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smæl

(adj.)
Grammar
smæl, adj.

Smallsmall, little, not greatnarrow, not broadslender, thin, not thickfine not coarse not loud gracilis, exilis, subtilis, minutus, strictus a sheep, small cattle

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Æt ǽlcon smalon orfe penig, L. Ff.; Th. i. 224, 22. Dó tó smale netelan Lchdm. ii. 68, 4. Smæle þearmas the small guts; ilia Wrt. Voc. i. 44, 46. Ða gnættas and ða smalan wyrmas . . . ge þeós lyttle loppe Bt. 16, 2; Fox 52, 11.

ge-sittan

(v.)
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Hé forlét þá burg þe hé on geseten wæs, Ors. 6, 30; S. 282, 8. of a body of people, of permanent occupation, to settle, live in a country Sume þá Gotan fóron on Ispanie and þǽr gesǽton, Ors. 6, 38 ; S. 298, 7.

HÁTAN

(v.)
Grammar
HÁTAN, ic háte, ðú hátest, hætsþ, hé háteþ, hát, hǽt, pl. hátaþ; p. héht, hét, pl. héhton, héton; pp. háten.

to bid, order, commandto promise, vowto call, name, give a name toto name, call, bid, commandto call, name, promise, vownominare, appellare, jubere, præcipere

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Hét ðæt ðú ǽte he bade that thou shouldst eat, Cd. 25; Th. 32, 8; Gen. 500. without an object, or with acc. only :-- Gif ðú hǽtst ðonne mæg ic if thou biddest, then I can, Homl. Th. ii. 390, 31.

Linked entry: ge-hátan

ofer-hleóðrian

(v.)

to outsound, exceed in soundto exceed

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to outsound, exceed in sound Ðeáh ánra gehwylc hæbbe gyldene býman, and ealra býmena gehwylc hæbbe .xii. hleóðor, and hleóðra gehwylc sý heofone heárre and helle deópre, ðonne ðæs hálgan cantices se gyldena organ hé hý ealle oferhleóðraþ, and ealle ða

ge-lǽdan

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Th. 373, 31. to bring what affects or acts upon a person Ic brógan tó láðne gelǽde þám þe ic lífes ofonn, Jul. 377. Tó Gúdláces gáste hý gelǽddun frásunga fela, Gú. 159.

hrægl

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Th. 72, 9. cloth, material of which clothing for persons or coverings for things are made In huítum hrægle (or under <b>I ?</b>) and on asca in cilicio et cinere, Lk. L. R. 10, 13. Sý on wintra seó cuhle of þiccum hrægle, R. Ben. 8, 11.

leger

(n.)
Grammar
leger, es; n.

a lyingdeadsicknessdeatha coucha laira grave

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a lying Hys spéda hý forspendaþ mid ðan langan legere ðæs deádan mannes inne they squander his wealth with the long lying of the dead man in the house, Ors. 1, 1; Swt. 21, 9. a lying sick or dead, sickness, death Nis ðǽr hungor ne þurst ne slǽp ne swár

Linked entries: clǽne ÁDL

LIBBAN

(v.)
Grammar
LIBBAN, p. lifde

To LIVE

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Hé sǽde ðæt hé wolde óðer oððe ðǽr libban oððe ðǽr lecgan he said that he would either live [conquer] there or die there, Chr. 901; Erl. 96, 33: Ors. 3, 10; Swt. 158, 32.

Linked entries: lifian be-libban

meaht

(n.)
Grammar
meaht, <b>, maht, meaht, meht, mieht, miht,</b> e; f. (but mihtes,
  • Ps, Th. 70, 18
).

Mightpowervirtueabilityan exercise of powermighty work

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Homl. maht: Laym. mæht, miht: Orm. mahht, mihtt: Ayenb. miȝt: Goth. mahts: O. Sax. maht: O. Frs. macht, meht: Icel. máttr: O. M. H. Ger. maht: Ger. macht: Du. magt.]

Linked entries: mæht miht un-gemeaht

ge-sund

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Þæt hié him gesunde burgen subtrahentes se pugnae, Ors. 2, 5; S. 80, 32. Þancigende his gescyldnysse hí ealle gesunde cómon eft tó heora earde. Hml. S. 25, 453.

hirde

a keeperguardianprotectordirectorguidepastor the keepera keepera guardwatchman

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Án hirde (hierde, S. 5, 12), Ueriatus háten Viriathus, homo pastoralis, Ors. 5, 2; S. 216, 6. Ceápes heorde gregarius. Nar. 18, 26. Swá hiorde (pastor) áscádeþ scep from ticnum, Mt. R. L. 25, 32.

á-lecgan

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Th. ii. 304, 21-27. to lay aside, put off, away what is worn or carried Ðá áléde ic mínne kynegyrylan, Nar. 18, 1. Heó álegde ꝥ pælmtwig þe heó ǽr onféng . . . and heó eác álegde hire hrægl, Bl. H. 139, 4-6. Hé his beard áléde, Hml. S. 6, 228.

Linked entry: á-licgan

ge-þwǽrlǽcan

(v.)
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S. 32, 223. to agree in, or with an opinion Þisum andgite geðwǽrlǽcd Danihel on his wítegunge, Hml. Th. i. 518, 15. On ðisum andgite geðwǽrlǽhð Matheus, 616, 8.

Linked entry: þwǽrlǽcan

gréne

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non aurum in viridi quaeritis arbore, Met. 19, 6. where the colour is taken as a sign of a particular condition of a plant, newness or tenderness Píntreówes þá grénan twigu, Lch. ii. 216, 5.

ícan

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Lk. 12, 25. to add to. by way of supplement or completion Þás láreówas ne sceolan Godes dómas náwþer ne ná wanian ne ne écan. Bl. H. 81, 4. (la) the material of addition given in dat. Cf.

leógan

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H. 29, 30 : Mód. 81. to give (or have) a wrong idea, deceive another (or one's self) (with dat.) Hú ðæt mód ðætte wilnað for óðre beón líhð him selfum, ðonne hit ðencð fela gódra weorca tó wyrcanne, Past. 55, 14.

sóþfæstness

(n.)
Grammar
sóþfæstness, e; f.

truthfaithfulnessgood faithsinceritytruthrighteousnessjusticetruth of speech or thought

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Ongan ðá geornlíce gástgerýnum on sefan sécean sóðfæstnesse (in sincerity;) (or (?) gen. with weg) weg tó wuldre, Elen. Kmbl. 2296; El. 1149.

hwá

(n.; adj.; con.; pronoun.)
Grammar
hwá, m, f; hwæt; n.

Whowhat.any onesome oneanythingsomethingwhosoeverwhatsoever,whatever

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Blæc oððe won oððe swilces hwæt pale or livid or something of that kind, L. M. 1, 35; Lchdm. ii. 82, 13: Beo. Th. 1764: B. 880. Gif hwæt yfles on biþ, L. M. 2, 24; Lchdm. ii. 214, 13. Lytles hwæt, Ors. 3, 7; Swt. 120, 4: 3, 9; Swt. 136, 18.

gleáw

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., skilled in the use or practice of, having good knowledge of :-- Fród wita . . . snottor ár . . . wordhord onwreáh, beorn bóca gleaw, Mód. 4: El. 1212. Rece, gif þú cunne, wís, worda gleáw, Rä. 33, 14.

þurh

(prep.)
Grammar
þurh, þurg, þuruh, þorh, þorch, þerh, þerih, þærh; prep.

Throughthroughforduringthroughbythroughbyby means ofby use ofthroughin consequence ofas the result ofby reason ofon account ofthroughfromthroughin virtue ofby right ofinbyin the character ofby way ofinwithwith a view tothroughbyin

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Lind. 4, 30. marking motion over or in Ic wæs getogen þurh ðisse ceastre lanum, Blickl. Homl. 243, 29. in other relations, marking means or instrument Geufered þurh láréwlícum basincge exaltatus melote, Hpt. Gl. 440, 71.