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réðe

(adj.)
Grammar
réðe, ;adj.;

Fierce, cruel, savagesevere, stern, austere, zealouswild, savage, fierce;severe, cruel, fierce, dire;

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God sylfa ðonne ne gýmeþ nǽnges mannes hreowe . . . ac biþ ðonne réðra and þearlwísra ðonne ǽnig wilde deór, oððe ǽfre ǽnig mód gewurde, Blickl. Homl. 95, 30.

Linked entry: hréðe

or-dál

(n.)
Grammar
or-dál, -dél; generally neuter, but an apparently fem. acc. pl. ordéla occurs,
  • L. Edg. C. 24
  • ;
  • Th. ii. 248, 28
  • .
(Cf.
O. H. Ger. which has fem. and neut. forms
.
)

judicial decision, judgmenta decision which follows an appeal to the Deity

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Ed. 3; Th. i. 160, 18-21 ne stent nán óðer lád æt tihtlan búte ordál betweox Wealan and Englan, L. O. D. 2; Th. i. 354, 1-2. The ordeal must take place in a kings burgh, Ǽlc ordál beó on ðæs kyninges byrig, L.

CENNAN

(v.)
Grammar
CENNAN, cænnan. cynnan; -nende; de; ed; v. trans.

to beget, conceive, create, bring forth gignere, creare, facere, parere to bring forth from the mind , to declare, choose, ascribe, clear, proveadvocare, confiteri, adscribere, purgare, manifestare

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Sceal, ic eald wíf, cennan shall I, now an old woman, conceive? Gen. 18, 13. Iob sunu Waldendes freónoman cende Job gave [created, made] a noble name to the Lord's son, Exon. 17a; Th. 40, 9; Cri. 636.

hwanne

(adv.)
Grammar
hwanne, hwænne, hwonne; adv.

When

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Sax. that werod béd hwan ér the fródo man gifrumid habdi waldandes willeon], Exon. 108 b; Th. 413, 29; Rä. 32, 13. indefinite, at some time Se ilca ús wile hwonne eft mid eallum egesan gesécan the same will visit us again at some time with all terror

Linked entries: hwænne hwonne

ge-innian

(v.)
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Th. i. 548, 1. to make up for, repair a fault sceole wé úre gýmeleáste geinnian, Hml. Th. i. 180, 18.

ge-crístnian

(v.)
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Martinus iu gecrístnod ǽr his fulwihte hé mid þysse hrægle mé gegyrede Martinus adhuc catechumenus hac me ueste contexit, Bl. N. 3, 14.

Linked entry: crístnian

in-gehygd

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Tó þes hálgan þeówdómes ingehýde cumaþ þá áne þe freó synt ad cuius sanctae militiae propositum veniunt non solum liberi, R. Ben. 138, 19. For fǽm[n]há[d]licum ingehýde (-héde. Hpt.

á-dreógan

to bear offsuffer, endureto bear with, tolerateto pass, spend timeto carry out, perform

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Swá stemmǽlum on ðám þá wucan ádreógan (printed adreosan, with note ' s of unusual shape'; Similar entries v. An. Ox. 1944 supra) sic alternati in eo ebdomadam percurra(n)t, Angl. xiii. 385, 280. Líf ádreógan vitam ducere, Coll. M. 28, 27.

Linked entry: á-dreósan

ge-þingþu

(n.)
Grammar
ge-þingþu, -þingcþu, -þincþ, -þyncþ, e; f.

honourdignityrankhonordignitas

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glory each according to his rank; now it is credible that the blessed queen excels others with so much brightness and glory, as much as her rank is not comparable with that of other saints, i. 446, 2-5: Jud.

Linked entries: þyncþ ge-þincð

in-gehygd

(n.)
Grammar
in-gehygd, -hýd, e; f : es; n.

Thoughtmindintentsenseknowledgeunderstandingconscienceintentionpurpose

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Ðus áfandaþ God his gecorenan, swilce hé nyte heora ingehýd, Boutr. Scrd. 23, 7. Ðæt gold getácnode úrne geleáfan and úre góde ingehíd ðe wé Gode offrian sceolon, Gen. pref. Thw. 3, 33.

wæter

(n.)
Grammar
wæter, es; n. (the word seems to be feminine inon ðisse wætere,
  • Homl. 247, 25
  • ; see also
  • Ps. Th. 17, 11
: and a weak genitive plural wæterena is found in
  • Ps. Th. 31, 7.
)

waterwater water in the sky, rain water of a river, sea, etc. water as in Derwentwater, a body of water, a stream, lake, sea waters of a great river, of a sea, etc.

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Ne wæter fealleþ lyfte gebysgad nec cadit ex alto turbidus humor aquae, Exon. Th. 201, 25; Ph. 61. Hit wǽron míne wæter, ða ðe on heofenum wǽron. Wulfst. 260, 4. where a considerable volume of water is referred to, water of a river, sea, etc.

FREÓGAN

(v.)
Grammar
FREÓGAN, freón; ic freó, he freóþ, pl. freógaþ, freóþ; p. freóde, pl. freódon; impert. freó; subj. pres. freóge; pp. freód [freó free] .

to freemake freemanumittĕrelībĕrāreto honourlikelovehonōrāredilĭgĕreămāre

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Naelig-acute;nig ó ðerne freóþ swá him God bebeád no one loves another as God commanded him, Frag. Kmbl. 70; Leás. 37. Ðú ðín ágen móst mennen ateón swá ðín mód freóþ thou mayest treat thine own servant as thy mind liketh.

mǽnan

(v.)
Grammar
mǽnan, p. de

To lamentmourncomplain

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Hú miht ðú mǽnan ðæt wyrse ðú ðæt leófre hæfst gehealden poterisne, meliora quæque retinens, de infortunio jure caussari? 10; Fox 28, 10. Cyning mǽnan to mourn their king. Beo. Th. 6324; B. 3172.

GÉN

(adv.)
Grammar
GÉN, gién; adv.

Again, moreover, besides, at length, yet, hithertoiterum, denuo, adhuc, insuper, denique

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Swá he gén déþ as he still does, Beo. Th. 5711; B. 2589: Exon. 29 a; Th. 89, 17; Cri. 1458. Bidon ealle ðǽr tyn niht ðá gén all waited there yet ten nights, 15 b; Th. 34, 15; Cri. 542.

stillness

(n.)
Grammar
stillness, e ; f.
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Ðú eart of ðinre stilnesse áhworfen, Bt. 7, 1 ; Fox 16, 24. Gif wé ða stilnesse habbaþ, Past. pref. ; Swt. 7, 9. Habbaþ eów stilnysse and sibbe, Homl. Th. i. 592, 6.

eác

(con.)
Grammar
eác, conj. l. adv.
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Næs on gesundum þingum ánum, ac eác swylce on wiðerweardum þingum, Bl. H. 13, 8

ge-bann

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Ic sette ðis gebann on eallum mínum folce, þæt ..., ii. 20, 26: Hml. S. 4, 107. Ðá ǽrendracan budon þám crístenum ðæs cáseres geban, 28, 44. Þá bisceopealdras ꝥ geban setton, ꝥ swá hwá swá wiste hwǽr hé wǽre, ꝥ hé hyt cýdde, Hml. A. 67, 51.

frymþ

(n.)
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Frimþe, 616; P. 23, note 4. Fræmðe, Angl. xi. 4, 16. Fremðe, 5, 10. Hé wolde ðǽre ealdan ǽ ende gesettan, and þysse níwan frymð gesettan, Hml. A. 152, 21. the beginning. referring to eternity On frymðe wæs word, Hml. Th. i. 40, 8.

þes

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., n. pl. þás, þǽs. 1. Add Ǽr hé on þǽs earfoðnesse cóm hé úre wæs wealdend, Bl.

sweotole

(adv.)
Grammar
sweotole, adv.

of a physical action, clearly, without obstruction in a manner open to general observation, evidently, openly, plainly, publicly openly, without reserve or concealment, plainlyof thinking, knowing, stating, explaining, etc., clearly

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Sunne hire setlgang sweotule healdeþ, 103, 18. openly, without reserve or concealment, plainly Nis nán ðe ic him módsefan mínne durre sweotule ásecgan, Exon.

Linked entries: swetole swotole