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FEÁWA

(n.; num.; adj.)
Grammar
FEÁWA, feá; pl. nom. acc. feáwe, feáwa, feá; gen. feáwena, feáwera, feára; dat. feáwum, feáum, feára; adj.

FEWpauci

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Ic ðé feáwe dagas mínra mǽttra móde secge paucĭtātem diērum meōrum enuntia mihi, Ps. Th. 101, 21. Feáwa fixa paucos piscĭcŭlos, Mt. Bos. 15, 34: Mk. Bos. 8, 7. Feáwa untrume he gehǽlde paucos infirmos cūrāvit, Mk. Bos. 6, 5.

Linked entry: feá

weorold-mann

(n.)
Grammar
weorold-mann, es; m.
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Drihten ðá befrán : ' Hwæt secge gé ðæt ic sý ? swylce hé swá cwǽde : " Nú woruldmenn ðus dwollíce mé oncnáwaþ, gé ðe godas sind, hú oncnáwe gé mé, "' Homl. Th. i. 366, 5-14.

leógan

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Ðeáh hé nyte hwæt hé sóðes secge, him is ðeáh leófre ðæt hé leóge ðonne him mon ǽnigra ungerisna tó wéne eligit bona de se vel falsa jactari, ne mala possit vel minima perpeti, Past. 217, 16. Heó wolde hire líf forlǽtan ǽr þan þe heó luge, Hml.

on-cnáwan

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Ne gedafenaþ þé . . . þæt þú andsware mid oferhygdum séce sárcwide ; sélre byð ǽghwám þæt hé eáðmédum ellorfúsne oncnáwe cúðlíce, An. 322. Sé ðe Godes bebodu ne gecnǽwð, ne bið hé oncnáwen from Gode, Past. 29, 1

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Hwí séce gé ymbútan eów þá gesǽlþa ðe gé oninnan eów (iów, v. l.) habbaþ . . . geset ?, Bt. 11, 2 ; F. 34, 4. Þonne gé mannes sunu upp áhebbaþ, þonne gecnáwe gé ꝥ ic hit com, Jn. 8, 28. Ne gecure gé mé, 15, 16.

háwian

(v.)
Grammar
háwian, p. ode; pp. od

To view, look, observe, regard, survey, inspect

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Drihten lócaþ of heofenum and háwaþ hwæðer hé geseó ǽnigne ðæra ðe hine séce oððe hine ongite Dominus de cælo prospexit ut videat si est intelligens aut requirens Deum, Ps. Th. 13, 3.

sóþfæstness

(n.)
Grammar
sóþfæstness, e; f.

truthfaithfulnessgood faithsinceritytruthrighteousnessjusticetruth of speech or thought

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Gé ne gelýfaþ mé forðam ðe ic secge eów sóðfæstnysse, Jn. Skt. 8, 44, 45. Ðú settest on mínum múðe ðínre sóðfæstnysse word, Homl. Th. i. 74, 33. Hé mid ðære sóþfæstnesse stefne geweorþod wæs, Blickl. Homl. 165, 1.

losian

(v.)
Grammar
losian, p. ode

To perishbe loststrayescape

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Ðonne ðé mon ǽrest secge ðæt ðín ceáp sý losod, Lchdm. iii. 60, 9: L. Eth. ii. 8; Th. i. 288, 15. Mé syndon losode fóta gangas effusi sunt gressus mei, Ps. Th. 72, 1

Linked entry: lorian

swíge

(n.)
Grammar
swíge, (but swígea occurs, Scint. 82, 1), an; f.
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Mé náwðer deág secge ne swíge, Exon. Th. 12, 23; Cri. 190. Náht framaþ, gif on eardungstówe swígea sý, Scint. 82, 1: 213, 14. Be swígan . . . Hé forswígan mægene clypunge geswác . . .

ofer-hygd

(n.)
Grammar
ofer-hygd, -hýd, e; f.: es; n.: -hygdu, -hýdu (o); indecl. f. [the plural is used with singular meaning, cf. ofer-méde, -méttu].

pride, arrogancehonourable pride high spirit superbia

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Ne gedafenaþ ðé ðæt ðú andsware mid oferhygdum séce, Andr. Kmbl. 638; An. 319. Hwæt is wuldor ðín ðe ðú oferhygdum upp árǽrdest, 2637; An. 1320. Þurh oferhygda, Exon. Th. 316, 23; Mód. 53. Hé oferhýda ágan wolde he would give way to pride, Cd.

tó-dál

(n.)
Grammar
tó-dál, -dǽl, es; n.

Division.a dividing into parts,partitionseparationa part of a whole,separate portion,sectiona mark which divides,dividing-pointdistinction,differencedistributionscattering,dispersingdissension,want of union or peace,discretion

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For ðam ðe ic com sybbe on eorþan sendan; ne secge ic eów, ac tódál (separationem), Lk. Skt. 12, 51. discretion, v. tó-dǽlan, X. Nédbehéfes gerádes tódál necessarie rationis discretio, Anglia xiii. 375, 132. Fremfullum gesceádes tódále, 369, 52.

Linked entry: tó-dǽl

CUMAN

(v.)
Grammar
CUMAN, part. cumende; ic cume, ðú cymst, cymest, he cumeþ, cymþ, cymeþ, cimþ, pl. cumaþ; p. ic, he com, cwom, ðú cóme, pl. cómon, cwómon; imp. s. cum, cym, pl. cumaþ; subj. indef. ic cume, cyme, pl. cumon, cumen, cymen; p. cóme, pl. cómen; pp. cumen, cymen.

COME go, happen venire, ire, accidere, evenire

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Secgan cymeþ shall come to say, Cd. 22; Th. 28, 20; Gen. 438. Com grétan came to greet, 97; Th. 126, 31; Gen. 2103. Com weorc sceá-wigan came to view the work, 80; Th. 101, 7; Gen. 1678

Linked entry: aweg-cuman

irgþ

(n.)
Grammar
irgþ, e : irgþu, irgþo ; indecl ; f.

Sluggishnesscowardicetimorousnesspusillanimity

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Ðá héton hí secgan ðysses landes wæstmbǽrnysse and Brytta yrgþo nunciatum est simul et insulæ fertilitas, ac segnitia Brittonum, Bd. 1; 15; S. 483, 15.

Linked entry: irhþ

land-búend

(n.)
Grammar
land-búend, es; m.

husbandmana native

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Ic ðæt londbúend leóde míne secgan hýrde I heard the land's inhabitants, my people, say, Beo. Th. 2694; B. 1345

Linked entry: búend

munuc-líf

(n.)
Grammar
munuc-líf, es; n.

the monastic lifethe place in which the monastic life is liveda monastery

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the monastic life Monige of Breotone for intingan munuclífes (monachicae conversations gratia) gewunedon sécan Francna mynstro, Bd. 3, 8; S. 531, 17. Hé in heardnesse munuclífes lifde in monachica districtione vitam duxit, 4, 26; S. 602, 40.

swefan

(v.)
Grammar
swefan, p. swæf, pl. swǽfon; pp. swefen
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Hláfurd sécan oððe hér swefan, Vald. 1. 31. metaphorically, to denote lack of watchfulness Ðonne se weard swefeþ, sáwele hyrde, Beo. Th. 3487; B. 1741. to denote cessation of activity Swǽfon seledreámas, Cd. Th. 179, 29; Exod. 36

Linked entry: sweofot

treówþ

(n.)
Grammar
treówþ, triéwþ, trýwþ, e; f.
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Hié nánra treówþa him ne wéndonbúton ðæt hié mid ealle forweorþan sceolde they expected no terms for themselves, but that they must entirely perish ; the Latin which this seems intended to translate is :-- Non secus ac si capta esset, turbata civitas

Linked entry: trýwþ

waroþ

(n.)
Grammar
waroþ, (-uþ, -aþ, -eþ), wearoþ, weroþ, warþ, es; m.
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Bí waraðe (néh warðe secus littus, Lind. ) sittende, Mt. Kmbl. Rush. 13, 48. Seó m. ænigeo stód on ðam waroðe (waraþe, Rush. : wearðe, Lind. litore ), Mt. Kmbl. 13, 2 : Shrn. 150, 20. Ðú gemétst scip on ðæm waroðe, Blickl. Homl. 231, 30 : Andr.

Linked entry: wearoþ

crísten-dóm

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Th. ii. 350, 32. time when or place where Christianity prevails Þá þe secgað þæt þeós world sý nú wyrse on ðysan crístendóme þonne hió ǽr on þǽm hǽþenscype wǽre . . . Hwǽr is nú on ǽnigan crístendóme betuh him sylfum ꝥ mon him þurfe swilc ondrǽdan?

ende-byrdlíce

(adv.)
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Wé wyllað nú secgan endebyrdlíce be eallum þisum, Ælfc. Gr. Z. 119, 17