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weorþ-líce

(adv.)
Grammar
weorþ-líce, weorþelíce; adv.
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Swá hit weorðlícost foresnotre men findan mihton, Beo. 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.

wlítan

(v.)
Grammar
wlítan, p. wlát, pl. wliton

To lookgaze

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Hé æfter recede wlát, Beo. Th. 3149; B. 1572. Ða ðe on holm wliton, 3189; B. 1592. Wlítan on Wíláf, 5696; B. 2852: Cd. Th. 145, 8; Gen. 2402. Heó swá wíde wlítan meahte ofer heofonríce, 38, 18; Gen. 608.

sár

(adj.)
Grammar
sár, adj.

Sore, painful, grievous, distressing

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Manaþ sárum wordum prompts with words that wound, Beo. Th. 4122 ; B. 2058 . Ealle ða sáran edwíta ðe hé ádreág, Blickl. Homl. 97, 15. Uncúðne eard cunnian, sáre síþas to make trial of a land unknown, of travails sore, Exon. Th. 87, 2; Cri. 1419 .

of-þyncan

(v.)

to cause regret or sorrowto cause displeasure or offence

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Mæg ðæs ofþyncan þegna gehwam, Beo. Th. 4070; B. 2032. Hit wæs swíðe ofþyncende ðâm ôðrum consulum it gave great offence to the other consuls, Ors. 5, 9; Swt. 232, 21.

hleótan

(v.)
Grammar
hleótan, p. hleát, pl. hluton.

to cast lotsto obtain by lot, get a share, share in, participate, obtain

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Hé feorhwunde hleát he got a mortal wound, Beo. Th. 4760; B. 2385. Hí dóm hlutan eádigne upwæg they obtained glory, a blessed ascension, Menol. Fox 382; Men. 192.

Linked entry: ge-hleótan

ge-limpan

(v.)
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Ealle þás getimbro beóþ tóworpene . . .' Swá swá hit seoþþan gelamp, Bl. H. 79, 2 : El. 1155. Swá hit ǽfre gelim[pe] amen, An.

eádig

(adj.)
Grammar
eádig, eádeg; adj. [eád happiness, prosperity; ig]

Happy, blessed, prosperous, fortunate, rich, perfect beātus, fēlix, gaudii plēnus, faustus, abundans, opŭlentus, dīves

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Æðeling eádig a prosperous noble, Beo. Th. 2454; B. 1225. Eádig and ánmód blessed and steadfast, Andr. Kmbl. 107; An. 54: Exon. 43b; Th. 146, 29; Gú. 717. Eádig on elne perfect in courage, 47 b; Th. 163, 25; Gú. 999.

Linked entries: eádeg eádga

EARM

(adj.)
Grammar
EARM, ærm, arm; comp. earmra; sup. earmost; adj.

poor, miserable, helpless, pitiful, wretchedpauper, mĭser the poor and destitute for whom the church made a provision paupĕres

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Nó ic gefrægn earmran mannan I have not heard of a more miserable man, Beo. Th. 1159; B. 577.

for-standan

(v.)
Grammar
for-standan, -stondan; he -stent; p. -stód. pl. -stódon; pp. -standen; v. trans.

to stand up forto defendaidhelpbenefitavaildefendĕreprodesseto understandintelligĕre

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He mihte hord forstandan he might defend the treasure, Beo. Th. 5903; B. 2955. Forstond ðú mec protect thou me, Exon. 118 b; Th. 455, 31; Hy. 4, 58. Hwá forstandeþ hie, gif ðu hie ne scyldest who shall defend it, if thou dost not shield it, Blickl.

mán

(n.)
Grammar
mán, es; n.

A bad, shameful actiona crimecrimeguiltwickedness

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For þý máne ( the murder of Abel ), Beo. Th. 220; B. 110. Máne fáh stained with crime, 1960; B. 978. Mán nequitiam, Ps. Spl. 72, 8 : Ps. Th. 140, 4.

Linked entry: mán-áþ

metod

(n.)
Grammar
metod, metud, meotud, meotod, es; m.

fatedestinydeath

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Hine forwræc metod mancynne fram, Beo. Th. 220; B. 110. Metud O Lord! Elen. Kmbl. 1634; El. 819. Middangeardes meotud, Exon. 116 b; Th. 449, 2; Dóm. 65. Cyninga wuldor, meotud mancynnes, Andr. Kmbl. 343; An. 172. Sóðfæst meotud, 772; An. 386.

milts

(n.)
Grammar
milts, milds, e; f.

mildnesskindnessfavourmercymeeknesshumilityjoy

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Ús wæs á syððan Merewioingas milts ungyfeþe, Beo. Th. 5835; B. 2919. Þolige hé clǽnes legeres and Godes mildse, L. N. P. L. 62; Th. ii. 300, 19, Ðú mid mildse mínre férest thou shalt depart with my favour, Andr. Kmbl. 3344; An. 1676.

Linked entry: milds

ge-sceád

(n.)
Grammar
ge-sceád, -scád, es; n.

separation, distinction, differencepower of distinguishing, reason, discretion, discrimination, an account, a reckoning, argumentdistinctio, discretio, distantia

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Th. 186, 4: Beo. Th. 582; B. 288. Gesceád discretio, Bd. 1, 27; S. 496, 35. Gesceád agyldan to render an account, Mt. Bos. 12, 36: Homl. Th. i. 96, 20: ii. 50, 1.

Linked entries: -sceád ge-scád

síþ

(prep.; adv.; con.)
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Ger. ér enti síd : Icel. ár ok síð, síð ok snemma) :-- Ǽr and síþ early and late, always, Beo. Th. 4993 ; B. 2500. Síþ and ǽr, Cd. Th. 177, 24 ; Gen. 2934 : Exon. Th. 38, 5 ; Cri. 602.

þyrel

(n.)
Grammar
þyrel, (from þyrhel, v. þurh), þyrl, es; n.

A hole made through anythingan apertureorifice

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Gif án þyrl ( foramen ) open byð forlǽten, ðanon fram feóndum beó inn ágan, Scint. 140, 6. Ðæt wǽre ðyrel on middum ðæm hweóle, Shrn. 81, 13. Gerýme ðæt ðæt þyrel ( the aperture made by a lancet ) tó nearo ne sié, Lchdm. ii. 208, 25.

Linked entries: þirel þyrl

þæt

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Ne híwa ðú swilce ðú mæge ... wið hí mótian ðæt ðín mód ne beó yfele besmiten, Hex. 48, 11. ¶ In the charters the word is used almost with the force of until, marking the point reached in tracing a boundary :-- Swá west wið ðan heáfdan ðæt hit cymð tó

scealc

(n.)
Grammar
scealc, es; m.

a servanta man, soldier, sailor

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Th. 273, 8; Sat. 133 . a man, soldier, sailor Scealc (Beowulf ) hafaþ dǽde gefremede, ðe wé ealle ǽr ne meahton, Beo. Th. 1883; B. 939. Eode scealc monig swíð*-*nicgende tó sele searowundor seón, 1841 ; B. 918 .

Linked entry: scilcen

(adv.)
Grammar
HÚ, adv.

How

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Ábídan sceal miclan dómes hú him metod scrífan wille must abide the great doom, how the Lord will adjudge to him, Beo.

Linked entries: hú-lic hú-meta hwu

lyft

(n.)
Grammar
lyft, es, e; m. f. n.

Airatmospherebreezeskyheavenscloud

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Nalles æfter lyfte lácende hwearf he went not sporting through the air, Beo. Th. 5656; B. 2832. Hé gesette storm his on lyfte statuit procellam ejus in auram, Ps. Spl. 106, 29. Hé gesceóp ðæt upplíce lyft, Hexam. 4; Norm. 6, 24.

Linked entries: lift loft

wítan

(v.)
Grammar
wítan, p. wát, pl. witon; pp. witen.

to see totake heed toguardkeepto lay tchargelay the blame ofimputeto godepart

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Th. 51, 9; Gen. 824: Hy. 6, 25 ; Beo. Th. 5475 ; B. 2741.

Linked entry: ge-wítan