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ge-settan

(v.)
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Bútan þú ǽr wið hí geþingige, sibbe gesette, Jul. 200. Huælc cynig bið færende tó gesettanne feht (committere bellum), Lk.

leód

(n.)
Grammar
leód, es; pl. [which is more frequent] leóde; m.

A manpoeta princemenpeoplecountry

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Bæd hé Theodor ðæt hé him and his leódum bisceop funde [ sibi suisque ], 4, 3; S. 566, 25. Tó nytnysse his leódum utilitati suæ gentis, 2, 16; S. 520, 3.

Linked entries: leóde leód-geld

wandian

(v.)
Grammar
wandian, p. ode.
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Se wilnaþ suíður ðæt mon lufge sóðfæsðnesse ðonne hine selfne, se ðe wilnaþ ðæt mon nánre ryhtwísnesse fore him ne wandige ille se ipso amplius veri*-*tatem desiderat amari, qui sibi a nullo vult contra veritatem parci, Past. 19; Swt. 145, 17. with a

Linked entries: ge-wand á-wandian

ealdor-mann

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Wilisce aldormenn, Chr. 465; P. 12, 27. a master, overseer of workmen Cóm hé tó þám túngeréfan, sé þe his ealdormon wæs veniens ad uilicum, qui sibi praeerat, Bd. 4, 24; Sch. 484, 22.

ge-scippan

(v.)
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Þá sibbe ðe þá tunglu on gesceapne wǽron, Bt. 39, 13; F. 232, 26. (l a) where the character, condition, &c. assigned at creation are given. Cf. ge-sceap ; 2. with complementary adj.

lufu

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V. an object of desire :-- Hú sægde hire his lust and willan, ꝥ his lufu wǽre ꝥ hé þá stówe neósode þára eádigra apostola indicauit ei desiderium sibi inesse beatorum apostolorum limina uisitandi, Bd. 5, 19; Sch. 657, 14. in phrases with a preposition

feor

(adv.)
Grammar
feor, adv.

avoidancewidelywidelyfarfar

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Ðeáh seó godcunde sibb him feorr (fior, v. l.) sié, Past. 363, 19. Ys heora heorte feor fram mé, Bl. H. 69, 25.

Linked entries: fier firr fyr

(adv.)
Grammar
HÚ, adv.

How

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Hú fela se hǽlend him dyde quanta sibi fecisset ihesus, Mk. Skt. 5, 20. Hú fela sagena hig ongén ðé secgeaþ quanta adversum te dicant testimonia, Mt. Kmbl. 27, 13. Hú lange forbere ic eów usque quo patiar vos? 17, 17.

Linked entries: hú-lic hú-meta hwu

steór

(n.)
Grammar
steór, and stýr, e; f.
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Ðæt hé ðoncfull sí stýre him ðæs bebodenan folces contentus sit gubernatione creditae sibi plebis, Bd. 4, 5; S. 372, 33. God sette ǽ ðam folce tó steóre, Ælfc. T. Grn. 5, 36: L. Eth. ix. 36; Th. i. 348, 14: L. Ælfc. P. 8; Th. ii. 366, 18: Boutr.

swerian

(v.)
Grammar
swerian, p. swór (but a weak swerede occurs; cf.
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Hig swóron him betweónan, ðæt hig sibbe heóldon, Gen. 21, 31. Ðá swóran hié swíðe, ðæt hié sóð sægdon, Nar. 25, 27. Swerige hé, ðæt hé him nán fácn on wiste, L. In. 56; Th. i. 138, 12: L. Ath. v. 12, 2; Th. i. 242, 4.

Linked entry: fore-swerian

weorþscipe

(n.)
Grammar
weorþscipe, es; m.
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Se ðe wel þénaþ, hé gódne wyrðscipe him sylfum gestrýnð qui bene ministraverit, gradum bonum sibi adquirit, R. Ben. 54, 18. <b>VIIa.</b> pl. Dignities, persons in office (?) :-- Wyrþscipas comitia (cf. weorþung-dæg). Wrt.

ymb-hwyrft

(n.)
Grammar
ymb-hwyrft, (-hwearft, -hweorft, -hwerft), es; m.
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God him forgeaf sibbe on eallum ymbhwirfte data est a Deo pax in omnes per circuitum nationes, Jos. 21, 42. On eallum ðám ymbhwyrfte, 10, 21. On his ymbhwyrfte bið swíðlíc storm, Homl. Th. i. 618, II.

ge-wríþan

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Th. ii. 28, 27. to bind together, draw together Tólýs sace bendas, gewríþ sibbe wǽre dissolve litis vincula, asstringe pacis fędera, Hy. S. 29, 3.

Linked entry: ge-wriþen

tó-slítan

(v.)
Grammar
tó-slítan, p. -slát, pl. -sliton; pp. -sliten

To tear in two,tear to pieces,tear asunderto tear in two,in pieces,rend material,to give a torn appearance to anythingto serrateto rend,cleave,break asunder that which is hard or bulkyto tear the flesh,rend,bite,woundlacerateto tear asunderpartseparate what has been joinedseverto pull to piecesdestroy the existence of an object, abstract or concreteto destroydissipateto distract the mindTo be different

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Sibbe tóslítaþ sinhíwan tú, 284, 16; Jul. 698. Ðæt God gegeadrade monn ne tóslíte quod Deus conjunxit, homo non separet. Mt. Kmbl.

sceatt

(n.)
Grammar
sceatt, es ; m.

property, goods, wealth, treasureprice, gift, bribe, tax, tribute, money, goods a coin

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Th. 3377; B. 1686. of property which is paid as a price or contribution, price, gift, bribe, tax, tribute, money, goods :-- Anweald on sibbe smyltnesse gehealdan mid gefeohte oððe mid scette (by fighting or by paying tribute ), Lchdm. iii. 436, 15.

Linked entry: sceat

wén

(n.)
Grammar
wén, e; f.

suppositionopinionthoughtideahopeexpectationlikelihoodprobabilitychanceperhapsperchancemay beprobably

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Sibbe oflyste, wynnum and wénum 464, 4; Hö. 82.

Linked entry: wéna

riht

(adj.)
Grammar
riht, adj.

erect, directright, straight agreeable to the spirit of law, human or divine, just, equitable the requirements of a lawregulation, legitimate, lawful, regular satisfying the demands of conduct, right, proper, fitting satisfying the requirements of a standard, right, correct, true, orthodox

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Hé ongon hí lǽran ðæt hí rihte sibbe betwih him hæfdon . . . Hí ne woldan rihte Eástran healdan on heora tíd coepit eis suadere ut pace Catholica secum habita . . .

ge-hwirfan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-hwirfan, ge-hweorfan.
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Ðætte hié ðone hálwendan drync dæs wínes ne gehwierfen (-hwyrfen, v. l.) him selfum tó áttre quia saluberrimum vini potum in veneni sibi pocula vertunt Past. 364, 9. Ic eom tó náhtegehwyrfd ego ad nihilum redactus sum Ps. L. 72, 22.

Linked entry: ge-hweorfan

georne

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Hé geornor wolde sibbe þonne gewinn, Ors. 3, 1; S. 96, 18. (6 a) of the course of events, happily, prosperously :-- Hit ágann mid heom gódian georne they began to have uninterrupted prosperity, Wlfst. 14, 14. eagerly, zealously Frýnd synd hié míne georne

fón

(v.)

to takecatchto takearrestapprehendto getgainto getsufferexperienceto beginto beginto taketo set aboutundertaketo attackto begin atto take taketo set to work atdeal withreceiveacceptto taketo taketake possession ofto taketo takeundertaketo taketo take toallow ofto take toto take tojoin battleto join togetherto struggle with

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Ne lǽt ðu ðæt yrre licgean on ðínre heortan ofer sunnan setlunge, ac fóh tó sibbe ǽror, Hex. 46, 14. Tó sibbe fón in pacem redire, R. Ben. 19, l: Ll. Th. ii. 182, 3.