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ge-sceaft

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Th. ii. 318, 17. of other things Hwí eów þince þǽre ungesceadwísan gesceafte gód betere þonne eówer ágen gód, Bt. 13; F. 40, 5.

god-cund

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. ¶ having the sanction of the church, prescribed by the church :-- Eów manaþ eówer láreów þæt gé hýrsumian godcundum lárum (divinis disciplinis ), Coll. M. 35, 35. Wǽron woroldwitan þe gesettan tó godcundan rihtlagan worldlaga, Ll.

Linked entry: god-lic

sáwel

(n.)
Grammar
sáwel, ol, ul, sáwl, sául, sówhul, ¨ e; f.

The soulthe soul, the animal lifethe soul,a soul, a human creature

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Ic eów secge: 'Ne beó gé ymbehýdige eówre sáwle, hwæt gé etan . . . Seó sáwul ys má ðonne se líchama, Lk. Skt. 12, 16-23. Mannes Sunu com ðæt hé sealde his sáwle líf (ferh, Rush.) tó álýsednesse for manegum, Mt. Kmbl. 20, 28.

Linked entry: sáwel-leás

leód

(n.)
Grammar
leód, e; f,

A peoplenationracecountry

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Ða fǽhþe eówer leóde the hostility of your people, Beo. Th. 1197; B. 596. Tó fela Deniga leóde, 1396; B. 696: 1202; B. 599. Se wæs Cantwara leóde oriundus de gente Cantuariorum, Bd. 3, 14; S. 539, 27.

notian

(v.)
Grammar
notian, p. ode.

to make use ofemployenjoyto discharge an office

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Hwilc eówer ne notaþ cræfte mínon quis vestrum non utitur arte mea? Coll. Monast. Th. 31, 9. Hý scylun lǽca þeáwe notian, R. Ben. 51, 2. Grammar notian, with acc.

GÉN

(adv.)
Grammar
GÉN, gién; adv.

Again, moreover, besides, at length, yet, hithertoiterum, denuo, adhuc, insuper, denique

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Gén ic ðé feores unnan wille yet will I grant thee life, Exon. 68 b; Th. 254, 3; Jul, 191, Ðá gén Abrahame eówde heáhcyning again the high king appeared to Abraham, Cd. 98; Th. 130, 23; Gen. 2164.

á-leógan

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Gif gé him ne álugen iówra wedd and eówre áþas si fidem foederis servavissent, Ors. 3, 8; Swt. 122, 13. to do falsely Be ðám ðe hiora gewitessa beforan bisc̃ áleógað. Gif hwá beforan biscepe his gewitnesse and his wed áleóge, Ll. Th. i. 110, 9-12.

for-weorþan

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(a α) of an animal's death :-- Ic gedwoledee of the destruction of things Ne án loc of eówrum heáfde forwyrð, Bl. H. 243, 33. Þǽr forwearþ .cxx. scipa, Chr. 877; P. 74, 16. Healdan heora forweorðendan welan perituras divitias custodire, Gr.

oxa

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Né untígð eówer ǽlc on restedæge his oxan (oxo, R. woxo, L. bouuem suum), Lk. L. 13, 15. .xii. þeówe men and .ii. gesylhðe oxan, C. D. iv. 263, 20. Mon selle him tó ðém londe .iiii. oxan, .ii. cý, and .L. scépa, and ǽnne horn, i. 310, 13: 27.

gehðo

(n.)
Grammar
gehðo, gehðu, geohðu, geoðu, giohðo, giðu, e; f.

Careanxietycurasolicitudo

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Care, anxiety; cura, solicitudo Gomol on gehðo eówic grétan hét the aged [prince] in sadness commanded to greet you, Beo. Th. 6181; B. 3095. Gehðomǽnan to bemoan misery, Andr. Kmbl. 3095; An. 1550.

Linked entry: gihþu

ELLES

(adv.)
Grammar
ELLES, adv.

ELSE, otherwise, in another mannerălĭter, ăliōquin, ăliunde, sĕcus

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Elles næbbe ge méde mid eówrum fæder ăliōquin mercēdem non hăbēbĭtis ăpud patrem vestrum, Mt. Bos. 6, 1: Mk. Bos. 2, 21. Gif hit elles sý sin autem, Lk. Bos. 10, 6. He stýhþ elles ofer ascendit ăliunde, Jn. Bos. 10, 1.

Linked entry: el

leng

(n.)
Grammar
leng, e; f.

Lengthheightstature

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Hwilc eówer mæg geícan áne elne to his lenge? Homl. Th. ii. 464, 2. Forneán on lenge ungeendod almost infinite in length, 350, 7. Þreóhund fæðma biþ se arc on lenge, Gen. 6, 15.

þeóh

(n.)
Grammar
þeóh, gen. þeós; dat. þeó; pl. þeóh; gen. þeóna; dat. þeón; n.
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Ðá æthrán hé his sine on his þeó tetigit nervum femoris ejus, Gen. 32, 25. ' Hæbbe eówer ǽlc his sweord be his ðeó.' Ðonne mon hæfþ his sweord be his ðió, ðonne... Past. 56; Swt. 433, 11: Exon. Th. 431, 2; Rä. 45, 1.

Linked entry: þégh

wórian

(v.)
Grammar
wórian, p. ode

To wander aboutto wander aboutramblebe a vagabond

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Eówre beam beóð wórigende on ðisum wéstene felii vestri ernnt vagi in deserto, Num. 14, 33 : Homl. Th. ii. 30, 27. Ǽfre unstaþolfæste and wóriende, R.

and-efn

(n.)
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Dóð gé eówrum monnum ðæt ilce be hira andefne (-efene, v. l. ), 203, 1. Ǽlc gesceaft is tó árianne be hire andefne, and symle sió héhste swíþost, Bt. 32, 2; F. 116, 14.

ǽlc

allany

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On ǽlcum ánum hí sint ealle, Bt. 33, 3; F. 126, 15. with óþer, where there is reciprocal action :-- Bere eówer ǽlc óðres byrðenne, Past. 219, 12. Þurh ðæt ðe hí him sylfe ǽlc óþerne forfóre, Chr. 1052; P. 181, 22.

a-gifan

(v.)
Grammar
a-gifan, -gyfan, -giefan, -geofan; p. -gæf, -geaf, -gef, pl. -géfon, -geáfon; pp. -gifen, -giefen, -gyfen

To restoregive backgive upleavereturnrepayrenderpaygivereddererestitueretradererelinquereexsolveredare

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Siððan ge eówre gafulrǽdenne agifen habbaþ after ye have paid your fare, Andr. Kmbl. 592; An. 296. He him leán ageaf he gave him a gift, Cd. 86; Th. 108, 19; Gen. 1808: 97; Th. 128, 3; Gen. 2121: Th. Diplm. A.D. 830; 465, 31.

EGE

(n.)
Grammar
EGE, æge, eige, es; m.

Fear, terror, dread, AWE tĭmor, terror, formīdo

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Beó eówer ege and óga ofer ealle nítenu terror vester ac trĕmor sit sŭper cuncta anĭmālia terræ. Gen. 9, 2. Nis me ege mannes for áhwæðer non timēbo quid făciat mĭhi hŏmo, Ps. Th. 55, 4: 117, 6.

Linked entries: æge eige

FRIGNAN

(v.)
Grammar
FRIGNAN, part. frigneride, ic frigne, ðú frignest, he frigneþ, pl. frignaþ; p. ic, he frægn, frægen, frægin, fræng, fregen, fregn, ðú frugne, pl. frugnon; impert. frign, pl. frignaþ; subj. pres. frigne, pl. frignen; pp. frugnen

To askinquireinterrŏgāresciscĭtāri

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He hine wæs frignende, for hwon he ðæt Godes eówde forlǽtan wolde illum sciscitābātur, quāre grĕgem relinquĕret, Bd. 2, 6; S. 508, 14: 2, 13; S. 515, 41. Ic fregno(a) interrogabo, Mt. Lind. 21, 24: Mk. 11, 29.

Linked entries: fregnan fricgan frinan

ícan

(v.)
Grammar
ícan, iécan, ícean, ýcan ; p. íhte, ícte

To EKEincreaseadd toaugment

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Hwylc eówer mæg þencende ícan áne elne tó his anlícnesse quis vestrum cogitando potest adjicere ad staturam suam cubitum unum? Lk. Skt. 12, 25.

Linked entries: écan íht