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giddian

(v.)
Grammar
giddian, gieddian, gyddian, giddigan; p. ode; pp. od

To sing ⬩ recite ⬩ speak

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Ðus fród guma in fyrndagum gieddade thus sang a wise man in days of old, Exon. 64 a; Th. 236, 8; Ph. 571. Gyddedon hæleþ in healle hwæt seó hand write heroes in hall discussed what did the hand write, Cd. 210; Th. 261, 18; Dan. 728

ge-dón

(v.)

to put. ⬩ to place in or on a material object, give position or direction to ⬩ to put away, remove :-- ⬩ to put from (fram), put out of one's power ⬩ to put or bring into a position or relation ⬩ to bring a person to or out of a condition ⬩ to put a thing to a use :-- ⬩ to apply money, expend ⬩ to impart to a person. ⬩ to bestow, confer a material object ⬩ to cause by one's action a person (dat.) to have a faculty ⬩ to bring some affecting quality or condition to a person, ⬩ the object a noun (pronoun), to do a person good, harm, ⬩ to show mercy, do honour, justice, c. :-- ⬩ to do ⬩ to achieve, bring to pass that :-- ⬩ to do good, evil, right, wrong, act rightly, c. ⬩ to commit sin, crime, c. ⬩ finished, completed, brought to a conclusion, ⬩ to make attack, move, excuse, c. ⬩ to make, bring about a state, condition, cause to be as the result of action. ⬩ to endow with qualities or properties ⬩ to make, produce, do one thing from another :-- ⬩ to make, conclude a treaty of peace :-- ⬩ to make, cause to become, cause to take the character of. ⬩ to make, cause a person to do something, ⬩ to act ⬩ to do, fare

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Ic wille gedón þ ǽlc man sý folcrihtes wyrðe I will have it that every man be entitled to folkright, Ll. Th. i. 164, 20.

GEÁP

(adj.)
Grammar
GEÁP, adj.

Open ⬩ spread out ⬩ extended ⬩ broad ⬩ roomy ⬩ spacious ⬩ wide ⬩ pătens ⬩ pătŭlus ⬩ amplus ⬩ lātus

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Munt is hine ymbútan, geáp gylden weal a mountain is about him, a lofty golden wall, Salm. Kmbl. 511; Sal. 256. Sum sceal on geápum galgan rídan one shall ride on the extended gallows, Exon. 87 b; Th. 239, 12; Vy. 33.

mæðel-stede

(n.)
Grammar
mæðel-stede, es; m.

A place of assembly ⬩ place where a meeting is held ⬩ a place of hostile meeting ⬩ a battle-place

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Is eów rǽdes þearf on meðelstede (in the queen's palace ), módes snyttro, Elen. Kmbl. 1104; El. 554: Cd. 179; Th. 224, 33; Dan. 145. Tó ðam meðelstede ( Mount Moriah ), 162; Th. 203, 1; Exod. 397.

Linked entry: hleóðor-stede

móraþ

(n.)
Grammar
móraþ, mórod, es; n.

A drink formed by boiling down and sweetening wine (with mulberries) ⬩ a decoction of wine and herbs

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If he eat any of these, let it be salted, Lchdm. ii. 88, 9. Áwylle on ealdum mórode, 88, 14: 122, 16. Nim eald mórod. iii. 14, 8

cǽg

(n.)
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'Ic ðé betǽce heofonan ríces cǽge.' Nis seó cǽig gylden, ne sylfren, ne of nánum antimbre gesmiðod, ac is se anweald þe him Críst forgeaf, Hml. Th. i. 368, 35. Mid ðám unwemlican cǽgan virgineo clave, Wrt. Voc. ii. 91, 76.

ræps

(n.)
Grammar
ræps, reps, es; m.

A response (in the service of the church)

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Th. ii. 224, 26. Gé sculon singan sunnanúhtan ǽfre nigon ræpsas mid nigon rǽdingum, L. Ælfc. P. 44; Th. ii. 384, 5

Linked entry: reps

wealdan

(v.)
Grammar
wealdan, p. weóld, pl. weóldon; pp. wealden

To have power over ⬩ to control the movements of that which is moved ⬩ to regulate ⬩ wield a weapon ⬩ with gen. ⬩ with dat. or inst. ⬩ to control that which moves itself ⬩ to have control of a person, an emotion ⬩ to govern, ⬩ with gen. ⬩ with acc. ⬩ of the control exercised by one in authority, to rule ⬩ govern ⬩ have dominion over ⬩ bear sway ⬩ wield power, ⬩ with gen. ⬩ with dat. or inst. ⬩ with acc. ⬩ with a preposition ⬩ absolute ⬩ fig. where the subject is an abstract noun, ⬩ with gen. ⬩ with acc. ⬩ with a preposition ⬩ to have power over things ⬩ to possess ⬩ be in possession of ⬩ have at command ⬩ be master of, ⬩ with gen. ⬩ with dat. or inst. ⬩ with acc. ⬩ to have power to decide or choose what shall take place ⬩ to determine ⬩ ordain ⬩ have the deciding ⬩ control of matters, ⬩ with gen. ⬩ with dat. or inst. ⬩ with a clause ⬩ absolute ⬩ to have power that brings something to pass, ⬩ to cause ⬩ be the cause, author, source of something, ⬩ with gen. ⬩ with dat. or acc. ⬩ of things, with gen. ⬩ of motives ⬩ to have power to do ⬩ be able

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Voc. ii. 44, 43.

Linked entries: án-waldan wealdian

eallunga

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Swá eallunga ita prorsus, i. omnino, An. Ox. 4081. Eallunge, 2901. Eallenga, Wrt. Voc. ii. 43, 59. Eallunga profecto, An. Ox. 27, 4. Ne wilt þú þé ondrǽdan; þín bén is eallunga fram Gode gehýred. . . .

ge-wǽde

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Th. i. 60 b, 12. the sails of a ship. v. ge-wǽdian; <b>III:</b> wǽde, Of þám scipe wǽron þá næglas forlorene and þá gewǽdu wǽron út on þá ýþa áworpene ex navi clavi perditi, vela in undis projecta, Gr.

métan

(v.)
Grammar
métan, p. te

To meet with ⬩ come upon ⬩ come across ⬩ find

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In. 42; Th. i. 128, 14. Swá ǽr swá hé hádes wyrþne mon métan mihte as soon as he could meet with a man worthy of the (episcopal) rank, Bd. 3, 29; S. 561, 26. Ðǽr byþ sóþ symble méted truth is ever found there, Ps. Th. 118, 160.

ge-lícettan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-lícettan, p. te.
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<b>II a.

Linked entry: ge-liccettan

ge-metlic

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regnum, Ofs- 3i 7 i S. 120, I&lt; 5. keeping due measure, not excessive Ðurh ðá gemetgunge ðæs hwǽtes is getácnod gemetlico word (modus verbi) ðý lǽs hira mon má geóte on ðæt undiópe mód ðonne hit behabban mæge, Past. . 159, 13. gentle, mild. v.

Linked entry: ge-métednes

of-áxian

(v.)
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Ic bidde þé ꝥ þú lǽte ofáxian gif þis folc hæbbe ǽnige unrihtwísnysse ongeán heora God perquire si est aliqua iniquitas eonim in conspectu Dei eorum, Hml.

fæsten

firmament ⬩ citadel ⬩ fort ⬩ a fortification ⬩ entrenchments ⬩ fastness ⬩ stronghold ⬩ a prison ⬩ a sepulchre ⬩ Hell ⬩ claustrum

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Voc. ii. 100, 71. Fæsten oppidum, sé þe on fæstene sit oppidanus, i. 84, 41, 47. Fæsten municipium, i. oppidum, An. Ox. 2443: municipium, i. civitas, 3990. Burge, fæstenes municipii, 5123. Fæstennes arcis, Wrt. Voc. ii. 10, 1.

losian

(v.)
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Th. i. 78, 5. to lose strength, fail, faint Ne losiga hiá in woeg ne deficiant in via, Mt. L. 15, 32. in reference to temporal prosperity, to fail, be ruined Mið ðý gé losigað cum defeceritis, Lk. L. 16, 9.

ǽ-wita

(n.)
Grammar
ǽ-wita, an; m. [æ lex, wita gnarus homo, sapiens]

One skilled in the law ⬩ a counsellor ⬩ legis peritus ⬩ consiliarius

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One skilled in the law, a counsellor; legis peritus, consiliarius Ealdum ǽwitan ageaf andsware gave answer to the old counsellor, Elen. Kmbl. 907; El. 455

Linked entry: wita

a-fæged

(v.; part.)
Grammar
a-fæged, -fægd; part.

Depicted ⬩ drawn ⬩ depictus

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Depicted, drawn; depictus Bǽron anlícnysse Drihtnes Hǽlendes on brede afægde and awritene ferebant imaginem Domini Salvatoris in tabula depictam, Bd. 1, 25; S. 487, 4

and-bídian

(v.)
Grammar
and-bídian, p. ode; pp. od

To expect ⬩ expectare

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Andbídiaþ wíldeór on þurste heora expectabunt onagri in siti sua, 103, 12

a-stígend

(n.)
Grammar
a-stígend, es; m.

A rider ⬩ ascensor

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A rider; ascensor Hors and astígend [MS. astígende] aweorpeþ on síe equum et ascensorem dejecit in mare, Cant. Moys. Ex. 15, 1; Thw. 29, 6