díc
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Of ðǽm pytte on ðone díc ... ondlong dices ðéh sió díc forscoten wǽre, iii. 168, 35. On ðá ealdan díc; andlang díce ... andlong díc ... andlang ðǽre miclan díc ... andlang díc, 78, 10-18.
ge-sǽlan
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Take here ge-sǽlan to be successful (in Dict. ). of a concrete thing, to be brought about, be made, come into existence Hi wénað ꝥ ꝥ ealdgesceaft ǽfre ne wǽre, ac wénað ꝥ hit weás cóme, níwan gesǽlde (cf. wénaþ ꝥ ꝥ ne sié eald gesceaft, ac sié weás geworden
hosp
Reproach, opprobrium, contempt, contumely, insult, blasphemy
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Swá hwilcne swá hí tó hospe habban woldon hí cwǽdon be ðam ðæt hé wǽre Samaritanisc whomsoever they wished to hold up to contempt, they said of him that he was a Samaritan, Homl. Th. ii. 228, 32.
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of-sittan
to sit upon, press down by sitting ⬩ to sit upon, oppress ⬩ to sit upon, occupy, take possession of (with idea of force or wrong) ⬩ to sit about, besiege ⬩ to repress, check, present motion
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Ðæt mód sǽde ðæt hit wǽre ofseten (cf. ofþrycced, Fox 24, 14) mid ðæs láðes sâre, Bt. 8, tit.; Fox x. 19. to sit upon, occupy, take possession of (with idea of force or wrong) Ðæt sió oferflôwnes ðæra geþohta ne meahte ofsittan ðæs sacerdes heortan quatenus
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tó-samne
Together ⬩ in concert, ⬩ at the same time
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Eall þreó nimeþ fýres wælm tósomne, Exon. Th. 60, 8; Cri. 966. Englas hlýdaþ tósomne, 55, 14; Cri. 883: Hy. 3, 16. Ðǽr geláðe leng ne mihton geseón tósomne the foes could not longer see one another, Cd.
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trúwa
(good) faith ⬩ faith ⬩ belief ⬩ confidence ⬩ trust ⬩ a solemn assurance of good faith ⬩ a covenant ⬩ word ⬩ faithful care ⬩ protection
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Hé hine gefullode mid fullum trúwan ðæt hé geleáfful wǽre, Ælfc. T. Grn. 17, 9. Se ðe mid dyslícum trúwan and mid gylpe sum wundorlíc ðing on Godes naman dón wile, Homl. Th. i.170, 28.
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LEÁF
LEAVE ⬩ permission ⬩ license
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Gif him líf seald wǽre, Bd. 1, 23; S. 486, 8, note. Ða seofan cnihtas ðe be ðínre leáfa lyfedan búton ehtnisse the seven youths that by your leave lived without persecution, Homl. Skt. 4, 255.
ge-unnan
To give ⬩ grant ⬩ allow ⬩ concede ⬩ concedere ⬩ indulgere ⬩ permittere ⬩ largiri
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Hú Cnut cyncg and Ælfgifu seó hlǽfdige geúðan heora preósté ðæt he móste ateón ðæt land swá him sylfan leófast wǽre how king Cnut and the lady Ælfgifu granted their priest that he might dispose of the land as he liked best, Th. Chart. 328, 20: Homl.
ge-býrian
To happen ⬩ to fall out ⬩ to pertain to ⬩ belong to ⬩ evenire ⬩ accidere ⬩ contingere ⬩ pertinere ad ⬩ It pertains to ⬩ it is fitting or suitable ⬩ it becomes ⬩ it behoves ⬩ pertinet ad ⬩ convenit ⬩ oportet ⬩ decet
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Men cwǽdon gió ðonne him hwæt unwénunga gebýrede, ðæt ðæt wære weás gebýred men said formerly, when anything happened to them unexpectedly, that it happened by chance, Bt. 40, 6; Fox 242, 4 : 16, 2; Fox 54, 3. Gebýrode, Ex. 14, 28.
teón
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Ðá tugon hié hiene, ðæt hé heora swicdómes wið Alexander fremmende wǽre, and hiene for ðære tihtlan ofslógon, 4, 5; Swt. 168, 16. Gif hine hwá hwelces teó, L. Alf. pol. 17; Th. i. 72, 6: 11; Th. i. 68, 19: L. In. 30; Th. i. 120, 18.
ge-scot
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Gif hit wǽre ésa gescot oððe ylfa gescot oððe hægtessan gescot, nú ic wille ðín helpan. Þis ðé tó bóte ésa gescotes, Lch. iii. 54, 9-15. Gescotum calamis, sagittis, Germ. 392, 52. Ðá díglan gescotu (jacula) ðæs sweocolan feóndes, Past. 431, 5: Ps.
grund
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earth Mon tówearp þone weal niþer oþ þone grund muros everti aequarique solo imperavit, Ors. 5, 11; S. 238, 13. the earth as contrasted with heaven Wé men cweðað hér on grunde, Hy. 9, 39. with sea Þone þe grund and sund, heofon and eorðan and hreó wǽgas
openlíce
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Sé þe þýfðe oft ǽr forworht wǽre openlíce, Ll. Th. i. 228, 25. Add Twá cynn sind martyrdómes; án dearnunge, óðer eáwunge. Sé ðe on éhtnysse his líf álǽt, hé bið openlíce martyr, Hml. Th. ii. 544, 16.
rýmet
space, extent ⬩ clear space, room ⬩ extension, clearance
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rýmette lége (if the property of one monastery should lie within the part given by the extension to another ) ðæt ðes mynstres ealdor, ðe tó ðam rýmette fénge, ofeode ðæs óðres mynstres áre mid swilcum þingum swylce ðam híréde, ðæ ða áre áhte, gecwéme wǽre
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wíglung
Divination ⬩ soothsaying ⬩ sorcery ⬩ augury
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Wé gehýrdon seggon, ðæt nán mann ne leofode gif hé gewundod wǽre on ealra hálgena mæssedæg. Nis ðis nán wíglung, ac wíse menn hit áfunden þurh ðone hálgan wísdóm, Lchdm. iii. 154, 5.
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duguþ
multitude, troops, army, people, men, attendants, the nobles, nobility, the heavenly host ⬩ cōpiæ, exercĭtus, pŏpŭlus, hŏmĭnes, comĭtātus, prŏcĕres, mīlĭtia cœlestis ⬩ majesty, glory, magnificence, power, virtue, excellence, ornament ⬩ majestas, magnificentia, potentia, virtus, dĕcus ⬩ advantage, gain, good, happiness, prosperity, riches, blessings, salvation ⬩ commŏdum, lucrum, bŏnum, prospĕrĭtas, divĭtiæ, ŏpes, sălus ⬩ benefit, gift ⬩ benefĭcium, mūnus, dōnum ⬩ that which is seemly, suitable, seemliness ⬩ dĕcōrum
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Be ðám hringum mon mihte witan hwæt Romána duguþe gefeallen wæs by the rings one might know how many of the nobility of the Romans had fallen, Ors. 4, 9; Bos. 91, 11: 3, 11; Bos. 74, 30: 1, 12; Bos. 35, 43.
lást
A step ⬩ footstep ⬩ track ⬩ trace
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Malalehel wæs æfter Jarede yrfes hyrde fæder on láste Mahalaleel was after Jared the guardian of the heritage in succession to his father, 52; Th. 65, 18; Gen. 1068.
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Sunnan-dæg
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Sunday Iúdagum Romani and eác Angli gehálgedon on ðisra tungla gemynde heora dagas, and ðæne forman dæg hig héton Sunnandæg, forðan heó ys ealra tungla wlitegost, and se dæg wæs ealra daga fyrmest on heora dagum, and nú ys on úrum tíman, Gode lof ealles
worþig
enclosed homestead ⬩ a place surrounded by buildings ⬩ place ⬩ street ⬩ platea
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Hygeláce wæs gecýðed ðæt ðǽr on worðig (into the precincts of the palace) wígendra hleó cwom tó hofe gongan, Beo. Th. 3948; B. 1972. Æt Hunigburnan twégen weorðias and . xi. æceras earðlandes, vi. 219, 1.
wolcen
A cloud ⬩ the clouds ⬩ the heavens ⬩ the sky ⬩ the clouds of night ⬩ under heaven ⬩ on earth ⬩ sky ⬩ welkin
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Hwæðer sincende sǽflðd wǽre under wolcnum, Cd. Th. 86, 29; Gen. 1438 : Beo. Th. 3266; B. 1631: Met. 7, 26: Exon. Th. 199, 17 ; Ph. 27. Scip wide rád wolcnum under, Cd. Th. 84, 4; Gen. 1392, Óþ wolcen (wolcenu. Ps. Surt. ) usque ad nubes, Ps.