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æðeling

(n.)
Grammar
æðeling, es; m. [æðele, -ing son of, originating from] .

the son of a king ⬩ one of royal blood ⬩ a nobleman ⬩ the king ⬩ God ⬩ Christ ⬩ regia suboles ⬩ vir nobilis ⬩ man ⬩ men ⬩ people ⬩ homo ⬩ homines

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Ðá se Æðeling cwom in Betlem when the Prince came in Bethlehem, 14a; Th. 28, 18; Cri. 448. Æðelstán cyning and his bróðor eác, Eádmund æðeling king Æthelstan and his brother also, Edmund the noble. Chr. 938; Th. 200, 33; Æðelst. 3.

Linked entries: adelyng eðeling hearding

ge-lǽran

(v.)
Grammar
ge-lǽran, ic -lǽre, ðú -lǽrest, -lǽrst, he -lǽreþ, -lǽrþ, pl. -lǽraþ; p. -lǽrde; pp. -lǽred, -lǽrd

To teach ⬩ educate ⬩ instruct ⬩ advise ⬩ persuade ⬩ induce ⬩ dŏcēre ⬩ erŭdīre ⬩ persuādēre

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To teach, educate, instruct, advise, persuade, induce; dŏcēre, erŭdīre, persuādēre We ðé mágon eáðe sélre gelǽran we may easily teach thee better, Andr. Kmbl. 2706; An. 1355 : Beo. Th. 562; B. 278.

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scop

(n.)
Grammar
scop, sceop, es; m.
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Omerus wæs ðæm mǽran sceope (Virgil) magistra betst. Met. 30, 4. Gecuron him ánne scop tó cyninge ... se heora cyning ongan singan and giddian, Ors. 1, 14 ; Swt. 56, 29. Unweorþe scopas tragedi vel comedi, Wrt. Voc. i. 39, 39.

Linked entry: sceop

swingel

(n.)
Grammar
swingel, swingell, e; and swingel[l]e, an ; f.
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I bete and swyn-gylle flax, Rel. Ant. ii. 197, 34. See also Cath. Angl. 374-5 and the notes there. Cf. Du. zwingelen to beat flax.

Linked entry: swincgel

þeód-scipe

(n.)
Grammar
þeód-scipe, es ; m.
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(regular) custom, (proper) mode of conduct Béte ðara ǽghwelc mid ryhte þeódscipe ge mid were ge mid wíte let him make amends for each in the regular way both with wer and with wíte, L. Alf. pol. 2; Th. i. 62, 4.

dǽlan

(v.)
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Betere þonne wé hilde dǽlon better than our fighting with one another, By. 33

ge-timbran

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Æfter þǽm þe Rómeburg getimbred wæs anno ab Urbe condita, 2, 3; S. 68, 4 (and often ): Chr. 409; P. 11, 18. to rebuild, restore Hié ( Rome ) eft Agustus bet getimbrede þonne hió ǽfre ǽr wǽre, Ors. 6, 1; S. 252, 25.

gódian

(v.)
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Á hé mæig findan hwæt hé mæig on byrig bétan ... hús gódian, ... hegas gódian, Angl. ix. 262, 15-20. to endow Ðá bohte se abbot landes feola and gódede ꝥ mynstre, Chr. 963; P. 117, 23. to make abundant, accumulate.

hege

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Á hé mæig findan hwæt hé mæig on byrig bétan . . . hegas gódian, Angl. ix. 262, 20. Dele second example, for which see hecg, and add

ǽfre

ever ⬩ semper, ⬩ at all times, on every occasion ⬩ ever, at any time, in any case ⬩ unquam ⬩ whatever, (as) ever, &c.

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Eall ðæt ǽfre betst wæs, Chr. 1048; P. 174, 23. Hwæt ðis ǽfre beón scyle? Hml. S. 23, 532. Hú hé ǽfre embe hý sceolde, 311. Ǽfre ðeáh any how for his hálgena earnunge, hé him ðis geþanc on móde ásende, 313. Ǽfre ǽlc dǽl his cynnes, 348.

un-lǽd

(adj.)
Grammar
un-lǽd, -lǽde; adj.

poor ⬩ miserable ⬩ unhappy ⬩ unfortunate ⬩ poor ⬩ miserable ⬩ wretched

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Ðæt wíte, ðæt ðon unlǽdon geteohhod biþ; him wǽre betere ðæt hé nǽfre geboren nǽre, 25, 24. Ða unlǽdan ( the chief priests who wished to kill Lazarus, Jn. 12, 10), 77, 9.

Linked entries: -lǽde lǽd

ge-innian

(v.)
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hé hæfð geinnod ðæt ǽr geútod wæs, iv. 274, 21. to restore a person to a position On Wódnesdæg bisceopas ásceádað . . . út of cyrican . . . ðá ðe . . . hý sylfe forgyltan; and eft on Ðunresdæg . . . hý geinniað intó cyrican þá þe . . . heora synna bétað

hlot

on allotted portion ⬩ a share ⬩ lot ⬩ lot ⬩ fate ⬩ fortune

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., which the old Latin version renders in sorte; but the better reading seems to be blót. Cf. ǽnige hǽðenscipe oþþe on blót oþþe on firhte, ii. 296, 15) oþþe on fyrhte, Ll. Th. i. 378, 22. on allotted portion, a share, lot.

on-sendan

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Ic on suna þínne gelýfe, hǽlendne cyning hider onsendne, Hy. 10, 10. the object a thing, material, to cause to be conveyed to a goal Onsend Higelâce beaduscrûda betst, B. 452 : 1483. of a missile (lit. or fig. ) or destructive agency Drihten onsent

sǽd-berende

(adj.)
Grammar
sǽd-berende, In a legend of the Holy Cross Seth is represented as bringing seeds from Paradise, whither he had been sent by Adam: Seth, ita edoctus ab angelo cum uellet discedere, dedit ei angelus tria grana pomi illius, de quo manducauerat pater eius dicens ei: 'Infra triduum cum ad patrem tuum redieris ipse exspirabit. Haec tria grana infra eius linguam pones, &c.' If the poet of the Genesis knew such a legend it might have suggested the epithet he applied to Seth. v. Mod. Lang. Rev. vi. 200. See, too, C. M. 1365
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His leue Seth toke of cherubyn, and þre curnels he ȝaf to hym whiche of ꝥ tre he nam ꝥ his fadir eet of Adam

hád

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Betre him wǽre ðæt hé on lǽssan háde (as a layman) his líf geendode, Past. 31, 25.

eá

(n.)
Grammar
eá, a river.
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Betux þǽm twám eán, Ors. 3, ll; S. 144, 4: Nar. 35, 18. Æt Tweoxn-eám (Tweoxnám, v. l. ), Chr. 901; P. 92, 4

be-týnan

(v.)
Grammar
be-týnan, -tiénan, bi-týnan; p. -týnde, pl. -týndon; impert. -týn, -tiéne; pp. -týned, -tiéned, -týnd; v. a. [be, týnan to hedge in].

to inclose or surround with a hedge, inclose, close, shut, shut up ⬩ sepem circumdare, sepire, intercludere, claudere, occludere, concludere ⬩ to end, finish, conclude ⬩ finire

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Gif hwá wæterpyt betýnedne ontýne, and hine eft ne betýne, gelde swelc neát swelc ðǽron befealle if any one open a water-pit [that is] shut up, and close it not again, let him pay for whatever cattle may fall therein, L. Alf. 22; Th. i. 50, 6, 7.

Linked entries: be-tiénan bi-týnan

stregdan

(v.)
Grammar
stregdan, [There are two verbs of this form, a strong and a weak. The conjugation is further complicated by the frequent loss of g, so that forms of the strong verb are found (?) belonging to two classes (cf. bregdan): while in the Northern Gospels strong and weak inflections are combined in the same word. The two verbs are here put together] ; ic stregde, strigde, stréde, hé stregdeþ, strigdeþ, strét; p. (strong) strægd, pl. strugdon and strǽdon (v. strédun, Mk. 11, 8: but the form may be weak = strægdon) : (weak) stregde, strédde, strugde (North.); pp. (strong) strogden : (weak) stregd, stréded, stréd
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Wæs heora lár sáwen and strogden betuh feówer sceátum middangeardes. Blickl. Homl. 133, 33. Wæs him morþorbed stréd, Beo. Th. 4864; B. 2436. to sprinkle a place with something Ðú strédest (ástregdest, MS. T.) mé mid hysopon asperges me hysopo, Ps.

Linked entries: strédan strégan

be-þurfan

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Geleánað hé hit ús, þǽr wé betst beðurfon when it best serves our needs, Wlfst. 41, 2 : 56, 23: 111, 14. þá þe dǽdbóte ne beðurfon (sé ðe (ðá ðe, L. ) nebiðorfeð tó hreównise, R.) qui non indigent poenitentia, Lk. 15, 7.

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