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up-heáh

(adj.)
Grammar
up-heáh, adj.

tallloftyloftynobleupright

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Wǽron hié swá greáte swá columnan, ge eác sume uphýrran (proceriores), Nar. 14, 5. fig. lofty, noble Ealle upheá and æðele bearn filii excelsi omnes, Ps. Th. 81, 6. upright Ðá genam Sanctus Martinus hine be his handa and upheáh árǽrde, Blickl.

Linked entry: up-lang

wil-gifa

(n.)
Grammar
wil-gifa, -giefa, -geofa, an; m.

A giver of what is desirable, a giver of goodthe giver of all good

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Bearn Godes, weoroda willgifa, Elen. Kmbl. 1626; El. 815. Dryhten God, weoruda willgeofa, Andr. Kmbl. 2565; An. 1284. Gumena brego, weoruda wilgeofan, 123; An. 62. God, hyra wilgifan, Exon. Th. 34, 4; Cri. 537. Willgifan, Elen. Kmbl. 2221; El. 1112

ge-stælan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-stælan, p. de; pp. ed

To set upput uponimputeaccusestatuereimponere inimputarearguereaccusare

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Ne mæg on me fácnes frum-bearn fyrene gestælan may not deceit's firstborn [the devil] impute crime to me, Exon. 48 a; Th. 166, 18; Gú. 1044. He us ne mæg ǽnige synne gestælan he cannot accuse us of any sin, Cd. 21; Th. 25, 10; Gen. 391.

ælde

(n.)

men

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men Ælda bearnum for the sons of men, Exon. 21 b; Th. 58, 18; Cri. 937. Ænig ælda cynnes any one of the race of men, 19a; Th. 49, 4; Cri. 780: 44b; Th. 151, 16; Gú. 796. Mid ældum with men, 13b; Th. 25, 25 ; Cri. 406

cyne-hám

(n.)
Grammar
cyne-hám, es; m. [hám a house, dwelling, home]

A royal residenceregia villa

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A royal residence; regia villa On ðam cyneháme ðe is gecýged Bearwe at the royal residence which is called Barrow, Cod. Dipl. 90; A. D. 716-743; Kmbl. i. 109, 15. On his ágenum cynehámum in his own royal residences, 598; A. D. 978; Kmbl. iii. 138, 7

cearig

(adj.)
Grammar
cearig, ceareg, ceari; adj. [cearu = care, sorrow]

Careful, sorrowful, pensive, wary, CHARY, anxious, grieving, diresollicitus, cautus, querens, mente turbatus, dirus

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Careful, sorrowful, pensive, wary, CHARY, anxious, grieving, dire; sollicitus, cautus, querens, mente turbatus, dirus Hie bidon hwonne bearn Godes cwóme to cearigum they waited till the child of God should come to the sorrowful, Exon. 10a; Th. 10, 6;

Linked entries: carig ceareg ceari

wiþ-ferian

(v.)
Grammar
wiþ-ferian, p. ede

To carry offto rescue

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Israhéla bearn of Ægyptum redemisti filios Israel et Joseph, Ps. Th. 76, 12. Hé of heofenum hider onsende, ðe méálýsde, láþum wiðferede misit de caelo, et liberavit me, 56, 3.

be-lǽfan

(v.)
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Substitute: trans, to leave, be survived by Hé bearn ne belǽfð, Hml. Th. ii. 146, 20. to leave unconsumed, un-done, to spare Hé ne belǽfde náne láte cuce non dimiserunt ullas reliquias, Jos. 10, 28. Nán hǽðengyld se hagol ne belǽfde, Hml.

ge-nǽgan

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Ic ( a sword) má wánan ne þearf þæt mé bearn wrǽce, gif mé gromra hwylc gúðe genǽgeð (gehnǽgeð? v. ge-hnǽgan), Rä. 31, 19. Wé þec níða genǽgað, Gú. 201. Hearde genearwod, níða genǽged, B. 1439.

fóre-bétan

(v.)
Grammar
fóre-bétan, p. -bétte; pp. -béted [fóre before, full, entire; bétan to make amends]

To make full amends to or for anyone or anythingcompensāre prō ălĭquo

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To make full amends to or for anyone or anything; compensāre prō ălĭquo Ládige mid his mágan, ðe fǽhþe móton mid-beran, oððe fórebétan let him clear himself with his kinsmen, who must bear the feud with him, or make full amends for it, L.

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hlæst

(n.)
Grammar
hlæst, es; n.

Burden, freight, lading

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Hlæst beran to bear a burden, Exon. 101 a; Th. 381, 23; Rä. 2, 15. Ic ástíge mín scyp mid hlæstum mínum ego ascendo navem cum mercibus meis, Coll. Monast. Th. 26, 31

gǽst-berend

(n.)
Grammar
gǽst-berend, es; pl. nom. acc. -berend; m.

A spirit-bearermanis qui spīrĭtum vel ănĭmum ferthŏmo

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A spirit-bearer, man; is qui spīrĭtum vel ănĭmum fert, hŏmo Ðás gǽstberend gíman nellaþ these spirit-bearers will not heed, Exon. 31 a; Th. 97, 33; Cri. 1600 : 78 a; Th. 293, 17; Crä. 2.

Linked entry: gást-berend

un-áræfnedlíc

(adj.)
Grammar
un-áræfnedlíc, adj.

Intolerableimpossible to bear

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Intolerable, impossible to bear Búton hit unáræfnedlíc sý tó ofercumenne ða þing ðe ús synd fram ðe forestihtode unless it be beyond our powers of endurance to overcome the things that are fore-ordained for us by thee, Homl. Skt. ii. 30, 133.

heofon-waru

(n.)
Grammar
heofon-waru, e; f.

The inhabitants of heaven

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Bearn heofonwara children of heaven-dwellers, Salm. Kmbl. 930; Sal. 464. Ætforan heofonwarum and eorþwarum and helwarum before the inhabitants of heaven and of earth and of hell, Homl. Th. ii. 604, 5.

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wrǽc

(n.)
Grammar
wrǽc, e; f.

Vengeance

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Some of the oblique cases given under wracu and wrǽc might belong to the word and perhaps the following passage Hió cwǽdon :'Sió his blód and his blódes wrǽc ofer ús and ofer úre bearn, H. R. 7, 23

gyrwan

(v.)
Grammar
gyrwan, p. ede; pp. ed

To preparemake readymakeput onclotheadornpărārefăcĕrevestīreornāre

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Wer and wíf bearn mid bleóm gyrwaþ man and wife adorn their child with colours, 87 a; Th. 327, 14; Vy. 3

ge-þeahting

(n.)
Grammar
ge-þeahting, -þeahtung, -þæhtung, e f.

Counselconsultationdeliberationagreementconsiliumconsultātioconsultumconsensus

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Hú egesfullíc he is in geþeahtingum ofer monna bearn quam terrĭbĭlis in consĭliis sŭper fīlios hŏmĭnum! Bd. 4, 25; S. 601, 36.

disc-þén

(n.)
Grammar
disc-þén, es; m. [þegen, þén a minister, servant]
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A dish-servant, dish-bearer, minister of food, sewer; discĭfer, discophŏrus, cibi minister Discþén discĭfer vel discophŏrus, Ælfc. Gl. 30; Som. 61, 68; Wrt. Voc. 26, 65.

ge-wýscan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-wýscan, p. te; pp. ed.

to wishdesireoptaredesiderareto adopt

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to wish, desire; optare, desiderare Ic wolde gewýscan ðæt hí næfdon ða heardsǽlþa ðæt hí mihton yfel dón I would wish that they had not the unhappiness of being able to do evil, Bt. 38, 2; Fox 198, 3. to adopt Him to gástlícum bearnum gewíscede adopted

Linked entries: ge-wíscan wýscan

mundbyrdness

(n.)
Grammar
mundbyrdness, e; f.

protectionA protectorpatronadvocatea protection of rights granted by charter

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Frag. 106, 24. in a personal sense (v. mund, III. b), A protector, patron, advocate Ic ðé mé tó mundbyrdnysse geceóse wið ðín ágen bearn I choose thee for my advocate with thy own child, 106, 19.