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mǽg

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Gif hwylc landleás man . . . eft his mágas geséce, 204, 6. as cognisant of matters affecting the kindred Ꝥ on cyninges and on biscopes gewitnesse gerecce beforan his mǽgum. Ll.

ge-féra

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Bt. 21; F. 74, 17: Met. ll, 50. an associate in the execution of a plan, a confederate Hé nolde meldian on his geféran þe mid him sieredon ymbe þone cyning . . . se cyning hine hét secgan hwæt his geféran wǽron, Bt. 16, 2; F. 52, 20-24.

ríce

(adj.)
Grammar
ríce, adj.
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Cross) cyning ( Christ ), Rood Kmbl. 88; Kr. 44. Se cyning and se bisceop and monige óðre ǽfæste weras and ríce rex cum antistite et aliis religiosis ac potentibus viris, Bd. 4, 28 ; S. 606, 12. Guman ríce and heáne men, great and small, Exon.

wiþ-cweþan

(v.)
Grammar
wiþ-cweþan, p. -cwæþ, pl. -cwǽdon; pp.-cweden.

to replyto gainsaycontradict maintain an opposite opinionto contradictopposeresistto refuserejectnot to allow

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Grammar wiþ-cweþan, with dat. of person to whom a refusal is given Hé wolde ðæt hé ána wǽre heora cyning, ac ealle ða leódscipas ánmódlíce him wiðcwǽdon, Homl. Ass. 103, 34.

strang

(adj.)
Grammar
strang, adj.
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Paminunde ðæm strongan cyninge apud Epaminondam, strenuissimum imperatorem, Ors. 3, 7 ; Swt. 110, 21. Wǽron hér strange cyningas ( fortissimi reges ), Bd. 4, 2 ; S. 565, 30.

un-stillness

(n.)
Grammar
un-stillness, e; f.

absence of restmotiondisturbancenoisinessclamourtumultbustlecommotiondisturbancebreach of peacerestlessnessunrulinessdisquietudedisturbance of mindtrouble

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unnytte sprǽce, Wulfst. 233, 18. tumult, bustle, commotion Hé ne mihte ða unstillnesse ðara onfeallendra menigeo áberan tumultus inruentium turbarum non ferret, Bd. 3, 19; S. 549, 32. disturbance, breach of peace On ðæs wífes gebǽrum oufundon ðæs cyninges

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un-meaht

(n.)
Grammar
un-meaht, -meht, -mieht, -miht, e; f.

Weaknesslack of power

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Hú magan ða cyningas forhelan hiora unmihte, ðonne hí ne magan nǽnne weorþscipe forþbringan búton heora þegna fultume? Bt. 29, 1; Fox 104, 13. Óð unmihte, Ps. Th. 106, 17.

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strícan

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Cyninges wífes tácen is þæt þú stréce onbútan heófod (run your hand round your head), and sete syððan þíne hand bufon þín heófod, 128, 25. <b>I a.

DÓHTOR

(n.)
Grammar
DÓHTOR, dóhtur, dóhter; indecl. in sing. but the dat. déhter is found: pl. nom. acc. dóhtor, dóhtra, dóhtru, dóhter; gen. dóhtra; dat. instr. dóhtrum; f.
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Th. 755; B. 375, Cynincga dóhtor regum fīliæ, Ps. Th. 44, 10. Fægnigan dóhtra exultent fīliæ, Ps. Spl. 47, 10: Ps. Th. 44, 14. Heora dóhtru eorum fīliæ, 143, 15. Ðæt ðú me bereáfodest ðínra dóhtra ne violenter auferres fīlias tuas, Gen. 31, 31.

ge-þwǽre

(adj.)
Grammar
ge-þwǽre, -þwére; adj.
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Ðú noldest on eallum þingum beón geþwǽre ðæs unrihtwísan cyninges willan thou wouldest not in all things be conformable to the will of the unrighteous king, Bt. 27, 2; Fox 96, 16.

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ge-wífian

(v.)
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Hé gewífode on ðæs cyninges dehter, Hml. Th. i. 478, 23. Ne on gehálgodre nunnan. . . ǽnig crísten man ne gewífige ǽfre, Ll. Th. i. 318, 18 : Cht. E. 231, 14. Gif hwá his rihtǽwe forlǽte, and on óðran wife gewífige, Ll. Th. ii. 300, 24.

gearwian

(v.)
Grammar
gearwian, gerwian, gerwan, girwan, gierwan, gyrwan, gyrian, girian, gierian; p. ode, ade, ede; pp. od, ad, ed

To make readyprepareprocuresupplyput onclothepărārepræpărārepræstāreinduĕrevestīre

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Ic gearwode leóhtfæt cyninge mínum părāvi lucernam Christo meo, Ps. Spl. 131, 18. Ðú gearwodest wlite mínum mægn præstĭtisti dĕcŏri meo virtūtem, 29, 8. Grinu hí gearwodon fótum mínum laqueum părāvērunt pĕdĭbus meis, Ps. Spl. 56, 8.

cídan

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Cóm Nathan tó cídanne ðǽm cyninge Nathan arguere regent venerat, 185, 17. with acc. Cocc þá wiþsacendan cít gallus negantes arguit, Hy. S. 7, 3. with preps. Ðá men cíddon ongeán ðone blindan (cf. 156, 10 above), Hml. Th. i. 152, 17.

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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.: Philippus þá cyningas bégen ofslóg and féng him tó þǽm rícum bǽm, Ors. 3, 7; S. 114, 20: 6, 31; S. 284, 18.

healf

(adj.)
Grammar
healf, adj.

a half

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Gif mon elþeódigne ofsleá se cyning áh twǽdne dǽl weres, þriddan dǽl sunu oþþe mǽgas. Gif hé mǽgleás sié, healf kyningc, healf se gesíð, Ll. Th. i. 116, 16. Geselle .cxx. sciłł, healf (dimidium) cyninge, healf biscepe, 66, 17: 296, 8: 294, 8, 9.

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fédan

(v.)

to sucklenurseto feed upfattento supportmaintainnurtureeducatefosterto nourishsustainto bring forthTo graze

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Þá seó módur onsende on Gallia ríce tó fédanne Dægbrehte þám cyninge quos mater misit in Galliam nutriendos regi Daegberecto, Bd. 2, 20; Sch. 187, 13.

sib

(n.)
Grammar
sib, sibb, e; f.
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Ne mihte hé mid ðone cyning sibbe habban, ac mycel ungeþwǽrnys betwih him árás, Bd. 3, 14; S. 539, 35. Feóndscype dwæscaþ, sibbe sáwaþ, Exon. Th. 30, 31; Cri. 487.

mynster

(n.)
Grammar
mynster, es; n.

a monasterya place where a body of monks or of nuns resideda churchminster

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Heáfodmynstres griþbryce . . . béte man be cyninges munde . . . and medemran mynstres mid hundtwelftigan sciłł., L. Eth. ix. 5; Th. i. 342, 1: L. C. E. 3; Th. i. 360, 21.

a-weccan

(v.)
Grammar
a-weccan, -weccean ; ic -wecce, ðú -wecest, -wecst, he -wecceþ, -weceþ, -wecþ, pl. -weccaþ,-wecceaþ; p. -weahte,-wehte, pl. -weahton, -wehton; impert. -wec, -wece, pl. -wecceaþ; pp. -weaht, -weht ; v. trans.

to awakearouse from sleepawake from deathe somno excitaresuscitareresuscitareto exciterousestir upcall forthraise upraise up childrenexcitareconcitaresuscitareresuscitare

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Ic awecce wið ðe óðerne cyning I will raise up against thee another king, Elen. Kmbl. 1851; El. 927. Aweccende fram eorþan wædlan suscitans a terra inopem, Ps. Spl. 112, 6. Awece me resuscita me, 40, 11. He mæg bearn aweccan [aweccean Mt.

cristen

(adj.)
Grammar
cristen, def.se cristena; sup. se cristenesta; adj. [Crist Christ]

Christian christianus

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Oswig se cristena cyning to his ríce féng Oswy the Christian king succeeded to his kingdom Bd. 3, 21; S. 551, 30. Se cristena dóm christianity Bt. 1; Fox 2, 15.