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hwíl

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Hé heom on ealre hwíle metes tilian sceolde, Hml. S. 23, 219. Tó hwíl ( ad tempus ) geléfað, Lk. L. 8, 13. Þá wæs ymb hwíle ðá gefelde hé . . . Bl. H. 217, 30.

hyldu

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his ælmessan dǽld. . . ne giéme hé hwelce hylde hé mid ðǽre ælmessan gewriexl ne impensae gratiae vicissi-tudinem reguirant, Past. 323, 18. of the relation between lord and man. the favour, grace of a lord (human or divine) shown to the man Æfter þǽm eall

leornian

(v.)
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Forlét hé fæder and módor and on óðrum earde leornode, Hml. Th. ii. 334, 3. Hé hiene benǽmde . . . þǽre scóle þe hé on leornode, Ors. 6, 31; S. 284, 24. Húmeta cann þes stafas þonne hé ne leornode?, Jn. 7, 15.

mid

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Hit eall mid fýre forbærneð, and hé sylf mid forwyrðeð, Verc, Först, 120, 19.Hié sylfe gáð mid, 128, 10: Hml. Th. i.598, 2. Him farað mid Godes englas, 456, 23. Ǽlcum welwyrcendum God mid beó mydwyrhta. . Solil. H. 30, 14.

líc

(n.)
Grammar
líc, es; n.

A body

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Mynte ðæt hé gedǽlde ánra gehwylces líf wið líce meant to part the life of each one from the body, Beo. Th. 1470; B. 733. Hé ðæt andweorc of Adames líce áleoþode, Cd. 9; Th. 11, 18; Gen. 177. Hé sceáf reáf of líce, 76; Th. 94, 21; Gen. 1565.

ge-wyrcan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-wyrcan, -wyrcean; p. -worhte, ðú -worhtest; pp. -worht.

to workmakebuildformdisposedoperformcelebratecommitto get by workinggainobtainmerit

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Ðú eall geworhtest þing þearle gód thou didst make every thing exceeding good, Bt. Met. Fox 20, 88; Met. 20, 44. For úres lífes dǽdum ðe we geworhtan for our life's deeds that we have done, Blickl. Homl. 63, 32.

Linked entry: ge-worht

ge-medemian

(v.)
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God sé þe gemedemað (dignatus est) eall syllan, teóþunge fram ús gemedemað (dignatur) ongeán biddan, Scint. 108, 19-109, l. ꝥ Ðone deáð þe se Hǽlend gemedemode for mannum þrowian, Hml. Th. i. 50, 7. ꝥ þú ú Gimeoduma ðú girihte digneris dirigere.

grówan

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</b> figurative :-- See to have vegetative life, develop as a living plant Se metod fét eall þætte grówed wæstmas on weorolde, Met. 29, 70. Swá longe swá heora gecynd biþ ꝥ hí grówan móton, Bt. 34, 10; F. 148, 30.

in-tó

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Hí unrǽd rǽddon intó ðissum earde, 1052 ; P. 182, 2. with special force. into the possession of Æfter hiera dæge eft intó ðǽre hálgan stówe, C. D. iii. 50, 5. Gá intó Glæstingabyrig, 128, 7. Hé gesealde twá gegrynd intó Níwan mynstre, 29.

sellan

(v.)
Grammar
sellan, sillan, sylian; p. salde, sealde; pp. sald, seald
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eall swá of hríðerum . . . syle ( reddas ) hit mé on ðam ehtuþan dæge, Ex. 22, 29, 30. Norþmonnum niéde sceoldon gombon gieldan and gafol sellan, Cd. Th. 119, 12; Gen. 1978. Gafol syllan, Chr. 1006; Ell. 141, 10.

BEÓN

(v.)
Grammar
BEÓN, [bión], to beónne; part. beónde; ic beó [beóm], ðú bist, byst, he biþ, byþ, pl. beóþ; impert. beó, pl. beóþ; subj. beó, pl. beón

To BEexistbecomeessefieri

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Yldo beóþ on eorþan ǽghwæs cræftig age is on earth powerful of everything Salm. Kmbl. 583; Sal. 291 : Exon. 36 b; Th. 118, 27; Gú. 246. Ðǽr wit tú beóþ where we two are Exon.125 a; Th. 480, 21; Rä. 64, 5 : Beo.

CWÉN

(n.)
Grammar
CWÉN, gen. dat. cwéne; acc. cwén, cwénn, cwéne; pl. nom. acc. cwéne, cwéna; gen. cwéna; dat. cwénum; f: cwéne, cwýne; gen. dat. acc. cwénan, cwýnan; pl. nom. acc. cwénan; gen. cwénena; dat. cwénum; f.

a woman femina a wife uxor a king's or emperor's wife, a QUEEN, empress regina, imperatrix, augusta

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a woman ; femina Seó clǽneste cwén ofer eorþan the purest woman upon earth, Exon. 12a ; Th. 17, 27; Cri. 276 . Þurh ða æðelan cwénn through the noble woman, 25b ; Th. 73, 34 ; Cri. 1199 . Cwéna sélost the best of women, Menol. Fox 334; Men. 168.

DEÓRE

(adj.)
Grammar
DEÓRE, dióre; adj.

DEAR, belovedcārus, dilectus, familiāris dear of price, precious, of great value, desirable, excellent, glorious, magnificent, noble, illustrious pretiōsus, magni æstimandus, desiderabĭlis, exĭmius, gloriōsus, magnifĭcus, nobĭlis, illustris

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Deórast ealra dearest of all, Exon. 76 a; Th. 284, 15; Jul. 697. Ðín mildheortnes standeþ deórust thy mercy is most dear, Ps. Th. 102, 16. Aldorþegn ðone deórestan the dearest chief, Beo.

Linked entries: dýre dióre

DÉMA

(n.)
Grammar
DÉMA, an; m. [déman to deem, judge, think] .

a deemer, thinker, judge, an umpire censor, consul, jūdex, arbĭter the judge, who gave a wrong judgment, was subject to a fine of one hundred and twenty shillings; and if a man could not obtain justice, the judge to whom he applied was fined thirty shillings. As the judge represented the king, he was at the king's disposal

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Ealra démena ðam gedéfestan to the most benevolent of all judges, Exon. 93 a; Th. 350, 3; Sch. 58. Ǽrmorgenes gancg wið ǽfentíd ealle ða déman Drihten healdeþ exĭtus matutīni et vespĕre delectabĕris, Ps.

Linked entries: dǽma doema

MǼG

(n.)
Grammar
MǼG, es; m.

A relativekinsman

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Súþ-Seaxe and Eást-Seaxe from his mǽgum ( ancestors ) ǽr mid unryhte ánídde wǽrun, Chr. 823; Erl. 62, 23. Gé beóþ gesealde fram mágum and gebróðrum and cúðum and freóndum trademini a parentibus et fratribus et cognatis et amicis, Lk. Skt. 21, 16.

Linked entries: még méi ge-mǽg

wróht

(n.)
Grammar
wróht, e; f. : es; m.

accusationa false accusationslandercalumnyfaultcrimeoffencea quarrelstrifecause of complaintinjuryhurt

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Ic eall gebær wráþe wróhtas geond werþeóde, ða ðe gewurdon from fruman worulde, Exon. Th. 272, 30; Jul. 507. a quarrel, strife Wearð micel ungeþwǽrnes, . . . swá nán mon nyste hwonon sió wróht com, Ors. 6, 4; Swt. 260, 21.

ge-streón

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Earme synt þises middangeardes gestreón . . . Hwǽr synt þá welegan þisse weorolde ? hwǽr is nú heora gold ? Wálá ꝥ for swá medmiclum gestreóne hí synt lǽdde tó swá heardum tyntergum, Ll. Th. ii. 396, 25-31.

ge-feallan

(v.)
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Eáðor is ... ðon án merce gefalla, Lk.

útan

(prep.; adv.)
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útan, (-on); adv. prep. A. adv.

from withoutwithouton the outsideon the outsideon the surfaceoutwardlyaboutroundoutaway from land

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On ðysse eorðan útan on the face of the earth, Ps. Th. 64, 6. Innan and útan eorðan líme gefæstnod, Cd. Th. 80, 1; Gen. 1322: Beo. Th. 1552; B. 774: Exon.

Linked entries: útane úton út-weard

weall

(n.)
Grammar
weall, es; m.

a wall that is made, wall of a building, of a town, side of a cave a natural wall a steep hill a cliff.

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Norð-Denum stód egesa, ánra gehwylcum ðara ðe of wealle wóp gehýrdon ( to each that heard the cry coming from the hill on which the hall stood(?)) 1574; B. 785.