat is made of a featherA penpennacălămus

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He gesihþ brimfuglas brǽdan feðra he sees sea-fowls spread their wings, Exon. 77a; Th. 289, 13; Wand. 47. Cómon earnas on flyhte, feðerum hrémige eagles came in flight, exulting in their wings, Andr. Kmbl. 1728; An. 866: Bt. Met.

Linked entries: fæðer fiðere

cynning-stán

(n.)
Grammar
cynning-stán, es; m. [cennan

A trying-stonetessera

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to try, prove; stán a stone] A trying-stone;tessera Cynning-stán on tæfle a little wooden tower on the side of a gaming-board, hollow and having steps inside, through which the dice were thrown upon the board; pyrgus [ = πύργος], turricula,Ælfc.

Linked entry: cenning-stán

dæg-fæsten

(n.)
Grammar
dæg-fæsten, es; n. [fæsten a fast]

A day's fastdiei jejunium

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A day's fast; diei jejunium Is se ǽresta lǽcedóm dægfæsten, ðæt mon mid ðý ða wambe clǽnsige, ðæt hió ðý ðe leóhtre sié the first remedy is a day's fast, that, with that, a man may cleanse the stomach, that it may be the lighter, L.

Linked entries: dæg-swǽsendo fæsten

cysten

(v.)
Grammar
cysten, = cystan

to get, procure, get the value of acquirere, æquiparare facere

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to get, procure, get the value of; acquirere, æquiparare facere Se man ðe hafde án púnd he ne mihte cystan [MS. cysten] ænne peni at ánne market the man who had a pound could not get the value of a penny at a market, Chr. 1125; Erl. 253, 28: 1124; Erl

drenc-flód

(n.)
Grammar
drenc-flód, drence-flód,es ; m. [drenc II. a drowning, flód a flood]

A drowning-flood, deluge dilŭvium

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Fíftena stód deóp ofer dúnum se [MS, sæ] drenceflód elna the deluge stood fifteen ells deep over the hills, 69; Th. 84, 16; Gen. 1398

dype

(n.)
Grammar
dype, an; f: dýp, es; n.

Depth, the deep, seaprofundum, altĭtūdo, altum

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Depth, the deep, sea; profundum, altĭtūdo, altum Híg næfdon ðære eorþan dýpan non habēbant altitūdĭnem terræ, Mt. Bos. 13, 5. Ascúfaþ hine út on middan ðære dýpan thrust him out into the middle of the deep, Homl. Th. i. 564, 8.