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Anglo-Saxon

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un-gecoren

(adj.)
Grammar
un-gecoren, adj.

unchosen ⬩ unselected ⬩ reprobate ⬩ evil

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unchosen, unselected; used in reference to those who swore along with another, when they were not selected by the party making oath from a number of persons named to him, as was the case in the cyre-áð, q. v.

Linked entry: ge-coren

hleápan

(v.)
Grammar
hleápan, p. hleóp, pl. hleópon and hlupon [cf.Icel.hlupu]; pp. hleápen

To LEAP, ⬩ jump, ⬩ dance, ⬩ run

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Herodes swór ðæt hé wolde ðære hleápendan déhter forgyfan swá hwæt swá heó bǽde Herod swore that he would give the dancing daughter whatever she asked, Homl. Th. i. 452, 34

Linked entries: hleápere hleápettan hlípe

swíðe

(adv.)
Grammar
swíðe, adv.
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Ðæt Drihten swóre áð swíðe solemnly swore an oath, Wulfst. 209, 27. Ðæt wé his tó suíðe ne gítseden, Past. 3; Swt. 33, 18. Drihten is þearle swíþe tó herienne, Lchdm. iii. 436, 18. Hé þearle swíþe wearþ gegladod, 438, 27.

Linked entry: swíðor

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

hyldu

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Gehýrde hé hú þá menn him betwýnan sprǽcon and oft and gelóme Crístes helda swóron ( swore by Christ ? ), Hml. S. 23, 529

self

(pronoun.)
Grammar
self, seolf, silf, sylf; pron. <b>A.</b>
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Se swóre for sylfne æfter his rihte, L. R. 4; Th. i. 192, 6. Se cásere héht eft gearwian sylfe tó síðe, Elen. Kmbl. 1998; El. 1001. <b>III a.

Linked entries: seolf silf siolf sylf

willa

(n.)
Grammar
willa, an; m.

will, the faculty of willing ⬩ will, purpose, design, command ⬩ will, determination, resolution ⬩ intention, purpose, desire to act ⬩ will, desire, wish ⬩ pleasure, delight ⬩ will, disposition ⬩ will, accord, consent, pleasure ⬩ Ger. meinetwillen ⬩ will, one's own way

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Ic tó him gebeáh and his willan geceás I submitted to him and swore allegiance to him L. O. I; Th. i. 178, 9. Wið ðam ðet heó his willan geceóse on condition of her becoming his wife L. Edm. B. 3; Th. i. 254, 12. Syndon ðíne willan tihte. Cd.

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