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stefn

Grammar
stefn, voice.
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Engel stefne ábeád, torhtan reorde, Dan. 510. Hóf hlúde stefne lifigendra leód, Exod. 276. Ongan hé mid mycelre stefne ( voce magna) hlýdan . . .

twig

(n.)
Grammar
twig, twí, es; n.
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Of ðam twige ( Abel's murder ) ludon réðe wæstme. Cd. Th. 60, 28; Gen. 988. Heó brohte án twig ( ramum ) of ánum elebeáme. Gen. 8, 11: Cd. Th. 88, 30; Gen. 1473. Gé synt twigu ( palmites ), Jn. Skt. 15, 5. Him ða twigu þincaþ merge. Met. 13, 44.

Linked entries: twí twigu

BORH

(n.)
Grammar
BORH, g. borges; d. borge; acc. borh; pl. nom. acc. borgas; g. a; d. um; m.

a security, pledge, loan, bailfœnusa person who gives security, a surety, bondsman, debtorfidejussor, debitor

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Abere se borh ðæt he aberan scolde let the borh bear that he ought to bear, L. Edg. ii. 6; Th. i. 268, 9. On his ágenon borge on his own security, L. Eth. i. 1; Th. i. 282, 10. Gif ðú feoh to borge selle if thou give money on loan, L.

Linked entries: an-burge borg

on-sund

(adj.)
Grammar
on-sund, adj.

of persons, sound, whole, uninjuredof things, sound, entire, perfect, without flaw or injury

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Ábeád ðæt hié hine ealles onsundne eft gebrohten of ðære folcsceare the king ordered that Abraham should be brought again out of Egypt safe and sound, Cd. Th. 112, 15; Gen. 1871. Hé áléde his tunecan uppon ðám deádum, and hí ansunde árison, Homl.

Linked entry: án-súnd

be-seón

(v.)

To lookattentionexpectationTo see aboutcare forattend toprovide for

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Beseah Drihten tó Abele and tó his lácum, Gen. 4, 4, 5. Hé beseah wið mín, and gehýrde mín gebed, Ps. Th. 39, 1. Ealle heó on áne ídelnesse symle beségan omnes declinaverunt, simul inutiles facti sunt 52, 4. Beseoh tó mé, Ps. Th. 12, 3: 21, 1.

gild

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Mk. p. 4, 20. that which takes the place of something lost Seth wæs Abeles gield on woruldríce, Gen. 1109.

ǽne

a first time once, at any time once, at some former time at once

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Ic ðé ǽne ábealh, ðá wit Adam eaples þigdon, Sat. 410 (substitute this for translation in Dict.). at once Ǽne ic fare tó ðé and ádílgige ðé semel ascendam in medio tui et delebo te, Ex. 33, 5.

ǽrende

(adj.)

a messagean errand, a mission

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Ásǽdon his geféran hú hé heora ǽrenda ábeád, Ors. 4, 6; S. 178, 10-22. Earmra manna ǽrende wrecan (ǽrendo ábeódan, v. l.), Bd. 3, 6; Sch. 209, 20. Ǽrende wreccan legationem volvere, 2, 9; Sch. 146, 25.

Linked entry: ǽrend

heá-lic

loftytallhigh uppreciouselevatedraisedloudprofoundintenseextremenobleexcellent

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Abel hæfde þreó heálice mihta ( tria maxima justitiae praeconia), Angl. vii. 8, 78. of feeling, condition, profound, intense, extreme Sý heálic swige æt þǽm gereorde summum fiat silentium ad mensam, R. Ben. 62, 13.

á-dreógan

to bear offsuffer, endureto bear with, tolerateto pass, spend timeto carry out, perform

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Bysmra ádreógan, 15, 34. to bear with, tolerate :-- Ic bidde ðé, ðæt ðú mé geþyldelíce ábere and ádreóge, Gr. D. 267, 17. Ic wundrige hú seó sǽ ádruge míne unrihtlican lustas, Hml. S. 23 b, 385. Ðǽr beóþ geþyldelíce tó ádreóganne ðá yflan men, Gr.

Linked entry: á-dreósan

á-beran

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Ábere se borh ðæt hé áberan scolde, L. Edg. ii. 6; Th. i. 268, 9

sár

(n.)
Grammar
sár, es; n.

pain, suffering, sorenessa pain, pang, sore, woundgrief, pain, ¨trouble, sorrowa grief, sorrow, pain, wound

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Ðú ðæt sár ( stripes and blows ) áber, Andr. Kmbl. 1912; ¨An. 958. Ðæt gé him sára gehwylc gehǽlde that you should heal every wound for him, Exon. Th. 144, 11; Gú. 676.

ge-gladian

(v.)
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Voc. ii. 145, 3. to please Sé sé þe þæt déð þæt his þearfa beóð, sé gegladað God; and sé þe déð ǽnig unnyt, . . . hé ábelhð his Drihtne, Wlfst. 279, 1. Gif hí mid gódum weorcum hine gegladiað, Ælfc. T. Grn. 6, 16. Ꝥ hig God gegladian, Ll.

frignan

(v.)
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Worde frægn wuldres aldor Cain hwǽr Abel wǽre Gen. 1002. Hine frugnon (frúnon, v.l. ) his geféran for hwan hé þis dyde, Bd. 4, 3; Sch. 361, 12. Heó cwæð þæt heó frugne (frúne, frægn, v. ll. ) hî hwæt hî sóhton, 3, 8; Sch. 222, 15.

hleóþor

(adj.)

a soundnoisevoice

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Hé þurh hleóðor ábeád ege earmum gǽstum, 657.

hǽlu

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Hé hǽlo ábeád Maria mycle, Men. 50. Mé Gabrihel hǽlo bodade, Cri. 202. Beádas hǽlo ł groetas salutate, Mt. L.

on-scunian

(v.)
Grammar
on-scunian, -scynian, -sceonian.

to regard with loathing, to abhor, detest, execrateto regard with disfavour, to refuse, reject, shunto regard with fearto irritate

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Anscungendi aporiens 100, 41. to irritate Ábealg vel onscunede exacerbavit, i. provocavit, adflixit 144, 56. Onscynedun exacervaverunt Ps. Surt. 106, 11

cyst

(n.)
Grammar
cyst, cist, e; f. [ceósan to choose] .

choice, election optio, electio æstimatio excellence, virtue, munificence, goodness præstantia, virtus, largitas, bonitas

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choice, election; optio, electio Ic ðé cyst abeád I have offered thee a choice, Cd. 91; Th. 115, 14; Gen. 1919.

Linked entry: wyn

torht

(adj.)
Grammar
torht, adj.

Bright,splendidof the brightness of light,of splendid appearancebrightbeautifulsplendidsplendid,glorious,noble,illustrious,having splendid qualities or properties,bright,clear

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Ðúhte him ðæt engel stígan cwóme and stefne ábeád, torhtan reorde, Cd. Th. 248, 10; Dan. 511

heall

a residencepalacea templea court of law

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Hwearf þá tó healle . . . þæt hé ofer his ealdre gestód, ábeád for þǽre duguðe deóp ǽrende, Az. 166. Swá swá ǽlces cynges háma; beóð sume on búre, sume on healle, sume on ódene, Solil. H. 44, 19. Cyning sceal on healle beágas dǽlan (cf.