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ge-bídan

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Ic gebídan wille þæs þe mé mín Dryhten démeð, Gú. 349: Gn. Ex. 105. with clause Þá ungesǽligan menn ne magon gebídon hwonne hé him tó cume, Bt. 39, 1 ; F. 212, 2. Gebídan hwæt mé God déman wille, Sat. 108.

god-cund

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Ðaette gé fore uueorolde sién geblitsade mid ðém weoroldcundum gódum and hiora sáula mid ðém godcundum gódum, C. D. i. 293, 36. In godcundum gǽstgerýnum, Gú. 219. <b>IV a.

Linked entry: god-lic

tó-flówan

(v.)
Grammar
tó-flówan, p. -fleów; pp. -flówen

To flow different ways, ⬩ disperse in flowing, ⬩ flow away ⬩ to flow in different directions, ⬩ be dispersed ⬩ to melt away, ⬩ be destroyed ⬩ to wander, ⬩ be drawn hither and thither, ⬩ be distracted ⬩ to be separated, ⬩ take different directions ⬩ to spread ⬩ to pass away, ⬩ be dissipated, ⬩ scattered, ⬩ rendered useless, ⬩ brought to nothing ⬩ to separate in confusion, ⬩ become disconnected

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M. 440, 24) ac tó dóme ðæs hcán déman ealle gehealdene beón ut meminerimns facta et cogitaiiones nostras non in ventum diffluere, sed ad examen summi judicis cuncta servari, Bd. 5, 13; S. 633, 27.

Linked entry: te-flówan

be-fóran

(prep.; adv.)
Grammar
be-fóran, l. be-foran, and add:

in the presence of ⬩ in front of an object ⬩ a-head of ⬩ over against ⬩ before ⬩ in advance of: ⬩ into the presence of ⬩ before ⬩ in advance

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Beforan his fótum, 247, II. in front of an object Beforan þæs écan Déman heáhsetle, Bl. H. 53, 7. Beforan ðǽre norðdura þǽre ciricean, 203, 34. Beforan Mermedonia ceastre, 935, 18.

LEÓF

(adj.; adv.)
Grammar
LEÓF, adj.

LIEF ⬩ desirable ⬩ pleasant ⬩ acceptable ⬩ loved ⬩ beloved ⬩ dear ⬩ a friend ⬩ loved one

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Leófre mé ys ðæt ic hig sylle ðé ðonne óðrum men melius est, ut tibi eam dem, quam alteri viro, Gen. 29, 19. Ic wylle and mé leófre sig gif ðú máge volo et multum delectar, si potes, Bd. 5, 3; S. 616, 31.

Linked entry: leóf

ge-lǽran

(v.)
Grammar
ge-lǽran, ic -lǽre, ðú -lǽrest, -lǽrst, he -lǽreþ, -lǽrþ, pl. -lǽraþ; p. -lǽrde; pp. -lǽred, -lǽrd

To teach ⬩ educate ⬩ instruct ⬩ advise ⬩ persuade ⬩ induce ⬩ dŏcēre ⬩ erŭdīre ⬩ persuādēre

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Beóþ gelǽrede gé ðe démaþ eorþan erŭdīmĭni qui judĭcātis terram, Ps. Spl. 2, 10

Linked entry: ge-lǽred

á-bǽdan

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D. 350, 10. to demand, require. where the object is something needed or requisite Nániges fultumes ábǽdeþ (-d, MS. ) sió lár nullum adjutorium expostulet ratio, Nar. 2, 2. Gif se geleáfa ábǽdeþ si fides exigat, Gr. D. 176, 14: 333, 19.

eo

(n.)
Grammar
eo, I. unaccented, generally stands before two consonants lc, ld, lf, rc, rd, rf, rg, rh, rl, rm, rn, rp, rr, rt, rþ, x; as, Geolca a yolk, sceolde should, seolfor silver, deorc dark, sweord a sword, ceorfan to carve, beorgan to protect, beorht bright, eorl earl, beorma barm, eornost earnest, weorpan to throw, steorra a star, heorte the heart, eorþe the earth, meox dung. II. eó accented, the diphthong, generally stands before the consonants c, d, f, g, h, l, m, n, p, r, s, st, t, w; as, Seóc sick, beódan to bid, þeóf a thief, fleógan to fly, hreóh rough, hweól a wheel, leóma a ray of light, beón to be, deóp deep, beór beer, ceosan to choose, breóst the breast, fleótan to float, leóþ a song, ceówan to chew. 2. eó is also the termination of many words, and then the ó in eó is always accented; as, Beó a bee; ic beó

I shall be

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I shall be; freó free; gleó glee; seó the; seó sim, sis, sit; treó a tree; breó three, etc

on-fón

(v.)
Grammar
on-fón, p. -féng; pp. -fangen ( with gen. dat. acc.).

to take ⬩ to take what another appoints or grants, to receive, have given ⬩ to take what another offers, receive favourably, accept ⬩ to receive a person ⬩ to undergo a rite, undertake a duty ⬩ to conceive ⬩ to take to, to begin ⬩ incipere

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Se yfela déma onféhþ feó, Blickl. Homl. 61, 30. Dryhten onféhþ eallum ðǽm gódum ðe ǽnig man gedéþ his ðæm néhstan of árfæstre heortan, 37, 25. Onfóh ðissum fulle, Beo. Th. 2342 ; B. 1169. Ic bidde ðé ðæt ðú onfó ðissa láca. Gen. 33, 10.

Linked entries: an-fón on-fónd

riht

(n.)
Grammar
riht, es n.

that which is straight or erect, a plumb line ⬩ that which is straight in a metaphorical sense, right, law, canon, rule ⬩ what is in accordance with law, human or divine, what is just or proper, right, justice, equity ⬩ what is just in the case of a criminal, just punishment, justice ⬩ what properly belongs to a person, what may justly be claimed, a right, due ⬩ what is due from a person, duty ⬩ what agrees with a proper standard, what is correct or exact, the rights of a case, the truth ⬩ an account, a reckoning; ⬩ ratio, mostly in such phrases as - riht ágildan - to render an account

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Démaþ ǽlcon men riht quod justum est judicate, 1, 16. Gif wé sóþ and riht on úrum lífe dón willaþ, Blickl. Homl. 129, 32. Hé á tó ǽghwylcum sóþ and riht sprecende wæs and dónde, 223, 30.

Linked entries: á-riht a-riht reht ryht

self

Grammar
self, <b>A. I</b> δ.
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Gif æfter woruld sweltende ꝥ sylfe démde on heortan gegladað si secundum saeculum moriens quod solum decreuit corde delectatur, 216, 8

deáþ

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Ge*-*gang þá deáða bearn þe hí démað nú posside filios morte punitorum, Ps. Th. 78, 12. Þurh deáðes(-as?) wítgung nicromantia, Wrt. Voc. ii. 62, 30

here

(n.)

an army ⬩ an army ⬩ a host ⬩ a division of an army ⬩ army corps ⬩ legion ⬩ cohort ⬩ troop ⬩ infantry ⬩ cavalry ⬩ an army ⬩ an army ⬩ multitude ⬩ host ⬩ crowd ⬩ multitude ⬩ harrying ⬩ devastation ⬩ plundering ⬩ ravaging

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Ðá earman men beóð wyrs bereáfode from þám unrihtwísan déman þonne fram þám wælgrimmestan here: ne bið nán heretoga swá gífre on fræmdrea monna yrfe swá se unrihtwísa déma byþ on his hýremonna.

ge-niþerian

(v.)
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Manega unrihtlíce fram yflum démum genyþrode wǽron, Hml. S. 30, 8. <b>II a.</b> to condemn to a punishment :-- Hig genyðeriað (geniðredon, L.) hyne tó deáðe condemnabunt eum morte, Mt. 20, 18.

Linked entry: niþerian

in-tinga

(n.)
Grammar
in-tinga, an; m.

A cause ⬩ sake ⬩ plea ⬩ case ⬩ occasion ⬩ matter ⬩ affair ⬩ business

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Dém intingan ðínne judica causam tuam, 73, 23. Ne finde ic nánne intingan on ðysum men nihil invenio causæ in hoc homine, Lk. Skt. 23, 4, 14.

Linked entry: tinga

swǽsende

(n.; adj.)
Grammar
swǽsende, es; but occurring almost always in pl. swǽsendu (-a, -o); n.
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Ond ðás forecnedenan suésenda all ágefe mon ðem reogolwarde, Txts. 444, 14-26. Ða ilcan wísan on swǽsendum tó mínre tíde léstan (cf. hígon gefeormian tó mínre tíde, 449, 9), 450, 1. Suoesendo agapem 39, 108. Swǽsendo, Wrt. Voc. ii. 2, 22.

Linked entries: swésende swoese

un-riht

(n.)
Grammar
un-riht, es; n.

wrong ⬩ evil ⬩ iniquity ⬩ injustice ⬩ a defect

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Ne dém nán unriht non injuste judicabis, Lev. 19, 15. Ðonne gé unriht wirceaþ quando feceritis malum, Deut. 31, 29. Eallum ðe unriht wyrceaþ qui operantur iniquitatem, Ps.Th. 58, 5. Hí wyrceaþ unriht ( injustitiam ), 93, 4.

scír

(adj.)
Grammar
scír, adj.
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</b> of a quality Gé ða scíran miht ( the power of Christ) déman ongunnon, Elen.

morþ

(n.)
Grammar
morþ, es; n. m.

death ⬩ destruction ⬩ perdition ⬩ that which causes death ⬩ murder ⬩ slaying with an attempt at concealment of the deed ⬩ murder ⬩ homicide

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Gif open morþ weorþe ðæt man sý ámyrdred ágife man mágum ðone banan and gif hit tihtle sý and æt láde mistíde déme se bisceop if there be a death and it afterwards appear that the man was murdered, the (supposed) murderer being discovered, let the latter

Linked entries: morþ-weorc morþ-wyrhta

gíme-líst

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Hé Gode nolde ðiówigan. . . hé ðone demm his giémeliéste ( damna neglegentiae ) gebétan ne mæg, Past. 251, 17.Ðæt wé geðencen ðá gód ðe wé forgiémeleásodon, næs ðá wé dydon . . . wé gemunað úre giémeléste, 467, 10. Mid dǽdbóte his gýmeleáste, R.

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