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ge-lendan

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Add: to go to land from the water, to land Hí oferreówon ðone brym and gelendon on ðám lande þe is geháten Gerasenorum ( enauigauerunt ad regionem Gerasenorum . . . et cum egressus esset ad terram, Lk. 8, 26-27), Hml.

cwide

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Ox. 2849. a (judicial) sentence Se sárlica cwide þe úre Drihten tó þǽm ǽrestan men cwæþ: 'Terra es, et in terrain ibis,' Bl. H. 123, 7. Se cwyde úre brosnunge, Hml. Th. i. 300, 6. On dómes dæg hí beóþ þysne cwide gehérende, Bl. H. 63, 26.

læt

(adj.)
Grammar
læt, adj.

Lateslowsluggishtardy

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Siððan ðú sprǽce tó ðínum þeówe ic hæfde ðé lætran tungan ex quo locutus es ad servum tuum, impeditioris et tardioris linguæ sum, Ex. 4, 10

for-beódan

(v.)

to forbidto restraincheckto prevent

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Ege wæs forboden ofer menn, ðá hé wæs áliéfed ofer niétenu terror esse super animalia praecipitur, profecto esse super homines prohibetur, Past. 109, 8. with dat. of person to whom it is forbidden: Ic him firene forbeád, Cri. 1486.

LAND

(n.)
Grammar
LAND, es; n.

LANDeartha landcountryregiondistrictprovincelandlanded propertyestatecultivated landcountry

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Lifigende ða ðe land tredaþ living creatures that walk the earth, Cd. 10; Th. 13, 16; Gen. 203. a land, country, region, district, province Ðæs landes gold ys golda sélost aurum terræ illius optimum est, Gen. 2, 12.

reccan

(v.)
Grammar
reccan, p. reahte, rehte.
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Eall ðæt ofer biþ tó láfe on heora weoruldspédum árfæstum and gódum is tó recceanne and tó syllanne omne quod superest, in causis piis ac religiosis erogandum est, Bd. 1, 27; S. 489, 27. to stretch one's steps, to tend, to go, stray Hé nát hwider hé

steóran

(v.; prep.)
Grammar
steóran, stióran, (and with umlaut) stiéran, stéran, stíran, stýran; p. de.
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Stiórde ł stiórend wæs him comminatus est eis, Mk. Skt. Lind. Rush. 8, 30. Seó menigo stýrde ðæm blindan ðæt hé cleopode the multitude rebuked him for calling out, Blickl. Homl. 19, 5: 191, 12. Se hálga wer wordum stýrde unryhtre ǽ (cf.

gifan

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Gif bisenum lufu is tó gefanne si exemplaribus fides est adhibita . Mt. p. 1, 12. of superhuman power. Cf. gifeþe Þú, Drihten, forgeáfe þám sáwlum eard on hiofonum and him þǽr gifst weorþlice gifa, Bt. 33, 4 ; F. 132, 19.

tó-geagnes

(prep.; adv.)
Grammar
tó-geagnes, -gegnes, -geánes, -génes.

towards,so as to meetagainst,to meetin the way of,to meet the approach ofin readiness for,against the coming ofagainst,for the purpose of resistingon the approach of,towardsagain,in return

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Ðá eode se cining him tógeánes egressus est rex in occursum ejus, Gen. 14, 17. Symeon eode tógeánes ðam cilde . . . Symeon eode hire tógeánes, Homl. Th. i. 136, 14, 34. Faraþ him tógénys (-geánes, MS. A. ) exite obviam ei. Mt. Kmbl. 25, 6.

ge-métan

(v.)
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Ðá yfelan nǽron ná yfele, gif hí geméttan ꝥ gód ꝥ hí wilniaþ, ac for þý hý sint yfele þe hí hit ne gemétaþ certum est adeptione boni bonos fieri. . . adipiscuntur boni quod appetunt . . . mali vero si adipiscerentur, quod appetunt bonum, mali esse non

hér

here . . . there

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Hér þú hæfst ꝥ þín ys ecce habes quod tuum est, Mt. 25, 25: Gen. 2889. Hér ys geswutelod úre forwyrd, Jud. 177. 289: Gen. 75. l.

leóran

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Him wæs cúð ꝥ hé sylfa and þá óþre mid eallre hwætnesse sceoldon beón leóriende (leórende, v. l.) of þisum lífe certum tenuit se et illos de hac vita esse sub celeritate migraturos, 299, 15.

sester

(n.)
Grammar
sester, seoxter, es; m.
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Wæs swýðe mycel hungor, and corn swá dýre, swá nán mann ǽr ne gemunde, swá ðæt se sester ( Henry of Huntingdon renders this : 'sextarius frumenti, qui equo uni solet esse oneri ') hwǽtes code tó, lx. penega and eác furðor.

Linked entry: seolfor-gewiht

híw-rǽden

Grammar
híw-rǽden, In
  • Ps. L.
the word is neuter

a familya housea housefamilytribenation

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Án esne of Leuies híwrǽdene vir de domo Levi, Ex. 2, 1. Ealle hýwrǽdena þeóda universae familiae gentium, Ps. L. 21, 28

ge-sǽlig

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Ðú miht ongitan ꝥ ǽlc gód man biþ eádig, and ꝥ ealle gesǽlige men beóþ Godas bonos omnes, eo ipso quod boni snnt, fieri beatos liqnet; sed qui beati sunt, dees esse convenit, Bt. 37, 2 ; F. 190, 6. <b>III a.

HWÍL

(n.)
Grammar
HWÍL, e; f.

A WHILE

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Ða hwíle ðe ðú eart on wege mid him dum es in via cum eo, Mt. Kmbl. 5, 25.

witan

(v.)
Grammar
witan, prs. ic, hé wát, ðú wást, wǽst, pl.witon; p. wiste; pp. witen.

to witknowhave knowledgebe aware,to knowhave knowledge of, be aware ofto be wisebe in one's sensesto be conscious ofto knowto feelshew

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Ic wát and can, ðæt ðú mín God wǽre agnovi quoniam Deus meus es tu, Ps. Th. 55, 8. Ic wát geare, ðæt ..., Beo. Th. 5306; B. 2656. Ðú wást, ðæt ic eom untýmende, Gen. 16, 2: Jn. Skt. 21, 15: Ps. Th. 68, 6.

Linked entries: weotan wietan

FÓT

(n.)
Grammar
FÓT, nom. acc: gen. fótes; dat. fét, fóte; pl. nom. acc. fét, fótas; gen. fóta; dat. inst. fótum; m.

a FOOTpésthe footpēs

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Th. 1494; B. 745. the foot; pēs, gen. pĕdis The foot of a man, a measure of length, was divided into twelve equal parts or inches, Similar entries v. ynce, es; m. inch; and an inch is three barley-corns in length.

blis

(n.)
Grammar
blis, bliss, blys, blyss, e; f. [contracted from blíþs, q. v. ]

BLISS, joy, gladness, exultation, pleasurelætitia, gaudium, exultatio, beatitasfriendship, kindness, benevolence, gracecomitas, benignitas, benevolentia, gratia

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Ðú eart blis mín tu es exultatio mea, Ps. Spl. 31, 9. Úre bliss on ánum ðé éce standeþ our bliss eternally remaineth in thee alone, Ps. Th. 86, 6.

Linked entry: blíþs

lád

(n.)
Grammar
lád, e; f.

excuse

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Ofgá man ánfealde láde mid ánfealdan foráþe and þrýfealde láde mid þrýfealdan foráþe [the Latin version has the following in explanation :-- Qui autem conquirere debet simplicem purgationem, simplici sacramento hoc faciat, hoc est, accipiat duos et sit

Linked entry: ládian