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leógan

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K. 70. to state what is not correct, make a mistake Se áwergda gást ongan Godes béc trahtian, and þá sóna leáh ( and at once made a mistake); forþon þis næs gecweden be Críste . . . ah be hálgum monnum, Bl.

un-wís

(adj.)
Grammar
un-wís, adj.

unwisefoolishstupidignorantignorant of something

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si nescit, quaenam beata sors esse potest ignorantiae caecitate? Bt. 11, 2; Fox 34, 26 note. Unwíse láreówas cumaþ for ðæs folces synnum.

tó-lísan

(v.)
Grammar
tó-lísan, p. de

To unloose,undo,dissolvesolvere,dissolvere,exsolvereresolvereto undo that which is boundrelease from a bond,to release from captivity, difficulty,to do away with tension,relax,relieveto put an end to the connection between,to separateto dissolve,put an end to,dissipate,to dissolve,relax,destroy the force of,weakento desolate,destroy,to undo a bondto discharge an obligation,to payto break a connection

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Hé wæs gehyhtende ðæt hé sóna ðæs ðe hine mon gefullade his líchoman tólýsed wǽre sperans gula mox baptizatus carne solutus esset, Bd. 5, 7; S. 620, 36. Tólésed wǽran extricaba[n]tur, Wrt.

Linked entries: tó-lésan tó-lýsan

síþ

(n.)
Grammar
síþ, es ; m.
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Skt. 5, 23. coming, arrival Hió rícsode on ðæm íglonde ðe Aulixes com tó líþan ; cúð wæs sóna æðelinges síþ, Met. 26, 62 : Andr. Kmbl. 88 ; An. 44. Geseah Iohannes sigebearn cuman tó helle, ongeat Godes sylfes síþ, Exon.

Linked entries: síþemest síþmæst

þe

(adv.; con.; pronoun.)
Grammar
þe, indecl.
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Swá þincþ ánra gehwæm sió sóðe gesǽlð þe betere and þý wynsumre, þe hé wíta má hér ádreógeþ, Met. 12, 20. Symle bið þý heardra, þe hit sǽstreámas swýðor beátaþ, Cd. Th. 80, 8; Gen. 1325. Þe læs lest, Ex. 19, 21, 24: Mk.

Linked entry: þý

ge-seón

(v.)
Grammar
ge-seón, [For first two lines substitute: <b>ge-seón,</b> ge-sión, ic-seó, -sió, -sié, þú-sihst, -siehst, -syhst, -syxt, hé-sihþ, -siehð, -seohþ, -syhþ, -seóþ, pl. -seóþ, -sióþ; p. ic, hé -seah, -seh, þú-sáwe, -sége, pl. -sáwon, -ségon, -seágon, -sǽgon ; imp. -seoh, -seah, pl. -seóþ; subj. prs. ic-seó, -sió, -sié ; p. -sáwe, -sége; pp. -sewen, -seowen, -segen, -seogen, -sawen (-sáw- ?). Northern and Mercian forms: ge-seá, -seán, -sión, ic -seóm, -sióm, -siúm, þú -siist, -síst, -seǽs, hé -siið, -siis, -síþ, -sís ; pl. -seáþ, -siáþ, -seás ; p. ic, hé -sæh, -sægh, -seh, þu -sége, pl. -ségon, -sǽgon ; imp. -sæh, -sægh, -seh, -sech, -sih, pl. -seaeþ, -siáþ; subj. prs. -sé, -see, -sié, -sii,pl. sén; p. -sége ; part. prs. -siónde, -siénde, -séende, -segende ; pp. -segen, -segn, -séen To see.]
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Geseón hwæðer him mon sóð þe lyge sagað, Cri. 1307. ¶ in the passive, to seem; videri :-- Þæs þe mé geþúht and gesawen is, Bd. l, 25 ; Sch. 55, 4.

hand

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Onfón mid geglófedum handum, Solil. H. 42, 12. Betwuh hondum intra tenentis manus, Past. 241, 12. Hí hyra handa on hine wurpon and námon hine, Mk. 14, 46. Handa sendan, El. 457.

FÆÐM

(n.)
Grammar
FÆÐM, es; m: also in prose fæðm, e; f.

the embracing armsbrachia amplexa, circumdăta A lap, bosom, breast quicquid complectĭtur vel comprehendit alĭquid, sĭnus, grĕmium, interna, pectusFATHOM = six feet spătium utriusque brachii extensiōne contentumAn embrace, protection amplexus, complexus, protectioGrasp, powerpŏtestas, dĭtio An expanse, abyss, deep expansum, tractus, superfĭcies, abyssus, profundum

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Gl. 72; Som. 70, 126; Wrt. Voc. 43, 51. Þreó hund fæðma biþ se arc on lenge trĕcentōrum cŭbĭtōrum ĕrit longĭtūdo arcæ, Gen. 6, 15.

Linked entries: fæðem feðm

mǽre

(adj.)
Grammar
mǽre, adj.

Greatexcellentdistinguishedillustrioussublimesplendidcelebratedfamouswidely knownnotoriousdistinguished by evil deedsinsignis

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Sunu se ðe biþ góde mǽre a son (Isaac) who shall be great in goodness, Cd. 100; Th. 133, 24; Gen. 2198: Beo. Th. 3909; B. 1952. Mihtum mǽre great in power, Elen. Kmbl. 679; El. 340.

wirsa

(adj.)
Grammar
wirsa, (wirra occurs once in the Chronicle); cpve.; wirrest, wirst; spve. adj.

Worseworst

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Th. 371, 32) Soul Kmbl. 164-167; Seel. 82-84. Se deófol slóh lób mid ðære wyrstan wunde (with the most grievous disorder) Homl. Th. ii. 452, 26. Mid ðý werrestan áttre with the most virulent poison, Shrn. 84, 28.

ge-mót

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Geðenc nú hweðer áwiht mani mann cynges hám séce þér þǽr hé on túne byð, oððe hys gemót, oððe hys fird ; oððe hweðer ðé ðince þæt hí æalle on ánne weig þeder cumen, Solil. H. 44, 3. Ofer þis gemót (cf. 36, 4-14), Ll. Th. i. 38, 4.

ge-tácnian

(v.)
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On þǽm burgum wæs getácnad þæt Críst is eádmódegra help probans Deum solum esse conservatorem humilium, Ors. 3, 2; S. 100, 24. Getácnod, 3, 5; S. 106, 26. intrans.

ge-fæstnian

(v.)
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Dóm his sóð uoere gefæstnade iudicium suum uerum esse confirmans, Jn. p. 5, 11. Gefæstnade testatur, p. 4, 13.

lust

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Hú manige þú forléten hæbbe þisse worlde lusta for Gode, Solil. H. 23, 4, 7.

CÉPAN

(v.)
Grammar
CÉPAN, to cépanne; cépte, cépton; céped, cépt; v. a. gen. acc.

To observe, keep, regard, await, desire, take, betake oneself to, meditate, bearobservare, tenere, manere, appetere, captare, se conferre, meditari, portare

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Swá hwilcne swá ic cysse, cépaþ his sóna whomsoever I kiss, take him forthwith, ii. 246, 11. He nolde him nánes fleámes cépan he did not wish to betake himself to flight, Ælfc. T. 36, 18.

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FÁH

(adj.)
Grammar
FÁH, fág; pl. nom. acc. ; gen. fára; dat. fáum; adj.

Guilty, criminal, proscribed, outlawed, inimical, hostilesons, reus, proscriptus, inĭmīcus, infensus, infentus

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Guilty, criminal, proscribed, outlawed, inimical, hostile; sons, reus, proscriptus, inĭmīcus, infensus, infentus Dǽdum fáh guilty of [wicked] deeds, Cd. 216; Th. 274, 19; Sat. 156. Mid dǽdum fáh, Ps. Th. 105, 28.

lǽstan

(v.)
Grammar
lǽstan, p. te.

to followattendaccompanyto doperformobservecarry outexecutedischargeto continuelast

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to follow, attend, accompany, do suit and service Sóna ða beótunge dǽdum lǽstan neque segnius minas effectibus prosequuntur, Bd. 1, 15; S. 483, 39, MS. C. Allum ðám ðe him lǽstan woldon with all those who would follow him, Chr. 874; Erl. 76, 31.

gifu

(n.)
Grammar
gifu, gyfu, giefu, giofu, geofu, gif, e; pl. nom. acc. -a, -e; gen. -a, -ena; f.

a giftgracefavourdonummunasbeneficiumgratiavirtusfacultasthe Anglo-Saxon RuneRUNE = g, the name of which letter in Anglo-Saxon is gifu a gift,-hence, this Rune not only stands for the letter g, but for gifu as a gift,

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Sáulum on heofonum selest weorþlíca gifa to souls in heaven thou wilt give worthy gifts, Bt. Met. Fox 20, 453; Met. 20, 227. Næs hió to gnéþ gifa she was not too sparing of gifts, Beo. Th. 3864; B. 1930.

slǽd

(n.)
Grammar
slǽd, sléd, es; n.
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. , and in some dialects. ' Slade a breadth of greensward in ploughed land; a flat piece of grass; but now most commonly applied to a broad strip of greensward between two woods, generally in a valley, ' Baker's Northampt. Gloss.

wóp

(n.)
Grammar
wóp, es; m.

a whoopcrya cry of griefwailinglamentationweeping

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Ne sorg ne wóp, 103, 36 : Exon. Th. 201, 4 ; Ph. 51. Hlúd wóp, 62, 9; Cri. 999. Wæs wóp up áhafen, atol ǽfenleóð, Cd. Th. 190, 17; Exod. 200: Beo. Th. 257; B. 128. Wóp, hlúd heriges cyrm, Andr. Kmbl. 2311; An. 1157.