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níwe

(adj.)
Grammar
níwe, neówe; adj.

newnot yet usednewrecentnot of long standingnot long madenew (to anything)inexperiencednewnoveldifferent from what has gone before

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Gelǽrdan biscepas swelce níwe rǽdas swelce hié fol oft ǽr ealde gedydan, Ors. 4, 7; Swt. 184, 2. Singaþ sangas neówe, Ps. Th. 95, 1

Linked entry: níwung

ge-wítan

(v.)
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Voc. ii. 72, 4) heofon and eorþe, án .i. oððe án prica ne gewít (praeteribit ) fram þǽre ǽ, Mt. 5, 18: Bl. H. 91, 21, 22. Se líchoma ealdaþ and his fægernes gewíteþ, 57, 30, 14: 59, 6.

á-wendan

(v.)

To turn.to give a certain direction toto returnto reducebring into subjectionto turn aside,to remove divertto avertto pervertto changeto turn into something elsetransformto translatereproduce something with other materialto exchangeTo turntake a certain direction

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Uton áwendan úrne willan tó Gode, 28, 174: Ælfc. T. Grn. 6, 29. to return :-- Hé áwende his swurd intó dǽre sceáðe, Hml.

Linked entry: on-wendan

weorc

(n.; adv.)
Grammar
weorc, es; n.

Work opus.workoperative actionoperationworkingdoingperformanceworkdoingsactionswhat a person does what happens worklabouroccupationemploymentany form of long-sustained or habitual activitya particular act of labourworkmanshipa workdeedany actionof action that gives affect to anythinga work, what is wroughta strong building, fortresswork, what is done, effect producedpain, travail, grief,the instrumental or dative is used in the phrase weorce wesan with the dative of the person — to be painful to a person

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Th. 218, 24; Dan. 44. work, what is done, effect produced Ða flǽsclícan willan cumaþ oft þurh deófles sceónessa ǽr tó manna heortan, ǽr Drihtnes weorc ðǽr wunian móte Blickl.

Linked entries: weorce weorc-sum werc

fóran

(prep.; adv.)
Grammar
fóran, prep. adv.

Beforein frontin frontin frontbefore alloppositeover againstBeforeBeforehandbeforebeforeBeforein front of

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Wé sec-gaþ eác foran tó ꝥ seó bóc is swíþe deóp, Ælfc. Gen. Thw. 2, 29. For-sprecað hí foran tó denounce them beforehand, Hml. Th. ii. 494, 10. Þá þe foran tó unriht wyrceð, oþþe on þám dæge him hláf baceþ, Wlfst. 212, 26.

réðe

(adj.)
Grammar
réðe, ;adj.;

Fierce, cruel, savagesevere, stern, austere, zealouswild, savage, fierce;severe, cruel, fierce, dire;

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.; It glosses the following Latin words, ;efferus,; Ælfc. Gr. 14; Som. 16, 57 : ;ferus,; 38; Som. 41, 45: ;trux,; 9, 67; Som. 14, 10 : ;ferox,; 9, 66; Som. 14, 6 : Wet.

Linked entry: hréðe

níþ

(n.)
Grammar
níþ, es; m.

envyhatredenmityrancorspiteill-willjealousyaction which arises from hatredstrifewarhostilitythe effect of hatredpersecutiontroublevexationannoyanceafflictiontribulationgriefevilwickednessmalice

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Æt níþa gehwam nýdgesteallan, 1768; B. 882. Níþa cræftig, 3929; B. 1962 : 4346; B. 2170.

ge-þencan

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Þonne hé déþ ꝥ hé geþóht hafaþ, þonne gecýþe ic ꝥ ic wát ǽr hwæt hé þenceþ, 181, 9. <b>II a.

þegen-scipe

(n.)
Grammar
þegen-scipe, es; m.
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S. 15; Th. i. 384, 13. a body of thanes Sce Adrianes wæs ðæs cáseres ðegnscipes ealdorman, ðe Maximianus wæs nemned, Shrn. 59, 24. bravery, manfulness, gallantry. v. þegen, VIII, þegenlíc Beóþ nú gehyrte, and healdaþ mid ðegenscipe ða hálgan Godes ǽ,

a-gifan

(v.)
Grammar
a-gifan, -gyfan, -giefan, -geofan; p. -gæf, -geaf, -gef, pl. -géfon, -geáfon; pp. -gifen, -giefen, -gyfen

To restoregive backgive upleavereturnrepayrenderpaygivereddererestitueretradererelinquereexsolveredare

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Ic forþ agef ða, ðe ic ne reáfude ǽr quæ non rapui, tunc exsolvebam, Ps. Th. 68, 5: L. In. 60; Th. i. 140, 10. Siððan ge eówre gafulrǽdenne agifen habbaþ after ye have paid your fare, Andr. Kmbl. 592; An. 296.

Dún-stán

(n.)
Grammar
Dún-stán, es; m.

Dunstan Dunstānus

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On ðissum geáre ealle ða yldestan Angelcynnes witan gefeóllon æt Calne of ánre upflóran, búton se hálga Dúnstán arcebisceop ána ætstód uppan ánum beáme; and sume ðǽr swíðe gebrócode wǽron, and sume hit ny [ = ne] gedydon mid ðam lífe in this year [A.

DEÓFOL

(n.)
Grammar
DEÓFOL, deóful, dióful; contracted to deófl; gen. es; dat. ; nom. pl.deóflu , deófol; gen. deófla; m. n.

DEVIL diabŏlus

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Ðonne wite he ðæt God gesceóp, to mǽran engle, ðone ðe nú is deófol; ac God ne gesceóp hine ná to deófle; ac ðá ðá he wæs mid ealle fordón and forscyldgod þurh ða miclan upahefednysse and wiðerweardnysse, ðá wearþ he to deófle awend, se ðe ǽr wæs mǽre

Linked entry: deóful

FLEÓGAN

(v.)
Grammar
FLEÓGAN, fliógan, to fleógenne; part. fleógende; ic fleóge, ðú fleógest, he fleógeþ, pl. fleógaþ; p. ic, he fleág, fleáh, ðú fluge, pl. flugon; pp. flogen [fleóge a fly] .

To FLY as with wingsvŏlāreTo fleeflee fromfŭgĕreeffŭgĕre

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Gif ic míne fiðeru gefó, fleóge ǽr leóhte si sumpsĕro pennas meas ante lūcem, Ps. Th. 138, 7. Se fugel fleógeþ the bird flies, Exon. 60b; Th. 220, 18; Ph. 322: Beo. Th. 4539; B. 2273.

Linked entries: FLEÓN fliógan flecgan

folc-gemót

(n.)
Grammar
folc-gemót, -mót, folces gemót, es; n.

A folk-meetingpŏpŭli consessus

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Sunnan dæges we forbeódaþ ǽlc folcgemót, búton hit for mycelre neódþearfe sí we forbid every Sunday folk-moot, unless it be for great necessity, L. C. E. 15; Th. i. 368, 16: L. N. P. L. 55; Th. ii. 298, 22.

Linked entry: folc-mót

for-stelan

(v.)
Grammar
for-stelan, he -steleþ, -stelþ, -stylþ, pl. -stelaþ; p. -stæl, pl. -stǽlon; pp. -stolen

To steal with violencerobdeprivefūrārisurrĭpĕreprīvāre

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Ǽr he ætbræd me míne frumcennedan and nú óðre síþe forstæl míne bletsunga prīmogĕnĭta mea ante tŭlit et nunc sĕcundo surrĭpuit benedictiōnem meam, Gen. 27, 36.

eardian

(v.)
Grammar
eardian, eardigan, eardigean, ærdian; part, eardiende, eardigende, eardende; ic eardige, ðú eardast, he eardaþ, pl. eardiaþ, eardigaþ; p. ode, ade, ede; pp. od, ad, ed.

To dwell, live, feed habĭtāre To inhabit inhabĭtāre

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Æt helle dúru dracan eardigaþ dragons dwell at the gate of hell, 215; Th. 270, 30; Sat. 98. On earda eorðan dwell on earth, Ps. Spl. 36, 3. Ðeáh hí somod eardien though they dwell together, Bt. Met. Fox 20, 292; Met. 20, 146.

Linked entries: ærdian eordian

inn

(adv.)
Grammar
inn, in; adv.

Inwithin

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Æt hám gebring and nǽfre in on ðone mon bring it home and never into the man's presence, L. M. 2, 65; Lchdm. ii. 292, 26. Ðæt land beág ðǽr súþryhte oððe seó sǽ in on ðæt land, Ors. 1, 1; Swt. 17, 18.

leód-biscop

(n.)
Grammar
leód-biscop, es; m.

a suffragan

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Se hálga Cúðbertus Lindisfarnensiscere gelaþunge leódbiscop [cf. hé wæs tó biscope gecoren ðære cyricean æt Lindisfarena eá, Bd. 4, 28; S. 606, 7], Homl. Th. ii. 148, 22. Gif hwá arcebisceopes oððe æþelinges borh abrece ...

mund-byrd

(n.)
Grammar
mund-byrd, e; f. (v. mund, mund-bora).

protectionpatronageaidthe fine paid for a violation of mund

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Heó funde mundbyrd æt ðam mǽran þeódne, Judth. 9; Thw. 21, 2; Jud. 3 : Andr. Kmbl. 1447; An. 724: Exon.35a; Th. 113, II; Gū. 113. Gif ðú dé tó swá mildum (heathen gods) mundbyrd sécest, 68 a; Th. 252, 29; Jul. 170.

sinc

(n.)
Grammar
sinc, es ; n. (used only in poetry)
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Hé beágas dǽlde, sinc æt symle, Beo. Th. 162 ; B. 81. Ðone hring hæfde Higelác nýhstan síðe, siððan hé under segne sinc ealgode, Beo. Th. 2413 ; B. 1204.