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eorþe

the groundsoillandearththe eartha landcountrysoilmoulddust

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Wæs his ræst on nacodre eorðan, Bl. H. 227, 11. Þín blód fléwþ ofer eorþan swá swá wæter, 237, 6.

Linked entry: eorþ-lic

ge-wita

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Næs ic æt rǽde ne æt dǽde, ne gewita ne gewyrhta, þǽr man mid unrihte N. orf ætferede, 180, 1. (3 a) with gen. of crime :-- wintre cniht mæg bión þiéfðe gewita, Ll. Th. i. 106, 18.

sprecan

(v.)
Grammar
sprecan, specan; spræc, spæc; sprǽcon, spǽcon; sprecen, specen

To speak. to exercise the faculty of speechto use words in conversation, discourse, etc.to mentionto sayto speakto sue for, make a claim against, lay claim to

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Th. 1290; B. 643. where the object of the verb is a word denoting the matter expressed in the words spoken Ic rǽd sprece I give counsel in my words, Cd. Th. 115, 2; Gen. 1913. Ðú bysmor spycst blasphemas, Jn. Skt. 10, 36. Tunga his sprecþ dóm, Ps.

ealdor-man

(n.)
Grammar
ealdor-man, -mann, -mon, ealdur-, aldor-, eldor-, es; m. [eald old, not only in age, but in knowledge, v. eald, hence ealdor an elder; man hŏmo] .

ALDERMAN, senator, chief, duke, a nobleman of the highest rank, and holding an office inferior only to that of the king mājor nātu, sĕnātor, prŏcer, princeps, prīmas, dux, præfectus, trĭbūnus, quīcunque est aliis grădu aut nātu mājor.eorl, Nrs. jarl, being placed over several shires. The Danish kings ruled by their eorlas or jarls, and the ealdormen disappeared from the shires. Gradually the title ceased altogether, except in the cities, where it denoted an inferior judicature, much as it now does among ourselves

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Gradually the title ceased altogether, except in the cities, where it denoted an inferior judicature, much as it now does among ourselves Ðis is ðonne seó woruldcunde gerǽdnes, ðe ic [Cnut] wille, mid mínan witenan rǽde, ðæt man healde ofer eall Engla

mund

(n.)
Grammar
mund, e; f.

a handa handprotectionGuardianshipA protectorguardianprotectionguardianship extended by the king to the subjectthe king's peace, by the head of a family to its membersthe fine paid for violation of mund

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Ðonne ðæt gedón sý ðonne rǽre man cyninges munde ðæt is ðæt hý ealle gemǽnum handum of ǽgðere mǽgþe on ánum wǽpne ðam sémende syllan ðæt cyninges mund stande when that is done, then let the king's peace be declared, that is, that they all of either kindred

Linked entry: mundian

wís

(adj.)
Grammar
wís, adj.

wisediscreetjudiciouscunningwiselearnedskilledexpertknown

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Cyninges rǽswa, wís and wordgleáw, Cd. Th. 242, 12; Dan. 418. Ne hýrde ic snotorlícor guman þingian. Ðú eart wís wordcwida, Beo. Th. 3694; B. 1845. Azarias Dryhten herede, wís in weorcum, Exon. Th. 185, 7; Az. 4.

gifu

(n.)
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redemption) dona, plurima 175. the giver a superhuman power, a material or non-material good regarded as granted by a higher power Wé wǽron átende grimlíce ǽr wé mihton þás gerína áspyrian, ac ús cóm hrædlíce fultum, wé gelýfað of heofenum, swá hit rǽd

líf

(adv.)
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Þá hwíle þe ic on þisum lýcuman and þisse weorulde sié fultuma mé þæt ic simle þone rǽd árædige ðe mé for þám lýfum best sí, Solil. H. 13, 25.

án

(n.; num.; adj.; pronoun.)
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Gif man ðá áne bóc rǽt on ánes geáres ymbryne and ðá óðre on ðám æftran geáre, Hml. Th. ii. 2, 12. distributive Hí heom betweónan án and án ( one by one ) hnappodon, Hml. S. 23, 247.

ge-myndig

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Hé reordode rǽda gemyndig, Exod. 548. Hé spræc snytra gemyndig, Gen. 2463. Hié wǽron gemyndige ealra Godes beboda, and þǽre godcundan ǽ swíþe gehýrsume erant justi ante Deum incedentes in omnibus mandatis et justificationibus Domini (Lk. l, 6), Bl.

findan

to come acrossto obtainfindto meet withexperiencebe exposed tofind difficultyprocureto visitlearnarrangesettleto determineto supplyprovidefurnish

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Se biscop funde him to rǽde þ hí mid fæstene swutelunge bǽdon Hml. Th. i. 502, 24. Fand, Bl. H. 199, 30: 201, 25. Funde hé swíðe yfel geðeaht consilium praebuii, Past. 423, 15. Þysne cræft funde Camillis, Ors. 2, 8; S. 92, 2.

ge-hwilc

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Þæt is heálic rǽd monna gehwylcum þe gemynd hafað, 431. Secga gehwylcum þára þe on swylc starað, B. 996 : An. 1154. Þǽr is ár gelang fira gehwylcum þám þe hié findan cann, 982.

ge-mǽne

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</b> of abstract objects, belonging to or concerning equally :-- Sý þes rǽd gemǽne eallum leódscipe, ǽgðer ge Anglum ge Denum ge Bryttum, Ll.

gearo

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Voc. ii. 107, 67. of mental power, characterized by quickness or promptness Onstép mínne hige in gearone rǽd, Hy. 4, 39. of action, characterized by alacrity or willingness Heó gearwe ( or under <b>IX:</b> or adv. ?

ge-híran

(v.)
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. :-- Gif sum dysig man þás bóc rǽt oþþe rǽdan gehýrþ, Ælfc. Gen. Thw. l, 15. Wé gehéraþ hwílum secgan ꝥ . . . Bt. 41, 2; F. 246, 16. Þú gehýrdest oft reccan on ealdum spellum, 35, 4 ; F. 162, 5. Wé nú gehýrdon þis godspel beforan ús rǽdan, Bl.

þanne

(adv.)
Grammar
þanne, þænne, þonne; adv. conj.
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Nyston beteran rǽd þonne hié ða behlidenan him tó lífnere gefeormedon, Andr. Kmbl. 2179; An. 1091. (2 b) in questions :-- On hwam mæg se iunga rǽdran rǽd gemittan, þonne hé ðíne wísan word gehealde? Ps. Th. 118, 9.

Linked entries: þænne þonne

ge-faran

(v.)
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Gá hé tó corsnǽde and þár þonne æt gefare ꝥ ꝥ God wille (rǽde, l. 29), Ll. Th. i. 344, 23: 362, 20, 26. Gif wé áht gefaran scylan, Wlfst. 121, 14: 282, 10. Bið æt Gode gelang eal hwæt wé gefaran scylan, 122, 9.

wíc

(n.)
Grammar
wíc, The word is generally neuter, but as it is often used in the plural where a singular might express the meaning, the similarity of neuter plural and feminine singular accusatives seems to have caused the word to be taken sometimes as feminine, e. g. tó ánre wíc, Homl. Th. i. 402, 22. A weak form also seems to be used, Chart. Th. 446, 29.
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Th. 446, 29. a temporary abode, a camp, place where one stops, station Ðá wæs feórðe wíc, randwigena ræst, be ðan Reádan Sǽ, Cd. Th. l86, 4; Exod. 133: 183, 6; Exod. 87.

weorod

(n.)
Grammar
weorod, (-ud, -ed, -ad), werod (-ud, -ed), worud (-ad), word, es; n.
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Werodes rǽswa, Babilone weard, 246, 31; Dan. 487. Weredes weard, 250, 25; Dan. 552. Ðam werude ( the Jews ), 216, 28; Dan. 13: 217, 23; Dan. 27. Hé sægde him wereda gesceafte, 225, 27; Dan. 160.

fón

(v.)

to takecatchto takearrestapprehendto getgainto getsufferexperienceto beginto beginto taketo set aboutundertaketo attackto begin atto take taketo set to work atdeal withreceiveacceptto taketo taketake possession ofto taketo takeundertaketo taketo take toallow ofto take toto take tojoin battleto join togetherto struggle with

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Rǽd geþencean, fón, Gen. 287. with gen. Wé moniges féngon, Sal. 432. with dat. Hé þám frætwum féng, B. 2989. to get, suffer, experience, with acc. Hé féng swá stíð weðer ꝥ hé uneáðe áwæig cóm, Chr. 1052; P. 176, 15. with gen.