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tó-sceádan

(v.)
Grammar
tó-sceádan, -scádan; p. -scéd, -sceád (in the Northern Gospels weak forms are found, and -sceádde occurs in Bede); pp. -sceáden.

to divide in two,separate one thing from anotherto divide into partiescause divisiondissension amongto separate contending parties or claimsjudge,decide betweento make a distinction between thingsto distinguishtreat or regard differentlyto separate one thing from another with the mind,to discern,distinguish,discriminateto separate things from one another,to order,dispose,appointto separate the parts of a confused whole,to expound,interpret,render intelligibleto discussto send in different directions,to scatterdisperseTo be separated,to differ

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Kmbl. p. 9, 18. to send in different directions, to scatter, disperse. v. sceádan, I. 3 Manna bán Drihten tósceádeþ Dens dissipat ossa hominum, Ps. Th. 52, 6. Tóscádeþ, 67, 14. Meolc wið wíne gemencged ðæt áttor tósceádeþ, Lchdm. i. 352, 14.

FOR

(prep.)
Grammar
FOR, prep. dot. acc. and inst.

FORon account ofbecause ofwithbypropropterperaccording toprosĕcundumjuxtaForinstead ofprolŏcovĭceForon account ofbecause ofthroughpropropterper

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Eáge for eáge, and tóþ for tóþ ŏcŭ;lum pro ŏcŭlo, et dentem pro dente, Mt. Kmbl. Hat. 5, 38. Nafast ðú for áwiht ealle þeóda pro nihil hăbĕbis omnes gentes, PS. Th. 58, 8.

wundor

(n.)
Grammar
wundor, es; n.

a wondera circumstanceact that excites astonishmenta circumstance that excites astonishment as being out of the usual course of nature,a prodigyportenta wondermiraclea miraclea wonderful objectwondrous thingwonderfulmiraculous powerwonderadmiration

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Th. 228, 25; Den. 208. ¶ Grammar wundor, cases, with or without prepositions, used adverbially or adjectivally Ðæt of ðé ácenned bið, ðæt bið on wundra (shall be a source of wonder) eallum folcum, Homl. Ass. 121, 138.

Linked entries: wunder wundrum

þrymm

(n.)
Grammar
þrymm, es; m.

a hostgreat body of peoplea forcemultitudea great body of waterforcepowermightglorymajestymagnificencegreatnessgrandeur

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Wé Gár-Dena in geárdagum þeódcyninga þrym gefrunon, hú ða æþelingas ellen fremedon, Beo. Th. 4; B. 2. Þrymmas weóxon duguða dreámhæbbendra, Cd. Th. 5, 32; Gen. 80: Menol. Fox 468; Gn. C. 4. Eallra þrymma God, Elen. Kmbl. 1036; El. 519.

Linked entry: þrym

ge-þeaht

(n.)
Grammar
ge-þeaht, m. (e. g. geþeahtas, Gr. D. 137, 20), f. (e. g. mid bróþorlicre geþeahte. Bd. 3, 22; Sch. 292, 8), n. (e. g. ðæt ryhte geðeaht. Past. 287, 14).
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Ac sé ðe ágímeleásað ðæt hé ðence . . . Past. 287, 11-15. Sé sit on wóles setle, sé ðe yfel wyrcð mid geðeahte (ex judicio), 435, 22. advice, direction Manege ic áwearp mid mínra witena geþeahte. Ll. Th. i. 58, 20: 246, 20.

hider

to this worldto this lifein this worldto this pointhither and thitherto and fro

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Hider ond hider (hidir an didir, 111, 10) ultroque citroque, Txts. 107, 2148. local Hider and þyderes ultro citroque (inter densa filorum stamina decurrant), An. Ox. 1040. Sandigum wara cyslum hider and tyder (þider, Hpt.

Linked entry: hider-cyme

tellan

(v.; prep.)
Grammar
tellan, p. tealde; pp. teald: also forms as from telian occur: ic telge, hí teliaþ; p. telede; p. teled.
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Ic Heaþobeardna hyldo ne telee Denum unfǽcne, Beo. Th. 4141; B. 2067. Ǽgleáwra mann ðonne ic mé tælige, Andr. Kmbl. 2967; An. 1486. Cyn ðara ðe hý ánsetlan teliaþ; R. Ben. 135, 4. Ic ðæt wénde and witod tealde, ðæt..., Exon. Th. 264, 1; Jul. 357.

friþ

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(l a) of friendly relations between peoples :-- Þá þá Engle and Dene tó friðe and tó freóndscipe fullíce féngon, Ll. Th. i. 166, 7. (l b) absence of dissension among a people :-- Wese áwa frið on Israhéla fǽlum folce, Ps. Th. 148, 14.

ge-sécan

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Add: to seek, (i) to look for an object whose position is not known, try to find Ðene ðú gesóhtes rím illum quem quaerebas numerum, Mt. p. 4, 4.

ge-lǽstan

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Hæfde Eást-Denum leód gilp gelǽsted, B. 829. to carry out an order, wish, &c. 'Þú þæs cyninges bebod begange' . . . Þæt eall gelǽste Elene, El. 1197. Mid eallum þám þe Drihtnes bebodu willaþ gelǽstan, Bl. H. 53, 32.

irnan

(v.)
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Ne mylnum nis álýfed tó eornenne, Wlfst. 227, 12. of a liquid or a moise substance, sand, & c. to flow. v. irning; Oft of denum yrnað deópe wyllan emittis fontes in convallibus, Ps. Th. 103, 10. Orn blód út. Ors. 5, 10 ; S. 234, 5.

þætte

(con.)
Grammar
þætte, ( = þæt þe; cf. eác wæs ðæt ðe beforan ðæm temple stód ceác, Past. 16; Swt. 105, 1, and : Ðá wæs ꝥte scyttelas wurdan tóbrocene, Blickl. Homl. 87, 5. Þætte is used in the same way as þæt, q. v.); conj.
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Ðætte oft ðæs láreówdómes ðénung biþ swíðe untǽlwyrðlíce gewilnad, Past. 7, arg.; Swt. 47, 20, and often

ge-mǽne

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</b> of abstract objects, belonging to or concerning equally :-- Sý þes rǽd gemǽne eallum leódscipe, ǽgðer ge Anglum ge Denum ge Bryttum, Ll.

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Gewát neósian húses, hú hit Hring Déne gebún hæfdon, B. 116.

under

(prep.)
Grammar
under, prep. adv.

Underunderat the foot ofunderwithinamongbelowbeneathdown

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Bútan ðam dǽle ðe under Dena onwalde wæs, Chr. 901; Erl. 96, 23. Under hǽþenra hyrda gewealdum, Exon. Th. 44, 19; Cri. 705. Eáþmódgiaþ eów sylfe under ðære mihte Godes handa, Blickl. Homl. 99, 3.

Linked entries: Middel-Seaxe þúsend

bútan

(prep.; adv.)
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God beó mid him ... búton hwá beó edníwan gecenned nisi fuerit Deus cum eo ... nisi quis natus fuerit denuo, Jn. 3, 2, 3. Búton him geholpen weorðe, Past. 251, 18. Him þæt tó lytel yfel þúhte, búton hié bié þæs naman benáme, Ors. 2, 8; S. 94, 3: Bl.

þegnung

(n.)
Grammar
þegnung, e; f.
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Homl. 247, 10. service of an official, office, official employment, ministry Ðæs láreówdómes ðénung praedicationis officium, Past.7; Swt. 47, 20. Hé wilnode ðære ðegnunga ðæs láriówdómes, Swt. 49, 15.

gód

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And . . . mid Denum be swá gódum lagum swá hý betst geceósan mægen, Ll. Th. i. 272, 23-31. Swá góde lage swá hý betste geceósen, 276, 17. of animals Hors tó healfan pund gif hit swá gód sý, and gif hit mǽtre sý . . ., Ll.

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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Denum eallum wæs weorce on móde tó geþolianne Beo. Th. 2841; B. 1418

Linked entries: weorce weorc-sum werc

weorþian

(v.)
Grammar
weorþian, wurþian, wyrþian; p. ode.
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Æt feohgyftum hé Dene weorþode, Beo. Th. 2185; B. 1090. Ic ðíne leóde weorðode weorcum, 4198; B. 2096. Is gesýne ðæt ðú ðyssum hysse hold gewurde, and hine geofum wyrðodest, Andr. Kmbl. 1102; An. 551. Hé hí welum weorðode, 1509; An. 756.

Linked entries: a-wyrþian wyrþian