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á-secgan

to speak oututter a wordto tellnarrateto offer

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Ox. 3449. absolute, to speak out,utter a word Hí ne meahton ásecgan for þæs leóhtes mycelnesse, Bl. H. 145, 14. to tell,narrate, with acc. Ðæt ic ásecgu (enarrem) all wundur ðín, Ps. Srt. 25, 7. Ðú ásagas (enarras ) rehtwísnisse míne, 49, 16.

ǽfen-steorra

(n.)
Grammar
ǽfen-steorra, an; m.

The evening starHesperus

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Se móna, mid his blácan leóhte, dunniaþ ðone beorhtan steorran, ðe we hátaþ morgensteorra: ðone ilcan we hátaþ óðre naman, ǽfensteorra the moon, with his pale light, obscures the bright star, which we call the morning star: the same we call by another

Linked entry: morgen-steorra

forþ

(adv.)
Grammar
forþ, adv. [faran to go]

FORTHthencehenceforwardsonwardshenceforthfurtherstillindehincprorsumporrodehincdeincepstămen

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Forþ on leóht gelǽded brought forth into light; prolātum in lūcem, Bd. 4, 19; S. 588, 37. Teáh heora óðer forþ fægere bóc one of them drew forth a beautiful book, Bd. 5, 13; S. 632, 36; 633, 5. Gewát se dæg forþ the day was going forth, Lk.

ge-win

(n.)
Grammar
ge-win, -winn, es; n. [winnan to fight] .

a battlecontestwarstrifequarrelhostilitytumultcertāmenpugnabellumtŭmultuslabourtoilsorrowagonylăbortrībŭlātioăgōniafruit of laborersgainprofitfructus lăbōrumlucrumquæstus

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Gif hwilc man leóht déþ on mínum cirican of his gewinne if any man puts a light in my church [bought] out of his gain, Nar. 47, 6, 15

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grǽdig

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His gingran, gífre and grǽdige (cf. ágan ús þis wuldres leóht eall tó ǽhte, 253), Sat. 192. Grédige, 32. Grǽdige cupidas, Wülck. Gl. 253, 28. Gítsung ontent ðæs mannes mód tó máran ǽhte, and swá hé máre hæfð swá hé grǽdigra bið, Hml.

ídel-ness

(n.)
Grammar
ídel-ness, e ; f.

Idlenessvanityfrivolityuselessnessfutilityemptinessfalseness

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Forhwan gé mid ídelnesse ealle áríseþ ǽrðon leóht cume in vanum est vobis ante lucem surgere, Ps. Th. 126, 3. Hwí lufige gé ídelnessa and sécaþ leásuncga quid diligitis vanitatem, et quæritis mendacium? 4, 3.

Linked entry: ídel-gild

prica

(n.)
Grammar
prica, an; m. pricu (e), an, e (?) ; f.
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.: cf. with the calculations on this page the statement at 242, 7 :-- Dæghwamlíce ðæs mónan leóht byþ weaxende oððe waniende feówer prican. See also Homl. Th. i. 102, 30

Linked entry: pric-mǽlum

swipu

(n.)
Grammar
swipu, e; swipu(-e), an; f.: swipa (?), an; m.
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Frome folctogan faraþ him tógegnes, habbaþ leóht speru lange sceaftas, swíðmóde sweopan, swenga ne wyrnaþ, deórra dynta, Salm.

Linked entries: swipa swipe

ágen

(n.; v.; adj.; part.)
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His áhgen leóht, Bt. 3, 2; S. 9, 12. Þæt ( what ) hí ágon on ágenan hwílan gewunnen, Wlfst. 158, 38. Gif hé þá Godes wáccor behwyrfð þonne ꝥ hé him tó ágenum teleð, þonne him micele ágenre is ꝥ him ǽfre gelǽst, Ll. Th. i. 272, 12. <b>I a.

sacan

(v.)
Grammar
sacan, p. sóc , sócon; sacen.

to fight, strive, contendto disagree,to wrangleto bring a suitto accuse, blameto refuse, deny.

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Gód sceal wið yfele, líf sceal wið deáþe, leóht sceal wið þýstrum, fyrd wið fyrde, feónd wið óðrum, láð wið láðe ymb land sacan, Menol. Fox 568; Gn. C. 53. Sceal fǽge sweltan and dógra gehwam ymb gedálsacan middangeardes, Exon. Th. 335, 4; Gn.

micel

(adj.)
Grammar
micel, adj.

Micklegreatmagnusmuchmanymultusgreat

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God geworhte twá micele leóht, ðæt máre leóht tó ðæs dæges líhtinge, and ðæt læsse leóht tó ðære nihte líhtinge, Gen. 1, 16. Se læssa íl iricius; se mára íl istrix, Wrt. Voc. ii. 49, 52, 53. Ic tówurpe míne bernu and ic wyrce máran ( majora ), Lk.

Linked entries: mǽst mára micle mycel

miltsung

(n.)
Grammar
miltsung, mildsung, e; f.

Mercypitycompassiona shewing mercypardonindulgence

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Swá micclum swá ðæs mannes gecynd unmihtigre wæs swá hit wæs leóhtre tó miltsunge the weaker was man's nature, the easier was it to pardon, Boutr. Scrd. 17, 24. Bútan forgifenysse ł miltsunge (milsunge) sine respectu, Hpt. Gl. 487, 53.

glitnian

(v.)
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Leóhtes dægrima glitnigende ( rutilans ) scínþ, Hy. S. 8, 21. Gliteniend(r)e corusco (immensi luminis splendore ), An. Ox. 4310. <b>I a.</b> of f of objects that reflect light (metal, liquid, gems, plumage, &amp;c.)

bétan

put rightto mendrepairrestorecureto correctto amendmake amendsreparation for

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Hé árás tó bétanne þá leóht ( ad melioranda luminaria), Gr. D. 227, 4. in a medical sense, to do good, cure Scearpa þá stówe, þonne bétst þú ðá, Lch. ii. 82, 13. Wel þæt bét, 28, 17.

ge-eácnian

(v.)
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Hé ðæs dæges leóht geeácnode mid ðám scínendum tunglum, Hex. 6, 31. Ic wylle míne bernu geeácnian ( horrea mea majora faciam, Lk. 12, 18), Wlfst. 286, 19. Hí ne sceolon heora bodunge álecgan, ac swíðor geeácnian, Hml.

CEÓSAN

(v.)
Grammar
CEÓSAN, ciósan, ic ceóse, ðú ceósest, cýst, he ceóseþ, cýst, císt, ceósaþ; ic, he ceás, cés, ðú cure,curon; ceós, ceósaþ; coren; v. a.

to CHOOSE, select, electlegere, seligere, eligereto acceptoblatum accipere, accipere

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Hér Eádgár, Engla cyning, ceás him óðer leóht, and ðis wáce forlét líf here, A. D. 975, Edgar, king of the Angles, chose him another light, and left this frail life, Chr. 975; Erl. 124, 30; Edg. 22: 1041; Erl. 169, 10.

tácnian

(v.)
Grammar
tácnian, p. ode.

to make a mark upon something, to markto be a token or mark of something, to indicate, mark to indicate, point outto signifyto be the figurative expression of, be a figure of something, to symbolizeto indicate what is future, to portend

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Cwæþ se godspellere ðæt leóht cyrde tó ðon blindan. Ðæt tácnaþ ðæt seó godcundnes onféng úre týdran gecynde, 17, 27. Hé cwæþ ðæt his þegnas dydon swá hé him bebeád.

onettan

(v.)
Grammar
onettan, p. te.

to hasten, move rapidly to make a quick movement, to anticipate to be quick in one's movements or actions, be active, quick or busy

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Sceal onettan se ðe ágan wile líf æt Meotude ðenden him leóht and gǽst somod fæst seón diligent must he be, while light and spirit hold fast together, who life will receive at the hands of the Lord, 96, 24; Cri. 1529.

HEOFON

(n.)
Grammar
HEOFON, heofen, heofun, hefon, heben, hiofon, es; m.

HEAVENcælum

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Hiofones leóhtes beorhto the brightness of the light of heaven, Bt. Met. Fox 21, 77; Met. 21, 39. Of hefene from heaven, Beo. Th. 3146; B. 1571. Mid his worde synt getrymede heofonas verbo Domini cæli firmati sunt, Ps. Th. 32, 5.

ge-dryht

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Mid þá leóhtan gedryht, wuldres áras, El. 737. Sóhte ic þá wloncan gedryht Wiðmyrginga, Víd. 118. Þá geseah ic þá gedriht (þege driht, MS.) in gedwolan lifgan, Israéla cyn unriht dón, Dan. 22. Ofer ealle æðelinga gedriht (cf.