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ceaster

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Godes ealdorburg gesécan, rodera ceastre, Rä. 60, 16. Wunian cestre and cynestól, Sat. 298. <b>I b.

deáþ

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S. 7, 11. personified (or localized) Se deáþ him tó cymeþ Godes dóm tó ábeódenne, Bl. H. 59, 11. Frecces deáðes ambronis orci (faucibus ), An. Ox. 11, 107. Deáðe orco, Wrt.

elles

(adj.)

otherwisedifferentlyelsewhereelseelse

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Add: with indef. or interrog. pronouns, or indeterminate numeral words Búton hit mid úrum hláforde sý, oððon elles hwylc þe máran Godes ege habbe, Wlfst. 269, 12. Gif him sylfum ælles hwæt sǽle . . . elles hwæt, C. D. i. 311, 12, 13.

ge-swinc

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Mid ðám gesuincium (-swincum, v. l.) gódra weorca studiorum sublimium vigore, Past. 283, 16. Qn dyslicum gesuincum stulto labore, 131, 14. Geswinceum, Gr. D. 6, 30. Geswincum, Hml. Th. ii. 82, 23. <b>Ia.

ge-freógan

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Gefriáil, 32. to free from bonds, prison, captivity, &amp; c. liberate, release Cwóm engel Godes and þæt fýr tósccáf, gefreóde fácnes clǽne (Juliana), Jul. 565.

hálig-dóm

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Hæbbe hé Godes unmiltse and æalles ðæs háligdómes (cf. ic eów hálsige fer ealle ðá hálgan reliquias ðe gind ealne middangeard sindon, Rtl. 114, 18) ðe ic ( Æthelstan ) on Angelcyn begeat, 315, 22. Hire scrín mid hiræ háligdóme, C. D. iii. 360, 8.

þegen

(n.)
Grammar
þegen, þegn, þeng, þén, es; m.
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'Ðone forhycgend úra goda ðú mé helan woldest swýþor ðonne mínum ðegnum (militibus ) secgean,' Bd. 1, 7; S. 477, 7-20. Hí sealdon ðám þegenum ( militibus ) micyl feoh, Mt. Kmbl. 28, 13.

GRUND

(n.)
Grammar
GRUND, es; m.
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Neól ic fére and be grunde græfe prone I go and along the ground dig, Exon. 106 a; Th. 403, 3; Rä. 22, 2: 128 a; Th. 491, 23; Rä. 81, 3.

ge-niman

(v.)
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To go (cf. take = go in M. E.) Þá gesáwon hié ꝥ se eádiga Michael genam and þá slóg on þæs húses duru, Bl. H. 141, 29.

swegel

(n.)
Grammar
swegel, swegl, es; n.
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v. swegel-horn Ðǽr ( in heaven ) wæs singal sang and swegles gong ... Englas heredon hálgan stefne Dryhten, dreám wæs on hyhte, Andr. Kmbl. 1738; An. 871. Eádige ðǽr sittaþ mid swegle, Cd. Th. 305, 17; Sat. 648. v. Grmm. D.M. 708

éþel

fatherland

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Swá gemindige mínes gódes swá bið manna gehwilc metes and éþeles (of food and fatherland), Lch. i. 384, 26. Hé bebeád þæt ǽlc þára þe on elðeódignesse wǽre cóme tó his ágnum earde and tó his fæder oeþle, Ors. 5, 14; S. 248, 24.

wacian

(v.)
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wacian, p. ode

To watchwaketo remain awakenot to sleepto be freed from obstructionto opento be alertto watchbe on the watchbe on guardto watchbe on the watch to injure

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Hé wecð hine selfne, ðæt hé wacie on ðære geornfulnesse gódra weorca (ut studio bonae actionis evigilent), 64; Swt. 461, 14. Wacige, 461, 16. Ðæt heó mihte beón ácenned, and wacian, and árísan, and faran of stówe tó óþerre, Blickl.

Linked entries: a-wacian wæcian

scúfan

(v.)
Grammar
scúfan, scéufan, sceófan; p. sceáf, pl. scufon, sceufon, sceofon; pp. scofen, sceofen
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Sume sceufon, sume tugon, and seó Godes fǽmne hwæðre stód. Shrn. 154, 26. to shove, thrust, cause to move with violence. literal Ðá ne gelífde Apollonius ðæt heó his gemæcca wǽre ac sceáf hí fram him, Ap. Th. 25, 6. Hé sceáf reáf of líce. Cd.

stæpe

(n.)
Grammar
stæpe, stepe, es; pl. stæpas, stapas, stæpe; m.
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Kmbl. 5, 41. stepping, going Germanus ðam healtan geongan his stæpe geedníwode and ðam Godes folce geedníwode ðone stæpe rihtes geleáfan Germanus claudo juveni incessum et populo Dei gressum recuperarit fidei, Bd. i. 21; S. 485, 5-9.

gift

(n.; v.; part.)
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Þá þá heó befleáh þám gesettan gyfte (gyfe, v. l.) tó Godes cyrican (dum constitutis jam nuptiis in ecclesiam fugisset ) . . . gefreoðod fram þám gyftum heó wæs gelǽded tó ðám munucháde. Gr.

micel

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Gr. 126, 85. with reference to amount or degree Him wǽre micel ðearf ðæt hié léten Godes ege hié geeáðmédan, Past. 321, 12. Micul, 405, 21. Is hit swýðe micel cyn ꝥ gehwylc crísten man þone dæg weorðige, Ll. Th. ii. 420, 31.

on-findan

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Hé onfunde Godes ierre on ðám hearme ðe his bearne becóm, Past. 39, 4. to detect a person in wrongdoing Anfunden deprehensus (of a thief), Kent.

á-wrítan

to write out or downwrite wordsto transcribecopy in writingto state in writingto write a book, letter,to write of or about somethingto write toto write an account ofdescribeto inscribe the name of a personto write on materialcover with writingto make a symbol other than a letter

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Bóca mid golde áwritenra, Bt. 5, 1;F. 10, 18. to transcribe, copy in writing Bidde ic, gif hwá þás bóc áwrítan wylle, þæt hé híi geornlíce gerihte be þǽre bysene, Hml.

Linked entry: wrítan

hláf

breada loafcakebreadbreadmannacake

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Hú hig hine oncneówan on hláfes brice, Lk. 24, 35. tó hláfe gan to go to eat bread.

Linked entry: hláf-gang

DÓM

(n.)
Grammar
DÓM, es; m.

Doom, judgment, judicial sentence, decree, ordinance, law jūdĭcium, sententia, decrētum, jus, lex a ruling, governing, commandrectio, gubernātio, impĕrium might, power, dominion, majesty, glory, magnificence, honour, praise, dignity, authority potentia, potestas, majestas, glōria, splendor, honor, laus, dignĭtas, auctōrĭtas will, free will, choice, option arbitrium, optiosense, meaning, interpretationsignifĭcātio, interprĕtātio

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Doom, judgment, judicial sentence, decree, ordinance, law; jūdĭcium, sententia, decrētum, jus, lex Hit ys Godes dóm Dei jūdĭcium est, Deut. 1, 17: Jn. Bos. 12, 31. Dómes dæ jūdĭcii dies, Mt. Bos. 10, 15: 11, 22, 24.