ǽg-hwá
in every respect, quite, altogether
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Add Hió gehǽt him ǽghwæs genóg abundantiam promittit, Past. 71, 23: Sch. 94. Sélre byð ǽghwám, An. 320: El. 1270: Met. 8, 5. Ǽghwǽm, B. 1384: Sat. 363: Met. 8, 38. Fira ǽghwám, Ps. Th. 134, 3. Ic eom gehéned on ǽghwám humiliatus sum usquequaque, Past
galan
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Add: of human speech, in poetical or passionate expression Se geonga ongann geómran stefne gehæfted for herige hearmleóð galan, An. 1129 : 1344. Sorhleóð galan to lament Kr. 67 : Cri. 623. Gehyrde heó hearm galan (tell his woes) helle deófol . . . '
wíg
fight ⬩ battle ⬩ war ⬩ conflict ⬩ valour ⬩ troops
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fight, battle, war, conflict Wíg oððe gefeoht mavors, Wrt. Voc. ii. 55, 37. Ðonne wíg cume, Beo. Th. 46 ; B. 23: 5737; B. 2872. Wíg ealle fornam, 2165; B. 1080: Exon. Th. 291, 11; Wand. 80: Elen. Kmbl. 262 ; El. 131. Wæs ðæs wyrmes wíg wíde gesýne, nearofáges
GALAN
To sing ⬩ enchant ⬩ call ⬩ cănĕre ⬩ incantāre ⬩ insŏnāre ⬩ clāmāre
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To sing, enchant, call; cănĕre, incantāre, insŏnāre, clāmāre Seó ne gehérþ stemne galendra, and átterwyrhtan galendes wíslíce quæ non exaudiet vōcem incantantium, et venēfĭci incantantis săpienter, Ps. Lamb. 57, 6. Sorh-leóþ gæleþ he sings a sad lay,
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be-settan
To BESET, set near, appoint, to place, own, posess ⬩ circumdare, collocare, ponere
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To BESET, set near, appoint, to place, own, posess; circumdare, collocare, ponere Seó cwén ða róde héht mid eorcnanstánum besettan [MS. besetton] the queen commanded them to beset the cross with jewels, Elen. Kmbl. 2049; El. 1026. Ic ðé mægene besette
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ge-fricgan
To learn by asking or by inquiry ⬩ hear of
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To learn by asking or by inquiry, hear of Syððan hie gefricgeaþ freán úserne ealdorleásne when they learn that our lord is lifeless, Beo. Th. 5996; B. 3002. Gif ic ðæt gefricge if I learn that, 3656; B. 1826. Syððan æðelingas feorran gefricgean fleám
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sweng
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A blow, stroke Sweng ictus, Ælfc. Gr. 11; Zup. 79, 6. Sweng oððe cnyssung ictus, 43; Zup. 255, 3. Eádweard ánne slóg swíþe mid his swurde, swenges ne wyrnde, Byrht. Th. 135, 15; By. 118. Hé hond swenge ne ofteáh, Beo. Th. 3045; B. 1520. Him for swenge
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anda
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Add On andan (with dat.). where hate, ill-will, hostility, &c., is felt by the agent Hé wráðum on andan bád bolgenmód in a rage with the foe he waited furious, B. 708. Hé gealp gramlíce Gode on andan ( in envy of God ), Dan. 714. Feóndum on
LYTEL
LITTLE
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LITTLE Nú gyt is án lytel fyrst adhuc modicum, Jn. Skt. 14, 19. Hwæt is ðæt líf elles búton lytelu ylding ðæs deáþes, Blickl. Homl. 59, 27. Lytulu sprǽc, Exon. 116 a; Th. 445, 16; Dóm. 8. Se lytla finger, L. Alf. pol. 60; Th. i. 96, 7. Lá lytle heord
staþolian
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to establish, found, settle, fix Ic tó ánum ðé mód staðolige to thee alone do I keep my mind constant, Andr. Kmbl. 164; An. 82. Staþelige, Exon. Th. 255. 30; Jul. 222. Ðú in God getreówdes ic in mínne fæder hyht staþelie thou didst trust in God, I found
stearc
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stiff, rigid, not soft, not bending Is seó eággebyrd stearc and hiwe stáne gelícast, Exon. Th. 219, 4; Ph. 302. Hláf and stán, streac and hnesce, Elen. Kmbl. 1226; El. 615. Stánas and ðæt starce ísen, Homl. Skt. i. 8, 29. Beátan mid stearcum stengum,
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á-beódan
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Add: to announce, declare a message Hé word ábeád he delivered the words of his message, B. 390. Ðæt hé hyre ǽrende ábude ðám bisceope ðysum wordum, Hml. S. 2, 68. Ðæt ic wiþ ðé sceolde ǽrendsprǽce ábeódan, Räi. 61, 16. Áboden bið praedicabitur Lk. R
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sóþ
Sooth ⬩ truth in a general sense ⬩ conformity with an absolute standard ⬩ truth ⬩ that which conforms to an absolute standard ⬩ truth ⬩ what is true in general ⬩ truth in regard to a particular circumstance ⬩ exact conformity with the facts of a case ⬩ truth ⬩ fidelity to a promise ⬩ truth ⬩ reality ⬩ certainty ⬩ real condition of things ⬩ what really is ⬩ affirmation of truth ⬩ asseveration ⬩ truth ⬩ conformity with right ⬩ righteousness ⬩ equity ⬩ justice
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Sooth. truth in a general sense, conformity with an absolute standard Ðæt is fruma worda ðínra ðæt ðǽr byþ sóð symble méted principium verborum tuorum veritas, Ps. Th. 118, 160. Ðæt his sóð fore ús genge weorðe, Exon. 147, 33; Gú. 736. Swá ic geornlícor
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scyld
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guilt, sin, crime, fault Hé sume mándǽde gefremede ðá seó scyld ðá tó his heortan hwearf ðá onscunode hé hí hefelíce sceleris aliquid commiserat, quod commissum, ubi ad cor suum rediit, gravissime exhorruit, Bd. 4, 25; S. 599, 34. Sitte sió scyld (
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BLEOH
A colour, hue, complexion ⬩ color, species
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A colour, hue, complexion; color, species Bleoh color, Ælfc. Gl. 79; Som. 72, 70; Wrt. Voc. 46, 27. Mislíc bleó a mixed colour, 79; Som. 72, 78; Wrt. Voc. 46, 35. Blió color, Prov. 23. Ðæt wæs hwítes bleós swá cristalla it was of a white colour like
stæþ
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A bank, shore, the land bordering on water Stæð ripa, Wrt. Voc. i.54, 19. Stæð vel brerd labram, margo, vel crepido, 57, 25. Of ðæm mere ðe Truso standeþ in staðe, Ors. 1, 1; Swt. 20, 9. On ðam staþe ðe is genemned Ypwines fleót, 449; Erl. 12, 2. Treówlícre
leóht
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Dele last passage but two, and add: bright, shining, luminous Wolcen léht (líht, R. beorht, W. S.) nubes lucida, Mt. L. 17, 5. Lyftwundor leóht ( the pillar of fire), Exod. 90. Se leóhta beám leódum byrhteð, Cri. 1090. Ic him þá máðmas geald æt gúðe
FREMMAN
to advance ⬩ promŏvēre ⬩ to FRAME ⬩ make ⬩ do ⬩ effect ⬩ perform ⬩ commit ⬩ iăcĕre ⬩ patrāre ⬩ effĭcĕre ⬩ perfĭcĕre ⬩ perpetrāre
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to advance; promŏvēre Ðaet ic eáðe mæg ánra gehwylcne fremman and fyrðran freónda mínra that I may easily advance and further every one of my friends, Andr. Kmbl. 1867; An. 936: Beo. Th. 3669; B. 1832. Sume ic to geflíte fremede some I have urged to
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sél
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Better. of health Cwæð ðæt heó gelýfde ðæt hire sóna sél wǽre quia crederet eam mox melius habituram, Bd. 5, 3 ; S. 616, 11. Sóna ic wæs wyrpende and mé sél wæs statim melius habere incipio, S. 616, 34 : 5, 5 ; S. 618, 4. Sóna him biþ sél. Lchdm. iii
ge-siht
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Add: faculty of seeing Gesihð visus, hlyst auditus, Wrt. Voc. i. 42, 54. Blind sceal his eágna þolian, oftigen bið him torhtre gesihðe, Gn. Ex. 40. Blindum gesihðo caecis uisum, Lk. L. 4, 18. <b>I a.</b> the exercising of the faculty, a seeing