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BRÁD

(adj.)
Grammar
BRÁD, def. se bráda, seó, ðæt bráde ; comp. m.brádra, f.n. brádre,brǽdre; superl. brádost; adj.

BROAD open, large, spacious, copiouslatus, expansus, amplus, spatiosus, copiosus

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He him brád syleþ lond he will give him broad land, Exon. 88 a;Th. 331, 29;Vy. 75. On brád wæter on the broad water, Ps. Th. 105, 8: Salm. Kmbl. 552;Sal. 275. Ðá he healdan mihte brád swurd when he could hold his broad sword, Byrht.

Linked entries: brǽd bréd bréden

swice

(n.)
Grammar
swice, es; m.
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</b> escape from that which threatens to befall, evasion :-- Ne biþ ð æes lengra-swice sáwelgedáles ðonne seofon niht fyrstgemearces there will not be a longer escape from death than a period of seven days, Exon. Th. 164, 6 ; Gú. 1007.

Linked entry: swicc

fór

a journeyan expeditionmarch

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Be ciépemonna fóre uppe on londe, i. 118, ll: 82, 15. Cóm hé tó Róme . . . hé oft ǽr on þǽre fóre wæs, Bd. 4, 18; Sch. 436, 12. Hé wæs on sumre fóre ealle þrý dagas, Bl.

ge-þeóde

(n.)
Grammar
ge-þeóde, es; n.

Languagespeechidiomtranslationlingua

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Ðæt hér ðý mára wísdóm on londe wǽre ðý we má geþeóda cúþon that there might be the more wisdom in the land the more languages we knew, Past. pref; Swt. 5, 25; Hat. MS. Hát todǽlan heora geþeóde divide linguas eorum, Ps. Th. 54, 8.

Linked entry: ge-þióde

mirran

(v.)
Grammar
mirran, mierran, merran; p. de.

to be a stumbling-block toto hinderobstructto wastesquanderTo err

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God nolde ðæt hié ðone Cristendóm mierde leng God would not that they should longer obstruct Christianity, Ors. 6, 7; Swt. 262, 21. Gif hwá Godes lage wyrde oððe folclage myrre, L. I.

Linked entries: meoring myrran

ge-wealdan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-wealdan, p. -weóld; pp. -wealden

To wieldrulehave power overcommandcontrolcause

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. - Nú leng ne miht gewealdan ðý weorce now canst thou no longer control the work, Andr. Kmbl. 2729; An. 1367: Exon. 50 b; Th. 175, 24; Gú. 1199. Cyning geweóld his gewitte the king got command of his senses, Beo. Th. 5399; B. 2703

Linked entry: ge-waldan

snell

(adj.)
Grammar
snell, snel; adj.

Quick, active, strongof rapid movement, quick, rapid, swiftactive, prompt, ready, quick in action, bold keen, severe; sharp acute firm, determined bold, active alacer, acer, agilis, strenuus, robustus, pernix valiant, brave; ready of speech, eloquent

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Gl. 485, 25. of rapid movement, quick, rapid, swift Sum biþ on londe snel, féþe spédig Exon. Th. 296, 17; Crä. 52. Fareþ feþrum snell 206, 7; Ph. 123. Snel 208, 29;208, 29 Hé is snel and swift and swíðe leóht est levis et velox 220, 8; Ph. 317.

LICGAN

(v.; adv.)
Grammar
LICGAN, p. læg: pl. lǽgon; pp. legen.

To LIEfailto liegorun

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Hé wolde fundian hú longe ðæt land norþryhte lǽge he wanted to try how far the land extended due north, Swt. 17, 8. with prep. or adv.

Linked entry: for-lǽge

níd-þearf

(n.)
Grammar
níd-þearf, e; f.

necessityinevitablenessnecessityconstraintneeda necessary thingwhat a person needsneeddistresstroublea necessary business

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Se cyning his láreówum sealde heora nýdþearfe on missenlícum ǽhtum ( necessarias in diversis speciebus possessiones ), Bd. 1, 26; S. 488, 20. need, distress, trouble Hwí noldest ðú cuman tó ús tó ðære tíde ðe ús nýdþearf wæs quid recessisti longe in

twelf

(n.; num.; adj.)
Grammar
twelf, generally indeclinable if used adjectivally and preceding the noun, but generally in other cases declined; nom. acc. twelfe; gen. twelfa; dat. twelfum.
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Lond twelfum hérra fæðmrímes per bis sex ulnas eminet ille locus, Exon. Th. 199, 20; Ph. 28. Wé gefrunon twelfe under tunglum we have heard of twelve men beneath the stars, Andr.

Linked entry: endleofan

freó-dóm

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Hió him tó spraecon ymb ðæt lond, ðæt hé his him geúðe, ðæt hió maehten ðone freódóm begeotan, 222, 28. Ic Eádweard cyngc mid ðǽre hálgan Crístes róde tácne ðis hét getrymman and gefæstnian, ðisne freódóm ...

lǽfan

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Hé eaferum lǽfde, swá déð eádig mon, lond and leÁdbyrig, þá hé of lífe gewát, B. 2470. Hí of lífe gewyton and lǽfdon heora ǽhta þám æðelum mannum. Iulianus ðá dǽlde . . . heora landáre, þe him lǽfed was, Hml. S. 4, 79-82.

hleóðrian

(v.)
Grammar
hleóðrian, p. ode

To sound, make a sound [with the voice], to speak, sing, cry, exclaim, resound

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Ðæt lond hleóðrade for ðara wyrma hwistlunge sibilabat tota regio, Nar. 13, 21.

elcian

(v.)
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Þæt se Ælmihtiga forgeáfe gódne willan þám seócan hǽðenan, þæt hé leng ne elcode tó His geleáfan that the Almighty would give a good will to the sick heathen, that he should not put off longer coming to a belief in Him, ii. 26, 1. with clause Nán man

for-spillan

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Ic þe londe richtlike bigat and ic it siðen náwer ne forswat ne forspilde (náþer ne forspæc ne forspilde (?); see next passage but one ), Cht. Th. 584, 5. Hí heortan clǽnnesse forspildun ( perdiderunt ), An. Ox. 40, 9.

á-dón

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Ðú ádydes ðá bearwas of londe, Past. 355, 11. Tó tácne ðæt hé hié of ðeówdóme dyde (ádyde, v. l.) ob detersam servitutem, Ors. 4, 11; S. 204, 9. Hé ádyde Húnas of Galliam Gallias a barbaris occupatas liberavit, 6, 28; S. 278, 8.

mǽl

(n.)
Grammar
mǽl, mál, mél, es; n. m. (?)

a measurea marksigncrosscrucifixfixed, suitable, appointed timeseasonoccasionthe time for eatinga meal

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Ðæt ǽr feala mǽla behýded wæs which long before was hidden, Elen. Kmbl. 1971; El. 987. Ǽrran mǽlum on former occasions, Beo.

feallan

to runto be overcometo stumblesnareto failfall awaydecaycrumble away

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Wiþ ꝥ ðæt mannes feax fealle, Lch. i. 110, 15. of the direction of a stream, to run Fylð swýðe mycel sǽ úp in on ðæt lond, Ors. 1, 1; S. 19, 18. where an erect position is lost Ðá feól hé fǽringa onbæcling, Bl. H. 223, 11.

ge-gangan

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Gif in lond ðú gegonges su in uicum introieris, Mk. 8, 26. Tó hwon wé gigonge (gegeonge, L.) ad quem ibimus?, Jn. R. 6, 68. Gegeonga in bergum ire in porcos, Mk. p. 3, 6: Mk.

á-gán

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Wǽron þá men uppe on londe of ágáne, Chr. 897 ; P. 90, 26. of time, to pass Ic nát hwænne míne dagas ágáne beóð ignorem diem mortis meae , Gen. 27, 2. Manige geár syndon ágán, Bl. H. 187, 3. Wé ná ne rímdon þá ágánan dagas, Gr. D. 345. 32.

Linked entry: á-gangan