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eorþe

the groundsoillandearththe eartha landcountrysoilmoulddust

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H. 243, 35. one of the four elements Ðeáh þú ealle gesceafta áne naman genemde, ealle þú nemdest tógædere and héte woruld; and þeáh ðone ánne noman ðú tódǽldest on feówer gesceafta; án þǽra is eorþe, oþer wæter, þridde lyft, feówrþe fýr, Bt. 33, 4; F

Linked entry: eorþ-lic

ge-féra

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M. 24, 31. (2 a) an associate in office, a colleague :-- Silla se consul, Pompeiuses geféra, Ors. 5, 10 ; S. 234, 25. (2 b) of things Swá nú fýr déþ and wæter . . . and manega óþra gesceafta . . . þætte nó ꝥ án ꝥ hí magon geféran beón . . .

féða

(n.)
Grammar
féða, an; m.

a band on footinfantrya hosttrooptribecompanyphălanx pĕdestrispĕditeslĕgioăciestrĭbuscătervaa battlepugna

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Fór fyrda mǽst, féðan trymedan the greatest of armies marched, the infantry were strong, Elen. Kmbl. 70; El. 35. Féðan sǽton the bands sat, Andr. Kmbl. 1182; An. 591.

Linked entry: féðu

ós

(n.)
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Óðinn var göfgastr af öllum, ok af honum námu þeir allir íþróttirnar: því at hann kunni fyrst allar ok þó fiestar. . . . Hann ok hofgoðar hans heita ljóðasmiðir, því at sfi íþrótt hófst af þeim í norðrlöndum, c. 6. See also c. 7, and Salm.

Linked entry: ésa

stille

(adj.)
Grammar
stille, adj.
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Ðý læs fyrhtu stille ( quietos ) áwecce, Ps. Surt. ii. p. 202, 19. His wyr*-*truman wesan stille on staðole, Cd. Th. 251, 9 ; Dan. 561. And fig. :-- Gif hé ne wolde lǽtan wræce stille, Exon.

witod

(adj.)
Grammar
witod, adj. (ptcpl. )

appointedordainedassuredcertaincertaincertainlyassuredly

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Witodre fyrde, 207, 23; Exod. 471. Sceal ic witodes bídan I must await my certain fate, 137, 18; Gen. 2275. Dóm wutedne judicium certum, Rtl. 92, 18.

Linked entries: ge-witod witud

topp

(n.)
Grammar
topp, es; m.

a top,summita lock of hair, tufta collection of rays of lighta top to play withthe hair at the top of the head that which has a similarity with it

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But, perhaps, torr should be read, as the Latin has turrim; and the metrical version of the passage uses that word Heofonlíc leóma from foldan up swylce fýren tor ryht árǽred.Exon.

þeóf-feng

(n.)
Grammar
þeóf-feng, es; m.
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the burdens from which land, when granted, was relieved Ic forgyfe ðisne freóls tó ðære hálgan stówe æt Scíreburnan, ðæt hit sý gefreód alra cynelícra and alra dómlícra þeówdóma, ge þeóffenges ge ǽghwelcre [un]iéðnesse ealles worldlíces broces, nymðe fyrde

Þú

(pronoun.)
Grammar
Þú, pers. pron.

Thou

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Ðú hafast þé on fyrhðe eorles ondsware, Andr. Kmbl. 1013: An. 507. Nim þé þis ofæt on hand, Cd. Th. 33, 11; Gen. 518. Ásend þé (ðeh, Lind.: þec, Rush.) nyþer, Mt. Kmbl. 4, 6. Þonne þú þé gebidde, 6, 6.

Linked entries: þec þeh þistel

for-standan

(v.)
Grammar
for-standan, fór-standan (l. for-).
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Gif gé þæt fæsten fýre willað forstandan, on þǽre stówe wé gesunde magon sǽles bídan, Gen. 2522. to avail, profit, be good for Hwæt forstent his gehlýd?, Past. 91, 25: Ps. Th. 2, 4. Habbe ic nú forbærned ðá ealdan gewritu ðe ic geáhsian mihte.

Linked entry: for-licgan

ge-win

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Mínes gewinnes ende the end of my troubled life, 139, 21. v. ǽr-gewin, eald-gewin, folc-gewin, fyrn-gewin, gár-gewin, gást-gewin, gúþ-gewin, hand-gewin, in-gewin, leód-gewin, on-gewin, streám-gewin, waroþ-gewin, weorold-gewin, wól-gewin, ýþ-gewin

god-cund

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</b> celestial, heavenly. coming from heaven Coludes burh forbarn mid godcundum fýre, Chr. 679; P. 39, 6. belonging to heaven Hé nǽfre nǽnige godcunde englas næfde búton hundlice englas, Bl.

Linked entry: god-lic

winter

(n.)
Grammar
winter, es; m. (in pl. a neuter form wintru occurs, as well as masculine wintras, winter: the dat. sing. wintra is a trace of earlier u-stem declension).

a season of the yearwinterwintry weathercolda year

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Ðæt swá fyrn gewearð wintra gangum, Elen. Kmbl. 1262; El. 633. Wintra gerímes þreó and þrítig geára, Cd. Th. 296, 15; Sat. 502: Chr. 1065; Erl. 196, 26. Ic eom gomel wintrum, Ps. Th. 70, 16. Wintrum fród, Beo. Th. 3452; B. 1724. Wintrum yldre, Cd.

spell

(n.)
Grammar
spell, es; n.

a storynarrativeaccountrelationa historical narrativehistorya false or foolish storya fablean instructive talkdiscoursea philosophical argumenta sermonhomilya sayingremarksentencestatement of a single pointdictuma saying that is to be repeated to anothera messagean announcementspeechlanguage of prosea fable, talefabulatio, parabolasermo, narratio, parabola, fabula, mythusa saying

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Se diácon sǽde fram ðysum fýre emne swá wé rǽdaþ on Sunnandæges spelle, Wulfst. 205, 4 - 206, 1. Ðæt nis tó spelle ac elles tó rǽdenne it is not to be taken as a sermon, but to be read otherwise, Lchdm. iii. 232, 6.

Linked entry: spel

stede

(n.)
Grammar
stede, es; m.
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Ðæs fýres ágen stede is ofer eallum woruldgesceaftum gesewenlícum, 33, 4; Fox 130, 16. Heáfudponnes styd calvariae locus, Mt. Kmbl. 27, 33. Ǽr mon ða stánas tó ðæm stede brohte ðe hié on standan scoldon, Past. 36; Swt. 253, 15.

Linked entries: bed-stede hám-stede

betǽcan

(v.)

to entrustguidanceto hand overpaygiveto assigndestineyield toto direct

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Se cing betǽhte þá fyrde tó lǽdene Ealfríce, 992 ; P. 127, 10. Betáhte, Ors. 6, 36 ; S. 294, 31: 6, 37; 5 : 296, 1. Hí betǽon heora rǽd 15 his willan, Hml. Th. i. 12, 7. Him wæs betǽht þe castel tó healdene, Chr. 1087 ; P. 223, 17.

sceacan

(v.)
Grammar
sceacan, scacan; sceóc, scóc; sceacen, scacen, scæcen.

to shake (intrans.), quiverto flee, hurry off, go forthto move quickly, to be flung, be displaced by shakingto pass, proceed, departto shake (trans.)to weave

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colloquial shackto rove about) Ðá sceóc hé on niht fram ðære fyrde him sylfum tó myclum bysmore he fled at night from the English army to his great disgrace, Chr. 992; Erl. 130, 32.

uppan

(prep.)
Grammar
uppan, (-on); prep. dat. acc.

upononaboveuponatafteruponon touponagainst

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Se cyng his fyrde beád, and uppon ðone earl tó Norðhymbran fór, Erl. 231, 26. Heora ǽgðer uppon óderne túnas bærnde, 1094; Erl. 230, 12.

Linked entries: uppon on-uppan

hiw

(n.)
Grammar
hiw, heow, hiow, heó, es; n.

Shape, make, form, fashion, species, kind, appearance, symbol, hue, colour, beauty

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On fýres hiwe like as of fire, 232, 15. On cuman hiwe as a guest, ii. 96, 35. Heowe, Blickl. Homl. 235, 29. Æfter his hiwe secundum speciem suam, Gen. 1, 12. Ðú eart wlitig on hiwe pulchra sis mulier, 12, 11.

wanian

(v.; adj.)
Grammar
wanian, p. ode. I. trans.
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Ða wolde ðæt folc ðæt fýr ádwæscan, gif hit ǽnig wǽta wanian mihte, 140, 17. to weaken, impair, injure. v. wanung, Windas bláwaþ brecende, weccaþ and woniaþ woruld mid storme, Exon. Th. 59, 13 ; Cri. 952.

Linked entry: a-wanian