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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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Þurh ðínra mehta spéd through the abundance of thy powers, Bt. Met. Fox 4, 64; Met. 4, 32. His mihta name nomen majestatis ejus, Ps. Th. 71, 19. Ðú sǽs wealdest mihtum tu dominaris potestati maris, 88, 8. Gástes miehtum, Hy. 8, 12; Hy.

Linked entries: mæht miht un-gemeaht

un-týnan

(v.)
Grammar
un-týnan, p. de.

to uncloseopento discloselay opensolvereinhiare

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Án ðara cempa mið spere sidu his untýnde ( aperuit ), Jn. Skt. Lind. Rush. 19, 34. Hé untýnde ealle ða bernu, Gen. 41, 56. Hí untýndon heora goldhordas ( apertis thesauris ), Mt. Kmbl. 2, 11.

Linked entries: an-týnan on-týnan

ge-lǽtan

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Add: to leave, allow to have, grant Ic eaforan þínum spédum wille stépan and him sóðe tó módes wǽre míne gelǽtan, (gelæstan? v. 1542), Gen. 2366.

hirwan

to despisescornderisionscorn to blasphemeblame

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Sume weorþað egeslíce godcundnessa hyrwende, Wlfst. 82, 1. to speak evilly of. of mockery, derision, scorn Man mid hócere góde dǽda hyrweð, Wlfst. 164, 18. Alle ðá geségun mé herwdun (aspernabantur) mé, spreocende wérun mid weolerum, Ps.

Linked entries: hyrwan herian herwan

leán

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See examples in Dict. with dat. of person, to speak with disapproval of something to a person, with the idea of dissuading or prohibiting Ne leá ic ðé ná ðæt ðú ǽgðer lufige I do not tell you that loving both is a bad thing Solil. H. 61, 17.

ge-eácnian

(v.)
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Wé sceolan geeácnian ús þá écean spéda, Hml. S. 12, 269. Geeácnude weldǽda macta merita, An. Ox. 3542. to add Þá sóna geeácnode (geécte, v.l. ) hé þǽr tó 'þínes múðes,' Gr. D. 139, 8.

CEARU

(n.)
Grammar
CEARU, caru, cearo, e; f.

CARE, sorrow, griefcura, dolor, mæror

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Ne cleopigaþ hí care they speak not their care, 113, 16: 143, 18. Ða ceare seófedun ymb heortan sorrows sighed round my heart, Exon. 81b; Th. 306, 20; Seef. 10. Cearena full full of sorrows, Exon. 22a; Th. 59, 33; Cri. 962.

Linked entries: cara care caru cearo

fore-spræc

Grammar
fore-spræc, fóre-spræc.

advocacyexcusepreliminary speecha prefaceprologue

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Þá sette Boia þás spéce wið Ælfríce; ꝥ wes ꝥ Putrael sealde Ælfríce viii oxan . . . and . . . gef Boia sixtig penga for þére forspǽce, Cht. E. 274, 3-6. Tó foresprǽce ꝥ se cwyde standan móste, Cht. Th. 501, 13.

ge-secgan

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Chr. 1070; P. 207, 26. to speak of, expound, discuss Bisen gesægde ł getrahtade parabolam exponit, Mt. p. 17, 3. Syndriga stówa gewutta ðú mæht and mid sóððe gesæcca propria loca scire possis ac vere disserere, ii. 2.

secgan

(v.)
Grammar
secgan, secgean, secggan, secggean, sæcgan ; p. sægde, sǽde; pp. sægd, sǽd. [Forms as from an infin. sagian—sagast, sagaþ ; p. sagode; imp. saga, are given here.]
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Wordum sægde Lameh unárlíc spel, 66, 27 ; Gen. 1090. Wé lofsonga word sǽdon, 274, 18 ; Sat. 156. Ábeód eft ongeán, sege ðínum leódum miccle láþre spell, Byrht. Th. 133, 14 ; By. 50. Náne gewitnesse æfter him ne saga ðú, L. Alf. 40 ; Th. i. 54, 5.

raðe

(adv.)
Grammar
raðe, (aspirated and unaspirated forms occur, and each can alliterate; the two forms are given separately. v. hraðe); adv.
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Swá ðæt cild raðost ǽnig þing specan mǽge as soon as ever the child can speak, Wulfst. 39, 8. Ðonne mágon wé hí swá raðosð ( in the quickest manner possible ) tó ryhte gecierran, Past. 32; Swt. 209, 21

æt-standan

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His sceaft ætstód ætforan him ( the shaft got fixed in the ground in front of him ), and ꝥ hors hine bær forð swá ꝥ ꝥ spere him eóde þurh út, Hml. S. 12, 54. Mid þám ðe Drihten hrepode ðá bǽre, ðá ætstódon þá bǽrmenn. Hml. Th. i. 494, 7.

ge-þeóde

(n.)
Grammar
ge-þeóde, es; n.

Languagespeechidiomtranslationlingua

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Hí mihton sóna sprecan on ǽghwelc ðara geþeóda ðe under heofonum is they could at once speak in every language under heaven, Shrn. 85, 16: Bt. 35, 4; Fox 162, 26.

Linked entry: ge-þióde

be-cweþan

to sayto urgepressto speak forpray forto bequeathegrant by will

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Similar entries v. yfel-onbecweþende. to speak for, pray for Ðá cómon þá gebróðra tó ðí þæt hí his sáwle becwǽdon (cf. the same incident in Gr. D. 324, 16: Þá bróðra woldon hine scyldan mid heora gebedum and fore gebiddan (orando protegere)), Hml.

seldan

(adv.)
Grammar
seldan, (-on, -un, -um) ; cpve. seldnor ; adv.
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Icel. of- too, and v. of-) seldan hwǽr æfter leódhryre lytle hwíle bongár búgeþ too rare are the cases in which after the fall of men the deadly weapon retires, or often after slaughter the spear is seldom at rest, i. e. in most cases frequent strife

Linked entry: seldnor

un-lytel

(adj.)
Grammar
un-lytel, adj.

not littlegreatnot littlenot few in numbermuchnot littlegreat

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Unlytel spell a tale of serious import, 145, 14; Gen. 2405. Torn unlytel, Beo. Th. 1670; B. 833. Wundur unlytel mirabilia, Ps. Th. 104, 5

blinnan

Grammar
blinnan, [= be-linnan].

to cease

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(cessabit), ǽr mé spell áteorige, Gr. D. 7, 29. Sóna se hwósta blinneð, Lch. iii. 58, 11. Blinnes lufo refrigescet caritas, Mt. L. 24, 12. Him ǽlc mennisc fultum blonn humanum cessabat auxilium, Bd. 1, 14; Sch. 38, 5.

geótan

(v.)
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Hí mid spere of mínre sídan swát út guton, Cri. 1449. Geót on bollan, Lch. ii. 50, 12. Geót on múð ꝥ ilce dúst, 140, 2.

hleóþrian

(v.)

To make a soundto soundresoundTo speak words

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To speak words Þǽra worda gemyndig þe hé hleóðrade tó Abrahame, Ps. Th. 104, 37

snell

(adj.)
Grammar
snell, snel; adj.

Quick, active, strongof rapid movement, quick, rapid, swiftactive, prompt, ready, quick in action, bold keen, severe; sharp acute firm, determined bold, active alacer, acer, agilis, strenuus, robustus, pernix valiant, brave; ready of speech, eloquent

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Gl. 485, 25. of rapid movement, quick, rapid, swift Sum biþ on londe snel, féþe spédig Exon. Th. 296, 17; Crä. 52. Fareþ feþrum snell 206, 7; Ph. 123. Snel 208, 29;208, 29 Hé is snel and swift and swíðe leóht est levis et velox 220, 8; Ph. 317.