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leód

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

A manpoeta princemenpeoplecountry

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A man, poet. a prince [cf. Icel. álfa ljóði] ; in pl. men, people, people of a country, country [cf. the use of proper names, e.g. hé gewát intó Galwalum he departed into Gaul, Chr.

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lufu

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I a. an act of kindness, action prompted by love :-- Án lufu is þe þú miht mé gegearwian unum est quod mihi impendere beneficium poles, Gr. D. 182, 5. Bescirede duguda gehwylcre, lufena and lissa, Gú. 1049. <b>I b.

hold

(adj.)
Grammar
hold, adj.

Kind, friendly, pleasant, favourable, gracious [of a prince to his subject], faithful, loyal, devoted, liege [of a subject to his prince]

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Fram sóðum martirdóme ðæs hálgan weres his holdan pápan from the true martyrdom of the holy man, his gracious pope, Homl. Th. ii. 310, 29. Hé horn hefeþ holdes folces exaltavit cornu populi sui, Ps. Th. 148, 14.

LEÓF

(adj.; adv.)
Grammar
LEÓF, adj.

LIEFdesirablepleasantacceptablelovedbeloveddeara friendloved one

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Gode is swíðe leóf ðæt gé earmum mannum syllon it is very acceptable to God, that you give to poor men, Blickl. Homl. 53, 28. On ða tíd wæs mannum leóf ofor eorþan and hálwende at that time it was pleasant for men upon earth, and healthful, 115, 8.

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FLÓD

(n.)
Grammar
FLÓD, es; n. m.

a flowing of waterflowflowing waterwavetideFLOODsearunning streamriverflūmenfluctusfluentumæstusaccessusflŭviusthe Flooddelugedilŭvium

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Noe lyfode þreóhund geára and fíftig geára æfter ðam flóde [m. or n.] vixit Noe post dilŭvium trecentis quinquāginta annis, Gen. 9, 28: Mt. Bos. 24, 38: Boutr. Scrd. 21, 12, 13, 16, 18, 29: Cd. 75; Th. 93, 13; Gen. 1544.

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húru

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gecyrrede ut uel sero conuertantur, Scint. 63, 6. introducing a limiting or determining condition, at least, at any rate Ðá sint tó manienne ðe hiera líchoman synna onfunden habbað, ðæt hié húru æfter ðǽm scipgebroce him ðá sǽ ondrǽden (ut mare saltem post

BEGEN

(num.; adj.; pronoun.)

Bothambobothamboambæambobothambo et ambæ vel ambæ et amboof bothamborumambarumamborumto bothambobusambabusambobusbothambosambasambobothambos et ambas velambas et ambwithby bothambobusambabusambobus

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Þrym, m. sceal mid wlenco pomp shall be with pride Exon. 89 b ; þriste, m. mid cénum the confident with the bold Th. 337, 9 sceolon bú recene beadwe fremman both shall quickly promote war Gn. Ex. 62 : Elen. Kmbl. 1225 El. 614.

sceát

(n.)
Grammar
sceát, es; m.

a corner, an anglecorner, quartera projection, promontorya nook, corner, regiona lap, bosomthe bosoma baysinusa garmenta cloth, napkin cloak,fold

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Hence himin-skaut the four quarters of the heavens; heims-skaut the poles) Ðá wæs heora lár sáwen and strogden betuh feówer sceátum middangeardes, Blickl. Homl. 133,33.

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ge-met

(adj.)
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IX. a person s gemet, what is suited to his condition, capacity or power, a person's post or place :-- Drihten his ðǽm hálgum sægde, ꝥ heora gemet nǽre, ꝥ hié ꝥ wiston, hwonne hé ðisse worlde ende gesettan wolde ( non est vestrum nosse tempora, Acts I

lǽran

(v.)
Grammar
lǽran, p. de

To teachinstructeducateto preachto exhortadmonishadvisepersuadesuggest

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Se bisceop hié lǽrede ðæt hié sendon tó ðæm pápan the bishop advised them to send to the pope, Blickl. Homl. 205, 18.

LAND

(n.)
Grammar
LAND, es; n.

LANDeartha landcountryregiondistrictprovincelandlanded propertyestatecultivated landcountry

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Búton earmre wudewan ðe næfde nán land except a poor widow that had no land, L. Ath. v. 2; Th. i. 230, 20. Færende on lond euntes in villam, Mk. Skt. Lind. 16, 12. Heora wlenca wǽron swíðe monigfealde on landum and on wíngeardum, Blickl.

ge-tellan

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Ic eom hér geteald and geseted æfter mínum ænde hic post mortem deputatus sum, 343, 26. Getealdne deputatam (-um ? cf. pini stipitem paganorum ceremoniis deputatum, Aid. 30, 32), Wrt. Voc. ii. 28, 48.)

IN

(prep.)
Grammar
IN, prep. cum dat. inst. acc.

InonintointoIn

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'In is not found in Alfred's Metres, in the Runic poem, or in Byrhtnoþ; it occurs twice in the metrical Psalms, three times in Cædmon's Genesis; elsewhere in the poetry in and on freely interchange; but in prevails in the North, on in the South.

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wíc

(n.)
Grammar
wíc, The word is generally neuter, but as it is often used in the plural where a singular might express the meaning, the similarity of neuter plural and feminine singular accusatives seems to have caused the word to be taken sometimes as feminine, e. g. tó ánre wíc, Homl. Th. i. 402, 22. A weak form also seems to be used, Chart. Th. 446, 29.
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Th. 155, 9; Gen. 2570. a collection of houses, a (small) town, a village, a street, v. wíc-geréfa Wíc vel lytel port castellum, Wrt. Voc. i. 34, 34: 84, 42 : vicus, 36, 27. Seó gelaþung férde of ðære byrig tó ánre wíc, Homl. Th. i. 402, 22.

ge-tæl

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Th. i. 98, 19-33. recounting, telling of Æfter getal tuoentig féuer aldra post expositionem viginti quattuor seniorum, Mt. p. 10, 1. v. gear-getæl, gear-getl, heáfod-getæl, heáfod-getel, míl-getæl, míl-getel, sealm-getæl, sealm-getel, seofon-getæl, seofon-getel

ge-trymman

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Ðætte hié heora heortan getrymigen (-trymmen, v.l.) æfter dæs miclan sige ut cor post victoriam muniant. Past. 229, 4. Ic wolde getrymman munimus, 41, 4.

þegnung

(n.)
Grammar
þegnung, e; f.
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Ðonne man fæste, ðonne dǽle man ða þénunga ðe man brúcan sceolde ealle Godes þearfan when a man fasts, then let all the food that would have been used be distributed to the poor, L. P. M. 3; Th. ii. 286, 28.

hwǽr

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Hwóer, p. 15, 16, Þaet wé oncnáwan magun hwǽr wé sǽlan sceolon sundhengestas that we may recognize the port, Cri. 863. where the clause is equivalent to an adverbial phrase of place Mið ðý cuóme ðér ł huoer (þár, W. S. ðér, R.) uæs se Hǽlend, Jn.

tó-weorpan

(v.)
Grammar
tó-weorpan, -werpan, -worpan, -wurpan, -wyrpan; p. -wearp, pl. -wurpon; pp. -worpen.

To throw in different directionsthrow awaythrow downto scatterdispersedestroyoverthrowto scatterdisperseto break in piecesscatter the parts of a connected wholeto overthrowto overturnto throw downdestroy a buildingdemolishto overthrowto destroy the power of a person,to destroyto overthrow an institution, a practice, regulation, law, etc.,to put downput an end todestroymake voidbreakdissolveto throw out

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Æfter tóworpenum templan post deruta sacella, Hpt. Gl. 467. 56. in a figurative sense, to overthrow, where the object is a person, to destroy the power of a person, to destroy Hí tóweorp destrue eos, Ps. Th. 58, 11.

secgan

(v.)
Grammar
secgan, secgean, secggan, secggean, sæcgan ; p. sægde, sǽde; pp. sægd, sǽd. [Forms as from an infin. sagian—sagast, sagaþ ; p. sagode; imp. saga, are given here.]
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Grn. 7, 42. with acc. where the object denotes a collection of words, a story, poem, regulation, etc., to tell a tale, recite a poem, pronounce, deliver Ic bí mé secge ðis sárspell, Exon. Th. 458, 6 ; Hy. 4, 96. Ðonne ic ðé ǽfenlác secge, Ps.