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geoc

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Hié mon on geocum and on racentum beforan hiera triumphan drifon ( but the Latin is: Catenatis, sub jugum missis), Ors. 5, 1; S. 214, 16. a (non-material) yoke. of that which unites people Sié in ðǽr[e] iwocc lufes and sibbes sit in ea jugum dilectionis

ge-brúcan

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Ðú úsig Ióhannes giléfes symbelcennesse ꝥte ué gibrúca nos Ióhannes concedis natalicia perfrui, Rtl. 56, 15. Gebro[cen] fretus, i. functus, An. Ox. 2042. [Swá ibrúce ic mine rice, ne scule gié mine mete ibite, O. E. Hml. i. 233, 3. O. H.

leóran

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</b> of things, to pass away, come to nothing :-- Word mín nǽfre ne leóraþ verba mea non praeteribunt, Mt. R. 24, 35

hleahtor

(n.)
Grammar
hleahtor, hlehter, es; m.

Laughter

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Ðú ús gesettest tó hleahtre and tó forsewennesse eallum ðǽm ðe ús ymbsittaþ posuisti nos derisu et contemptu his qui in circuitu nostro sunt, Ps. Th. 43, 15.

Linked entries: leahter hlehter

mægþ-hád

Grammar
mægþ-hád, <b>mægeþ-hád,</b> es; m.

maidenhoodvirginitycelibacychastitya body of young persons

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maidenhood, virginity, celibacy, chastity Ðú cennest cyning ealra clǽnnessa and ðinne mægþhád ne gewemmest, Blickl. Homl. 7, 36: Exon. 12 a; Th. 18, 25; Cri. 289: 9 a; Th. 6, 16; Cri. 85 : Homl. Th. i. 460, 4.

mirige

(adj.)
Grammar
mirige, adj.

Pleasantdelightfulsweet

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Ne geleofaþ man náht miriges ða hwíle ðe mon deáþ ondrǽt one gets no pleasure from life, while one fears death, Prov. Kmbl. 16. Mid merigum lofsange dulci ymno, Hymn. Surt. 141, 38.

Linked entry: murge

stapol

(n.)
Grammar
stapol, (-el, -ul), es; m.
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Æt sténan steaple, Txts. 436, no. 25. Stapul ǽrenne, Andr. Kmbl. 2126; An. 1064. Ǽlc riht cynestól stent on þrým stapelum, L. I. P. 4; Th. ii. 306, 31: Wulfst. 267, 9. Stánbogan stapulum fæste, Beo. Th. 5430; B. 2718.

þweorian

(v.)
Grammar
þweorian, þwyrian; p. ode

To be opposedadverseto be at variance

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On sibbe is fulfremednyss ðǽr ðǽr nán ðing ne þwyraþ ( there are no conflicting elements ), Homl. Th. i. 552, 21. Ic eom sóðfæstnys, ac ðás ðweorigaþ wið mé these men are opposed to me, 380, 8.

Linked entry: þweorh

eglan

Grammar
eglan, eglian.
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Ðá ðe hira hláfordas diégellíce tǽlað, and ðeáh suá suá hit him ne derige, ne ne egle dum praelatae dignitati saltem innoxie et latenter derogant, Past. 199, 13. Him sculan eglan óðerra monna brocu, 75, 10. Add

hræd-ness

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Rǽdnessum, 15, 26. where litele time is taken Se stán wearð upp áhafen mid swá mycelre hrædnysse (celeritate) swylce hé ǽr náne hefinysse næfde it took as little time to lift the stone as if it had no weight to start with, Gr. D. 123, 13.

á-spyrian

(v.)

to trackreach by following the trackto investigateexamine so as to get knowledge of a subjectto find out

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Ðæt nǽre nǽnig manna ðæt mihte ðǽra twégra tweón áspyrian that there was no man could settle by his investigations the doubt about the two(subst. this for trans. in Dict.), Sal. 434. Tó áspyrienne ob indaganda, Wrt. Voc. ii. 77, 64.

tún

(n.)
Grammar
tún, es; m.
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Hé wæs on ánumðæs cyninges túne nóht feor fram ðære foresprecenan byrig forðon ðe hé ðǽr hæfde áne cyricean and án resthús . . .

Linked entry: bold

grǽdig-

(adv.; prefix)
Grammar
grǽdig-, grǽdi-, grǽde-líce; adv.
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Ðonne him hingraþ he yt grǽdilíce when he is hungry he eats greedily, Hexam. 20; Norm. 28, 21

ge-bleód

(part.)
Grammar
ge-bleód, -bliód; part. [ge-, bleoh, bleó a colour, hue, complexion]

Colouredof different coloursvariegatedgifted with beautybeautiful in countenancecolōrātusversĭcŏlorspĕcie prædītusaspectu formātus

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colours, variegated, gifted with beauty, beautiful in countenance; colōrātus, versĭcŏlor, spĕcie prædītus, aspectu formātus Ða wyrta greówon, mid menigfealdum blóstmum mislíce gebleóde the plants grew, diversely coloured with manifold blossoms, Hexam. 6; Norm

Linked entries: -bleód ge-bliód

hwæt-hwára

(adv.)
Grammar
hwæt-hwára, adv. A
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Þæt þá munecas hwæthwára furþor restan þonne healfe niht ut modice amplius de media nocte pausentur, R. Ben. 32, 13. Gelencged hwæthwára, 37, 8. Syricas hwæthwára (-hwega, v. l. modice ) beteran, 91, 11.

Linked entry: æt-hwára

ildest

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Add: eldest Seó mǽgð ásprang of Nóes eltstan suna, Hml. Th. i. 24, 7. chief. as adjective Yldest burhwara proceres vel primores vel primarii, Wrt. Voc. i. 18, 40. Ðæt ieldesðe setl on gemétengum hí sécað, Past. 27, 8.

leófan

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It may be noted that Israéla occurs 12 times in this poem, but only in this instance does it seem to form a half line.

middeweard

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. ¶ as a noun :-- On middaweardan hire (heora) in medio eius ( eorum ), Ps. L. 54, 11, 16. Middeweardum, 136, 2. On middeweardum þínes freólsas, 73, 4. Add

wrecan

(v.)
Grammar
wrecan, p. wræc, pl.wrǽcon; pp.wrecen

To drivepressto driveforce to moveto drive outexpelto drive outto expressutterreciteto drive inimpressinlayto drivepractisecarry outonto drivepress onto wreakto punishto punishto punishto punishto avengeto avengeto avengeto avengeto avengeto take vengeance (on)

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Ne wrec ðú ðíne yrre ut non irascaris. Ps. Th. 84, 5. Wrecaþ Godes yrre on ðám mannum, Ex. 32, 27. Ðæt wé magon wrecan Godes yrre on ðám mannum, 32, 26 : Cd. Th. 152, 34; Gen. 2530.

settan

(v.)
Grammar
settan, p. sette; pp. seted, set[t] (
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Se ðe wille fæst hús timbrian ne sceall hé hit settan up on ðone héhstan cnol ( must not take the top of a hill as a site for his house ) . . . and eft se ðe wille fæst hús timbrian, ne sette hé hit on sondbeorhas. Bt. 12 ; Fox 36, 7-11.

Linked entry: on-settan