DEÓRE
DEAR, beloved ⬩ cārus, dilectus, familiāris ⬩ dear of price, precious, of great value, desirable, excellent, glorious, magnificent, noble, illustrious ⬩ pretiōsus, magni æstimandus, desiderabĭlis, exĭmius, gloriōsus, magnifĭcus, nobĭlis, illustris
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DEAR, beloved; cārus, dilectus, familiāris Deóre wæs he Drihtne úrum he was dear to our Lord, Cd. 14; Th. 17, 17; Gen. 261: 214; Th. 269, 32; Sat. 82: Exon. 105 a; Th. 399, 13; Rä. 18, 10. Dæg byþ deóre mannum day is dear to men, Runic pm.
ge-dréfan
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Add Gedréfaþ perturbant, Wülck. Gl. 252, 7. in a physical sense, to disturb, move violently, stir up, trouble water, make turbid Se súþerna wind miclum storme gedréfeþ þá sǽ mare volvens turbidus auster, Bt. 6; F. 14, 24 : Met. 5, 8. Se gást hine ge-dréfde
ge-síþ
A companion ⬩ fellow ⬩ companion or follower of a chief or king ⬩ socius ⬩ comes
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A companion, fellow, companion or follower of a chief or king; socius, comes Gif mon elþeódigne ofsleá gif he mǽgleás síe healf kynincg [áh] healf se gesíþ if one slay a foreigner, if he be kinless, half the king [has], half the companion, L. In. 23;
ge-féra
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Add Geféra collega, Wrt. Voc. ii. 23, 68. a companion, associate Hé dyde suá suá ofermód geféra déð, Past. 305, 6. Wineleás mon genimeð him wulfas tó geféran . . . ful oft hine se geféra slíteþ, Gn. Ex. 148. Hwæt cunnon þás þíne geféran (socii) ?, Coll
sǽl
time, occasion ⬩ a fit time, season, opportunity, ⬩ circumstance, condition ⬩ happiness, good fortune, good time, prosperity
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time, occasion Ðá becom se apostol æt sumum sǽle (on one occasion ) tó ðære byrig Pergamum, Homl. Th. i. 62, 24: 70, 23. On sumne sǽl quandoque, Ælfc. Gr. 38; Som. 40, 66. Heora wíse on nǽnne sǽl wel ne gefór, Ors. 4, 4; Swt. 164, 13. Ðás wyrte man mæg
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weardian
to guard, keep, defend ⬩ with gen. (cf. O. Sax. wardón with gen. to have charge of something) ⬩ to act as guardian to, to rule ⬩ to keep, have charge of ⬩ to hold a country, to occupy a place, inhabit. ⬩ in the phrases lást, swaðe weardian to keep a track, ⬩ to follow ⬩ to remain behind
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to guard, keep, defend Æðele getrym eorðan weardaþ erit firmamentum in terra, Ps. Th. 71, 16. Heofon weardiaþ ufan wætra drýðe tegis in aquis superiora coeli, 103, 3. Hý (Seraphim) mid hyra fiþrum Freán ælmihtiges onsýne wearð (weardiað? v. Isaiah 6,
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HÚ
How
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How. in direct questions Hú mæg man ingán on stranges hús quomodo potest quisquam intrare in domum fortis? Mt. Kmbl. 12, 29: 34. Hú ne synt gé sélran ðonne hig nonne vos magis plures estis illis? 6, 26: 25. Hú sculon wit nú libban how are we to live?
ge-þeón
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Take here the passages given under <b>ge-þíhan</b> and <b>ge-þingan</b> (v. þeón), and add: hé -þíhþ; p. -þáh, -þong (Gr. D. 225, 21); pp. -þigen, -þungen Geþíhþ, oferstíhþ excedit, superat, Wrt. Voc. ii. 145, 71. of persons in
ge-byrd
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Add: n. (see Bl. H. 167, 8: Hml. S. 4, 256 below). birth. bearing of a child by the mother Þú wuldorfæste hlǽfdige þe God æfter flǽsces gebyrde ácendest, Hml. S. 23 b, 433. Oft þæt gegongeð þætte wer and wíf in woruld cennað bearn mid gebyrdum, Vy. 3
treów
truth to a promise or engagement, ⬩ faith ⬩ good or bad faith ⬩ to keep faith with a person ⬩ troth ⬩ truth to a person, ⬩ fidelity ⬩ fealty ⬩ loyalty ⬩ the truth of the stronger to the weaker, ⬩ grace ⬩ favour ⬩ help ⬩ an assurance of faith or truth ⬩ word (in to give or pledge one's word) ⬩ a promise ⬩ an engagement ⬩ a covenant ⬩ league ⬩ faith in something ⬩ belief ⬩ trust ⬩ confidence
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The word is sometimes used in the plural with the force of the singular. truth to a promise or engagement, faith (as in good or bad faith, to keep faith with a person), troth: Treów, sió geond bilwitra breóst áríseþ, Exon. Th. 343, 21; Gn. Ex. 160. Hálegu
wíf
a woman ⬩ a female person ⬩ a being in the form of a woman ⬩ a married woman ⬩ a wife
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a woman, a female person Wíf mulier, wíf ðe wer hæfð uxor, Wrt. Voc. i. 73, 12, 14. Wíf ðe hæfð ceorl uxor, Ælfc. Gr. 9, 21; Zup. 47, 8. Ald uuíf anus, Wrt. Voc. ii. 100, 38: i. 73, 17 : anula vel vetula, 50, 48. Ðæt wíf ( mulier ) wæs gehǽled, Mt. Kmbl
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ge-fyllan
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in Dict., and add: to fill a place, vessel, &c. Ic gefelle repleam (thesauros eorum ), Kent. Gl. 253. Mon þæt lámfæt leádes gefylde, Jul. 578. Bið eal þes ginna grund gléda gefylled, Dóm. 12. Oþ þæt se wída ceafl gefylled bið, Wal. 60. Gefellede
mód
the inner man ⬩ the spiritual as opposed to the bodily part of man ⬩ spirit ⬩ soul ⬩ mind ⬩ soul ⬩ heart ⬩ spirit ⬩ mind ⬩ disposition ⬩ mood ⬩ Courage ⬩ high spirit ⬩ Pride ⬩ arrogance ⬩ Greatness ⬩ magnificence ⬩ pride
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the inner man, the spiritual as opposed to the bodily part of man, e.g. ða ryhtæþelo bíþ on ðam móde, næs on ðam flǽsce, Bt. 30, 2; Fox 110, 19. Ðone blindan ðe on líchoman wæs gehǽled ge eác on móde, Blickl. Homl. 21, 10. Like the English spirit, soul
gifu
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Take here <b>geafu</b> in Dict. and add: acc. gife, gifu : gife, an (?); f. A gift Gifu donum, datum vel donatum Wrt. Voc. i. 28, 57. Twifealdre gife bino munere, ii. 126, 26. Beneficium freme, i. donum gife, 125, 29. a giving, bestowal
ge-cynd
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ge-cynd (Bl. H. 121, 30). birth(?) Gecynda natilicium, Wrt. Voc. ii. 62, 11. Þú eart sunu and fæder ána ǽgðer; swá is þín æðele gecynd miclum gemǽrsod. Hy. 7, 43. a native place or position, that to which one has a natural right Brytland him wæs on
gód
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Add: good, having in due measure the properties, which an object of its kind ought to have. of material things Ǽlc gód treów byrð góde wæstmas, Mt. 7, 17. Ælfheres láf ( a corslet ), gód . . ., golde geweorðod, ealles unscende, Vald. 2, 17. Hét him ýðlidan
cyning
a king, ruler, emperor ⬩ rex, imperator ⬩ a spiritual King, God, Christ ⬩ Deus, Christus ⬩ the devil ⬩ diabŏlus, satănas ⬩ Anglo-Saxon kings were at first elected from a family or class, by Witena gemót the assembly of the wise. ⬩ fidelity was sworn to them by the people, in the following words ⬩ the king took a corresponding oath to his people ⬩ the Anglo-Saxon king had royal power to pardon transgressors ⬩ of all forfeits the king had one half ⬩ all hoards above the earth, and within the earth. As we learn from Beowulf, in early and heathen times, much treasure was buried in the mound raised over the ashes of the dead, besides what was burned with the body ⬩ Pastus or Convivium ⬩ The king visited different districts personally or by deputy to see that justice was done to all his subjects. In these periodical journeys the king received support and entertainment wherever he went. Hence perhaps the privileges of our judges ⬩ Vigilia ⬩ head ward, or a proper watch set over the king, which he claimed when he came into any district ⬩ the mint or coinage of money. The king exercised a superintendence over the circulating medium
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a king, ruler, emperor; rex, imperator . He is the representation of the people, and springs from them, as a son does from his parents. The Anglo-Saxon king was elected from the people; he was, therefore, the king of the people. He was the chosen representative
ymb
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About, by Ymb erga, Wrt. Voc. ii. 32, 62. with acc., local, about, round Ymbe ða dúne circum montem, Ælfc. Gr. 47; Zup. 269, 8. marking an object which forms a centre for others Ymb ðone écan æðele stondaþ hæleð ymb héhseld, Cd. Th. 267, 32; Sat. 47
witan
to wit ⬩ know ⬩ have knowledge ⬩ be aware, ⬩ to know ⬩ have knowledge of, ⬩ be aware of ⬩ to be wise ⬩ be in one's senses ⬩ to be conscious of ⬩ to know ⬩ to feel ⬩ shew
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to wit, know, have knowledge, be aware, Grammar witan, absolute Noui ic can oððe ic wát, noui ic wiste, Ælfc. Gr. 33; Zup. 205, 8. Oft wé oferswiðdon swá swá ðú sylf wistest, Homl. Skt. i. 11, 27. Ne meahte hire Iudas, ne ful gere wiste, sweotole gecýðan