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þanc

(n.)
Grammar
þanc, es; m.
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Him wæs Godes egsa mára in gemyndum ðonne hé menniscum þrymme æfter þonce þegan wolde he refused his body worldly delights ... There was too much fear of God in his mind for him to partake of human glory, following the dictates of pleasure, Exon.

Linked entries: þancung þonc

fore

beforein front ofat the head ofbeforeforfromthroughbecause ofon account offorfromthroughin place ofinstead offor the sake ofon behalf ofto the honour ofofaboutbeforeinto the presence of

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Take here fóre (l. fore), and add: with dat. or uncertain. local, before, in front of Gif him wan fore wolcen hangað (cf. þonne sweartan wolcnu him beforan gáþ, Bt. 6: F. 14, 22), Met. 5, 4.

hwilc

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Wé nyllað geþencan hwelc hit þá wæs, Ors. 3, II; S. 152, 33. Ús gedyde tó witanne Alexander hwelce þá hǽðnan godas sindon tó weorþianne, 3, 9; S. 126, 31. Ne nóm náne ware húlice (hwilce, v. l. ) hié wǽron, 5, 4 ; S. 224, 22.

neáh-west

(n.)
Grammar
neáh-west, -wist, e; f. : es; m.

nearnessneighbourhoodthe being with anotherpresencesocietyfellowship

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Mid ðý ic wæs him on neáwiste, hé ðus wæs sprecende, Bd. 3, 13; S. 538, 23. Forlǽt mec englas geniman on ðínne neáwest ( into thy presence ), Exon. Th. 455, 13; Hy. 4, 49.

Linked entry: né-west

talu

(n.)
Grammar
talu, e; and indecl.; f.

a tale, talk, story, accounttalk, discussion, disputea charge, claiman excuse, a defenceas a law term, a case (as regards either plaintiff or defendant), an action,a tale, list, series

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Se ðe nánum ne derede, him man dyde talu, and hé wæs beswungen unscyldig for ús, Basil admn. 4; Norm. 42, 27.

ge-hínan

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Áhafen ic wæs and gehýned exaltatus autem humiliatus sum 87, 15. Þá þá seó sáwl on líchoman wæs gehæfdand gehýned (geeáðmódad, v. l. humiliata), Gr. D. 173, 22. <b>I a.

restan

(v.)
Grammar
restan, ;p.; te

To restto cease from toil, be at restto rest on a couch, to sleepto rest in death, lie dead, lie in the graveto remain unmoved; or; undisturbed, be stillTo rest one's selfof cessation from toil

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Ðonne hé reste hine, ðonne wæs his seó æþeleste ræst on nacodre eorþan, Cd. Th. 95, 25; Gen. 1584

Linked entry: ræstan

æt-standan

(v.)
Grammar
æt-standan, ic -stande, ðú -standest, -stentst, he -standeþ, -stent, -stynt, pl. -standaþ; p. -stód, pl. -stódon; pp. -standen.

To standstand stillstopstand nearreststaystand upstareadstarerestarerequiescereTo stopobturereclaudere

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To stand, stand still, stop, stand near, rest, stay, stand up; stare, adstare, restare, requiescere Íran on wealle ætstód the iron stoord in the wall, Beo. Th. 1787; B. 891. Ðá ætstód se Hǽlend then Jesus stood still, Mk. Bos. 10, 49.

Linked entry: æt-stent

a-þreótan

(v.)
Grammar
a-þreótan, indef. hit aþrýt ; p. -þreát, pl. -þruton ; pp. -þroten.

To wearyirkdispleasebe loathsomeirksome to any onetæderepigereTo loathedislikebe weary of anythingpertæsum esse

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To loathe, dislike, be weary of anything; pertæsum esse Se cyning wæs aþroten his ællreordre gespræce rex pertæsu erat barbaræ loquelæ, Bd. 3, 7 ; S. 530, 4

feórþa

(num.; adj.)
Grammar
feórþa, feówerþa; seó, ðæt feórþe, feówerþe; adj.

The FOURTHquartus

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The FOURTH; quartus Wæs geworden ǽfen and mergen se feórþa dæg the evening and morning were the fourth day, Gen. 1, 19. Seó feórþe eá ys geháten Eufrates flŭvius quartus ipse est Euphrātes, 2, 14.

leód-fruma

(n.)
Grammar
leód-fruma, an; m.

a patriarcha princechieftainking

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The first in time of a people, the founder of a people, a patriarch; the first in rank among a people, a prince, chieftain, king Him wæs án fæder leóf leódfruma one father had they, founder beloved, Cd. 161; Th. 200, 9; Exod. 354. Leódfruma [St.

ge-hyld

(n.)
Grammar
ge-hyld, es; n.

Regardobservationkeepingconcealingobservantiacustodia

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Ic wæs on ðínum gehylde begangen in observationibus tuis exercebor, Ps. Th. 76, 10. [Him] hálige heápas on gehyld bebeád commended to his protection the holy bands, Cd. 161; Th. 202, 3; Ex. 382.

Linked entry: ge-heald

Tenet

(n.)
Grammar
Tenet, Tænet[t]; also Tenet-land
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the isle of Thanet Augustinus wæs cumende on Bretone ǽrest on Tenet ðam eálonde (Tenet-land, MS. B.) ( in insula Tanato) ... Is on eásteweardre Cent mycel eálond Tenet (Tanatos insula ), ðæt is syx hund hída micel ...

þweor-líc

(adj.)
Grammar
þweor-líc, þwyr-líc; adj.

reversedcontraryoppositeadverseperverseevildepraved

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Th. i. 4, 22. perverse, evil, depraved Hé wǽs ácenned búton synne, and næs nán ðing ðwyrlíces on him, Homl. Th. i. 176, 5. Fram þwyrlíce sprǽce a pravo eloquio, R. Ben. Interl. 21, 9. Gesamnodon gehwylce ðwyrlíce wiðercoran, Homl. Th. i. 468, 5.

wynsumian

(v.)
Grammar
wynsumian, p. ode

To rejoiceexultbe joyful

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Wæs heó swíþe wynsumiende, 137, 33. Wynsumigende, 143, 25. Mid micclum wynsumigendum gefeán, Homl. Skt. ii. 23 b, 678. Wynsumiende letantem, Rtl. 97, 16

Linked entry: wyn-sum

ymb-hringan

(v.)
Grammar
ymb-hringan, p. de.
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wæs ymbhringed mid his feóndum vallatus exercitu, Bd. 3, 18 ; S. 546, 30. Ðonne hé bið útane ymbhringed mid ungemetlícre heringe dum foris immenso favore circumdatur, Past. 17 ; Swt. 111, 8.

Linked entries: hringan hringian

ád

(n.)
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Ðæt ád wæs forburnen, Hml. S. 4, 336. Hine ( the Phenix ) ád þeceð, Ph. 365. Bán, ádes láfe, 272. Ádes rogi, An. Ox. 3519. 'Eówer hrá bryttað lácende líg' . . . Þá wurdon hié deáðes on wénan, ádes El. 585.

and-fenge

(adj.)
Grammar
and-fenge, l.
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Voc. ii. 136, 13. that can help, v. andfenga Wæs mé andfencge écere hǽlu ( susceptor salutis meae ), Ps. Th. 88, 23

bred

a boardplanka tablet

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Ðá stǽnenan bredu ðe sió ǽ wæs on áwriten, Past. 125, 18. On twelf bredun þe þá þeódwitan þǽrtó ámearcode, Angl. viii. 321, 41. Similar entries v. gyrdel-, hand-, nam-, pic-, rihte-, tæppel-, writ-bred

flá

Grammar
flá, a strong dat. flá occurs: dat. pl. flán(?)
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Se mann mid his ágenre flán ofscoten wæs, Hml. Th. i. 502, 17-30. Hé wearð mid ánre flán ofscoten telo e muris jacto perfossus occidilur, Ors. 3, ll; S. 144, 27. Hé wearð gescoten mid ánre flá on ðám cneówe, Hml. Th. 492, 5.