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ge-teohhian

(v.)
Grammar
ge-teohhian, -teohian, -tiohhian, -tihhian; p. ode, ade; pp. od,ad

To appointdeterminedecreeassignstătuĕredecernĕreassignāre

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To appoint, determine, decree, assign; stătuĕre, decernĕre, assignāre Ðá heó Gode ánum geteohode þeówian cum Deo sōli servīre decrēvisset, Bd. 4, 23; S. 593, 7.

dwolma

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Eal bið úpheofon sweart and gesworcen, deorc and dimhíw and dwolma sweart tristius coelum tenebris obducitur atris, Dóm. L. 106: Wlfst 137, 10. Dwolma cahus ( = chaos, Lk. 16, 26), Wrt. Voc. ii. 73, 65: 17, 56. Dwolman (in antiquum) chaos, An.

snǽd

(n.)
Grammar
snǽd, es; m.

The handle of a scythe.

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B. 15, 16, 19, C. 4 Hwílon befeóll án síðe of ðam snǽde intō ánum deópan seáðe. Benedictus heóld ðone snǽd bufon ðam wætere ðǽr ðæt ísen ásanc, and ðǽrrihte hit becom swymmende tó ðam snǽde Homl. Th. ii. 162, 10-14

ofer-hleóðrian

(v.)

to outsound, exceed in soundto exceed

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to outsound, exceed in sound Ðeáh ánra gehwylc hæbbe gyldene býman, and ealra býmena gehwylc hæbbe .xii. hleóðor, and hleóðra gehwylc sý heofone heárre and helle deópre, ðonne ðæs hálgan cantices se gyldena organ hé hý ealle oferhleóðraþ, and ealle ða

fæst-nes

(n.)
Grammar
fæst-nes, -niss, -ness, -nyss,e ; f.

Firmament, firmness, stability, fastness, fortification firmāmentum, firmĭtūdo, mūnīmen, propugnācŭlum

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Firmament, firmness, stability, fastness, fortification; firmāmentum, firmĭtūdo, mūnīmen, propugnācŭlum Firmamentum [fæstnes] is ðeós róderlíce heofen, mid manegum steorrum amett ...

Linked entries: fæstennes festnes

neát

(n.)
Grammar
neát, es; n.

A neatan ox or a cowcattlebeastanimal

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Deór and neát bestiae et universa pecora, 148, 10. Ða dumban neát, Andr. Kmbl. 134; An. 67. Tó neáta scypene ad stabula jumentorum, Bd. 4, 24; S. 597. 9. Nǽnig mann scypene his neátum ne timbreþ, 1, 1; S. 474, 32.

ge-frignan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-frignan, -fringan; p. -frægn, -fregn, pl. -frugnon; pp. -frugnen.

to askinterrogareto learn by askinghear of

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Eác we ðæt gefrugnon also we have heard that, Exon. 12 a; Th. 19, 15; Cri. 301 : 100 a; Th. 378, 11; Deór. 14 : Elen. Kmbl. 343; El. 172. Swá guman gefrungon as men have heard, Beo. Th. 1337; B. 666.

á-feorsian

(v.)
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Ic áfyrsige ðá yfelan deór eów fram, Hml. S. 13, 162. Seó hálgung þe deófla áfyrsað, Ll. Th. i. 360, 32. Áfyrseþ aufert , Ps. Spl. 75, 12. Áfyrseþ hé þás earfoðnesse fram ús, Bl. H. 247, 4. Hí áfyrsiað nǽddran, Hml. Th. i. 304, 20.

Wiht

(n.)
Grammar
Wiht, Wiht-land, Wiht (Wihte) eáland

the Isle of Wight

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Seó ðeód ðe Wiht ðæt eálond (Wihtland, v. l.) oneardaþ gens quae Vectam tenet insulam I. 15; S. 483, 22. [From Latin Vecta or Vectis.]

slídan

(v.)
Grammar
slídan, p. slád; pp. sliden

To slide, slip, fall to slide, glideto make a mistake, to fail, errto fall into an unhappy conditionto pass away, be transitory or perishable

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Kmbl. 758;Sal. 378. to fall into an unhappy condition Gif seó sáwl slídan sceal in ða écan wíte Wulfst. 187, 16. to pass away, be transitory or perishable Ðeós mennisce tyddernes biþ swá slídende swá glæs, ðonne hit scínþ and ðonne tðbersteþ; ac Godes

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fág

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Ceruleus, i. glaucus, fáh, deorc, color est inter album et nigrum, subniger, 130, 35. Hwítes heówes and eác missenlices, on hringwísan fág candido versi colore in modum ranarum, Nar. 16, 2. Ꝥ feórðe nýten wæs fágum earne gelíc, Hml S. 15, 184.

offrian

(v.)
Grammar
offrian, p. ode, ede

To offer, bring a sacrifice or gift in honour of another

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Hé offrude lác Gode his fæder mactatis victimis Deo patris sui, Gen. 46, 1. Offrode, Homl. Th. ii. 456, 34. [Hé offrede hit (the body of St. Florentine) Crist and sce Peter,] [Chr. 1013; Erl. 149, 21.]

hleóþor

(adj.)

a soundnoisevoice

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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.

wynsumian

(v.)
Grammar
wynsumian, p. ode

To rejoiceexultbe joyful

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Wynsumiaþ Gode jubilate Deo, Ps. Surt. 65, 1. Gefeáþ and wynnsumiaþ gaudete et exultate, Mt. Kmbl. Lind. 5, 12. Wynsumiaþ, Ps. Th. 31, 13: Blickl. Homl. 191, 35. Gedó ðæt mín gást wynsumige on ðínre hǽlo, 159, 2.

Linked entry: wyn-sum

dún-scrǽf

(n.)
Grammar
dún-scrǽf, gen. -scræfes; pl. nom. acc. -scrafu; gen. -scrafa; dat. -scrafum, -scræfum; n. [dún a mountain, scræf a den, cave]

A mountain-cavemontāna cavema

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A mountain-cave; montāna cavema Dúnscrafu, nom. pl. mountain-caves, Exon. 56 a; Th. 199, 12; Ph. 24. He séceþ dýgle stówe under dúnscrafum he seeks a secret place among the mountain-caves, 96 a; Th. 357, 32; Pa. 37. Weras woldon to dúnscræfum drohtoþ

ríce

(n.)
Grammar
ríce, es; n.

powerauthoritydominionruleempirereignbishopsconsulsa kingdomrealma diocesea nation

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Nú hé ðara læssena ríca reccend is hú micle swíðor wéne wé ðæt hé ofer ða máran síe omnem potestatem a Deo esse (omnes) recognoscunt. Quod si potestates a Deo sunt, quanto magis regna, a quibus reliquae potestates progrediuntur?

lǽce-wyrt

(n.)
Grammar
lǽce-wyrt, e; f.
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Ðeós wyrt ðe man lichanis stefanice and óðrum naman lǽcewyrt nemneþ this plant which is named λύχνιs στεφανική and by another name leechwort [Cockayne Lchdm. ii. 396, col. 2 suggests campions or ragged robin or one of that kindred as the plant here meant

langoþ

(n.)
Grammar
langoþ, es; m.

Longingdesirediscontent

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Hæfde him tó gesíþþe sorge and longaþ he had for company sorrow and discontent, l00 a; Th. 377, 14; Deór. 3. Forðon mec longeþas lyt gegrétaþ therefore longings visit me little, 37 a; Th. 121, 11; Gú. 287.

Linked entry: langaþ

strang-líc

(adj.)
Grammar
strang-líc, adj.
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Ðeáh ðeós eorðe þince on stede stronglíc, Met. 10, 11. Mínne stronglícan stól, Cd. Th. 23, 27 ; Gen. 366.

híw-cúþ

domesticfamiliar

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D. 71, 11. of things Ðeós wyrt ys culfran swíðe híwcúð (doves are very fond of this plant), þanon hý sum þeódscipe columbinam háteð, Lch. i. 170, 13.