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sceáwian

(v.)
Grammar
sceáwian, ode.

to lookto look atobservebeholdseeto look at, look on with favour, to regard, have respect toto look at with care, consider, inspect, examine, scrutinize, reconnoitreto look out, seek for, select, choose, provideto shew (favour, respect, etc.)to grant

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Cyning eallwihta Caines ne wolde tiber sceáwian 'to Cain and to his offering the Lord had not respect' (A.V. Gen. 4, 5), Cd. Th. 60, 9 ; Gen. 979. to look at with care, consider, inspect, examine, scrutinize, reconnoitre Sceáwaþ speculatur, Wülck.

tíma

(n.)
Grammar
tíma, an; m.

Timehourtempus horatime when,time at which an event takes place a time when a thing can or ought to be done,a proper time,opportunity in time in good timebe-timesproper timean appointed timea period of time time during which certain events are happening, during which a particular person is living, etc. a season of the yearan age of the world time of pronouncing a syllable, quantity time, condition of things

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Ús is tíma ðæt wé onwæcnen of slǽpe hora est nos de somno surgere, 63; Swt. 459, 33. Hwænne wylle gé singan? Þonne hyt tíma byþ, Coll. Monast. Th. 34, 5. Se wísa hit ieldcaþ and bítt tíman, Past. 33; Swt. 220, 10.

Linked entries: týma tíme

wiþer-weard

(adj.)
Grammar
wiþer-weard, (-word, -wurd), and -wierde; adj.

contraryadversehostileadversaryenemyopponentfiendhostile to rightful authorityrebelopposed to what is rightarrogantperversedepravedreprobatefalsehereticapocryphalopposed to the good or pleasure of anythingunfavourableadversehurtfulperniciousdisagreeablecontraryopposite

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Lufian wé hine næs on gesundum þingum ánum, ac eác swylce on wiðerweardum þingum, Blickl. Homl. 13, 8.

ríce

(n.)
Grammar
ríce, es; n.

powerauthoritydominionruleempirereignbishopsconsulsa kingdomrealma diocesea nation

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Ne forsáwe hé (Catullus) ðone óðerne (Nonium in curuli sedentem) swá swíðe, gif hé nán ríce ne nǽnne anweald næfde, 27, 1; Fox 96, 7.

ge-féra

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M. 24, 31. (2 a) an associate in office, a colleague :-- Silla se consul, Pompeiuses geféra, Ors. 5, 10 ; S. 234, 25. (2 b) of things Swá nú fýr déþ and wæter . . . and manega óþra gesceafta . . . þætte ꝥ án ꝥ hí magon geféran beón . . .

sorh

(n.)
Grammar
sorh, sorg, sorhg, e; f.

careanxietysorrowgriefafflictiontroublesorrow, carecura, solicitudo, angor, moeror, laborcare, sorrow

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Nis mé ðæs deáþes sorg death causes me no anxiety, Exon. Th. 125, 7; Gú. 350.

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hálig

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Th. ii. 432, 15. of animals, not destructive or dangerous, tame cattle us opposed to wild beasts Inc is hálig feoh and wilde deór on geweald geseald, Gen. 201. <b>B</b>. substantival. that which is holy, a holy thing. Cf. <b>A.

neáh

(adj.)
Grammar
neáh, adj.

nighnearlaterlatterlastlatest

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nigh, near On ðam neáhgum mynstre [neáhnunnan-mynstre] de vicino virginum monasterio, Bd. 4, 1; S. 564, 4 note. Neágum proximis (cf. O. L. Ger. náan proximum ), Germ. 399, 409. Seó ús neárre Ægyptus, Ors. 1, I; Swt. 14, 3.

GEONG

(adj.)
Grammar
GEONG, giong, geng, ging, giung, iung, gung; def. se geonga, seó, ðæt geonge; comp. geongra, gingra, gyngra; superl. gingest, gingst; adj.

YOUNG, youthful, new, recent, freshjŭvĕnis, adolescens, nŏvellus, rĕcensyoung

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Gingra bróðor a younger brother, Exon. 130 a; Th. 499, 2, note; Rä. 88, 9. Seó gingre the younger, Cd. 123; Th. 158, 5; Gen. 2612. Ic gyngra wæs jūnior fui, Ps. Spl. 36, 26. Gingran bróðor younger brothers, Exon. 129 a; Th. 496, 10; Rä. 85, 12.

scínan

(v.)
Grammar
scínan, p. scán, sceán
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Se nama se ðe mid him swá lange sceán and bryhte nomen quod apud eos tam diu claruerat , Bd. 1, 12; S. 480, 39: 3, 13; ' S. 538, 39.

ge-hálgian

(v.)
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L. 10, 14 note. Scolastica wæs fram cildháde Gode gehálgod, Hml. Th. ii. 182, 23. Binnan gehálgodum líctúne licgan, Ll. Th. i. 212, 20. Gehálgodne initiatum, Wrt. Voc. ii. 45, 70. <b>II a.

ge-timbran

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For ðǽm búton hé ðæt wóh ǽr tówurpe ne meahte hé nóht nytwyrðlíce ðæt ryht getimbran Past. 441, 30-34. to use as building material Swá hwá swá getimbrað ofer ðisum grundwealle gold oððe seolfor si quia superaedificat super fundamentum hoc aurum, argentum

hǽlan

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Th. i. 54, 28 note. Utan we úre gyfe ðám syllan þe hyre onfón cann, þæt is úre Drihten Hǽlende Críst (úrum Drihtne Hǽlendum Críste, v. l.) nostra donaria offeramus ei, qui nouit accipere. Domino Deo nostro, Bd. 3, 24; Sch. 307, 20 : Rtl. 114, 15.

ge-healdan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-healdan, -haldan, to -healdenne; ic -healde, ðú -healdest, -hiltst, he -healdeþ, -healt, -helt, -hylt, pl. -healdaþ; p. -heóld, -hióld, ðú -heólde, pl. -heóldon, -hióldon; impert. -heald, pl. -healdaþ; subj. pres. -healde, pl. -healden; p. -heólde, pl. -heólden; pp. -healden.

to keepholdobservekeep inretainreservepreservesavedefendprotectcustodīreservāreobservārecontĭnērereservāresalvāredefendĕreto holdoccupypossesstĕnērepossĭdēre

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Wel gehealden well contented, satisfied, Bt. 18, 3; Fox 64, 27 : Basil admn. 9; Norm. 52, 22. to hold, occupy, possess; tĕnēre, possĭdēre On eówrum geþylde gé gehealdaþ eówre sáwla in pătientia vestra possĭdēbĭtis anĭmas vestras, Lk. Bos, 21, 19.

ge-earnian

(v.)
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Ðá wolde hé geearnian him hereword (adquirere sibi laudem), Chr. 1009 ; P. 138, note 9. Fram Gode ná mæg gegearnian mereri) ꝥ hé bitt, Scint. 45, 2. Geearnian, Bl. H. 25, 22 : 17, 21. On þisse sceortan tíde geearnian éce ræste, 83, 2 : in, 3.

hlinc

ridge

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On cealdan hlinc westeweardne; þonne on wyrtrum oþ cealdan hlinc eásteweardne; on wyrtrum þonne gít norð, C. D. B. iii. 682, 13. Of ðǽre ǽc tó stánhlincan, C. D. iii. 78, 36

reccan

(v.)
Grammar
reccan, p. reahte, rehte.
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Hé rǽt ús and recþ reget nos, 47, 12 : Mt. Kmbl. 2, 6. Receþ regit, Bd. 5, 18; S. 635. 34. Ðes cásere framlíce rehte ða cynewísan fortissime rempublicam rexit, 1, 8; S. 476, 7.

sittan

(v.)
Grammar
sittan, p. sæt, pl. sǽton ; pp. seten.
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S. 74; Th. i. 416, 6. with the idea of oppression (cf. colloquial to sit on a person, Icel. sitja á sér to restrain one's self), to sit or bear heavy on, weigh, press, rest Ne mé wiht an siteþ egesan áwiht ǽniges mannes nou timebo quid faciat mihi homo

Linked entries: a-sittan blód-setenn

teóðung

(n.)
Grammar
teóðung, teóðing, e; f.
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tithe, a tenth part, in passages not relating to the Christian church Hé sealde him ða teóðunge ( decimam ) of eallum ðám þingum, Gen. 14, 20. Of eallum þingum, ðe ðu mé sylst, ic bringe ðé teóðunga ( decimas ), 28, 22.

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gifan

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&#39; Ðá andswarode ic : &#39; Nát ic nánwuht. . . þe swelc gifan mæge &#39; 33. 3; F. 126, 23. to allow to have, not to withhold, to release Is giwuna iów ꝥte énne ic gefe ł forléte ( dimittam) iów in eóstro, wallad gé forðon ꝥ ic gefe (