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mere

(n.)
Grammar
mere, mære, es; m. f(?).

the seaa merelakean artificial poolcistern

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Ofer sealtne mere, Menol. Fox 203; Men. 103. Mere sécan, mǽwes éþel, Exon. 123 b; Th. 474, 5; Bo. 25. a mere, lake Meri stagnum, Ep. Gl. 25 b, 16. Mere stagnum, Wrt. Voc. i. 54, 15: ii. 121, 28. Nis ðæt feor heonon ðæt se mere standeþ, Beo.

Linked entries: mǽr-bróc mære mire

úht-sang

(n.)
Grammar
úht-sang, es; m.

One of the services of the churchnocturns or matins

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One of the services of the church, nocturns or matins Hú fela sealma on nihtlícum tídum tó singenne synt. On wintres tíman is se úhtsang þus tó beginnenne ... quanti psalmi dicendi sunt nocturnis horis.

sár

(adj.)
Grammar
sár, adj.

Sore, painful, grievous, distressing

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Y.) wunda wel gehǽlan, hé mót habban góde sealfe ðǽrtó, L. Pen. 4; Th. ii. 278, 15. Ne wæs hyra ǽnigum síðe ðý sárra ðeáh hý swá sceoldan reáfe birofene slítan haswe bléde, Exon. Th. 394, 20; Rä. 14, 6.

holm

(n.)
Grammar
holm, es; m.

A mound, hill, rising groundwave, ocean, water, sealand rising from the water,an island in a river

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Sealt wæter hreóh mé holme besencte tempestas demersit me, Ps. Th. 68, 2. Ðá wæs heofonweardes gást ofer holm boren the spirit of God moved upon the face of the waters, Cd. 6; Th. 8, 7; Gen. 121. Léton holm beran they let the sea bear him, Beo.

FLEÓGAN

(v.)
Grammar
FLEÓGAN, fliógan, to fleógenne; part. fleógende; ic fleóge, ðú fleógest, he fleógeþ, pl. fleógaþ; p. ic, he fleág, fleáh, ðú fluge, pl. flugon; pp. flogen [fleóge a fly] .

To FLY as with wingsvŏlāreTo fleeflee fromfŭgĕreeffŭgĕre

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Hwá me sealde to fleógenne fiðeru swá culfran quis dăbit mihi pennas sīcut cŏlumbæ, et vŏlābo? Ps. Th. 54, 6. Geseah he ða wérian gástas þurh ðæt fýr fleógende he saw the accursed spirits flying through the fire, Bd. 3, 19; S. 548, 34: Bt. Met.

Linked entries: FLEÓN fliógan flecgan

bletsian

(v.)
Grammar
bletsian, bletsigan; part. bletsiende, bletsigende; p. ode, ade; pp. od, ad; v. a.

To BLESS, wish happiness, consecratebenedicere, consecraremerciful, kindto have mercy

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.], bræc ða hláfas, and sealde his leorningcnihtum he, blessing, brake the loaves, and gave to his disciples, Mt. Bos. 14, 19. Ic bletsie ealle ða ðe hit healden I bless all who may observe it, Chr. 675; Erl. 39, 25.

Linked entries: bletsung bledsian

bláwan

(v.)

to blowbreathesnortpantto blowto flameblazeinflate

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L. 151. trans. to drive by blowing Bláw mid hreóde ꝥ seáw on ꝥ dolh . . . bláw þá sealfe on þá dolh, Lch. ii. 332, 2, 11. to cause to sound by blowing, blow a horn, trumpet Þá bleów man míne býman, Nar. 13, 4.

for-beódan

(v.)
Grammar
for-beódan, -biódan, to -beódanne; part. -beódende; p. ic, he -beád, ðú -bude, pl. -budon; pp. -boden [Ger. ver-bieten]

To FORBIDprohibitrestrainsuppressprohĭbērevătāreinterdīcĕre

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Ðisne we gemétton forbeódende ðæt man ðam Cásere gafol ne sealde hunc invēnĭmus prohĭbentem trĭbūta dfire Cæsări, Lk. Bos. 23, 2. Ic forbeóde prohĭbeo; ic forbeád prohĭbui: forboden prohĭbĭtum, Ælfc. Gr. 26, 2; Som. 28, 34, 35.

méd-sceatt

(n.)
Grammar
méd-sceatt, es; m.

payment in reward of service donea rewardwagesfeepayment for service or favour expecteda giftpresenta bribe

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Hé ne sealde Gode nánne métsceat for his sáule ... Ðæt is ðonne se médsceat wið his sáule ðæt hé him gielde gód weorc non dabit Deo pretium redemtionis animæ suæ...

fore-sceáwian

(v.)

to foreseeto provide forto provide give for use

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Críst him líf sealde and andlyfene foresceáwode, Hml. S. 11, 347: 5, 325. Swá swá úre Álýsend foresceáwode him þæt castel . . . swá se deófol þám forlorenum men (Antichrist) foresceáwað gelimplice stówe, Wlfst. 193, 26-194, 6.

ge-wiht

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Lch. i. 148, 23. an amount determined by weighing Cóm Nichodemus mid gemengedre sealfe of myrran and alwan, manegra punda gewyht ( uenit Nicodemus ferens mixturam murrae et aloes quasi libras centum, Jn. 19, 39), Hml. Th. ii. 260, 35.

wel-dǽd

(n.)
Grammar
wel-dǽd, e; f.

a good deeda benefitfavourkindnessan officeservice

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Hé ús gelǽde tó his Fæder, ðe hine sealde for úrum synnum tó deáðe. Sý him wuldor and lof ðære weldǽde Homl. Th. ii. 282, 27. Weldǽdum beneficiis Scint. 16, 5. Uton brúcan godcundum weldǽdum 133, 6: Anglia xiii. 370, 74: Homl. Th. i. 562, 7.

ǽht

Grammar
ǽht, In Ll. Th. i. 6, 3 the weak form, ealle ða ǽhtan, occurs, and a form not feminine, mínes ágenes ǽhtes,
  • 194, 16
  • .

what is owned, a possessionpossession

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Náht elles hire ne sealde búton .vi. yntsan ánre ǽhte possesiunculae Gr. D. 222, 26. Hí genámon of ðæs biscopes ǽhte (v. l. lande) twégen cnihtas; seó ǽht (ðæt land, v. l. ) wæs undecþeódod ðǽre foresǽdan ceastre, 80, 7.

snytro

(n.)
Grammar
snytro, snyttro, snytero(u); indecl. in sing.; pl. is used with the same force as sing.; f.

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F.) and wísdóm sealde R. Ben. 4, 6

swelgan

(v.)
Grammar
swelgan, p. swealh, pl. swulgon; pp. swolgen (with acc. or inst. (dat.))
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Heofon réce swealg (sealg, MS.) the smoke mounted into the air. Beo. Th. 6292; B. 3156. Fugles wyn ( the pen) beámtelge (ink) swealg, Exon. Th. 408, 9; Rä. 27, 9. lc(a horn ) windesceal swelgan of sumes bósme, 395, 29; Rä. 15, 15.

Linked entry: swylfende

rícsian

(v.)
Grammar
rícsian, p. ode.

to exercise or have powerto rulegovernreignto domineerdominatetyrannizeexercise violenceto prevail

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Gif wé áslaciaþ ðæs weddes ðe wé seald habbaþ, ðonne máge wé wénan ðæt ðás þeófas willaþ ríxian gyta swíðor ðonne hig ǽr dydon these thieves will get the upper hand yet more than they did before, L. Ath. v. 8, 9; Th. i. 238, 23.

rýman

(v.)
Grammar
rýman, de.

to make roomy, extend, spread, enlarge,amplifyto clear a wayyield, give place

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Seó sealf wile ǽrest ða dolh rýman, and ðæt deáde flǽsc of etan, Lchdm. ii. 332, 24. to make room by removing one's self, yield, give place Ic fare áweg oððe ic rýme (rume, MS. W.: hryme, hnime, other MSS.)caedo (cf.

Linked entry: rúmaþ

syndrig

(adj.)
Grammar
syndrig, adj.

separate, alone, not joined with othersstanding apart, not accessiblespecial, set apart for a particular purposespecial, singular, extraordinary, remarkable for an unusual qualityfor the unusual degree in which some quality existsof that which concerns a single person, private, ownproprius, privatusseparate, several, sundry, each separatelyone a-piece, one each

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Nim syndrig sealt oððe wið weaxhláfsealfe gemeng, 246, 9. Áwyl ða wyrte and syndrigea betonican, neftan, etc., 76, 18. standing apart, not accessible(?); Hé (Hannibal) com tó Alpis ðǽm muntum . . . and ðone weg geworhte ofer munt Iof (munti fór MS.

swingan

(v.)
Grammar
swingan, p. swang, pl. swungon; pp. swungen.
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Nime man sealt and þreora ǽgra geolcan, swinge hit swiðe tógædere, 40, 22. to strike, dash Hé swang ðæt fýr on twá he drove back the fire on either hand (cf. that giswerk warð teswungan, bigan sunnun lioht hédrón an himile, Hél. 5634), Cd.

(n.)
Grammar
sǽ, m. f.; sǽs, sǽes, , sǽwe, seó; ǽs, ; dat. sǽm, sǽum, sǽwum.

Sea .sea seaseaa seaa sea, lake

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Sǽs tóslúpan, eal sealt wæter, Lchdm. iii. 36, 27. a sea Him is be-eástan se sǽ ðe man Arfatium hǽt, and westan and be-norþan Creticum se sǽ, Ors. 1, 1; Swt. 26, 32 : 28,1 . Néh ðæm clife ðære Reádan sǽs Swt. 12, 20. Be ðære reódan sǽ Ex. 14, 9.