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ge-ascian

(v.)
Grammar
ge-ascian, l. ge-áscian,
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Wé geácsodon his geceasterwaran beón Godes englas, and wé geácsodon þǽra engla geféran beón þá gástas sóðfæstra manna Wlfst. 2, 1 — 4. with acc. and complementary adjective Be þisum þeofum þe man on hrædinge fúle geáxian ne mæg of these thieves who cannot

hider

to this worldto this lifein this worldto this pointhither and thitherto and fro

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Þonne bearn Godes þurh heofona gehleodu hider oðýweð (shews himself to us), Cri. 905. to this point Forlétað wið hider (lǽtað þus, W.S. unite usque huc), Lk. R.

Linked entry: hider-cyme

Ælfréd

(n.)
Grammar
Ælfréd, es; m. [ælf an elf; réd = rǽd counsel, wise in counsel: v. Ælfred]

AlfredAlfrédusAlfred the Great

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Ða ylcan sumere, forwearþ ná læs ðonne xx scipa mid mannum mid ealle be ðam súþ. riman in the same year [A.D. 897], the king [Alfred] commanded his men to go to Wight... They then took two of the ships, and slew the men ...

LICGAN

(v.; adv.)
Grammar
LICGAN, p. læg: pl. lǽgon; pp. legen.

To LIEfailto liegorun

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A. pp. 491 sqq. to lie, be situated [of a place], go or run [of a road or stream] On ðam wege ðe líþ tó Euphfrate in via, quæ ducit Euphratam, Gen. 35, 19. Swá swá se weg líþ, wé faraþ, Num. 21, 22.

Linked entry: for-lǽge

lád

(n.)
Grammar
lád, e; f.

a coursewaya lodewatercoursecarryingcarriagebringingSustenanceprovision

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are other instances occurring in the Charters. carrying, carriage, bringing (see lǽdan) Sunnandæges cýpinge wé forbeódaþand ǽlc weorc and ǽlce láde ǽgðer ge on wǽne ge on horse ge on byrdene we forbid Sunday traffic and all work and all carrying (of goods

toll

(n.)
Grammar
toll, es; n. m. (?)
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Hý árérdon unrihte tollas, Chr. 1086; Erl. 220, 15. that which is paid to individuals Sume men syllaþ cyrcan tó hýre swá swá wáclíce mylna ... ac hit ne gedafnaþ dæt man dó Godes hús ánre mylne gelíc for lyðrum tolle, Homl. Skt. i. 19, 248-253.

eall

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Wálá þǽre yrmðe and wálá þǽre woruldscame þe nú habbað Engle eal þurh (eall for, v. l. ) Godes yrre, Wlfst. 163, 4. Hit biþ eall óþer, Bt. 27, 3; F. 98, 33.

wer

(n.)
Grammar
wer, es; m.
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Se Godes wer Sanctus Martinus, Blickl. Homl. 213, 36. Se eádiga wer, 215, 31. Se weor (wer, Rush.) uir, Lk. Skt. Lind. 8, 38. Woer (wer, W. S., Rush.), 9, 38. Of ðæs weres ( viri) handa ic ofgange ðæs mannes (hominis ) líf, Gen. 9, 5.

Linked entry: wíf

weallan

(v.)
Grammar
weallan, p. weóll, pl. weóllon; pp. weallen.

of water, &c. issuing from a source to well, bubble forth, spring out, flow of the source, to well with, flow with, with a noun absoluteimplying abundanceto swarm, exist in large numbers of production in large numbers or great quantity, to swarm with flow with of violent movement, to boil, rage, heave of movement in liquids caused by heat, to boil (intrans.), to be hot used of a vessel in which a liquid boils of other than liquids, to be hot, burn, blaze, ragefiguratively, of persons, passions, emotions, to be fervent, to burn, rage, to be strongly moved trans. ( = willan?) To roll, turn

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Hé welð on gódum cræftum in virtutibus inardescit, Past. 58; Swt. 447, 18. Hé metta mid cystignesse wealð aescarum largitate feruescit, Scint. 56, 2. Hyge hearde wealleþ, Salm. Kmbl. 126; Sal. 62.

Linked entry: for-weallen

EAL

(n.; adj.)
Grammar
EAL, eall; gen. m. n. ealles; f.ealre , eallre ; dat. m. n. eallum ; f.ealre , eallre ; acc. m. ealne, eallne. f ealle, n. eal; inst. ealle; pl. nom. acc. ealle, ealla; gen. ealra, eallra; dat. eallum;

sometimes used indeclwithout substantive, and sometimes governing the genitiveare sometimes used, almost adverbially

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Ger. al, all: Goth. alls: Dan. Swed. al: Icel. allr, öll, allt, ale: Grk. ὅλος.]

Linked entries: al all eall

þúsend

(n.; num.; adj.)

a thousand

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[Goth. þúsundi; f. n.: O. Frs. thúsend: O. L. Ger. thúsint: O. Sax. thúsundig: O. H. Ger. dúsunt, túsunt; f. n.: Icel. þúsund; f. (later f. and n. )]

fela

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Fela wearð tódræ-acute;fed Godes ðeówa, Chr. 975; P. 120, 14: Gen. 1638. Þæ t eówer fela geseah, Dan. 412. Wæs máðma fela gelǽded, B. 36: Cri. 43: Crä. 1. where fela is nom. to a verb in pl.

Linked entry: feald

healf

(adj.)
Grammar
healf, adj.

a half

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Half (hlaf, R.) gódra mínra ic sello ðorfendum demedium bonorum meorum do pauperibus, Lk. L. 19, 8. Gif mon elþeódigne ofsleá se cyning áh twǽdne dǽl weres, þriddan dǽl sunu oþþe mǽgas. Gif hé mǽgleás sié, healf kyningc, healf se gesíð, Ll.

Linked entry: healf

heáfod

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Þá þe him Godes egsa hleonað ofer heáfdum, Gú. 44. with another noun Hé tóbærst mid wundum from ðám heáfde oð ðá fét, Shrn. 132, 9. with a verb. heáfod brecan to destroy, crush an enemy Heáfod hé gebreceð hæleða meniges, Ps.

tún

(n.)
Grammar
tún, es; m.
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Wæs in ða tíd ðeáu Ongelcynnes folcum, ðæt ðonne mæssepreóst in tún ( villam ) com, hí ealle gesomnodon Godes word tó gehýranne, 4, 27; S. 604, 16. Ðæt cumende folc of eallum túnum (viculis), 2, 14; S. 518, 9: 4, 27; S. 604, 26.

Linked entry: bold