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weald

(adv.)
Grammar
weald, adv. conj.

perhaps may be in dependent clauses, with indefinite pronouns or adverbs (cf. gif), in case

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Wén ys ðæt hé sig on gáste up áhafen, and onuppan muntum geset; ac uton ða muntas eondfaran; weald þeáh wé hyne gemétan magon, Nicod. 19; Thw. 9, 25, 31. in dependent clauses, with indefinite pronouns or adverbs (cf. gif), in case Bið nú wíslícor ðæt

wefan

(v.)
Grammar
wefan, p. , pl. ; pp.

to weave a webto weave, construct, put together, arrange, plan, contrive

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Ðæs engles mód ðe ðone unrǽd ongan ǽrest fremman, wefan and weccean, Cd. Th. 3, 5 ; Gen. 31. Ðonne seó þrág cymeþ wefen wyrdstafum, Exon. Th. 183, 10; Gú. 1325

ǽr

(prep.)
Grammar
ǽr, prep.

before a certain time or circumstancebefore the proper timeago

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Th. ii. 590, 25. ago, cf. for Ǽr monigum geárum ante annos plures be his lífe wé áwriton, Bd. 4, 28; S. 605, 12.

Linked entry: ǽr-ǽt

on-sund

(adj.)
Grammar
on-sund, adj.

of persons, sound, whole, uninjuredof things, sound, entire, perfect, without flaw or injury

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Ábeád ðæt hié hine ealles onsundne eft gebrohten of ðære folcsceare the king ordered that Abraham should be brought again out of Egypt safe and sound, Cd. Th. 112, 15; Gen. 1871. Hé áléde his tunecan uppon ðám deádum, and hí ansunde árison, Homl.

Linked entry: án-súnd

hleahtor

(n.)
Grammar
hleahtor, hlehter, es; m.

Laughter

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Hé wæs heáfde becorfen for scondfulles gebeórscypes hleahtre he [John the Baptist] had his head cut off for the amusement of a shameful feast, Shrn. 123, 8. Be hleahtre ðe of milte cymþ of laughter that cometh from the spleen, L.

Linked entries: leahter hlehter

traht

(n.)
Grammar
traht, tract, es; m. : e; f.

a textpassagetextustractusa treating of a subjectan expositiona commentary

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Mid trahte godspelles cum textu euuangelii, 416, 723.

Linked entry: tract

tyslian

(v.)
Grammar
tyslian, p. ode

To dress

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cf. blere blurus, calvus, Wrt. Voc. ii. 127, 13) neck and darkened (by hair falling over the eyes?) eyes.

Linked entry: tyslung

strǽt

(n.)
Grammar
strǽt, e (but uninflected forms occur) ; f.

a roada road in a town, a street, a paved road

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Tó ðære ealdan strǽt; ondlong ðære strǽt, Cod. Dip. Kmbl. iii. 79, 30. On ða sealtstrǽt; andlang strǽt, 82, 26. Foldweg, cúþe strǽte, Beo. Th. 3272; B. 1634.

Linked entry: strét

á-syndran

Grammar
á-syndran, (á-syndrian).

to separate objects already connectedto distinguishto exceptto place at a distanceto prevent intermixturekeep apartto prevent associationparticipationcut off

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Gode the farther they are from God, Bt. 39, 7; F. 222, 32. to prevent intermixture, keep apart Ðæs sácerdes weorc sculon beón ásyndred from óðerra monna weorcum, Past. 81, 21. to prevent association, participation, cut off Seó syn þone man ásyndrað

ge-met

(adj.)
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V. a rule, pattern :-- Gemetum normulis (cf. normulis, i. regulis bysnum, An. Ox. 180 (gloss to Ald. 4, 29), Wrt. Voc. ii. 62, 9.

hér

here . . . there

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Þá ic héer ǽrest cóm, Gen. 2711: Bo. 7: B. 244: 376.

se

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Tó ðon þaeti hí heó geeáðmédden, Cht.

tó-dǽlan

(v.)
Grammar
tó-dǽlan, p. de

To divide,separate,distributeto divide a whole into parts, to destroy unity, make dissension into divide a whole by assigning the limits of the different partsto divide one number by anotherto divide one thing from another,part,separateto scatter, disperseto destroyto distribute, give away parts of a whole,to divide into sharesto shareto divide,distinguish,separate,make a difference betweento be different,be distinguished from.to separate with the minddiscern,discriminate,distinguish,to give forth,utter

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Ger. ze-teilen dividere, distribuere, dispertire, separare, spargere, scindere, distare: Ger. zer-theilen: cf. Goth. dis-dailjan.]

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 fyrdode he him tógeánes, and wið him feaht, Chr. 835; Erl. 65, 24. Him ðǽr com tógeánes Byrhtnoð ealdorman mid his fyrde, and him wið gefeaht, 993; Erl. 132, 5.

medume

(adj.)
Grammar
medume, medeme, meodume; adj.

middlingmoderatecommonoccupying the middle or mean position as regardsobserving the just meanperfectmeetfitworthy

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C. S. 72; Th. i. 414, 12. Ic tǽhte ðám rícan ... ic tǽhte ðám medeman mannum ... Ic bebeád þearfum, Homl. Th. i. 378, 20. Heáfodmynstres griþbryce ... medemran mynstres ... and ðonne git læssan, L. Eth. ix. 5; Th. i. 342, 1: L. C.

Linked entry: medeme

stán

(n.)
Grammar
stán, es; m.
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C. 16; Th. ii. 248, 6. Cf. Si quis ad fontes vel ad lapides votum voverit, L. Th. P. 27, 18; Th. ii. 34, 6-8. Gé þeówiaþ fremdum godum, stoccum and stánum, Deut. 28, 36. Hǽðenscipe biþ ðæt man weorðige wæterwyllas oððe stánas, L. C.

Linked entry: stán-weorþung

ge-weorc

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C. 3. v. súþ-, templ-, treów-geweorc. <b>VI c.</b> what is wrought, material prepared by labour :-- Templ of ísernum geweorcum and of ǽrenum geworht templum aereo et ferreo opere constructum, Nar. 37, 23

in-tó

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Mid þám mannum þe mé mid fóron intó Denmearcon, Cht. E. 230, 3. Hér cuóm se here intó Escanceastre from Werhám, Chr. 877; P. 74, 14. Hiene bestæl se here intó Werhám, 876; P. 74, 7. Þéh þá menn úp ætberstan intó þǽre byrig, Ll. Th. i. 286, 2.

HRING

(n.)
Grammar
HRING, hrincg, es; m.

A RINGcirclecircuitcycleorbglobefestoon

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Hæft mid hringa gesponne bound with the linked chain, Cd. 35; Th. 47, 17; Gen. 762: 19; Th. 24, 14; Gen. 377. Hringum gehrodene adorned with rings, Judth. 10; Thw. 21, 27; Jud. 37: Beo. Th. 2187; B. 1091.

ge-rǽdan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-rǽdan, to advise, ge-rǽdan to arrange. [These two verbs seem to have coalesced (v. rǽdan), and are taken together.]
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</b> to determine legal ordinances, official regulations, &amp;c. ordain; instituere :-- Ðis man gerǽdde ðá se micela here cóm tó lande, Wlfst. 180, 18. Ðis is seó gerǽdnes þe Eádgár cyng mid his witena geþeahte gerǽdde, Ll.