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lyb-lác

(n.)
Grammar
lyb-lác, es; n. m.

Sorcerywitchcraft

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Wið ealra bealwa gehwylc ðara lybláca against every harm from sorceries, Lchdm. i. 402, 11.

Linked entry: unriht-lyblác

ge-friþian

(v.)
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Hys yrþ sí gefriþod wiþ ealra feónda gehwæne, and heó sí geborgen wið ealra bealwa gehwylc, Lch. i. 402, 9. to preserve game Forgá ǽlc man mínne huntnoð, lóc hwǽr ic hit gefriðod wille habban, Ll.

Linked entry: ge-freoþian

eáþe

(adv.)
Grammar
eáþe, adv.
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being within proper limits :-- Ꝥ gewin mon eáðe mæg tó þǽm mǽstum gewinnum getellan bellum merito inter maxima bella referendum, Ors. 4, 11; S. 208, 5. without discomfort or trouble, conveniently, readily, at ease Þú ofer aspide miht eáðe gangan and bealde

ge-dafenian

(v.)
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H. 67, 12: 77, 12. without a subject, alone Godes laga bealdan swá swá his háde gedafenað, Ll. Th. i. 346, 24. Dó hire swá dohtrum gedafenað faciet illi juxta morem filiorum, Ll.

wine

(n.)
Grammar
wine, es; m.

A friend.applied to an equalapplied to one who can help or protecta friendly lorda (powerful) friendused of a husband or loverapplied to an inferior or subordinate, one to whom favour or protection may be shewn

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Winia bealdor (Beowulf), Beo. Th. 5127 ; B. 2567. Winigea (or under I.?) leásum, 3332; B. 1664

Linked entries: dæg-wine wine-leás

hlinc

ridge

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Swá seó Læfer scǽt tó bealdan hlince (cf. scǽt on Byrhtferðes hlǽw, 15), 431, II. On steápan hlince; of steápan hlince, 82, 4. Andlang weges tó fearnhlince, v. 147, 29. On ðonæ miclan hlinc; of ðám hlincæ on ðonæ ford, 256, 17.

þeóstru

(n.)
Grammar
þeóstru, (sometimes written þr- instead of þ-) and þiéstru, þístru, þýstru; f.: and þeóstre, þýstre; n. [cf. O. Sax. thiustri; n.]
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On þýstra bealo, Exon. Th. 76, 32; Cri. 1248. Þrýstra wræce, 37, 15; Cri. 593. Hé gedǽlde ðæt leóht fram ðám þeóstrum, Gen. 1, 4: Cd. Th. 8, 21; Gen. 127: Blickl. Homl. 65, 17. Þióstrum, Bt. 39, 3; Fox 214, 30. Ðyóstrum, Mt. Kmbl. Lind. 8, 12.

ge-beorgan

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Heó si geborgen wið ealra bealwa gehwylc, Lch. i. 402, 10. Ne wyrð nǽfre folces wíse wel gerǽde, ne wið God well geborgen (secure from incurring God's anger. Cf. ge-beorglic), on þám earde þe man wóh gestreón lufað, Ll.

hyht

(n.)
Grammar
hyht, es; m. [f. Ps. Th. 77, 53.]

Hopejoyous expectationjoy

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Hæfdon hym tó hyhte helle flóras beornende bealo they had the bottom of hell and burning torments to look forward to, Cd. 214; Th. 269, 8; Sat. 70.

Linked entry: hiht

gifan

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R. 16, 2. to offer, present to the action of another Hé beald in gebede bídsteall gifeð fæste on féðan. Jul. 388. Giefeð, Rä. 41, 19. Gif huá ðec sláes in suíðra ceica ðín gef ( praebe ) him ðý óðera. Mt.

níþ

(n.)
Grammar
níþ, es; m.

envyhatredenmityrancorspiteill-willjealousyaction which arises from hatredstrifewarhostilitythe effect of hatredpersecutiontroublevexationannoyanceafflictiontribulationgriefevilwickednessmalice

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Níþa georn, bealwes beald, Blickl. Homl. 109, 28. Hǽle wið deófla níþum, 171, 30. Hé mec wile wið ðám níþum genergan, Exon. Th. 116, 24; Gú. 212 : 140, 34; Gú. 620. Ofer ða níþas ðe wé nú dreógaþ, 105, 8; Gú. 20.

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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Beald biþ se ðe onbýrigeþ bóca cræftes he is bold who tasieth of book-knowledge Salm. Kmbl. 484; Sal. 242. On bóclícum cræfte in book-knowledge Boutr. Scrd. 17, 7. Ða cnihtas cræft leornedon the youths learned science Cd. 176; Th. 221, 5; Dan. 83.

micel

(adj.)
Grammar
micel, adj.

Micklegreatmagnusmuchmanymultusgreat

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Grammar micel, oblique cases used adverbially Se lǽce biþ micles tó beald ( much too bold ), Past. 9; Swt. 61, 2. Ðara micles tó feala winþ wiþ gecynde, Bt. Met. Fox 13, 32; Met. 13, 16. Micles on æþelum wíde is geweorðod háligra tíd, Menol.

Linked entries: mǽst mára micle mycel

wíte

(n.)

punishmentpain that is inflicted as punishmenttormenta meansimplementa fine.tormentplaguediseaseevilpain

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Ne ondrǽde ic mé dómas ðíne, ne ðínra wíta bealo, 255, 9 ; Jul. 211. Hé weorna feala wíta geþolode, Andr. Kmbl. 2979 ; An. 1492. Manigra wíta (wiéta, Hatt. MS.) hié beóð wyrðe. Past. 28; Swt. 190, 7. Wítena tormentorum, poenarum, Hpt. Gl. 485, 10.

gang

going, walking, moving on foot, step.the sole of the foot (?)the being habitually in a specified conditionpower of walkingof moving aboutmode of walking, walk, gait a walk, journeygo, time, occasion of goinga way, road, path, passage a trackcourse a streama narrative space traversedexpanse coveredan ox-gang, a bovale, the eighth part of the carucate.legal processlegal procedure, processa company of people (?), a gang.a step, staira privy

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Mid swýðe sorhleásum and bealdum gange secure gressu ac libero . Gr. D. 319, 17. a walk, journey Tó leáne his ganges, Gr. D. 143, 6. Woerig of gonge (geong, L.) fatigatus ex itinere Jn. R. 4, 6. Gong (geong, L.) dón iter facere Lk. R. 13, 22.

(pronoun.)
Grammar
hé, m: heó; f: hit; n.

He, she, it

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Ðá bealh hé hine indignatus est, Lk. Skt. 15, 28. Ðá beþohte hé hine then he bethought himself, 17. Reste ðæt folc hit on ðam seofoþan dæge let the people rest on the seventh day, Ex. 16, 30.

Linked entries: heó hie hig hió

gód

(n.)
Grammar
gód, es; n.
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bealwe . . . tó góde, Cri. 1107: Verc. Först. 129, 28. For góde, R. Ben. 116, 20.

on-fón

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Ic tó fela hæbbe bealwa onfongen, Cri. 182. add: to take with the hands what is offered Heó ( Eve ) æt þám láðan onféng deáðes beámes wæstm, Gen. 592. Hé beád him þrý berene hláfas . . . Ðá hét se árleása onfón þǽra hláfa, Hml.