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heofon

Grammar
heofon, In later specimens the word is often feminine, e.g.

firmamenthappinessa ceiling

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Ic hæbbe geweald tó gyrwanne seðl on heofne, 282. plural with same meaning as singular: Heofona freá, Gen. 1404. On heofona ríce, 254. Heofna ealdor. Sat. 567. On heáhsetle heafena ríces, Hy. 8, 29.

Linked entries: heofone heofon-lic

lytel

(n.; adj.)
Grammar
lytel, adj., and neut. of adj. Add:: , lýtel (?). A. adj.
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. ¶ If of a person's stature :-- Hé wæs lytel (lyttel pussillus, L.) on wæstmum, Lk. 19, 3. (1 a) used to designate species or varieties which are distinguished by their srnallness from others belonging to the same genus or bearing the same name :-- Brúne

níwe

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</b> of f with demonstrative se to distinguish the thing spoken of from something old, or already existing, of the same kind. of institutions, practices, &amp;c. Ðǽre níua (neówe, R. ) gewitnesse noui testamenti, Mt. L. 26, 28.

ELN

(n.)
Grammar
ELN, e; f.

the Royal

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Sax. are the same as in the preceding verse. Lk. Bos. 12, 25 is, therefore, not quoted. Hí wǽron unfeor fram lande, swylce hit wǽre twá hund elna non longe ĕrant a terra, sed quăsi cŭbĭtis dŭcentis [18 in. × 200 ÷ 12 = 300 ft.], Jn. Bos. 21, 8.

Linked entry: eln-gemet

bisceop

(n.)
Grammar
bisceop, biscop, biscep, es; m.

a BISHOP, prelateepiscopusa chief priest of the Jewspontifexa heathen priest of the Romans and Egyptians

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. 104, 16. the rank of an Anglo-Saxon bishop was equal to that of the Ealdorman, or highest nobleman, being only inferior to the Æðeling or prince, for they had equal power as judges in civil courts of law,-and their burh-brice and wér-gyld were the same

ge-tellan

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</b> getellan tó to consider of the same class with, as the equal of another; annumerare :-- Ðes is fire God, and nis nán óðer geteald tó him, Hml. Th. ii. 12, 30

self

(pronoun.)
Grammar
self, seolf, silf, sylf; pron. <b>A.</b>
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On selfe wísan in the same fashion, Lchdm. ii. 72, 17

Linked entries: seolf silf siolf sylf

læssa

Grammar
læssa, l. lǽssa,
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</b> applied to the inferior or smaller of two persons or places of the same name :-- Ðæs Jacóbes leásse (lǽssa, R.) móder Jacobi minoris mater Mk. L. 15, 40. Se lǽssa middangeard michrocosmos Wrt.

healf

(n.)
Grammar
healf, e; f.

Sidepartsidehandbesidedisputebehalfaccountsidequarterdirection

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For þǽm gewinnum þe hié þá hæfdon on feówer healfa, 4, 10; S. 196, 19. with force as in either 1 or 2 and gen. of object Hí (sun and moon) be healfe heofones þisses on áne ne lǽt God God does not let them be on the same side of heaven, Met. 29, 43.

bunda

(n.)
Grammar
bunda, bonda, an; m.

a wedded or married man, a husbandmaritus, sponsusthe father or head of a family, a householderpaterfamilias, œconomuswedlock, marriage,lawfully born, born in wedlockwedlock breaker, an adulterermarriage-fast-man, a wedded man, a husband:to wed, take a wifea wedded man, husband, householderone wedded or bound, a husbandto bindpersonagenta hammera hammererrule, government,a ruler, governorboundone bound, a husband

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B, bunda] beclypod wǽre, etc. and where the householder dwelt without claim or contest, let the wife and the children dwell in the same, without litigation. And if the householder had been cited, etc. L.

Linked entry: bonda

þing

(n.)
Grammar
þing, es; n.
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Homl. 95, 11. where the word has much the same force as a cognate accusative, or where the meaning of the indefinite þing is determined by a verb Hé hine ǽlces þinges geclǽnsode ðe him mann on sǽde he cleared himself of every charge that was brought

LǼTAN

(v.)
Grammar
LǼTAN, p. lét, leórt; pp. lǽten. The ellipsis of a verb in the infinitive, the meaning of which may be inferred from the context, not unfrequently takes place after lǽtan; and the connection of many of the meanings which follow with the simple one seems explainable in this way.

to LETallowpermitsufferto letlet gogive updismissleaveforsakeletto letcausemakegethavecause to beplace make as ifmake outprofesspretendestimateconsidersupposethinkto behave towardstreatto let

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Ealle wé lǽtaþ efendýrne Engliscne and Deniscne we estimate all at the same amount, Englishman and Dane, L. A. G. 2; Th. i. 152, 12. [Cf. Icel. manngjöld skyldi jöfn látin ok spora-höggit.]

Linked entries: aweg-lǽtan leórt

wed

(n.)
Grammar
wed, wedd, es; n.

a pledge, what is given as security a pledge, what is given as security a pledge, solemn promise, engagement, covenant, compact

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Worda wed gesyllan (v. the same phrase in the passages from the laws), eallra unsnyttro ǽr gesprecenra to be responsible for all that has been said before, Elen.Kmbl. 2566K; El. 1284. a pledge, solemn promise, engagement, covenant, compact Wed oððe wǽra

Linked entries: bád borg-wed borh-wed

ge-líc

(adj.)
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Th. i. 328, 22. of several things, equal to one another, the same in each case. of objects Gif hwá óðres godsunu sleá, sié sió mǽgbót and sió manbót gelíc, Ll. Th. i. 150, 14.

up

(adv.)
Grammar
up, (úp?), upp; adv.

Up.upon high uperectlyupto a high point

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Voc. ii. 144, 7. up a river, against the stream On ða eá hí tugon up hiora scipu óþ ðone weald, Chr. 893; Erl. 88, 31. where a body remains in the same place but moves in an upward direction Ðá árás hé upp, Jn. Skt. 8, 7, 10.

LǼDAN

(v.)
Grammar
LǼDAN, p. de; pp. lǽded, lǽd

TO LEADconducttakecarrybringbring forthproduce

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Ða ilcan ðe ǽr landgemǽre lǽddon the same that before had marked the boundaries of the land, Chart. Th. 376, 19. Hettend lǽddon út mid ǽhtum abrahames mǽg of Sodoma byrig, Cd. 94; Th. 121, 17; Gen. 2011.

Linked entry: be-lǽdan

ge-þafian

(v.)
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Past. 261, 20. ꝥ hé þæt ilce yfel ne geþafige óþrum monnum þe hé ǽr óþrum dyde that he may not submit to the same evil from others, that he before did to others, Bt. 16, 2: F. 54, 6. Níð geðafian, Dan. 633.

lác

(n.)
Grammar
lác, generally neuter, but occasionally feminine
  • [v. Shrn. pp. 3-4],
or masculine, as in the compound lyb-lác q. v.

battlestrugglean offeringsacrificeoblationa giftpresentgracefavourservicea presentoffering of wordsa messagemedicine

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Dict. p. 382, col. 2), and in English lác could be applied in the same way.

Linked entries: freó-lác lácan lǽc

of

(prep.; adv.)
Grammar
of, prep. with dat., or adv.

Offromout ofoffas regardsabout

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Homl. 5, 13. with the idea of direction from, but at the same time continuous connection with an object from which an act or thing proceeds Drihten lócaþ of heofenum Dominus de caelo prospexit, Ps. Th. 13, 3. Of wealle geseah weard Scyldinga, Beo.

Linked entry: ob

þe

(adv.; con.; pronoun.)
Grammar
þe, indecl.
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Habbe hé ðone ilcan dóm þe (the same sentence as) se þe ðæt fals worhte L. C. S. 8; Th. i. 380, 22. For other instances v. se. used in combination with the personal pronouns Saga hwæt ic hátte, þe ic lond reáfige, Exon. Th. 394, 6; Rä. 13, 14.

Linked entry: þý