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útan

(prep.; adv.)
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útan, (-on); adv. prep. A. adv.

from withoutwithouton the outsideon the outsideon the surfaceoutwardlyaboutroundoutaway from land

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Ðæt treów biþ úton gescyrped mid ðære rinde, Bt. 34, 10; Fox 150, 7: Beo. Th. 3011; B. 1503. Úton tó gesett tó trymnesse ðæs húses, Bd. 3, 17; S. 544, 35: Exon. Th. 233, 26; Ph. 530. Úton hié wǽron elpendbánum geworhte, Nar. 5, 5: Exon.

Linked entries: útane úton út-weard

gíman

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., and add: to take care of (gen. ) to treat so as not to injure Hit is fúllic þingc . . . þæt hí ne gýmað heora sylfra æt þám unþeáwe. . . þæt hí ne gýmað heora sylfra, swá hí beþorfton, ac befýlað hí selfe, Wlfst. 305, 7-11. to treat so as to restore

ge-gaderian

(v.)
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Micel hearm gedón wæs . . . oð ꝥ folc gegaderede . . . hí gegaderedan ealle on Gleáwcesterscíre æt Langa treó, mycel fyrd and unárímedlic, 1052; P. 175, 4-11.

tilian

(v.)
Grammar
tilian, tiligan, tilgan, teolian, tiolian, tielian; p. ode
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IV. with a dative, to cure, treat :-- Wífman gif heó tilaþ (curet ) híre cilde mid ǽnigum wiccecræfte, L. Ecg. P. iv. 20; Th. ii. 210, 17.

Linked entries: teolian tylian telge

wyn-sum

(adj.)
Grammar
wyn-sum, adj.

winsomeagreeablepleasantpleasantjoyous

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Ða wynsuman amoena, 1, 6. pleasant to the senses or to the mind Treów tó brúcenne wynsum lignum ad vescendum suave, Gen. 2, 9. Wæs swíþe wynsum wǽta út flówende.... Seó wǽte wæs wynsumu on ðære onbyrignesse, Blickl. Homl. 209, 2-9.

for-wyrcan

(v.)
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Th. i. 192, 16. to injure or destroy by wrongful working. to treat improperly, use badly Hié witan willað hwæt hié sellað, and nyllað wietan mid hwelcum woo hié hit gestriéndon oððe forworhton ( wasted it ), Past. 343, 24.

ge-swencan

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H. 37, 30. where distress is caused by ill-treatment, to ill-treat, harass, punish, torture þ á gingran þá yldran mid deáþe geswencaþ, Bl. H. 171, 23. He his beówas mid teónan geswencton and ofslógon servos ejus contumelia adfectos occiderunt.

ród

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On róde treów áhebban, Angl. xii. 506, 4. Hér Petrus þrowode on róde, Chr. 69; P. 8, 30. On róde áhón to crucify, Shrn. 67, 15: 153, 12: Chr. 1096; P. 232, 23. the cross as a Christian symbol.

LÍF

(n.)
Grammar
LÍF, es; n.

LIFE

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Lífes treów lignum vitæ, Gen. 2, 9. Lífes wæter aqua viva, Jn. Skt. 4, 10. Lífes weg, Blickl. Homl. 17, 19. Lífes bæþ, Bd. 2, 5; S. 507, 18.

synderlíce

(adj.; adv.)
Grammar
synderlíce, adv.

apart, away from all others, in privateseparately, severally, apartspecially, in particularonly, exclusively, solely, to or by one's selfspecially, exceedingly, to a greater extent than in any other case, singularly

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. ; gemǽnelíce arbor treów; synderlíce (uitis) wíntreów, Zup. 14, 8-10. Þeáh heó synderlíce Iohannes gýmene betǽht wǽre, hwæðere heó drohtnode gemǽnelíce mid ðam apostolícum werode, Homl. Th. i. 438, 31: ii. 112, 18-22.

Linked entry: sundorlíce

ge-settan

(v.)
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Tree hæfde sum man gesetet, Lk. L. 13, 6.

fæste

shakenfirmlyfasturgentlystrictlysolemnlysecurelyfastfastspeedily at once

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Þæt treów fæste stód, Dan. 557. Nánwuht nis fæste stondendes weorces on worulde, Bt. 9; F. 26, 21. Ic fæste stande for þínre campunga, Bl. H. 225, 34. Him þá férend on fæste wuniað the travellers fix their abode on him, Wal. 25: 36.

Linked entry: fæstlíce

ge-habban

(v.)
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S. 3, 325. to treat well or ill Hé fram him fremsumlíce wæs onfangen and micle tíd mid him well gehæfd (-hæfed, v. l.) wæs (habitus est ), Bd. 4, 1; Sch. 340, 16. <b>XII a.

tíman

(v.)
Grammar
tíman, p. de.

to teem,be productive.to be with child,bear,bring forth youngto beget, have intercourse with (wið) a womanto have offspring,bring forthto vouch to warranty to refer property (acc.) to (tó) the person from whom it was obtained in support of the right of possessionto refer an opinion to the source from which it is derived in its supportto betake one's self to a place,go to to resort toappeal to in reverence or for help to lead to

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I hope to trede on þy temple & teme to þy seluen, Allit. Pms. 101, 316. 3. to lead to (?) Ic wolde iwiten to whan þis tocne wule ten, to wulche þinge temen, Laym. 9135

gód

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Cóm gód gér and wæstmberende annus laetus et frugifer, 4, 13; Sch. 419, 12. pleasant to the senses Þæt treów wæs gód tó etanne, Gen. 3, 6. Spica is gódes stences, Bl. H. 73, 22.

yfel

(n.)
Grammar
yfel, es; n.
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Treów ingehýdes gódes and yfeles, Gen. 2, 9. Gódes and yfeles, welan and wáwan, Cd. Th. 30, 10; Gen. 465. Gódes and ýfles ic cunnade, Exon. Th. 321, 25; Víd.51. Hig woldon gildan gód mid yfele, Gen. 44, 4. Swá gód swá yfel swá hé ǽr dyde, Blickl.

Linked entries: efel eofel

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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Treów wæs gecýþed, þætte Gúðláce God leánode, Exon. Th. 129, 12; Gú. 420 : Cd.

sáwel

(n.)
Grammar
sáwel, ol, ul, sáwl, sául, sówhul, ¨ e; f.

The soulthe soul, the animal lifethe soul,a soul, a human creature

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Geþencean ða men ðæt hié heora sylfra sáwla geseón ne mágon; ac ealswá hwæt swá se gesénelíca líchama déþ, eal ðæt déþ seó ungesýnelíce sáwl þurh ðone líchoman; and ðonne seó sáwl hié gedǽleþ wið ðone líchoman, hwylc biþ hé ðonne búton swylpe stán, oððe treów

Linked entry: sáwel-leás

fón

(v.)

to takecatchto takearrestapprehendto getgainto getsufferexperienceto beginto beginto taketo set aboutundertaketo attackto begin atto take taketo set to work atdeal withreceiveacceptto taketo taketake possession ofto taketo takeundertaketo taketo take toallow ofto take toto take tojoin battleto join togetherto struggle with

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Hié ne úþon ꝥ hiera fiénd tó hiera eald-gestreonum féngon, Ors. 5, 3; S. 222, ll. to take what is forfeited or comes as a legal right Ágife mon þám mǽgum ǽ treów . . . oþþe him fó sé tó sé þe þone wudu áge, Ll. Th. i. 70, ii.

líf

(adv.)
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Lífes treó (the cross), El. 706. Hé on þone hálgan beam áhongen wæs . . . þǽr hé lífes ceápode moncynne, Cri. 1096 : 1367. Lífes weg sécan to die and go to heaven. Ap. 31. Lífes brúcan, An. 229.