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lác

(n.)
Grammar
lác, generally neuter, but occasionally feminine
  • [v. Shrn. pp. 3-4],
or masculine, as in the compound lyb-lác q. v.

battlestrugglean offeringsacrificeoblationa giftpresentgracefavourservicea presentoffering of wordsa messagemedicine

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Hé fræt fíftýne men and óðer swylc út offerede láðlícu lác he (Grendel) devoured fifteen men and as many bore away, horrid sacrifices, Beo.

Linked entries: freó-lác lácan lǽc

sumer

(n.)
Grammar
sumer, (-or, -ur), es; dat. a, e; m.
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Beorht sumor, Cd. Th. 239, 23; Dan. 374. Sumer and winter; on sumera hit biþ wearm and on wintra ceald, Bt. 21; Fox 74, 23. Swá háttra sumor, swá mára ðunor and líget on geáre, Lchdm. iii. 280, 9. Gé witun ðæt sumor (-er, MSS. A. B. Lind.

Linked entries: sumor sumur

twéntig

(n.; num.; adj.)
Grammar
twéntig, twégentig; num.
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Fox 371; Men. 187. used substantively, alone Gif ðǽr beóþ twéntig rihtwísra, Gen. 18, 31. Án twéntig is ðara bóca ðe Adeluuold gesealde of the books that Athelwold gave there is a score, Chart. Th. 244, 21.

réðness

(n.)
Grammar
réðness, -e; f.

Fiercenessragecrueltyseverity.ferocitasausteritasferitas, i. crudelitas, inclementia, duritia furorferia, insaniasavagenessfiercenessferocityharshnessseverity

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Wið hunda réðnysse and wiðerrǽdnysse: se ðe hafaþ hundes heortan mid him, ne beóþ ongeán hine hundas céne, Lchdm. i. 372, 3. applied to things (reproof, calamity, etc.), harshness, severity Seó réðnes ðæs stormes saevitia tempestatis, Bd. 5, 1; S. 614

ge-streón

(n.)
Grammar
ge-streón, -strión, es; n.

Gainproductemolumentwealthrichestreasureusurybusinessmercesmercātusquæstuslucrumēmŏlŭmentumŏpesthesaurusūsūranēgōtium

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beóþ rúmmóde ryhtra gestreóna they are liberal of just gains, Exon. 33 b; Th. 106, 31; Gú. 49: 105 b; Th. 402, 18; Rä. 21, 31: 107 b; Th. 410, 23: Rä. 29, 3.

Linked entries: streón ge-strión

under-standan

(v.)
Grammar
under-standan, p. -stód, pl. -stódon; pp. -standen.

to understandhave insight intoto understandperceiveknow certainlyto understand in such and such a senseto conceive ofconsiderto accept as correctto observenoticeconsider

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Understanden (beón) deprehendi, Hpt. Gl. 526, 18: conjici, 469, 30. [I do gowe to understonden ego notifico nobis, Cod. Dip.

Linked entry: for-standan

ceaster

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Ceastra beóð feorran gesýne, orþanc enta geweorc, Gn. C. 1. Cýmast ceastra, Ps. Th. 86, 2. On ceastrum ( Sodom and Gomorrah ), Gen. 2507: 2546. Of ceastrum and cynestólum and of burgsalum, Pa. 49. ¶ with weak inflection :-- Ceastran civitatis, An.

ge-freógan

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Þeówe men þá ðrig dagas beón weorces gefreóde, Wlfst. 181, 19 : 171, 20. to free from tribute, penalty, & c.

ge-wuna

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Ðisse eorðlican drohtunge gewuna humanae conversationis usus, 169, 7. a (person's) habitual action, a habit, custom Ic wát ꝥ nán gewuna ne mæg nánum men beón onwended, ꝥ þæt mód ne sié be sumum dǽle onstyred omnis subita mutatio rerum non sine quodam

hǽl

Grammar
hǽl, health.
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Ill a. a means to produce well-being :-- Þissere worulde hǽl is ꝥ heó witan hæbbe, and swá má witena beóð swá hit bet færð, Hml. S. 13, 128.

uppe

(adv.)
Grammar
uppe, adv.

upaboveon highup

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On winterlícre tíde hí (the Pleiades) beóð on niht uppe and on ðæg ádúne, Lchdm. iii. 272, 2. where there is motion from the sea up to the land. Similar entries v. up, I Gif hé his scip uppe getogen hæbbe, L. Eth. ii. 3; Th, i. 286, 8.

Linked entry: up

(pronoun.)
Grammar
hé, [In p. 513, col. 1. l. 60 Enachis (Num. 13, 29) should be read for Enac his: cf. the accusative Enachim in Jos. 11. 21. For -is as gen. in foreign names cf. Num. 13, 11, 12.]
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Ꝥ hé beó his feóres scyldig, 202, 2. Heó onwríhð hire ǽwelm þonne heó geopenaþ hiore ðeáwas, Bt. . 20; F. 70, 25.

ge-sittan

(v.)
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Þ ǽlc óþer b̃ scolde beón munechádes mann þe þone arb̃stól gesǽte, Chr. 995 ; P. 129, 26. to preside over (?) Hér gesæt (sette, v.l.

híréd

Grammar
híréd, l. híred,

a familya familyhousethe familycourt

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H. 44, 16. the inferior clerks attendant upon the mass-priest Se biscop sceal þrafian þá mæssepreóstas ꝥ hié þone híred þe hié ofer beóþ, and þá lǽwedan men þe hié aldormen ofer beón sceoldan, ꝥ hié þǽm ne geþafian ꝥ hié heora líf on wóh lifgean, Bl.

ós

(n.)
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Thus Ós-beorn, Ós-lác, Ós-wine, Ós-weald preserve the word which is found in Ás-björn, Ás-lákr, Ás-mundr, and this is certainly the independent áss. The O. H. Ger. Ans-gár shews the same word.

Linked entry: ésa

tyhtan

(v.)
Grammar
tyhtan, p. te.
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Ðæt se Iáreów sceolde beón miehtig tó tyhtanne on hálwende láre ut potens sit exhortari in doctrina sana, Past. 15; Swt. 91, 15. to suggest, bring to the mind Swá hwæt swá þurh unclǽnnysse on þeáwum hit tiht ( se suggerit ), Hymn. Surt. 28, 31.

Linked entries: a-tyhtan tihtan

wítega

(n.)
Grammar
wítega, an; m.

a wise manone who has knowledgeone who has knowledge from a superhuman sourceprophetwise mandivinersoothsayera presage

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Ða gódan láreówas beóð oft genemnede on hálgum gewritum wiétgan (wítgan, Cott. MSS.), for ðæm hié gereccaþ ðis andwearde líf fleónde and ðæt tówearde gesweotoligeaþ, Past. 15; Swt. 91, 3-7. Wítigan, Cd. Th. 293, 26; Sat. 460: Blickl. Homl. 105, 9.

Linked entry: wítiga

ge-lǽran

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Wé sceolan beón gelǽrede mid þysse bysene, Bl. H. 19, 14. with acc. of person and acc. of thing Mé þínra stíga stapas gelǽr, Ps.

ge-leornian

(v.)
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Ꝥ sé ne durre beón wísdómes láreów óðres mannes, sé þe hine ǽr him sylfum ne geleornað, Gr. D. 12, 27.

ge-siht

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L. 17, 9. seen in sleep or in ecstasy, a vision Gesihð and wítegunga beóð gefyllede impleatur visio et prophetia. Hml. Th. ii. 14, 15. Wæs S. Michael þǽm bisceope on gesihþe æteówed, Bl. H. 205, 35.