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ge-logian

(v.)
Grammar
ge-logian, l. ge-lógian,
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Th. i. 316, 14. the object non-material Drihtnes ðrowunge wé willað eów secgan . . . ná swá ðeáh tó langsumlíce, gif wé hit swá gelógian magon, Hml. Th. ii. 240, 31.

ge-met

(adj.)
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(good, short) measure :-- Gód gemet (mensuram) hig syllað on eówerne bearm ; þám sylfan gemete þe gé metað eów byð gemeten, Lk. 6, 38. III. a measure, an instrument for measuring :-- False gewihta and wóge gemeta, Ll.

wlite

(n.)
Grammar
wlite, es; m.: wlitu, e (and? an;
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v. wlita, II.
); f.

aspectcountenancelooksappearanceshapeformgood looksbeautiful appearancebeautygloryornament

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Nǽnig mæg wlite and wísan wordum gecýþan, 491, 30; Rä. 81, 7. good looks, beautiful appearance, beauty, glory, ornament: Hwæþer nú gimma wlite eówre eágan tó him getió, heora tó wundrianne?

Linked entries: wlita wlitu

lufu

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For Godes lufum and for Godes ege supernae formidinis et dilectionis spiritu afflatus, Past. 169, 3. of God's creatures to one another Sybb sý mid eówic, symle sóð lufu. Jul. 669.

þanne

(adv.)
Grammar
þanne, þænne, þonne; adv. conj.
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' Þonne cwyð hé: 'Ne can ic eów.' Ðonne ongynne gé cweþan.... Þonne segþ hé..., Lk. Skt. 13, 25-27. Gif gé þonne git ( after that still ) nellaþ eów wendan tó mé, Homl. Skt. i. 13, 169: Lk. Skt. 14, 32.

Linked entries: þænne þonne

git

(adv.; con.)
Grammar
git, yet. l. gít. [The word is often accented in the MSS., and only in such cases is the accent given in the following passages.]
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Nú wé sprǽcon be cynegum, wé willað be sumum cynincge eów cýðan git, Hml.

wirnan

(v.)
Grammar
wirnan, p. de.

to refuserefrain from grantingto preventprohibitkeep from

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Biddaþ ðæs ðe riht sié, for ðam hé eów nyle wyrnan, Bt. 42; Fox 258, 24. Grammar wirnan, with the constructions of (a) and (b) Gif ðú ðam frumgáran brýde wyrnest, Cd. Th. 161, 4; Gen. 2660. Eal hit him wyrþ tó teónan ðæm ðe his Gode wyrneþ, Blickl.

Linked entries: wyrnan wernan

micel

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Suá huelc suá wille betweoxn eów mǽst beón (major fieri), 121, 6. of things material or immaterial, of great excellence or work, of importance or significance Hé ( John ) heóld þá clǽnnysse on móde and on líchaman on micelre drohtnunge, Hml.

(adv.; int.)

Woeillwoealasvae,well-a-waywell-a-dayahvah

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eów ðe hlihaþ, Blickl. Homl. 25, 22. Wá mé forworhtum, Exon. Th. 280, 20; Jul. 632. Waa ieów welegum, Past. 26; Swt. 181, 23. with dat. of person and gen. of cause of ill Wá ðæs gestreónes ðam ðe his mǽst hafaþ, Wulfst. 45, 19.

Linked entries: eów waa

ge

andevenevenboth . . . and . . . and

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connected with others Þénode Willferð þone bysceophád on Eoforwícceastre, and eác swýlce (nec non et) on eallum Norþanhymbrum, ge eác (sed et) on Pehtum, Bd. 4, 3; Sch. 349, 9. where the second clause gives an extreme case, even Wé gehiérdon betueoxn eów

FǼGE

(adj.)
Grammar
FǼGE, def. se fǽga, seó, ðæt fǽge; comp. -ra; sup. -est; adj.

fated, doomed, destined prŏpĕræ morti dēvōtus, cui mors immĭnetdead, killed, slainmortuus, occīsusaccursed, condemned execrātus, damnātus

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Ne willaþ eów andrǽdan deáde féðan, fǽge ferhþlócan dread ye not dead bands, feeble carcases, Cd. 156; Th. 194, 27; Exod. 267

ge-reccan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-reccan, -recan, -reccean; ic -recce, ðú -reccest, -recest, he -receþ, -recþ; imp. -rece; p. -reahte, -rehte; pp. -reaht, -reht; v. trans.

to put forth, shew, relate, express, denote, explain, interpret, translateexponere, demonstrare, narrare, referre, disserere, exprimere, interpretari, reddereto set forth, extend, direct, order, rule, control, reprove, correct, subdue, reduce to subjectionexponere, extendere, dirigere, regere, corripere, corrigere, subigere, sub imperium redigere

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Ic eów mæg gerecan [MS. Cot. gereccan] I can shew you, Bt. 11, 2; Fox 34, 7. Gé ðæt cunnon gereccan ye know how to relate that, Elen. Kmbl. 1294; El. 649: Homl. Th. ii. 118, 3.

Linked entry: ge-hræcan

wana

(n.; adj.)
Grammar
wana, adj. generally indeclinable. I.
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Wæs eów ǽnig þing wana? numquid aliquid defuit vobisf Lk. Skt. 22, 35. Hwæt ys mé gyt wana (gwona, Lind. : woen, Rush.) ? quid mihi deest? Mt. Kmbl. 19, 20. Ðæt ic wite hwæt wana (wone, Ps. Surt.) sý mé, Ps. Spl. 38, 6 : Bt. 33, 3; Fox 126, 20.

for-beódan

(v.)

to forbidto restraincheckto prevent

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Nis eów forboden ðætte ǽhta habban, Bl. H. 53, 27. negative Hé forbeád him ðæt hit ne scolde suá weorðan he forbade them to let it be so, Past. 213, 25. God forbeád þæt mon ná ðǽr eft ne timbrede, Ors. 6, 7. S. 262, 22.

ge-hínan

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eów gehýnde and in hæft bidráf, Gú. 569. Hwearf þá tó helle, þá hé ; gehéned wæs, Godes andsaca, Sat. 190.

god-spell

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. ¶ referred to in case of solemn appeal :-- Ic eów hálsie ... þurh þá hálgan godspel and ðá reliquias þe on ðisse cyrcan syndon, Ll.

hwæt

(adv.; int.)
Grammar
hwæt, adv. or interjection.
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Ac hwæt ofermódige gé þonne, oþþe hwý áhebbe gé eów?, Bt. 42; F. 258, 15: Hml. Th. ii. 164, 28. Hwæt seofast þú wið mé? quid igitur ingemiscis? (cf. hwí (quid ) murcnast þú wið mín?, 3), Bt. 7, 3; F. 20, 14. Hwæt (cf. tó hwí, W.

for

beforein front ofbeforesinceagoforfromthroughon account offorfromthroughinstead of in place ofin exchange forin return forin expiation ofin redemption foron behalf ofin support ofin respect toin relation toas regardsagainstfromin spite ofnotwithstandingin accordance withaccording toas representative offorto takein compensation foras punishment forfor the sake ofon behalf of for the benefit ofAs representative of

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For hwí dréfe gé eówru mód . . . oððe for hwý ætwíte gé eówerre wyrde . . . oððe hwí ne magon ge gebídan deáþes?, Bt. 39, l; F. 210, 24-27. Similar entries v. hwá, sé. with gen. ?

hwilc

(pronoun.)
Grammar
hwilc, hwylc, hwelc; pron.

whichwhoany oneanysome

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Gé habbaþ gehýred hwilc ðes god is ðe gé wéndon ðæt eów gehǽlde. Homl. Th. i. 464, 10. Hwelc se bión sceal ðe tó reccenddóme cuman sceal qualis quisque ad regimen venire debeat. Past. 10; Swt. 61, 5.

þǽr

(adv.)
Grammar
þǽr, þár, þára; adv.
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Th. 4023; B. 2009. with relative force, where, in which place Nellen gé goldhordian eów goldhordas on eorþan, þǽr (þár MS. A. : ðér ł huér, Lind. : þǽr, Rush. ubi ) óm and moððe hit fornimþ, and þǽr (þár, MS.

Linked entry: þár