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spell

(n.)
Grammar
spell, es; n.

a storynarrativeaccountrelationa historical narrativehistorya false or foolish storya fablean instructive talkdiscoursea philosophical argumenta sermonhomilya sayingremarksentencestatement of a single pointdictuma saying that is to be repeated to anothera messagean announcementspeechlanguage of prosea fable, talefabulatio, parabolasermo, narratio, parabola, fabula, mythusa saying

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Ðú gehérdest reccan on ealdum leásum spellum, ðætte Iob sceolde beón se héhsta god, Bt. 35, 4; Fox 162, 5: Met. 26, 2.

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dóm

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S. 30, 40. an ordinance, a decree Nis nán rihtra dóm, þonne úre ǽlc óðrum beóde, þæt wé willan, þæt man ús beóde, Wlfst. 112, 4. Dóme, rǽde decretum, i. judicium, i. secretum, An. Ox. 2676. ' Canst ðú þone dóm mýnre dohtor gifta?'

á-fédan

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Geonge menn gif hí beóð yfle áfédde si male nutriantur , Gr. D. 289, 2. In Ps. L. 48, 15 áfédan glosses depascere Ðeáþ áfédeþ hig mars depascet eos

fore-sceáwian

(v.)

to foreseeto provide forto provide give for use

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Add: to observe beforehand, consider the future Se man gewilnað þæt hé hlísful sý, and nele foresceáwian þæt úre líchaman beóð áwende tó dúste, Hml. Th. ii. 220, 29.

ge-sceap

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Voc. i. 135, 63. of material things, shape, form Hí beóð oð ðene nafolan on menniscum gesceape usque ad umbilicum hominis speciem habent, Nar. 36, 19. Adam . . . God gehíwad hæfde tó mænniscum gesceape, on þrytiges wintres ylde, Angl. xi. 2, 26.

ge-frédan

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Ðæt hié ongieton and gefrêden ðæt hié suá micle má beóð Godes bearn, 251, 21

on-hagian

(v.)
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Add: absolute Beód mé þæt þæt þú wylle, ic hyt ongynne, gyf mé onhagað impera quaevis dura, quae tamen in mea potestate sint, per quae me quo desidero perventurum esse non dubitem, Solil. H. 46, 5.

openlíce

(adv.)
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Þú þe nelt þé eallunga geeówian openlíce nánum óðrum búton þám þe geclǽnsode beóð on heora móde qui nisi mundos verum scire noluisti, Solil. H. 5, 20. Sege hwæthwugu swetolor ymb þæt, þæt ic mage openlícor ongytan, 46, 3.

on-cnáwan

(v.)
Grammar
on-cnáwan, p. -cneów; pp. -cnáwen

To knownoscere, cognoscere, agnoscereto know, recognise,to identify an object through being acquainted with its characteristics, to distinguishto recognise a factto know, understand, attain to a knowledge ofto know, learn by observation, observe, perceiveto acknowledgemake acknowledgment of a faultto acknowledge a greetingto acknowledge the power of another

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Beón oncnáwen conici (cf. 23, 50), 23, 78. to know, recognise, to identify an object through being acquainted with its characteristics, to distinguish of persons Se oxa oncneów his hláford, Homl. Th. i. 42, 25.

un-cyst

(n.)
Grammar
un-cyst, e: -cyste, an; f.

A vicedefectfaulta disordera faultsolecisma vicefaultthe vice of avariceniggardlinessparsimonywant of liberality

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Tó eallum uncystum ðe on gómum beóð ácenned, 348, 12. of diction, a fault, solecism Ðære uncyste sylocismi, laudacismi, ða uncyste barbarismi (the passage is: Inter Scillam soloecismi et barbarismi baratrum ... scopulosas lautacismi collisiones, Ald.

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for-habban

(v.)

To abstainrefrainabstinentcontinentto abstain fromto restrainkeep awayto keep backnot to mentionto restraincheckstop

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Sóna swá hý geedwyrpte beóð, þám flǽscǽte forhæbben (-habban v. l.) a carnibus abstineant, R. Ben. 61, 3. with prep. From giriordum forhabba, Rtl. 16, 25. Scolde heó forhabban fram ingange Godes húses, Hml. Th. i. 134, 19.

ge-neát

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I a. where the superior is a king, prince, or great man, cf. beód-, heorþ-geneát, geneát-scolu Bigstandaþ mé (Satan) strange geneátas, Gen. 284.

LIFIAN

(v.)
Grammar
LIFIAN, leofian; p. ode

To LIVE

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Ic beó láreów georn ðæt hé monþeáwum mínum lifge I am diligent in teaching him to live according to my customs, Exon. 71 b; Th. 267, 5; Jul. 410.

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hí-réd

(n.)
Grammar
hí-réd, hírd, es; m.

A household,house, family, the body of domestic retainers of a great man or king, a court, the members of a religious house, a company, band of associates

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Gif hé beó tó ðam gewelegod ðæt hé hýréd and éht áge if he be so enriched as to have a household and property, L. Wg. 7; Th. i. 186, 23 [cf. 13 híwisc landes]. Frióne hieréd a free monastery, L.

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wracu

(n.)
Grammar
wracu, e; f.

painsufferingmiserysufferingpunishmentvengeanceretributionpersecutionhostilityactive enmityvengeancerevenge

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Hé gesette ða men on ǽnne truman ðe mon hiora mǽgas ǽr slóg, and wiste ðæt hié woldon geornfulran beón ðære wrace (or under III ?

weg

(n.)
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weg, (wig,
  • Kent. Gl. 207
  • :
  • 475
  • :
  • 772
; pl. , weogas,
  • 21
), es; m.

a road (lit. or fig.) made for passengers, a path commonly usedspace to be traversed, a journeymanner, mode, method, plan way, way,

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Gif se weg swá lang beó, ðæt ðú ðíne þing bringan ne mage, Deut. 14, 24. Hig hæfdon sumne dǽl weges gefaren proces*-*serant paululum, Gen. 44, 4: aliquantulum itineris confecissent, Bd. 1. 23 ; S. 485, 30.

hwilc

(pronoun.)
Grammar
hwilc, hwylc, hwelc; pron.

whichwhoany oneanysome

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Swá hwylcum manna swá him gemet þuhte, Beo. Th. 6106; B. 3057: 1890; B. 943. Swá hwylce daga in quacumque die, Ps. Th. 137, 4.

þrowing

(n.)
Grammar
þrowing, þreowing, e; f.

suffering as opposed to doingsuffering which is painfula painful symptomsuffering that is undergone for the sake of religionsuffering of persecution, crosssuffering which ends in death, passion, martyrdomthe anniversary of a martyr's suffering

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Ða móddru on heora cildra martyrdóme þrowodon ... neód is ðæt hí beón efenhlyttan ðæs écan edleánes, ðonne hí wǽron geféran ðære ðrowunge, Homl. Th. i. 84, 20.

ge-tríwan

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Gl. 608. with clause Ne getriéwde hió þæt hiere wolde se óðer dǽl gelástfull beón, Ors. 3, 11; S. 148, 17. to make true to another, confederate Getreówed, getréude foederatus, Wrt. Voc. ii. 35, 25. Getréwde foederatas, 39, 6.

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á-stígan

(v.)

downwardupwarddownward upwardto descendgo down intoto ascendmount

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Seóð ꝥ þá bán áne beón lǽfed, ástíge þǽrin gelómlíce, Lch. i. 340, 26. metaphorical Ic lǽrde wlance men ꝥ hié ne ástigan on ofermédu, Bl. H. 185, 14.