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sib

(adj.)
Grammar
sib, sibb, adj.
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Ger. sibbo consanguineus) Ne biþ ná gelíc ðæt man wið swustor gehǽme and hit wǽre feor sibb ( or ? feorsibb ; cf. neáh-sibb), L. C. S. 52; Th. i. 404, 28. Ðǽr ne byþ sybbes lufu tó óðrum, Wulfst. 146, 13. Ðære sibban ob cognate, Wrt.

un-riht

(adj.)
Grammar
un-riht, adj.

Wrongevilbadunjustunlawfuldepravedperverse

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Wrong, evil, bad, unjust, unlawful, depraved, perverse Ic eom geþafa ðæt hit náuht unriht wǽre ðæt mon ða yfelwillendan men héte nétenu fateor nec injuries dici video vitiosos in belluas mutari, Bt. 38, 2; Fox 196, 17.

Linked entry: un-reht

warian

(v.)
Grammar
warian, p. ode
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Mótan ða hyrdas beón swíðe wacole, ðe wið ðone þeódscaðan folc sculon warian, Wulfst. 191, 13. used reflexively, to be on one's guard, guard against evil Forlǽaþ ðone ǽnne beám, wariaþ inc wið ðone wæstm, Cd. Th. 15, 20; Gen. 236.

Linked entries: werian be-warian

deófol-lic

(adj.)
Grammar
deófol-lic, (deóf-); adj.
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Þone deófollicon abbod þe cwæð ꝥ úres Drihtenes líchama and his godcundnes wǽre ánes gecyndes, Ll. Th. ii. 374, 23. Ðæne deófollican unðeáw . . . gedón ꝥ óðre men nimaí máre ðonne hit gemet sý, Hml. A. 145, 22.

Linked entry: deófel-lic

ge-myntan

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(l b) with clause :-- God gemynte ꝥ he wolde þurh ꝥ wæter þá synne ádílegian praedestinavit Deus in aquis abluere peccatum, Angl. vii. 6, 55. (l c) with dat. infin. :-- Hé árǽrde þæt tempel þe his fæder gemynte tó árǽrenne, Hml. Th. ii. 578, 9.

ge-rísan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-rísan, to be fitting. [In line 11 2. gerise bet.]
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L. 5, 36. with pronoun subject, referring to preceding statement Wide is geweorðod, swá þæt wel gerist, haligra tid, Men. 120. representing a following clause Wel ji gerás p heó wǽre eáðmód, Bl. H. 13, 16.

rind

(n.)
Grammar
rind, e ; rinde, an; f.

Rind. of a tree the bark crust rind

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Gif hé beget and yt rinde sió ðe cymþ of neorxna wonge ne dereþ him nán átter; ðonne cwæþ se ðe ðás bóc wrát ðæt hió wǽre torbegete, Lchdm. ii. 114, 3 : 92, 29. Wé ne mágon geseón on ðam cyrnele náðor ne wyrtruman, ne rinde, ne leáf, Homl.

Linked entry: rinde

ge-andettan

(v.)

to confess, acknowledgeto confessto admit for oneselfconcede, allowto confess, declare one's beliefto confessacknowledge as having a certain character, declare one's faith into make acknowledgement of a benefitgive thankspraise

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Búton hit ǽr geandet and gebét wǽre, 25, 15. reflex. Þǽm mannum þe heora synna and unrihtes geswícaþ, and hié (or hié may refer to synna) Gode and heora scriftum geandettiaþ, Bl.

Constantīnus

(n.)
Grammar
Constantīnus, as Lat. gen. i; dat. o; acc. um; m. also gen. es; dat. e; m.

Constantine the Great, Roman Emperor

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Byzantium, which he called after his own name Κωνσταντίνου πόλις, the city of Constantin, Constantinople Férde Constantius forþ on Breotone, and Constantínus his sunu, ðam gódan Cásere, his ríce forlét.Wríteþ Eutropius ðæt Constantínus, se Cásere, wǽre

tilþ

(n.)
Grammar
tilþ, e; also tilþe, an; f.

labour which brings gain, by which acquisition is madean employmenttillagecultivation work on landgain from labourproduce of labour,acquisitioncropproducefruit

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labour which brings gain, by which acquisition is made, an employment, in a general sense Se ðe wǽre scaðiende weorðe se tiligende on rihtlícre tilðe he that has been accustomed to steal, let him support himself by an honest employment, Wulfst. 72, 13

Linked entries: tilþe tylþ

turf

(n.)
Grammar
turf, gen.dat.tyrf ; pl. tyrf and turf; f.

a turfsodpiece of earth with grass on it turfgreenswardthe grassy surface of the earth

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Wæter wynsumu of ðære moldan tyrf brecaþ, Exon. Th. 202, 8; Ph. 66. Of ðisse eorþan tyrf, 222, 15; Ph. 349: 423, 21; Rä. 41, 25. Ic seah turf tredan .vi. gebróðor, 394, 10; Rä. 14, 1

Linked entry: tyrf

þanc

(n.)
Grammar
þanc, es; m.
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Hæfþ se þeówa ǽnigne þanc, forþam ðe hé dyde ðæt him beboden wæs, Lk. Skt. 17, 9. Þonc hafa, Iofes, ðæt ic ða móste oferwinnan, Ors. 4, 1; Swt. 156, 27. Þanc cunnan, witan [cf. He cuðe him ðerof wel gret ðhanc, Gen. and Ex. 1659.

Linked entries: þancung þonc

ge-híran

(v.)
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On þæs engles wordum wæs gehýred ꝥ þurh hire beorþor sceolde beón gehǽled eall wífa cynn, Bl.

slítan

(v.)
Grammar
slítan, p. slát, pl. sliton; pp. sliten

To slit, tear, rendto tear a garment rendto tear, split, rend, cleave, divideto tear, rend, as an animal does with the teeth or feet, a bird with its beak, to tear, bite irritateto tear to destroy, waste, consumeto carp at, back-biteto tear attero to tear, split to tear, break scindere, lacerare, laniare, lacessere, saevire, delere to slit, tear, break

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Of yfelre wǽtan slítendre Lchdm. ii. 4, 30. Of yfelum wǽtan slítendum and sceorfendum 60, 21. to tear (fig. ), to destroy, waste, consume Similar entries v. slítendlíc, slítere, slítness, II.

ge-féra

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Hé Godrum miclum and his geféran mid feó weorðude, Chr. 878; P. 76, 20. (8 a) fig. :-- Sió gítsung ðe Sanctus Paulus cuæð ðæt wǽre hearga geféra avaritia quae est idolorum servitus, Past. 157, 6.

hand

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<b>hand-brǽd</b> Wæs swá mycel þæs treówes gesýne swá wolde beón gód hande brád (handbred ?), Vis.

scyldig

(adj.)
Grammar
scyldig, adj.
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Wæs gecueden tó ðæm scyldegan folce delinquenti populo dicitur, Past. 15, 1; Swt. 91, 2. Ðæt hé hine scyldigne ongete reum se cognoscat, Bd. 1, 27; S. 496, 33: Elen. Kmbl. 1380; El. 692. Hú hé ðæt scyldige werud forscrifen hefde, Cd.

ÆT

(prep.)
Grammar
ÆT, prep.

ATtobeforenextwithinforagainstapudjuxtapropeanteadincontraOffromaabdeTountoas far asadusquead

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Wæs seó treów lufu hát æt heortan the true love was hot at heart, 15 b; Th. 34, 8; Cri. 539. Ge ne cómon æt me ye came not to me, Mt. Bos. 25, 43. Æt selde before the throne, Cd. 228; Th. 306, 12; Sat. 663.

feónd

(n.)
Grammar
feónd, fiónd, fýnd, fiénd, es; pl. nom. acc. feóndas, fýnd, feónd; gen. feónda; dat. feóndum; m. [feógan, feón to hate]

FIENDenemyfoethe devilōsorinĭmīcushostisdiabŏlusδιάβoλos

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Wæs wera éðelland geondsended feóndum the people's native land was overspread with enemies, Cd. 92; Th. 118, 22; Gen. 1969

hwerfan

(v.)
Grammar
hwerfan, hwierfan, hwirfan, hwyrfan; p. de; pp. ed.

to turnrevolvemove aboutgoreturndepartto turnchangeto exchangebarter

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Wæs eft hwyrfende was returning, 199, 6: 207, 30: 249, 12.