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ge-tellan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-tellan, ic -telle, ðú -telest, he -teleþ, pl. -tellaþ; p. -tealde, pl. -tealdon; pp. -teald, -teled

To tellnumberreckonesteemconsiderascribeassignnumerarecomputarereputarecompararedinumerare

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To tell, number, reckon, esteem, consider, ascribe, assign; numerare, computare, reputare, comparare, dinumerare Ruben and Simeon beóþ mid me getealde Ruben et Simeon reputabuntur mihi, Gen. 48, 5: Ps. Spl. C. 43, 25: Ps. Th. 118, 119.

Linked entry: ge-talian

ge-cýþan

(v.)
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Manigfeald wundor ... wǽron and gyt beóð æteówed and gecýðed, Bl.

Linked entry: cýþan

þreágan

(v.)
Grammar
þreágan, þreán, and þreáwian (v. þreápian); p. þreáde [in Bt. 38, 1; Fox 196, 7 a form occurs that might be a strong past of þreán, on the analogy of þweán, sleán Ðæt gewit wæs swíþe sorgiende for ðám ermþum ðe hí ðrógan; cf. the rendering of the same passage in the metres: Ðæt mód wæs swíðe sorgum gebunden for ðǽm earfoþum ðe him on sǽton,
  • Met. 26, 97.
But, perhaps, drugon should be read, as, Latin is:]; pp. þreád.

to reproverebukereproachto punish one who deserves punishmentto chastise by way of discipline, with a view to amendto chastencorrectto torturetormentafflictdistressvexoppress

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Synfulle ( those in purgatory ) beóþ þreád, Elen.

Linked entries: þreán þreiga ðrogan

ceáp

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Se ceáp ne mæg wið nánum sceatte beón geeht, Hml. Th. i. 582, 27: B. 2415. Sunnandæges cýpinge gif hwá ágynne, þolie þæs ceápes, Ll. Th. i. 170, 16. Nimð him man hyra ceápes ( rei ) hwæthwega, ii. 160, 3.

hǽlu

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Gewuniaþ . . gelómlico wundor hǽlo geworden beón solent crebra sanitatum miracula operari, Bd. 4, 3; Sch. 365, 16. Wundra manega hǽlo (monig wundur hǽlo, v. l.) gefremede wǽron mulra sauitatum sint patrata miracula, 5, 15; Sch. 649, 11.

riht

(adj.)
Grammar
riht, adj.

erect, directright, straight agreeable to the spirit of law, human or divine, just, equitable the requirements of a lawregulation, legitimate, lawful, regular satisfying the demands of conduct, right, proper, fitting satisfying the requirements of a standard, right, correct, true, orthodox

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Ða ðe on rihtum hǽmede beóþ qui in legitimo matrimonio sunt, L. Ecg. C. 25; Th. ii. 150, 22. Ða men ðe bearn habban, lǽran hié ðám rihtne þeódscipe regular, discipline, Blickl. Homl. 109, 17.

here

(n.)

an armyan armya hosta division of an armyarmy corpslegioncohorttroopinfantrycavalryan armyan armymultitudehostcrowdmultitudeharryingdevastationplunderingravaging

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beód wyrsan þonne herigende here, here man maeg oft befleón, Ll. Lbmn. 475, 14-23. as settlers Óslác eorl and eal here þe on þís ealdordóme wunað, Ll. Th. i. 378, 5.

leásung

(n.)
Grammar
leásung, e; f.

fictionfalsehoodfalsenesshypocrisydeceptiondeceitfulnessartice

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Ne beó ðú leás gewita. Ðis bebod wiðcweþ leásunge 'Thou shall not be a false witness.' This commandment forbids leasing-making [cf. Scott. 'leasing-making the crime of uttering falsehood against the king to the people or vice versa ], Homl.

Linked entry: bisleásung

stán

(n.)
Grammar
stán, es; m.
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Stearcheort styrmde, stefn in becom under hárne stán, Beo. Th. 5100; B. 2553. Stánum cautibus, Wrt. Voc. ii. 18, 15

Linked entry: stán-weorþung

ceorl

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., ii. 300, 10. v. beo-, hæmed-ceorl

sellan

(v.)
Grammar
sellan, sillan, sylian; p. salde, sealde; pp. sald, seald
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Hé sealde his sweord ombihtþegne, Beo. Th. 1349; B. 672. Hié sealdon ánum unwísum þegne Miercna ríce tó haldanne, and hé him gíslas salde, Chr. 874; Erl. 76, 26-28.

DRÍFAN

(v.)
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DRÍFAN, drýfan,ic drífe , ðú drífest , drífst , he drífeþ , drífþ , dríft , pl. drífaþ; p. ic, he dráf, ðú drife, pl. drifon, dreofon; pp. drifen .

DRIVE, force, pursue pellĕre, mināre, impellĕre, persĕqui To drive, rush with violence ruĕre

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Us drífaþ ða ællreordan to sǽ the barbarians drive us to sea, Bd. 1, 13; S. 481, 44: Beo. Th. 5609; B. 2808.

(n.; adj.)
Grammar
má, indecl. cpve. used as subst. and adj.

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Hé ne úde ðæt ǽnig óðer man ǽfre mǽrða ðon má gehédde ðonne hé sylfa he would not allow that any other man should have any more distinctions than he himself had, Beo. Th. 1012; B. 504. Wát ic sorga ðý má, Cd. 42; Th. 54, 33; Gen. 886.

Linked entries: mǽst

þearle

(adv.)
Grammar
þearle, adv.
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Kmbl. 2231; An. 1117: Beo. Th. 1124; B. 560: Rood Kmbl. 103; Kr. 52. Ðis is ðeóstræ hám ðearle gebunden fæstum fýrclommum, Cd. Th. 267, 15; Sat. 38. Þearle hé démde tantopere taxaverat, Hpt. Gl. 454, 2.

gild

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Voc. ii. 90, 7. a divinity, heathen deity Behátað þæt gé wyllað þám deófolgyldum wiðsacan, and þone sóðan God wurðian. . . . ' Beó Godes grama ofer ús, gif wé ǽfre tó hǽðenum gylde búgað, ' Hml. Th. ii. 488, 7. Gield numina Wrt.

hwíl

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Ic nát hú nyt ic þá hwíle beó þe ic þás word sprece, Ors. 4, 13: S. 212, 26. His ríce hé heard-líce werode þá hwíle (hwíla, v. l. ) þe his tíma wæs, Chr. 1016 ; P. 149, 2. Sume hwíle paulisper An. Ox. 4740.

winnan

(v.)
Grammar
winnan, p. wann , pl. wunnon; pp. wunnen.

intransto labourtoilworkto labour, endeavour, strive afterto labour, struggle, be troubledto labour under, suffer fromto strive, contend, fightof hostile action towards a personof competitionof opposition to things of the action of inanimate objectsto make warfightof the action of inanimate objectswith cognate accusativeto winmake one's waytransto labour atbestow labour uponto labour undersufferundergoto wingetattain

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Th. 135, 12; Gen. 2241. of competition Eart ðú se Beówulf, se ðe wið Brecan wunne, ymb sund flite, Beo. Th. 1017; B. 506. of opposition to things Ðú winsð wiþ ðam hláfordscipe ðe ðú self gecure, Bt. 7, 2 ; Fox 18, 29.

Linked entry: on-winnende

on-gitan

(v.)
Grammar
on-gitan, -gietan, -giotan, -geotan ; p. -geat, -get; pl. -geáton, -géton ; pp. -giten, -gieten

To perceiveto perceive, seeto perceive by hearingto perceive, feel (pain, etc. )to feel, be of opinion, judgeto know, hear of, find outto perceive, understandto recognise, know,to take a person or thing to be what it really isto recognise a fact or circumstance,to know (of sexual intercourse)

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Ðæt ic ǽrwelan ongite, gearo sceáwige, Beo. Th. 5489; B. 2748. Ðæt hié Geáta clifu ongitan meahton, 3827; B. 1911. Gefeán mon mihte on his andwleotan ongytan, Blickl. Homl. 223, 35. to perceive by hearing Ic ðæs þeódnes word ongeat, Exon.

ge-dón

(v.)
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Tó hwon sceolde þeós smyrenes beón tó lore gedón ?, Bl. H. 69, 7. Tó náuhte gedóne, Bt. 37, 3; F. 190, 19. Uncúð bið þé tó hwan þé þín Drihten gedón wille, Dóm. L. 32, 60: Seef. 43.

geond

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Geond þá burh bodad beorne manegum, An. 1122. Cúð is wíde geond middangeard ꝥ . . ., Gú. 508. Ꝥ wé úre gesibsumnesse healdon gynd ealne mínne anweald, Ll. Th. i. 246, 23: 270, 10. among people Ic geond þeóde ( inter gentes ) sealmas singe, Ps.