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ge-dǽlan

(v.)
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ge-dǽlan, <b>. I.</b>
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<b>VI a</b> Is se finta fægre gedǽled, sum brún, sum basu, sum splottum beseted, Ph. 295. of a non-material whole, to distinguish the component parts of For þám ꝥ héhste gód wǽre mistlic and on swá manigfeald gedǽled, ꝥ pound; hit nán mon

for-lǽtan

to letpermitallowsufferto sufferto letgrantto leaveto leaveto leaveconsumingto leave aloneleave undoneabstain fromneglectto leave outomitto spareleave toto leavequitto abandonforsakedesertabandonto leaveto leaveto leavedieto defendto abandonto leaveto abandonto leaveto leave ofgive upto abandonabandonto let goto restrainto releaserestoreto give uprelinquishto remitforgiveto loseto put awaydismisslay asideto send

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Siððan him se wísdóm tó forlǽten wæs concessa sapientia, Past. 393, 17: Bl. H. 37, 35. to leave. of deceased persons, to have remainder Hé deád wæs and ne forleort séd ł teám . . . Ðá seofona ne forleorton séd, Mk. L.

BRECAN

(v.)
Grammar
BRECAN, ic brece, ðú bricest, bricst, he briceþ, bricþ, pl. brecaþ; p. ic, he bræc, ðú brǽce, pl. brǽcon; pp. brocen.

to BREAK, burst, violate break or burst through; frangere, confringere, rumpere, perfringere, perrurnpereto press, force, urge;urgereto rush intotakeby stormin locum irrumpere, expugnare, erumpere, prorumpere, crepare, fremere to breakburst forthmake a noisecrashto sail;navigareTo retch;screare

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Wæter wynsumu of ðære moldan tyrf brecaþ pleasant waters burst forth from the turf of the earth, Exon. 56 b; Th. 202, 9; Ph. 67.

DEÓRE

(adj.)
Grammar
DEÓRE, dióre; adj.

DEAR, belovedcārus, dilectus, familiāris dear of price, precious, of great value, desirable, excellent, glorious, magnificent, noble, illustrious pretiōsus, magni æstimandus, desiderabĭlis, exĭmius, gloriōsus, magnifĭcus, nobĭlis, illustris

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DEAR, beloved; cārus, dilectus, familiāris Deóre wæs he Drihtne úrum he was dear to our Lord, Cd. 14; Th. 17, 17; Gen. 261: 214; Th. 269, 32; Sat. 82: Exon. 105 a; Th. 399, 13; Rä. 18, 10.

Linked entries: dýre dióre

tela

(adv.)
Grammar
tela, teala, teola, telo, tiolo; adv.

Well.well, rightly, aright, correctlywell, perfectly, completely, thoroughly, certainlywell, prosperously, happilywell, in a beneficial or pleasant mannermarking degree, very, to a great extentas an exclamation, well, good

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Ðá wæs tiolo micel spréc, Chart. Th. 70, 17. Ic ðé an tela sincgestreóna I give thee treasures in abundance, Beo. Th. 2455; B. 1225. as an exclamation, well, good Ðá andswaredon hí: 'Nis hit lang tó ðon.'

bót

mendingrepairremedyimprovementhelpamendmentamendsreparationrepentancepenance

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Wæs frófor cumen, earfoðsíða bót, Gen. 1476: B. 281, Is seó bót gelong æt ánum, Cri. 152. Cume nú to bóte, gif hit God wille. And git mæg þeáh bót cuman, wille hit man georne on eornost áginnan, Ll. Th. i. 348, 22-24.

ge-streón

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(l a) of getting by violence, rapine, robbery :-- Wæs hé hogiende tó gestreóne (reáfláce, v.l.) manna æhta in rapinam rerun inhians, Gr.

FULL

(n.; adj.)
Grammar
FULL, ful; gen. m. n. fulles, f. fulre: def. se fulla; seó, ðæt fulle: comp. m. fulra, f. n. fulre; sup. fullost; adj.

FULLfilledcompleteentireplēnussătiātusconfertusintĕger

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He wæs full cyng ofer eall Engla land he was complete king over all England, Chr. 1036; Erl. 165, 10. Mildheortnysse Drihtnes full is eorþe misericordia Dŏmĭni plēna est terra, Ps.

Linked entries: ful ful- fol fullíce

þeóstru

(n.)
Grammar
þeóstru, (sometimes written þr- instead of þ-) and þiéstru, þístru, þýstru; f.: and þeóstre, þýstre; n. [cf. O. Sax. thiustri; n.]
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.); like the Latin tenebrae, which it translates, it is often used in the plural Ðǽr wæs deorc þeóstru, Ps. Th. 87, 6. Leóht and þeóstro, Cd. Th. 239, 27; Dan. 376. Þióstro, Met. 21, 41.

déman

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Hé gecýðde ðæt hé him déman nolde, ðá hé gedyde dæt hí him selfe démdan . . . eft hit wæs gecweden: 'Ðǽr wé ús selfum démden, ðonne ne démde ús nó God' constat quod a suo judicio abscondere voluit quos sibimetipsis judices fecit . . .

ge-ícan

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Octauianus gerýmde Rómána ríce . . . and wæs for ðí Augustus gecíged, þæt is, 'geýcende his ríce.' Se nama gedafenað . . . Críste . . . sé ðe his heofonlice ríce geýhte, Hml. Th. i. 32, 18-22. Geíc (-éc, L.

ge-restan

(v.)
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Apollonius onféng þáre wununge ðe hym betǽht wæs. Ap.

ge-tǽcan

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Smeágean mid hwylcere fulfremednysse se dǽdbéta gebét hæbbe ꝥ him getǽht wæs ( id quod ei praescriptum erat), Ll.Th. ii. 178, 13. with clause Hé him getǽhte hwæt hí on ðǽm dón sceolden, hwæt ne scolden quid facefe, quidve non facere deberet, indixit,

gilp

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Hé in gylpe wæs, Dan. 636. Se áwiergda gǽst hit lǽrð ðone gielp, Past. 463, 30. Hé ágeát gylp wera, Exod. 514. Gylp forbégan, An. 1335. Hæfdon hié gielp micel, Gen. 25. Hé on gylp ástág he became proud Met. 9, 46.

slege

(n.)
Grammar
slege, slæge,es; m.

a stroke, blowof a serpent's sting,a striking, beating,stamping, coiningclashing, collisiona crash, clap of thundea fatal stroke, slaying, slaughter, death (by violencea defeat, loss inflicted on an army; cladesa stroke of affliction, punishment, diseasean instrument for striking a slaya plectrumplectro]a stroke, blowslayingplaga, ictus, tusio, percussio :a blow, defeat; n. a blow; a defeat, slaughter, loss; a stroke of apoplexy

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[Wæs swyðe mycel lihtinge and ungemetlice slæge ðæræfter] Chr. 1118; Erl. 246, 40. a fatal stroke, slaying, slaughter, death (by violence . On the difference between slege and morþor see)Grmm. R.

Linked entries: slæge hearp-slege

lytel

(n.; adj.)
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lytel, adj., and neut. of adj. Add:: , lýtel (?). A. adj.
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For ðám ðe þú wǽre getrýwe ofer lytle þing, ic gesette þé ofer mycle, Mt. 25, 21. of persons, inferior in rank or condition, not distinguished Lytel hé bið genemned in ríc heafna . . . ðes micil bið geceigd, Mt. L. 5, 19.

hrycg

(n.)
Grammar
hrycg, es; m.

a backdorsumspinaa ridgerigg

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Swylce mé wǽre se hrycg forbrocen dum configitur [confringitur, Ps. Surt.] spina, Ps. Th. 31, 4.

Linked entries: hric hrig hryc

ge-wit

(n.)
Grammar
ge-wit, -witt, es; n.

witssenses[right] mindmindintellectknowledgeunderstandingconsciousness

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Lǽran sceal mon geongne monnan ... sylle him wist and wǽdo óþ ðæt hine mon on gewitte alǽde a young man must be taught ... give him food and clothing until he be brought to understanding, Exon. 89 b; Th. 336, 13; Gn. Ex. 47.

Linked entry: wit

þeccan

(v.)
Grammar
þeccan, p. þeahte, þehte; pp. þeaht
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Hé þeahte bearn middangeardes wonnan wǽge, Cd. Th. 83, 10; Gen. 1377. Git eágorstreám earmum þehton, Beo. Th. 1031; B. 513. Saga hwá mec þecce, Exon. Th. 381, 21; Rä. 2, 14. Mec ongon hold gewédum þeccan, 391, 13; Rä. 10, 4.

Linked entry: þacian

þífþ

(n.)
Grammar
þífþ, þiéfþ, þýfþ, þeófþ, þeóft, e; f.
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Se ðe þýfðe forworht wǽre openlíce, L. Ath. v. 1, 4; Th. i. 228, 25. Gif man leúd ofsleá an þeófðe, licge bútan wyrgelde, L. Wih. 25; Th. i. 42, 13. Be ðeófes onfenge æt ðiéfðe, L. In. 28; Th. i. 120, 4: 37; Th. i. 124, 20. Þýfðe, L.