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sige-beáh

(n.)
Grammar
sige-beáh, g. -beáges; m.

That which encircles the head of the victor ⬩ a crown

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That which encircles the head of the victor, a crown Hé onféng sigebeáh (coronam) éces lífes. Bd. 1, 7; S. 478, 34. Sigbég, Jn. Skt. Lind. 19, 2: Rtl. l, 15. Sigbéh, 6, 1

ge-twífyldan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-twífyldan, -twýfyldan

to double

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Hí beóþ getwyfylde they are doubled, Homl. Th. ii. 372, 35

á-timbran

Grammar
á-timbran, á-timbrian.
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Hé hét átimbran (-ian, v.l.) þá ciricean, Chr. 643; P. 26, 15: 913; P. 96, 20. Add

húru

(adv.)
Grammar
húru, adv.

At least ⬩ at all events ⬩ at any rate ⬩ in any case ⬩ however ⬩ even ⬩ yet ⬩ only ⬩ indeed ⬩ certainly ⬩ especially

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Woldon hine habban húru swá deádne they would have him when he was dead at any rate, 518, 23. Húru fífténe míla brád at least fifteen miles broad, Ors. 1, 1; Swt. 20, 8. Ðæt hé húru þreó þing ðananforþ healdan wille, L. Eth. v. 6; Th. i. 306, 8 : L.

Linked entry: híru

geat

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Gif hé bið untýned and recð his neáhgebúres ceáp in on his ágen geat, Ll. Th. i. 126, 15. On þǽre byrig . . . hié þá gatu him tó belocen hæfdon, Chr. 755; P. 48, 16. Geatu, 901; P. 92, 8. Geatu portas, Ps. Th. 23, 7. Gæeto, Rtl. 18, 40.

rihtung

(n.)
Grammar
rihtung, e; f.

direction ⬩ guidance ⬩ correction ⬩ setting right ⬩ correction ⬩ reproof ⬩ a direction ⬩ rule ⬩ regularis

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Hé sceall gehádode men gewissian, ðæt heora ǽlc wite hwæt him gebyrige tó dónne, L. I. P. 7 ; Th. ii. 312, 9. Gyrd rihtingce virga directionis, Ps. Spl. 44, 8. Him God hálige ǽ sette tó heora lífes rihtinge, Homl. Th. i. 558, 21.

Linked entry: rihting

micel

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Hwǽr beóþ þá glengeas and þá mycclat, gegyrelan þe hé þone líchoman ǽr mid frætwode?, Bl. H. 111, 36. For hwan ne déþ hé ꝥ lǽsse nú hé ꝥ máre dyde?

cunnian

(v.)
Grammar
cunnian, p. ode, ade , ede; pp. od , ad , ed ; v. a.

to prove, try, inquire, search into, seek for, explore, examine, investigate, tempt, venture ⬩ probare, tentare, explorare, requirere, experiri, periclitari ⬩ with gen. To have, experience of, ⬩ to make trial of ⬩ periclitari, experiri

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Se cunnaþ Dryhtnes meahta he tempteth the Lord's might, Salm. Kmbl. 454; Sal. 227. He ðín cunnode he has proved thee, Cd. 163; Th. 204, 16; Exod. 420: Bd. 3, 2; S. 525, 15. with gen.

Eádbald

(n.)
Grammar
Eádbald, -bold, es; m. [eád happy, bald bold]

Eadbald, son of Ethelbert, king of Kent. He succeeded his father to the kingdom of Kent in A.D. 616, and died in A.D. 640

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He succeeded his father to the kingdom of Kent in A.D. 616, and died in A.D. 640 Hér Æðelbryht Contwara cyning forþférde, and Eádbald his sunu féng to ríce, se forlét his fulluht and leofode on hǽðenum þeáwe, swá ðæt he hæfde his fæder láfe to wife in

niþþas

(n.)
Grammar
niþþas, niþas; pl. m. (a poetical word used only in the plural)

Men

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Hé from sceolde niþþum hweorfan he must die, Cd. Th. 74, 16; Gen. 1223 : 75, 5; Gen. 1235. Hé is niþum swǽs, is ðín milde mód ofer manna bearn, Ps. Th. 99, 4.

Linked entry: niþ

geornful-nes

(n.)
Grammar
geornful-nes, giornful-nes, -nys, -ness, -nyss, e; f.

Eagerness, diligence, earnestness, zeal, fervour, devotion ⬩ sollertia, dīlĭgentia, industria, fervor, devōtio

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Ðá he ðá se cyning his gelǽrednysse and his geornfulnysse geseah cujus erudĭtiōnem atque industriam videns rex, 3, 7; S. 529, 46. Mid mycelre geornfulnesse devōtiōne magna, 3, 30; S. 562, 3: L. Edg. i. 5; Th. i. 264, 22.

Linked entry: eornfullnes

brymme

(n.)
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Eorþe, brym ( pontus ), roderas, Hy. S. 74, 34. Se brym hwoðerode under his fótswaðum, Hml. Th. ii. 388, 19, Of grunde brymmes ( pelagi ), Rtl. 61, 33. Of brymme aequore, Hy. S. 70, 31. Ígland beworpen mid sealtum brymme, Hml.

gímeleáslíce

(adv.)
Grammar
gímeleáslíce, adv.
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Þá wénde hé ꝥ hé þá leóhtfatu gýmeleáslícor bétte þonne hé sceolde lampades negligenter exstinxisse se credidit Gr. D. 237, l. without care for good Ús þe yfele and gýmeleáslíce mid unrihte libbað nobis male viventibus atque negle-gentibus R.

þǽr-on

(adv.)
Grammar
þǽr-on, adv.

thereon ⬩ therein ⬩ thereinto ⬩ thereof

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thereon Hé com tó ðam treówe, sóhte wæstm ðǽron, and nǽnne ne gemétte, Homl. Th. ii. 408, 1. Se déma hét wyrcan áne hencgene and hét hón ðone bisceop þǽron, Homl. Skt. ii. 29, 253 : Blickl.

Linked entry: on

réðe

(adj.)
Grammar
réðe, ;adj.;

Fierce, cruel, savage ⬩ severe, stern, austere, zealous ⬩ wild, savage, fierce; ⬩ severe, cruel, fierce, dire;

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Ealle his ǽhta ríce réðe mann gedǽle ; may a rich and cruel man divide all his possessions;; scrutetur foenerator omnem substantiam ejus; Grein takes reðemann and compares Gothic raðjo; Gif hé (;a king;) his folc ofsit, ðon biþ hé ;tyrannus,; ðæt is réðe

Linked entry: hréðe

nama

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His noman wé sceolan weorþian mid wordum and dǽdum, Bl. H. 103, 27.

un-eáðe

(adv.)
Grammar
un-eáðe, adv.

with difficulty ⬩ grievously ⬩ hardly ⬩ unwillingly ⬩ hardly ⬩ hardly ⬩ scarcely ⬩ only just

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Ongit hé swá micle máran sige on him selfum swá hé uniéð wiðstód he will feel so much greater victory in himself as he had greater difficulty in withstanding, Past. 52; Swt. 407, 26.

dem

(n.)
Grammar
dem, demm,es ; m.

mischief, harm, injury, loss, misfortune ⬩ damnum, mălum, noxa, injūria, detrīmentum, calămĭtas

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He ðone demm his giémeliéste gebétan ne mæg he cannot remedy the mischief of his neglect, Past. 36, 3; Hat. MS. 47 a, 22.

Linked entry: demm

west

(adv.)
Grammar
west, adv.
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Hé west gewíteþ, 208, 27; Ph. 162. Wódon wælwulfas west ofer Pantan, Byrht. Th. 134, 41; By. 97. Ðá wende hé hine west wið Exanceastres, Chr. 894; Erl. 91, 10. Se sciphere sigelede west ymbútan, 877 ; Erl. 78, 17.

for-gǽgan

to go beyond ⬩ exceed ⬩ transgress ⬩ to pass by ⬩ omit to do ⬩ neglect ⬩ to pass away

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Án strica oððe án stæf ðǽre ealdan ǽ ne bið forgǽged (iota ununt aut unus apex non praeteribit a lege, Mt. 5, 18), Hml. Th. ii. 200, 1. to pass away Bebod hé gesette and hit ne gewíteþ ł hit ne forgǽgð (non praeteribit), Ps. L. 148, 6