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heán

lowpoormeanignoblebasehumbleddepresseddejectedcast downmiserablewretchedmeanbaselow

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Add: of persons. of low degree, of humble condition, low, poor, as opposed to ríce, welig, wlanc Se hálga (Noah) cwæð þæt hé (Ham) wesan sceolde heán . . . hleómága þeów (servus servorum erit fratribus suis, Gen. 9, 25), Gen. 1595.

ge-mót

(n.)
Grammar
ge-mót, es; n.

A meeting, coming together, MOOT, assembly, councilconventus, congregatio, concursusConcĭlium, Conventus, Synŏdus, Synŏdāle concĭliābŭlum,

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Although synŏdus and seonoþ might more properly be confined to ecclesiastical conventions, the Saxons do not appear to have made any distinction; probably because ecclesiastical and secular regulations were made by the same body, and at the same time.

Linked entry: ge-mét

stíþ

(adj.)
Grammar
stíþ, adj.
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On stíðum in arto, duro, constricto, 444, 15. of material, stiff, firm, strong, not bending easily, unyielding Hit ( the sword ) on eorðan læg stíð and stýlecg, Beo. Th. 3070 ; B. 1533.

Linked entries: stiép stíþe

ge-endian

(v.)
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Hí ne geendiað ná þá spǽce ǽr heora seód bið áfylled they will not finish the case till their purse be filled, Ll. Lbmn. 475, 42. Ic geendode ( consummaui ) ꝥ weorc ꝥ þú mé sealdest tó dónne, Jn. 17, 4.

hold

(adj.)
Grammar
hold, adj.

Kind, friendly, pleasant, favourable, gracious [of a prince to his subject], faithful, loyal, devoted, liege [of a subject to his prince]

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Nele mé Israhél behealdan holde móde Israel will not regard me with loyalty, 80, 11; 118, 112.

tíman

(v.)
Grammar
tíman, p. de.

to teem,be productive.to be with child,bear,bring forth youngto beget, have intercourse with (wið) a womanto have offspring,bring forthto vouch to warranty to refer property (acc.) to (tó) the person from whom it was obtained in support of the right of possessionto refer an opinion to the source from which it is derived in its supportto betake one's self to a place,go to to resort toappeal to in reverence or for help to lead to

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Th. i. 18, 26. where neither male nor female is specified, to have offspring, bring forth Fugelas ne týmaþ swá swá óðre nýtenu, Homl. Th. i. 250, 22. Ðæt folc týmde micelne teám on ðam wéstene, Homl. Th. ii. 212, 17. Þeóda týmdon, Cd.

æfter

(prep.; adv.)
Grammar
æfter, prep. [æft, q. v; er, q. v.] dat; rarely acc.

AFTERpostAlongthroughduringκατάperAccording toby means ofsecundumpropterAfteraboutpropterobdeAfteraboveaccording topostsupersecundum

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—AFTER; post Ne far ðú æfter fremdum godum go not thou after strange gods, Deut. 6, 14. Æfter þrím monþum after three months, Gen. 38, 24. Æfter dagum after those days, Lk. Bos. 1, 24. Cumaþ æfter me venite post me, Mt. Bos. 4, 19.

Linked entries: æftyr efter eftyr

steór

(n.)
Grammar
steór, and stýr, e; f.
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Gif se landríca nelle tó steóre filstan will not assist to levy the fine, L. N. P. L. 54; Th. ii. 298, 19

wǽpen

(n.)
Grammar
wǽpen, wǽpn, es; n.

a weaponmembrum virile

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Ðeáh ðe hí wǽpen ne beran quamvis arma non ferant, Bd. 2, 2; S. 504, 3. Hé ða gástlícan wǽpnu ne mæg áberan, Basil admn. 2; Norm. 36, 27. membrum virile Teors veretrum, teors, ðæt wǽpen vel lim calamus, Wrt. Voc. i. 283, 56.

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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ða rúmmódnesse hátan mildheortnes ac ryhtwísnes non hanc vocare misericordiam, sed justitiam maluit, Past. 45, 1; Swt. 337, 2: Cd. 106; Th. 140, 13; Gen. 2327.

Linked entry: ge-hátan

ge-gaderian

(v.)
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Th. ii. 324, 2. to join one person to another as an associate, colleague, adherent Ðú úsic tó Gode gegadrades ðorh flǽsces gemǽnnisse nos Deo conjungeres per carnis contubernium, Ps. Srt. ii. p. 203, 3.

wirsa

(adj.)
Grammar
wirsa, (wirra occurs once in the Chronicle); cpve.; wirrest, wirst; spve. adj.

Worseworst

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Hí for nánum ermþum ne byóð ðý betran, ac ðý wyrsan, Bt. 39, 11; Fox 230, 17. Ðá gǽð hé and him tó genymð seofun óðre gástas wyrsan (nequiores) ðonne hé . . . and wurðaþ ðæs mannes ýtemestan wyrsan (pejora) ðonne ða ǽrran, Mt. Kmbl. 12, 45; Wrt.

húru

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Ne wæs þæt húru fracoðes gealga, Kr. 10: Gú. 741. to a wish or prayer, on (no) account Ne ofgif þú mé húru ne elonges a me, Ps. Th. 70, 11. Ne forgit húru gódra manna stefna, 73, 22.

swilc

(pronoun.)
Grammar
swilc, swelc; pron. (the word can take the weak declension).
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Beóþ swylce (suælce, Lind.) gedréfednessa swylce (suelco, Lind.) ne gewurdon ( tales quales non fuerunt ), Mk. Skt. 13, 19: Beo.

Linked entries: swelc swylc swá-lic

lác

(n.)
Grammar
lác, generally neuter, but occasionally feminine
  • [v. Shrn. pp. 3-4],
or masculine, as in the compound lyb-lác q. v.

battlestrugglean offeringsacrificeoblationa giftpresentgracefavourservicea presentoffering of wordsa messagemedicine

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But in the latter language the more frequent meanings are those of offering, gift, and to connect these with the preceding ones Grimm notes the association of dancing and playing with offerings and sacrifices.

Linked entries: freó-lác lácan lǽc

tǽcan

(v.)
Grammar
tǽcan, p. tǽhte

To shew.to offer to view, presentto shew an object to a person so that the object may be attained by the person, to shew a way, a place, etc.without an object, to shew the way, directwithout an object, to direct to shew a person (dat. or acc.) the direction that must be taken, to direct, to cause a certain direction to be taken, the direction being marked, by a preposition.to shew the course that must be followed, what should be observed, to direct, appoint, prescribe, enjoin.to shew, indicate, signify

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Kmbl. 1259; El. 631. without an object, to shew the way, direct :-- On niht hé tǽhte eów þurh fýr nocte ostendens vobis iter per ignem, Deut. 1, 33. fig.

wíse

(n.)
Grammar
wíse, an: wís, e; f.

a wise waymannermodefashionstate conditionan arrangementinstructiona dispositiondirectionconditiona thingres negotiuma causereasonres

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Ne scyle nán wís monn gnornian tó hwæm his wíse weorþe, oððe hwæþer him cume þe réþu wyrd þe líþu vir sapiens moleste ferre non debet, quoties in fortunae certamen adducitur, Bt. 40, 3; Fox 238, 8.

Linked entry: wís-fæst

ge-mǽne

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Th. i. 126, 3. with a non-material object, of joint action, to share action, responsibility, & c. Habban þá geréf-scypas bégen þá fullan spǽce gemǽne, Ll. Th. i. 236, 25.

ge-cígan

(v.)
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Hé óðran naman wæs gecíged Godwine, Chr. 984; P. 124, 4. to call a name Hiá geceiges noma his ... vocabunt women ejus Emmanuhel, Mt. L. 1. 23. Ðú gicég noma his Ióhannes, Lk. R. 1. 13

scúwa

(n.)
Grammar
scúwa, scúa, an; m.
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Th. 108, 23. shade, darkness Mid ðý wit forþgongende wǽron under ðam scúwan ðære þýstran nihte cum progrederemur sola sub nocte per umbras, Bd. 5, 12; S. 628, 14. <b>II a.</b> fig. shadow :-- Scúa deáþes umbra mortis, Ps. Surt. 43, 20.

Linked entry: scúa