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gif

(con.)
Grammar
gif, gief, gyf, gib; conj. with indic. or subj.

If ⬩ though ⬩ whether

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If, though, whether For ðý me þyncþ betre gif iów swǽ þyncþ therefore it seems to me better, if it seems so to you, Past. pref; Swt. 7, 6. Gif hie brecaþ his gebodscipe if they break his commandment, Cd. 22; Th. 28, 3; Gen. 434. Gif ic ǽnegum þegne þeóden-mádmas

æt-fæstan

(v.)
Grammar
æt-fæstan, p. -fæste; pp. -fæsted; f. trans, [æt, fæstan to fasten]

To fix ⬩ fasten ⬩ drive into ⬩ afflict with ⬩ inflict on ⬩ impingere ⬩ infigere

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To fix, fasten, drive into, afflict with, inflict on; impingere, infigere Hí míne sáwle synne ætfæsten they inflict sin on my soul, Ps. Th. 142, 12. He him ætfæste éce edwít opprobrium sempiternum dedit illis, 77, 66. Bitere ætfæsted bitterly afflicted

Linked entry: æ-fæstan

ár-weorþian

(v.)
Grammar
ár-weorþian, -wurþian, -wyrþian; p. -ode; pp. -od [ár honour, weorþian to hold worthy]

To hold worthy of honour ⬩ to give honour to ⬩ to honour ⬩ reverence ⬩ worship ⬩ honorare ⬩ honorificare ⬩ honorem referre ⬩ venerari

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To hold worthy of honour, to give honour to, to honour, reverence, worship; honorare, honorificare, honorem referre, venerari He ongan árweorþian ða þrówunge háligra martyra incepit honorem referre cædi sanctorum, Bd. 1, 7; S. 479, 1. Ðæt mynster seó

áðor

(pronoun.)
Grammar
áðor, pron.

Either the one or the other ⬩ both ⬩ alter ⬩ alteruter ⬩ uter-que

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Either the one or the other, both; alter, alteruter, uter-que And se ðe áðor fulbrece and he who violates either, L. C. E. 2 ; Th. i. 358, 20 : L. Ed. 2 ; Th. i. 160, 11 : Hy. 10, 42; Hy. Grn. ii. 293, 42. On áðrum on both, Cot. 214. On áðre hand on

Linked entry: áðer

hundred-mann

(n.)
Grammar
hundred-mann, es; m.

a centurion

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The chief of a hundred men, a centurion Ðá clypode hé ðæne hundredman accersito centurione, Mk. Skt. 15, 44. Sette hig tó ealdrum and tó hundredmannum and tó fíftigesmannum and tó teóðingmannum constitui eos principes, tribunes et centuriones et quinquagenarios

Lunden-ceaster

(n.)
Grammar
Lunden-ceaster, e; f.

London

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London Is heora [East Saxons] ealdorburh nemmed Lunden-ceaster on ofre geseted ðæs foresprecenan streámes [the Thames ] ... Ðá hét Æþelbyrht on Lundenceastre cyricean getimbrian and ða gehálgian Sce. Paule, Bd. 2, 3; S. 504, 17-23. Se wæs Lundenceastre

norþ

(adv.)
Grammar
norþ, adv.

In a northerly direction or position

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In a northerly direction or position Ðæt is norþ ehta hund míla lang, Bd. 1,1; S. 473, 11. Hié Baldred norþ ofer Temese ádrifon, Chr. 823; Erl. 62, 20. Hié fóron norþ ymbútan, 894; Erl. 91, 6. Symle swá norþor swá smælre ever the further north, the narrower

Norþan-hymbre

(n.)
Grammar
Norþan-hymbre, pl.

The Northumbrians ⬩ Northumbria ⬩ the people or province north of the Humber

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The Northumbrians, Northumbria, the people or province north of the Humber Hé Ida féng tó ríce, ðonon Norþanhymbra cynecyn onwóc, Chr. 547; Erl. 16, 7. Ðǽr wæs ungemetlíc wæl geslægen Norþanhymbra, 867; Erl. 72, 15. Norþanhymbra mǽgþ ðe Ceólwulf ofer

Linked entries: Norþ-hymbre Hymbre

palent

(n.)
Grammar
palent, es ; m. : palente, palendse, an ; f.
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A palace On ðam mǽran palente ðǽr ðǽr se cyning was oftost wunigende, Anglia ix. 28, 31. Ðæt seó cwén ne cume nǽfre heononforþ intó ðínum pallente, 29, 64. On stréte oððe on palentan, Lchdm. iii. 206, 6. Æt ðæs cáseres palendsan (palentsan, Bos.), Ors

ge-efnan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-efnan, p. ede; pp. ed

To do ⬩ perform ⬩ carry out ⬩ sustain

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To do, perform, carry out, sustain Eft, geblóweþ and geefneþ swá óþ ðæt ǽfen cymeþ it blows again, and does so until even comes, Ps. Th. 86, 6. Hió geefenede swá she did so, Elen. Kmbl. 2028; El. 1015. Hwá gedéþ ǽfre, ðæt he ðæt geefne quis sustinebit

Linked entry: ge-æfnan

ge-rǽde

(adj.)
Grammar
ge-rǽde, adj.

Ready, swift, prompt, easy, plain, simple ⬩ paratus, celer, promptus, expeditus, planus, simplex ⬩ ready, free

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Ready, swift, prompt, easy, plain, simple; paratus, celer, promptus, expeditus, planus, simplex He gedyde míne fét swá gerǽde swá swá heorotum qui perfecit pedes meos [celeres] tanquam cervi, Ps. Th. 17, 32. Ge meterfers, ge gerǽdre sprǽce et versibus

ge-scapennys

(n.)
Grammar
ge-scapennys, -nyss, e; f.

A creation, creating, formation ⬩ creātio, figmentum

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A creation, creating, formation; creātio, figmentum Se emnihtes dæg is se feórþa dæg ðysse wornlde gescapennysse the day of the equinox is the fourth day of the creation of this world, Bd. de nat. rerum; Wrt. popl. science 4, 14, 16; Lchdm. iii. 238,

geócend

(n.)
Grammar
geócend, es; m.

A preserver, Saviour ⬩ servator, salvator

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A preserver, Saviour; servator, salvator Wís biþ se ðe con ongytan ðone geócend he is wise who can understand the preserver, Exon. 54 a; Th. 191, 14; Az. 88. Gǽsta geócend Saviour of souls, 10b; Th. 13, 5; Cri. 198: 49 a; Th. 170, 3; Gú. 1106: Andr.

regol-líf

(n.)
Grammar
regol-líf, es; m.

A life according to ecclesiastical rules

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A life according to ecclesiastical rules Ðá gestaþelode hé ðǽr mynster and ðæt tó reogollífe gesette fundavit ibi monasterium, ac regulari vita instituit, Bd. 4, 13;S. 583, 12. Gif man folciscne mæssepreóst mid tihtlan belecge ðe regollíf næbbe, ládige

staþolfæstlíce

(adv.)
Grammar
staþolfæstlíce, adv.
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in a physical sense, firmly On ðam eahtoþan mónþe hé ( the foetus ) biþ eall staþolfæstlíce geseted, Lchdm. iii. 146, 19. steadfastly, constantly, firmly Seó godcunde meht á staþolfæstlíce stondeþ, Blickl. Homl. 19, 21. Symble in Godes lofe wé sceolon

stán-clif

(n.)
Grammar
stán-clif, es; n.
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A rocky cliff, a rock Hé of stánclife burnan lǽdde qui eduxit aquam de petra rupis, Ps. Th. 135, 17. Beorgas ðǽr ne muntas steápe ne stondaþ, ne stánclifu heáh hlifiaþ, Exon. Th. 199, 8; Ph. 22. Sume flugon æfter stánclifum, Elen. Kmbl. 269; El. 135.

tǽlende

(v.; adj.; part.)
Grammar
tǽlende, adj.

prone to blame, censorious ⬩ slanderous, backbiting

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(ptcpl.) prone to blame, censorious Ne beó hé tó tǽlende, L. E. I. 21; Th. ii. 416, 17: Exon. Th. 305, 18; Fä. 90. Cf. Uton beorgan ús wið tǽlnysse and wið twysprǽcnysse caveamus nobis a vituperatione et a biloquio, L. Ecg. P. iv. 66; Th. ii. 226, 31

tíd-dæg

(n.)
Grammar
tíd-dæg, es; m.
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The period of a person's life(cf. the use of dæg=time, e. g. Gif ðú wistest on ðysum ðínum dæge, Lk. Skt. 19, 42) Enoses sunu ealra nigon hund wintra hæfde, ðá hé woruld ofgeaf, and týne eác, ðá his tíddæge rím wæs gefylled when for his lifetime the

un-fáh

(adj.)
Grammar
un-fáh, adj.

Not regarded as a foe

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Not regarded as a foe, used of the kinsmen of a criminal when not involved in the feud which their kinsman's guilt occasioned Gif hwá heonanforð ǽnigne man ofsleá, ðæt hé wege sylf ða fǽhðe ... Gif hine seó mǽgð forlǽte ... ðonne wille ic ðæt eall seó

Linked entries: un-fǽhð fáh

un-brosnigendlíc

(adj.)
Grammar
un-brosnigendlíc, adj.

Incorruptible ⬩ imperishable

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Incorruptible, imperishable His líchama wæs grápigendlíc, and ðéahhwæðere unbrosnigendlíc; hé æteówde hine grápigendlícne and unbrosnigendlícne, Homl. Th. i. 230, 26: 300, 10: Homl. Skt. ii. 27, 146. Ðú unscrýddest ðé ðone brosnigendlícan mann and ðé