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FULL

(n.; adj.)
Grammar
FULL, ful; gen. m. n. fulles, f. fulre: def. se fulla; seó, ðæt fulle: comp. m. fulra, f. n. fulre; sup. fullost; adj.

FULLfilledcompleteentireplēnussătiātusconfertusintĕger

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Hit is gecyndelíc ðæt ealle eorþlíce líchaman beóþ fulran on weaxendum mónan ðonne on wanigendum it is natural that all earthly bodies are fuller at the increasing moon than at the waning, Bd. de nat. rerum; Wrt. popl. science 15, 11; Lchdm. iii. 268,

Linked entries: ful ful- fol

EÁC

(con.)
Grammar
EÁC, conj.

EKE, also, likewise, moreover, and etiam, quoque, et Nevertheless, however nihilōmĭnusSo also, also, moreover, very like, even so, as if parimŏdo, tamquamQuin etSo also, even so, likewise

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Ic eów secge, eác máran ðonne wítegan I say unto you, and more than a prophet. Mt. Bos. 11, 9. Adam hæfde nigen hund wintra and þrítig eác Adam had nine hundred winters, and thirty also, Cd. 55; Th. 68, 31; Gen. 1126: 58; Th. 71, 3; Gen. 1165.

láð

(adj.)
Grammar
láð, adj.

hatefulhatedloathedlothdispleasinginjuriousgrievoushostilemaligninimical

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Næs ic him láðra ówihte ðonne his bearna hwylc I was not a whit less dear to him than any of his children, 4856; B. 2432. Ic á ne geseah láðran landscipe never saw I scene more hateful, Cd. 19; Th. 24, 11; Gen. 376.

eald

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Man hine gehádede efter þan ealdan gewunan, Chr. 1070; P. 204, 8.

ge-irnan

(v.)
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Snáw cymð of ðám þynnum wǽtan þe . . . byð gefroren ǽr þan hé tó dropum geurnen sý, iii. 278, 25. of action, to run into, fall into Hé in nǽnigre leásunge synne ne georn nec falsitatis incurrebat peccatum, Gr.

Linked entries: ge-urnen ge-yrnan

á-wendan

(v.)

To turn.to give a certain direction toto returnto reducebring into subjectionto turn aside,to remove divertto avertto pervertto changeto turn into something elsetransformto translatereproduce something with other materialto exchangeTo turntake a certain direction

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Ðá gyldenan gyrda eft tó þan ǽrran gecynde áwendon, 68, 19. Somnite áwendan on óþre wísan Samnites novum habitum sumentes, Ors. 3, 10;S. 138, 30. Áwoended wæs reversa est, Lk. L. 1, 56. Áwoendo woeron reversi sunt, 10, 17

Linked entry: on-wendan

faran

to traveljourneyto marchto goto godepartto gomoveto goflyto cometo pass awaydepartto go onpractisehappenturn out

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þanon wæs farende, Bl. H. 249, 2. ¶ figurative: Gif gé on mínum bebodum farað, Hml. S. 13, 157. Þǽr þú þínes fæder éþele fóre of, ðá ðú ðíne fæstrǽdnesse forléte, Bt. 5, 1; F. 8, 30.

Linked entry: farnian

healdan

(v.)
Grammar
healdan, haldan; p. heóld; pp. healden.

to HOLD, keep, grasp, retain, restrain, confine, containto hold, have, possess, occupy, inhabitto rule, governto behave, conductto guard, defend, keep, preserve, protect, maintain, sustain, regard, observe, take heedto hold out, last, hold on, continue, hold withto hold, keep, keep sheepservare, custodire

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Th. 2432; B. 1214. to rule, govern Hie sealdon ánum unwísum cyninges þegne Miercna ríce tó haldanne they gave Mercia to a foolish king's thane to rule, Chr. 874; Erl. 76, 28: Beo. Th. 3709; B. 1852.

be

restbyalong,by, not later thanbyduringbywithconveyance, by (in to send by) subject toin the case ofin the matter ofinwith(to do) byor abouttowith(to become)ofbybecause ofon account offor the sake ofbyby means ofby the use ofby way ofin the form ofafter according toafterby the commandat the request

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Gif hý hit be þan libbendan habban wyllan if they will have it in their lifetime, Cht. Th. 491, 25. Gif man mid esnes cwynan geligeð be cwicum ceorle, Ll.

þeóf

(n.)
Grammar
þeóf, es; m.
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But far stronger measures than the exacting of such an oath were in force. The law made provision for the pursuit of thieves, L. Edg.

Linked entry: þeáf

an-gin

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Gif hwylc man úre angin (writing Gulhlac's life) and weorc tǽle, Guth. 4, l. persistent effort, enterprise, endeavour, pertinacity þára þegna angin . . . ꝥ hié noldon þæs weallgebreces geswícan the pertinacity of the thanes in not desisting from breaking

húru

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þe cómon, and húru abbuda, Chr. 1050; P. 170, 26. ꝥ gé é giving emphasis to a statement, certainly, indeed, introducing a clause Húru cúð dyde Nergend . . . þæt hé þæt gyld on þanc ágifen hæfde, Gen. 1503: Jud. 346: Cri. 22: 82: 789: Hö. 15: Seel. 1:

ge-mǽne

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On þane gemǽnan gáran, C. D. v. 78, 9. <b>I a.</b> that is shared between persons (dat. ) :-- Þolige hé healfes weres, and ꝥ sý gemǽne hláforde and bisceope, Ll. Th. i. 398, 6. Þ si gemǽne Críste and cyninge, 344, 4:348, 2C.

dǽlan

(v.)
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Betere þonne wé hilde dǽlon better than our fighting with one another, By. 33

ge-gearwian

(v.)
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Hié sculon ládteówdóm geearwian, Past. 138, 17. to make easy to do Mé þæt mægen þe ǽr þæs inganges duru bewerede æfter þan þone ingang þæs síðfætes gegearwode, Hml. S. 23 b, 464

ge-rád

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D. 172, 29; so that in the phrase on þá gerád þæt, it may perhaps be, at least sometimes, rather fem. sing. than neut. pl.

hogian

(v.)
Grammar
hogian, p. ode

To employ the mind, to think, mind, consider, know, understand, care, be solicitous or anxious, to purpose, strive, intend, be intent on, resolve

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For ðám mannum ðe mid máran gewilnunge ðæs áteorigendlícan lífes hogiaþ ðonne ðæs écan for those men whose minds are busied with a greater desire of the life that perishes than of the life eternal, Homl. Th. ii. 368, 4: 342, 28.

synderlíce

(adj.; adv.)
Grammar
synderlíce, adv.

apart, away from all others, in privateseparately, severally, apartspecially, in particularonly, exclusively, solely, to or by one's selfspecially, exceedingly, to a greater extent than in any other case, singularly

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Gl. 692. where degree is marked, specially, exceedingly, to a greater extent than in any other case, singularly Syndirlíce excellenter, Rtl. 47, 1.

Linked entry: sundorlíce

ge-met

(n.)
Grammar
ge-met, es; nom. acc. pl. -u, -a; n.

a measure, space, distancemensura, spatium, intervallumthat by which anything is measured, a measuremensura, modius, satummeasure, capacity, ability, power, etcmensura, facultas, potestas, vismeasure, proportion, moderation, bounds, limit, boundary, means, way, mannermensura, modus, finis, terminus, limes, ratioa rule, order, lawnorma, regula, lexa poetical measure, metremetrum

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ability, power, etc; mensura, facultas, potestas, vis Ne sceal se Dryhtnes þeów in his mód-sefan máre gelufian eorþan ǽhtwelan, ðonne his ánes gemet, ðæt he his líchoman láde hæbbe the Lord's servant shall not in his mind love more of earth's riches than

á

(adv.)
Grammar
á, <b> (ó);</b> adv.
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</b> at any time; unquarn. in any case, at all Mid máran unrǽde ðone him á behófode ( than was at all proper for him) Chr. 1093; Erl. 229, 3. Gif hé ó wǽre gecnyssed mid mænniscre herenesse, Gr. D. 59, 28. Eá lá !