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be-hweorfan

Grammar
be-hweorfan, (-hwurfan, -hwyrfan).
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Ben. 56, 12. a person or matter Biscop ðe mihte behwyrfan ðá hálgan martiras mid sangum and Godes gerihtum, Hml. Th. ii. 312, 29.

bóc

(n.)
Grammar
bóc, g. béc, bóce, bóc; d. béc, bóc.

a booka documentregistercataloguea chariera bookvolumeliterary workpages

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Þára bóca indegitament(or)um (cf.An. Ox. 4442), Wrt. Voc. ii. 85, 52: 47, 1. Ðára bócana librorum, Mt. p. 11, 12. Bócum cartis, Wrt. Voc. ii. 91, 3: 19, 29: scedulis, 85, 77: tomis, 93, 20. Of bócum ex bibliothecis, An.

ge-béd

Grammar
ge-béd, l. ge-bed, dele <b>II,</b> where for gebed l. gebod,
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Gebedu (-bédu, MS. ), 270, 17, 18, 26. a prayer as an act of worship or ritual, prayer of the church Hé mid micclum wópe þǽre byrgenne gebæd worhte mid sealmsange and mid óþrum gebedum þe tó þǽre wísan belumpon. Hml. S. 23 b, 745-7.

ge-neósian

(v.)
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S. 15, ll. to visit a place or thing, come for the sake of doing Hé geneósode Benedictes mynster gelómlíce ejus monasterium frequentabat, Gr. D. 170, l. Úre Dryhten ðysne middangeard þurh sóðe menniscnysse geneósode, Hml. Th. i. 56, 29.

ge-sceádwís

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Feáwa sient tó þám gesceádwíse, gif hé wyrð on ungeþylde, ꝥ hé ne e endowed with reason or intelligence, rational, intelligent Man . . . godcundlíce gesceádwís divinum merito rationis animal, Bt. 14, 2; F. 44, 18.

ge-frédan

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Past. 139, 16-20. of the sense of easte Ðý lǽs hé ðá bieternesse ðǽre wyrte gefréde, Past. 303, 15. to be sensible of a state or condition Hé swilces nán þing ofer ꝥ on him sylfum ne gefrédde (ongæt, v.l. ), Gr. D. 102, 4.

ge-wiht

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Wlfst. 70, 3. a system or standard of measurement by weighing Gange án gemet and ángewihte swilce man on Lundenbyrig and on Wintanceastre healde, Ll. Th. i. 270, 2

nacod

Grammar
nacod, <b>. I a.</b>
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</b> of a narrative, bare, without amplification or comment :-- Seó bóc is swíþe deóp gástlíce tó understandenne, and wé ne wrítaþ ná máre búton þá nacedan gerecednisse; þonne þincþ þám ungelǽredum ꝥ eall ꝥ andgit beó belocen on þǽre ánfealdan gerecednisse

gást-lic

Grammar
gást-lic, Add:

pertaining to the spirit, spiritualspiritualspiritualdivine, heavenly, holy, sacred

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Th. i. 84, 29. spiritual as opposed to worldly or profane, divine, heavenly, holy, sacred Gástlecum andgite anagogen (cf. anagogen, i. superno sensu úplican ł heofenlicum angite, An. Ox. 184), Wrt. Voc. ii. 1, 10: allegoriam, i. parabolam. An.

á-wiht

aloneany goodgood for anything

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Óht (áht, ǽnig þing, v. ll.) wundorlices wyrcan, 45, 5. predicate subst. or adj. any good, good for anything :-- Deófol mót ǽlces mannes áfandigan, hwæðer hé áht sý oððe náht, Hml. Th. i. 268, 12. Hwæðer heora geþanc áht sý, Wlfst, 11, 13.

worþ

(n.)
Grammar
worþ, weorþ, wurþ, wierþ, wyrþ, e; f; es; m. : wyrþe, wirþe
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(v. wyrþe-land, and first extract under I),
es; m.

a closean enclosed placean enclosed homesteada habitation with surrounding landlanda place enclosed by buildingsa courthalla placestreet

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On Wulfrgdeswyrð; of Wulfrédeswyrðe, iv. 103, 13. a place enclosed by buildings, a court or hall of a house, a place or street of a town Hé sæt úta in worðe sedebat foris in atrio, Mt. Kmbl. Lind. 26, 69: Mk. Skt.

Linked entries: ryge weorþ

heá-lic

loftytallhigh uppreciouselevatedraisedloudprofoundintenseextremenobleexcellent

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S. 104, 15. of material things, of superior kind, of high class or degree Gif hé gesóhte heálicne heáfodstede, Ll. Th. i. 330, 15. of excellent quality, precious (stone) For heálicum gymstánum, Hml. S. 20, 60.

wealh

(n.)
Grammar
wealh, gen. weales; m.

a foreigner properly a Celt a Celt of Britain; the word occurs mostly in pl., the British the WelshWales a Romana slave servanta shameless person

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Ic (a skin which furnishes thongs)fæste binde swearte wealas (slaves or strangers, captives; Aldhelm's riddle has: Nexibus horrendis hommes constringere possum), hwílum séllan men, Exon. Th. 393, 22; Rä. 13, 4.

ge-cýþan

(v.)
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Th. i. 212, 23. an object, to give notice of the place or condition of an object Gif þé becume óðres monnes giémeleás fioh on hand, gecýð (-cýðe, v.l. ) hit him, Ll. Th. i. 54, 10.

Linked entry: cýþan

for-gitan

(v.)
Grammar
for-gitan, -gytan, -gietan; ic -gite, ðú -gitest, -gitst, he -giteþ, -gitt, -git, pl. -gitaþ; p. ic, he -geat, -gæt, ðú -geáte, pl. -geáton, -gǽton, -géton, impert. -git , pl. -gitaþ; subj. pres. -gite, pl. -giton; p. -geáte, pl. -geáten; pp. -giten; v. trans. gen. acc. [for-, gitan to get]

To FORGETneglectoblīviscineglĭgĕre

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Ðæt he hi ðe-læs forgeáte that he should the less forget them, Ors. 6, 3; Bos. 118, 4: Cd. 40; Th. 52, 25; Gen. 849. Ðe ðú forgiten hafst which thou hast forgotten, Bt. 36, 2; Fox 174, 22: Ps. Lamb. second 9, 11: Ps. Th. 77, 13.

Linked entry: for-gietan

for-wyrcan

(v.)
Grammar
for-wyrcan, -wyrcean; p. -worhte, -wyrhte; pp. -worht, -wyrht [for-, wyrcan to work, do] .

to misworkdo wrongsinmăle ăgĕredelinquĕrepeccāreto do fordestroyruinconvictcondemnperdĕredestruĕrelabefactārecondemnāreto forfeitamittĕre

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Ors. 2, 5; Bos. 46, 8. Gif hwá hine sylfne forwyrce on mænigfealdum synnum si quis seipsum multĭfāriis peccātis labefactāvĕrit, L. M. I. P. 44; Th. ii. 276, 28: L. E. G. 4; Th. i. 168, 22.

niht

(n.)
Grammar
niht, næht, næct, neaht, neht, nyht, e; f.: but also with gen. es.

nightnightdarknessnight

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Hé fealh ðære ilcan niht of ðǽm bendum, Ors. 5, 11; Swt. 236, 12 : Bd. 1, 33; S. 499. 9 : Blickl. Homl. 215, 15. Tó niht hac nocte, Num. 22, 19. On næht nocte, Ps. Surt. 16, 3. On niht ǽr hé ræste, Blickl. Homl. 47, 18.

sulh

(n.)
Grammar
sulh, suluh, sul[l]; gen. sule, but also sules; dat. sylg, sylh, syl; acc. sulh, sul; n. pl. sylh, syll; gen. sula; dat. sulum: a weak genitive seems also to occur in sylan scear;
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Hé his sulh on handa hæfde, Ors. 2, 6; Swt. 88, 8. Hé sulh heóld, Shrn. 61, 18. Mid sul tó erianne, Salm. Kmbl. p. 186, 28. Heora sylh unrihte gangaþ aratra eorum non recte incedunt, Bd. 5, 9: S. 623, 12. Ðíne syll eodon, Homl. Th. ii. 450, 6.

þunor

(n.)
Grammar
þunor, (-ar, -er, -ur), es; m.

thundertonitrusfulmenJupitera thane of king Egbert of Kent

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Þunor tóslóg heora godes hús aedes Salutis ictu fulminis dissoluta est, Ors. 4, 2; Swt. 160, 18. Án þonor tóslóg hiora Capitoliam fulmine Capitolium ictum, 6, 14; Swt. 268, 29. Hiene ofslóg in þunor fulmine ictus interiit, 6, 29; Swt. 278, 17.

be-seón

(v.)

To lookattentionexpectationTo see aboutcare forattend toprovide for

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Hé underbæc beseah wið þæs wælfylles, Gen. 2562. þonne hié besáwon on þá burg, Ors. 2, 8 ; S. 92, 32. Beó se canon him ætforan eágum, beseó tó, LK Th. ii. 250, 24. mental, to look with favour, attention, expectation, &amp;c.