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ár

Grammar
ár, honour.
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Ic geswutelige on ðisum gewrite hú ic míne áre and míne ǽhta geunnen hæbbe, 557, 14. v. land-, un-, weorold-ár

bodian

(v.)

to declareproclaimto foretellprophesycelebratepraiseto preacha persona doctrinebelief

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Ox. 1524. to proclaim the excellence of, celebrate, praise (cf. bodigend-lic) : Hé hine swá orgellíce up áhðf and bodode, ðæs ꝥ hé úþwita wǽre. Bt. 18, 4; F. 66, 29.

frófor

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Hé sægde mancynne tó frófre ꝥ hé sylfa ús gesécean wolde, Bl. H. 119, 29. Sé Hálga Gást wæs . . . þǽm apostolum tó frófre geháten, 131, 13: Gen. 955: 1108. Þá gódan God geseóð heóm tó frófran and tó gefeán and tó áre, Shrn. 202, 16.

ge-wislíce

(adv.)
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Ꝥ án ús is gewislíce andweard ꝥte þonne biþ, Bt. 42; F. 256, 26. 'Ic wolde witan . . . hwæþer þú wisse búton tweón . . . ' 'Ic gewislíce wite,' Solil. H. 56, 4: 57, 10: 60, 1.

ge-wunelic

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fixas úp tugon and þá tǽron solitos pisces consumabant, Nar. 16, 19. adapted to Ǽlc wyrt and ǽlc wudu wile weaxan on þǽm lande sélost ðe him betst geríst and him gecynde biþ and gewunelic ( sibi convenientibus innasci locis ), Bt. 34, 10; F. 148, 21

módor

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Add: a female parent. a woman who has given birth to a child Suǽ suǽ cild irnð tó his móder (-ur, v.l. ) greádan. Past. 103, 23: Wlfst. 193, 9. Hé wæs Bryttisc on his móder healfe, Chr. 1075; P. 202, 7.

sceádan

(v.)
Grammar
sceádan, scádan; scéd,sceád ; sceáden.

to separate, divide, make a line of separation betweento distinguish, decideto scatter, shedto separate, divide, partto be distinguished, to differto scatter, shed

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His blode þet he shedde for us, 312, 19. Scheaden þet chef urom þe clene cornes, 270, 27. Blod isched, 402, 21. So wurð ligt fro ðisternesse o sunder sad, Gen. and Ex. 58. On sunder shad, 148

ge-teón

(v.)
Grammar
ge-teón, ic -teó, ðú -týhst, he -týhþ, pl. -teóþ; p. -teáh, -teág, -téh, pl. -tugon; pp. -togen.

to drawleadinciteexciteconstrainrestrainbring upinstructbring to an endcompletedraw or bind togetherstring a musical instrumenttrahereducereperducerestringereevaginareexcitareconstringereeducareinstitueread finem perducerecomplerenervis aptare vel instruereto bring as an offering or giftcontributebestowgiveconferre

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to draw, lead, incite, excite, constrain, restrain, bring up, instruct, bring to an end, complete, draw or bind together, string a musical instrument; trahere, ducere, perducere, stringere, evaginare, excitare, constringere, educare, instituere, ad finem

hlóþ

(n.)
Grammar
hlóþ, e; f.

spoil, bootya band, troop, company, gang, crew, body of robbersthe crime of taking part in the action of a hlóþ

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Heó ðæt weorud ágeaf hlóþe of ðam hátan hreþre she gave up that multitude, troops from her hot bosom, Exon. 24 b; Th. 71, 29; Cr. 1163: 75 b; Th. 283, 6; Jnl. 676.

GÁST

(n.)
Grammar
GÁST, gǽst, es; m.

the breathhālĭtusspīrāmenthe spiritsoulGHOSTspīrĭtusanĭmusănĭma

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Bidde ic weoroda God, ðæt ic gást mínne agifan móte I pray [thee] God of hosts, that I may give up my spirit, Andr. Kmbl. 2831; An. 1418; Salm. Kmbl. 110; Sal. 54 : Menol. Fox 340; Men. 171 : Elen. Kmbl. 958; El. 480.

Linked entries: góst gaast gǽst gǽst

rodor

(n.)
Grammar
rodor, rador, es; m.
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Steám up árás swylce réc under radorum, Elen. Kmbl. 1604; El. 804. Alwalda worhte rúme roderas, Exon. Th. 341, 30; Gen. Ex. 134

Linked entry: rador

ge-munan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-munan, ic, he -man, -mon, pl. -munon; also ic -mune, he -monþ, pl. -munaþ; p. -munde; pp. -munen [a verb whose present tense is the past tense of a lost strong verb, cf. Lat. memini]

To remember, bear in mind, considerrecordari, memorari, meminisse, meditari

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Gemunon we úre dæghwamlícan synna let us be mindful of our daily sins, Blickl. Homl. 25, 14: Cd. 217; Th. 277, 11; Sat. 202. Gif hí ða geearnunga ealle gemundon if they had remembered all the benefits, Byrht. Th. 137, 35.

sweltan

(v.)
Grammar
sweltan, swyltan, swiltan; p. swealt, pl. swulton; pp. swollen
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Hwí lǽddest ðú ús ðæt wé swulton on ðisum wéstene, Num. 21; 5. Ic mæg sweltan blíðelíce laetus moriar, Gen. 46, 30: Mt. Kmbl. 26, 35: Ex. 10, 28. Sceal fǽge sweltan, Exon. Th. 335, 2; Gn. Ex. 27. Swyltan, Blickl. Homl. 59, 30.

Linked entry: a-sweltan

ed-wít

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Srt. 68, 10. an object of scorn Þú ús gesettest tó edwíte úsum neáhgebúrum posuisti nos opprobrium vicinis nostris, Ps. Th. 43, 15. Hé on edwít wearð ymbsittendum factus est in opprobrium vicinis suis, 88, 34

ge-beran

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Man mót feohtan mid his geborene (-um, v. l. ) mǽge; Ll. Th. i. 90, 24. Syndon him twégen beornas geborene bróðorsybbum he has two brothers, An. 690. with a complementary noun or adjective Hé bið mennisc man geboren, Wlfst. 84, 12.

gingra

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Móton wé hié ús tó giongrum habban, 407. the official representative of a person in authority, a subordinate, deputy. v. gingre, Ne dorste se heáhgeréfa náht ongeán þá hǽðengyldan, ac forlét his gigran (cf.

god-webb

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Þeáh wé ús gescirpen mid þý reádestan godwebbe, Wlfst. 262, 21. Handstocu mid godwebbe gestefnede manicae sericis clavatae, Hpt. Gl. 526, 38.

Linked entry: gode-webb

on-ǽlan

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Healdað eów ðæt gé ne onǽlen mín ierre mid eówrum searwum, 435, 9. to cause spiritual light Onǽl þæs Hálgan Gástes leóht on ús, Hml. Th. ii. 598, 21. add Þonne þeós woruld byrneð áde onǽled, Ph. 503: El. 951. Onǽlede of fýre incensa igni, Bl. Gl.

on-líhtan

(v.)
Grammar
on-líhtan, -leóhtan.

of places or things, to illumine, make bright, cause to shine,to give sight to, make the sight clearto clear the mental vision, to enlightento give light (with dat.)To shine

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God onlýhteþ ( illuminet ) andwlitan his ofer ús, Ps. Spl. 66, 1. Onlýht ( inlustra ) ansíne ðín ofer þeów ðínne, 30, 20. Tó hwon yldestú middangeard tó onlýhtenne, Blickl.

hleów

(n.)
Grammar
hleów, hleó, es; n.

A shelter, protection, covering, refuge;

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Uton gán on ðisne weald innan on ðisses holtes hleó let us go into this wood, into the shelter of this grove, Cd. 39; Th. 52, 7; Gen. 840: Exon. 62 a; Th. 227, 26; Ph. 429.