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ídel

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Ídel wuldor, þæt is gylp, Hml. Th. ii. 220, 27. Mid ídelum wuldre coenodoxia, i. uana laude An. Ox. 1109. Mid ídelre dǽde, Wlfst. 279, 8. Mid ídelre gewilnunge effeta (i. exinanita) uoluntate, An. Ox. 4677.

sǽl

(n.)
Grammar
sǽl, es; m.: e; f.

time, occasiona fit time, season, opportunity,circumstance, condition happiness, good fortune, good time, prosperity

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Ne frín ðú æfter sǽlum, sorh is geníwod, Beo. Th. 2648; B. 1322. ¶ On sǽlum, sálum in a state of happiness, happy [cf. þu ware a sele gief ich was wroð, O. E. Homl. ii. 183, 17. Heora færð wes on sæle was prosperous, Laym. 1310.

Linked entry: sél

Cerdic

(n.)
Grammar
Cerdic, es; m.

CerdicCerdĭcus

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D. 534, Cerdic died, and Cynric his son reigned twenty-seven years, and they gave their two nephews, Stuf and Wihtgar, the isle of Wight, Chr. 534; Th. 26, 40

standan

(v.)
Grammar
standan, p. stód, pl. stódon; pp. standen
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Geneátriht is mistlíc be ðam ðe on lande stænt, L. R. S. 2; Th. i. 432, 12. Hwílon stód ðæt ... at one time the law was that..., L. Ff.; Th. i. 226, 1: L. Eth. ii. 9; Th. i. 288, 29.

Linked entries: stondan for-stent

wesan

(v.)
Grammar
wesan, p. wæs, pl. wǽron
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Homl. 19, 26. of inanimate objects Him is eall andweard, ge ðætte ǽr wæs, ge ðætte nú is, ge ðætte æfter ús bið, Bt. 42; Fox 256, 28. Ǽr woruld wǽre, Ps. Th. 73, 12. Seó þrág gewát, swá heó nó wǽre, Exon. Th. 292, 9; Wand. 96.

ge-híran

(v.)
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Hér is mín leófa Sunu . . . ; gehýrað (-hérað, R. -héras, L.) hyne, Mt. 17, 5. Gif þú wilt gehýran þone apostol, ne swyltst þú on écnesse, Hml.

lást

(n.)
Grammar
lást, lǽst, leást, es; m.

A stepfootsteptracktrace

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Ðonne is ðǽr geworht emb ða lástas... ðæt man mæg tó ðǽm lástum onhnígan and mænige men ða moldan neomaþ on ðǽm lástum the footsteps are built about, yet so that people can stoop down to the footsteps, and many men take the earth from the footsteps, Blickl

Linked entry: lǽst

(adv.)
Grammar
ná, <b>, ;</b> adv.

Nonotnon

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Ðæt is se éþel ðe nó geendad weorþeþ, Exon. Th. 100, 12; Cri. 1640. Ic gelýfe nó ðæt him eorþwelan éce stondeþ, 309, 33; Seef. 66.

Linked entries: ne

ge-ceósan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-ceósan, to geceósanne, geceósenne; ic -ceóse, ðú -ceósest, -cýst, -císt, he -ceóseþ, -cýsþ, -cýst, pl. -ceósaþ; p. -ceás, pl. -curon; pp. -coren

To electchoosedecideproveapproveeligerepræeligereseligereasciscerepeterenancisci

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Ðonne hine man to gewitnysse gecýsþ when he is chosen as witness, L. Edg. S. 6; Th. i. 274, 15. Hy wíc geceósaþ they choose a habitation, Exon. 97 a; Th, 362, 16; Wal. 37 : 95 a; Th. 354, 36; Reim. 56 : Ps. Th. 136, 7.

ge-openian

(v.)
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Drihten sylf geopenað ús þæt þæt sǽd is Godes word . . . þone sǽdere hé belǽfde ús tó sécenne, Hml. Th. ii. 90, 6.

ge-samnian

(v.)
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(aa) to collect what is growing, gather fruit, corn, &amp; c. :-- Gesomnas (gisoronigað, R. ) uæstem congregat fructum, jn. L. 4, 36: colligent, 15, 6. Ne of ðornum gesomnað (colligunt) fícbeám. Lk. L. 6, 44.

lócian

(v.)
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On psalmum gecueden is ðætte Drihten lócige (respicit) tó ðǽm eáðmódan, Past. 299, 19-25. to take care of, attend to Lóca tó mínre generennesse ad defensionem meam aspice, Ps.

sígan

(v.)
Grammar
sígan, p. sáh, pl. sigon ; pp. sigen.
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Hine man þreáge mid teartran steóre ðæt is him síge on swingella wracu (verberum vindicta in eum procedat), R. Ben. 52, 7. [Wið þene sele brudgume þat siheð alle selhðe of from whom proceeds all happiness, H.

Linked entries: sígend sígere

weorþ-mynd

(n.)
Grammar
weorþ-mynd, (-mynt), es; m. : e; f. : -myndu (-o); indecl. f. Honour
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Ðam ánum is éce weorðmynd, Exon. Th. 240, 10; Ph. 636. On weorðmynde ðara twelfa apostola, Lchdm. ii. 138, 22. Ðære dǽde tó weorðmynte in honour of the deed Ors. 6, 25 ; Swt. 276, 15. Freólsiaþ ðone seofoðan dæg Gode tó wurðmynte, Ex. 35, 2.

Linked entry: wirþu

biddan

to askto askto pray to

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Th. i. 6, 10. with the person for whom request is made, (I) given by dat. with construction of III. 1 Wé ús forgifnessa (or acc. ?) biddaþ. Bl. H. 19, 29. Men him forgifnesse biddaþ, 77, 17: 107, 22.

for-standan

(v.)
Grammar
for-standan, fór-standan (l. for-).
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[Án messe forstant .xii. daga feasten, Lch. iii. 166, 17.] to understand Ne séce ic nó hér þá bec, ac ꝥ ꝥ þá béc forstent, þæt is, þín gewit ( non libros, sed id quod libris pretium facit ), Bt. 5, 1; F. 10, 20.

Linked entry: for-licgan

gelíce

(adv.)
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Þǽr gǽð gelíce bót tó eallum compensation is made to the same amount in all the cases, Ll. Th. i. 98, 16. Ealle cyrcan godcundlíce habban hálgunge gelíce, 340, 27. For hwám nǽron eorðwelan ealle gedǽled leódum gelíce?

hyge

(n.)
Grammar
hyge, es; m.

Mindheartsoul

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Forðon is mín hyge geómor, 115 a; Th. 442, 24; Kl. 17. Se hreó hyge, 76 b; Th. 287, 18; Wand. 16. Ys mínre heortan hige hluttor and clǽne quia delectatum est cor meum, Ps. Th. 72, 17.

ge-cígan

(v.)
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Ne ǽnig is sé ðe geceiged (gicéged. R.) ðisum noma, 61. Se sunu wæs gecíged þæs fæder naman. Hml. Th. i. 478, 11. Hé óðran naman wæs gecíged Godwine, Chr. 984; P. 124, 4. to call a name Hiá geceiges noma his ... vocabunt women ejus Emmanuhel, Mt.

lust

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</b> </b> Se Sceoppend eallra gesceafta hæfþ forgifen ǽnne lust eallum his gesceaftum, ꝥ is ꝥ hí woldon á bióti, Bt. 34, 12; F. 152, 17. Hé sægde hire his lust and willan, ꝥ his lufu wǽre ꝥ hé þá stówe neósode, Bd. 5, 19; Sch. 657, 13.