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styrian

(v.)
Grammar
styrian, p. ede, ode
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To be in motion Hé sig ofer ða deór and ofer ealle ða creópende ðe stiraþ on eorþan praesit bestiis omnique reptili, quad movetur in terra, Gen. 1, 26. Ealle ða þing ðe on eorðan stiriaþ . . . Eall ðæt ðe styraþ and leofaþ, 9, 2, 3.

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fæstlíce

(adv.)

fastfirmlyconstantlypersistencefaststrictlyspeedily at once

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Similar entries Cf. fæste; I Ðú gestaþoladest eorþan swíþe fæstlíce ꝥ heó ne helt on náne healfe, Bt. 33, 4; F. 130, 36. Hié þá ingehygd heora heortan ful fæstlíce on þone heofonlican hyht gestaþelodon, Bl. H. 135, 29: Jul. 270: El. 427: Hy. 4, 37.

ge-wítan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-wítan, ic -wíte, ðú -wítest, -wítst, he -wíteþ, -wít, pl. -wítaþ; p. ic, he -wát, ðú -wite, pl. -witon; pp. -witen.

to seebeholdviderespectareto turn one's eyes in any direction with the intention of taking that directionto set out towardsstartpass overto godepartwithdrawgo awayretreatretiredietransirediscedere

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Heofon and eorþe mæg gewítan mín word nǽfre ne gewítaþ heaven and earth may pass away; my words shall never pass away, Blickl. Homl. 245, 5: 91, 21: 57, 30: Elen. Kmbl. 2552; El. 1277. Gif ðú gewítest if you depart, 225, 17.

líc

(n.)
Grammar
líc, es; n.

A body

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Cúþberhtes líc of eorþan, and hí ðæt gemétton swá gesund swá hé ðágyt lifde, Shrn. 82, 14. Se ús líf forgeaf, leomu, líc and gǽst, Exon. 19 a; Th. 48, 25; Cri. 777. His [the Phœnix] líc, 59 b; Th. 216, 14; Ph. 268.

sunne

(n.)
Grammar
sunne, an (sunnu, Cd. Th. 286, 14; Sat. 352, and acc. sunne, 147, 11; Gen. 2437:
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</b> forms used of the sun's course :-- Seó sunne gǽþ be Godes dihte betweox heofenan and eorðan, on dæg bufon eorðan and on niht under ðysse eorðan, eall swá feorr ádúne on nihtlícre tíde under ðære eorþan swá heó on dæg bufon up ástíhþ, Lchdm.

Linked entries: sunna sunnu sól

fédan

(v.)

to sucklenurseto feed upfattento supportmaintainnurtureeducatefosterto nourishsustainto bring forthTo graze

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Se Metod eallra gesceafta fét on eorþan ealle grówende westmas and ealle forþbrengþ alit ac profert quidquid vitam spirat in orbe, Bt. 39, 13; F. 234, 18. where the subject is a personification: Seó cyrice sceal fédan þá þe æt hire eardiaþ, Bl.

BEÓN

(v.)
Grammar
BEÓN, [bión], to beónne; part. beónde; ic beó [beóm], ðú bist, byst, he biþ, byþ, pl. beóþ; impert. beó, pl. beóþ; subj. beó, pl. beón

To BEexistbecomeessefieri

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Yldo beóþ on eorþan ǽghwæs cræftig age is on earth powerful of everything Salm. Kmbl. 583; Sal. 291 : Exon. 36 b; Th. 118, 27; Gú. 246. Ðǽr wit tú beóþ where we two are Exon.125 a; Th. 480, 21; Rä. 64, 5 : Beo.

CWÉN

(n.)
Grammar
CWÉN, gen. dat. cwéne; acc. cwén, cwénn, cwéne; pl. nom. acc. cwéne, cwéna; gen. cwéna; dat. cwénum; f: cwéne, cwýne; gen. dat. acc. cwénan, cwýnan; pl. nom. acc. cwénan; gen. cwénena; dat. cwénum; f.

a woman femina a wife uxor a king's or emperor's wife, a QUEEN, empress regina, imperatrix, augusta

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a woman ; femina Seó clǽneste cwén ofer eorþan the purest woman upon earth, Exon. 12a ; Th. 17, 27; Cri. 276 . Þurh ða æðelan cwénn through the noble woman, 25b ; Th. 73, 34 ; Cri. 1199 . Cwéna sélost the best of women, Menol. Fox 334; Men. 168.

wrítan

(v.)
Grammar
wrítan, p. wrát, pl. writon; pp. writen

To write.to cutto drawto form lettersto writeto writeto compose,be the author ofto writeto writewriteto writestateto writeget a thing writtento convey by charter

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Hé wrát mid his fingre on ðære eorþan. Jn. Skt. 8, 6, 8. Engel wrát in wáge baswe bócstafas, Cd. Th. 261, 8; Dan. 723. Geseah hé engles hand in sele wrítan Sennara wíte. Ðæt gyddedon hæleð, hwæt seó hand write, Cd. Th. 261, 15-21; Dan. 727-9.

Linked entries: wrítere wrítian

innan

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Of ðǽre sǽ cymþ ꝥ wæter innon þá eorþan, Bt. 34, 6 ; F. 140, 18. Gif heó ꝥ heáfod innan þone man bestincð, Angl. vii. 28, 259

wela

(n.)
Grammar
wela, weola, weala, an; m.

wealthrichesabundancewealthwealprosperityhappy estate

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Eal eorþan wela Blickl. Homl. 51, 30. Wala divitiae Rtl. 81, 18. Welan patrimonii, welan, spédignesse opulentia Hpt. Gl. 491, 7-9. Ne biddan wé úrne Drihten ðyses lǽnan welan, ne ðyssa eorþlícra geofa Blickl. Homl. 21, 11.

Linked entries: wala weala weola

slítan

(v.)
Grammar
slítan, p. slát, pl. sliton; pp. sliten

To slit, tear, rendto tear a garment rendto tear, split, rend, cleave, divideto tear, rend, as an animal does with the teeth or feet, a bird with its beak, to tear, bite irritateto tear to destroy, waste, consumeto carp at, back-biteto tear attero to tear, split to tear, break scindere, lacerare, laniare, lacessere, saevire, delere to slit, tear, break

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Ða wyrmas mid ðæm scillum gelíce mid ðé múþe eorþan sliton and tǽron oribus scamisque humum atterentes Nar. 14, 12. Gif hund slíte Lchdm. ii. 92, 10. Hié (lions and bears) noldon slítan hý (St. Tecla ) Shrn. 133, 10. Gesáwon fuglas slítan Cd.

findan

to come acrossto obtainfindto meet withexperiencebe exposed tofind difficultyprocureto visitlearnarrangesettleto determineto supplyprovidefurnish

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Sume þá goldhord hí on eorþan áhýddon þæt hié nǽnig mon siþþan findan ne meahte, 418; P. 10, 19. Mín wísdóm mé forlét...

LECGAN

(v.)
Grammar
LECGAN, p. legde, lægde, léde

to layplaceputlayto slay

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Abraham legde hleór on eorþan, Cd. 107; Th. 140, 32; Gen. 2336. Se mec wrǽde on æt frumsceafte legde who at the beginning binding laid on me, Exon. 101 b; Th. 383, 22; Rä. 4, 14. Wé on bearm lægdon we put them into our laps, Salm.

mearc

(n.)
Grammar
mearc, e; f.

a limitboundterma limitboundarya boundary ( = gemǽre) of a particular estatea boundaryconfine of a districtborderthe territory within the boundariesfines

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Hé hæfþ heora mearce swá gesette ðæt hié ne mót heore mearce gebrǽdan ofer ða stillan eorþan ut fluctus avidum mare certo fine coerceat, ne terris liceat vagis latos tendere terminos, Bt. 21; Fox 74, 27: Bt. Met.

níwe

(adj.)
Grammar
níwe, neówe; adj.

newnot yet usednewrecentnot of long standingnot long madenew (to anything)inexperiencednewnoveldifferent from what has gone before

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Brembel ðe síen begen endas on eorþan; genim ðone neówran wyrttruman, Lchdm. ii. 292, 1. new (to anything), inexperienced Swá swíðe swá ða níwan Cristenan hit niman mihte in quantum rudes capere poterant, Bd. 3, 22; S. 553, 10.

Linked entry: níwung

fundian

(v.)
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Blódig regn and fýren fundiaþ þás eorþan tó forswylgenne, Bl. H. 93, 3. Sé ðe fundige wíslíce tó sprecanne cum fortasse sapiens videri desiderat, Past. 93, 24.

hwanne

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Hié wǽron on þǽre ondrǽdinge hwonne hié on þá eorþan besuncene wurden, Ors. 2, 6; S. 88, 14. Beóð beofigende hwonne ..., Sat. 622.

weorþan

(v.)
Grammar
weorþan, (wurþan, wyrþan); p. wearþ, pl. wurdon; pp. worden.
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On eorþan gangan and tó eorþan weorþan, Blickl. Homl. 123, 10.

of

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

Offromout ofoffas regardsabout

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Adam ðe wæs of eorþan geworht, 23, 26; Gen. 365. Hæfdon of ðæm hreóde on scipwísan geworht factis ex harundine naviculis, Nar. 11, 18. Offrunga of nýtenum, Lev. 1, 2.

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