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sib

(n.)
Grammar
sib, sibb, e; f.
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Gif hí sibbe mid Godes mannum onfón ne woldan ðæt hí wǽron gefeoht fram heora feóndum onfónde si pacem cum fratribus accipere nollent, bellum ab hostibus forent accepturi, 2, 2; S. 503, 29: Chr. 605; Erl. 21, 28.

hǽlu

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L. l. 69-71. with gen. of the saver Syle ús on earfoðum fultum, for don hǽlu byð manna gehwylces ídel (vana solus hominis), Ps.

ende-byrdnes

Grammar
ende-byrdnes, (-bred-, in Northern specimens).

a rowseriesa rankgradedegreerankpositiondegreean orderorderorderordermethodregulationorderingan injunctionordinance

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Óðer endebyrdnys bið þǽra hǽðenra manna, Hml. Th. i. 396, 15-28. Se Drihten þe on engla endebyrdnesse wæs gehered þá hé wæs on Betleem ácenned, Bl.

CRÆFT

(n.)
Grammar
CRÆFT, es; m.

powermightstrength as of body or externals visroburpotentiaan artskillCRAFTtradework arsperitiaartificiumoccupatioopuscraft of mind, cunning, knowledge, science, talent, ability, faculty, excellence, virtue astutia, machinatio, scientia, facultas, præstantia, virtusa CRAFTany kind of ship navis qualiscunque

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Nán man for his ríce ne cymþ to cræftum, ac for his cræftum he cymþ to ríce no man by his authority comes to virtues, but by his virtues he comes to authority 16, 1; Fox 50, 21, 23, 24. a CRAFT, any kind of ship; navis qualiscunque Gif massere geþeah

ge

(con.)
Grammar
ge, conj.

Andalsoet

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Ge eác swá same and in like manner, Bt. Met. Fox 11, 19; Met. 11, 10. Ge swylce and also, Beo. Th. 4508; B. 2258. Ǽghwæðer ge ... ge either ... or; vel ... vel, Bd. 2, 12; S. 513, 14, 15.

Linked entries: irfeweardian ge-stirian

lufian

(v.)
Grammar
lufian, p. ode

To love

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Hé wæs fram eallum mannum lufad, Bd. 3, 14; S. 540, 11: 5; 19; S. 637, 19

æt-íwness

(n.)
Grammar
æt-íwness, e; f.
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shewing, display of what may be seen or noted Seó æteównes þára wíta ne byþ ná gelíce nyt eallum mannum, Gr. D. 317, 23. In þǽre ætýwnesse (-eáw-, v. l. ) wundorlices foretácnes, 19, 4. In æteównysse (-eáwnesse, v. l.) þæs ídlan gylpes, 77, 3.

Linked entries: æt-íwedness -íwness

fremian

(v.)
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Hit him náwiht tó hǽlo ne fremede, Guth. 96, 16. (2 b) where means or manner of benefit is given :-- Þæt hé oðrum fremige on worde and on weorce, Hml. Th. ii. 556, 15.

ge-limplíce

(adv.)
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Z. 241, 9. in a becoming manner Hí gelimplíce heora yldran wǽron gehýrsume. Hml.

ge-metlíce

(adv.)
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Ben. 1. 81, 18. in a fitting manner, meetly, suitably Ðonne ðá láreówas ongietað ðæt hí gemetlíce and medomlíce ( modis congruetitibus) lǽrað, Past. 461, 30. moderately, in moderation, temperately, of a person's action Wrec ðé gemetlíce, Prov.

ge-brúcan

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-brécon], to-use food, eat Gif huá ofðǽm gebrúcceð (mandu*-*cauerit) . . . Gif huælc gebrúcces (gibrúches. R.) . . . Sé ðe gebrúccað (-eð, R.), Jn. L. 6, 50, 51, 54. Ðá ðe gibrúcað (utuntur) of ðǽm (apples), Rtl. 99, 4. Gebrǽc edens, Lk. p. 11. 13.

mirran

(v.)
Grammar
mirran, mierran, merran; p. de.

to be a stumbling-block toto hinderobstructto wastesquanderTo err

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Ne myr ðú eal ðæt ðú hæbbe, ðý læs ðe geþearfe tó óðres mannes ǽhtum, Prov. Kmbl. 73. Gif ðú ðín ágen myrre, ne wít ðú hit ná Gode, 51. Se hordere ná mynstres ǽhta ne ýte, ne ná myrre, R. Ben. 85, 4. Grammar mirran, intrans.

Linked entries: meoring myrran

neósian

(v.)
Grammar
neósian, p. ode with gen. acc. or clause.

to search outfind out by enquiry or inspectionto inspectto seekvisitto seek with hostile intentto visit with calamity, disease

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Th. 2255; B. 1125. a person Mannes sunu ðe ðú neósast ( visitas ), Ps. Th. 8, 5. Neósode hé min eft me revisens, Bd. 5, 6; S. 619, 43. Se hine ǽghwylce daga neósade, Exon. Th. 162, 11; Gú. 974.

ge-dǽlan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-dǽlan, p. de; pp. ed

To dividepartimpartseparatedistributesharepartake

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Gedǽled ðearfendum mannum given to the poor, 69, 8; 75, 23; Beo. Th. 143; B. 71 : Exon. Th. 371, 19; Seel. 78 : Past. 63; Swt. 459, 12. Sceolde he worc ðæs gewinnes gedǽlan he should get pain on account of that struggle, Cd. Th. 19, 24; Gen. 296

sundor

(adv.)
Grammar
sundor, (-er, -ur); adv.
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Kmbl. 130; Sal. 64. in a manner different from others Ilco ðoht óðer suindir áurát eundem sensum alius aliter expressit, Mt. Kmbl. p. 3, 5. in a way that separates, asunder Sundur gedǽlan líf wið líce to part asunder life from body, Beo.

geong

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Gewiton ealdgesíðas swylce geong manig, B. 854. Ongit, guma genga, El. 464.

ge-tímian

(v.)
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Gyf ꝥ getímie, ꝥ is eallum mannum gemǽne, ꝥ se abbud gewíte of þissum lífe, C. D. B. i. 155, 32. Hé wiste ꝥ hit ( the betrayal by Judas) æfter his geteohhunge ágán (getímian, v. l. ) sceolde, Hml. A. 154, 69. <b>I a.

(adv.)
Grammar
ná, <b>, ;</b> adv.

Nonotnon

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Swá sceal man dón, ðonne hé gegán þenceþ longsumne lof, ná ymb his líf cearaþ, Beo. Th. 3077; B. 1536. Ealle hí scínaþ, ná hwæðre ðeáh ealle efenbeorhte, Bt. Met. Fox 20, 460; Met. 20, 230.

Linked entries: ne

CEÓSAN

(v.)
Grammar
CEÓSAN, ciósan, ic ceóse, ðú ceósest, cýst, he ceóseþ, cýst, císt, ceósaþ; ic, he ceás, cés, ðú cure,curon; ceós, ceósaþ; coren; v. a.

to CHOOSE, select, electlegere, seligere, eligereto acceptoblatum accipere, accipere

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Ðæt se cyning him ceóse sumne wísne man ut provideat rex virum sapientem, Gen. 41, 33: Ps. Th. 105, 5. Ceósan us eard in wuldre may we choose us a dwelling in glory, Cd. 217; Th. 277, 14; Sat. 204.

hrycg

(n.)
Grammar
hrycg, es; m.

a backdorsumspinaa ridgerigg

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a back of a man or animal; dorsum, spina Hricg dorsum, Ǽlfc. Gl. 74; Som. 71, 47; Wrt. Voc. 44,30. Hricc, Blickl. Gl.. Swylce mé wǽre se hrycg forbrocen dum configitur [confringitur, Ps. Surt.] spina, Ps. Th. 31, 4.

Linked entries: hric hrig hryc