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ge-metgian

(v.)
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IV. to fix the measure or amount of :-- For ðǽre rihtwísnesse hé gereceð ðæs gyltes bóte, and for ðǽre mildheortnesse hé gemetgað þǽre scylde wíte, Ll. Lbmn. 474, ii.

ryne

(n.)
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ryne, es; m.

A course, run, running,an orbitcourse, uninterrupted progressa course, water-course, a flow, flux of blood course, cycle, lustrecourse of life

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A course, run, running, both in the sense of ¨motion and in that of the path in which motion takes place. of a ship Ánes ceóles ryne on London free entrance of one ship into the port of London (cf. ego indico me dedisse unius navis incessum in portu

Linked entry: rine

sceamian

(v.)
Grammar
sceamian, ode.

to feel shame, be ashamed to cause shame

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Ðæs ús ne scamaþ ná, ac ðæs ús scamaþ swýðe, ðæt wé bóte áginnan, 165, 39. Hý scamaþ, ðæt hý bétan heora misdǽda, 165, 8. Ða woroldlecan lǽcas scomaþ, ðæt. . ., Past. 1, 1; Swt. 25, 20. Mé sceamaþ ðæt ic wædlige mendicare erubesco, Lk. Skt. 16,3.

ge

andevenevenboth . . . and . . . and

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Þæt ic lufige ge furðum on þeófum quas amo etiam in latronibus 16, 13. where ge introduces the first word or clause, and is followed by ge as a connective, both . . . and . . . Ge . . . ge tam . . . quam. An. Ox. 2745 : 8, 281.

leger

(n.)
Grammar
leger, es; n.

a lyingdeadsicknessdeatha coucha laira grave

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Ge on lífe ge on legere both alive and in the grave, L. Eth. v. 9; Th. i. 306, 22: vi. 5; Th. i. 316, 14: ix. 28; Th. i. 346, 19. Unsac hé wæs on lífe beó on legere swá swá hé móte, i. 184, 13; Lchdm. iii. 288, 6.

Linked entries: clǽne ÁDL

wæl

(n.)
Grammar
wæl, es; n.

the slainthe deada number of slain,a single corpsea slain personslaughtercarnagedestruction

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On wæll fyllan to kill in battle, Bd. 1, 12;S. 481, 24. as object of verbs of slaying Ðǽr wæs micel wæl geslægen on gehwæþre hond many were killed on both sides, Chr. 871; Erl. 74, 11: 833; Erl. 64, 20.

weá

(n.)
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weá, an; m.

woe misery evil afflictiontroubleevilwickedness malice

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Ic ǽnigra mé weána ne wénde bóte gebídan, 1870; B. 933. Hié ealle worlde weán oforhogodan, Blickl. Homl. 119, 15. Weallende weán, Exon.

Linked entries: wáwa weó

ÆT

(prep.)
Grammar
ÆT, prep.

ATtobeforenextwithinforagainstapudjuxtapropeanteadincontraOffromaabdeTountoas far asadusquead

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Is seó bót gelong eal æt ðé ánum the expiation is all ready with thee alone, Exon. 10a; Th. 10, 16; Cri. 153. Ne mihton hí áwiht æt me ǽftr gewyrcean they might not ever do anything against me, Ps. Th. 128, 1.

líc

(n.)
Grammar
líc, es; n.

A body

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Ðendan bu somod líc and sáwle lifgan móte whilst both soul and body may live together, Exon. 27 a; Th. 81, 21; Cri. 1327. Líc and gǽst, 46 b; Th. 160, 8; Gú. 940: 50 a; Th. 172, 25; Gú. 1149.

hí-réd

(n.)
Grammar
hí-réd, hírd, es; m.

A household,house, family, the body of domestic retainers of a great man or king, a court, the members of a religious house, a company, band of associates

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Ic wille ðat alle míne men bén fré on hírde and on túne I desire that all my men be free both in my household and vill, Cod. Dipl. Kmbl. iv. 269, 12. Ðam híréde intó ealdan mynstre to the brotherhood at the old monastery, Chart. Th. 499, 14.

Linked entry: hý-réd

simble

(adv.)
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simble, symble, simle, siemle, semle, symle ; adv.
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Ne swylteþ hé symle ac him eft cymeþ bót he does not die for ever, does not remain dead, but remedy comes again to him, Exon.

Linked entries: symble symle

Ælfréd

(n.)
Grammar
Ælfréd, es; m. [ælf an elf; réd = rǽd counsel, wise in counsel: v. Ælfred]

AlfredAlfrédusAlfred the Great

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ne on Frysisc gesceapen ne on Denisc; bútan swá him sylfum þúhte ðæt hí nytwyrðe beón meahton then, A.D. 897, king Alfred commanded long ships to be built against the Danish ships [æscas] which were full nigh twice as long as the others; ...they were both

weaxan

(v.)
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weaxan, weacsan, weahsan, weahxan, wexan, wehsan; ic weaxe; ðú wyxt; hé weaxeþ, weaxþ, weaxt, waexit, weaxst, wexeþ, wexþ, wixt, wihst, wihxþ, wyxþ, wyxt, wyxst, wycxþ; p. weóx, weócs, weóhs, pl. weóxon, weóhson, weóxson ; pp. weaxen

To wax, grow.to grow, be produced,to grow, grow upto grow, increase, wax to grow in honour, grow great, flourish, prosper to be productiveto grow, take shape

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Hér ys seó bót hú ðú meaht ðíne æceras bétan, gif hí nellaþ wel wexan, Lchdm. i. 398, 2. Hé ða weaxendan wende eorðan on sealtne mersc terram fructiferam in salsuginem, Ps.

CWÉN

(n.)
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CWÉN, gen. dat. cwéne; acc. cwén, cwénn, cwéne; pl. nom. acc. cwéne, cwéna; gen. cwéna; dat. cwénum; f: cwéne, cwýne; gen. dat. acc. cwénan, cwýnan; pl. nom. acc. cwénan; gen. cwénena; dat. cwénum; f.

a woman femina a wife uxor a king's or emperor's wife, a QUEEN, empress regina, imperatrix, augusta

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Ofslóh ge ðone cyning, ge ða cwéne slew both the ting and the queen, Ors. 3, 11 ; Bos. 74, 4: Homl. Th. i. 438, 21: Exon. 90a; Th. 338, 22; Gn. Ex. 82 . Cyningas and cwéne kings and queens, 113a; Th. 433, 15; Rä. 50, 8.

HÝD

(n.)
Grammar
HÝD, e; f.

HIDEskin

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Gif mon óðrum rib forsleá binnan gehálre hýde geselle x scill. tó bóte gif sió hýd síe tóbrocen ... if a man fracture another's rib without breaking the skin let him pay ten shillings in compensation; if the skin be broken ..., L.

Linked entry: hýd-gild

ge-nerian

(v.)
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</b> to cure of disease :-- Hé eów fram blindnesse bóte gefremede, and fram unclǽnum generede deófla gástum. El. 301. Generad fotus (cf. fotus gelácnod, Wrt. Voc. ii. 149, 77), An.

ge-ceósan

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Wille ic ꝥ symble mid eów gehealden sý þe gé tó friðes bóte gecoren hæfdon, Ll. Th. i. 278, 2. to accept a condition Hé eall ꝥ lǽste ꝥ uncer formǽl wæs þá ic tó him gebeáh and his wilian geceás ( became his vassal ), Ll. Th. i. 178, 9.

níd

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Seó þearlwísnes þæs heardan lífes him ǽrest of nýde (néde, v. l.) becóm (ex necessitate obuenerat) for bóte his synna, Bd. 4, 25 ; Sch. 493, 19. necessity from the facts or circumstances of the case Nales oð bewerenesse þá symbelnesse tó mǽrsienne mæssesanges

brýten-walda

(n.; adj.)
Grammar
brýten-walda, brýten-wealda, bréten-ánwealda, an; m: brýten-weald, es; m.

A powerful ruler or kingpræpotens rexa rulerthe British aboriginesto bruise, break, to break into small portions, to dispersea ruler, king, an extensive or powerful king, a king whose power is widely extended.a powerful kingthe wide expanse of eartha spacious realmthe spacious worlda spacious dwellinga war-king

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Eng. ii. 8-21] opposes both Turner and Lappenberg, asserting that there was not any general ruler or superior war-king elected by the Anglo-Saxons, and that even Bret-walda [q. v.] does not refer to the Britons, that it is so written in only one MS. of

healf

(num.; adj.; adv.)
Grammar
healf, adj.

HALF

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Sié be healfum ðæm ðonne sió bót let the fine then be half that, L. Alf. pol 11; Th. i. 68, 18: 39; Th. i. 88, 2: L. M. 2, 65; Lchdm. ii. 292, 17.