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strang

(adj.)
Grammar
strang, adj.
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Ðætte úre mód ðý fæstre and ðý strengre beforan Gode sié on ðæm cræftum ut cor robustius in virtute solidetur, 65, 6; Swt. 467, 9.

steóran

(v.; prep.)
Grammar
steóran, stióran, (and with umlaut) stiéran, stéran, stíran, stýran; p. de.
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Hé wolde ús mid líðnysse stýran, Homl. Th. i. 320, 10: Blickl. Homl. 63, 22. Him stýran cwom stefn a voice came restraining Abraham from sacrificing Isaac, Cd. Th. 204, 8; Exod. 416. Stýran his módes styrunge mid singalre gemetfæstnesse, Homl.

ge-tellan

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Ttó ðám ðæt wé sién geteald and geféged tó ðǽm gefógstánum on ðǽre Godes ceastre ut intus in templum Dei disponamur, 253, 19. Sind getealde deputa[n] tur ( secundo eunuchorum gradui). An.

gifan

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Ðing tó geafanne munus offerendum Mt. p. 14, 13. to give up to, devote, consign Ic hí ne sparige, ac on spild giefe, Jul. 85.

spéd

(n.)
Grammar
spéd, e; f.

Speedsuccessmeansspeedquicknessspeedilyquicklyspeedsuccessprosperous issue meanssubstanceabundancewealthpowerfacultyopportunitymeans of doing anything progenyceleritas, successus, provectus, prosperitas, substantia

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ús giefeþ ǽhta spéd, welan ofer wíd lond, 38, 10; Cri. 604. Hwǽr sind spéda rícera ubi sunt opes potentam, Wülck. Gl. 253, 38: Ors. 1, 1; Swt. 18, 8. Eorðan spéda, Soul Kmbl. 154; Seel. 77. Ðínre sprǽce spéde eloquia tua, Ps. Th. 118, 172.

mearc

(n.)
Grammar
mearc, e; f.

a limitboundterma limitboundarya boundary ( = gemǽre) of a particular estatea boundaryconfine of a districtborderthe territory within the boundariesfines

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Unc módige ymb mearce sittaþ ( sit on our borders ), 91; Th. 114, 21; Gen. 1907. Merce gemǽrde wið Myrgingum, Exon. 85 a; Th. 321, 6; Víd. 42.

eáster

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Substitute: <b>Eástre,</b> an (es in North); pl. an, on, un. [In W.

ge-mána

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Þám se Godes wer sealde mid ágenre hand þone gemánan (húsl, v.l. ) úres Drihtnes líchaman, ꝥ is ꝥ húsl, 155, 3

ge-rǽcan

(v.)
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L. 24, 33. (2a) with immaterial object to give, yield, grant :-- þte clǽnegirýno ús smyltnisse girǽce (tribuat), Rtl. 31, 30. to succeed in touching by stretching the hand or some other part of the body Se hróf hæfde mislice heáhnysse; on sumere stówe

gilp

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Þú goda ússa gilp gehnǽgdest, An. 1321. Hé nallas on gylp seleð beágas he gives not rings to gain glory B. 1749

weder

(n.)
Grammar
weder, es; n.

weather, condition of the atmospheregood weatherwind, storm, breeze, airweather (as in weather-bow, -bound), wind.

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ús giefeþ weder líþe, Exon. Th. 38, 12; Cri. 605. Winter bringeþ weder ungemetceald, swifte windas, Met. 11. 59. On sumera ðonne ða hátostan weder synd, Lchdm. ii. 252, 10. Weder cóle*-*don heardum hægelscúrum, Andr. Kmbl. 2514 ; An. 1258.

wundor

(n.)
Grammar
wundor, es; n.

a wondera circumstanceact that excites astonishmenta circumstance that excites astonishment as being out of the usual course of nature,a prodigyportenta wondermiraclea miraclea wonderful objectwondrous thingwonderfulmiraculous powerwonderadmiration

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Eallum wundrum ðrymlíc girwan up swǽsendo, Judth. Thw. 21, 7; Jud. 8. Hú woruld wǽre wundrum geteód, Cd. Th. 222, 28; Dan. 111

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ge-met

(adj.)
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Tó hwylcum gemete, 5, 7- Gecýþe ús hwylce gemete þú cóme, 141, 20. Nánum gemete nullo modo, Gr. D. 155, 30. Ealle gemette omnimodo, 256, 24. Mid suman gemete, wísan quodammodo, An. Ox. 1230 Tó suman gemete, 1076.

HÁD

(n.)
Grammar
HÁD, es; m.

personpersonasexdegree, rank, order, conditionstate, condition, kind, nature, formmanner, wayhonourpersona, sexus, ordo, gradus.

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Weorþian wé ða cláþas his hádes let us honour the clothes of his person, Blickl. Homl. 11, 9. Hé wæs on ánum háde twegra gecynda he was of two natures in one person, 33, 33.

tún

(n.)
Grammar
tún, es; m.
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Bringð tiida lange ǽrra Líða ús tó túne, Iunius on geard, 214; Men. 108. Oft mon féreþ feor bí túne (cf.

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gildan

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(l b) used absolutely Ne hæfde hona gulde, Mt. L. 18, 25. Huona guldon, Lk. L. 7, 42. to pay an impost (tax, tribute, &amp;c.)

þanc

(n.)
Grammar
þanc, es; m.
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Se anweald his ágenes ðonces gód næs, ðá se gód næs ðe hé tó com, 16, 4; Fox 58, 19. for (one's) sake Wé biddaþ ðé ðæt ðú hit ús ðínes fæder þances forgife we pray thee to forgive us it for thy father's sake, Gen. 50, 17.

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býdel

(n.)
Grammar
býdel, es; m. [beódan to bid, order, proclaim] .
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Býdele gebýraþ, ðæt he for his wycan sý weorces ðonne óðer man bedello pertinet, ut pro servitio suo libertior sit ab operatione quam alii homines, L. R. S. 18; Th. i. 440, 6.

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CYFES

(n.)
Grammar
CYFES, cyfys, cifes, ciefes,e; f: cyfese, an; f.

A concubine, handmaidconcubina, pellex, ancilla

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cum una ei manendum sit, sit concubina, sit uxor, L.

DWELIAN

(v.)
Grammar
DWELIAN, dweligan, dweoligan, dwalian, dwolian, dwoligan; part. dweliende, dweligende; ic dwelige, ðú dwelast, he dwelaþ, pl. dweliaþ, dweligaþ, dweligeaþ; p. ode, ede; pp. od, ed.

To be led into error, errin errōrem dūci, errāreTo lead into error, mislead, deceive in errōrem dūcĕre, decĭpĕre

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He dyde ðæt ge dwelodon of ðam wege ut errāre te facĕret de via, Deut. 13, 5. Hí dwelodon on þwyrlícum dǽdum they erred in perverse actions, Homl. Th. ii. 398, 7: 46, 26. Hí dweledon errāvērunt, Ps. Spl. 57, 3. v. a.