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on-weald

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Wé witon þæt ealle onwealdas from Gode sindon; wé witon eác þæt ealle rícu sint from him, for þon ealle onwealdas of ríce sindon si potestates a Deo sunt, quanto magis regna, a quibus reliquae potestates progrediuntur, 2, 1; S. 58, 23-25.

reccan

(v.)
Grammar
reccan, p. reahte, rehte.
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Ðú recest ( reges ) hí, Ps. Spl. 2, 9. Ðú ðe reccest and rǽdest qui regis, Ps. Th. 79, 1. Hé rǽt ús and recþ reget nos, 47, 12 : Mt. Kmbl. 2, 6. Receþ regit, Bd. 5, 18; S. 635. 34.

cyne-stól

(n.)
Grammar
cyne-stól, es; m. [cyne royal, seól a seat, stool]

A royal throne or dwelling, chief city, capitalthronus, urbs regia, arx, metropolis

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A royal throne or dwelling, chief city, capital;thronus, urbs regia, arx, metropolis On his cynestóle on his kingly throne, Exon. 25b; Th. 75, 6; Cri. 1217: Elen. Kmbl. 659; El. 330. Of cynestólum from royal seats, Exon. 96a; Th. 358, 22; Pa. 49.

eáste-weard

(adj.)
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. ¶ used substantively :-- Þæt Babylonicum (ríce) wæs þæt forme and on eáste weardum Babylonium regnum ab oriente, Ors. 2, l; S. 60, 2

wiþ-winnan

(v.)
Grammar
wiþ-winnan, p. -wann, pl. -wunnon

To strive againstresist

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Ðone anwald maeg wel reccan se ðe ǽgðer ge hine habban cann ge wiðwinnan potentiam bene regit qui et tenere illam noverit et impugnare, Past. 17; Swt. 113, 21. Ðeáh ðe hé swýþe wiþwinnende wǽre quamvis multum renitens, Bd. 4, 28; S. 606, 17.

cempa

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., and Cassander þá cempan mid Chaldéum summa castrorum Seleuco cessit; stipatoribus regis satellitibusque Cassander praeficitur, Ors. 3, 11; S. 144, 2. Add

ge-heald

(n.)
Grammar
ge-heald, ge-hæld.
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Substitute: <b>ge-heald,</b> es; n. observation, marking, noticing Ríce Godes ne mið gehald tó cymende regnum Dei non cum obseruatione uenturum, Lk. p. 9, 10. the observance of something prescribed, holding, keeping Gewrit be gehealde rihtra

irfe-weard

(n.)
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irfe-weard, es; m.

an heir

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Forlét hé ðæs hwílenlecan ríces yrfeweardas his suna þrý tres suos filios regni temporalis heredes reliquit, Bd. 2, 5 ; S. 507, 8

ýþian

(v.)
Grammar
ýþian, ýþgian; p. ode.
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Swilc storm ýðigende feóll such a storm fell in torrents, 184, 5. figurative, to be filled Ðæs cyninges ríce ge foreweard ge forþgang swá monigum and swá myclum styrenessum wiþerweardra ðinga ýþiaþ cujus regni et principia et processus tot ac tantis

Linked entries: ýþan ýþgian

heals-fang

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Reddat regi . . . helsfang, 557, 10. where it is the healsfang of the injured person Gif man æt unlagum man bewǽpnige, forgilde hine be halsfange (x sol. ei emendet, Inst.

wræc-líc

(adj.)
Grammar
wræc-líc, adj.

strangewonderfulwretchedmiserable

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Weorca wræclícra mirabilium, 76, 9: 105, Æðele cyningas, weras wræclíce reges mirabiles, 135, 19. Wundur wræclícu magnolia, 70, 18 : mirabilia, 118, 18. Wolcen wræclícu, 134, 7. Móyses dómas, wræclíco wordriht, Cd.

cyne-dóm

(n.)
Grammar
cyne-dóm, es; m. [dóm power, dominion]

royal dominion or power, kingdom, realmimperium, regnum, sceptrum, potestas

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royal dominion or power, kingdom, realm;imperium, regnum, sceptrum, potestas Cynedóm sceptrum, Ælfc. Gl. 69; Som. 69, 127; Wrt. Voc. 42, 7.

Linked entry: cyning-dóm

dǽd-bót

(n.)
Grammar
dǽd-bót, e; f.

An amends-deed, repentance, penitence pœnitentia, maleficii compensatio

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Dóþ dǽdbóte: sóþlíce geneálǽceþ heofona ríce pœnitentiam agite: oppropinquavit enim regnum cœlorum, Mt. Bos. 3, 2: L. M. I. P. i; Th. ii. 266, 5. Þurh dǽdbóte through penance, L. Pen. 4; Th. ii. 278, 19: L. Edm. E. 3; Th. i. 246, 3.

DÓHTOR

(n.)
Grammar
DÓHTOR, dóhtur, dóhter; indecl. in sing. but the dat. déhter is found: pl. nom. acc. dóhtor, dóhtra, dóhtru, dóhter; gen. dóhtra; dat. instr. dóhtrum; f.
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Th. 755; B. 375, Cynincga dóhtor regum fīliæ, Ps. Th. 44, 10. Fægnigan dóhtra exultent fīliæ, Ps. Spl. 47, 10: Ps. Th. 44, 14. Heora dóhtru eorum fīliæ, 143, 15. Ðæt ðú me bereáfodest ðínra dóhtra ne violenter auferres fīlias tuas, Gen. 31, 31.

(pronoun.)
Grammar
gé, gen. eówer [iwer]

yeyouvosύμεîs;yourof youvestrumvestriύμŵνto youvobisύμîνyouvosύμâsthou

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On eów becymþ Godes ríce pervĕnit in vos regnum Dei, Mt. Bos. 12, 28. Eówic grétan hét bade to greet you, Beo. Th. 182; B. 3095. Hwanon eágorstreám eówic brohte whence hath the ocean-stream brought you? Andr. Kmbl. 518; An. 259 : 1764; An. 884.

Linked entries: eów eówer eówic Þú

here-strǽt

(n.)
Grammar
here-strǽt, e; f.

A military roadone allowing the passage of an armyhighwayhigh road

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Omnes herestrete omnino regis sunt, L. H. 10, 2; Th. i. 519, 11. [O. Frs. hiri-strete: O. H. Ger. heri-stráza via publica.] Cf. here-paþ, -weg

Linked entry: fird-strǽt

Engle

Anglesthe English

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Þás wyrte Rómáne astula regia nemnað, and Ængle (v. l. Engle: cf. Angle, 152, 21) wudurofe hátað, Lch. i. 156, 11. Eádgar, Engla cyning (Angla reccent, v. l.), Chr. 975; P. 118, 27. Eádward, Engla (Englene, v. l.) hláford, 1065; P. 192, 26.

steóran

(v.; prep.)
Grammar
steóran, stióran, (and with umlaut) stiéran, stéran, stíran, stýran; p. de.
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Swá déþ ðæt mód, ðonne hit wacorlíce stiéreþ ðære sáwle cum mens vigilanter animam regit, Past. 56, 3; Swt. 433, 4. Stýrþ regit, Wülck. Gl. 254, 29. Steórdes gubernasti, Ps. Surt. ii. p. 188, 5. Se stýrde Dǽre Blickl. Homl. 191, 28.

FǼMNE

(n.)
Grammar
FǼMNE, fémne, an; f. [fēmĭna a woman]

A virgin, damsel, maid, woman virgo, puella, fēmĭna

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Byþ heofena ríce gelíc ðám týn fǽmnum sĭmĭle ĕrit regnum cælōrum dĕcem virgĭnĭbus, Mt. Bos. 25, 1. Onfóþ ðǽm fǽmnum receive the damsels, Cd. 113; Th. 149, 7; Gen. 2471

Linked entry: fémne

swic-dóm

(n.)
Grammar
swic-dóm, es; m.
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18. treachery, failure in loyalty, treason Ðá tugon hiene ðære burge witan ðæt hé heora swicdómes wið Alexander fremmende wǽre the chief men of the town accused him of treasonable practices against them in his relations with Alexander; quasi urbem regi