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á-secgan

to speak out ⬩ utter a word ⬩ to tell ⬩ narrate ⬩ to offer

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Hié bismra on hié selfe ásǽdon, Ors. 4, 4;S. 164, 5. Se man wandaþ þæt hé þá synna ǽfre ásecgge, Bl. H. 43, 18. Ásecggan þá lufan, 103, 19. Ðá yfel ásecgean oððe áreccean, Ors. 1, 8;S. 42, 7. with prep.

nealles

(adv.)
Grammar
nealles, nalles, nallæs, nallas, nales, nalæs, nalas; adv.

Not ⬩ not at all

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Hé spræc þurh feóndscipe, nalles hé hié freme lǽrde, Cd. Th. 38, 22; Gen. 610 : 14, 2; Gen. 212. Hét hine ðære sweartan helle grundes gýman, nalles wið God winnan, 22, 26; Gen. 346. Nallæs, Soul Kmbl. 206; Seel. Verc. 104.

Linked entry: nalas

middan-geard

(n.)
Grammar
middan-geard, es; m.

the middle dwelling ⬩ the earth ⬩ world ⬩ the world and they that dwell therein ⬩ mankind

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On Godes onwealde is eal ðes middangeard, and ðás windas and ðás regnas syndon ealle his, and ealle gesceafta syndon his, Blickl. Homl. 51, 19. Ðes middangeard wæs tó ðon fæger, ðæt hé teáh men tó him þurh his wlite, 115, 10.

Linked entry: middan-eard

of

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Achan behýdde of ðám herereáfe, Hex. 54, 4. Swilce hé ǽte of þám spice, Hml. S. 25, 92. Hé Pehta þeóde of þám mǽstan dǽle (maxima ex parte) Ongelcynnes ríce underþeódde, Bd. 3, 24; Sch. 313, 19.

ge-yppan

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(done to him by another), and afterwards wish to abandon the charge against the other, he shall bring his charge against one who with more justice may be considered the criminal, if he can Ll.

hof

(n.)
Grammar
hof, es; n.

A house ⬩ hall, ⬩ dwelling, ⬩ building ⬩ ædes, ⬩ domus

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Hé gewát from his ágenum hofe isaac lǽdan he departed from his own house leading Isaac, 139; Th. 173, 32; Gen. 2870. Him Hróðgár gewát tó hofe sínum ríce tó reste Hrothgar had gone to his sleeping-chamber, Beo. Th. 2477; B. 1236.

riht-wís

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H. 73, 16

mǽþ

(n.)
Grammar
mǽþ, e; f. (but ofer ðínne mǽð,
  • Prov. Kmbl. 27.
  • )

measure ⬩ degree ⬩ proportion ⬩ the measure or extent of power, ability, capacity, efficacy ⬩ degree ⬩ rank ⬩ status ⬩ condition ⬩ due measure ⬩ right ⬩ due measure in regard to others ⬩ honour ⬩ respect

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Eth. vii. 3; Th. i. 330, 8. due measure, right Hé þeáh swá hit mǽþ wæs fægere forþwerd he made good progress, as was right and fit. Wulfst. 17, 8. Manna gehwilc óðrum beóde ðæt riht ðæt hé wille ðaet man him beóde, be ðam ðe hit mǽþ sí, L.

geard

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Add: a fence, hedge His fót wearð fæst on ánum ságle þæs geardes (on ánum hegesáhle, v. l., in sude sepis ), Gr. D. 24, 27. Hé ofer þone geard (hege, v. l. sepem ) stáh, 23, 26. Hé stáh upp on þone geard (hege, v. l. ), 24, 20.

scegð

(n.)
Grammar
scegð, scǽð, es; m.: e; f.

A light, swift vessel

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Syððan hé tó lande cymþ, ðonne forlǽt hé ðæt scyp standan; for ðam him þincþ syððan ðæt hé mǽge ǽð bútan faran ðonne mid.

hláford-searu

(n.)
Grammar
hláford-searu, f. n.

Plotting against the life of a king or lord

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Gif hwá ymb cyninges feorh sierwie, síe hé his feores scyldig and ealles ðæs ðe hé áge of plotting against a lord. If any one plot against the king's life, let him forfeit his life and all that he owns, L.

Linked entry: hláford-swice

hnáh

(adj.)
Grammar
hnáh, adj.

Bent down, ⬩ low, ⬩ lowly, ⬩ humble, ⬩ abject, ⬩ mean, ⬩ poor

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Iudas cwæþ ðæt hé wénde him trage [Kmbl. þrage] hnágre Judas said that he expected for himself humiliating pain, Elen. Kmbl. 1333; El. 668. Wéndon hie wera cwealmes þræge hnágran they expected the death of men, a still worse time, Andr.

treów-cynn

(n.)
Grammar
treów-cynn, es; n.

A kind of tree ⬩ wood ⬩ a tree ⬩ a wood ⬩ Abies

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Hé ásmeáde be ǽlcum treówcynne fram ðam heágan cederbeáme óð ðæt hé com tó ðære lytlan ysopan he spake of trees, from the cedar tree that is in Lebanon even unto the hyssop that springeth out of the wall (l Kings4, 33); Homl. Th. ii. 578, 4.

ge-trýwe

(adj.)
Grammar
ge-trýwe, def. se -trýwa; adj.

TRUE ⬩ faithful ⬩ fīdus ⬩ fĭdēlis

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He wearþ Criste getrýwe he became faithful unto Christ, Elen. Kmbl. 2068; El. 1035: Beo. Th. 2461; B. 1228. He eallum mannum sǽde and bodode ðæt wuldor his getrýwan þeówes omnĭbus fĭdēlis sui fămŭli glōriam prædĭcābat, Bd. 3, 13; S. 539, 10.

blinnan

Grammar
blinnan, [= be-linnan].

to cease

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Ne blan (blonn; geswác, v. ll.) hé ꝥ hé his geongran ne manode nec discipulos suos admonere cessabat, Gr. D. 27, 4. Blinn (blin, R.) ꝥ ðú gefoeda ðá suno sinite saturari filios, Mk. L. 7, 27. with prep.

ge-þyld

(n.)
Grammar
ge-þyld, e; f.
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Seó gedréfednys wyrcð geðyld, and ꝥ geðyld áfandunge, Hml. Th. i. 554, 26. Ne sealde hé ús náne bysne his geðyldes, 226, 12: R. Ben. 135, 8; Guth. 50, 26: Gr. D. 20, 16. On eówrum geðylde, Past. 218, 24: Lk. 21, 19: Hml. Th. ii. 544, 4: Hml.

sidu

(n.)
Grammar
sidu, seodu, siodu (o); gen. dat. a; m.

a custom ⬩ use ⬩ manner ⬩ habit ⬩ practice ⬩ a religious practice ⬩ a rite ⬩ good conduct ⬩ morality ⬩ modesty

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Se sido ðe sume men secgaþ ðæt [hé] sié méde wyrðe, sume men secgaþ ðæt hé sié wýtes wyrðe, 39, 9; Fox 226, 4. Hé dyde him ðæt ríceter tó sida (sioda, Cott.

Linked entries: sydung seodu sido siodo

slǽpan

(v.)
Grammar
slǽpan, slépan; p. te.

to sleep ⬩ to sleep ⬩ lie with a person

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Ðá gemétte hé his geþoftan slǽpendne. Bd. 3, 27; S. 559, 15: Beo. Th. 1486; B. 741. Hé hig funde slǽpende (slépende Lind., Rush.), Lk.

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spryttan

(v.)
Grammar
spryttan, p. te

To sprout ⬩ spring ⬩ germinate ⬩ To put forth a shoot ⬩ bring forth fruit ⬩ to incite

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To sprout, spring, germinate Ðonne sprit his gird germinabit virga ejus, Num. 17, 5. Up spryt rihtwísnys orietur justitia, Ps. Lamb. 71, 7. Tó ðý hé sprytt, ðæt hé mid cwyldum fornyme swá hwæt swá hé ǽr sprytte, Homl. Th. i. 614, 9.

Linked entries: tó-sprytting sprýtan

dǽlere

(n.)
Grammar
dǽlere, es; m.

DEALER, divider, distributor, agent ⬩ divīsor, sequester

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Ðam wǽdlan gedafenaþ ðæt he gebidde for ðane dǽlere on the indigent it is incumbent that he pray for the distributor, Homl. Th. i. 256, 33. God gesette ðone wélegan dǽlere on his gódum God appointed the wealthy a distributor of his goods, ii. 102, 28