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níten

(n.)
Grammar
níten, niéten, neáten, nýten, es; n.

An animal ⬩ beast ⬩ cattle

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Nýtenu and deór fixas and fugelas God gesceóp on flǽsce bútan sáwle. Ða nýtenu hé lét gán álotene, and hé forgeaf ðám nýtenum gærs, Homl. Th. i. 276, 3-6. Men and nýtenu sweltaþ homines et jumenta morientur, Ex. 9, 19.

Linked entries: neáten neóten néten nýten

ge-sceáwian

(v.)
Grammar
ge-sceáwian, p. ode; pp. od.

To spew, manifest, exhibit ⬩ exhibere, monstrāre, manifestāre ⬩ To see, behold, view, look round upon ⬩ videre, perspicere, circumspicere ⬩ To see, consider ⬩ videre, considerare

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Eorle monegum áre gesceáwaþ to many a man he shews honour, Exon. 100 b; Th. 379, 15; Deor. 33. He him wolde árlíc bisceop-setl gesceáwian he would shew [provide for] him an honourable bishop's-seat, Bd. 3, 7; S. 530, 2. acc.

Linked entry: sceáwian

eorþ-styrung

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Wæs mycel eorðstyrung wíde on Englalande (on Wygracestre and on Wíc and on Deórbý and elles gehwǽr, v. l.), Chr. 1048; P. 166, 24: 1089; P. 225, 11: Hml. S. 15, 60. Hé sǽde ꝥ his hús feólle fǽrlíce mid eorðstyrunge, 25, 842.

eo

(n.)
Grammar
eo, I. unaccented, generally stands before two consonants lc, ld, lf, rc, rd, rf, rg, rh, rl, rm, rn, rp, rr, rt, rþ, x; as, Geolca a yolk, sceolde should, seolfor silver, deorc dark, sweord a sword, ceorfan to carve, beorgan to protect, beorht bright, eorl earl, beorma barm, eornost earnest, weorpan to throw, steorra a star, heorte the heart, eorþe the earth, meox dung. II. eó accented, the diphthong, generally stands before the consonants c, d, f, g, h, l, m, n, p, r, s, st, t, w; as, Seóc sick, beódan to bid, þeóf a thief, fleógan to fly, hreóh rough, hweól a wheel, leóma a ray of light, beón to be, deóp deep, beór beer, ceosan to choose, breóst the breast, fleótan to float, leóþ a song, ceówan to chew. 2. eó is also the termination of many words, and then the ó in eó is always accented; as, Beó a bee; ic beó

I shall be

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I shall be; freó free; gleó glee; seó the; seó sim, sis, sit; treó a tree; breó three, etc

bráddra

(adj.)
Grammar
bráddra,
  • Bd. de nat. rerum
    • ;
  • Wrt. popl. science 14, 14
    • ;
  • Lchdm. iii. 264, 26
= brádra comp. def. m. of brád.

broader, larger

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broader, larger

byht

(n.)
Grammar
byht, es; m. [býgan to bend]
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Mec ahebbaþ ofer hæleða byht ðeós heá lyft this lofty air raises me above the dwellings of men, Exon. 103a; Th. 389, 26; Rä. 8, 3. Ofer wætres byht to lande over the water's abode [bay] to the land, Exon. 106a; Th. 404, 23; Rä. 23, 12

ge-dyrstig

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Saga hú þú gedyrstig þurh deóp gehygd wurde þus wígþrłst ofer eall wífa cyn, þæt þú mec gebunde, Jul. 431. in an unfavourable sense, presumptuous audacious Gif hé tó þan gedyrstig wǽre ꝥ hé þæt ábrǽce, C. D 131, 18.

ge-brítan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-brítan, p. te; pp. ge-briacute;ted, ge-brítt
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Ðeós wyrt hafað geoluwe blóstman, and gif þu hý betweónan þínum fingrum gebrýtest, þonne hafað heó swæc swylce myrre, Lch. i. 256, 9.

for-yldan

(v.)
Grammar
for-yldan, p. -ylde; pp. -ylded

To put off ⬩ defer ⬩ differre ⬩ sŭpersĕdēre

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To put off, defer; differre, sŭpersĕdēre Ne mæg mon foryldan ðone deóran síþ no one may put of the severe journey, Salm. Kmbl. 721; Sal. 360.

hleóþor

(adj.)

a sound ⬩ noise ⬩ voice

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Ðeáh ðe . . . ánra gehwylc . . . hæbbe gyldene býman on múðe, and ealra býmena gehwylc hæbbe .xii. hleóðor, and hleóðra gehwylc sý heofone heárre and helle deópre, ðonne géna ðæs hálgan cantices se gyldena organ hé hý ealle ofer-hleóðeð, Sal.

Wéland

(n.)
Grammar
Wéland, es; m.
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Th. 377, 9; Deór. 1. Wélandes geworc ne geswíceþ monna ǽnigum Wald. 2; Vald. 1, 2. Wélandes bearn 74; Vald, 2, 9. Beaduscrúda betst, Wélandes geweorc Beo. Th. 914; B. 455.

Linked entry: Weolud

ge-þicgan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-þicgan, -þicgean; p. -þah

To take ⬩ accept ⬩ receive ⬩ sumere ⬩ accipere

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Londryht geþah he received the land-right, 100 b; Th. 379, 29; Deór. 40: Cd. 161; Th. 200, 10; Exod. 354. Boitius se hæle hátte se ðone hlísan geþah Boethius the man was named who got that fame, Bt. Met. Fox 1, 106; Met. 1, 53.

Linked entry: þicgan

galluc

(n.)
Grammar
galluc, galloc, gallac, es; m.

The plant comfrey ⬩ symphy̆tum officĭnāle,

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The plant comfrey; symphy̆tum officĭnāle, Lin Ðeós wyrt, ðe man confirmam, and óðrum naman galluc nemneþ, biþ cenned on mórum and on feldum, and eác on mǽdum this herb, which is called confirma, and by another name comfrey, is produced on moors and in

á-gildan

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Th. i. 274, 3. to pay for, make retribution for Hí sculon deóre ágildan eal þæt hí forgímdon. Wlfst. 190, 22. Þá ǽrran þing ágoldene wǽron. Ors. 5, 15; S. 250, 31

Linked entries: á-geldan on-gildan

stelan

(v.)
Grammar
stelan, p. stæl, pl. stǽlon; pp. stolen
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Se ðeo steoþ on ðone dæg, ne geáhsaþ hit manna, Lchdm. iii. 178, 5. Stæl conpilabat, Wrt. Voc. ii. 22, 32. Wénst ðú, ðæt wé ðínes hláfordes gold stǽlon, Gen. 44, 8. Ne stel ðú, Ex. 20, 15: Mt. Kmbl. 19, 18. Ic stele furer, Kent. Gl. 1081.

Linked entry: a-stælan

ge-stælan

Grammar
ge-stælan, l. -stǽlan, dele first passage, in last for leágung l. leásung, and add: to bring home to a person a charge, liability, &c., to prove something to have been committed by, or
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to be due from, a person Gif mon on folces gemóte cyninges geréfan geyppe eofot (þeófðe, v.l.), and his eft geswícan wille, gestǽle on ryhtran hand ( let him make the charge good upon one who more justly may be charged; pertrahat hoc ad rectiorem manum

un-æþelboren

(adj.)
Grammar
un-æþelboren, adj.

Not nobly born ⬩ not of noble birth

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Ealle cristene men, ǽgðer ge ríce ge heáne, ge æðelborene ge unæðelborene, and se hláford and se ðeówa, ealle hí sind gebróðra, Homl. Th. i. 260, 20

Linked entry: æþel-boren

dýgle

(adj.)
Grammar
dýgle, secret, hidden, Exon. 35 b; Th. 115, 7; Gú. 186: Cd. 178; Th. 224, 2; Dan. 130; def. nom. f. n.
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of dýgol

Linked entry: dýgol

ge-dwol-godas

(n.)
Grammar
ge-dwol-godas, pl. m.

False gods ⬩ idols ⬩ falsi dei ⬩ īdōla

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-an] broht biþ ne ausus est quispiam e păgānis eōrum quidquam commĭnuĕre quæ deōrum simulacris allāta fuĕrant, i. 4; Hick. Thes. ii. l00, 6, 11

ge-hihtan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-hihtan, -hyhtan; p. -hihte; pp. -hihted.

to hope ⬩ trust ⬩ spērāre ⬩ to rejoice ⬩ exultāre

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On hys naman ðeóda gehyhtaþ in nŏmĭne ejus gentes spērābunt, Mt. Bos. 12, 21. to rejoice; exultāre Muntas gehihtaþ swá swá rammas montes exultasti sīcut arietes, Ps. Spl. 113, 6

Linked entry: ge-hyhtan

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