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nigon

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ús benimeð þára nigon dǽla, 6. Of þǽm nigon dǽlum, 262, 15. Þá nigan dǽlas, Bl. H. 51, 2. Nigen, 209, 27. as part of an ordinal On ðǽm nigon and hundsiofantigoðan sealme, Past. 413, 10: R. Ben. 37, 19 : Ps. Th. 29, arg.

æfterra

(num.; adj.)
Grammar
æfterra, æft(e)ra; cpve.: æft(e)resta; spve.

latter hinder, lower latterlastnext, following second

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Ðýs æftran geáre sequente anno, Nar. 30, 11. as an ordinal, second Ǽrest . . . se æftera . . . ue þridda, Chr. 827; P. 60, 27. Sió æfterre tá . . . sió feórðe tá, Ll. Th. i. 90, 20.

HOLT

(n.)
Grammar
HOLT, es; m. n.

a HOLT, wood, grove, copsewood;lignum

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Ful oft unc holt wrugon wudubeáma helm, Exon. 129 a; Th. 496, 1; Rä. 85, 7.

Linked entries: gár-holt hilt

ge-dǽlan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-dǽlan, <b>. I.</b>
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, An. 5. of a whole, to separate into parts, split up Hé gehéht ðǽm meniga ꝥ hé gedǽlde (should separate into companies; discumberet) ofer eorðu, Mt.

wirsa

(adj.)
Grammar
wirsa, (wirra occurs once in the Chronicle); cpve.; wirrest, wirst; spve. adj.

Worseworst

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Gif wé willaþ syllan úre ðæt wyrste Gode, Blickl. Homl. 41, 8

BURH

(n.)
Grammar
BURH, burg; gen. burge; dat. byrig, byrg; acc. burh, burg; pl. nom. acc. burga; gen. burga; dat. burgum; f. [beorh, beorg = burh, burg the impert. of beorgan to defend] .
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Ðæt he gesáwe ða burh ut videret civitatem, Gen. 11, 5. Ða burh ne bærndon they burnt not the city, Ors. 2, 8; Bos. 52, 8. Burge weard the guardian of the city, Cd. 180; Th. 226, 19; Dan. 173: Ps. Th. 9, 13.

(adv.)
Grammar
má, <b>, ;</b> adv.

Moreratherfurther

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Forðon ðe Godes willa is ðæt tó Columban mynstre hé má fære and lǽre Dei enim voluntatis est ut ad Columbæ monasteria magis pergat docenda, Bd. 5, 9; S. 622, 39.

þrowian

(v.)
Grammar
þrowian, (þrówian?), þreowian (þreówian?); p. ode

To sufferto suffer as opposed to to actto suffer what is painfulto suffer martyrdomto make to sufferto crucifyto suffer for somethingpay foratone for

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Hiǽ lǽddun hine ðæt hé þrowigan salde duxerunt eum ut crucifigerent, Mt. Kmbl. Rush. 27, 31. Ys mannes sunu fram him tó þrowigenne (þrowende bið, Rush.) Filius hominis passurus est ab eis, Mt. Kmbl. 27, 12. Tó ðrowienne, Homl. Th. i. 82, 27.

Linked entry: a-þrówian

heals-fang

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Si quis ad iiii. l ibras persoluendus occidatur, et ad id res ueniat, ut precio natalis eius componendus sit, primo debent reddi xii. sol. et vi. den. et in wera numerari. Reddantur uero patri uel filio uel fratri . . . et ipsi diuidant inter se.

lange

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. ¶ Swá lange þæt, oþ until :-- ꝥ man týmde þǽr hit ǽrest befangen wǽre swá longe ꝥ man wiste hwǽr hit ætstandan wolde ut aduocaretur ubi deprehendebatur, donec innotesceret in quo stare uellet Ll. Th. i. 290, 2.

hogian

(v.)
Grammar
hogian, p. ode

To employ the mind, to think, mind, consider, know, understand, care, be solicitous or anxious, to purpose, strive, intend, be intent on, resolve

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Mið ðý ic wæs lytel ic hogade swǽ lytel cum essem parvulus sapiebam ut parvulus, Rtl. 6, 17. Ic ðæt hogode ðæt ic eówra leóda willan geworhte I purposed to work your people's will, Beo. Th. 1268; B. 632.

ge-healdan

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H. 185, 17. to withhold from present use, reserve, lay up Úre Drihten længest geheóld Philistéas Dominus Philisthaeos diutius reservavit, Gr. D. 204, 10. Ðá ongeat Martinus þæt Drihten him þone þearfan geheóld, þæt hé him miltsian sceolde, Bl.

scrift

(n.)
Grammar
scrift, es; m.
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Úre mísdǽde bétan, swá úre scriftas ús tǽcon, Wulfst. 142, 12. Andettan úre synna úrum scriftan, 115, 12 : Blickl. Homl. 193, 22

FOR

(prep.)
Grammar
FOR, prep. dot. acc. and inst.

FORon account ofbecause ofwithbypropropterperaccording toprosĕcundumjuxtaForinstead ofprolŏcovĭceForon account ofbecause ofthroughpropropterper

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Ðæt he ðone dǽl Willferþe for Gode gesealde to brúcanne ut hanc [partem] Vilfrido, ūtendam pro Dŏmĭno offerret. Bd. 4, 16; S. 584, 11.

swilce

(adv.)
Grammar
swilce, swelce; adv. conj.
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Swylce hé ús álésde, Blickl. Homl. 103, 13. Fífe cyningas, swilce seofene eác eorlas, Chr. 937; Erl. 112, 30. And ic ðé on hleóðre hearpan swylce eác gecwéme, Ps.

Linked entry: swálíce

wyn-sum

(adj.)
Grammar
wyn-sum, adj.

winsomeagreeablepleasantpleasantjoyous

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Similar entries v. wynsumian Beóð gefylde mid gefeán múðas úre, beoð úre tungan teala wynsume repletum est gaudio os nostrum, et lingua nostra exultatione, Ps. Th. 125, 2

gímen

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Cf. gíman; 6 Nú sceole wé hogian mid mycelre gýmene ꝥ úre lífe beó swá gelógod, Hml. S. 16, 6. care for a person (gen.), liking, affection.

ge-þencan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-þencan, -þencean, ic -þence, ðú -þencest, -þencst, he -þenceþ, -þencþ, pl. -þencaþ, -þenceaþ; p. ic, he -þohte, ðú -þohtest, pl. -þohton; pp. -þoht.

to thinkconceiveperceivereflect uponweighmeditariconsiderarepensareto think aboutrememberconsider maturelyto take to heartrecogitareiterum cogitarereminiscito think ofbear in mindrememberrecordaricogitarememor esseto excogitatedeviseinventconceiveexcogitarestruereinvenireto resolveintendwishintenderevelle

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Hý grófon ǽghwylcne stán swá se cásere geþohte they carved every stone as the emperor devised, Shrn. 146, 17. to resolve, intend, wish; intendere, velle Uton geþencan Hǽlende héran let us resolve to obey the Saviour, Cd. 227; Th. 305, 9; Sat. 644.

láð

(adj.)
Grammar
láð, adj.

hatefulhatedloathedlothdispleasinginjuriousgrievoushostilemaligninimical

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Ða fuglas ús nǽnige láðe ne yfle newæron aves non nobis perniciem ferentes, Nar. 16, 18. Ða rihtwísan sint láðe and forþrycte the righteous are hated and oppressed, Bt. 3, 4; Fox 6, 23.

déman

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Hé gecýðde ðæt hé him déman nolde, ðá hé gedyde dæt hí him selfe démdan . . . eft hit wæs gecweden: 'Ðǽr wé ús selfum démden, ðonne ne démde ús nó God' constat quod a suo judicio abscondere voluit quos sibimetipsis judices fecit . . .