ge-girwan
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., and add: to prepare an object for use Hé hét him ýðlidan gegyrwan, B. 199. Ic geongo gegerniga ( parare ) iúh styd, Jn. L. 14, 2. Gegaerwendne conparantem, Wrt. Voc. ii. 104, 47. Bið foldan dǽl fægre gegierwed . . . corfen, sworfen, Rä. 29, 1.
Linked entries: girwan ge-gerwan ge-girwung ge-gyrian
lytel
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On ðǽm lytlan . . . ánum fingre (cf. on ðám lǽstan fingre, Bt. 33, 4; F. 132, 1), Met. 20, 179. used of young children Lytel cnæht ðes parvolus iste, Mt. L. 18, 4.
lá
Lo ⬩ Oh ⬩ Ah
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Enclitic particle used to emphasise interrogation, exclamation, entreaty, affirmation, negation Understenst ðú lá sentisne, wylt ðú lá visne, Ælfc. Gr. 44; Som. 45, 47. Is ðǽr genoh lá satisne est, Som. 46, 40.
þearle
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.), tends to become an adverb of degree rather than one of manner or quality; where it qualifies words denoting pain, effort, or the like, it may be considered as keeping much of its old force, but even there it is used to translate Latin words marking
wlencu
pride ⬩ high spirit ⬩ pride ⬩ arrogance ⬩ haughtiness ⬩ insolence ⬩ distinction ⬩ splendour ⬩ pomp ⬩ dignity ⬩ magnificence ⬩ wealth ⬩ greatness
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Th. 132, 18; Gú. 474. used of an animal e distinction of various kinds, splendour, pomp, dignity, magnificence, wealth, greatness.
á-bisgian
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D. 258, 20. used intransitively, to engage in Hé on ðǽre mánfullan scilde ábisgode, Ap.
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ge-nemnan
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Leóht wæs þurh Drihtnes word dæg genemned, Gen. 130. where a title or descriptive term is used, to call. of a person Ðá apostolasgenemde quos apostolos nominavit, Lk. L. 6, 13. Genemna laruas vocare Rabbi, Mt. L. 23, 7.
helm
a helmet ⬩ a crown ⬩ diadem ⬩ the top ⬩ crown ⬩ cover ⬩ concealment ⬩ a covering
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But porticulusin the passage glossed, Aid. 3, 3, is the hammer used in giving signals to rowers), An Ox. 33.
grétan
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to approach, come to, visit, touch, attack, treat or use in any way, know carnally; appropinquare, adire, visitare, tangere, hostiliter aggredi, afficere, cognoscere Ðú wyrmas gyt gífre grétaþ the greedy worms yet come to thee, Exon. 100 a; Th. 375,
EAL
sometimes used indecl ⬩ without substantive, and sometimes governing the genitive ⬩ are sometimes used, almost adverbially
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sometimes used indecl; adj. ALL; tōtus, omnis, cunctus, unĭversus Eal ða earfeðu all the pains, Exon. 25 b; Th. 74, 5; Cri. 1202: 118 a; Th. 452, 25; Hy. 4, 7: Andr. Kmbl. 1889; An. 947.
swilc
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MSS.) monn sceal forsión, Past. 37, 2; Swt. 265, 17. used adjectivally, like that already described, agreeing with a noun Hine swelces gamenes gilpan lyste, Met. 9, 19. Swylces morðres, 32.
niman
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Gif gé ymb worldcunde dómas beón scylen, ðonne nime gé ðá ðe on ðǽm hírede unweorðuste sién, 131, 6. with idea of purpose, use, employment, to choose or adopt in order to use Uton niman ús tó bysnan ꝥ ǽrran worldwitan tó rǽde gerǽddon, Ll.
níwe
new ⬩ not yet used ⬩ new ⬩ recent ⬩ not of long standing ⬩ not long made ⬩ new (to anything) ⬩ inexperienced ⬩ new ⬩ novel ⬩ different from what has gone before
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new, not yet used Ne ásend nán scyp of níwum reáfe on eald reáf; elles ðæt níwe slít, and se níwa scyp ne hylp ðam ealdan, Lk. Skt. 5, 36. Smyre mid níre (MS. B. ánre) feþere, Lchdm. i. 234, 13. Hé léde hyne on hys níwan byrgene, Mt. Kmbl. 27, 60.
Linked entry: níwung
þeóstru
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.); like the Latin tenebrae, which it translates, it is often used in the plural Ðǽr wæs deorc þeóstru, Ps. Th. 87, 6. Leóht and þeóstro, Cd. Th. 239, 27; Dan. 376. Þióstro, Met. 21, 41.
eald
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H. 107, 11. (1 a) used substantively :-- Ongan seó leó fægnian wið þæs ealdan weard, Hml. S. 23 b, 778. of material things Sylle hé earmum mannum his ealde hrægl, Bl. H. 53, 13. <b>I a.
eáster
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S. the (wk.) pl. is almost always used, in the North sing. and pl., strong and wk. forms occur.] of the Jewish festival, the passover Freólsdæg azimorum is gecweden Eástre (-on, v. l.: Eóstro, L., Eóstru, R. pascha ), Lk. 22, 1.
ge-stíran
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II. to restrain a person (dat.) from action (gen. or clause) by (mid. or inst. ) certain means, with dat. of person only Forstond þú mec and gestýr him (devils), Hy. 4, 58. with dat. of person and means used Gif him Scipia ne gestirde . . . mid þǽm
heord
keeping ⬩ custody ⬩ care ⬩ guard
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For freá used by a son of his father, cf. Gen. 2889, where Isaac addresses Abraham as freá mín.
crisma
χρῖσμα, ατος ⬩ χρίσω ⬩ the chrism ⬩ unction or holy oil, used for anointing by the Roman Catholic church after baptism ⬩ oleum chrismatis ⬩ the white vesture, called chrisom, which the minister puts upon the child immediately after dipping it in water, or pouring water upon it in baptism ⬩ chrismale, id est, vestis candida, quæ super corpus baptlzati ponitur.
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the chrism, unction or holy oil, used for anointing by the Roman Catholic church after baptism; oleum chrismatis Eálá ge mæsse-preóstas, míne gebróðra, we secgaþ eów nú ðæt we ǽr ne sǽdon, forðonðe we to-dæg sceolan dǽlan úrne ele, on þreó wísan gehálgodne
Linked entries: crism-lýsing crysma
HÝD
HIDE ⬩ skin
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In the Laws the word is used in technical phrases relating to flogging [cf. colloquial 'to give one a hiding'] Wealh gafolgelda cxx scill. ... weales hýd twelfum the 'wer' of a tenant of British race is one hundred and twenty shillings ... the 'hide-gild
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