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rest

(n.)
Grammar
rest, e; ;f.;

rest, quiet, freedom from toilrest, repose, sleepa place of rest, resting-placea bed, couch

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Ben. 47, 2. ; a place of rest, resting-place; Ðú eart seó séfte ræst sóðfæstra, Bt. 33, 4; Fox 132, 34. Ðæt is sió án ræst eallra úrra geswinca, sió án hýþ byþ simle smyltu, 34, 8; Fox 144, 27.

Linked entries: ræst reste

ge-staþelian

(v.)
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Heó gestaðelode ðæt fǽmna mynster ꝥ is nemned on Bercingum, Shrn. 138, Ðis is seó freólsbóc tó ðan mynstre . . . swá swá hit Wulfríc gestaðelode for hine and for his yldrena sáwle, C. D. vi. 149, 37.

Linked entry: ge-staþeled

smeágan

(v.)
Grammar
smeágan, smeán; p. smeáde; ppr. smeágende, smeánde; pp. smeád

to consider, meditate, inquire, deliberateto consider, ponder, examine, inquire into, discuss, searchto seek an opportunityto accept as the result of inquiry, to suppose

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MS.), wé habbaþ litellne gearowitan búton tweón Bt. 41, 5; Fox 254, 9. Ðæt ic smeáde (meditarer) sprǽce ðíne Ps. Spl. 118, 148. Ðú woldest míne láre smeágean 22, 1; Fox 76, 25.

Linked entry: smeán

tigele

(n.)
Grammar
tigele, tigle, tiegle, an; f.
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Hig hæfdon tygelan ( lateres ) for stán, Gen. 11, 3

Linked entries: tiegle tygele

un-mǽte

(adj.)
Grammar
un-mǽte, adj.

Immenseenormousexcessive

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Síde herigeas, folc unmǽte, Andr. Kmbl. 1305; An. 653: Menol. Fox 11; Men. 6. Gebrec unmǽte, Exon. Th. 59. 18; Cri. 954. Ðæt unmǽte gestreón goldes and seolfres, Blickl. Homl. 99, 28.

Linked entry: un-gemǽte

æþel-boren

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For worulde æðelboren, Hml. Th. ii. 118, 10. Swýðe æþelboren on weorulde and ríce. Chr. 654; P. 29, 15. Of æðelborenre mǽgðe, Hml. Th. ii. 118, 6: 174, 6: Hml. S. 8, 41. Æþelborene weras þe wǽron éstlíce áfédde, 31, 335.

Linked entry: boren

eafora

(n.)
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Hé þám yldestan eáfóran lǽfde folc, frumbearne, Gen. 1214. Ne þearf ic yrfestól eaforan bytlian ǽnigum mínra ( for any child of mine ), 2176. Cniht, eaforan þínne, 2915. Sunu, eaforan geongne, An. 1112. Hire bearn, ángan eaferan, B. 1547.

here-pæþ

(n.)
Grammar
here-pæþ, e; f. (?) [Herepæþ seems distinct from strǽt and from weg:
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Tó herepade;swá west on herepaðe anlang hrygges; ðæt of herepaðe on rúgan díc . . . ; ðonne forð ofer herepað, C. D. iii. 403, 15-17: 416, I. Andlang weges oð ðæt hit cumð tó ðám herpaðe; ðonne ofer ðone herpað, 414, 23.

Linked entry: her-pæþ

sand

(n.)
Grammar
sand, es; m. [? or should the passages that follow be put under sand; f.? cf. the later application of witness to a person]

A messenger, envoy

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Ðá com Xp̃es cyrc̃ sand tó ðám ƀ and hé forð (fór ?) ðá tó ðám kincge bishop Lyfing was then with the king. . . Then came a messenger (or message? ) from Christchurch to the bishop, and he (the bishop) went then to the king, Chart. Th. 339, 26.

Linked entries: sand sond

ge-þing

(n.)
Grammar
ge-þing, es; n.

a councilan assemblyconciliumcounioa compactan agreementa conditionpactumwhat is impending over onewhat is awaiting onewhat is certainly to be expected or hoped forfatedestinyquod est imminens vel expectandumfatumsors

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a council, an assembly; concilium, counio Ðá se þeóden ongan geþinges wyrcan then did the prince form a council, Cd. 197; Th. 245, 25; Dan. 468.

Linked entry: gúþ-geþingu

sécan

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folc gewurðode þá hálgan and gelóme sóhton mid geleáfan þider. Hit gelamp þá on fyrste þá þá ꝥ folc þider sóhte tó þám micclan screfe, Hml. S. 35, 331-334. Sécan frequentemus, An. Ox. 56, 314. 3.

hlinian

(v.)
Grammar
hlinian, hleonian; p. ode

To lean, bend, lie down, recline, rest

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Fond hlingendne freán found his master lying in his bed, Exon. 49 b; Th. 171, 2; Gú. 1120

Linked entries: a-hlinian hleonian

EGE

(n.)
Grammar
EGE, æge, eige, es; m.

Fear, terror, dread, AWE tĭmor, terror, formīdo

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Fox 1, 143; Met. 1. 72. Ege Drihtnes tĭmor Domĭni, Ps. Spl. 18, 10. Beó eówer ege and óga ofer ealle nítenu terror vester ac trĕmor sit sŭper cuncta anĭmālia terræ. Gen. 9, 2. Nis me ege mannes for áhwæðer non timēbo quid făciat mĭhi hŏmo, Ps.

Linked entries: æge eige

un-geweald

(n.)

impotenceinability to controlunintentionallynot wilfullyinvoluntarily

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Is ðǽm tó cýðanne ðæt hí hié warenigen ǽgðer ge wið ða ungemetlícan blisse ge wið ða ungemetlícan unrótnesse, for ðæm hira ǽgðer ástyreþ sumne unðeáw, ðeáh hié ungewealdes cuman of ðæs líchoman medtrymnesse, Past. 27; Swt. 189, 3.

Linked entry: un-gewealdes

hrínan

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L. 16, 24. to come into contact with Nó hafað hió fót ne folm, ne ǽfre foldan hrán, Rä. 40, 10. to touch, strike with a (pointed) weapon Siððan ic hríno hildepílum láðgewinnum, Rä. 16, 28.

corþer

(n.)
Grammar
corþer, gen. corþres; n: corþer; gen. corþre; f.

A bandmultitudecompanytroopbodytrainpomp multitudocohorscopiapompa

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Heó cleopade fór corþre she cried before the assemblage Exon. 74b; Th. 279, 23; Jul. 618; Bt. Met. Fox 26, 169; Met. 26, 85; Andr. Kmbl. 3428; An. 1718.

tó-samne

(adv.)
Grammar
tó-samne, -somne; adv.

Togetherin concert,at the same time

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Ða stánas bióþ earfoþe tó tódǽlenne and eác uneáþe tósomne cumaþ, Bt. 34, 11; Fox 150, 25. Hié him geblendon tósomne drync unheórne, Andr. Kmbl. 66; An. 33: Exon.

Linked entry: tó-somne

ge-gearwian

(v.)
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Ǽr se mete gegearwod wǽre, Ors. 1, 7; S. 36, 28. to bring to completion, make, form Ðá hé gegearwade quando praeparabit (coelos ), Kent. Gl. 269. Ꝥte wísfæst folc Críste gigearwade ut perfectam plebem Christo prepararet, Rtl. 76, 17.

bí-lifen

(n.)

food

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food, Cot. 171

cócnian

(v.)
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to season food