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up-weard

(adj.)
Grammar
up-weard, adj.

turned upwardsmoving upwards.

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Hé mid bǽm handum upweard (with his face turned upwards? or adverb? he stretched his hands up. v. upweardes) plegade, Elen. Kmbl. 1609; El. 806. Nis ðæt gedafenlíc ðæt se módsefa monna ǽniges niþerheald wese, and ðæt neb upweard, Met. 31, 23.

fultum

(n.)
Grammar
fultum, fultom, es; m.

helpaidassistancesupportsuccourauxĭliumadjūtōriumadjūmentuma helperan armyforcesadjūtorcōpiæ

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Bæd fultumes wǽrfæst hæleþ the righteous man sought their aid, Cd. 94; Th. 122, 12; Gen. 2025: Ors. 3, 7; Bos. 59, 38: 3, 7; Bos. 60, 32.

Linked entry: fultom

scyld

(n.)
Grammar
scyld, e: scyldu (o); indecl. f.
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Hé his scylde forgyfenysse bæd veniam reatus postulans, Bd. 3, 22; S. 553, 33. Ða byrðenne suá micelre scylde tanti reatus pondera, Past. 2, 2; Swt. 31, 14. Bútan scylde sine culpa, 3, 1; Swt. 33, 16: L. H. E. 12; Th. i. 32, 9.

Linked entry: GYLT

miltsian

(v.)
Grammar
miltsian, mildsian; p. ode

To have or take pity upon a personshew mercybe mercifulpity

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bæd ðæt Hǽlend him miltsade, 19, 13. Hé ðínum mándǽdum miltsade eallum qui propitiatur omnibus iniquitatibus tuis, Ps. Th. 102, 3. Mon mildsige ðám yfelum, Bt. 39, 1; Fox 212, 7: 38, 7; Fox 210, 18. Gebróðru, miltsige eów God, Homl.

síðian

(v.)
Grammar
síðian, p. ode
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Sum undercyning hine bæd ðæt hé hám mid him síðode, i. 128, 6. Ðá ðá se Hǽlend síðode, sum man him cwæþ tó : 'Ic wille síðian mid ðé and ðé folgian,' Homl. Skt. i. 16, 154. Nǽnig wæs ðæt hé eft síðade hyhta leás, Exon. Th. 157, 24 ; Gú. 896.

gylt

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Hé heánlíce hámweard oðfleáh . . . þá bæd his fæder þæt þá senatum forgeáfen þǽm suna þone gylt (pater. . . ignominiam filii deprecatus), Ors. 3, 10; S. 140, 16.

in-gang

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Hé læg fíf dagas beforan ðæs mynstres geate, swá hé ne æt ne dranc, ac hé bæd ingonges. Þá underféng se abbod hine on ꝥ mynster, ðá geleornede hé his saltere on feówer móndum, Shrn. 109, 5. Cf. on-gang

orf

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Gif bǽd genumen sý on monnes orfe for óðres monnes þingum, 354, 6. Æt ǽlcon smalon orfe, 224, 22. Man offrode fela cinna orf Gode tó láce binnan þám getelde, Ælfc. T. Grn. 24, 2. Hire hyrdeman his orf lǽswode, Hml. Th. ii. 150, 31.

Íras

(n.)
Grammar
Íras, pl.

The Irish

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But the people of Ireland are often spoken of as Scottas, e. g :-- Pyhtas cóman ǽrost on norþ Ybernian up and ðǽr bǽdon Scottas ðæt hí ðér móston wunian, Chr. Erl. 3, 9. Scotta sum dǽl gewát of Ybernian on Brittene, 18.

sín

(adj.; pronoun.)
Grammar
sín, possess, pron.
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Bær seó brimwylf hringa þengel tó hofe sínum, Beo. Th. 3019 ; B. 1507. Heáfod on hand ágeaf ludith gingran sínre, Judth. Thw. 23, 21 ; Jud. 132. Ðæt wíf (wíf though neuter is represented by a fem. pron. ) ðín heáfod tredeþ mid fótum sínum, Cd.

un-týnan

(v.)
Grammar
un-týnan, p. de.

to uncloseopento discloselay opensolvereinhiare

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to unclose, open Euplis bær Cristes godspel in fódre ... Ðá untýnde Eplius ðæt Cristes godspel, Shrn. 116, 33. Án ðara cempa mið spere sidu his untýnde ( aperuit ), Jn. Skt. Lind. Rush. 19, 34. Hé untýnde ealle ða bernu, Gen. 41, 56.

Linked entries: an-týnan on-týnan

þurh-teón

(v.)

to carry throughget a proposal accepted, a request grantedto carry out a plan, orders, etc.give effect to an intentionto carry throughcarry on to a (successful) endto accomplishperformto perpetrateto carry oncontinueto bring to a successful issueto achievebring aboutbring to passto affordto go throughundergoto drawdrag

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Lucius bæd ðæt hé cristen gedón wǽre, and hé þurhteáh ðæt hé bæd ( by a later hand this is turned into him wærð tíþod ðæt hé bæd), Chr. 167; Erl. 8, 15. to carry out a plan, orders, etc., give effect to an intention Bið oft synleás yfel geðóht ðǽm gódum

hát

(adj.)
Grammar
hát, adj.
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Ær hé bǽl cure, háte heaðowylmas, B. 2819. Lége hátra, Rä. 41, 57. Bǽl, háttost heaðowelma, El. 579. of material affected by sun, fire, &c. Hé geworhte ánes fearres anlícnesse of áre, tó ðon þonne hit hát wǽre . . . Ors. 1, 12 ; S. 54, 24.

eáþ-mód

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Wel gerás ꝥ heó wǽre eáðmód þá heó þone eáþmódan cyning bær, sé be him sylfum cwæþ, 'Ic eom mildheort and eáþmód,' Bl. H. 13, 16-19: 129, 12: Cri. 255. Wearð Óswold eádmód on þeáwum, Hml. S. 26, 84. Ne byð se eádmóda ( humilis ) ǽfre gecyrred, Ps.

ǽnig

(n.; adj.; pronoun.)
Grammar
ǽnig, ǽneg, áni; adj. [ǽn = án one, -ig adj. termination; ánig, g = y, Eng. any]

ANYany oneullusquisquamaliquis

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ANY, any one; ullus, quisquam, aliquis Ðæt ǽnig man ǽnig fæt þurh ðæt templ bǽre that any man should bear any vessel through the temple, Mk. Bos. 11, 16. Mæg ǽnig þing gódes beón of Nazareth a Nazareth potest aliquid boni esse? Jn. Bos. I, 46.

a-þweán

(v.)
Grammar
a-þweán, ic -þweá, -þweah, ðú -þweahst, -þwyhst, -þwehst, he -þwyhþ, -þwehþ, pl. -þweáþ ; p. -þwóh, pl. -þwógon; pp. -þwegen [a from, out; þweán = þweahan to wash]

To wash outto washcleansebaptizeanointabluerelucrelavarebaptizareunguere

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He þegnas mid ða hálgan wyllan fulluht-bæðes aþwóh milites sacrosancto fonte abluebat, Bd. 4, 13; S. 582, 13 : 3, 7; S. 529, 14 : 1, 7; S. 478, 41. Wætere aþwegen and bebaðod lotus aqua, 1, 27; S. 496, 17 : 4, 19; S. 588, 9.

ge-þingian

(v.)
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Geþingie, Wlfst. 299, 24. to intercede for something from a person Hys frýnd bǽdon Onian ꝥ hé his lífe geðingode æt Gode, Hml.

cassuc

(n.)
Grammar
cassuc, cassoc, e; f. Hassock, hassock-grass, rushes, sedge or coarse grass; aira cæspitosa carex paniculata, Lin
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Dó in gléde finol and cassuc and récels: bærn eal tosomne put fennel and hassock and incense upon a fire: burn all together, iii. 56, 5: L. M. 1, 62; Lchdm. ii. 134, 30: 3, 62; Lchdm. ii. 350, 6: 3, 64; Lchdm. ii. 353, 13. Weorc Cristes [MS.

Linked entry: cassoc

ge-þwǽrian

(v.)
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Voc. i. 50, 12. to agree with another in act or thought Hé bæd hié ꝥ hí on ánnesse sibbe and in gehylde rihtra eástrena geþwǽrede (-þwǽredon, -hwǽredon, v. ll.) mid þá Crístes cyricean obsecrans eos unitatem pacis et catholicae obseruationis cum ea ecclesia

rihte

(adv.)
Grammar
rihte, adv.

right, due, directly, straight directly, straightway rightly, well, in a manner suited to the circumstances of a case, fittingly, properly, dulycorrectly, in the proper manner, exactly, accurately, truly

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Bæd ðæt hé hyra randan rihte heóldon, Byrht. Th. 132, 23; By. 20. Swá wæs on ðǽm scennum þurh rúnstafas rihte gemearcod, hwam ðæt sweord geworht ǽrest wǽre, correctly Beo. Th. 3395; B. 1695.