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ELN

(n.)
Grammar
ELN, e; f.

the Royal

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Liddell and Scott say πῆχυς = cŭbĭtus, and ulna an ell properly contain twenty-four δάκτυλοι [δάκτυλος the breadth of a finger, about 3/4 of an English inch] Τίς δὲ ἐξ ὑμῶν μεριμνῶν δύναται προσθεῖναι ἐπὶ τὴν ἡλικίαν αὐτοῦ πῆχυν ἕνα; Mt. 6, 27; īp whas

Linked entry: eln-gemet

fæst

constantfirmsteadfastfixedunchangeablefirmsecurestubbornunyieldingfirmsolidcompactstrongfirmstrongfortifiedunbrokenundisturbedstandard

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Timbrian hús on þám fæstan stáne, 12; F. 36, 22. to or by something, firmly attached, closely bound, fixed to a spot Wearð his óðer fót be his scó fæst on ánum hegesahle ejus pes per calceamentum in sude sepis inhaesit, Gr. D. 24, 28.

LÁR

(n.)
Grammar
LÁR, e; f.

LOREteachinginstructionlearningknowledgecunningsciencepreachingdoctrinedogmapreceptexhortationadmonitioncounselsuggestioninstigationpersuasion

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Mynster tó timbrianne ðám monnum ða ðe Scotta láre fyligdon ad construendum monasterium his qui Scottos sequebantur, 5, 19; S. 638, 39. Láre gravitate, Wrt. Voc. ii. 40, 34.

Linked entries: folc-lár lǽr

þeówian

(v.)
Grammar
þeówian, p. ode.
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Ic ðǽr Englisce scole gesette, ðe ǽfre for úre þeóde Gode þýwian scolde, Chart. Th. 116, 35. Þeówigende (ðió hérde Gode, Rush.) on fæstenum and on hálsungum, Lk. Skt. 2, 37. Wæs heó Drihtne ðeówiende on ðam mynstre, Bd. 3, 8; S. 531, 15.

Linked entries: þeáwian þeówan

earfoðe

(n.)
Grammar
earfoðe, es; pl. nom. acc. a, u, o, e; n. [A feminine earfoþu; gen. e, a, or indecl. seems to occur in the following
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., ꝥ hí scoma mǽste dreógað, Cri. 1273. Þæt his earfeðu eal gelumpe, módcearu mǽgum, Gú. 165. Orsorg ðises andweardan lífes earfoþe (-a, v. l. ), Bt. 39, 7; F. 222, 31. Þæt him Dryhten tó hyra earfeða ende gerýme, Gú. 196.

land

Grammar
land, <b>. I.</b>
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On ðæt scorte land súðeweard, 379, 32. On ðæt reáde land; fram ðám reáden lande, iii. 419, 19

scyldig

(adj.)
Grammar
scyldig, adj.
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Scyldigra scolu, 98, 15; Cri. 1608: 132, 22; Gú. 476. Hendum scyldigra manibus nocentium, Rtl. 24, 11. Heó náuht ne þreáþ ðám scildigum, Bt. 4; Fox 8, 13. Earfeþu scyldgum tó sconde, Exon. Th. 78, 14; Cri. 1274.

tǽlan

(v.)
Grammar
tǽlan, p. de.

to blame, rebuke, reprove, reproach, censure, accuse.to blame a person for what is wrongto blame what is wrong in a personto speak evil of, blaspheme, revile, slander, calumniate, backbiteto treat with contempt, to scorn, despise, insult, mock, deride, jeer at

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Kmbl. 5, 44. to treat with contempt, to scorn, despise, insult, mock, deride, jeer at Se stunta tǽlþ ( inridet ) láre, Scint. 113, 18. Ðæt fæsten tǽlþ God, Homl. Th. i. 180, 10. Se ðe téleþ ( spernit ) mec, Jn. Skt. Rush. 12, 48.

Linked entries: télan be-tilldon

libban

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VIII. to make one's abode, reside :-- Þám cynnum Scotta and Pehta, on þám hé on ellþeódignesse lifde ( in yuibus exulabat), Bd. 3, 27 ; Sch. 322, 11

lang

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Gif hí hiora yfel earme gedéð, hú ne biþ ꝥ lange yfel wyrse ðonne ꝥ scorte, 38, 2; F. 198, 11. Se longa gefeá, Ph. 607. Næs ꝥ onbid long, Gú. 876. For longum gesǽlþum . . . on ðam langum geswince, Bt. 39, 11 ; F. 228, 23-26.

níwe

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Nalæs ꝥ an ꝥ hé gýmenne dyde þǽre níwan cyricean þe of Angelcynne gesomnad wæs, ac swylce eác þára yldra bígengena Brytta and Scotta, Bd. 2, 4 ; Sch. 127, 12. Se godspellere wæs fæstnung ǽgþer ge þǽre ealdan ǽ ge þǽre níwan, Bl. H. 163, 25.

LǼDAN

(v.)
Grammar
LǼDAN, p. de; pp. lǽded, lǽd

TO LEADconducttakecarrybringbring forthproduce

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Ne dorste siððn nán Scotta cininga lǽdan here on ðás þeóda, Chr. 603; Erl. 21, 16. Sceal ic lǽdan ðínne sunu eft tó ðam lande ðe ðú of férdest?

Linked entry: be-lǽdan

of

(prep.; adv.)
Grammar
of, prep. with dat., or adv.

Offromout ofoffas regardsabout

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Hér wearþ Eádward cing gecoren tó hláfuorde of Scotta cinge and of Scotton and of eallum Norðhumbrum, Erl. 111, 11. Hé wæs of cilda múþe gecnáwen and weorþad, Blickl.

Linked entry: ob

settan

(v.)
Grammar
settan, p. sette; pp. seted, set[t] (
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Hé sette scole instituit scholam, Bd. 3, 18; S. 545, 44. Ǽgðer ge cyninga rícu settan ge ceastra timbredon, Ors. 1, 10; Swt. 48, 9 : Met. 1, 4. Ðæt wæs weallfæstenna ǽrest ealra ðara ðe æðelingas settan héton, Cd. Th. 65, 3 ; Gen. 1060.

Linked entry: on-settan

here

(n.)

an armyan armya hosta division of an armyarmy corpslegioncohorttroopinfantrycavalryan armyan armymultitudehostcrowdmultitudeharryingdevastationplunderingravaging

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Ælbeorhtra scolu, hergas háligra, 930 Þas heregas þreó, se heofonlica þreát. . . þæt eorðlice mægn . . . þæt helcunde wered. Wlfst. 254, 11-15. of a fortuitous collection of people, a crowd, multitude Wæs forléten here (turba), Mt. L. 14, 23.

word

(n.)
Grammar
word, es; n.

a worda single part of speechwordsa written worda worda group of wordsa sayingsentencewordsa sayingmaxima talestorya reporttidingsfamename(good) word,(good) reporta commandan orderordinancea messagean announcementwordsolemn statementpromiseoathan (expressed) intentionopinionspeechlanguagewordslanguagestylewordword of God

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Scóp him Heort naman se ðe his wordes geweald hæfde (who had power to name things as he pleased), Beo. Th. 158; B. 79. Wordes ord the first word, 5576; B. 2791. Rǽdsnotteran, wordes wísran. Andr. Kmbl. 947 ; An. 474. Wordes gleáwne, 3295 ; An. 1650.

hálig

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Scyldigra scolu áscyred weorðeð from hálgum, 1609. Þinum þám hálgum, Ps. Th. 73, 4. Ne forlǽt God nǽfre his hálge, 36, 27. Mánfulle . . . hálige under heora fótum þryccaþ. Bt. 4; F. 8, 14. Hí þíne hálgan yfeladan, Ps. Th. 82, 3. a sacred rite (?)

ende

(v.; adj.; part.)

a regionquartersidequarterpartproportiondeathendfinishedissueeventgoalultimatelyalwaysultimatelycontinuouslyconsecutivelykindsort

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Þæt him feóndes hond æt þám ýtmestan ende ne scóde, Gú. 414. final state Ic (the soul) uncres gedáles onbád earfoþlíce; nis nú húru se ende tó gód, Seel. 38. completion of action, æt ende finished Swefn wæs æt ende, Dan. 524: Exod. 267.

Linked entry: ende-dæg

án

(n.; num.; adj.; pronoun.)
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Hé forleás his ǽnne scóh, Shrn. 14, 12. Áxode se cásere þone ǽnne preóst ( one of the priests ), Hml.

sculan

(v.)
Grammar
sculan, &nbsp;sceolan; ic, hé sceal, scal, ðú scealt, pl. wé sculon, sceolon ; p. sceolde, scolde, scealde, scalde; subj.
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Ger. scolan; prs. scal, pl. sculumes; p. scolta: Icel. skulu ; prs. skal, pl. skulum; p. skyldi.]

Linked entries: ge-scola sceal