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níwe

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Wé cweðað níwne mónan æfter menniscum gewunan, ac hé is ǽfre se ylca þeáh ðe his leóht gelómlíce hwyrfe, 242, 15.

furþum

Take herein Dict., and add:even,just

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Þá sunne úp furðum eóde, Gen. 2539. where actions are contemporaneous Ðá hé furþum on ꝥ leóht cóm, ðá beseah hé hine underbæc just as he reached the light he looked back, Bt. 35, 6; F. 170, 14.

HÁD

(n.)
Grammar
HÁD, es; m.

personpersonasexdegree, rank, order, conditionstate, condition, kind, nature, formmanner, wayhonourpersona, sexus, ordo, gradus.

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Tó háde fón to take orders, 4, 8; Th. ii. 206, 7. state, condition, kind, nature, form [having the meaning which is preserved in the suffix -hood, -head] Leóht hafaþ hád háliges gástes light hath the nature of the holy spirit, Salm.

tó-dǽlan

(v.)
Grammar
tó-dǽlan, p. de

To divide,separate,distributeto divide a whole into parts, to destroy unity, make dissension into divide a whole by assigning the limits of the different partsto divide one number by anotherto divide one thing from another,part,separateto scatter, disperseto destroyto distribute, give away parts of a whole,to divide into sharesto shareto divide,distinguish,separate,make a difference betweento be different,be distinguished from.to separate with the minddiscern,discriminate,distinguish,to give forth,utter

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Beó nú leóht on ðære heofenan fæstnysse and tódǽlon dæg and nihte, Gen. 1, 14. Hit hafaþ hát baþo ǽlcere yldo and háde ðurh tódǽlede stówe gescrǽpe (per distincta loca accommodos).

ge-mǽre

(n.; v.)
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Hé cóm on ꝥ gemǽre leóhtes and þeóstro noctis prope terminos, Bt. 35, 6 ; F. 170, 13. a line (lit. or fig.) that cannot or should not be passed, a bound, limit Ðá bebeád se biscop : ' Ásettað mé ongeán þysum fýre' . . .

sécan

(v.)
Grammar
sécan, sécean; p. sóhte; pp. sóht
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Biddon wé Drihten ðæs leóhtes ðe nǽfre ne geendaþ . . . ðæt leóht wé sceolan sécan, ðæt wé mótan habban mid englum gemǽne, 21, 14. Bearn Godes brýda ongunnon on Caines cynne sécan, Cd. Th. 75, 33; Gen. 1249. Woldon tó dúnscræfum drohtoþ sécan, Andr.

hirde

a keeperguardianprotectordirectorguidepastor the keepera keepera guardwatchman

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Ic ofslóg húses hyrdas, 1666. the subject a thing: Ne bið sond wið micelne ren manna ǽngum húses hyrde, Met. 7, 22. non-material: þonne se weard (conscience) swefeð, sawele hyrde, B. 1742. in phrases denoting the Deity Leóhtes hyrde, Az. 121: Hy. 4

ge-limpan

(v.)
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., Cri. 79. where the subject is not expressed Ábeád weroda ealdor: 'Nú sié geworden leóht . . .' and þá sóna gelomp, þá hit swá sceolde, leóma leóhtade, Cri. 233. (4 a) where the verb is followed by a substantive clause :--- Gelomp ꝥ án swíþe wís mon

lust

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Ic þé gearuwe tó, æt leóhte gehwám, lustum wacie, Ps. Th. 62, l. Mé lustum álýs, and mé lungre weorð, . . . georne þeccend, 70, 2. Hú ic ǽ þine lustum lufode, 118, 97. Lustume (lustum ?) voluntarie, Rtl. 28, 13.

hyht

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Lufu, lífes hyht, and ealles leóhtes gefeá, Cri. 585: Gú. 631. Hieru-salem, þú bist full hálgan hyhtes, swá þú geháten eart (cf. Gerusalem is gereht ' sibbe gesyhþ', Bl. H. 81, l), Cri. 58.

weder

(n.)
Grammar
weder, es; n.

weather, condition of the atmospheregood weatherwind, storm, breeze, airweather (as in weather-bow, -bound), wind.

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Blóstme fægerust raþe tó leohtnm forscrincþ wedere flos pulcherrimus cito ad leuem marcescit auram, Scint. 70, 3. Wedre ge*-*somnad, Exon. Th. 412, 19; Rä. 31, 2. In wedr in auram, Blickl. Gl. Weder, Ps. Surt. 106, 29.

warenian

(v.)
Grammar
warenian, warnian, wearnian ; p. ode.
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Warna ðæt ðæt leóht ðe ðé on is ne sýn þýstru vide ne lumen quod in te est tenebrae sint, Lk. Skt. II, 35: Homl. Th. i. 120, 16. Warniaþ (videte) ðæt gé hyt nánum men ne secgeon, Mt. Kmbl. 9, 30: 18, 10. Warnigeaþ ðæt gé ne beón gedrefede, 24, 6.

wæter

(n.)
Grammar
wæter, es; n. (the word seems to be feminine inon ðisse wætere,
  • Homl. 247, 25
  • ; see also
  • Ps. Th. 17, 11
: and a weak genitive plural wæterena is found in
  • Ps. Th. 31, 7.
)

waterwater water in the sky, rain water of a river, sea, etc. water as in Derwentwater, a body of water, a stream, lake, sea waters of a great river, of a sea, etc.

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Seó eorðe wæs wætrum weaht, lagostreámum leoht, Cd. Th. 115, 19 ; Gen. 1922. Mid bricgum ofer deópe wæteru, L. Edg. C. 14; Th. ii. 282, 10. Lǽt forð ðíne willas and tódǽl ðín wætru æfter herestrǽtum, Past. 48; S. 373, 13, 15.

weorold

(n.)
Grammar
weorold, (-uld), weorld, worold (-uld, -eld), world, e; f. (but se woruld, Prov. Kmbl. 40: worldes, Lk. Skt. l, 70: ðissum worulde, Met. 10, 70)
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., saeculi ) bearn synd gleáwran ðises leóhtes bearnum, Lk. Skt. 16, 8. Nó ic eów sweord ongeán óðberan þence, worulde wǽpen. Exon. Th. 120, 21 ; Gú. 275.

ge-weorþan

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Cwæð hé : ' Geweorðe leóht'; and leóht wæs þǽrrihte geworden, Lch. iii. 232, 8.

wiþ

(prep.; adv.)
Grammar
wiþ, prep. (adv. conj. ).

towardstoin the direction oftowardstoatwithtowardstoatagainstover againstopposite toagainstfrombynearagainstbesideuntoatagainstwithagainst onover againstoppositeagainstin the way ofwith.withpart withfromforin return foras payment forforin consideration offorin exchange forforfor in reward ofin return forin answer toforas compensation forin consideration ofin return foron condition ofagainstagainstas a set-offby the side ofcompared within contrast withwithtowithwithagainstto.withforagainstfromforagainstcontrary toin opposition to.withatagainstbeside by,atbyagainstatuntowithfromforwithagainstto weigh one thing with or against anotherin comparison withwithtowith a personwithtowardswith in respect towithwith againsttowithto.againstfromforagainst contrary toagainstbythrough,to rest on the armtill.till tountil

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Mengan lyge wið sóðe, leóht wið þýstrum, Elen. Kmbl. 613; El. 307. Hí wið mánfullum mengdan þeóde commisti sunt inter gentes, Ps. Th. 105, 26. Swá gǽð þeóstru wið leóhte sicut tenebrae ejus, ita et lumen ejus, 138, 11.

swilc

(pronoun.)
Grammar
swilc, swelc; pron. (the word can take the weak declension).
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Ðá com leóht swilc swá hí ǽr ne gesáwon, Homl. Skt. ii. 29, 263. Eal swylce seó mettrumnes biþ ðæs seócan mannes . . . swylc is ðæt líf ðysses middan*-*geardes, Blickl. Homl. 59, 31.

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for-gifan

to givebestowgrantdispenseto giveto giveto giveto give uphand overdeliver upcommitpracticeto give backrestoreto marryto grantpermitallowto grantto givecauseto forgive

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Forgif mé leóht on þissum lífe, An. 76. Forgif mé ondgiet, Hy. 4, 21. Se sceoppend eallra gesceafta hæfþ forgifen án gecynd eallum his gesceaftum, Bt. 34, 12; F. 152, 17: 41, 5; F. 254, 3, 14. Forgiefen, Gú. 1106: Cri. 1400. Forgyfen, 1388.

ge-bétan

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Th. i. 206, 14. (1 a) to trim a lamp, kindle or mend a fire :-- Hé gebétte ꝥ leóht refovebat lumen, Gr. D. 227, 6.

hyht

(n.)
Grammar
hyht, es; m. [f. Ps. Th. 77, 53.]

Hopejoyous expectationjoy

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Lífes hyht and ealles leóhtés gefeá, Exon. 16 a; Th. 36, 32; Cri. 585: 42 a; Th. 141, 23; Gú. 631. Ðǽr is hyht and blis there is joy and bliss, Exon. 18b; Th. 47, 5; Cri. 750: 15 b; Th. 33, 22; Cri. 529: 46 b; Th. 159, 14; Gú. 926.

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