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heord-rǽden

Grammar
heord-rǽden, heord-rǽdenn.

watching over ⬩ a guard ⬩ watch

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L. 89, 4. watching over as a protector or guide, watchful care to prevent another suffering or doing wrong Se abbod mid ealre emhýdignesse carige embe þá gyltendan gebróðru . . . on eallum gemete hý scylun lǽca þeáwe on heora heordrǽddenne notian, R.

Linked entries: hird-ness hird-ræden

leóran

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.), swylc hé byð andweard in ðám dome qualis hinc quisque egreditur, talis in judicio praesentatur. Gr. D. 328, 4. Hé to Drihtne leórde (hleorde, v. l. ), Hml. S. 23 b, 804. Heó of þǽm líchoman leórdon, Shrn. 64, 4. Leóran on ðá écean reste, 75, 1.

weald

(adv.)
Grammar
weald, adv. conj.

perhaps ⬩ may be ⬩ in dependent clauses, with indefinite pronouns or adverbs (cf. gif), in case

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Man sceal wacigean and warnian symle, ðæt man geara weorde tó ðam dóme, weald hwænne hé us tó cyme; wé witan mid gewisse, ðæt hit ðǽrtó neálǽcð people ought to watch and be ever on guard so that they may get ready for the judgement, in case any time it

COSTIAN

(v.)
Grammar
COSTIAN, costigan, costnian; p. ode, ade, ede; pp. od , ad, ed

To tempt, try, prove ⬩ probare, tentare.

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T. 25, 2. v. intrans Ðonne bryne costaþ hú gehealdne sind sáwle wið synnum when the burning proveth how abstinent are souls from sins Exon. 23b; Th. 65, 24; Cri. 1059.

Linked entries: costigan costnian

ge-þeóde

(n.)
Grammar
ge-þeóde, es; n.

Language ⬩ speech ⬩ idiom ⬩ translation ⬩ lingua

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Ðǽr ðǽr hine nán man ne can ne he nǽnne mon ne furðum ðæt geþeóde ne can where no man knows him nor he any man, nor does he know even the language, Bt. 27, 3; Fox 98, 23. Ðæt ys gereht on úre geþeóde quod est interpretatum, Mt. Kmbl. 1, 23: Mk.

Linked entry: ge-þióde

hleahtor

(n.)
Grammar
hleahtor, hlehter, es; m.

Laughter

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Hie habbaþ suá micle méde óðerra monna gódra weorca suá wé habbaþ ðæs hleahtres ðonne wé hliehaþ gligmonna unnyttes cræftes sic eis virtutum sanctitas, sicut stultis spectatoribus ludicrarum artium valutas placet, Past. 34, 2; Swt. 231, 6.

Linked entries: leahter hlehter

trucian

(v.)
Grammar
trucian, p. ode.

to fail in doing something ⬩ to fail a person ⬩ be wanting in duty to a person ⬩ to fail ⬩ come to an end

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to fail in doing something Ne trucaþ heora nan ána ðurh unmihte ac ðurh gecynde ánre Godcundnysse hí wyrcaþ ealle ǽfre án weorc no one of them alone fails through want of power, but through the nature of one divinity they all work always the same work

seonu-wealt

(adj.)
Grammar
seonu-wealt, (sionu-, sinu-, sino-, sine-, sin-, syne-); adj.

That may be always rolled ⬩ round ⬩ round ⬩ circular ⬩ cylindrical ⬩ round ⬩ spherical ⬩ globular ⬩ of a building ⬩ having a concave roof or dome

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Lchdm. i. 290, 8, 18. round, spherical, globular, of a building, having a concave roof or dome Seó heofen is sinewealt, Lchdm. iii. 232, 20: Boutr. Scrd. 18, 24. Sineweald cliuen rotundus, teres globus, Hpt. Gl. 446, 67.

býdel

(n.)
Grammar
býdel, es; m.

to bid, order, proclaim ⬩ one who bids or cries out, a herald, proclaimer, minister ⬩ præco, nuncius ⬩ one who bids or summons to appear in a court of law, a BEADLE ⬩ apparitor, exactor, bedellus

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Býdele gebýraþ, ðæt he for his wycan sý weorces ðonne óðer man bedello pertinet, ut pro servitio suo libertior sit ab operatione quam alii homines, L. R. S. 18; Th. i. 440, 6.

Linked entry: bǽdel

á-syndran

Grammar
á-syndran, (á-syndrian).

to separate objects already connected ⬩ to distinguish ⬩ to except ⬩ to place at a distance ⬩ to prevent intermixture ⬩ keep apart ⬩ to prevent association ⬩ participation ⬩ cut off

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Donne hí hæfdon þá eá oferfaren, þonne ásyndrede hine ǽghwilc feor fram óþrum, Hml. S. 23 b, 134. Se suíðra bógh sceolde beón ásyndred from ðǽm óðrum flǽsce, Past. 81, 20. Hiera weorc ne wurdon from him ásyndred, Past. 269, 19.

be-cweþan

to say ⬩ to urge ⬩ press ⬩ to speak for ⬩ pray for ⬩ to bequeathe ⬩ grant by will

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Th. 105, 37. with the idea of remonstrance or reproach; Similar entries cf. be-sprecan:--- Gif hwelc iów bicweðes, 'Hwæt dóað gé?', cueoðas ðætte Drihtne nédþarf is, Mk. R. 11, 3.

ge-bídan

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Ellen gefremman oððe endedæg gebídan to do or die, B. 638. Bið geómorlic gomelum ceorle tó gebídanne, þæt his byre ríde giong on galgan, 2445.

nædre

(n.)
Grammar
nædre, næddre, an; f.

Any kind of serpent ⬩ adder ⬩ viper

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Gif mon hine (gagates) on fýr déþ, ðonne fleóþ ðǽr neddran onweg, Bd. 1, 1; S. 473, 25. Nædrena draconum, Wrt. Voc. ii. 27, 71. Næddrena áttor venenum aspidum, Deut. 32, 33. Lá næddrena (ætterna, Lind. ; nedrana, Rush.) cyn progenies viperarum, Mt.

ge-býsgian

(v.)
Grammar
ge-býsgian, [or - bysgian?], -bísgian, -býsigan, -biesgian; p. ode, ade; pp. od, ad [ge, býsgian occupare, affligere, tribulare]

To occupy ⬩ busy ⬩ afflict ⬩ trouble ⬩ vex ⬩ oppress ⬩ overcome ⬩ agitate ⬩ weaken ⬩ destroy ⬩ occupare ⬩ affligere ⬩ turbare ⬩ vexare ⬩ opprimere ⬩ corripere ⬩ conficere

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Ðonne hí hí gebýsgiaþ mid woruldlícum hordum when they busy themselves with worldly treasures, Homl. Th. i. 524, 14. Ic eom lég býsig, fýre gebýsgad I am a busy flame, with fire occupied, Exon. 108 a; Th. 412, 21; Rá. 31, 3.

sundor

(adv.)
Grammar
sundor, (-er, -ur); adv.
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Kmbl. 130; Sal. 64. in a manner different from others Ilco ðoht óðer suindir áurát eundem sensum alius aliter expressit, Mt. Kmbl. p. 3, 5. in a way that separates, asunder Sundur gedǽlan líf wið líce to part asunder life from body, Beo.

un-stille

(adj.)
Grammar
un-stille, adj.

Not still ⬩ unquiet ⬩ not at rest ⬩ moving ⬩ liking movement ⬩ unquiet ⬩ restless ⬩ unruly ⬩ unquiet ⬩ disturbed ⬩ not at peace ⬩ troubled

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Nánwuht nis on ús unstilre and ungestæððigre ðonne ðæt mód nil in nobis est corde fugacius, Past. 38; Swt. 273, 11. unquiet, disturbed Ðæt mǽden hæfde unstille niht, Ap.

Linked entry: stille

un-lagu

(n.)
Grammar
un-lagu, e; f.

violation of law ⬩ illegality ⬩ injustice ⬩ a bad law

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Hé ne róhte ná hú manige unlaga hí dydon, Chr. 1086; Erl. 220, 13. a bad law Man beháteþ, ðonne man fulluhtes gyrneþ, ðæt. man aa wile deófol áscunian, and his unlára forbúgan and ealle his unlaga áweorpan, Wulfst. 144, 10.

wraþu

(n.; adv.)
Grammar
wraþu, e; f.

A prop ⬩ stay ⬩ support ⬩ support ⬩ assistance

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Mæg secgan se ðe wyle sóð sprecan, ðæt se mondryhten, . . . ðonne hé gesealde helm and byrnan healsittendum, . . . gúðgewǽdu, wraðe (armour that ought to have proved of assistance to him; or wraðe; adv. ?) forwurpe, Beo. Th. 5736; B. 2872.

ge-tímian

(v.)
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Getímode his wífe wyrs ðonne hé beðorfte, Hml. Th. ii. 142, 2. Getímige ðám óðrum swá him getímige, 36, 4

híw-rǽden

Grammar
híw-rǽden, In
  • Ps. L.
the word is neuter

a family ⬩ a house ⬩ a house ⬩ family ⬩ tribe ⬩ nation

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Án esne of Leuies híwrǽdene vir de domo Levi, Ex. 2, 1. Ealle hýwrǽdena þeóda universae familiae gentium, Ps. L. 21, 28