ge-þungennes
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Th. ii. 402, 24.] (2 a) virtue, chastity :-- Ꝥ hig witon ꝥ sió geþungennes ne mæg nǽfre wesan besmitan, Hml. A. 207, 424: 203, 284. Biddende mé ꝥ ic forléte míne geþungenesse, 200, 171
má
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H. 68, 30. longer, further, again, besides Woldest þú áwiht má witan ? nihilne plus scire cupis?, Solil. H. 14, 21. Hwí ácsast þú má æfter ðám?, 36, 15. Ne secge ic nǽfre má þæt ic hála æágan habbe, 48, 16.
stæl
a place ⬩ place ⬩ stead ⬩ stead ⬩ situation ⬩ condition
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Cf. stælwirðe) Hié ðæm ádrǽfdan on nánum stale beón ne mehton they could not be of any assistance to the exile, Ors. 5, 9; Swt. 232, 23. situation, condition Mé lyste witan be ðam gewitte, hweðer hyt æfter ðæs líchaman gedále and ðare sáwle weóxe ðe
Linked entry: æt-steal
ceaster
a fortress ⬩ A city, fort, castle, town ⬩ urbs, civitas, castellum ⬩ the city ⬩ hæc civitas
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Se cyning hine west wende mid ðære fierde wið Exancestres the king turned west with the army towards Exeter, 168, 26, col. 1; 24, col. 2; 169, 21, col. 1; 18, col. 2. the name of a particular place, as CHESTER, CAISTOR, CASTOR, the city; hæc civitas
Linked entries: cæster Exan ceaster cester
clǽnsian
To CLEANSE, purify, chasten, clear oneself ⬩ mundare, purgare, castigare, se liberare
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Hí tiliaþ hí selfe to clǽnsianne mid ðý wópe they strive to purify themselves with mourning, Past. 54; Hat. MS. Ðis wæter cristnaþ and clǽnsaþ cwicra menigo this water cristeneth and purifieth a multitude of men, Salm. Kmbl. 791; Sal. 395.
Linked entries: be-clǽnsian clǽnsnian clǽsnian clénsian
leornian
To learn ⬩ study ⬩ read
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Ealswá David dyde leornigendum móde [with docile mind], Wulfst. 172, 22
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rǽsan
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Rush. 8, 32. of violent action, to proceed against with violence, to assault, attack Se hláford ne scrífþ freónde ne feónde, ac hé réðigmód rǽst on gehwilcne wédehunde gelícost (cf. se ne murnþ náuþer ne friénd ne fiénd ðe má ðe wédende hund, Bt. 37.
Linked entry: on-rǽsan
Gota
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etc Ða [MS. ðe] Gotan of Sciððiu mǽgþe, wið Rómána ríce gewin upahófon; and mið heora cyningum, Rǽdgota and Ealleríca [Alríca] wǽron hátne, Rómáne burig abrǽcon the Goths, from the country of Scythia, made war against the empire of the Romans; and with
ge-sceppan
To form, create ⬩ formare, disponere, creare
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God wolde þurh his ágene handa hine gescyppan God would form him with his own hands, Boutr. Scrd. 19, 10. To gescippenne in order to create, 3
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ge-metgian
To measure, moderate, temper, regulate, order, govern, restrain ⬩ mensurare, temperare, moderare, regere ⬩ to measure in the mind, to deliberate, meditate on ⬩ deliberare, meditari ⬩ To become moderate, to moderate one's self ⬩ moderari, temperari
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To measure, moderate, temper, regulate, order, govern, restrain; mensurare, temperare, moderare, regere Heora wíte biþ gemetegod ǽlcum be his geearnungum their punishment shall be measured to every one by his deserts, Homl. Th. i. 294, 6.
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sige
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Se cyng áhte siges geweald victory remained with the king, Chr. 1066 ; Erl. 201, 12. Hí mid mycele sige ( triumpho magno ) hám fóran, Bd. 1, 12 ; S. 480, 32. Palm getácnaþ syge, Homl. Th. i. 218, 11.
scild
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or can scyld here be connected with sculdor ? cf. (?) shield-bone = shoulder-blade quoted by Halliwell. Icel. skjöldr is used of shield-shaped things) Is se scyld ufan frætwum geféged ofer ðæs fugles bæc, 219, 17; Ph. 308
weorþ-líce
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Th. 6304; B. 3162. in a way that shews honour to a person, honourably, with honour Ðá onféng Dioclitianus Galerius weorðlíce ( plurimo honore ), Ors. 6, 30; Swt. 280, 16. Hí swíðe weorðlíce hine of heora gryðe sendon, Chr. 1075; Erl. 212, 33.
wer
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Qui ergo dimittit aquam, caput est jurgiorum, Past. 38; Swt. 279, 16. often the wer is connected with fishing, and the word seems sometimes to be used of the water that is kept in by the dam Captura (captura locus piscosus, ubi capiuntur pisces, Migne
á-leógan
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</b> with dat. of person to whom promise has been given :--- Hí áleógaþ him má þonne hí him gelǽstan they break more promises to them than they perform, Bt. 26, 1; F. 90, 18. Ðú ús gehéte gebedo and wæccan, and þú hit ús áluge, Wlfst. 240, 17.
eác
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., 21, 2-5. combined with swá Fóron micel dǽl þára burgwara, and eác swá óþres folces, Chr. 896; P. 89, 5. Línsǽd sáwan, wádsǽd eác swá, Angl. ix. 262, 11. Beóð henna ákende ... eác swá ( preterea ) beóð wildeór ácennede, Nar. 34, 4.
eáre
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Égo, eára oculos, aures, Rtl. 125, 39. with reference to its function, the organ of hearing Of eáres hlyste hé hýrsumode mé, R. Ben. 19, 20. Ꝥ gé on eáre (in eáre, L. R.) gehýrað quod in aure auditis, Mt. 10, 27.
frymþ
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tó freóbearne, Cri. 223: 121. referring to time, the beginning of the world Hé mec worhte æt frymðe, þá hé þisne ymbhwyrft ǽrest sette, Rä. 41, 6. the beginning of a condition; æt (on) frymþe at the outset, at first, in the first instance, to begin with
ge-dwellan
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Léton gedwealde men swylce hé Godes sylfes sunu wǽre, Wlfst. 99, 7. with gen. of matter in respect to which there is error Ús se feónd ne gedwelle þæs rihtan geleáfan, Wlfst. 253, 2.
láf
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Add Him féla láf ( used with collective force and taking verb in plural? ) ne meahton sceððan, B. 1032. Add: Þǽr Alexandres láf wæs and his sunu, Ors. 3, 11; S. 148, 31. Of wífe ł hláfe seofa bróðra de uxore septem fratrum Mt. p. 19, 6.