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hwæþere

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Cwyst þú ꝥ þé nǽre cúð ꝥ ic ne cúðe Grécisc geþeóde? and þonne hwæþre ( et tamen ) sprec nú on Grécisc, Gr.

a-stígan

(v.)
Grammar
a-stígan, ic -stíge, ðú -stígest, -stíhst, he -stígeþ, -stíhþ, pl. -stígaþ ; p. -stág, -stáh, pl. -stigon; impert. -stíh; pp. -stigen [a, stígan to go] .

to gocomestepproceedclimbireveniregradiprocederescandereto go in any directionto riseascenddescendsurgereascenderedescendere

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Ðæt he mid ðam dynte nyðær astáh that he came down with the blow, Chr. 1012; Th. 268, 29, col. 2. Astígaþ [Spl.

FEALLAN

(v.)
Grammar
FEALLAN, to feallanne; part. feallende; ic fealle, ðú feallest, fealst, felst, fylst, he fealleþ, fealþ, felþ, fylþ, pl. feallaþ; p. feól, feóll, pl. feóllon; pp. feallen; v. intrans.

FALL, fall down, faildefĭcĕre

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To FALL, fall down, fail; cădĕre, decĭdĕre, procĭdĕre, defĭcĕre Hí sceolon raðe feallan on grimne grund they shall fall rapidly into the grim abyss, Exon. 30 a; Th. 93, 15; Cri. 1526: Beo. Th. 2145; B. 1070: Ps. Th. 87, 4: Rood Kmbl. 85; Kr. 43.

Linked entries: feallend-lic ge-feallan

mægen-þrymm

(n.)
Grammar
mægen-þrymm, es; m.

MajestygreatnessgloryChristgreat powermightan instance in which the divine glory or power is displayedthe glory of heavenheaventhe angels who inhabit heaven

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Héht sigores fruma his heáhbodan hider (to earth ) gefleógan of his mægenþrymme, 12 a; Th. 19, 5; Cri. 296.

Linked entry: mæg-þrymm

mín

(adj.; pronoun.)
Grammar
mín, adj. pron.

Minemy

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Gif ic mót míne wealdan, Cd. 102; Th. 136, 1; Gen. 2251. Ealle míne synt ðíne, and ðíne synt míne, Jn. Skt. 17, 10. Ðú mundbora wǽre mínum, Exon. 120 b; Th. 463, 25; Hö. 75. Ða mínan, Cd. 224; Th. 296, 19; Sat. 504.

rodor

(n.)
Grammar
rodor, rador, es; m.
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Sende him of heán rodore God gást ðone hálgan, Cd. Th. 230, 21; Dan. 236. Roderas aethera, Kent. Gl. 273. Lyft drysmaþ, roderas reótaþ, Beo. Th. 2756; B. 1376. Dryhten, rodera rǽdend, Andr. Kmbl. 1253; An. 627. Rodra weard, Exon.

Linked entry: rador

scíran

(v.)
Grammar
scíran, p. de.
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cf. gescíra uilicare, Lk. Skt. Lind. 16, 2, folcgeréfa actionator, Wrt. Voc. i. 17, 30], Wrt. Voc. ii. 99, 11 : 3, 55. Ealdormenn swýðe sprǽcon and wið me wráðum wordum scírdan principes adversum me loquebantur, Ps. Th. 118, 23. [Cf.

bodian

(v.)
Grammar
bodian, bodigan, bodigean; part. bodiende, bodigende; p. ode, ede, ade, ude; pp. od, ed, ad, ud; v. a. [bod a message] .

to tell, announce, proclaim, preachnuntiare, annuntiare, enuntiare, narrare, prædicare, evangelizareto foretell, predict, prophesy, promiseprædicere, promittereto announce

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Com se Hǽlend on Galileam Godes ríces gódspell bodigende venit Iesus in Galilæam prædicans evangelium regni Dei, Mk. Bos. 1, 14: Ps. Lamb. 2, 6. Ic bodie annuntiabo, Ps. Th. 54, 17.

Linked entries: bodiend-lic bodigean

ge-lýfan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-lýfan, -lífan, -léfan; to -lýfanne, -lýfenne ; part. -lýfende; ic -lýfe, ðú -lýfest, -lýfst, he -lýfeþ, -lýfþ, pl. -lýfaþ; p- ic, he -lýfde, ðú -lýfdest, pl. -lýfdon; impert. -lýf, pl. -lýfe, -lýfaþ; subj. pres. -lýfe, pl. -lýfon ; pp. -lýfed

To believe, confide, trust, hopecrēdĕre, confīdĕre, spērāre

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To gelýfanne [-lýfenne, col. 1] to ðan leófan Gode to trust in the beloved God, Chr. 1036; Th. 294, 10, col. 2. Of ðyssum lytlingum on me gelýfendum ex his pusillis crēdentĭbus in me, Mk. Bos. 9, 42.

þafian

(v.)
Grammar
þafian, p. ode.
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Th. 297, 20; Crä. 77. Eal ðæt hé for ús þafode and ðolode, Wulfst. 23, 22. Ða eádigan martyras mænigfealde earfoðnyssa ðafedon, Homl. Skt. i. 23, 12, 89. Se þeódcyning ðafian sceolde Eofores ánne dóm, Beo. Th. 5919; B. 2963. Þafigan, Cd.

widuwe

(n.)
Grammar
widuwe, widewe, weoduwe, weodewe, wuduwe, wudewe, wydewe, widwe, an; f. A widow, v. wíf, <b>III a</b>
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Earme wydewan, Cd. Th. 128, 27; Gen. 2133

Linked entries: weodewe weoduwe

yfele

(adv.)
Grammar
yfele, adv.
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On ðære fare heom yfele gelamp, Chr. 1075; Erl. 212, 22. Sceolde unc Adame yfele gewurðan ymb ðæt heofonríce, Cd. Th. 25, 2; Gen. 387. of injurious speaking Ic wyrige oððe yfele secge maledico, Ælfc. Gr. 37; Zup. 222, 4.

hlinc

ridge

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On cealdan hlinc westeweardne; þonne on wyrtrum oþ cealdan hlinc eásteweardne; on wyrtrum þonne gít norð, C. D. B. iii. 682, 13. Of ðǽre ǽc tó stánhlincan, C. D. iii. 78, 36

sweotol

(adj.)
Grammar
sweotol, swutol, switol, swytol, sutol (-ul, -al, -el); adj.

Plain, manifest, evident, clear, patentof what may be clearly perceived by the sensesmanifest to observation, that may be noticed by all, public, open, patentclear to the understanding, free from obscurity, plain, of proof, argument, indication, etc.

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Tácen sutol, Cd. Th. 270, 12; Sat. 89. Orðancum swutulum argumentis evidentibus (apertis, manifestis ), Hpt. Gl. 486, 21.

scínan

(v.)
Grammar
scínan, p. scán, sceán
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Se steorra ( comet ) scán iii. mónþas, Chr. 678; Erl. 41, 4. His ansýn sceán ( resplenduit ) swá swá sunne, Mt. Kmbl. 17, 2: Bd. 5, 12; S. 628, 13: Cd. Th. 185, 19; Exod. 125. Seó ród sceán swá heofenes tungol, Shrn. 149, 11.

hlǽfdige

a queenOur Ladylady

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Eadweard cingc and Ælfgyfu seó hléfdige (cf. Ego, Eadward rex ... Ego, Ælfgyfa praedicti regis mater ..., 75, 8), C.D. iv. 76, 13.

on-týnan

(v.)

to openof places or things,to make an opening into open, allow to burst forthto open so as to admit of ingress or egressto open (a door)to open the mouth, lips, to speakto open the eyes (one's own), to look, (another's), to give sight toto open the ears, to listen to a personto disclose, reveal, display

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Ðǽr is wuldres bléd ontýned, Cd. Th. 302, 5; Sat. 594

ge-mǽre

(n.; v.)
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C. D. ii. 249, 34. Þæs hagan gemǽre . . . líð úp of þǽm forda . . . C. D. B. ii. 305, 22. Andlang ðæs gemǽrhagan . . . andlang gemǽres, C. D. vi. 9, 5: 234, 20, 21, 23.

sib

(n.)
Grammar
sib, sibb, e; f.
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Sibbe cos pacis osculum, R.

Linked entry: syb

teóna

(n.)
Grammar
teóna, an; m.
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Mid miclum teónum and wítum, Ors. 5, 15; Swt. 250, 28: Cd. Th. 36, 34; Gen. 581. Ðæt tó teónum weorþeþ, þeódum tó þreá, Exon. Th. 67, 20; Cri. 1091: 75, 1; Cri. 1215. Synfull tóþum torn þolaþ teónum grimetaþ ( grievously groans ), Ps. Th. 111, 9.

Linked entry: teóne