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molde

(n.)
Grammar
molde, an;

moulddustsandearthgroundearthlandearth

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Of moldan on ða mǽran gesceaft from earth to heaven, Bt. Met. Fox 20, 561; Met. 20, 281. Men ofer moldan men upon earth, Rood Kmbl. 23; Kr. 12: Hy. 3, 12; Hy. Grn. ii. 281, 12: Exon. 50 b; Th. 176, 2; Gú. 1203.

unc

(pronoun.)
Grammar
unc, dat.: unc, uncet (-it), acc.: uncer; gen.

Us twome and theeme and him

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Unc mǽran twám, 496, 6; Rä. 85, 10. Bismærædu ugket men bá ætgadre, Txts. 126, 8. Hwæðer uncer twéga, Beo. Th. 5057; B. 2532: Cd. Th.110, 9; Gen. 1835.

Linked entries: uncet ungc wit

ceorl

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Se mǽra landbegenga ( St. Paul ) underféng ðá hálgan gesomnunga tó plantianne, suá se ceorl déð his ortgeard, Past. 293. 4. Dúnhere, unorne ceorl ( simple peasant ), By. 256. Mon ðane chiorl slóh for ðan buccan, C. D. iii. 434, 21.

lagu

(n.)
Grammar
lagu, e; f.

Lawstatutedecreeregulationrulefixed custom

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Hwilc óðer þeód is swá mǽre ðæt hæbbe laga and rihte dómas and ealle ǽ quæ est alia gens sic inclyta, ut habeat ceremonias justaque judicia et universam legem, Deut. 4, 8.

Linked entries: laga lah ge-lagu

gearwe

(adv.)
Grammar
gearwe, adv.
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Heó gearwe (but see gearo; ) funde mundbyrd æt ðám mǽran þeódne. Jud. 2

ge-unnan

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Ic geann him vi mæran ... and þá hors, C. D. B. iii. 653, 7.

heall

a residencepalacea templea court of law

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Se Hǽlend cóm intó þæs ealdres healle (in domum principis), Mt. 9, 23: Sal. 380. figuratively: Wel Þé geríseð Þæt Þú heáfod sié healle mǽrre, Cri. 4. an official building, a building for worship, a temple Wearðiað Dryhten in halle ðǽre hálgan his adorate

sóþ

(n.)
Grammar
sóþ, es; n.

Soothtruth in a general senseconformity with an absolute standard truththat which conforms to an absolute standardtruthwhat is true in generaltruth in regard to a particular circumstanceexact conformity with the facts of a case truthfidelity to a promisetruthrealitycertaintyreal condition of thingswhat really isaffirmation of truthasseverationtruthconformity with rightrighteousnessequityjustice

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Ðæt mǽre sóð justitiam tuam, 70, 18. Suna cynincges syle ðæt hé sóð healde justitiam tuam da filio regis, 71, 1. Se ðe his sóþ and riht symble healdeþ justus, 111, 6. Gif wé sóþ and riht on úrum lífe dón willaþ, Blickl. Homl. 129, 32.

Linked entry: sóþ-cwide

spell

(n.)
Grammar
spell, es; n.

a storynarrativeaccountrelationa historical narrativehistorya false or foolish storya fablean instructive talkdiscoursea philosophical argumenta sermonhomilya sayingremarksentencestatement of a single pointdictuma saying that is to be repeated to anothera messagean announcementspeechlanguage of prosea fable, talefabulatio, parabolasermo, narratio, parabola, fabula, mythusa saying

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a story, narrative, account, relation Ðæt is mǽre spell (the story of Lot's wife), Cd. Th. 155, 2; Gen. 2566. Spelli relatu, Txts. 93, 1720. Ðá rehton hí him sum hálig spel exponebant illi quendam sacrae historiae sermonem, Bd. 4, 24; S. 597, 34.

Linked entry: spel

sceádan

(v.)
Grammar
sceádan, scádan; scéd,sceád ; sceáden.

to separate, divide, make a line of separation betweento distinguish, decideto scatter, shedto separate, divide, partto be distinguished, to differto scatter, shed

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Ðonne sceádene beóþ ða synfullan and ða sóðfæstan on ðam mǽran dæge, Exon. Th. 375, 33; Seel. 147. to distinguish, decide Scádeþ discriminet, Wrt. Voc. ii. 27, 20. Scádet, 93, 34.

pening

(n.)
Grammar
pening, penning, pending, penig, pennig, es; m.
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Mid .v. pundum mǽrra pæninga ( denarii meri ), L. Alf. pol. 3 ; Th. i. 62, 10. Gif mon men eáge of ásleá, geselle him mon .lx. sciłł. and .vi. sciłł. and .vi. pæningas and þriddan ðǽl pæningas (peniges, MS. H.) tó bóte, 47; Th. i. 94. 3-5.

Linked entry: pending

git

(adv.; con.)
Grammar
git, yet. l. gít. [The word is often accented in the MSS., and only in such cases is the accent given in the following passages.]
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Seó stów gewearþ swíþe mǽre, and giet tó dæge is, Ors. 3, 8; S. 120, 21. Gé giet tó dæge wǽron Somnitum þeówe hodie Romai Samnio servirent, S. 122, 12. Giet tó dæge usque in hodiernum diem, 5, 2; S. 216, 3.

þætte

(con.)
Grammar
þætte, ( = þæt þe; cf. eác wæs ðæt ðe beforan ðæm temple stód ceác, Past. 16; Swt. 105, 1, and : Ðá wæs ꝥte scyttelas wurdan tóbrocene, Blickl. Homl. 87, 5. Þætte is used in the same way as þæt, q. v.); conj.
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Se ðæs onsóce, ꝥte sóð wǽre mǽre mihta waldend, Cd. Th. 244, 21; Dan. 451. introducing clauses expressing end or purpose, that, in order that Beforan ðæm temple stód ǽren ceác, ðætte menn meahten hira hondaðweán, Past. 16; Past. 105, 1.

mǽrsian

(v.)
Grammar
mǽrsian, p. ode.

to make greatextendto make knownspread the knowledge of anythingdeclareproclaimannouncecelebrateto celebrateto celebrateperform a rite, ceremony, &c. with due solemnityto magnifyexaltpraiseglorify

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Mǽrsa ðínne Sunu ðæt ðín Sunu ðé mǽrsige clarifica filium tuum ut filius tuus clarificet te, 360, 8. Mín sáwl mǽrsaþ Drihten magnificat anima mea dominum, Lk. Skt. 1, 46. Ic onginne ðé tó mǽrsigenne incipiam exaltare te. Jos. 3, 7.

sunu

(n.)
Grammar
sunu, gen. a, u; dat. a, u; n. pl. a, u, o: there are also weak forms sing. suna; n. pl. sunan; gen. sunena; m.
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Wille ic ásecgan sunu Healfdenes, mǽrum þeódne, mín ǽrende, Beo. Th. 694; B. 344. Ic ðé forgife sunu, Gen. 17, 16. Heó sunu (suno, Rush.) cende, Lk. Skt. 1, 57. Sege ðæt ðás míne twegen suna (suno, Lind.: sunæ, Rush.) sittan . . ., Mt.

Linked entry: suna

wíde

(adv.)
Grammar
wíde, adv.
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Woruldcyningas wíde mǽre. Cd. Th. 140, 30; Gen. 2335. His lof secgaþ wíde under wolcnum wera cneórisse, 117, 7 ; Gen. 1950. Is se apostolhád wíde geweorðod ofer werþeóda, Apstls. Kmbl. 29 ; Ap. 15. Wíde geond eorðan, Menol.

leóht

(n.)
Grammar
leóht, a light.
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¶ cf. the phrase by God's light :-- Dæg byð Dryhtnes sond, mǽre metodes leóht, Rún. 24. the state of being visible or exposed to view, as in to come to light Sceal on leóht cuman sínra weorca wlite, Cri. 1037 : Ph. 508. power of vision

tungol

(n.)
Grammar
tungol, (-ul, -el), tungl, es; generally neuter, but pl. tunglas occurs: tungla, an; m.
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Ða mǽran tungl, 9. a fixed star Seó tunglena heofon, Boutr. Scrd. 18, 24, 28. a group of stars, a constellation, division of the zodiac Arthon hátte án tungol on norðdǽle, se hæfþ seofon steorran . . . ðone hátaþ lǽwede menn carles wǽn.

Linked entries: tungel tungl

micel

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Úre Áliésend mára is and mǽrra eallum gesceaftum Redemtor noster magnus manens super omnia, Past. 301, 12.

ryne

(n.)
Grammar
ryne, es; m.

A course, run, running,an orbitcourse, uninterrupted progressa course, water-course, a flow, flux of blood course, cycle, lustrecourse of life

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Ða mǽran tungl áwðer óðres rene á ne gehríneþ, 29, 10. Tunglu ða ðe ryne healdaþ, Cd, Th. 239, 13; Dan. 369.

Linked entry: rine