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up-eard

(n.)
Grammar
up-eard, es; m.

A dwelling on high

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A dwelling on high Ic eom síþes fús upeard niman, Exon. Th. 166, 31; Gú. 1051

up-heald

(n.)
Grammar
up-heald, es; n.

Upholdingsupportmaintenance

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Upholding, support, maintenance Ic eom ðæs mynstres mund and upheald, Cod. Dip. Kmbl. iv. 232, 7

hand-geweald

(n.)
Grammar
hand-geweald, es; n.

Power

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Power Hé hí on handgeweald hǽðenum sealde tradidit eos in manus gentium, Ps. Th. 105, 30

hwón-líc

(adj.)
Grammar
hwón-líc, adj.

Littleslightsmall

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Little, slight, small Gif wé eów ða gástlícan sǽd sáwaþ hwónlíc biþ ðæt wé eówere flǽslícan þing rípon if we sow the spiritual seeds for you, it is a slight matter that we reap your fleshly goods, Homl.

ge-mang

(prep.)
Grammar
ge-mang, prep. [ge-mang a mixture]

AMONGinter, in medio.

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Gemang ðám arás micel murcnung interea ortum est murmur, Num. 11, 1. acc Ic eów sende swá sceáp gemang wulfas ego mitto vos sicut oves in medio luporum, Mt. Bos. 10, 16

Linked entry: on-gemang

un-drifen

(adj.)
Grammar
un-drifen, adj.

Not driven

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For the fate of what was driven, cf. such a grant as the following : -- Ic cíðe eów ðæt Urk habbe his strand ... and eall ðæt tó his strande gedryuen hys, Cod. Dip. Kmbl. iv. 221, 5-8), L. Eth. ii. 2; Th. i. 284, 21

singan

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1 a. add: of the reciting of a charm Þis gebed man sceal singan on ðá blacan blegene, Lch. iii. 40, 8: 42, 7: 294, 7. of playing on an instrument Wé sungon eów be hearpan and ge ne saltadun cantavimus uobis tibiis, et non saltastis, Lk. 7, 32. 3.

wǽpnung

(n.)
Grammar
wǽpnung, e; f.

Armourarms

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Ymbscrýdaþ eów mid Godes wǽpnunge induite vos armaturam Dei (Eph. 6, 11), Homl. Th. ii. 218, 2. Næs Petrus gewunod tó nánre wǽpnunge, 248, 3. Golias gearu tó ánwíge mid orméttre wǽpnunge, Homl. Skt. i. 18, 21.

clifian

(v.)
Grammar
clifian, cleofian, cliofian, clyfian;ode; od

To cleave, adhereadhærere

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Ðæt dust, ðæt of eówre ceastre on úrum fótum clifode, we drígeaþ on eów pulverem, qui adhæsit nobis de civitate vestra, extergimus in vos, Lk. Bos. 10, 11

ge-ýwan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-ýwan, -eáwan; eówan, -iéwan; ic -ýwe; ðú -ýwest, ýwst; he -ýweþ, -ýwþ, pl. -ýwaþ; p. de; pp. ed; v. trans.

To shewmanifestrevealostendĕrepræbēremanifestāremonstrāre

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To shew, manifest, reveal; ostendĕre; præbēre, manifestāre, monstrāre Þeóden engla his þegnum seolfne geýwde the king of angels revealed himself to his disciples, Elen. Kmbl. 974; El. 488. Me ðín dóhtor hafaþ geýwed orwyrðu thy daughter has shewn me

Linked entry: ge-hýwan

pellican

(n.)
Grammar
pellican, es ; m.
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A pelican Ic geworden eom pellicane gelic se on wéstene wunaþ, Ps. Th. 101, 5

un-forgitende

(adj.)
Grammar
un-forgitende, adj.

Not forgetfulmindful

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Not forgetful, mindful Ðínra gewinna and earfoða ic eom unforgitende, Guthl. 19; Gdwin. 76, 22

stearclíce

(adv.)
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Add: strictly Ealdor þe hí stearclíce healde frater qui eos artissime constringat, Chrd. 54, 26

under-streowod

(adj.)
Grammar
under-streowod, adj.
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Under-strewn, having material to lie on Ic eom hnesce understreowod. Hml. S. 37, 201

gást-cund

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Ic eom andette Gode and menniscum men, gást-cundum lǽce, Angl. xi. 102, 58. Add

metan

(v.)
Grammar
metan, p. mæt, pl. mǽton; pp. meten.

to metemeasureto measure outmark offassign the bounds of a placeto measure by pacesto traversepass overto measure one thing by or with anotherto compare

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On ðam ylcan gemete ðe gé metaþ eów byþ gemeten qua mensura mensi fueritis, remetietur vobis, Mt. Kmbl, 7, 2.

teón

(v.)
Grammar
teón, (from tíhan; but the verb seems to have almost entirely given up the conjugation to which this form would belong and to take that of teón from teóhan); p. teáh, pl. tugon; pp. togen, tygen
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Gif gé scyld on eów witen ðæs ðe eów man tíhþ, Txts. 176, 10; Rtl. 114, 23: Exon. Th. 345, 13; Gn. Ex. 187. Týhþ, Cd. Th. 36, 33; Gen. 581. Ic eom unscyldig æt ðære tihtlan ðe N. mé tíhþ (týhþ, MS. B.), L. O. 5; Th. i. 180, 16.

or-sorg

(adj.)
Grammar
or-sorg, -sorh,; adj; with gen.

free from care, without anxiety, secure, prosperoussecure from danger, safe

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Wé beóþ for eów and eów orsorge gedóþ (cf. wé gedóþ eów sorhleáse securos vos faciemus; we will secure you, Mt. Kmbl. 28, 14), Nicod. 17; Thw. 8, 23

hríðer-heord

(n.)
Grammar
hríðer-heord, e; f.
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A herd of cattle Eówre sceáp and eówer hrýðerheorda oves tuæ et amenta tua, Gen. 45, 10

Linked entry: HEORD

neáh-búend

(n.)
Grammar
neáh-búend, es; m.

A near-dwellera neighbour

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A near-dweller, a neighbour Ic eom neáh-búendum nyt, Exon. Th. 407, 8; Rä. 26, 2