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god

(n.)
Grammar
god, m. and <b>god;</b> n.
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Næfde se here, Godes þonces, Angelcyn ealles for swíðe gebrocod, Chr. 897; P. 89, 30. where there is pious intention, conduct influenced by religion Ǽghwæt þæs þe him ǽnig mon for Godes noman geselle, Ll. Th. i. 92, 11.

riht

(n.)
Grammar
riht, es n.

that which is straight or erect, a plumb line that which is straight in a metaphorical sense, right, law, canon, rule what is in accordance with law, human or divine, what is just or proper, right, justice, equity what is just in the case of a criminal, just punishment, justicewhat properly belongs to a person, what may justly be claimed, a right, due what is due from a person, duty what agrees with a proper standard, what is correct or exact, the rights of a case, the truth an account, a reckoning;ratio, mostly in such phrases as - riht ágildan - to render an account

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Ǽnige rihte áræfnan ulla ratione tolerare, Bd. 5, 12; S. 631, 30

weorþ

(adj.)
Grammar
weorþ, worþ, wurþ, wirþ, wyrþ, wirþe, wierþe, wyrþe, weorþe; adj.
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Ða hwíle ðe God wille ðæt ðeara ǽnig sié ðe londes weorðe sié and land gehaldan cunne, Cod. Dip. Kmbl. i. 310, 10: 311, 17.

teám

(n.)
Grammar
teám, es; m.

A line; but the word which is used in the related dialects (v. infra) with a physical meaning is used in English figuratively.a line of descendants, offspring, progeny, family, childrenbringing forth children, child-bearinga line of animals harnessed together, a team

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Ne beó ǽnig man ǽniges teámes wyrðe búton hé getrýwe gewitnysse hæbbe, L. C. S. 23; Th. i. 388, 20. Ne beó ðǽr nán teám, 24; Th. i. 390, 6.

hláford

a rulersovereigngovernorcaptaina mastera major-domoan ownera proprietora husbandthe husbanda rulerlord

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Ǽlcne man lyst, siððan hé ǽnig cotlýf on his hláfordes lǽne getimbred hæfð, þæt hé hine móte þár on gerestan ... oð ðone fyrst þe hé bócland and ǽce yrfe þurh his hláfordes miltse geearnige, Solil. H. 2, 7-13.

mód

(n.)
Grammar
mód, es; n.

the inner manthe spiritual as opposed to the bodily part of manspiritsoulmindsoulheartspiritminddispositionmoodCouragehigh spiritPridearroganceGreatnessmagnificencepride

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., soul, heart, spirit, mind, disposition, mood God biþ ðonne þearlwísra ðonne ǽfre ǽnig mód gewurde God shall then be more severe than ever any soul might be, Blickl. Homl. 95, 31.

swilc

(pronoun.)
Grammar
swilc, swelc; pron. (the word can take the weak declension).
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Ná hýrde wé ðæt ǽnig wurde hús árǽred swylic ðæt mǽre wæs, Anglia xi. 9, 30. Gódfremmendra swylcum gifeðe biþ to such as it shall be granted, Beo. Th. 604; B. 299: Met. 26, 87. Swilce wé ðé daga cígen on such day as we call to thee, Ps. Ben. 19, 9.

Linked entries: swelc swylc swá-lic

friþ

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. ¶ figurative :-- Þonan ǽnig ne mæg firendǽdum fáh frið gewinnan from hell may no sinner escape to a sanctuary, Cri. 1001. terms made with an enemy of the law. Mowing of an outlaw.

ge-gán

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H. 121, 9. to acquire by peaceful action Eádnóð gebeád þæt land ealre ðǽre mǽgðe hwæðer hit ǽnig swá ( by taking orders ) gegán wolde, Cht.

ge-sécan

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. :-- Nán man swá dyrstig ne sý, ꝥ hé áðor oððe cýpinge wyrce, oððe ǽnig mót geséce, Cht. E. 231, 22. Gá (se tihtbysiga man) tó þám ordále. And gif se ágena frígea nelle ꝥ ordál gesécean, Ll. Th. i. 294, 19.

ge-bétan

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Ná geþafian, gif hí hit gebétan magan, ꝥ ǽnig crísten man óðrum derige tó swýðe, Ll. Th. ii. 312, 39. Hit ne magon þá welan eallunga gebétan, Bt. 26, 2 ; F. 92, 37.

ge-wunian

(v.)
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Gif ǽnig ámánsumad man on þæs cynges neáweste gewunige, Ll. Th. i. 312, 2. Gif morðwyrhtan . . . tó þám geþrístian ꝥ hí on þæs cyninges neáweste gewunian, 324, 13.

hund

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Perhaps the influence of the feeling noted in <b>I b</b> may be traced in theological writings (but see ) Se mann þe nyle geswícan unnytre sprǽce ... bið wyrsa þonne hund oððe ǽniges cynnes nýten, þonne hé intó cyrcan cymð ... ǽlc mon hatað

gímen

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Cf. gíman; 2 a Gif hé hwǽr ǽnigne freónd métan meahte þe his gýmenne dyde and his wunde lácnian wolde sicubi amicos, qui sui curam agerent, posset inuenire Bd. 4, 22 ; Sch. 455, 13. care of a pastor, ruler, cure of souls, charge, management, rule, administration

lagu

(n.)
Grammar
lagu, <b>. I.</b>
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Gif hine man ǽniges þinges teó, andswarie . . . swá hit lagu (riht lagu, v. l. ) sý, 396, 1. one of the individual rules which constitute the law (v. I.) Ælfrédes laga cyninges, Ll. Th. i. 152, 13.

teóðung

(n.)
Grammar
teóðung, teóðing, e; f.
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Ǽgðer ge earm ge eádig, ðe ǽnige teolunga habbe, gelǽste Gode his teóðunga mid ealre blisse, L. Edg. S. 1; Th. i. 270, 25-272, 2.

Linked entry: tegðung

tó-geagnes

(prep.; adv.)
Grammar
tó-geagnes, -gegnes, -geánes, -génes.

towards,so as to meetagainst,to meetin the way of,to meet the approach ofin readiness for,against the coming ofagainst,for the purpose of resistingon the approach of,towardsagain,in return

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Hió him andsware ǽnige ne meahton ágifan tógénes, Elen. Kmbl. 333; El. 167. Him tógénes ðá gleáwestan mǽldon in reply the wisest said to him, 1069; El. 536. marking position or direction Heó gráp tógeánes she made a clutch at him, Beo.

(pronoun.)
Grammar
hé, [In p. 513, col. 1. l. 60 Enachis (Num. 13, 29) should be read for Enac his: cf. the accusative Enachim in Jos. 11. 21. For -is as gen. in foreign names cf. Num. 13, 11, 12.]
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Th. i. 222, 10. any one at all, v. man Gif hig ǽnig man út ábréde, hæbbe hé Godes curs, Cht. E. 253, 13. Hwelc fremu bið menn ðæt hé (hié, v. l. ) gestriéne eal ðæt him ymbútan sié. Past. 333, 11.

leód

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

A manpoeta princemenpeoplecountry

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Leóda ǽnigum nytte of use to any man, Beo. Th. 1591; B. 793. Láþ leóda gehwam, Exon. 10 b; Th. 12, 31; Cri. 194. Hæleþa éðel, leóda gesetu, Andr. Kmbl. 2519; An. 1261. Wé ðissa leóda land gesóhton, 535; An. 268.

Linked entries: leóde leód-geld

wandian

(v.)
Grammar
wandian, p. ode.
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Homl. 43, 9. with the constructions of and (c.β) Da bydelas ðe for ege oððe lufe oððe ǽnigre worldscame eargiaþ and wandiaþ Godes riht tó sprecanne, Wulfst. 191, 6.

Linked entries: ge-wand á-wandian